Three days later.
“What, he wants to establish a new Uchiha Police Force?” Senju Tobirama asked with a wide smile, a malicious grin appearing on his usually calm and cold face.
Before him, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado, all dressed as Chunin, were reporting information about the Uchiha Clan in his office.
Among the reports was the discord between the West Gate Branch, controlled by Uchiha Tenxiu, and the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force Headquarters.
“Yes!” Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded affirmingly and quickly said, “The four large characters for ‘West Gate Branch’ behind ‘Uchiha Police Force West Gate Branch’ have all been removed. I heard that everyone in that branch no longer accepts orders from the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force Headquarters!”
“Yes, Teacher!” Danzo Shimura also stepped forward, as if showing off, and said, “Basically, the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force Headquarters has lost all management authority over that branch!”
“So that’s how it is!” While Senju Tobirama found the Uchiha Police Force’s situation amusing, a worry also arose in his heart. If such a Uchiha Clan Military Police Force branch could break away from the headquarters, wouldn’t that mean departments within Konoha could also detach from Konoha’s management authority at any time?
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Senju Tobirama’s expression and immediately said, “Teacher, are you worried that other departments in Konoha might imitate the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force’s actions?”
“In my opinion, there’s no need to worry so much,” Hiruzen Sarutobi declared confidently. “The reason the Uchiha Police Force’s branch dares to act this way and doesn’t care about punishment from the headquarters is because of the greed of those Uchiha Clan elders. They wanted to counterbalance the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force Commander. They originally divided all the positions, big and small, in the entire Uchiha Clan Military Police Force equally, and then, fearing the Commander’s control over them, they specifically established this special rule!”
“This resulted in the entire Uchiha Clan Military Police Force Headquarters being unable to impose any sanctions on the branch. And how could we, Konoha, make such an act of decentralization? Could it be that the Hokage of Konoha would be as greedy for power as the Uchiha Clan and commit such foolish acts? Could it be that the Hokage would intentionally set up elders to divide power just to maintain control?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked rhetorically.
“Exactly, Teacher! As Hokage, even if you establish any department, you must ensure your own absolute power and control over all aspects of the entire Village. You must ensure everything is within the Hokage’s grasp, just like you, ensuring Konoha’s stability!” Danzo Shimura also offered a string of praises.
“That’s right, Teacher, regarding the split within the Uchiha Clan’s Uchiha Clan Military Police Force, I think we should tacitly approve it. We shouldn’t influence it in any way. This way, they will split into two factions and fight amongst themselves,” Utatane Koharu suggested.
“Koharu is right. If we intervene now, they might immediately reconcile and return to a stable situation!” Homura Mitokado also nodded in agreement, fearing their return to the previous state.
“Yes!” Hiruzen Sarutobi stated with certainty, “Teacher, given the Uchiha Clan’s greed for power, their current struggle for power will definitely cause the entire Uchiha Clan Military Police Force to split. They all want to leave their power to their own descendants, and the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force Commander can’t do anything about these elders. What we need to do now is nothing at all!”
Regarding this.
“You’re right. This inherently evil Uchiha Clan is indeed a group greedy for power. They could design such a shameless system of rules just to leave power to their descendants, and as a result, they played themselves into a split within a few years. What a bunch of good-for-nothings!” Senju Tobirama said, laughing heartily, feeling a surge of triumph.
It seems our Senju Clan has won again!
And won big.
Compared to the Uchiha Clan, the disbanded Senju Clan, having hidden their identities and integrated into the collective of Konoha,
From now on, they will not be targeted by anyone.
In the future, they will join the Jonin class, gain significant power, and receive overtures from the future Hokage.
The hidden Senju descendants will always be at the core of Konoha Ninja Village, while also avoiding various external dangers.
Meanwhile, the Uchiha Clan, under the guidance of the Senju descendants, will openly face the hostility of everyone in Konoha.
No matter what, they will be used by Konoha while being vigilant, and they will never be able to become Hokage.
They can only sacrifice themselves for the Senju’s Village.
“It’s a pity I don’t have my older brother Senju Hashirama’s strength to eliminate the Uchiha Clan. After all, with the potential of the Uchiha Clan’s eyes, who knows if they would reverse the situation if pushed to a dead end? For now, letting them be a sharp blade for Konoha is already the best outcome!”
Senju Tobirama thought seriously.
Years passed, and with his older brother Senju Hashirama’s secret death, the situation in the Ninja World became more unpredictable. The strength of the other four Great Nations had been growing day by day during these ten-plus years of peace. Although Konoha was also developing rapidly, it no longer had an overwhelming advantage.
Although in a one-on-one situation, Konoha Ninja Village, relying on its strong national power, could defeat any Great Nation.
But once they united,
That would not be good.
And in such a scenario, the Uchiha Clan, being powerful and capable of growing stronger in battle, was an excellent tool.
Therefore, with the changing situation in the Ninja World,
Senju Tobirama had completely extinguished the idea of eliminating the Uchiha Clan, instead seeing them merely as a tool.
Thus, when dealing with the Uchiha Clan, Senju Tobirama specifically told his four disciples before him: “In the future, as the Uchiha Clan adapts to Konoha’s peace, their fighting spirit will diminish, and they will become engrossed in the Village’s harmony. You must be good at utilizing this point. No matter what, you must view the Uchiha as a part of Konoha, and absolutely not allow them to leave the Village. Otherwise, an Uchiha Clan that has left Konoha will definitely pose a huge threat to the Village. But you also cannot absolutely trust them; you must always be vigilant of these Uchiha, otherwise the Uchiha Clan will definitely seize Konoha’s power.”
“Ideally, you should win over a group of Uchiha from within the Uchiha Clan itself, and let them deal with each other.”
“Only then can you be safe!”
Senju Tobirama spoke calmly, giving his special lessons to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and the others before him. As specially trained confidants, the ideology being imparted was specifically designed to deal with the Uchiha Clan; even as a sharp blade for Konoha, he didn’t want them to gain too many benefits.
“Oh, right, look at this! The Land of Lightning Daimyo’s warning document, prohibiting the Land of Fire’s grain embargo. Tell me what you all deduce from it!” Senju Tobirama handed the official document to the four before him, letting them examine it one by one.
“Teacher, recent grain prices have been climbing. Even though the Land of Fire has had abundant harvests for over ten years, grain prices have been rising in recent years, which is clearly abnormal. This indicates that someone is secretly buying up grain, and our Land of Fire Daimyo has very wisely imposed an embargo. The information conveyed to us in Konoha is that grain is unstable and could potentially trigger a disaster!” Hiruzen Sarutobi said confidently, then changed his tone, “It’s just that, our Land of Fire is almost out of grain, so where did the grain go? It must have been bought up by these other countries. And even if the Land of Fire suffered consecutive years of disaster, the grain bought up over so many years would have been enough for them to get through it. But they still want to continue buying grain; their purpose is already self-evident!”
“Exactly!” Senju Tobirama nodded in satisfaction, praising them, “To be able to think of this, you are indeed my personally trained disciples. War is not far off. They are merely hoarding more grain, intending to deplete our resources. Whether we prohibit grain sales or not, they are preparing to launch a war, it’s just a matter of how quickly!”
“Damn it! I lost again,” Danzo Shimura muttered, annoyed, looking at the profusely discussing Hiruzen Sarutobi, feeling a surge of imbalance, and then spoke, “Teacher, since war is unavoidable, why don’t we strike first and ambush the Land of Lightning?!”
“Ambush the Land of Lightning?!” Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and looked at Danzo Shimura as if he were an idiot. “Konoha has signed an alliance with them. They already don’t have a good reason to invade the Land of Fire. If you ambush them, wouldn’t you be giving all the other countries the best reason to attack Konoha Ninja Village together?”