The Tip of the Iceberg's Truth, Teammates' Probes and Clashes!

Nara Shikaichi was clearly letting loose now.

It was only natural!

Since Uchiha Jin had proactively suggested dividing the spoils and no one present had objected, he felt comfortable opening up a bit. After all, he vaguely felt that this small team wasn't so bad.

Even though they couldn't form an Ino-Shika-Cho, their future prospects weren't too bleak.

But, on the other side.

Uchiha Jin was completely stunned. So this was how everyone operated?

No wonder everyone was hostile towards the Uchiha. It seemed that besides the Uchiha's outward arrogance and the drastic personality change after awakening the Sharingan, the core issue was this massive problem right before him.

Everyone, inside and out, top to bottom, was rotten. The entire Konohagakure leadership, all the major Ninja Clans, were greedy. Yet, the Uchiha Clan acted like a pure white lotus.

Good grief, who were they trying to fool?

In the past, Uchiha Jin truly couldn't understand why, in the Uchiha clan massacre in the original work, the other Ninja Clans chose to stand by and do nothing instead of intervening. Did they really not see Konohagakure's leadership consolidating power?

First the Senju Clan, then the Uzumaki, and finally the Uchiha.

And then what?

Wasn't the Hyuga Clan afraid that Konohagakure's leadership would move against them?

What about the other Ninja Clans?

And the Uchiha's powerful combat strength. Were these Ninja Clans all idiots, not knowing that with the Uchiha's demise, Konohagakure would face immense difficulty if another Ninja World War broke out?

They weren't transmigrators; they didn't know about the destined individual, Uzumaki Naruto, who would rise to prominence?

Since there was such a huge problem, why did they turn a blind eye?

He had been unable to grasp these questions before, but now, with Nara Shikaichi's words, he finally saw a glimpse of the iceberg.

The Uchiha had incurred the wrath of the masses!

The so-called arrogance and personality change after awakening the Sharingan were just superficial. If Sarutobi Hiruzen could manage the Uchiha back then, could Fugaku, a weak clan head, not manage them?

Now, the truth seemed simple: it all boiled down to interests.

Konohagakure's corrupt winds had penetrated to the bone. Although they had managed to keep it hidden from the Uchiha Clan all these years, what if the Uchiha found out in the future?

The Uchiha themselves desperately wanted the position of Hokage. If they learned of the dark secrets of these Ninja Clans, and the Uchiha, holding the banner of justice, were to rally the people, it was likely that Konohagakure's leadership and the other Ninja Clans wouldn't be able to withstand it.

They had no grounds to stand on!

At that time, would those with a clear conscience, like Tsunade, Jiraiya, and others, still stand firmly by Sarutobi Hiruzen as they did now?

Perhaps considering this, it was better to just eliminate the Uchiha!

Especially after grasping this thread of interest, he even felt that the demise of the Uzumaki and Senju could be explained.

The Senju Clan was truly selfless. Considering Konohagakure as their child, they didn't hesitate to merge their clan into Konohagakure, which precisely gave these Ninja Clans an opportunity to strike.

"Meanness is the pass for the mean, nobility is the epitaph for the noble!"

Hokages Hashirama and Tobirama had good intentions, but the major Ninja Clans were not so noble. Thus, they went with the flow, conducted the Wood Release experiments, and conveniently wiped out the Senju Clan's elites.

The Uzumaki Clan was the same.

As allies of the Senju Clan, Konohagakure couldn't control this force anyway. It was better to sweep them into the dustbin of history. Konohagakure, after seizing all the Uzumaki's foundations, would leave behind a bloodline to serve as Konoha's Jinchuriki.

Although Konohagakure's power had diminished, the problem of centralized power was resolved, and everyone could openly make money from now on.

As for fear? There was no need!

Because the Ninja World was a world where everyone was equally bad. While Konohagakure had a mountain of problems, the other villages had equally significant issues!

Kirigakure created the Village of the Bloody Mist. Did Rasa of Sunagakure not kill Pakura of the Scorch Release to gain power?

Iwagakure lacked strong experts, with only the old man Ōnoki.

Kumo was controlled by the Yuzuki Clan; although seemingly united internally, they lacked top experts. Almost every village was sufficient for defense but lacked offensive capabilities.

For Konohagakure, where experts were constantly emerging like mushrooms after rain, the loss of one or two powerful Ninja Clans was naturally not a big deal. At most, it would just be more difficult during a Ninja World War.

Compared to the immense benefits gained, Konohagakure could afford such minor losses.

"So, that's how it is!"

"I understand now. Let's do as Shikaichi suggested."

"Captain Takada, Kakashi, you shouldn't have any objections, right?"

After Uchiha Jin figured it out, he naturally nodded, no longer having any objections to the distribution.

Captain Takada and Kakashi, however, were both filled with shock and confusion, clearly their scalps tingling from the news.

It couldn't be helped!

One came from a civilian ninja background, and the other's father was Hatake Sakumo, a samurai. They had been exposed to brainwashing concepts like the "Will of Fire" since childhood, how could they have encountered the messy operations of the Ninja Clans?

For a moment, they were completely bewildered.

Takada Fujiwara swallowed, his perception of Sarutobi Hiruzen completely shattered. But after taking a deep breath, he still nodded.

He couldn't understand the power struggles at the top. Anyway, he was just a nobody; the benefits he could actually obtain were what mattered.

You also say he's short-sighted, but that's the wisdom of common folk.

"No objections, I agree too!"

Takada Fujiwara spoke up directly.

Kakashi's eyes deepened. By his nature, he should have yelled and completely denied these nonsensical things. Otherwise, what would his father's suicide even mean?

Compared to these rotten Ninja Clans, his father saving his teammates and abandoning the mission was such a small loss it was a joke!

But, at the same time.

As a smart person, he keenly sensed that perhaps his father's suicide had hidden circumstances, especially considering the meaningful last words his father had entrusted to him the night before he died...

He subconsciously glanced at Uchiha Jin before taking a deep breath and nodding.

"Mhm, let's leave it at that."

After saying that.

Kakashi crossed his arms and stopped speaking.

Nara Shikaichi's gaze was profound. After a simple glance at everyone present, he couldn't help but show a faint smile. "Since everyone agrees, then we'll proceed with this distribution."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Clearly.

His words just now, though seemingly reckless, were actually a test.

Using simple information known to all Ninja Clans to test whether these people were worth befriending, and if so, they would naturally make money together happily in the future.

Not suitable? It didn't matter!

Anyway, it was all basic information, an unwritten rule known by all major Ninja Clans. Even if Uchiha Jin and the others knew, what could they do? Could they possibly change the grand tide formed by countless Ninja Clans and the higher-ups of Konohagakure?

It would cost lives!

But, fortunately.

These teammates of his had passed his test, so they could truly become teammates from now on!