The sound of the door opening immediately drew everyone's attention. They stared intently at the door, eager to know who dared to interrupt the meeting at such a crucial moment!
This concerns whether ordinary people can have power... Thinking of this, the ordinary ninjas froze, and they all swallowed hard.
Light streamed in from outside, illuminating the entire conference room, including Uchiha Kō.
When Uchiha Kō appeared, the entire area fell silent. The civilian ninjas were especially terrified; they never expected that man would actually return!
Damn it, weren't they supposed to be completely silent for a month? What are we going to do now?!
Seeing the shifty eyes of the civilian ninjas present, Uchiha Kō sneered, "Oh, everyone's here! It's getting lively! Let's start the meeting!"
Finally Uchiha Kō roared out the words "Meeting!" The moment that voice rang out, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. The ninja faction, however, didn't react much. Having inherited this tradition for so long, they understood that radicalism would lead to no good end.
They care more about maintaining stability; as for these ignorant people, in the eyes of the ninja clan, they are just a bunch of rabble.
Among the commoner ninjas, the one who proposed taking one-third of the power was now deathly pale, not for any other reason than that he knew Uchiha Kō very well.
His actions today were appalling; he incited the villagers to stage a coup, originally targeting the Nara Rokumei Palace. Even if they failed, they would remain unscathed.
However, there's a prerequisite for being safe and sound: Uchiha Kō must not be present!
But now, Uchiha Kō is back! Not only has he returned, but he's also come in with a belly full of rage.
Namikaze Minato followed behind him, his gaze calm and profound.
When the civilian representative saw Namikaze Minato, his expression changed. This traitor!
So what if Namikaze Minato was the strongest ninja among the common people? If you don't stand on the side of the common people, you don't deserve to be their leader.
"Namikaze Minato, you son of a bitch!" Before he could finish speaking, Uchiha Kō slapped him across the face, sending the civilian representative flying. His body was then embedded in the wall, his fate unknown.
Upon seeing this, everyone's pupils contracted, while the ninja clan's lips curled up, inwardly cursing them as fools.
An opponent who loses patience after just one month—even if given power, will ultimately destroy himself.
Uchiha Kō turned his head to the side, and his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan! The six- Tomoe, three-black-pillar Sharingan was seen by everyone, and Uchiha Kō looked in the direction the person had flown away.
"Insulting Hokage's disciple, how many lives do you have to die?" Uchiha Kō was no pushover; although he was like a god in the eyes of ordinary people.
However, when facing officials, the officials are always trembling with fear, cautiously afraid of saying the wrong thing or leading the wrong way. They believe that the more they say, the more mistakes they will make, so they should say less and do less, and only speak when asked, without fear of being right or wrong.
Once, Uchiha Kō uncovered a group of corrupt officials. He not only confiscated their property but also publicized the amount of silver they had embezzled to the entire Konoha, promising that all of this money would be returned to the oppressed villagers.
On that Uchiha Kō personally oversaw the executions. One by one, corrupt officials were beheaded, their heads falling to the ground with a crackling sound.
Cries for mercy, confessions, and pleas echoed endlessly. Uchiha Kō on Konoha's execution platform were reduced to bones by the blades.
Blood stained the execution ground, and the pungent smell of blood spread through the air. Although the civilians, who had never experienced war, looked pale at first, they forced themselves to stay awake until the very end, watching the corrupt officials die before their eyes, and then cheered.
Then Uchiha Kō spoke up, "This execution ground is awash in blood, but our Konoha is thriving!"
These words resonated with the villagers, who looked at Uchiha Kō with approval and joy.
Nara Rokumei stood up and approached Uchiha Kō with a smile, saying, "Lord Hokage! Please."
Uchiha Kō patted Nara Rokumei on the shoulder. "How many times have I told you? If you can solve something with your hands, don't use your mouth. Otherwise, the people below won't understand the rules."
Nara Rokumei smiled knowingly, "Yes, Lord Hokage, I was wrong." This seemingly critical remark was actually Uchiha Kō's veiled insult.
Uchiha Kō nodded, sat imposingly on the Hokage throne, summoned the Chixiao Sword, and plunged it into the ground!
The clang of the sword echoed throughout the conference room, silencing everyone in fear.
Hatake Sakumo smiled, took out a pack of cigarettes, and lit one for Uchiha Kō.
Uchiha Kō took a sip, the Kakkō flickering slightly. He frowned, then spat out the first sip.
He took a second puff, then hissed as he put it back in his cigarette, and looked at all the representatives present.
"Speak up, why are you stopping? Weren't we in a meeting? Where were we?" Uchiha Kō glanced at Nara Rokumei.
Nara Rokumei smiled and recounted what had happened before Uchiha Kō arrived.
The cigarette in Uchiha Kō's mouth reached his tail, and just as Nara Rokumei finished speaking, he took a step back with a smile on his face.
After burning the cigarette butt to ashes, Uchiha Kō leaned back strategically and looked at the entire arena.
At this point, the morale of the civilian representatives had completely collapsed!
Their representative was just sent flying with a single punch; now, who dares to show their face?
At that moment, the representative emerged from the wall, and before he could even steady himself, he felt a powerful suction force pulling him in!
His face changed drastically, and he hurriedly cried out, "Lord Hokage, spare me! Lord Hokage!"
Uchiha Kō didn't speak, but instead pulled him to stand in front of him.
Then Uchiha Kō took out a cigarette but didn't do anything. Seeing this, the civilian representative immediately took out a lighter and lit it for Uchiha Kō.
Uchiha Kō took a breath and said, "Who orchestrated this?" Then he glanced at the civilian ninja representative.
The civilian ninja representative was taken aback for a moment, then said with a grin, "This is just my opinion, it has nothing to do with anyone else."
Uchiha Kō couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect, then took another drag of his cigarette and blew it onto him.
The sudden smell of tobacco made him cough. Although he smoked, he smoked very little, only for necessary occasions, and not for actual smoking.
"You'd better think this through. This crime is so serious that it's bordering on coup d'état, and could even be considered treason. If you want to take the blame alone, no problem."
After Uchiha Kō finished speaking, he turned to look at Hatake Sakumo: "Sakumo, while your parents are alive, do not travel far; if you must travel, have a fixed destination!" After saying this, Uchiha Kō fell silent.
Hatake Sakumo's eyes lit up; it was Rin! He cupped his hands and said, "Yes!" Then, with a wave of his hand, the Anbu hiding in various corners immediately followed.
The civilian ninja representative had a bad feeling. He looked at Uchiha Kō, his lips trembling slightly as he stammered, "Hokage- Lord Hokage, what... what... what does this mean?"
Uchiha Kō's eyes were thoughtful as he murmured, "Betraying the village means the extermination of nine generations of your family."
The civilian ninja representative's expression changed, and he knelt down with a thud, repeatedly kowtowing and admitting his mistake. "Lord Hokage, this is all my fault. Please don't implicate the innocent."
Uchiha Kō didn't reply, but Nara Rokumei spoke up, "Jiuhe Fengxian, if you don't want anything to happen to your wife and children, think carefully about who instructed you to do this."
"You worship him like a god, believing that what he says is right. Little do you know, he harbors malicious intentions and uses others to do his dirty work. If things go well, he will be happy; if they don't, your whole family will take the blame, and he will get away with it."
"Sigh, what can I say about you! You're usually such an honest person..."
Before Nara Rokumei could finish speaking, Uchiha Kō glared at him. "You think you're the good guy!"
Nara Rokumei trembled all over, too afraid to speak, like a quail.
In fact, all of this was staged by Nara Rokumei and Uchiha Kō. As soon as they entered the conference room, Uchiha Kō cast Genjutsu on Nara Rokumei, learned everything, and formulated all the plans inside.
It was Uchiha Kō playing the bad cop and Nara Rokumei playing the good cop; the two of them used both soft and hard tactics, so they weren't afraid that Jiuhe Fengxian wouldn't tell the whole story.
Even if he didn't say it, it wouldn't be a problem. At least that person wouldn't dare to cause trouble in Konoha anymore. The return of Uchiha Kō is enough to make those rats in the gutter wary!
Jiuhe Fengxian stared blankly, never expecting that guy to have such a plan! He had been tricked!
He was about to speak when suddenly Jiuhe Fengxian exploded!
Bang!
This sudden turn of events left everyone dumbfounded. Uchiha Kō frowned, used the Minor Shinra Tensei, and used Blood Strike to shield himself and Lu Ming.
Nara Rokumei frowned. No one had made a move just now, which meant that when Jiuhe Fengxian arrived, a restriction was set up. If he mentioned the mastermind, he would self-destruct, or the mastermind would activate the restriction by Hand Seals in the crowd to prevent Jiuhe Fengxian from speaking!
After the explosion of flesh and blood disappeared, Uchiha Kō withdrew his Minor Shinra Tensei and his eyes turned to a person in the corner.
The man's expression changed, and just as he was about to flee, Uchiha Kō drew the Chixiao Sword. The Red Firmament, imbued with spirit, rushed towards the fleeing ninja and intercepted him.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the ninja sneered, Hand Seals, and suddenly exploded just like Jiuhe Fengxian!
At this moment, the ninja clan members suddenly realized what was happening, especially Hizashi Hyuga, whose face showed pain and hatred. He gritted his teeth and looked at the ninja.
This is a restriction! Although it's not Caged Bird, it's something similar!
They can take a person's life in an instant!
The commoner ninja believed that both of them were killed by Uchiha Kō. It has to be said that the commoner ninja's perspective was indeed inferior to that of the ninja clan.
The restriction is not even visible.
Uchiha Kō watched as the civilian ninjas trembled in fear. Some couldn't withstand the pressure and fainted, while others collapsed to their knees, begging Uchiha Kō to spare their lives.
Uchiha Kō had a headache. He rubbed his head and sighed, "Jiuhe Fengxian a proper burial. Also, Inoichi, go and see if you can extract memories from these two corpses."
After saying that, Uchiha Kō closed his eyes to rest.