Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

Uchiha Nan easily persuaded a noblewoman named Uzumaki Mito to act as his mole within the Senju clan. The plan was to launch a surprise attack on the laboratory where Senju Momoma was located, without attracting attention. Without the involvement of a mole, it would be almost impossible for Uchiha Nan to do it personally, even if he led the team. After all, the Senju are the Senju. They are a powerful clan that can rival the Uchiha.

夜晚

On a dark and windy night, Uchiha Nan personally led an Anbu squad to the outskirts of the Senju clan's territory. After carefully observing the surroundings, he discovered that the guards who were supposed to be there had been sent away by Uzumaki Mito.

Having a mole is a good thing!

Then, in perfect unison, the hawks tumbled into the high-walled compound of the Thousand Hands, making their way to the laboratory virtually unimpeded.

"Hands up!!"

"FBI raid!!"

Uchiha Nan rushed into the laboratory, and the Anbu members around him quickly dispersed to take over everything. The few remaining guards in the laboratory immediately lost their courage to fight the moment they saw Uchiha Nan. They were Konoha ninjas, and the consequence of attacking the Hokage was to be executed as rogue ninjas.

This is a huge mess! The truth has come out!

The Senju clan members present were ashen-faced. No one had expected the Hokage to launch a surprise attack on the Senju's laboratory, which was the heart of the Senju clan's territory.

Even the Hokage of Konoha couldn't get in here without Senju's permission, so how did they manage to sneak in so quietly?

Are all the guards on duty dead?

Uchiha Nan looked around the laboratory. This laboratory must have cost a fortune. How much money did Senju Momoma use to cover the costs of falsifying accounts within the Senju clan?

He truly has the style of Tobirama Senju back in the day!

Tobirama Senju took a kickback of one billion kyats each time. For the first twenty years of Konoha's history, Tobirama Senju held the reins of finance; heaven knows how much he embezzled.

Tonight's raid was a complete success; Mito Uzumaki deserves great credit!

"Send someone to summon Mito Uzumaki and Momoma Senju."

Uchiha Nan gave orders to the Anbu members beside him, saying that he had completely taken control of the laboratory and that no one else would know about it except for the members present. He had already fulfilled his promise to Uzumaki Mito.

Before long, Mito Uzumaki and Momoma Senju hurriedly arrived at the laboratory. Compared to Momoma Senju's panic, Mito Uzumaki was much calmer. She could be considered a member of the mastermind team behind everything that happened tonight. Without Mito Uzumaki, things would not have gone so smoothly.

"Hokage-sama, you've won!"

"But let me tell you, if you don't have those Mangekyou Sharingan, you can't become Hokage!"

"Haha, I don't care."

Senju Momoka suddenly burst into laughter, and after laughing for a while, he knelt on the ground and broke down in tears. He was clearly still resentful that Uchiha Nan had become Hokage.

The Senju clan's expectations, Momoma Senju's yearning for the Hokage title, and the sense of loss in his strength as he grew up. In the end, he made a desperate gamble, all-in on Hashirama's cells.

He lost the bet and now he's nearing the end of his life. He's having a mental breakdown.

Tsk, that's pretty pathetic!

Wait a minute, why do I feel like I've become the villain?

Uchiha Nan looked at the emotionally distraught Senju Momoma with sympathetic eyes. The bystanders had already tactfully left the room, leaving only Uzumaki Mito, Uchiha Nan, and the tearful Senju Momoma.

Mito Uzumaki walked up to Momoma Senju and slapped him several times with both hands to calm him down. Finally, Momoma Senju broke free from his madness.

"Mother, I was wrong."

"Waaaaah"

Senju Momoma hugged Uzumaki Mito and started crying again. Uzumaki Mito couldn't hold back her emotions and cried along with her. She was already so old, having lost her husband early in life, and might lose her son in her old age. According to Uchiha Nan's information, if there was no half-method to resolve the corrosive effects of Hashirama's cells, Senju Momoma wouldn't live more than half a year.

This is such a melodramatic show! Uchiha Nan instantly recalled the memory of watching "My Mother Tian Xiaocao" at home with his mother. Cry, cry, let's see how long you can cry.

Uchiha Nan didn't interrupt this "heartwarming" moment. He moved a small stool and watched quietly. After a few minutes, he had squeezed out most of his tears and his voice was a little hoarse. Uzumaki Mito and Senju Momoma were both worldly people. Once they vented their emotions, they would immediately sober up.

The mother and son had just been wailing and crying, but after releasing their emotions, they now realized that Uchiha Nan was still around.

"Hmph, I'll take responsibility for my own actions!"

"This matter has nothing to do with the Senju clan, and I will resign from my position as the head of the Senju clan."

Momoshima Senju wiped away his snot and tears with his sleeve. He used to worry every day about how to face his mother, wife, and Tsunade, and how to reasonably arrange a new clan leader for the huge Senju clan. Now that everything he had done had been exposed, all his anxiety disappeared.

The remaining six months can be spent in peace, with time to spend with mother and Tsunade, and to choose a clansman capable of shouldering the great responsibility of the Senju clan.

So brave to die?

Although Momoma Senju, in a moment of madness, initiated the Hashirama cell experiment, he still took full responsibility. As expected of Hashirama Senju's son, but now is not the time for sentimentality.

Senju Momoka, do you want to take the fall all by yourself?

I'm sorry, but I, Uchiha Nan, will not allow it. If you take all the lightning, then Mito Uzumaki's signature will have been for nothing.

"Are you going to take all the blame?"

"I don't think you can bear the consequences of initiating forbidden human experiments, hoarding and harming dungeon prisoners and captives from enemy villages."

"The fact that your Senju clan has completely deviated from the First Hokage's Will of Fire is something the entire Senju clan cannot escape, and you will be despised by all the villagers of Konoha."

At this time, escalating the issue to a higher level is extremely useful. Momoma Senju can accept his own disgrace, but he cannot accept the reputation of the Senju clan being ruined. If the matter of Hashirama's cells is investigated further, it will only involve his second uncle, Tobirama Senju. How will the villagers of Konoha and the other ninja clans view the Senju clan?

With Uchiha Nan's deliberate manipulation, the Senju clan will definitely suffer social extinction, to the point where they won't be able to hold their heads up in Konoha.

"Alright, Uchiha Nan, you promised me you would protect Momoma and the reputation of the entire Senju clan."

"And you promised me you would cure Momoka's aftereffects."

Mito Uzumaki interrupted Uchiha Nan's continuous spellcasting. Uchiha Nan was clearly intimidating Senju Momoma, threatening him with the reputation and interests of the entire Senju clan, forcing Momoma to submit to Uchiha Nan. Such methods are truly despicable.

Mito Uzumaki had no doubt that if Momoma Senju persisted in his stubbornness, Uchiha Nan would indeed, as he had said, completely ruin the reputation of the Senju clan. This truly matched her stereotype of Uchiha Nan: no integrity, no morality, only thinking about profit. Oh, and almost forgot, Uchiha Nan was also a lecher.

"Hmph, I only promised that Konoha would do its best to research Hashirama's cells, but I never guaranteed that I would cure him. But don't worry, I will at least let him live a little longer, he won't die in half a year."

After Uchiha Nan finished speaking, he took out a syringe, walked quickly to Senju Momoma, and injected it into Senju Momoma's arm.

Caught off guard and unable to dodge, Senju Momoma watched helplessly as a tube of green solution was injected into her body.

"What the heck is this? It feels pretty good."

The medicine took effect quickly, and Senju Momoma could clearly feel the pain in his arm lessen. For the past few days, his bandaged arm had been tormenting him every moment, like being pricked by hundreds of needles. The persistent pain kept him awake at night, and he had to take a specific medicine to stop the pain.

"No one understands the First Hokage's Wood Release, or even his physical body, better than Madara Uchiha. He left some interesting methods within the clan, just like Tobirama Senju. He left many ninjutsu techniques for the Senju clan that are specifically designed to counter the Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Nan said mysteriously that the vial of medicine in his hand was made by Tobirama Senju overnight and could quickly alleviate the corrosiveness of Hashirama's cells.

Momoma Senju had no doubts and used Tobirama Senju as an example. It was extremely apt; Tobirama could leave behind ninjutsu that countered the Uchiha clan, and Madara Uchiha could also leave behind methods targeting the First Hokage.

Madara Uchiha spent his entire life fighting against the First Hokage's Wood Release.

Mito Uzumaki's eyebrows twitched with delight. It was good that Uchiha Nan hadn't lied to her. Although his character was "despicable," his strength was undeniable in every aspect.

My son is saved!

"And what's the price?"

"What agreement did you and your mother reach?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Uchiha Nan was willing to help him conceal Hashirama's cells and even save his life, but Senju Momoka didn't believe that Uchiha Nan was so kind as to expect that he wouldn't have to pay any price.

"Mito Uzumaki and I signed an agreement that would allow the Senju and Uchiha clans to share both honor and disgrace."

Uchiha Nan tossed a copy of the agreement to Senju Momoma. This agreement covered all aspects of the Senju and Uchiha clans, including the crucial clan businesses, which were important sources of revenue for the clans. One clause stipulated that the two clans should arrange intermarriages, and when children from the two clans married, the family with the larger dowry or bride price would have their first and second children take the surname of that family. It was all about showing off wealth!

Uchiha Nan essentially forced the future of the Uchiha and Senju clans together.

The stronger, richer, and more powerful clan can gain the upper hand and slowly erode the others. It's actually quite fair; it's survival of the fittest. It's just that the Uchiha clan currently holds an absolute advantage.

Everyone in Konoha knows that the Uchiha clan has made a fortune in business, and Uchiha Nan is currently the Hokage, so his power is undeniable. Who knows how long he will remain in power in the future? If nothing unexpected happens, Uchiha Nan will probably stay in power until he dies, after all, the previous two Hokage stayed in power until they died. There's no rule that says the Hokage has to retire at a certain age.

After reading the agreement, Senju Momoma's eyes blazed with fury, and he angrily tore the agreement to shreds.

"What kind of lousy agreement is this? Is it just about who has the most money?"

What's the point of the Senju clan then?

"Mother, how could you sign such an agreement!"

Momoma Senju turned to look at Mito Uzumaki, completely bewildered as to why her mother would betray the Senju clan.

Everything that happened tonight—Uchiha Nan's ability to so easily infiltrate the Senju clan and find his laboratory—all contributed to this.

If Uchiha Nan said that without Uzumaki Mito's help, even if he killed Senju Momoma, he wouldn't believe it.

"Because I want to save your life."

"I've already lost my husband, do you want me to lose my son too?"

A very simple reason rendered Momoma Senju speechless. Anyone in the Senju clan could criticize Mito Uzumaki, but not Momoma Senju.

"Why oppose this agreement so much? It involves a lot of cooperation between the Senju and Uchiha clans, which is very beneficial to both clans."

"Intermarriage between the two clans, with the children of the Senju and the children of the Uchiha uniting to become one family, was one of the original intentions of the First Hokage in establishing Konoha. The struggles of the past thousand years can end in our generation and become a thing of the past in the future."

"I don't believe this agreement will worsen relations between the two clans, nor will it weaken the Uchiha and Senju clans. Instead, it will only strengthen them and make them the most powerful force in the ninja world."

Uchiha Nan skillfully painted a rosy picture. This was not something Uchiha Nan made up on the spot. This agreement had turned the Senju and Uchiha into one family. Where was the loss? In the future, Konoha might even have Otsutsuki, who would be incredibly powerful!

Senju Momoma admitted that what Uchiha Nan said sounded nice and wonderful, but the thought that the Uchiha were in charge of it all made him feel as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a pile of dog shit.

"Momo, you don't think that none of this would have happened if you hadn't signed this agreement, do you?"

"The fusion of bloodline ninja clans is a trend. Whether it's the Uchiha clan, the Senju clan, the Hyuga clan, or the Uzumaki clan, I will definitely push for this. Whether you agree or not, I don't really care."

"Because I am the Hokage, I will become a greater Hokage than the First Hokage. I will spend thirty or forty years making this happen. I have already sent almost all the children of the ninja clan to the Ninja Academy. I refuse to believe that thirty or forty years of education cannot accomplish this."

Uchiha Nan clenched his fist, vowing to make this happen. Senju paired with Hyuga, Senju paired with Uchiha, Uchiha paired with Hyuga—all of them are of the Otsutsuki bloodline, and their combination will surely give birth to a child with special bloodline power.

Allowing the Senju clan to intermarry with commoners like the first generation would be a waste of the Senju bloodline. This is a world that values ​​bloodlines, and only strong alliances can produce powerful offspring.

Clearly, Senju Momoma's face showed surprise, shocked by Uchiha Nan's ambition. Not only the Senju clan, but also the Hyuga and Uzumaki clans, Uchiha Nan actually had designs on them.

"Only children born from the union of powerful bloodline families can possess even stronger bloodline limits."

"Besides, you, Momoka Senju, are not at a disadvantage with this agreement. If you don't sign it, not only will your life be in danger, but the reputation of the Senju clan will also plummet and you will be scorned by Konoha."

"And you don't think that after you die, the new head of the Senju clan you choose will be able to stop me, do you?"

After Uchiha Nan finished speaking, Senju Momoma fell silent.

The members of the Anbu waited outside for a long time before Uchiha Nan emerged from the laboratory first. In his hand was an agreement, with Senju Momoma's name added to the signature.

(End of this chapter)