Uchiha Tenxiu wasn't foolish about this. He knew full well that he was about to embark on the Island Raiders operation overseas. Under such circumstances, how could he so brazenly promote himself?
After all, once the news leaked, it would not only bring many variables to his plan but also potentially trigger a series of unpredictable consequences. Therefore, he would definitely take strict measures to block all channels that could lead to intelligence leaks.
As for the subjects isolated on the island, they were completely unable to escape Uchiha Tenxiu's control. Their lives and deaths were entirely in Uchiha Tenxiu's hands, to be manipulated as he pleased; he could completely subdue them with just a few benefits.
Moreover, the island was fully equipped with all necessary living supplies. Uchiha Tenxiu had also stockpiled a large amount of resources in advance to cope with various possible situations, so there was no need to leave their original living environment and venture into the outside world.
Since he had already aligned himself with the Six Paths Sage, how could Uchiha Tenxiu tolerate the residents of this carefully crafted paradise easily escaping?
Therefore, these subjects could only obediently stay on the island and contribute their strength to Uchiha Tenxiu.
"Wait, did you just say 'bet'?" Uchiha Tenxiu's words were suddenly interrupted. He was just about to arrange the upcoming relocation of personnel, but upon hearing the word "bet," his movements abruptly froze as if he had been put under a paralyzing spell. After all, this was a critical moment in the Ninja World!
Uchiha Tenxiu's expression instantly became serious, his brows furrowed tightly, and his eyes narrowed as he looked directly at Uchiha Sakurako, who stood beside him, still asking with some doubt: "At this point in time, has the matter of the Second Hokage already been completely decided?"
This was truly too unexpected!
Logically speaking, winter had only just passed a few days ago, and the new year had barely entered its first month. To determine the Hokage candidate in such a short time was too fast! Could it be that something happened that caused the Hokage succession to be brought forward?
Uchiha Tenxiu's heart was filled with confusion and bewilderment.
He truly couldn't understand why the successor to the Hokage would be decided so hastily. After all, this was a major decision that concerned the future direction of the entire Konoha Village!
What Uchiha Tenxiu didn't know was that the early succession of the Hokage was precisely related to all his actions.
On the other side.
"Yes, just now, while you were out training." Uchiha Sakurako's voice broke Uchiha Tenxiu's contemplation. "The Uchiha Clan's summoned beast, the Ninja Cat Clan, specifically sent me intelligence: First Hokage Senju Hashirama held a meeting and intends to pass the Hokage position to Senju Tobirama! Although it was phrased as an inquiry, it was essentially a done deal!"
"Furthermore, the one who represented our Uchiha Clan at the meeting at that time happened to be the traitor Uchiha Ming. He and the others who attended the meeting all expressed their approval for Senju Tobirama to become the Second Hokage, even saying that Senju Tobirama had been doing the Hokage's work for the past two years, and had completed it quite well!"
"Clearly, the other party had made preparations long ago; all those who attended the meeting were his supporters! Those who could have opposed or protested couldn't even get through the meeting's door."
Uchiha Sakurako was practically fuming. How could this person be so insidious and despicable? It was simply too much!
"And then what? After the news of the Second Hokage being decided was confirmed, what about the internal news within our Uchiha Clan and other clans? Was there no objection? After all, it was said at the time that the Hokage needed everyone's approval!"
Uchiha Tenxiu said playfully, not thinking there was anything wrong with what the other party did. If he were in the other party's position, he might have been even more shameless.
"Except for our Uchiha Clan protesting, the other clans remained silent. Clearly, the so-called 'everyone's approval' was just a joke, an agreement specifically aimed at preventing our Uchiha Clan from becoming Hokage!"
Uchiha Sakurako said with a gloomy expression, a sneer appearing at the corner of her mouth, her fists clenched tightly.
Facing the other useless clans of Konoha Village, she felt a sense of disappointment. If, besides the Uchiha Clan, others had also opposed, there might have been a chance to turn the situation around. But now, with only the Uchiha Clan's slight protest and the other clans' tacit approval...
Then, the position of the Second Hokage...
It was basically a done deal.
"Perhaps even in the eyes of First Hokage Senju Hashirama, although he verbally said he didn't care about clans, he still inherently felt that the Uchiha Clan's opposition to the Senju Clan couldn't be considered normal opposition. Prejudice and arrogance are always a great mountain in people's hearts, and they can never be moved by effort and persistence!"
Uchiha Tenxiu shook his head, saying that he was already well aware of this predetermined outcome.
Just like in the original plot, every time Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama fought, Uchiha Madara didn't have much killing intent, but once Senju Hashirama made a move, he was quite ruthless.
However, Uchiha Tenxiu didn't care about the Hokage position at all.
Compared to that small village head position.
What Uchiha Tenxiu cared about were the changes and benefits that would come to him after this matter! Uchiha Sakurako would completely trust him 100% and fully support him.
Elder Uchiha Raimon would maximize his support and arrange a fallback for the Uchiha Clan.
And the other clans would also start to be wary of the Senju Clan.
As for the downsides!
"...Senju Tobirama becoming Hokage was brought forward. According to the plot of my previous life, it was at least several months earlier. This means the original plot has changed. Hmm! Senju Hashirama's death is certain, but Senju Tobirama's future is not!"
Uchiha Tenxiu frowned slightly. After all, Uchiha Raimon was not dead, the Uchiha Clan's threat was still enormous, Earth Spider had not been subdued by him, and there were even huge rifts. Under this sense of crisis, he would definitely be more cautious than in the original plot, and might even develop more disgusting Forbidden Techniques to deal with hidden enemies.
Uchiha Tenxiu speculated, thinking to himself: "No, I absolutely cannot give this person too much time to develop. The original plot was one of my biggest cheats as a transmigrator, and I absolutely cannot allow it to change. Since the other party has already deviated slightly from the track, I will straighten him back."
"There's an old saying: 'The general trend cannot be changed, but minor trends can.' The duration of the Hokage's succession is irrelevant. What's important is that in the original plot, his death in the Second Great Ninja War and the appointment of Konoha's Third Hokage, 'The Professor' Hiruzen Sarutobi, are two things that must be maintained and absolutely cannot be changed!"
Uchiha Tenxiu made up his mind.
Next.
After gaining Uchiha Sakurako's trust, Uchiha Tenxiu no longer focused on Konoha's affairs. Compared to those petty squabbles, developing his future kingdom was the top priority.
So, he immediately began the transfer operation.
The summoning contract told him that the land he needed had been found by Garuda.
The constant summoning signals were like a secret code, revealing information about that land.
Through the reverse summoning contract, he could perform space-time transfer at any time.
And here, to ensure he could perform space-time movement between the two locations at any time, he also re-summoned another Giant Eagle Clan summoning beast. This way, at any given moment, there would be a Giant Eagle Clan member at each location.
He could set the summoning time in advance and perform timed space-time transfers anytime, anywhere.
Here, the Giant Eagle newly summoned by Uchiha Tenxiu, compared to Garuda, who was still not fully grown and only two meters tall, stood over ten meters tall, with a pair of golden wings that, when spread, spanned nearly seventy to eighty meters.
As the strongest member of the Giant Eagle Clan, its enormous stature and golden wings led Uchiha Tenxiu to name it Jin Chi, symbolizing the Golden-winged Great Peng.
He hoped it would possess the mighty power of the Golden-winged Great Peng.
"Master!" Jin Chi lowered its head and said respectfully.
"Hmm, good!" Uchiha Tenxiu nodded in satisfaction, then said, "Next, I'll trouble you, Jin Chi!"
