thefictionvixens Chapter 162 A nobleman died on the property of the Tōshin family!
Chapter 162 A nobleman died on the property of the Tōshin family!
"Hiruzen, logistics... no problem."
"very good."
Hiruzen Sarutobi then looked at the Jonin class leader, Miki Sarutobi, and asked, "Any problems with the three lines of defense?"
"After Minister Hatake appeared on the battlefield, Sunagakure fell into an eerie silence, as if a ceasefire had been reached."
"The defense line of the grass is under attack. It seems that Iwagakure's attention has been diverted by Hanzo of Amegakure. Several attacks have been blocked by Orochimaru, and there has been no movement for the time being."
"The Hidden Mist Village is divided into small units, mainly engaged in harassment, theft, sabotage, and assassination. They pose little threat to the village, but the local nobles and wealthy merchants have a lot of complaints about them."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, staring blankly at a scroll, and lit his pipe.
He was horrified to realize that he seemed unable to lead the team anymore.
The loss of power is not only within the village, but also outside the village!
He appears to have lost control of the border troops!
To be precise, they lost control of intelligence among the lower-ranking ninjas!
How could there be no movement from the three major lines of defense?!
Currently, the commander in charge of the front lines in Sunagakure is Chiyo, an elder of Sunagakure, who has a blood feud with Sakumo Hatake for killing his son!
Such overwhelming hatred cannot go unpunished!
After Iwagakure gained the upper hand, there were almost no difficult sections of the road from the Land of Grass to Konoha.
Would that cunning old fox, Onoki, send someone to cause trouble?
The Hidden Mist's tricks seem to pose no threat to the village.
Actually, the most ruthless!
They are shaving the roots of the leaves!
With each loss of tasks from foreign nobles and wealthy merchants, the village weakens in effect!
However, he did not receive any relevant intelligence!
This is a bad sign!
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a headache coming on.
Seeing this, Mitokado Homura assumed that Hiruzen was still angry about Koharu Utatane's behavior, so he whispered to dissuade him, "Koharu's actions were indeed a bit rough, but the Uchiha's reaction was also excessive."
The Third Hokage looked at Yan speechlessly. Was this a little rough?
That's just plain stupid!
They directly attacked the honor of the Uchiha clan and even tried to replace their clan leader through 'public opinion'!
Which respectable family would tolerate the position of patriarch being manipulated by outsiders?
He doesn't even have much room to interfere in this matter!
Otherwise, what will the other families think?
Today, your intervention implies your approval of using public opinion to interfere in the internal affairs of the ninja clan?
Tomorrow, are we going to stage a few nights of genocide?
Doesn't this blatantly push all the clans to the side of the Senju and Uchiha?
On the contrary, the police department has been acting in a reasonable manner.
As for how to reverse the unfavorable situation of the Kakusane family?
The only solution Hiruzen Sarutobi could think of was to use an underhanded tactic.
But will he resort to underhanded tactics?
of course not!
It wasn't the Sarutobi clan that revealed their weakness.
Moreover, the Uchiha's attacks were always within the rules.
As the Hokage, within the rules, Hiruzen Sarutobi was the biggest beneficiary, holding all the advantages!
A series of defeats?
He can use the Hokage's orders to personally lead troops into battle and rebuild his prestige.
Unfavorable public opinion?
He can command the secret service to change public opinion and maintain stability in the village!
As long as things stay within the rules, the Hokage has an absolute advantage and there's no need to resort to underhanded tactics.
On the other hand, what about the Uchiha clan?
The number of people may be quite large, but in a long-term safe environment, they recovered quickly.
However, there are not many top-tier experts, only Uchiha Yuuki and Uchiha Osamu, two Kage-level experts.
Uchiha Setsuna might be considered half a member, but he's already old.
The Uchiha clan's governance clearly aligned with the village, so they cannot be considered entirely Kage-level members of the Uchiha clan.
Therefore, Yuuki actually possesses the Will of Fire and is not entirely aligned with the Uchiha clan.
In other words, the Uchiha clan was at the height of its power, but it was just getting started and probably didn't have any intention of rebelling.
They are living off the legacy they built during the Warring States period, and their only ally is a weak, marginal tribe.
Her personal relationship is with Tsunade, who inherited the great responsibility and led the nearly dying Senju clan and its old subordinates.
With Lord Mito gone, the Senju clan probably won't even be able to muster a single Kage-level shikigami.
They're not even as threatening as the Uchiha!
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi relaxed, sighed, and said, "Let them make trouble, let them stir things up!"
Ideally, the entire ninja clan should be wiped out!
He had no intention of going to the dorm-turning family to stop the farce.
This is the police department using this as an excuse, and it's also a new Kage-level powerhouse vying for status and respect.
The ninja world is very tolerant of Kage-level powerhouses.
Next, he planned to travel to the territories of several neutral small and medium-sized ninja clans to win them over and pave the way for the end of the war.
However, just before setting off, I glanced at the crystal ball!
My pupils dilated instantly.
problem occurs!
When did the Uchiha clan acquire a group of strange ninja beasts that can breathe fire?
The Middle Counselor of the Land of Fire, Masuda Shin, was found dead in the shop of the Utatane family by police officers!
......
This chaos is somewhat related to Xiaochun, who changed dorm rooms; in fact, there are quite a few connections.
Even before the report, or even earlier, she realized that Hiruzen Sarutobi might not choose to protect her.
Everything the Utatane family did had almost nothing to do with the Sarutobi or Mitokado families.
Even through connections in the logistics department, Mitokado Homura still placed great importance on maintaining distance between his family and his clan.
I don't know, I've never seen it before, and I have no evidence against it!
In this situation, the possibility of dragging the two people down with him is extremely low.
She decided to go all in!
Before heading to the Hokage's office to be scolded, they further expanded the reach of the rumors.
You Uchiha, didn't you kidnap a lot of merchants?
Then I incited the villagers to storm the police station, demanding that Uchiha Yuuki step down and release the innocent merchants.
The nobles and wealthy merchants of the Land of Fire provided strong support.
This might actually succeed!
However, after she came out of the Hokage's office, the rumors took a sudden turn!
Instead of pointing to the Uchiha clan, it flowed to the Senju clan!
It has even spread that the current head of the Senju clan is Uchiha Yuuki's protector, and that the reason why the police department is so arrogant is inseparable from the protection of the Senju clan.
The blame lies entirely with Thousand Hands!
Senju indulges the Uchiha!
This matter was not someone's scheme, but rather the result of resentment from a group of ninjas in the village!
Those ninjas who were forced to leave their clans and integrate into the village were venting their resentment!
We built the village together and developed the economy together.
The Senju clan has risen to power, and we've become outsiders without surnames?
Amidst the increasingly chaotic public opinion, Yuuki decisively took action, making full use of the last remaining value of those nobles—their lives!