Uchiha Nan easily persuaded a noblewoman named Mito Uzumaki to act as his mole within the Senju Clan. The plan was to launch a surprise attack on the laboratory where Toma Senju was located, without attracting attention. Without an inside agent, even if Uchiha Nan himself led the team, it would be virtually impossible. The Senju are, after all, the Senju clan—a powerful clan that could rival the Uchiha.
night
On a dark and windy night, Uchiha Nan personally led Anbu squad to the outskirts of the Senju Clan's territory. After carefully observing the surroundings, he discovered that the guards who were supposed to be there had been sent away by Mito Uzumaki.
Having a mole is great!
Then, in perfect unison, the hawks tumbled into the high-walled compound of the Senju, making their way to the laboratory virtually unimpeded.
"Hands up!!"
"FBI ward rounds!!"
Uchiha Nan rushed into the laboratory, Anbu members around him quickly dispersed to take over everything. The few remaining guards in the laboratory immediately lost their courage to fight the moment they saw Uchiha Nan. They were Konoha ninjas, and the consequence of attacking the Hokage was to be executed as missing-nin.
This is a huge mess! The truth has come out!
The Senju Clan Members present were ashen-faced. None of them had expected the Lord Hokage to launch a surprise attack on the Senju's laboratory, which was the heart of the Senju Clan's territory.
Even the Hokage of Konoha couldn't get in here without Senju's permission, so how did they manage to sneak in so quietly?
Are all the guards on duty dead?
Uchiha Nan looked around the laboratory. This laboratory must have cost a fortune. How much money did Toma Senju use to cover the costs of falsifying accounts within the Senju Clan?
He truly has the style of Tobirama Senju back in the day!
Tobirama Senju took a kickback of one billion Konoha each time. For the first twenty years of Tobirama Senju held the reins of finance; heaven knows how much he embezzled.
Tonight's surprise attack was a complete success; Mito Uzumaki deserves great credit!
"Send someone to summon Mito Uzumaki and Toma Senju."
Uchiha Nan gave orders to the Anbu members beside him, stating that the laboratory was now completely under his control and that no one else besides the members present would know about it. He had thus initially fulfilled his promise to Mito Uzumaki.
Before long, Mito Uzumaki and Toma Senju hurriedly arrived at the laboratory. Compared to Toma Senju's panic, Mito Uzumaki was much calmer. She could be considered a member of the mastermind team behind everything that happened tonight. Without Mito Uzumaki, things would not have gone so smoothly.
"Lord Hokage, you've won!"
"But let me tell you, if you don't have those Mangekyō Sharingan, you can't become Hokage!"
Haha, I don't care.
Toma Senju suddenly burst into laughter, then knelt on the ground and broke down in tears. He was clearly still resentful that Uchiha Nan had become Hokage.
The Senju Clan's expectations, Toma Senju's yearning for the Hokage title, and the sense of loss in strength after growing up. In the end, he gambles everything on Hashirama Cells.
He lost the bet and now he's nearing the end of his life. He's mentally broken.
Tsk, that's pretty pathetic!
Wait, something's not right, I feel like I've become the main villain!
Uchiha Nan looked at the emotionally distraught Toma Senju with sympathetic eyes. The bystanders had already tactfully left the room, leaving only Mito Uzumaki, Uchiha Nan, and the sobbing Toma Senju.
Mito Uzumaki walked up to Toma Senju Toma Senju slapped him repeatedly, left and right, to calm him down. This finally brought Toma Senju back from his madness.
"Mother, I was wrong."
"Waaaaah"
Toma Senju hugged Mito Uzumaki and started crying again. Mito Uzumaki couldn't hold back her emotions and cried along with him. She was already so old, having lost her husband early in life, and might lose her son in her old age. According to Uchiha Nan's information, if there was no half-method to resolve the corrosive effects of Hashirama Cells, Toma Senju wouldn't live more than six months.
This is such a melodramatic show! Uchiha Nan instantly recalled the memory of watching "My Mother Tian Xiaocao" at home with his mother. Cry, cry, let's see how long you can cry.
Uchiha Nan didn't interrupt this "heartwarming" moment. He moved a small stool and watched quietly. After a few minutes, he had squeezed out most of his tears, and his voice was a little hoarse. Mito Uzumaki and Toma Senju were both worldly people. Once they vented their emotions, they would immediately sober up.
The Mother and Son and son had just been wailing and crying, but after releasing their emotions, they now realized that Uchiha Nan was still around.
"Hmph, I'll take responsibility for my own actions!"
"This matter has nothing to do with the Senju Clan, and I will resign as the Clan Head of the Senju Clan."
Toma Senju wiped away his snot and tears with his sleeve. He had been anxious every day about how to face his mother, wife, Tsunade, and how to reasonably appoint a new Clan Head for the vast Senju Clan. Now that everything he had done had been exposed, all his anxiety had vanished.
The remaining six months can be spent peacefully, with time to spend with mother and Tsunade, and to choose a clansman capable of shouldering the great responsibility of the Senju Clan.
So brave to face death?
Although Toma Senju, in a moment of madness, initiated the Hashirama Cells experiment, he still took full responsibility. Truly worthy of being Hashirama Senju's son, but now is not the time for sentimentality.
Toma Senju, do you want to take all the blame alone?
I'm sorry, but I, Uchiha Nan, will not allow it. If you take all the lightning, Mito Uzumaki's signature will have been for nothing.
"You're going to take all the blame?"
"I don't think you can bear the consequences of initiating forbidden human experiments, hoarding and harming dungeon prisoners and prisoners from enemy villages."
The fact that your Senju Clan has completely deviated from the First Hokage's Will of Fire is something the entire Senju Clan cannot escape responsibility for, and you will be despised by all the villagers of Konoha.
Taking things too seriously is extremely useful at this time. Toma Senju can accept his own disgrace, but he cannot accept the reputation of the Senju Clan being ruined. If the matter of Hashirama Cells is investigated further, it will only involve his second uncle, Tobirama Senju. How will the villagers of Konoha and the other ninja clans view the Senju Clan then?
With Uchiha Nan's deliberate manipulation, the Senju Clan will definitely suffer social extinction, to the point where they won't even be able to hold their heads high in Konoha.
"Alright, Uchiha Nan, you promised me you would protect Toma and the reputation of the entire Senju Clan."
"And you promised me you would cure Toma's aftereffects."
Mito Uzumaki interrupted Uchiha Nan's continuous spellcasting. Uchiha Nan was clearly intimidating Toma Senju, threatening him with the reputation and interests of the entire Senju Clan, forcing Toma to submit to Uchiha Nan. Such tactics are truly despicable.
Mito Uzumaki had no doubt that if Toma Senju persisted in his stubbornness, Uchiha Nan would indeed, as he had said, completely ruin the reputation of the Senju Clan. This truly matched her stereotype of Uchiha Nan: unscrupulous, immoral, and only thinking of profit. Oh, and almost forgot, Uchiha Nan was also a lecher.
"Hmph, I only promised that Konoha would do its best to research Hashirama Cells, but I never guaranteed that I would cure him. But don't worry, I will at least let him live a little longer; he won't die in six months."
After speaking, Uchiha Nan took out a syringe, quickly walked up to Toma Senju, and injected it into Toma Senju's arm.
Caught off guard and unable to dodge, Toma Senju watched helplessly as a vial of green solution was injected into her body.
"What the heck is this? It's actually quite comfortable."
The medicine took effect quickly, Toma Senju could clearly feel the pain in his arm lessen. For the past few days, his bandaged arm had been tormenting Toma Senju every moment, like being pricked by hundreds of needles. The persistent pain kept him awake at night, and he had to take a specific medicine to stop the pain.
"No one understands the First Hokage's Wood Release, or even his physical body, better than First Madara Uchiha. He left behind some interesting techniques within the clan, just like Tobirama Senju. He probably left your Senju Clan with many Ninjutsu specifically targeting the Uchiha."
Uchiha Nan said mysteriously that the vial of medicine in his hand was made by Tobirama Senju overnight and could quickly alleviate the corrosive effects of Hashirama Cells.
Toma Senju had no doubts and used Tobirama Senju as an example. It was extremely apt; Tobirama Senju could leave behind Ninjutsu that countered the Uchiha, and Madara Uchiha could also leave behind methods targeting the First.
Madara Uchiha spent his entire life fighting against the First Hokage's Wood Release.
Mito Uzumaki's eyebrows twitched with delight. It was good that Uchiha Nan hadn't lied to her. Although his character was "despicable," his strength was undeniable in every aspect.
My son is saved!
"And what's the price?"
What agreement did you and your mother reach?
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Uchiha Nan was willing to help him conceal Hashirama Cells and even save his life, Toma Senju didn't believe that Uchiha Nan was so kind as to expect that he wouldn't have to pay any price.
"Mito Uzumaki and I signed an agreement that would ensure the Senju Clan and Uchiha would share both honor and disgrace."
Uchiha Nan tossed a copy of the agreement to Toma Senju. This agreement covered all aspects of the Senju Clan and Uchiha, including the crucial clan businesses, which were vital sources of revenue. One clause stipulated that the two clans would arrange intermarriages; when children from one clan married, the family with the larger dowry or bride price would have their first and second children take the surname of that family. It was all about showing off wealth!
Uchiha Nan essentially forced the future of the Uchiha Senju Clan.
The stronger, richer, and more powerful clan will gain the upper hand and slowly erode the competition. It's actually quite fair; it's survival of the fittest. It's just that the Uchiha currently holds an absolute advantage.
Everyone in Konoha knows that the Uchiha has made a fortune in business, and Uchiha Nan is currently the Hokage, so his power is undeniable. Who knows how long he'll remain in power? If nothing unexpected happens, Uchiha Nan will probably stay in office until he dies, after all, the previous two Hokage both served until their deaths. There's no rule about how old Hokage should retire at.
After reading the agreement, Toma Senju's eyes blazed with fury, and he angrily tore the agreement to shreds.
"What kind of lousy agreement is this? Is it just about who has the most money?"
What's the point of the Senju Clan then?!
"Mother, how could you sign such an agreement!"
Toma Senju turned to look at Mito Uzumaki, completely bewildered as to why her mother would betray the Senju Clan.
Everything that happened tonight— Uchiha Nan's ability to so easily infiltrate the Senju Clan and find his laboratory—all contributed to this.
If Uchiha Nan said that without Mito Uzumaki's help, even if he killed Toma Senju, he wouldn't believe it.
Because I want to save your life.
"I've already lost my husband, do you want me to lose my son too?"
A very simple reason rendered Toma Senju speechless. Anyone in the Senju Clan could criticize Mito Uzumaki, but not Toma Senju.
"Why oppose this agreement so much? It involves a lot of cooperation between the Senju and Uchiha, which is beneficial to both."
"Intermarriage between the two clans, with the children of the Senju and the Uchiha uniting as one family, was one of the First's original intentions in establishing Konoha. The conflicts of the past thousand years can end in our generation and become a thing of the past in the future."
"I don't believe this agreement will worsen relations between the two clans, nor will it weaken the Uchiha and Senju Clan. On the contrary, it will only strengthen them and make them the most powerful force in the Ninja world."
Uchiha Nan skillfully painted a rosy picture. This was not something Uchiha Nan made up on the spot. This agreement had turned the Senju and Uchiha into one family. Where was the loss? In the future, Konoha might even have Otsutsuki, who would be incredibly powerful!
Toma Senju admitted that what Uchiha Nan said sounded nice and wonderful, but the thought that the Uchiha were in charge of it all made him feel as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a pile of dog shit.
"Toma, you don't think none of this would have happened if you hadn't signed this agreement, do you?"
"The fusion of bloodline ninja clans is a trend. Whether it's the Uchiha, the Senju Clan, the Hyuga Clan, or the Uzumaki Clan, I will definitely take action to promote this. Whether you agree or not, I don't really care."
"Because I am the Hokage, I will become a greater Hokage than the First Hokage. I will spend thirty or forty years making this happen. I have already sent almost all the children of the ninja clan to the Ninja Academy. I refuse to believe that thirty or forty years of education cannot accomplish this."
Uchiha Nan clenched his fist, vowing to make this happen. Senju paired with Hyuga, Senju paired with Uchiha, Uchiha —Hyuga all of them are of the Otsutsuki bloodline, and their combination will surely give birth to a child with special bloodline power.
Allowing the Senju Clan to intermarry with commoners like the First would be a waste of the Senju Clan bloodline. This is a world that values bloodlines; only strong alliances can produce powerful offspring.
Clearly, Toma Senju's face showed surprise, shocked by Uchiha Nan's ambition. Not only the Hyuga Clan Senju Clan, but also the Uzumaki Clan, Uchiha Nan actually had designs on them.
"Only children born from the union of powerful bloodline families can possess even stronger Kekkei Genkai."
"Besides, you, Toma Senju, are not at a disadvantage with this agreement. If you don't sign it, not only will your life be in danger, but the reputation of the Senju Clan will also plummet, and you will be scorned by Konoha."
"And you don't actually think that after you die, the new Clan Head of the Senju Clan you choose will be able to stop me, do you?"
After Uchiha Nan finished speaking, Toma Senju fell silent.
The members of the Anbu waited outside for a long time before Uchiha Nan emerged from the laboratory first. He held an agreement in his hand, with Uchiha Nan 'Toma Senju name added to the signature.