The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 21 features his most beautiful daughter.

In the dead of night, inside the mansion of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, the current Daimyo suddenly woke up from his bed. He sat up and touched his back, finding his clothes already soaked with sweat.

Recalling the nightmare he had, Daiming frowned, filled with fear and unease.

"The Divided Land of Thunder".

"Konoha Village, located within their own country, is home to the Uchiha and Senju clans."

"The lessons of the past should serve as guidance for the future; we must be vigilant."

The fire daimyo's rising and muttering woke up his beautiful concubine. Faced with the outstretched delicate hand and the sweet voice that reached his ears, the daimyo, whose body had already been drained by wine and women, had no extra energy to conquer the little vixen. He got out of bed and strolled slowly in his mansion.

The bright, cool moonlight shone down on the world. As Daimyo walked into the courtyard, he waved away the servants around him and felt the cold wind blowing in his face, which made his mind much clearer.

Faced with the complex and confusing situation in Konoha, the Daimyo, while disgusted by Konoha, had no choice but to rely on it.

Without Konoha Village protecting its territorial rights, it would be impossible for it to occupy such a vast and fertile Land of Fire, a land of outstanding people and abundant resources.

He harbored much displeasure towards Hashirama Senju, who had established the one-country-one-village system.

Without the mutual hostility and distrust among the ninja clans, the nobles and powerful figures could no longer maintain their former lofty status.

Back then, if you didn't like a certain ninja clan, you could just pay them to hire other ninja clans to fight against them. But now, when facing a collective of ninja villages, that's completely impossible.

The daimyo of the five great nations all felt a sense of unease and constraint.

(We can't treat the Uchiha and Senju like that reckless fool from the Land of Lightning. We need to appease, win them over, and apply pressure so that we can maintain a detached position without getting involved ourselves.)

Ninjas are tools that can be controlled by money.

This was a consensus among all nobles and nobles, including the daimyo of the Land of Fire. However, the power of the ninjas made even the most clear-headed nobles wary.

Especially after the Uzumaki clan established the Land of Whirlpools, their sense of apprehension reached its peak. The thought of ninjas establishing a country and standing on equal footing with their noble descendants of the ancestral emperor made the daimyo of the five great nations unhappy.

Wanting to launch a military campaign, but remembering the Senju clan, a distant blood ally of the Uzumaki clan, the daimyo could only entrust the idea of ​​destroying the Land of Whirlpools to the next generation.

"The self-righteous Land of Lightning, the useless daimyo of the Land of Lightning."

The Fire Country Daimyo was well aware that the first major war between nations in the ninja world was secretly orchestrated by the Lightning Country Daimyo. One reason was to weaken the Hidden Cloud Village within his own territory, preventing it from becoming too powerful and out of control. The other reason was to test the strength of the Hidden Leaf Village and prepare for the annihilation of the Uzushiogakure Country.

The former was undoubtedly a huge failure, leaving the Land of Lightning in a state of chaos and directly planting the seeds of rebellion in the hearts of the ninjas.

The only good news for the latter is that the strength of the Forest Thousand Hands has been greatly depleted, and it is very likely that they will no longer be able to protect the Land of Whirlpools.

Upon hearing the daimyo of the Land of Lightning request that the other four countries send ninjas to annihilate Kinkaku and Ginkaku of Nankumo Village, the daimyo of the Land of Fire couldn't help but feel both amused and annoyed—he had no interest in caring about the Land of Lightning at all.

Will the one who started this practice have no descendants?

With sharp conflicts and Konoha divided into two factions, and the Senju clan of the Forest greatly weakened, can they still suppress the Uchiha clan?

If they followed the example of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Konoha would split into North and South. At that time, even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would not be able to sleep peacefully. Those bloodthirsty, crazy Uchiha ninjas, once they lost their temper, wouldn't care if you were an ancestor or a sacred and inviolable descendant. They would still kill you with a single slash.

"We must speed up the training of our own ninja forces, and also pay attention to the ninjas who have been scattered among the people. The former samurai and monks are now a thing of the past in the face of the behemoth ninja village."

After pondering for a while, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire decided to send his successor to form an envoy delegation to Konoha Village to learn about the attitudes of the various ninja clans, especially the Uchiha clan.

As the confusion continued, the daimyo of the Land of Fire felt a growing unease.

"I've heard that Uchiha Muan has already obtained the Mangekyou Sharingan, and his strength is probably the strongest in the world. He's also the young lord of the clan, and he's still unmarried this year..."

The daimyo of the Land of Fire then added his most beautiful daughter to the delegation and decided to make Tsunade Senju his adopted daughter, making her a noble princess of the Land of Fire, thus deepening the connection with the Senju clan of the Forest. If they could form a marriage alliance, that would be even better.

Once they become relatives, even the most hostile people have a chance to sit down and negotiate, preventing a full-blown fight from breaking out.

The melancholy daimyo of the Land of Fire gazed at the bright moon in the sky and gave a self-deprecating smile.

The idea that the position of Hokage requires the personal approval of the Daimyo is utter nonsense meant to fool the common people.

Hashirama Senju didn't need his consent, nor did Tobirama Senju, and the Third Hokage probably didn't need his consent either.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire felt like he was an ATM. He only needed to be informed by Konoha, and he had to give them money and supplies. His usual respect was like a rag that he would pick up and wipe when needed.

"Would things have been different if the Third Hokage hadn't been inherited by the powerful and assertive Uchiha and Senju?"

The Fire Country Daimyo chuckled at his own thoughts. Who else, besides the Uchiha and Senju, could hold the position of Hokage?

He shook his head, returned to his residence listlessly, embraced his beautiful concubine's slender waist, and fell into a deep sleep.

As the moon set and the sun rose, just as the first hint of dawn appeared on the horizon, Mito Uzumaki arrived at the Hokage Building and sat down at the Hokage's desk.

After a night of deep deliberation, Mito Uzumaki, in his capacity as a high-ranking elder of Konoha, temporarily assumed the position of Hokage and issued an important document that caused a stir throughout the entire village and even the ninja world.

"Due to the unfortunate sacrifice of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, in the battle against Kumogakure, Konoha will hold a public election for the Third Hokage in seven days!"

In the Uchiha clan compound, Uchiha Wu'an was in the living room on the first floor, eating meat buns and white porridge brought by Uchiha Shifu, while the two watched the official news broadcast from Konoha on TV.

Before long, Uchiha Setsuna and Uchiha Kagami, having found nothing at Uchiha Yomo's location, took their newspapers and went straight to where Uchiha Takehiko was. The four of them sat in the living room, and Uchiha Yomo spoke first, "Young Master, what do you think?"

Uchiha Takeo, who had never seen a pig run but had eaten pork, could not easily understand the Senju's actions. After organizing his thoughts, he said...

"The Senju clan's actions are simply because they see that our Uchiha clan is powerful but unpopular and unable to gain the support of the masses, and they want to eliminate us in the public election."

"Young Master is right."

Uchiha Hikaru, who was close to the Senju, nodded in agreement, saying, "Although I'm reluctant to admit it, we are indeed not as approachable as the Senju."

"The battles between ninjas aren't about who's more likable."

Uchiha Setsuna said with resentment, "Those Senju ninjas are no less ruthless than us when it comes to killing. They are all butchers who have killed countless people. Now they put on such a sunny and cheerful face. It's disgusting to look at them."

"No matter how unhappy we are, we have to face reality."

Uchiha Shiro clapped his hands and said in a deep voice, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. If necessary, we'll make some moves. Let's see if our former affiliated ninja clans are willing to come back."

"An affiliated ninja clan? I've never seen them before?"

Uchiha Takeo, whose understanding of the Uchiha clan was rather limited, asked curiously, "What if they don't want to?"

"They're all opportunists; whether they like it or not doesn't really matter."

Uchiha Setsuna waved his hand, signaling Uchiha Takeoan not to take it to heart, and said meaningfully, "If we don't win the election, Kinkaku and Ginkaku from Nankumo Village will have set a very good precedent."

"Although I'm reluctant to leave Konoha, this is the worst that can happen."

"The current Senju of the Forest no longer has the resources to fight us to the death."

"The other ninja clans aren't idiots either; they won't recklessly sacrifice their lives for the Senju of the Forest."

"If we want to leave, no one can stop us, and no one dares to stop us."

"Let's give it our all in Konoha one last time!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the four giants of the Uchiha clan fell silent. Even the conservative Uchiha Hikaru silently agreed—Uchiha Muan had given them ample confidence.

After the higher-ups reached an agreement, Uchiha Wu'an thought for a moment and then took out his own [Paradise].

(End of this chapter)