To Make the Uchiha Clan Believe? No! To Make

Uchiha Madara Believe!

The sun gradually set.

The sky grew dim.

But for the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire, even though electric lights had yet to see widespread use, the room remained brightly lit.

The lamplight flickered.

Under its glow,

the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire's smile became even clearer.

His undisguised smile showed his appreciation for Uchiha Makoto.

"The future of the Land of Fire rests on my shoulders!"

"If there is one person in the Land of Fire who can command the wind and rain, it is me!"

"Those ninja clans should obediently shield me from the wind and rain!"

Whether in terms of ideology or personal position, Uchiha Makoto and the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire maintained a temporary understanding.

The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire did not want the Uchiha Clan and Senju Clan to join forces, much less see a ninja village capable of sweeping across the Ninja World emerge.

And Uchiha Makoto did not want that either. If Big Brother didn't die, how would I ever get my chance to shine?

"Your Highness, do you truly believe the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan can reconcile, even ultimately abandoning the thousand-year blood feud between their clans?"

"Our clan leader, Lord Madara, had several younger brothers die at the hands of the Senju Clan. Lord Izuna himself died at the hands of Hashirama Senju's younger brother, Tobirama Senju."

Uchiha Makoto continued guiding the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire with his words.

"Doing something like that should be very difficult," the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire said, shaking his head.

The Daimyo knew all too well about the mess between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan.

Who could have imagined

that overnight, the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan would reconcile and simply stop fighting?

Didn't you two clans want revenge for your dead clansmen?

Especially Hashirama Senju, the Senju Clan's leader. He had used his own life to earn Uchiha Madara's trust. He had even stabbed himself with a kunai.

Setting aside the issue with the kunai, the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire truly doubted Hashirama Senju's motives. Was there really someone in this world so foolish and naive?

There were probably only a handful of people like that in the entire Ninja World.

Hashirama Senju was either an idiot, or a deeply calculating, thick-skinned conspirator who was exceptionally ruthless toward himself.

And as the leader of one of the Ninja World's top Bloodline Limit clans, could he possibly be an idiot?

Obviously not!

Hashirama Senju was simply too terrifying.

The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire shook his head as his imagination ran wild.

The Hashirama Senju Threat Theory involuntarily sent the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire spiraling into paranoid speculation.

The Duke of Zhou feared rumors in his day; Wang Mang was humble before he usurped the throne. Who could have imagined that in this treacherous Ninja World, a great man would truly arise—one with absolute power who nevertheless strictly restrained himself?

Without a doubt, Hashirama Senju was a good man!

As clan leader, Hashirama Senju only needed to be able to fight. His external brain, Tobirama Senju, would naturally handle everything else.

But Uchiha Makoto could not let such a good man off the hook. Most of the time, good people could only be held at gunpoint!

Noble souls found their epitaphs in nobility; vile souls found their passage in vileness.

Uchiha Makoto felt that he was just a little despicable. But if anyone was to blame, it could only be Naturally Evil Tobirama Senju, who loved racial discrimination!

Now!

He had to strike while the iron was hot and keep planting doubts!

Listening to Uchiha Makoto's words beside him,

the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire's expression darkened slightly, and his words carried hidden meaning.

"The Senju Clan leader is probably plotting something enormous."

"Your Highness is most perceptive!"

Uchiha Makoto immediately seized the opening and did his utmost to expand his gains.

The more wary the Daimyo became of Hashirama Senju now, the greater Uchiha Makoto's future returns would be!

Keep going! Keep going!!!

"Then, Your Highness, what do you think Hashirama Senju's ultimate purpose is? He went to such great lengths, even disregarding his own life and giving up the chance to kill Lord Madara, all to earn Lord Madara's trust."

The Daimyo stroked his chin and thought for a moment.

Naturally, he could not simply say what was in his heart: "Hashirama Senju wants to fucking rebel!"

What if Hashirama Senju really did want to rebel?

When America accused you of possessing weapons of mass destruction, you had better actually have them. The same logic applied here.

So the Daimyo put on a serious face and said, "To make the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan reconcile?"

"It is to make people believe that the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan can reconcile!" Uchiha Makoto corrected the Daimyo's mistake.

"To make the Uchiha Clan believe?"

"Not the Uchiha Clan. Uchiha Madara!"

"The Uchiha Clan knows that is impossible!"

The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire involuntarily widened his eyes and regarded Uchiha Makoto in a new light.

This young Uchiha possessed such shrewd insight at such an early age. Even though he had only met Uchiha Makoto that day and still had not figured out Uchiha Makoto's XP, he already felt the urge to marry his daughter to him.

A daughter, after all. For the Daimyo, her greatest value lay in marriage alliances and winning people over.

So what if Uchiha Makoto was a ninja?

It was hardly unusual for Nobles to arrange marriages with ninja clans in order to coordinate relations and form communities of shared interests.

You have a piece of me, and I have a piece of you. If the Daimyo's faction and the ninja clans could establish such a relationship, then the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire felt he could sleep soundly from then on.

Even if something happened in the future, he could simply change identities and make a fresh start under a new name.

And Uchiha Makoto was an Uchiha, born into one of the Ninja World's top Bloodline Limit clans. He even had three tomoe in his eyes. Even if Uchiha Makoto slept with his wife, got her pregnant, and put a bright green hat on his head, the Daimyo would probably magnanimously pretend not to notice.

He would even raise the child properly. After all, taking on such baggage was not embarrassing!

Who knew how many Nobles in this Ninja World wished they could take on such baggage? Even if they wanted to, they had no way to do so!

Because Bloodline Limit clans never offered such opportunities.

Bloodline Limit clans placed unimaginable importance on their clans' Kekkei Genkai. Some bloodline clans had even reached a distorted extreme. Yes, that was right, the Hyuga Clan!

Even when marrying into Noble families, once a child displayed a Bloodline Limit, the bloodline clan would immediately take the child back to the clan.

Not even the Daimyo could break such rules.

The more the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire looked at Uchiha Makoto, the more pleasing he found him. But Uchiha Makoto had no mind-reading ability and had no idea what the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire was thinking.

All he wanted from the Daimyo now was money!

"It is a pity that the Uchiha clansmen believe in Lord Madara."

"One day, the Uchiha Clan will be driven to extinction because of the Senju Clan!"

Uchiha Makoto sighed.

He had to establish his persona properly!

Everything he did in the future would not be for himself!

It would all be for the Uchiha Clan!