Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

Chapter 511 Making money isn't shameful.

Just as Senju Hisama was sinking deeper into the abyss of power and money, Konoha Season 3 quietly arrived.

This sudden change of leadership not only attracted the attention of the villagers, but also drew the attention of the other major ninja villages.

The choice of who becomes the next leader of Konoha directly influences their attitude towards the village.

In Kumogakure, the tall and burly Hijiri clenched his fists excitedly and offered his valuable advice to Kinkaku, who sat on the Raikage's throne.

"Senior Brother, this is Konoha's most vulnerable moment. Let's send troops south!"

Golden Horn, whose hair was already streaked with gray, looked solemnly at the intelligence report in his hand. His gaze swept over the photos of the candidates, finally settling on a handsome middle-aged man.

Uchiha Izuna,

Mr. Silver's little brother, huh?

"no."

As one of only two people in the ninja world who knew about Uchiha Silver Emperor's disguise, Kinkaku was still quite sensible.

What was Konoha's most vulnerable moment?

This is all a facade presented by Konoha.

"Senior brother, are you confused! Don't worry about that bullshit peace treaty. From the moment Hashirama Senju disappeared, the treaty became a worthless piece of paper. And don't worry about the consequences of breaking ties with Konoha. Those so-called rookies combined are no match for me!"

Should we break ties with Konoha?

Let's talk about it when Mr. Yin is no longer around.

"Shut up, am I the Raikage or are you the Raikage?"

Giving his junior brother, who was jumping up and down in a panic, a fierce glare, Golden Horn once again rejected his request to invade the Land of Fire, his weathered face carrying a somewhat enigmatic expression.

"Konoha is not as simple as you think. It may seem like a calm pond, but it is actually unfathomably deep."

"snort!"

Huffing and puffing, hope crossed his arms and sat back down in his seat with a sour face. He just couldn't understand it. Now that Konoha no longer had the two heroes of the ninja world, who else was worth his senior brother's fear?

In Sunagakure, the slightly aged Shamon was showing his disciples around village affairs. When the Sunagakure Anbu brought back news of Konoha's leadership transition, he merely glanced at it before casually tossing it aside.

"Teacher, shouldn't we do something?"

Chiyo picked up the intelligence report, glanced at it briefly, and a look of worry appeared on her beautiful face.

Konoha is currently in its most vulnerable period. As a staunch ally, shouldn't Sunagakure offer some necessary support?

"Chiyo, you need to start looking at things from a leader's perspective. On the issue of Konoha, doing nothing is the same as doing everything."

Shamen shook his head meaningfully. Women do indeed have a slightly weaker sense of politics and tend to be more emotional when it comes to issues.

Although Sunagakure has made leaps and bounds in recent years, it is still somewhat weaker compared to the other major ninja villages.

Taking sides rashly at this time might provoke retaliation from other ninja villages.

Moreover, although Konoha may seem weak at this time, it still has a strong ninja like Uchiha Izuna in charge of the village. Even if he is not as strong as the missing two heroes of the ninja world, he is still stronger than an ordinary Kage.

"But."

Chiyo's pretty face tightened, and a mix of emotions welled up inside her. She felt that by doing nothing, she was letting down someone in Konoha.

"If you really want to do something, wait until Uchiha Izuna succeeds to the position of Hokage and then publicly congratulate him."

Seeing his disciple's gloomy expression, the monk sighed inwardly and offered a suggestion with a touch of helplessness.

"OK!"

Chiyo's face immediately lit up with joy, and her guilt towards Uchiha Gin vanished in an instant. Seeing this, Shamon's old face showed a warm expression.

After a while, he suddenly stood up, walked to the window overlooking the entire Sunagakure village, and his eyes showed a hint of longing for a bright future.

"According to Kakeru's prophecy, a child who can bring wealth to Sunagakure should be born this year, and I will raise him."

"What about the village?"

"It's up to you, Third Kazekage."

However, while Kumogakure and Sunagakure maintain a neutral stance, Iwagakure and Kirigakure have already secretly begun to prepare for war.

"Hmph! Without the two ninja heroes, Konoha is just a paper tiger. I'm going to get back every penny they swindled from my grandfather, with interest!"

Within Iwagakure, Onoki's short figure slowly floated up. Looking at the enormous map of the ninja world before him, he swiftly drew a large "X" with his red pen in the most fertile region of the Land of Fire.

"Lord Tsuchikage, Konoha still has Izuna Uchiha. Although his strength is not comparable to Madara Uchiha, he should not be underestimated."

Onoki's advisor frowned. From the intelligence he possessed, it was almost certain that Uchiha Izuna would become the Third Hokage of Konoha.

"It's alright. The Five-Tails Card's host is already ready to fight. With the two of us working together, Uchiha Izuna is nothing to worry about."

After so many years, Iwagakure has finally produced a suitable candidate who can use the Five-Tails Card for a short period of time.

Although the cost of using the Tailed Beast Cards is enormous, all sacrifices are worthwhile for the development of the village.

"I remember Master Mu once said that the power of the Tailed Beast Riders must never be used for war."

"That cowardly guy hasn't shown up for years. He's probably long gone and dead somewhere in the ninja world."

With two Tailed Beast Riders now in the village, Onoki's confidence has swelled to unprecedented levels, and he completely disregards the Rider Agreement issued by Decade years ago.

"But."

"Hmph! No buts! Such powerful strength is meaningless if it's not used in war."

A glint of ambition gleamed in Onoki's eyes; in order to obtain the fertile lands of the Land of Fire, he decided to take a gamble.

They won, leaving a legacy for future generations.

If we lose, we can always start over.

Katsura, the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure, shared the same thoughts as Onoki. However, unlike Onoki, who actively caused trouble, Katsura's invasion of the Land of Fire was truly out of necessity.

"Lord Mizukage, the Land of Whirlpools has taken away three more of our sea routes. If this continues, the entire Hidden Mist Village will soon become an isolated island."

Hearing the bad news from his subordinates, Gui rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

After years of fighting with Iwagakure, Kirigakure had already exhausted its already meager resources. Now, its last path to wealth has been devoured by Uzushiogakure. If it continues to sit idly by and wait for its demise, the village may not even last until the New Year before it disbands.

"I understand. How's the ground troop assembly going?"

"The assembly is complete."

"What's wrong now?"

Gui, who was already suffering from a headache, felt her head throb even more when she saw the troubled look on her face.

"Those bloodline clans were unwilling to send their elite forces, and only sent some Chunin and Genin to make up the numbers."

"What a bunch of short-sighted parasites!"

Gui gritted his teeth upon hearing this. The Snow Clan behind him was also a bloodline clan, and they had devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the development of the village. They never hesitated to face any difficult task, and they never uttered a single complaint even when countless people died or were injured.

In contrast, the other bloodline families not only failed to share the burden of the village, but also dragged it down at this critical moment, which is truly despicable.

"What exactly do they want?"

The sudden strike by the bloodline families must have some ulterior motive.

As soon as Gui finished speaking, the door to the Shuiying office was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"We just want to retrieve Lord Huan Yue's belongings."

A lean, middle-aged man led in a group of ninjas of various appearances. The leader, a middle-aged man, squinted and stated their demands.

"Weren't my senior brother's belongings sent back to the clan a long time ago?"

Looking at the group of bloodline clan representatives who showed absolutely no respect, Katsura's face was extremely ugly. He was probably the least authoritative Mizukage in history.

"No, no, no, what we want is...that."

The Hozuki family representative shook his head, slightly raising a finger. Katsura followed the direction he was pointing, his expression growing even more somber.

Those were portraits of past Mizukage hanging there. The flamboyant Hozuki Gengetsu, wanting to highlight his charisma, had a full-body photoshoot taken.

He even wore his driver on his waist and struck a transformation pose as a memento.

call--

Suddenly, a blast of cold air emanated from him, and the air in the office began to condense at a visible speed, instantly causing ice crystals to float around everyone.

"The Knight System is the property of the village. If you want it, you must demonstrate the corresponding qualifications."

Gui, whose body had already begun to crystallize, spoke with a strong sense of murderous intent.

Kirigakure has always granted certain privileges to bloodline ninjas in order to protect the interests of their clans. Unexpectedly, these people not only show no gratitude but have also gone too far, reaching for the village's secret treasures.

"Lord Mizukage, please don't get agitated. Since we have made this request, we have naturally made sufficient preparations."

The Yuki clan's abilities are a perfect counter to the Hozuki clan's. The Hozuki representative, who had been somewhat arrogant just moments before, now looked somewhat timid, and his tone softened considerably, making him less infuriating.

"If Lord Mizukage can entrust the Knight System to our bloodline family for research, then Lord Mizukage will have full authority to allocate the items on this list."

As they spoke, Hozuki took a scroll from his pocket and handed it to the cold-faced Katsura.

wow~

Gui frowned as she opened the scroll, but upon seeing its contents, her eyes, which had been narrowed to slits, widened in shock.

"You guys have so many."

He closed the scroll with a complicated expression. Just how much blood had these bloodline families drained from the village?

"What does Lord Mizukage think?"

Satisfied with Katsura's shocked expression, Hozuki asked with a light laugh,

"That's not enough."

Although the supplies on the list were very tempting, he didn't want to give in so easily.

"Lord Mizukage, don't be so greedy."

Hozuki frowned slightly, glancing at the bloodline clan representatives behind him. Everyone received the signal and began secretly refining their chakra; a bloody coup was about to unfold.

If you, the Water Shadow, refuse to cooperate, then let's find someone else.

"I won't take a single penny of what's inside."

"Oh?"

"So what you want is..."

"I want you to fight for Kirigakure!"

Upon hearing these resounding words, the representatives of the bloodline families were all stunned. They stared in disbelief at Gui's resolute expression, and upon realizing that he was not feigning anything, a sense of shame suddenly arose in their hearts.

"make a deal!"

Just as various forces were stirring up trouble, the Konoha election rally was held as scheduled, still in the Hokage Building, the tallest building in Konoha.

Since only Jonin-level ninjas are eligible to vote, Chunin, Genin, and ordinary residents can only wait outside the Hokage Building for the results.

As one Jonin after another verified their identities and lined up in an orderly fashion to enter the Hokage Building, the surrounding onlookers anxiously scratched their heads, speculating about who would become the new leader.

"Ah Yin, aren't we going to vote?"

In a building adjacent to the Hokage Building, Uchiha Hikaru, standing by the window, nudged Uchiha Gin, who was yawning beside him.

"Vote? You're just a commoner, and I'm just a low-ranking ninja. What right do we have to vote?"

Uchiha Gin rubbed his sleepy eyes, patted the genin headband hanging from his waist, and asked in a serious tone,

As a secret weapon of war trained by her clan, the young girl naturally couldn't show her face in public. Moreover, very few people knew Uchiha Hikaru's true identity; almost none of them knew it anymore.

Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru was not a registered ninja of Konoha, and was merely a commoner of the Uchiha clan in terms of household registration.

As for Uchiha Gin, he simply found it troublesome and refused several promotions, thus retaining the title of No. 1 Genin.

"Curly-haired baboon! Your order has arrived."

Just as the two were talking, a figure rushed in.

Senju Itama held up a huge, well-packaged display board, asking with a face full of curiosity,

"Is this the support sign you prepared for your brother?"

In her opinion, the things Uchiha Gin ordered were most likely light sticks to support Uchiha Izuna.

"Tsk~ I wouldn't spend money on a knife handle."

Reaching out to take the display board from the girl, Uchiha Gin curled his lip, turned, and walked downstairs.

"Huh? What exactly is he trying to do?"

The two who were left behind looked at each other, not understanding for a moment what Uchiha Gin meant.

"Excuse me, could you please make way?"

After descending the stairs, Uchiha Gin stormed into the center of the crowd, instantly drawing the attention of everyone present to the enormous display board he was carrying.

"Huh? Gintoki, why isn't he voting? What's he doing in the crowd?"

The members of the Ninja Alliance, who were queuing to go upstairs, also looked at Uchiha Gin's unusual behavior with great curiosity.

"Hmph! Have you all forgotten? He has no right to vote."

Kenichi Shimura snorted coldly, pointed to the genin headband on Gin Uchiha's waist, and said sarcastically,

"That's a real shame. Maybe the Uchiha clan was just one vote short of Gintoki's vote."

The ninja alliance member who had a good relationship with Uchiha Gin shook his head regretfully, a hint of guilt in his eyes as he looked at him.

Sorry, Gintoki, we spent money this time.

"Phew, this spot is perfect!"

Unaware that he was being watched, Uchiha Gin finally chose the best spot in the crowd.

"Sizzle~"

Amidst the curious gazes of those around him, he swiftly tore open the sealed packaging covering the display board.

"Huh? That's..."

Uchiha Gin slammed the sign he was holding into the ground, pulled out a pre-prepared megaphone, and the deafening sound instantly drowned out the noise in the room.

"No quizzes, no excitement!"

"You and your dream are just one guess away!"

"Konoha's competition is made more exciting by you!"

"Support charity, starting with sports betting!"

"."

"What is that guy doing?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's disgraceful behavior, the Uchiha clan members in line felt extremely ashamed. Faced with the strange looks from those around them, they wished they could bury their heads in their pants.

But our client didn't care about other people's opinions at all. Instead, he grabbed a stunned teenager in the crowd and, with a sly smile, began to tempt him.

"Young man, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and cheer for your favorite candidate!"

(End of this chapter)