Uchiha Kō glanced at the man, snorted coldly, and then raised his right hand, holding up three fingers.
"300 people? That can't be right, Vice Lord Hokage. Your Uchiha clan has at least 700 or 800 combat-ready ninjas, right?" the man continued to mock.
Many ninja clan leaders who were nearby had already started to move aside to make room for him. This guy was simply too crazy; they didn't want to get implicated!
Uchiha Kō shook his head, and everyone frowned. Thirty people? Isn't that a bit too few? Actually, it's not a small number. At the beginning, each family only had about 20 or 30 people. If it weren't for the Uchiha's all-in attack, this number would already be quite large.
Just as everyone was silently grumbling, Uchiha Kō spoke up, "Three people!"
The entire arena was stunned and fell silent. The clan chief, however, was not alarmed but rather delighted. "Hahaha, my fellow Konoha comrades! Our Vice Hokage, Uchiha Kō, has only sent three Uchiha ninjas. Does this mean that we, the other ninja clans, are to fight the enemy with all our might? What kind of logic is this!" With that, the clan chief roared and pointed his sword at Uchiha Kō.
The faces of the ninjas present were all grim. Three people! You really dare to say that? Even if you were the Hokage yourself, you shouldn't have said it out loud! Even if you were using inferior goods, no one would have looked this upset.
"Hehe, Clan Chief Jingcun, please let me finish. My Uchiha Clan has indeed produced only three people, but would you like to hear their names?" Uchiha Kō smiled knowingly.
"Heh, I know you're Hokage here, but you can only hold off one army at most. What about the other? We ninjas will still have to risk our lives to fight them off."
Hyuga Akasei frowned. Had the Jingcun Clan gone mad? One person holding off one army—wasn't that enough? Were all the Konoha raising useless trash? Couldn't even the other clans hold off another?
The clan leaders were somewhat troubled; what kind of situation was this? However, they still stood on Uchiha Kō's side.
Uchiha Kō said calmly, "The battlefield in the Land of Water, Uchiha Kō; the battlefield in the Land of Lightning Uchiha Izuna; the border of the Land of Earth, Uchiha. Do you have any objections to this arrangement?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Uchiha and Uchiha Izuna emerged from behind, their appearance sending shivers down the spines of the clans present!
Some of the clan leaders were quite old; they had met Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna during their youth or middle age. Now that the two were on stage, the visual impact on everyone was simply too strong!
"It's... it's Uchiha Madara! The Asura of the Shinobi World, Uchiha Madara!"
"That's right, that aura, it's him! It's him!"
"Uchiha Izuna, the Uchiha Izuna was once on par with the Second Hokage in terms of strategy and tactics!!"
Some of the white-haired elders trembled, their fear outweighing their awe. Back then Uchiha was far more terrifying to them than Senju Hashirama.
You might get acquitted Senju Hashirama, but if you offend Uchiha, you'd better watch your step in your next life!
"Sorcery! Uchiha Kō, what kind of sorcery did you use! You actually created two fake people to deceive everyone!" The village chief, Jingcun, had no choice but to act.
At this moment, he cannot plead guilty; he can only go down a dark path. Ideally, he should bring down Vice Hokage Uchiha Kō, otherwise the future of his Jingcun Clan will be over!
Uchiha, growing impatient, reached out with his right hand, and blue Susanoo armor materialized in mid-air, accurately striking the clan leader of Kagemura.
The expressions of everyone present changed. They had initially thought it was fake, but the Susanoo been used, and they clearly saw that Uchiha Kō did not make a move but instead crossed his arms. This meant that Uchiha was real!
Fortunately, the other clan leaders around Chief Jing had acted quickly, otherwise, they would have been implicated and injured in this incident!
"How dare you, a mere ant, speak so arrogantly!" Uchiha's contemptuous and arrogant words further provoked the hearts of everyone present.
Nara Rokumei hesitated, knowing that Uchiha was trying to establish his authority, but if someone were actually killed in the meeting room, the nature of the situation would change.
Uchiha Kō understood this as well, and he gestured for Madara to tone it down, saying, "Great Grandfather, please restrain yourself. These are Konoha."
Uchiha snorted coldly and released his grip. "I'm only giving you face as the Vice Hokage. Otherwise, just because he questioned me, I could have wiped out his entire family!"
Knock knock knock!
Everyone's hearts pounded. They were wrong. They thought that because Uchiha Kō was easy to talk to, the Uchiha Clan were all pushovers.
This scene greatly shocked them, while the village chief was completely disoriented. The dual torment of mind and body made him tremble uncontrollably. He swallowed hard, his eyes filled with seven parts fear and three parts resentment.
Uchiha Kō witnessed this entire scene, but the proud Uchiha would never stoop to the level of an ant!
He smiled and said, "Perhaps you think that Uchiha went too far, fighting in the conference room."
"But what I want to say is that you all listened to a ninja clan leader spewing nonsense and insulting me, the vice Hokage, in the conference room without saying a word."
"Do you think I should sacrifice myself, Uchiha Clan ninjas should just die at will? Protecting the village is everyone's responsibility, yes, but can I interpret what Chief Jingcun just said as meaning that the Uchiha Clan should die on the battlefield, wiped out, to do justice to everyone?" Uchiha Kō decided to make things clear to everyone.
Now the powerful clans could no longer remain silent and quickly voiced their Hyūga Clan. The Hyuga clan was the first to speak, "Clan Chief Owl, Clan Chief Jingcun is too naive. I suggest canceling all benefits in their village!"
"That's right, it's everyone's responsibility to contribute to Konoha. However, if we overdraw on the resources of one powerful clan to satisfy the selfish desires of other families, it's not only a betrayal of Konoha, but also a provocation against the First Hokage's founding principles!" The spokesperson was Nara Rokumei!
He had wanted to speak to Uchiha Kō earlier, but the timing wasn't right. Now was the best opportunity to express his support!
Following suit, the Yamanaka Clan, Akimichi Clan, Inuzuka Clan, and Aburame clans echoed this sentiment from the very beginning. Why should the powerful clans always bear the brunt of the war?
It's just that there hasn't been a powerful Kage before who could tear away this fig leaf and make those pampered little families feel like they are the masters of Konoha!
More than half of the smaller clans also awakened, agreeing with Uchiha Kō's words and offering their support. Meanwhile, a smaller group harbored resentment towards Jingcun for being a useless person, as their privileges had vanished without a trace.
As for blaming Uchiha Kō? Give me a break. They're just a bunch of lowly people who kick someone when they're down.
Uchiha Kō smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Although the Uchiha sent three people in this war, each of them Mangekyō Sharingan. You should all be familiar with the power of Susanoo?"
"When the time comes, all the ninjas will hide behind us, and we will do our best to protect everyone's safety!" Uchiha Kō gave a slap followed by a sweet treat; this was the essence of his manipulative skills.
"Thank you, Lord Hokage!" Everyone beamed with joy, relieved by these words. But when they looked at the village chief, their eyes were filled with indifference.
Such a short-sighted family should be wiped out!
From this day forward Jingcun Clan will no longer have any special privileges in the village and will be reduced to a commoner family.
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