Zhutian Panlong: They've all become gods, and they're only just joining the chat group.

Deep underground within Konoha Village, in a sinister and terrifying place, Shimura Danzo, his body wrapped in bandages, stared at the intelligence report in his hand with a gloomy expression.

Tsunade has returned to the village. Her return at this time is bound to raise eyebrows. Is she back to inherit the position of Fifth Hokage?

Did Hiruzen call her back? Does Hiruzen want to abdicate?

No, absolutely not. The Hokage position can only be mine.

Danzo's mind was filled with one idea after another; his small body concealed a great wicked plan.

As the princess of Konoha, Tsunade cannot be easily touched. However, those around Tsunade, such as Shizune and the man she brought back, can be secretly controlled. It's hard to believe that Tsunade won't submit.

"Men, come here," Danzo commanded with a grim face. The Root ninjas below remained silent, their faces expressionless.

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On the other side, there is the Uchiha clan, which considers itself the number one ninja clan in the current ninja world.

In the Namaka River, because Tsunade returned to the village, the Uchiha clan once again held a secret gathering.

All clan members who have awakened the Sharingan must attend the gathering.

At the very front, more than thirty Uchiha with three-tomoe Sharingan eyes were the main force of the gathering, and only they had the right to speak.

They are Jonin, representing the pinnacle of the Uchiha clan's power, and elite Jonin at that, each capable of taking on at least two opponents. They are the foundation that allows the Uchiha to maintain its position as the number one clan in Konoha.

Those with one-tomoe or two-tomoe Sharingan in the back are considered ordinary clansmen. Even if some of them have the strength of an ordinary Jonin, in the Uchiha clan, which values ​​bloodline, they are not as noble as those with three-tomoe Sharingan.

It can be said that the Uchiha clan is a family that pursues bloodline power to the point of being pathological. And this isn't just true of the Uchiha; it's true of any clan in the entire ninja world with a bloodline limit. After all, there's a huge gap between bloodline limit ninjas and ordinary ninjas.

The Uchiha clan was unlucky. After the Fourth Hokage took office, he actively communicated with the Uchiha clan, and the Fourth Hokage and his wife were powerful enough to suppress the hawks of the Uchiha clan.

The Fourth Hokage was keen to win them over, and Fugaku Uchiha, the clan head, also wanted to change the status quo of the Uchiha clan, so the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

If the Fourth Hokage were still in power, with him mediating, the Uchiha clan might have truly integrated into the village's ninja system.

Unfortunately, the Fourth Hokage died not long after taking office, and his policies ended with his death. The Third Hokage then returned to power, and the policy towards the Uchiha clan shifted back to suppression.

The Uchiha clan had reached its limit of tolerance. The hawks had regained their strength, and even many centrist factions, feeling threatened by the Hokage's faction, had sided with the hawks. They were preparing to directly clash with the Hokage's faction, a head-on confrontation where the loser would be considered a traitor, a fight to the death.

The voices of the peace faction, led by the clan chief, are growing fainter at the clan meeting. When the hawks completely suppress the peace faction, the clan chief will be forced to be coerced by the hawks and fight against the Hokage's faction.

The Uchiha clan had reached this point, and their fate was already predictable—they were destined to lose. The only unexpected factor was the sheer number of traitors within the clan, leading to such a devastating defeat.

Konoha has been a village for over fifty years, but the Uchiha clan has always remained outside the Konoha political system.

They didn't even have a superficial friendship with other ninja clans, let alone develop alliances. They never integrated into the Konoha ninja clan as a cohesive unit.

As a result, when the Uchiha clan was destroyed, not a single ninja clan stood up to speak out.

What if this happened to any other ninja clan? Even a small ninja clan would never allow the Hokage's lineage to destroy it so easily.

"Breaking news: Tsunade has returned to the village. She may inherit the Hokage position. How should the Uchiha clan respond?" the Uchiha elder asked.

"Tsunade? That Senju girl who slunk away? Hmph, the Uchiha cannot allow another Senju to become Hokage." Another elder spoke up.

"Actually, it's not impossible. If we change the Hokage, at least that old dog Danzo won't be able to target us with impunity anymore."

"You're a coward. Do I, a dignified Uchiha, need to fear that old thief Danzo?"

"That old dog Danzo, we'll kill him sooner or later."

"And Hiruzen Sarutobi isn't a good person either."

Soon, the topic veered off course. The Uchiha elites present started talking one after another, turning what should have been a pleasant gathering into a whining session reminiscent of Xianglin's wife, and a speech criticizing the Hokage lineage for being inhuman.

Fugaku Uchiha's forehead twitched slightly, clearly indicating that he was suppressing his impatience.

"That's enough. We're discussing Tsunade's return to the village now. We can discuss other things later," he growled.

"Clan leader, are you afraid of that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi?"

At the noisy gathering, a young man sitting in the front row looked somewhat bewildered. He was Uchiha Shisui, the pride of the Uchiha clan, who had earned the title of "Shisui of the Body Flicker."

As a powerful ninja who had awakened the three-tomoe technique, he was seated very close to the front at the gathering, right in front of the clan leader and a few elders.

Shisui is now in a state of confusion, as the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan is escalating.

He simply couldn't find a way to make the two coexist peacefully. This greatly troubled him, who considered himself a clever man.

Everyone says that Uchiha Shisui was humble and polite, and didn't seem like an Uchiha at all. But in reality, he was also an arrogant Uchiha, only his arrogance was ingrained, while the arrogance of other Uchiha was outwardly displayed.

Tsunade? So Tsunade-sama is useful now that she's back in the village? Can she resolve the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan? This is a problem even the Third Hokage couldn't solve.

Amidst the clamor, reactions to Tsunade's return to the village varied. Some secretly plotted against her, some remained indifferent, and naturally, others were ready to make friends.

A day later, Tsunade smiled as she saw off the last group of visitors. These were all Senju's connections; even though the Senju clan had become integrated into the entire Hidden Leaf Village, as long as Tsunade was still alive, the Senju clan hadn't completely disappeared.

"Hey, are you planning to stay in one place and rest for a while? You've been here all day and haven't gone out for a walk yet?" Tsunade said, looking at Richard sitting in the courtyard.

You know, this guy used to always have a clear goal and go straight to his destination.

He's been in Konoha for almost two days now, but he hasn't done anything, which is really unusual.

"No rush. I've been observing them," Richard said. For the past two days, he had been using his mental energy to sense the situation of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

After all, these two identities were too sensitive, and he was afraid of trouble, so he kept a low profile and observed them.

However, the gains were minimal. He had already grasped the concept of chakra reincarnation; Ashura and Indra were long dead. The Sage of Six Paths used a method similar to reincarnation to cause the two to be reincarnated repeatedly, much like the legendary reincarnation of demon immortals.

He's accumulated his wealth generation after generation; the Sage of Six Paths is truly a good father. Richard sighed, realizing he'd never been this good to his son in this life.

He simply couldn't control reincarnation. Perhaps when he became stronger in the future, he could go to the Lord of Death to ask about his wife and children.