"What? Are you telling the truth? Senju Hashirama is actually going to pass the position of Hokage to Senju Tobirama, that despicable and shameless scoundrel!" The First Elder Uchiha's eyes widened, his hair bristling with rage, and the anger in his heart seemed about to erupt. It was truly unimaginable that even someone seemingly as honest and trustworthy as Senju Hashirama would be so perfidious and intentionally deceive everyone.
Back then, it was clearly agreed that the position of Hokage would be given to Uchiha Madara of the Uchiha Clan, but now, the position of Hokage has become Senju Hashirama's personal possession.
Now.
The Second Hokage should rightfully belong to the Uchiha Clan, but now, it has been snatched away by Senju Tobirama of the Senju Clan.
Is this the Konoha Village that two clans built together?
"The First Hokage is Senju Hashirama, and the Second Hokage is Senju Tobirama. Does that mean when it comes to the Third Hokage, it will still be the Senju Clan's domain? Do we, the Uchiha Clan, not even have the right to be Hokage?" Uchiha Liu's face turned crimson with anger, and he roared, unable to contain his fury.
"Damn it, are we going to be deceived like this for nothing? This is simply too much bullying!" Uchiha Yue also gritted his teeth, and his Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes involuntarily appeared. The three people beside him were not overly surprised.
After all, in the final battle, Uchiha Yue only awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan when he was severely wounded and on the verge of death. Only the three people present knew about this, and no information was leaked, making it a hidden trump card of the Clan.
Because only they participated in the final decisive battle.
"Don't worry, they won't be able to be arrogant for much longer!" Seeing how furious the others were, Uchiha Raimon couldn't help but say.
As the three looked on in confusion, Uchiha Raimon intentionally hinted to the First Elder to use a barrier to seal off their upcoming conversation.
"Round Boundary Jutsu! Open..."
As the Uchiha First Elder quickly formed hand seals, a small, circular black barrier enveloped the group.
And sealed off all outgoing sounds.
Inside the barrier, meanwhile.
"Tenxiu once prophesied this situation to me. According to him, Senju Tobirama's series of actions, first under the joint name of the Land of Fire Daimyo and the Village, is to acquire all large-scale mineral resources owned by all clans, only retaining a small portion. This is to take away our respective clans' ability to forge weapons and armor themselves, to prevent us from rebelling. And our Uchiha Clan is the Clan that mass-produces weapons and armor throughout the Ninja World. From this perspective, our losses are the greatest."
"Secondly, during these peaceful years, grain prices have collapsed and plummeted, and our Uchiha Clan's numerous farmlands have suffered heavy losses. Originally, under the manipulation of the traitor Uchiha Ming, our Uchiha Clan should have sold off external farmlands to ensure we obtained a large amount of funds in a short period. However, the cost of this would be that the Uchiha Clan could at most maintain self-sufficiency for a short period, occasionally even having to purchase enough food from outside. Once faced with war or an unexpected event, food, as a strategic material, would be impossible to buy at all. Even if it could be bought, it would require a much greater cost. This would inevitably cause heavy losses to the Clan!"
"Therefore, once we choose to sell the land, if grain prices rise again in the future, the Uchiha Clan will never be able to get back the farmlands they sold previously. After all, when Konoha Village was built, all Shinobi Village clans, the Daimyo, and the Hokage explicitly stipulated that previous properties would be retained, but that the land of the Land of Fire and Konoha Village could never be encroached upon in the future."
"This would lead to one consequence: for our Uchiha Clan to continue maintaining such a large family business and survive, we would only be able to rely on the missions provided by Konoha. At that time, our Uchiha Clan would have to hand over our lifeline to Konoha Village. If Konoha chooses to harm us through missions, or does not give us missions, then our Uchiha Clan would essentially be crippled, if not dead."
Uchiha Raimon's explanation made the other three elders feel a chill in their hearts, secretly thinking that Senju Tobirama could have such a scheme. Fortunately, their Uchiha Clan had such a prodigy who could decipher the opponent's plot.
The three elders were not fools; with Uchiha Raimon's clear explanation, they instantly understood the importance of the matter.
"Without food and weapons, these Uchiha Clan members would be like wolves with their fangs and claws broken, completely turning into Konoha's house dogs, only to be controlled by Konoha."
When the First Elder Uchiha Feng thought of his Uchiha Clan surviving in such an environment, he couldn't help but feel a silent rage and swore that he would never allow such a scenario to occur.
"Indeed, it seems that the ambush and assassination trap that Seventh Elder Raimon fell into this time was precisely because he inadvertently disrupted their arrangements against us. Once the Seventh Elder dies, either we won't be able to elect a new elder to replace him in a short period, or the new elder won't be able to withstand the pressure and choose to let go of the external farmlands. At that time, no matter what we choose, we will fall into Senju Tobirama's trap. That bastard! He is truly too insidious."
Uchiha Yue also couldn't help but feel fear at Senju Tobirama's sinister calculations. They had clearly resolved their hatred and chosen to build the Village together, yet the other party was still scheming against their own companions, clearly not viewing them as such.
"That's right, from this, we can see that the other party never regarded us as companions in the Village. The so-called battlefield has merely shifted from the outside to inside the Village. It's just that the so-called open conflict has turned into a covert struggle. We must remember this from now on, otherwise, we won't even know how we died."
Uchiha Liu said, stroking his chin in thought.
This made the others sigh with emotion.
"However, all of this is Senju Clan's scheming against our Uchiha Clan. You just said that the Senju Clan's good days are over. What is your basis for that?"
Uchiha Liu couldn't help but ask, puzzled.
"Hehe!" Uchiha Raimon couldn't help but tell the others the speculation he had gotten from Uchiha Tenxiu today: "That is, of course, because Senju Hashirama, the God of Shinobi, is going to die!"
"It is precisely because he is going to die that he will pass the position of Hokage to Senju Tobirama to become the Second Hokage."
"It's clear that he doesn't trust our Uchiha Clan."
As soon as these words were spoken, the three were instantly shocked.
"This, how is this possible? Senju Hashirama, Senju Hashirama is the God of Shinobi! Who could kill him?"
Uchiha Feng clearly didn't believe it. As someone who had lived through the end of the Warring States Period, he had personally witnessed Senju Hashirama's true strength. That overwhelming Wood Golem and Wood Release were simply domineering and unparalleled! Ordinary Uchiha members didn't even have the courage to fight! Even these elders, once the opponent used high-level Wood Release, would be completely outmatched.
"Exactly, Old Seven, where did you get this information? This is too absurd, it couldn't be false intelligence, could it!"
Uchiha Yue also pressed for answers.
Clearly.
Uchiha Feng and Uchiha Yue both found it hard to believe.
On the other hand, Uchiha Liu somewhat felt that Uchiha Raimon wasn't speaking wildly, saying, "Perhaps it's really possible. That guy, Senju Hashirama, hasn't left his house for a long time."
"That's right, I suspect he suffered a mental imbalance due to forcibly extracting Chakra during his battle with Madara!"
Uchiha Raimon said, pausing, then added, "Speaking of which, it was also because I was ambushed this time and similarly forcibly extracted a large amount of Chakra, leading to a physical imbalance, that Tenxiu thought of these things. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why Senju Hashirama would even neglect the Village and hand over everything to that bastard Tobirama."
"I guess it's to avoid mental exhaustion and to recuperate his body, ensuring he can endure for a longer period!"