Brother Hiashi, You Need to Calm Down!

The sparrows outside the window chirped away atop the utility poles~

Hyuga Hiashi's declaration was truly shocking!

For a moment, Senya could not even tell who was the real "Uchiha." Hiashi was even more resolute than the Uchiha War Faction—at the slightest disagreement, he wanted to lead his clan in launching a coup!

Senya hurried to dissuade him.

"Brother Hiashi, you absolutely can't do this! Think about your two daughters. If there's a coup, what will happen to Hinata and Hanabi? This needs to be considered carefully."

Hyuga Hiashi has been emotionally broken. Replication successful. Physical attributes increased by 20%.

Senya was immediately like O.o.

That's not right. I wasn't trying to break Hiashi emotionally. Wasn't I comforting him? Did the system bug out?

Hyuga Hiashi had only been pounding the table, but Senya's mention of it completely broke his composure.

He rose to his feet, ready to stomp the coffee table to pieces.

"Brother Hiashi, calm down! You have to calm down!"

Senya grabbed Hiashi's arm, trying to settle him down.

"How am I supposed to calm down?! You're right. Those two old bastards, Hiruzen and Danzo, definitely won't spare Hinata and Hanabi in the future. Those beasts! I will never coexist under the same sky as those two scum who collude with each other!"

It took Senya quite a while longer to get Hiashi to sit back down and calm himself.

Recalling how he had just lost control in front of Senya, Hiashi felt somewhat embarrassed. He held up his teacup and pretended to drink, using it to hide his awkwardness.

"So, Brother Senya, do you have a plan? Your Uchiha clan has already begun relinquishing authority over the Police Force. Could it be that you truly intend to compromise with the village higher-ups?"

Senya grinned. He looked bright and cheerful, like someone who clearly knew nothing of scheming and had a pure, simple mind.

"Brother Hiashi, who has the final say in Konoha?"

Hiashi froze, but still answered.

"Obviously, the Hokage has the final say."

"No, no. If—just if, mind you—the villagers and clans joined forces to replace the Hokage, how do you think our aged Third Hokage would deal with that?"

Hiashi's Byakugan eyes widened, his pupils contracting sharply.

"You want to force Hiruzen from office!"

But then he thought it over again. The Uchiha were opening the Police Force to outsiders, so their authority would inevitably be greatly reduced. Once weakened, how could they get the villagers and clans to unite against the current village higher-ups?

Seeing that Hiashi was still deep in thought, Senya decided not to keep him guessing. Some things were simply too difficult for them to grasp without his explanation simplifying them.

"Brother Hiashi, I've summed it up in one phrase: the Hokage is the ship, and the people are the water. Water can carry a ship, but it can also overturn one."

"The Uchiha Police Force is relinquishing authority, but not entirely. The important positions will remain in our own hands. In that case, can this even be called relinquishing authority? We're providing good jobs for civilians and benefiting the village."

"Once the Uchiha gain the villagers' approval, we can win over Ino-Shika-Cho. Wouldn't everything fall into place then?"

After hearing Senya's words, Hiashi was suddenly enlightened, as if waking from a dream. His thoughts instantly became clear.

"It truly is a good method. But aren't you afraid Ino-Shika-Cho will see through it? If they figure out what you're planning and tell that old bastard Hiruzen, wouldn't you be walking straight into your own death?"

Senya tapped a finger against the coffee table and shook his head.

"No. Ino-Shika-Cho won't do anything unnecessary. They are loyal to the 'Hokage,' not Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"Besides, Brother Hiashi, if Danzo dared to make a move against the Hyuga clan, why would he not dare to make a move against Ino-Shika-Cho and the other clans?"

Senya's question gave Hyuga Hiashi a complete awakening. He finally understood that the current four village higher-ups had offended far too many ninja clans. They were practically leeches attached to the other ninja clans!

They seized benefits from the ninja clans, then claimed they were using them to help civilian ninja, all while calling themselves a "civilian ninja clan."

Could "civilians" and "ninja clan" even belong together?

At that thought, the fury in Hiashi's heart began to surge again.

Fortunately, after his previous two emotional outbursts, Hiashi was able to restrain himself. Having heard part of Senya's plan, he realized that toppling the current village higher-ups and carrying out a major purge would not be difficult.

As Hiashi considered his words, Senya recalled the plot of the original Naruto. Then he suddenly remembered that Root seemed to have a group of ninja around the same age in the anime, all from the major ninja clans.

Sure enough, it was just as he had expected. That old dog Danzo would definitely make a move. He wanted nothing more than to drag every child into Root, brainwash them, and turn them into tools beneath his command.

After some time had passed, Hiashi formed his own thoughts. Once calm, although he had resolved to join forces with the Uchiha clan, he still needed to secure some benefits. Only then could he silence the main family elders and satisfy them.

"Vice Clan Head Senya, how much authority in the Police Force can be opened up to the Hyuga clan?"

Since he had decided to ally with them, Hiashi did not intend to beat around the bush. He might as well ask Senya directly. Since the other man had devised such a method to bring down the Third Hokage, there was no need to play petty tricks in front of him.

"Brother Hiashi, don't be so formal. Just call me Brother Senya. Below the Police Force chief are five division chiefs and thirty squad captains. How about one division chief and six squad captains for you?"

Hiashi was instantly stunned by Senya's sincerity. This was equivalent to directly giving one-fifth of the Police Force's backbone to the Hyuga clan.

Do not underestimate that one-fifth. The Police Force was open to the entire village! There were quite a few powerful ninja clans among them: the Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, and Inuzuka. Even if Ino-Shika-Cho were counted as a single unit, that still made four great clans!

And there were also smaller ninja clans such as the Shiranui, Namiashi, Gekko, and others.

Senya had given him an enormous gift! Once the division chief and squad captain positions fell into Hyuga hands, as long as they did not go too far, the Hyuga could make all sorts of arrangements with the squad members!

Senya's generous offer left Hiashi dazed, but Senya felt that giving the Hyuga this much authority was nothing at all. Once the Hyuga accepted it, they would have boarded the Uchiha's pirate ship. There would be no chance to get off later.

He had no such goodwill as to open the Police Force and share authority with everyone. All of this was merely fishing with bait called "power"...

Whether willingly or unknowingly, once the "fish" fell into the "fisherman's" hands, the ninja clans and civilians, as the "fish," would have no way to return to the lake called the "Third Hokage."

Hiashi was satisfied with Senya's grand gift, and Senya was equally satisfied with Hyuga Hiashi and the Hyuga clan choosing their side...