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

Chapter 51 My Hokage

The following morning, in the newly restored Daimyo's residence in the Land of Lightning, with the support of Ai, the third-generation Daimyo of Kitagumo Village, the newly appointed Daimyo passionately denounced Kinkaku and Ginkaku of Nangumo Village.

Last night's shocking atrocities swept across the entire ninja world like a hurricane, and all the "noble" daimyo realized one thing—the world of ninjas had completely changed!

"Where is Kazuhiko? Where is Kazuhiko?"

"Get over here right now!"

Panic and fear echoed within the castle tower of the daimyo's mansion. The fat face of the fire daimyo was filled with anxiety. Although he mocked the lightning daimyo as a good-for-nothing, he put himself in the daimyo's shoes and realized that his own mansion would be as fragile as paper doors and windows in front of ninjas, easily broken with a single poke.

The only hope now is a marriage alliance with the Uchiha clan to gain more military protection.

"Father, I've come!"

Upon hearing the news, Minamoto no Kazuhiko was also terrified, sweating profusely and losing all composure as he ran into the castle tower. Upon seeing the daimyo, he immediately exclaimed...

"Father, we must strengthen our cooperation with the Uchiha now. As long as Kaori gains Muan-san's favor, we can still rest easy!"

"good!"

"Right now, we're giving the Uchiha whatever they want. The most important thing is to keep them calm, to reason with them, and to tempt them with benefits. As long as Kaori gives birth to the child..."

The daimyo gritted his teeth, deflated like a punctured balloon, and said, "The daimyo position after you belongs to that child!"

Genichiro was taken aback for a moment, then relaxed again—as long as the next daimyo belonged to him, it didn't matter who came after him, since they were all of the Genji bloodline.

However, he suddenly tensed up and asked, trembling slightly, "Father, what if the Uchiha want to become a daimyo?"

"You ask me what to do?"

"Just look at the Land of Lightning!"

"I've never even heard of the new daimyo; who knows if he's a ninja in disguise!"

The daimyo spat on Minamoto no Kazuhiko's face, then summoned the military commander in charge of military affairs. Upon learning that the ninja force that had been arranged long ago was only a handful, he was furious.

"Immediately recruit a ninja force loyal to the daimyo, at any cost!"

Looking at the military officers kneeling on the ground, not daring to lift their heads, the daimyo was extremely helpless—the general's manners had long been completely lost by these idle military officers, and this man was the tallest among the short.

"In addition, we need to invite the high-ranking monks of the Fire Temple to visit the Daimyo Prefecture. We cannot rely entirely on the Uchiha clan; the Daimyo Prefecture also needs its own high-level forces."

Daimyo pondered for a moment, then his gaze fell on Genichiro.

"Arrange Kaori's marriage as soon as possible, and remember to ask Kaori if the dowry promised by the Uchiha clan has been delivered. The Daimyo's defenses are too weak; we cannot allow the events of the Land of Lightning to happen to the Land of Fire."

"I'll head to Konoha right now."

"Remember to ask Wu An-san again whether our Fire Kingdom should participate in the joint mission to eliminate Golden Horn and Silver Horn issued by the Land of Thunder."

At the same time, a similar scene also occurred in the Land of Earth, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Water, with the daimyo of the Land of Wind being the most distressed.

The Land of Wind, a vast and sparsely populated land, is plagued by sandstorms and has scarce and barren resources. It had just cut off a batch of funding for Sunagakure. If Sunagakure doesn't think things through, it will end up like the Land of Lightning.

However, the turmoil among the daimyo did not affect the Third Hokage's late arrival at the office. The leisurely Uchiha Takeoshi stood in the Hokage's office, gazing at the two elementary ninja schools in the outer city that had already begun to be demolished.

In the office, Kaori Minamoto, with a white flower in her hair and wearing a red and white kimono, is handling official documents under the tutelage of Mito Uzumaki.

Minako Uzumaki, accompanied by a shadow clone of Takeo Uchiha, went to the Central District Higher Ninja Academy to spread the Will of Fire and accept her five disciples.

"What is the Hokage's opinion on the situation in the Land of Lightning?"

Mito Uzumaki had no goodwill toward the Land of Lightning, which had caused the Senju to suffer heavy losses, and was not very enthusiastic about helping to eliminate Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

When I first heard about the killing of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, I was indeed shocked, but upon reflection, it's really nothing special—the ninja world has just lost a bunch of precious creatures who only know how to eat.

"The reward for the mission is good. This isn't a major battle between ninja villages, so we can just issue it as an S-rank mission to the various ninja clans. The Land of Lightning still has quite a few good things."

Uchiha Muan smiled slightly, a smile that sent a chill down Mito Uzumaki's spine—this statement was clearly an encouragement for Konoha's strongest warriors to mobilize and plunder the Land of Lightning.

But what does the Land of Lightning have to do with her?

The Senju clan must also get a piece of this pie!

"At least I'm quite interested in the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails."

Plundering some resources wouldn't be a big problem, but forcibly seizing the tailed beasts that Konoha had previously distributed made Mito Uzumaki frown. "Seizing the tailed beasts? This might lead to hostility from the other ninja villages, making Konoha the target of everyone's hatred and triggering the Second Shinobi World War."

"The nature of the ninja world is survival of the fittest. If they don't like it, let them come at me."

Uchiha Muan calmly waved his hand, "It's nothing more than killing them one by one. In the end, they'll kneel down and beg for a peace treaty."

The murderous words instantly chilled the office. Seeing that the Hokage had made up his mind, Mito Uzumaki weighed the strength of Konoha and other villages and said nothing more.

After this, it is uncertain whether the two hidden villages in the Land of Lightning will continue to exist, and it is inevitable that they will be unable to fight again.

In Iwagakure, the village of the Land of Earth, the Uchiha clan could single-handedly contend with them and dominate the battlefield.

With the Hidden Mist Village of the Land of Water and the Hidden Sand Village of the Land of Wind, the remaining ninja clans of Konoha can take care of everything, and there's even the Uzushiogakure Village, which is allied with them, as a potential ally.

The balance of power was already established when the ninja village was founded.

"I previously advised you not to leave the village casually, so as not to affect other countries' judgment of Konoha's stance."

"But now the international situation has become so drastic that we have entered a sinful era of moral decay and social disorder."

"If the Hokage intends to deal with the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails, please designate the Jinchuriki. At that time, the sealing techniques of my Uzumaki clan can also be put to use, adding two great generals to Konoha!"

Having made the decision, all that remained was to see it through to the end. Mito Uzumaki's attitude delighted Uchiha Takeo.

They gave me a peach, I will repay them with a plum; and if we get rid of the Land of Lightning, the Eternal Kaleidoscope will not be far off.

"My Uchiha clan will take the Two-Tails, and the Eight-Tails will be given to the Senju clan of the Forest. The Lightning Release secret technique will be shared between our two clans."

"May our two clans work together to lead Konoha to prosperity and flourishing."

Upon seeing Uchiha Takeoshi's sincere gaze, Uzumaki Mito was startled.

(They're actually willing to give it to the Eight-Tails of the Thousand Hands...)

(Regardless of my reasons, this kind of Uchiha, this kind of Hokage, is already worth following.)

(But now, if the Senju clan obtains the Eight-Tails, it might cause their members to harbor inappropriate thoughts.)

"The Senju of the Forest can inherit the Nine-Tails well, that's enough. As for the Eight-Tails, please ask the Hokage to choose another outstanding person."

Mito Uzumaki bowed deeply, lowered her head and hands, and said respectfully, "It is also Senju's original intention for the Uchiha and Senju to work together, my Hokage."

(End of this chapter)