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In the room, Uchiha Nan smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the indignant Uchiha crowd.

"Quiet."

Uchiha Nan waved his hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down. The Uchiha under his command quickly fell silent.

The Uchiha present stared at Uchiha Nan. The Captain had received the news first and immediately summoned them. There was no way they would obediently accept Hiruzen Sarutobi becoming the Third Hokage of Konoha.

Uchiha Nan looked at them and began to speak:

"Konohagakure was founded jointly by the Uchiha and the Senju. The First Hokage was peerless in combat, capable of suppressing all under heaven with a single hand!"

"The Second Hokage was full of wisdom and strategy, wielding various forbidden jutsu with ease."

"It was only right for these two to become Hokage of Konoha."

As he spoke, Uchiha Nan let out a cold laugh.

"But what is Hiruzen Sarutobi?"

"He bore the mission to protect Lord Tobirama, yet ultimately abandoned Konoha's shadow, fleeing back to Konoha like a stray dog with its tail between its legs."

"He brings back Lord Tobirama's dying wish and shamelessly wants to become the Third Hokage of Konoha."

"Do you agree to such a ridiculous idea?"

"We do not!"

The Uchiha responded in unison. For such a person to become Konoha's shadow would be a disgrace to Konoha.

"Very well, I do not agree either."

Uchiha Nan nodded. The original plot arranged by Kishimoto in his past life was undoubtedly the ramblings of an old man drawing comics.

But in this real Hokage world, it could only be Mito Uzumaki who held up the sky, forcefully suppressing the clans of Konoha with her immense strength and reputation to swallow this bitter pill.

It was laughable, really. Mito Uzumaki didn't even let her own son become Hokage, but instead chose Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Poor judgment led to the eventual demise of the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan, and even indirectly led to the extermination of the Uchiha Clan.

When she dreams at midnight, will she not fear the spirits of those who should not have died, coming to claim her soul?

"Tekka, take your squad to your jurisdiction and spread the news that the Shadow Guard Squad abandoned the Hokage and escaped alone."

"Inabi, take your squad to your jurisdiction and spread the news that the Shadow Guard Squad colluded with the Raikage to kill the Hokage."

"Tekka,"

Uchiha Nan fabricated quite a few pieces of news in one go, spreading both real and fake information. Coupled with the public's tendency to exaggerate, Uchiha Nan didn't dare to imagine what version of events would ultimately circulate in Konoha.

The Uchiha under his command watched Uchiha Nan's actions, stunned. They can play it like this?

This was pushing the escaping Shadow Guard Squad to their deaths. If this news got out, let alone whether Hiruzen Sarutobi could inherit the position of Hokage, it would be good if he could keep his life.

"Captain, you're brilliant, truly brilliant!"

"You're even more insidious than Lord Tobirama!"

Inabi blurted out without thinking.

As soon as he finished speaking, Inabi regretted it, looking at Uchiha Nan with terrified eyes.

"No, Captain, I didn't mean it like that. I was praising you, your... your intelligence, yes, intelligence!"

Uchiha Nan really wanted to punch Inabi right now. Inabi, you can't speak properly, you could just keep your mouth shut. You call me insidious?

This is called strategy!

Do you understand what public opinion warfare is?

Uchiha Nan looked at Inabi, revealing a standard smile. The forced smile made Inabi's heart turn cold.

"I know, I understand what you mean. After you finish the task, remember to come to my place. I'll test how your recent training has been going."

"No, Captain, I was wrong!"

"Brother, say something!!"

"Say something for me!!!"

Inabi was anxious, looking to his brother Tekka for rescue.

Tekka decisively distanced himself a few steps from Inabi. This foolish brother is useless. He always runs headfirst into the Captain's line of fire. It seems he really needs a lesson. I can't let the Captain's anger fall on me. The Captain can beat both of us alone.

"Inabi, shut up. All of you, go execute the orders now. Remember to find me after you're done!"

"Don't make me come find you!"

Uchiha Nan glared fiercely at Inabi, waved his hand to dismiss them, and decided to be alone for a while.

After he finished speaking, everyone wisely left the room to carry out Uchiha Nan's orders.

Before long, the Uchiha security forces were active in every bustling corner of Konoha. Every busy intersection had a shop opened by the Uchiha clan, and the surrounding land might as well have belonged to the Uchiha.

With so many people in the vast Uchiha clan, supporting such a large family was no easy feat.

While the clan members could provide for their own food, clothing, housing, and daily necessities, cultivation was different. Ninja tools, jutsu training, and various secret cultivation medicines were not affordable for ordinary Uchiha clan members.

D-rank missions, about 500 to 1000 ryo each, carried no danger and were usually handled by genin.

C-rank missions yielded slightly more money, ranging from 2000 to 10000 ryo, but often involved some danger, such as bandit subjugation. During peacetime, to ensure safety, the village would assign a jonin as a bodyguard, who would then take half the reward.

B-rank missions had a higher risk factor, and opponents were typically chunin or above. These missions usually involved escorting or guarding duties and required participants to be chunin or above. The bounty was relatively high, between 50,000 and 150,000 ryo.

A-rank missions were essentially war-related tasks, helping other countries or villages with their problems, or engaging in warfare. These missions generally required confronting powerful opponents, so the bounty ranged from 150,000 to a million ryo, with a wide fluctuation depending on the opponent's strength.

Ordinary ninja could typically only access missions up to B-rank, and they always completed them in teams. The completion time was not fixed, possibly taking days, over ten days, or even months.

The average monthly salary for a ninja was around forty to fifty thousand ryo, which was considered good.

A refined iron kunai cost 2000 ryo, shuriken 2500 ryo, and exploding tags 5000 ryo.

After deducting living expenses, very little money was left for cultivation, buying ninja tools, or secret medicines.

Many lower to mid-level chunin would exhaust their savings to equip themselves with a set of armor, a few kunai and shuriken, and two or three exploding tags at most.

At this point, the clan had to step in, providing free subsidies for various cultivation expenses.

The number of civilian ninja in Konoha was currently less than a third; the backbone of Konoha was still the ninja clans.

As the Uchiha security guards entered each shop, the shop would receive a piece of news, and the shopkeeper would subtly spread it during transactions.

In just one afternoon, the news of Hokage Tobirama Senju's death had spread throughout Konoha.

The news of the Shadow Guard Squad abandoning the Hokage and returning to Konoha was twisted into various rumors.

The most widely circulated version, which persisted for decades, was that Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi had a forbidden love.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had "sold his hook" to Tobirama for years, eventually becoming Tobirama's disciple, and Tobirama even sacrificed his life to protect Hiruzen.

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