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

Chapter 73 The Nine-Tailed Fox Agreed

Night falls at the Hokage Building.

In the large conference room on the second floor, the Kage of Konoha sat silently. After an afternoon of reflection, their anxious mood had improved considerably, but they still couldn't put their minds at ease until they saw Uchiha Takeo return.

The dignified and virtuous Mito Uzumaki sat to one side of the head seat, her eyes closed as she meditated. One could clearly sense the heavy and oppressive feeling in their hearts. Then, her consciousness sank and entered the Bagua sealed space within her body.

"Nine-Tails, Madara Uchiha is coming soon."

The countless Vajra chains loosened slightly, giving the Nine-Tails a bit more freedom of movement. It lazily yawned and casually glanced at the calm-faced Mito Uzumaki.

"Oh, so?"

The Nine-Tails, capable of sensing the outside world, remained unmoved by Madara Uchiha's arrival—Madara Uchiha was indeed despicable, but the Uzumaki and Senju who sealed it made it even more repulsive.

If the Nine-Tailed Fox doesn't hurry up and come here, it can defeat Mito Uzumaki. Anyway, in eighteen years, it will be a hero again.

"We will need your strength to work with the Hokage of Konoha to resist Madara Uchiha."

"I don't want to."

The Nine-Tails' decisive refusal did not surprise Mito Uzumaki. She glanced at the seventy-meter-long fox indifferently, her tone as usual.

"This is just a notification."

"Whether you like it or not, you will become a force in Konoha."

"Mito Uzumaki!"

The nine-tailed fox's eyes flashed with ferocity as it was tightly bound by the Vajra Chains, unable to move.

"My Hokage also possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan. I've come to you simply to respect your opinion."

"But you can only have one opinion."

Watching Mito Uzumaki disappear, Kurama fell silent, its eyes filled with resentment and hatred—what a beautiful world where people live in harmony and understand each other, all that old man Sakumo said was a load of rubbish!

"Minister Mito, has Kurama agreed?"

Sitting on the other side of the center was Uchiha Yomo, whose three-tomoe eye power was already able to detect the Nine-Tails' unusual movements. Looking at Uzumaki Mito, who had opened her eyes, she asked softly.

"It agreed."

Mito Uzumaki replied, then continued, "What is your clan's internal attitude towards Madara Uchiha's attack?"

"The peaceful and stable Konoha will not be allowed to be destroyed by anyone."

Thinking of the deceased Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Yomo emphasized, "Even if he was once a legend of the Uchiha clan."

"That's good."

If Uchiha Setsuna hadn't actually died, Uzumaki Mito would have suspected that these old guys who had followed Uchiha Madara and controlled the clan's power might betray her. Now she felt much more at ease.

"Of the six strong individuals who were in the lead, apart from the Inuzuka clan leader, the remaining three are the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. The Nara clan leader can no longer be a ninja, and he may not be able to fulfill his role as the head of the staff team. The Akimichi clan leader has died from his injuries, and the Yamanaka clan leader may not be able to wake up."

"Currently, apart from me and the Hokage, the only ones who can directly confront Madara Uchiha are those who can only assist him from the sidelines and deplete his eye power and chakra."

Mito Uzumaki didn't mention the ninja army. The arrival of people below the Kage level would only add more souls to the Susanoo's blade, serving no purpose whatsoever.

"I, a three-tomoe ninja of the Uchiha clan, will do my utmost to assist you."

Uchiha Yomotsu said without hesitation.

"Minister Sifang is very thoughtful."

The two didn't lower their voices, and the Kage-level powerhouses below could hear them clearly. After assessing their strength, they felt much more relaxed.

(Now we just have to wait for the Hokage to make a decision.)

Mito Uzumaki remained silent.

At that moment, a figure appeared in the Hokage's office, in the spot where the Flying Thunder God kunai was placed.

"Darling!"

"Hokage-sama!"

Two clear, gentle, and charming female voices rang out in the office.

Upon returning from the teleportation, Uchiha Takeo looked up and saw the petite and charming Minako Uzumaki, and the gentle and graceful Minako Uzumaki, both secretaries, casting concerned glances at him.

"I'm sorry, I was out and about and made you worry."

Kaori Minamoto nestled into Takeo Uchiha's arms like a cat, enjoying his caresses.

Envious Minako suddenly saw the young Hokage winking at her, and her heart warmed instantly, allowing her to immediately get back to work.

"Lord Hokage, let me explain the current situation in Konoha to you."

"Let's go to the conference room now. Kaori, wait for me here."

After Minako Uzumaki gave a brief and clear explanation, Takeo Uchiha patted Kaori Minamoto on the shoulder. The girl reluctantly let go of her hand, watching the two figures leave one after the other. For the first time, a desire for power welled up in her heart.

She doesn't ask for great strength, she only asks to be able to help her husband, rather than not even having the right to participate.

At that moment, Kaori Minamoto seemed to hear a call from afar, and the sound of surging waves echoed in her ears.

"Which direction is it?"

Kaori blinked her blood-red eyes and began to peruse the map data.

………………

"Hokage-sama!"

Upon seeing the figures entering the conference room, the Kage-level figures all stood up. After glancing at Uchiha Guri and Uchiha Hikaru with a tense expression in the crowd, Uchiha Takehiro sat down at the head of the table with an air of authority.

Minako Uzumaki also sat down next to Senju Ike.

"Lord Hokage, this is the battle plan that the Military Intelligence Department discussed before you came."

After Mito Uzumaki repeated it, Takeo Uchiha nodded and said.

"Before issuing the battle plan, I want to inform everyone of something."

"Kumakushi Village has been completely destroyed. Minister Mito, you may send the official documents to the other three countries."

The interests of the nation were about to be controlled by Konoha, but there was little joy on the faces of the people. The pressure from Uchiha Madara was simply too great.

"Lord Hokage, isn't it a bit inappropriate to provoke hostility between the three kingdoms at this critical juncture?"

Mito Uzumaki offered his opinion: "If trouble breaks out on the border of the three countries, we will not be able to attend to both ends."

"No need to worry. The two of us can go to the battlefield in the Valley of the End. The rest of you can go to the border and come back after the battle."

Everyone was startled, staring in astonishment at the Third Hokage's confident expression. Uchiha Yomo lowered his voice and reminded him, "Hokage-sama, Uchiha Madara possesses the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"I know."

Uchiha Wu'an smiled smugly, "What he has, I have too!"

Then, he looked at Mito Uzumaki, his intense gaze making the noblewoman slightly uncomfortable. "On the contrary, what he doesn't have, I also have!"

"With their strengths waning and their weaknesses diminishing, victory is assured!"

Their minds began to tremble. The Mangekyou Sharingan's ascension to the Eternal Eye required a blood relative's Mangekyou Sharingan as a fusion material, which meant that one of the two Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha would have to make a sacrifice.

(Could it be that Young Master has found another kaleidoscope outside?)

Compared to Mito Uzumaki's simple joy, Yomo Uchiha fell into deep thought.

Under these circumstances, the military command began to issue orders, and three Kage-level and several Jonin units were deployed along each border. The defenders of the Land of Whirlpools were Minako Uzumaki and Kakeru Senju.

After the meeting, Uchiha Takeo returned to his clan's territory with his family.

Some were cooking, some were resting, and Uchiha Hikaru walked up to Uchiha Takehiro and asked to join the battle. His beautiful hair was immediately turned into a bird's nest by a pair of large hands.

"Fighting and killing are for adults; what are children doing getting involved?"

Despite its fierce and rude tone, it sounded unusually warm to Uchiha Hikaru.

The girl, not daring to resist, weakly said, "But I want to do my part for my brother. I also have a kaleidoscope."

(End of this chapter)