“Hahaha, Danzo, have you forgotten that the peace treaty between the Five Great Villages in the Ninja World was personally arranged by the First Hokage-sama!” Utatane Koharu said with a mocking expression, as if Danzo were an ignorant child.
Seeing this, Homura Mitokado also shook his head helplessly and sighed, “Danzo, this kind of thing is just a warning from the Land of Lightning. If you really launch an attack rashly under these circumstances, not to mention, we have no knowledge of the Land of Lightning’s environment and cannot achieve a swift victory! We might even be dragged into a prolonged war and unable to extricate ourselves!”
“Moreover, an attack on the Land of Lightning would be tantamount to unilaterally tearing up the peace treaty we ourselves signed. Not only would we be scorned by all nations, but it would also provoke hostility from all nations in the Ninja World. At that time, the Land of Water, Land of Wind, and Land of Earth would certainly act simultaneously! In that case, our Konoha Village would be caught in a four-sided siege!”
Upon hearing this, Danzo’s face flushed. He retorted somewhat indignantly, “But even if we don’t act, these people will still start a war sooner or later!”
“At that time, we will only be able to passively take a beating, and the attacking enemy might not be just the Land of Lightning, but a joint attack from several nations’ Ninja Villages. Given these Ninja Villages’ apprehension towards our Konoha Ninja Village, this is highly possible!”
“At that time, Konoha, being besieged, will suffer heavy losses! Once they are fully prepared and invade the Land of Fire, our losses will not be just severe; we will have to put out fires everywhere domestically, and we won’t even be able to explain it to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire…”
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s eyes lit up: “Teacher, I think Danzo also has a point. We can’t just passively take a beating. Although our Konoha signed a peace treaty with the Ninja Villages of the Five Great Nations, the Ninja World doesn’t only have Ninja Villages in the four great nations. We can invite those Ninja Villages not belonging to great nations to join our alliance, and let them make a move first. This way, it won’t be considered breaking the alliance!”
“After all, these small Ninja Villages didn’t participate in the signing of the peace treaty. Once these small Ninja Villages are brought into our Konoha’s alliance, they can secretly take certain targeted actions against the four great nations. Even if exposed, it will have nothing to do with our Konoha. If they want revenge, our providing assistance will allow us to stand on moral ground!”
“Hmm, well said!” Senju Tobirama looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with increasing satisfaction. He wouldn't be as pedantic as his elder brother, Senju Hashirama, to believe that signing a peace treaty meant they were allies.
Although he couldn't openly break the treaty, he also couldn't passively take a beating; that wasn't what he wanted.
Therefore, without breaking moral principles,
it would be best to incite those other small Ninja Villages, by offering a series of benefits, to make them serve his purposes.
However, thinking of this, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but complain about his elder brother, Senju Hashirama, who in the end had to arrange a peace agreement for the Five Great Villages and even send Tailed Beasts to them.
How was he supposed to resolve this?
“Now it seems that being bound by this peace treaty, and unable to take the initiative, I can only use benefits to buy off those small Ninja Villages to help Konoha act a step ahead.”
“In this way, to win over these small Ninja Villages, we also need to pay a sufficient price, be it Ninjutsu or…”
Senju Tobirama pondered the benefits to be paid and the Ninja Villages that could be won over. There are quite a few nations existing in the Ninja World now, and most of them have Ninja Villages. As the Five Great Nations each established their own Ninja Villages, other nations, for self-preservation, followed suit, imitating the actions of the Five Great Nations in establishing Ninja Villages.
However, their strengths vary.
Some are close to the Five Great Villages.
While others are incredibly weak.
Among them, Ninja Villages like Takigakure, which possess a Tailed Beast, would naturally be among those to be won over, but...
“But daring to assassinate my elder brother and test his intelligence clearly indicates a hostile stance! It seems they must be dealt with first before the war begins!” Senju Tobirama revealed a ruthless glint in his eyes, his killing intent fully ignited.
Previously, during peacetime, Konoha could not initiate war, so he endured it.
But now, war is about to begin.
Takigakure cannot be spared either.
As soon as he thought of this, Senju Tobirama decided to remove this thorn first and then said to the four, “You will also be going to the battlefield in a while. You must train hard recently, so you don’t easily lose your lives on the battlefield!”
Senju Tobirama earnestly advised them.
“Yes, Teacher!” The four responded in unison.
…
“Tenxiu-gege!” Uchiha Chiri walked up to Uchiha Tenxiu with some worry and said, “Are you going to completely part ways with the clan? Then, then I want to go with you too…” Having just returned from outside Konoha and not yet fully understanding the truth of the matter, she had only heard some rumors and thought that Uchiha Tenxiu was forming a new Uchiha branch from Konoha.
Therefore, without any hesitation,
she intended to follow Uchiha Tenxiu.
“Haha, Zhili, why would you think that! Do you think I would do something irrational?!”
Uchiha Tenxiu smiled, putting his arm around Uchiha Chiri’s waist, and stroked her soft purple hair, saying under her shy expression, “It’s just a warning to them. As elders, they naturally understand the implications. So, when I proposed establishing a new Uchiha Police Force, they had no choice but to compromise!”
“After all, the entire Uchiha Clan Military Police Force branch personnel are under my control. Any person here, if they don’t obey my orders, can choose to leave at any time!”
“And there’s no need to worry about a shortage of personnel, because there are plenty of people in Konoha who want to join the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force!”
Uchiha Tenxiu said with a confident expression, as if everything was within his grasp.
Under Uchiha Tenxiu’s meticulous management, the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force West Gate Branch and prison he was responsible for had become the most coveted lucrative positions in Konoha Village. The benefits here were extremely generous; not only were salaries at least five times higher than other Konoha administrative personnel, but there were also various gifts and bonuses during holidays, making it an excellent job with little work, high pay, and close to home!
More importantly, compared to other Ninja who had to go out on various dangerous missions throughout the Ninja World, members of the Uchiha Clan Military Police Force branch only needed to stay in the safe Village to easily earn equivalent income. Such working conditions were truly too comfortable, making people envious.
Not to mention, as law enforcers, their status was practically that of the elite in Konoha.
A wave of the baton!
Civilians kneel.
These everyday tasks could even be done by ordinary people.
Where else could they find such a job?
It was precisely because of this.
When Uchiha Tenxiu announced the arrangements of the Great Elder and others, almost the entire Uchiha Police Force West Gate Branch stood behind Uchiha Tenxiu, supporting him.
Are you kidding? Following Uchiha Tenxiu, they enjoyed blessings every day, and occasionally even bullied Konoha villagers, practically becoming the elite of Konoha Ninja Village.
And what about those Uchiha Clan Military Police Force personnel who followed the Great Elder?!
They had endless troublesome tasks, were often harassed, their salaries were just average, and they were constantly assigned work by the elders.
If Uchiha Tenxiu’s side hadn’t stopped accepting new personnel,
people from other departments would have long since jumped ship to Uchiha Tenxiu’s Uchiha Clan Military Police Force West Gate Branch.
“So, is it resolved now?!” Uchiha Chiri asked, staring at Uchiha Tenxiu with her black pearl-like eyes.
“Yes, they negotiated with me yesterday!”
“They asked me to slightly rein in all the rules and change them to explicit regulations. For example, the previous Uchiha Police Force rules had no rules; they could enforce as they pleased. Now, however, some penalty amounts are fixed to reduce some of the impact. Although it’s still awe-inspiring Uchiha Clan Military Police Force enforcement, it gives them a way to save face!” Uchiha Tenxiu said indifferently.
“Oh, I see!” Uchiha Chiri patted her bulging chest in relief, finally feeling at ease.
She was afraid that Uchiha Tenxiu would completely break ties with the clan.
Although her heart had long been given to Tenxiu-gege, if he truly completely split from the clan, she would still feel a bit sad for the clan.