The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire forcibly suppressed the joy in his heart.
He finally waited for the Uchiha Great Elder to say such words.
Subsequently, his expression changed rapidly.
"What!"
"Does Senju Tobirama really dare to do this!?"
"Originally, I only suspected it, thinking it was just a joke, but I didn't expect your Uchiha clan to actually investigate Senju Tobirama!"
"It's simply unimaginable, if this can be tolerated, what cannot be tolerated!"
The roar resounded throughout the room.
The fire of hatred burned in the eyes of the Lord Elder, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
However... this was fake.
The Lord Elder had long determined in his heart that the Kōkage and Hokage had joined forces to assassinate him.
It was just that he had suffered from a lack of evidence before.
Of course, the Lord Elder, who had been assassinated once by the Kōkage and Hokage, was not a fool.
If he publicly fell out with the Kōkage and Hokage, what if they were forced to rebel?
The entire capital of the Land of Fire might be dismantled by these two guys.
Even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would not agree to such behavior.
Ninjas can only be dealt with by ninjas.
So he dared not target the instigators, the Hokage and Kōkage, but only dared to put all the blame on Senju Tobirama.
He could only sacrifice Senju Tobirama.
"Lord Elder, calm down!"
"Don't be impulsive!!"
"These are just clues, there is no direct evidence to prove that it was the Konoha ANBU ninjas... You must trust Konoha, trust Konoha's loyalty to the Land of Fire!"
"Senju Tobirama might be innocent, don't do anything irreversible on impulse."
Seeing the emotional Lord Elder, the Uchiha Great Elder hurriedly spoke to dissuade him.
He was really afraid that the Lord Elder would impulsively take this evidence to confront the First Hokage Senju Hashirama.
Ninjas in the ninja world have always been a profession with extremely clear concepts of superiors and subordinates.
As a member of the ninja village, as a ninja, the Uchiha Great Elder secretly investigated the assassination mission that had already been characterized by the Hokage without the Hokage's knowledge, which was a transgression in itself.
If the First Hokage took it seriously, the Uchiha Great Elder would definitely have to go to the ANBU.
Now this fire has burned to the Konoha ANBU, to Senju Tobirama.
The Konoha ANBU is the Hokage's direct unit.
Senju Tobirama is the Hokage's brother.
Doesn't this mean it burned to Senju Hashirama?
Once the matter is completely publicized, what if he is liquidated by the Hokage afterwards?
In the entire ninja world, there is only one person who can challenge Senju Hashirama, and that is the patriarch Uchiha Madara!
—The Uchiha Great Elder knew very well that he would definitely be in a very dangerous situation next.
For the sake of the Uchiha, he must also keep his useful body!
So... the Uchiha Great Elder was ready to control the Lord Elder at any time.
"Hmph, I want to believe in Konoha's loyalty!"
"But is Konoha really worthy of my trust? This matter must be investigated to the end, even if it involves the Konoha ANBU..."
"...."
"Great Elder, I trust your Uchiha, what is your attitude?"
These words were heartbreaking.
The Lord Elder was determined to counterattack the mastermind behind the assassination incident.
This was not only to avenge his family but also for political considerations.
No matter what, he was a dignified Lord Elder of a country. If he was assassinated and his relatives died tragically without any counterattack action.
How could he establish himself in the Land of Fire in the future?
.... Damn it, bandits causing trouble, only ghosts would believe it!!
And facing the Lord Elder's questioning... this was forcing the Uchiha Great Elder to take a stand.
In a hurry, the Uchiha Great Elder's brain ran fast.
Wanting to investigate the Konoha ANBU was not an easy task.
And this also involved Konoha's loyalty to the Land of Fire.
Even if Konoha really made concessions and agreed to the Land of Fire sending people to investigate the Konoha ANBU, what about after the investigation?
Once Senju Tobirama's crime is confirmed, that he really sent Konoha ANBU ninjas to assassinate the Lord Elder's family, Konoha will probably lose the trust of the Land of Fire completely.... How can the Daimyo of the Land of Fire sleep?
The Uchiha clan wants to produce a Hokage in the future and take charge of Konoha!
But if after the investigation, Senju Tobirama is innocent, Konoha's attitude towards the Land of Fire will be.... How can you let the Hokage sleep?
Moreover, the outcome of the Uchiha clan at that time will not be good either.
Framing the Hokage's brother... Uchiha Madara can't protect himself either!
One-track mind, blocked at both ends, someone always can't sleep peacefully.
The Uchiha Great Elder had begun to regret his impulse just now.
However, he was smart for once.
Because the relationship behind this matter was too complicated, he felt from the beginning that he probably couldn't handle it. Just now was considered an impulse..... And now he instinctively felt that directly stating his attitude and rushing up to charge for the Lord Elder would likely cause big problems.
So, the Uchiha Great Elder simply chose to remain silent for the time being.
He lowered his head and said nothing.
And the Lord Elder's eyes stared closely at the Uchiha Great Elder, putting pressure on him, while the Uchiha Great Elder remained silent.
The atmosphere in the room fell into silence for a while.
After a stalemate for a while, the Lord Elder sighed in his heart—it seems the Uchiha are not as stupid as he imagined.
Why are you being smart at such a critical moment!
At this time, you actually chose to shrink your head?
According to the Lord Elder's plan...
The best situation would be for the Daimyo to find an excuse to gather the Hokage, Kōkage, and others together. At this time, the Uchiha Great Elder could take the initiative to stand up and unexpectedly produce evidence to report Senju Tobirama.
And Senju Tobirama is the number two figure of the Senju clan, he obviously wouldn't surrender, and would inevitably fight back desperately.
However, this kind of thing affects the whole body, and there is no turning back once the bow is drawn.
As long as the Uchiha Great Elder starts, there is no way to retreat, otherwise, just wait to be liquidated by the First Hokage Senju Hashirama.
Even the kind-hearted Senju Hashirama couldn't easily let the Uchiha Great Elder go. A trip to the Konoha ANBU for tea is inevitable.
But the Konoha ANBU is Senju Tobirama's territory. Senju Tobirama, this naturally evil old Senju demon, won't be soft on the Uchiha Great Elder. Once the Uchiha Great Elder goes in, there will be no return.... Maybe he can even be manipulated onto the experimental table by Senju Tobirama.
So the Uchiha Great Elder can only lead the Uchiha clan to fight with the Senju clan behind Senju Tobirama.
This is destined to be a life-and-death struggle.
In this way, the Lord Elder can also hide beautifully in these things!
He can sit behind the scenes and watch this struggle, and can also sow discord and fan the flames.... If the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan can have a firefight, it would be even better!
As for the truth...
Whether Senju Tobirama participated in the assassination incident, this f*cking doesn't matter!
As long as Konoha fights internally, the Senju clan will definitely suffer, and his revenge will be considered avenged!
But... the Uchiha Great Elder actually "cowardly" at this time.
In desperation, the Lord Elder could only relent and stop forcing the Uchiha Great Elder.
"Great Elder, I know you have difficulties, but I also have difficulties, we can only make do with it."
"I was too excited just now."
"This matter is indeed of great importance. After all, Konoha is the guardian ninja village of our Land of Fire. Now, without conclusive evidence, casually suspecting Konoha's loyalty to the Land of Fire will set off a huge wave in the Land of Fire and chill Konoha's heart."
"Lord Elder is wise!"
Seeing the change in the Lord Elder's attitude, the Uchiha Great Elder finally nodded in agreement.
However, the Uchiha Great Elder did not continue to speak. He was waiting for the Lord Elder's opinion... If the smart person's method is useful, he will adopt it; if not, he will run!
Subsequently, the Lord Elder could only continue to say:
"But this matter still needs to be investigated, but pay attention to the execution method. After all, we can't let your Konoha be chilled."
"I plan to spread part of the intelligence and evidence collected by your Uchiha clan to form a public opinion outside the Land of Fire. When the public opinion expands, at this time, His Highness the Daimyo will take the initiative to come forward and make a gesture, intending to clarify the rumors and return Konoha's innocence. And your Uchiha clan only needs to take the opportunity to propose an internal self-investigation in Konoha to prove Konoha and Senju Tobirama's innocence, and investigate the Konoha ANBU with this reason... In this way, Konoha will not be embarrassed and has no reason to refuse, and the Land of Fire will not be embarrassed. Both sides will be happy."
"Of course, the premise is that Senju Tobirama is really innocent!"
"I hope your Uchiha clan can perform your duties faithfully and conduct a comprehensive investigation. If he really committed a crime intolerable to the world, he must be brought to justice!"
The Lord Elder's voice was slow.
Yes.
He plans to try the backup plan, spreading part of the intelligence and evidence to the outside world.
Konoha ANBU participated in the assassination incident, and the younger brother of the First Hokage of Konoha conspired to assassinate the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire.
Either of these two news is enough to detonate the public opinion field of the Land of Fire, and even shake the ninja world!
At that time, the surging angry public opinion will instantly drown Konoha, forcing Konoha to take the initiative to conduct an internal investigation, and the officials of the Land of Fire can also take the opportunity to send people to participate.
Unfortunately... the public opinion environment in the Land of Fire now is no longer what it was when the assassination case of the Lord Elder just happened.
The news of the marriage between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan attracted the attention of many people.
This is just throwing a brick to attract jade.
Immediately after, the grudges and love-hate relationship between the ancestors of the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan, and the unfair division of family property by the Sage of Six Paths almost attracted the attention of the entire ninja world. The Land of Fire was the hardest hit area, with various versions of grapevine news flying all over the sky, and people fueling the flames and spending money to buy hot searches. The heat of this matter can be said to be high.
This led to everyone being busy eating the melons of the two ancestors of the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan, and the Sage of Six Paths' family. Few people paid attention to the assassination case of the Lord Elder.
Now the deterrent power of public opinion on Konoha will be greatly reduced. After all, without official endorsement, it is just rumors of grapevine news, and even a wave of public opinion may not be stirred up.
Even if spending money to buy hot searches, those newspapers really dare not take such orders under the current public opinion.
Do you really think Konoha ninjas dare not kill people?
.... If the grapevine news is true, Konoha ninjas dare to kill even the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire, and probably won't blink an eye killing them.
This is something the Lord Elder completely did not anticipate at first.
—It must be the Kōkage and Hokage deliberately playing small tricks. To divert the topic of public opinion, they even dared to arrange the black history of their ancestors. Really shameless!
Of course, the Lord Elder also admitted that it was indeed very useful!
Without the pressure of public opinion, if the Land of Fire doesn't want to completely fall out with Konoha, it cannot force Konoha to conduct an internal investigation, and it is also difficult to send people to participate in the investigation.
But in the current situation, even if the power of this move will be greatly reduced, this method can only be used.
Who let the most critical Uchiha Great Elder suddenly be clever and shrink his head like this, unwilling to charge directly for the Lord Elder.
And after listening to the Lord Elder's method, the Uchiha Great Elder thought for a while.
If acting according to the Lord Elder's current plan, the danger to the Uchiha clan and himself should be minimized. Even if Senju Tobirama is innocent afterwards, the Uchiha clan will not bear responsibility, and can even stand on the moral high ground and point fingers under the pretext of proving Senju Tobirama's innocence.
—Why did such outrageous rumors spread outside?
It must be your Senju Tobirama's improper conduct that caused criticism. Senju Tobirama, you naturally evil old Senju demon, almost became a sinner destroying the relationship between the Land of Fire and Konoha!
Of course, the most important thing is that this excuse can be used to investigate the Konoha ANBU!
Nominally, the Konoha ANBU is a unit belonging only to Senju Hashirama, the First Hokage.
But the Konoha ANBU was established by Senju Tobirama single-handedly. Personnel selection is a secret in the village and is also managed by Senju Tobirama single-handedly, so the Konoha ANBU has always been Senju Tobirama's territory.
The Uchiha clan has always wanted to plant their own people into the Konoha ANBU, but unfortunately, Senju Tobirama is too vigilant, and there is really no chance at all.
Now the opportunity has come!
And Senju Tobirama is also a suspect under investigation. During the investigation process, to avoid suspicion, he has to avoid the whole process.
This is simply a god-given opportunity for the Uchiha clan!
"Lord Elder, as expected of the Lord Elder, what is loyalty to the public and the country?"
"This is loyalty to the public and the country!"
"Just do it boldly. At the critical moment, the Uchiha clan will stand up and speak for you. As for investigating the Konoha ANBU, rest assured, the Uchiha Sharingan will not let go of any place, nor any suspicious person."
The Uchiha Great Elder suppressed the excitement in his heart and expressed loyalty to the Lord Elder.
A noble person!
This is the noble person of the Uchiha clan!
Lord Madara, do you know, the Uchiha clan is rising!
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