"Are you fucking stabbing me in the back and digging a pit for me again?"
At this moment.
Senju Tobirama's gaze was incredibly sharp.
Based on his understanding of Uchiha Makoto, Senju Tobirama believed that even if Uchiha Makoto didn't tell the truth, he could judge from the other party's tone and words whether this guy was digging a pit for him again.
Stare....
"It does have a tiny bit to do with me, but it's not entirely my fault. Back then in the Land of Fire's capital, the situation was urgent. To persuade the Uchiha Grand Elder, I definitely needed an excuse.... So I let them grasp the main contradiction and stop focusing on you. They should hurry up and find a way to push Uchiha Madara to the position of Hokage."
"You also know that Uchiha Madara has been practically unknown all these years and hasn't revealed his intention to become the Second Hokage to the outside world!"
"So I gave them a few ideas."
"Only in this way would they be willing to shift their attention and let you go."
Uchiha Makoto didn't intend to lie to Senju Tobirama on this issue and recounted the persuasion of the Uchiha Grand Elder in the Land of Fire's capital.
There was no helping it.
The situation was urgent back then. That group of Uchiha clan elders was bent on driving Senju Tobirama out of the Hokage's office. If he didn't use a bigger, more important matter to divert their attention, the Uchiha Grand Elder would absolutely not let Senju Tobirama off easily.
And the only thing that could make the Uchiha Grand Elder care more was helping them seize the position of Hokage.
At this moment, Senju Tobirama's mentality had completely exploded.
One must know that regarding Konoha's internal reform, he had just started to get into the groove, and it was a scene of vibrant vitality where all things were competing for development.
Although Uchiha Makoto inserted Uchiha Kagami to be his opponent, Uchiha Kagami was completely different from ordinary Uchiha clansmen. He could not only think from the family's standpoint but also jump out of the clan's limitations and consider gains and losses from the perspective of Konoha's overall interests. Moreover, Uchiha Kagami was his personal disciple; often, instead of opposing each other, the two could reach a consensus and cooperate smoothly.
Now that group of Uchiha clan elders went straight for the jugular, flipped the table, and didn't plan to play with Senju Tobirama anymore, preparing to recommend Uchiha Madara to become the Second Hokage in Konoha!
If Uchiha Madara was successfully pushed to the position of Hokage by them, then Senju Tobirama working so hard now.... in the end, it would be the Uchiha Clan who benefited.
"You guy.... I think you just can't stand to see me doing well... No wonder you helped me push for Konoha's reform..."
"Pitting me like this behind my back... wanting me to be free labor for your Uchiha Clan?"
"At the Six Kage Summit, if Big Brother brings Uchiha Madara to participate in the meeting, I will perish together with you!"
Senju Tobirama said in exasperation.
However, it was no wonder Senju Tobirama was so angry.
Unlike Uchiha Madara who was "unknown," from the day he sat in the Hokage's office, he had already indicated to the Konoha ninja clans his intention to become the next Hokage. Later, Senju Tobirama also successfully obtained the title of "Shadow Hokage."
But Uchiha Madara had never revealed his intention to become Hokage to the outside world, yet he already had a great advantage in Konoha.
The two sides were never opponents of the same weight class.
Oh, no, to be precise, Uchiha Madara never regarded Senju Tobirama as an opponent.
With such a huge disparity, Senju Tobirama could only find another way. Originally, the situation in Konoha was already developing in the direction Senju Tobirama expected.
As long as the Konoha internal reform plan succeeded, Senju Tobirama would completely have the capital to wrestle with Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara's strength was indeed powerful, but Konoha already had a God of Shinobi.
The stage of conquering the world was over!
Konoha's next term needed a Hokage who could govern the world!
But now Senju Tobirama's Konoha internal reform plan had just begun!
And because of the Six Kage Summit, this stage was actually very sensitive, especially regarding the topic of candidates for Konoha's next Hokage.
According to the original Naruto plot, every Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages would have their own guards by their side, and their guards usually had another political meaning.... the guard was very likely the next Kage.
At the Five Kage Summit, the guards behind the Kages were actually the next Kages of the ninja villages.
If the call for Uchiha Madara to become Hokage grew strong in Konoha at this time, Senju Hashirama might very likely act on a whim and let Uchiha Madara participate in the Five Kage Summit with him, standing behind him.
Once such a political signal was received by the Konoha ninja clans, the situation would be quite bad.
After all, the current Uchiha Clan was not "weak and powerless" like in the original story. Because of Uchiha Makoto's continuous help, they could already confront Senju Tobirama head-on.
Uchiha Kagami also stepped onto the historical stage ahead of time because of Uchiha Makoto's intervention, frequently entering and leaving the Hokage's office recently.
And now, there was a high probability that Uchiha Kagami wouldn't die young like in the original plot, living only to twenty-five.
Barring any accidents, with the support of the Uchiha Clan and Uchiha Makoto, Uchiha Kagami would become a Konoha high-level official contending with Senju Tobirama.
Those Konoha ninja clans who steered with the wind would surrender to the Uchiha Clan one by one upon seeing the trend.
Once people's hearts scattered, no matter how hard Senju Tobirama tried in the future, it would be useless to compete with Uchiha Madara for the position of Hokage.
"Ah... then I have no choice either."
"At that time, I had to find a way to persuade the Uchiha Grand Elder. Otherwise, you would have been dealt with by the Wood Release Iron Fist long ago."
Uchiha Makoto certainly knew that Senju Tobirama's current worry was purely superfluous.
Given Uchiha Madara's current state, he would absolutely not participate in the Five Kage Summit.
But now...
Uchiha Makoto couldn't just tell Senju Tobirama: "You don't need to do anything. Anyway, Uchiha Madara will defect from Konoha in the future, and finally take your big brother to see the Sage of Six Paths. At that time, the Second Hokage's robe will naturally be draped over you."
Naturally, these words couldn't be said.
And regarding the problem in front of him, Uchiha Makoto really had no way to solve it.
So he could only spread his hands to express helplessness to Senju Tobirama.
However, Senju Tobirama's flustered voice now put Uchiha Makoto in a good mood.
A casual little trick back then could make Senju Tobirama lose sleep.
Just thinking about it.
Uchiha Makoto felt he could eat three extra bowls of rice for lunch today!
"Things having reached this point, it's getting late. I'm going to eat first."
"You fucker, Uchiha Makoto, don't end the communication. You haven't come up with a solution for me yet."
Without waiting for Senju Tobirama to continue rambling, Uchiha Makoto had already hung up the communication.
He still had a pile of urgent matters to attend to.
Due to Uchiha Makoto's continuous preparations beforehand, the news of the Six Kage Summit had spread throughout the ninja world. Not only would the Kages of the major ninja villages come to participate in this meeting, but the leaders of other small ninja villages in the ninja world would also participate.
And the venue for the Six Kage Summit was in Akatsuki Village.
Just the security work of Akatsuki Village was enough for Uchiha Makoto to worry about. Of course, more importantly, Uchiha Makoto wanted to use this opportunity to show the prosperity of Akatsuki Village to the entire ninja world.
The title of "Beacon of the Ninja World" absolutely couldn't just remain on paper.
......
Hokage's Office.
Senju Tobirama sat alone on the office chair, feeling lost.
He was physically and mentally exhausted now.
Not just physical fatigue, but more of mental haggardness.
"I've been pitted to death by Uchiha Makoto this time."
"Once that guy Uchiha Madara becomes Hokage, Konoha will definitely be completely swallowed by Uchiha Makoto."
"My heart's blood and efforts over these years absolutely cannot be used to make a wedding dress for Uchiha Makoto, this naturally evil Uchiha brat."
Senju Tobirama knew he had been completely pitted to death by that bastard Uchiha Makoto now.
But things having come to this, Senju Tobirama didn't intend to give up so easily.
After all, to sit on the position of Second Hokage, he had expended countless efforts and endured too many grievances and frustrations.
"For the future of Konoha, I absolutely cannot lose to Uchiha Madara."
"Becoming Hokage is absolutely not just based on military force. The Konoha Hokage is elected democratically and needs to listen to the public opinion of the Land of Fire and the village."
"I still have a chance!"
Senju Tobirama thought this in his heart.
Subsequently, he intended to take action to confront the offensive launched by the Uchiha Clan this time head-on.
The Konoha Hokage is elected democratically.
As long as he could win the support of enough ninjas, even facing Uchiha Madara, Senju Tobirama had a chance to turn the tables from a desperate situation.
After some thought.
Regarding democratic elections, Senju Tobirama soon had a rough idea.
"Speaking of which, presentations are indeed a good method."
"The presentation held by the Uchiha last time gave the Konoha reform plan a mass base... I can also use this method this time."
Senju Tobirama thought of the presentation held by the Uchiha Clan last time.
The method of open-air speeches was very good. Spending just a little money could gain the support of a large number of ninjas within Konoha.
Senju Tobirama was also very clear about his advantages. Although his strength was indeed inferior to Uchiha Madara, he had more popularity in Konoha than Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara was simply too arrogant!
In his eyes, there was only Senju Hashirama. Only because of his powerful strength did a small number of Konoha high-level officials pay attention to Uchiha Madara's movements at all times.
Many ninjas of the Konoha clans, and even the new generation of ninjas within the Uchiha Clan, were very unfamiliar with Uchiha Madara. Their impression of Uchiha Madara basically stayed at the Uchiha clansmen's smug "showing off" to the outside world.
Senju Tobirama, on the other hand, could be said to be a household name in Konoha and had appeared on the big screens of the ninja world several times.
This certainly had something to do with Uchiha Makoto's various external propaganda... Black fame is still fame, single rhyme is still a rhyme.
Of course, the most important thing was that Senju Tobirama had suffered hardships and endured fatigue; he had both merit and hard work in Konoha.
He knew very well what Konoha villagers and bottom-level ninjas needed. It was nothing more than livelihood guarantees like Akatsuki Village, having a stable job, earning income to fill their stomachs, clothes to wear, and relatively cheap medical services.
And Senju Tobirama had already given a Konoha reform plan based on his wisdom and experience.
Admittedly, this reform plan was controversial among Konoha high-level officials, but Senju Tobirama believed this would definitely improve the lives of Konoha villagers and bottom-level ninjas.
Leaving other things aside, just Konoha's internal infrastructure projects were enough to give Konoha villagers a stable job, and Konoha ninjas could also get enough remuneration from it.
That was how Akatsuki Village developed back then.
Copying directly from the Akatsuki Village template would always have a good effect..... At worst, only tell half the story, report the good news but not the bad.
Senju Tobirama could swear that he would definitely fulfill the promises made to the outside world in the presentation.
The charm of journalism lies here.
"However... just this is definitely not enough."
"Rather than elevating myself, it's better to smear others. The dark history of the Uchiha Clan is known to everyone in the ninja world."
"Among them, the stronger the hatred, the stronger the pupil power. The Sharingan is like this. No one knows what these people will do. Just in the Warring States period, there were quite a few examples of Uchiha clansmen going crazy because of the Sharingan and ruining everything... These are all good methods."
Senju Tobirama's brain was running at high speed.
He soon recalled many small stories of Uchiha clansmen going crazy because of the Sharingan.
As long as these stories were written into essays and widely circulated in Konoha, even Uchiha Madara couldn't withstand such criticism.
No one in this ninja world had stronger pupil power than Uchiha Madara, and no one had stronger hatred than Uchiha Madara.
The stronger a person like Uchiha Madara is, the more fear they inspire!
How would Konoha villagers and ninjas be willing to let a mentally unstable, "unknown" Uchiha Madara in Konoha serve as the Konoha Hokage?
.....As long as Uchiha Makoto didn't come out to make trouble, this method of splashing dirty water would definitely work.
After making this decision, Senju Tobirama considered another important matter.
"However, who should be sent to execute such a task that offends the Uchiha Clan?"
"In case the matter of splashing dirty water on Uchiha Madara is found out.... No, what splashing dirty water? This is called stating a fact."
Senju Tobirama thought this in his heart.
First of all, he definitely had to exclude himself.
As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Moreover, Senju Tobirama had just read a letter of guarantee in front of Konoha high-level officials not long ago.
In case it was found out by the Uchiha Clan, it would be easy to get burned.
He must find an absolute confidant to complete this matter!
Then....
Naturally, Senju Tobirama immediately thought of Shimura Danzō in his mind.
Shimura Danzō was already unclean because of the assassination of the Land of Fire's Cabinet Elder. Since Shimura Danzō was already unclean, he might as well let him do this kind of thing again.
All of this is for Konoha.
He believed Shimura Danzō should be willing to make sacrifices.
When the day comes that he ascends to Hokage, he will definitely compensate Danzō well!
Senju Tobirama thought this in his heart.
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