Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Yamanaka Inoichi squinted and stared at Yamanaka Chuuju, saying, "Chuuju, you promise me you won't let the Yamanaka clan be wiped out!"

Shan Zhongchujiu raised his head and replied, "Big brother, I promise!"

"The Yamanaka clan, the Akimichi clan, and the Nara clan will all be better. I want to make Konoha great again!"

Yamanaka Inoichi thought of the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and the Fourth Hokage, and finally put aside his obsession with the Third Hokage, sighing, "I will support you, but I will not publicly take sides."

Yamanaka Chujiu laughed: "Big brother, I'm not a fool. I know how powerful the Third Hokage is."

"I myself don't intend to publicly oppose the Third Hokage, so how can I expect the Yamanaka clan to publicly take sides?"

Yamanaka Inoichi was surprised, then smiled, and then burst into laughter: "Haha, you're still the same clever little devil."

"Seriously, they suddenly put me in contact with Uchiha Mikoto and even made me oppose the Third Hokage. It's enough to make my soul fly away."

Shan Zhongchu shook his head and said, "There's nothing I can do. You're the clan leader, so you have to bear this kind of shock."

After calming down, Yamanaka Inoichi asked curiously, "If you're not planning to step forward yourself, then who is the enemy you've prepared for the Third Hokage?"

Chu Jiu said, "Of course, it's the person you're meeting tomorrow."

Haiichi's pupils contracted slightly: "The Uchiha clan!"

"Hmm, a very suitable target."

"My meeting with Mikoto tomorrow will definitely attract the attention of the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura, but they will also be able to quickly find out that I am only treating Itachi Uchiha."

"This way, we can eliminate the suspicion of colluding with the Uchiha clan in advance, which will actually help us better protect you, kid."

"You're so naughty..."

Shan Zhongchu chuckled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Yamanaka Inoichi gently tapped his younger brother's head and asked softly, "Is there any trouble with your plan? Is there anything you need your older brother's help with?"

Yamanaka Chuku frowned and smiled wryly: "I only have one problem I can't solve: how do I convince Orochimaru?"

"To prevent Orochimaru from becoming disheartened by the Third Hokage's resurgence, and to encourage him to actively compete for the Fifth Hokage position."

"Ugh—I have absolutely no clue!"

Yamanaka Inoichi smiled wryly and said, "I can't help with that. You'll have to do your best yourself."

The Yamanaka brothers were at a loss, so they simply gave up, pushed open the study door and returned to the living room, where they saw a table full of food and Yamanaka Rino holding Ino.

Ino seemed to have just finished eating, letting out three loud burps followed by a long yawn. She managed to smile at her father and uncle before falling asleep in her mother's arms.

Ino's little dumpling is so sweet that the three adults couldn't help but smile, and all their biggest worries were temporarily forgotten.

Yamanaka Inoichi coughed twice: "Hurry up and wash your hands, then eat!"

Dinner in the mountains was takeout, but the atmosphere was warm and relaxed, which put the three mountain ninjas in a good mood.

At this time, Fugaku Uchiha summoned the elders of the Uchiha clan and, based on what Hatsukyu Yamanaka had told them, they had a passionate discussion that lasted all night.

With their limited minds, the Uchiha could only sense that the statement "Hiruzen Sarutobi is different from the Sarutobi clan" held great promise, but they couldn't figure out how to apply it.

But this was enough to give the Uchiha people hope, and after an excited discussion, they finally came up with a solution.

Fugaku Uchiha raised his head smugly: "That sentence reminded us that the Third Hokage definitely didn't know about the Sarutobi clan seizing the villagers' houses."

"If we tell the Third Hokage about this and expose the cruelty and darkness of the shantytown, how can he still have the nerve to ask us to relocate after his own ninja clan has committed such a heinous crime?"

The four elders of the Uchiha clan were extremely excited, their faces flushed with excitement. They all believed that threatening the Third Hokage with the scandal of seizing real estate and shantytowns would surely force the Hokage to back down.

By then, they won't even dare to mention making the Uchiha move, let alone the Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eyes.

The five Uchiha were confident of victory and couldn't help but burst into laughter, even joking with each other.

What they didn't expect was that among the Uchiha ninjas on guard outside the conference room, two ninjas secretly passed on intelligence.

The ninja who received the intelligence was a Root ninja who had been lurking outside the Uchiha clan's territory.

Soon, the information reached Shimura Danzo.

Not long after, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, also received the information and summoned Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo Shimura to a meeting in the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was fifty-seven years old at this time. Although he was no longer at his peak, his strength was still formidable, and his aura remained profound and dignified.

He sat behind his desk, his eyes sweeping over the three students, silencing them and fully demonstrating the Hokage's authority.

Hiruzen Sarutobi first looked at Danzo Shimura: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Danzo Shimura said, "Just now, Fugaku Uchiha suddenly convened a clan meeting."

"Our spies were outside the door and couldn't overhear the entire meeting, but from the snippets of conversation, we can confirm that it's related to the villagers the Uchiha dealt with yesterday."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly. Danzo's report matched the information from the Anbu, indicating that he had not carried out his operation behind his back like he had done during the Nine-Tails Night.

He softened his tone and asked, "The Uchiha want to use the villagers they dealt with yesterday as a pretext, which means there's something wrong with those villagers."

"Danzo, what exactly is the situation?"

Danzo curled his lip: "Yesterday, a group of villagers caused trouble in the street, claiming that their houses had been robbed."

"The owner of the house called in the Uchiha from the security department, and sent all the troublemaking villagers to the shantytown built by Root."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "If that's all there is to it, Fugaku Uchiha wouldn't have needed to hold a meeting in the middle of the night."

Under the watchful eyes of his three old classmates, Danzo hesitated for a moment before revealing the crucial detail: "The villagers' houses were indeed looted..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared angrily, his powerful aura like a volcanic eruption, forcing the three classmates to involuntarily lower their heads.

The Third Hokage roared, "Who stole the villagers' houses?"

Danzo Shimura curled his lip: "The Sarutobi clan members who killed you that day, as well as the clan members from the Utatane and Mitomon families, and those good-for-nothings from my own family also participated."

Bang!

The Third Hokage slammed his fist on the table in anger: "How dare they do this?"

"Haven't I given them enough privileges?"

"Why resort to such devastating methods, forcibly seizing the villagers' genitals?"

"Damn it, the Uchiha must have found some evidence to be so excited to hold a meeting in the middle of the night."

"If Fugaku Uchiha finds me tomorrow and throws the evidence in my face, what can I say?"

"How can we force the Uchiha clan to relocate to the edge of the village?"

The Third Hokage's stern questioning voice couldn't hide a hint of embarrassment and guilt.