In the Konoha.
Senju Tobirama sat in the Hokage's seat, dealing with the many matters on his desk, his eyes showing an inescapable weariness.
A moment later, he finished signing a document, placed it on the pile of documents, and let out a long sigh.
"Finally finished, I'm exhausted!"
Suddenly, the office door opened, and a beautiful young woman with a very broad mind walked in.
Senju Tobirama looked up and a smile appeared on his face.
" Tsunade, what brings you here?"
Seeing her Second Hokage's composed demeanor, Tsunade was immediately filled with anger.
" Second Hokage, what are you still doing here?"
Senju Tobirama was taken aback. "I'm the Acting Hokage now, but where am I?"
Tsunade continued, "So you're just going to ignore the Uchiha Clan's affairs?"
" The Uchiha Clan?" Senju Tobirama murmured, "Have they started causing trouble again?"
"What do you think?" Tsunade crossed her arms and snorted coldly. "Ever since Uchiha Yan disappeared, when has the day stopped them causing trouble?"
"That's true!" Senju Tobirama couldn't help but sigh.
More than two years ago, Uchiha Yan left the village for the Land of Demons, saying he was going to retrieve something that was very important to him and to Konoha.
The communication was cut off shortly afterward.
They were never seen alive, nor were their bodies found.
At the same time, Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki Organization in the Land of Rain, also disappeared.
This disappearance lasted for more than two years, almost three years.
During this period, both Konoha and the Land of Rain sent many people to the Land of Demons to search for them.
Without exception, they all disappeared.
They were neither seen alive nor found dead.
Gradually, everyone realized that the Land of Demons had become a forbidden area in the Ninja World.
The Land of Rain lost their 'god,' and Konoha lost its Hokage.
For a time, chaos erupted throughout the Ninja World, even affecting the Land of Fire and disrupting Konoha's future plans.
The Land of Rain fared even worse, its territory shrinking by more than half. Although the Akatsuki Organization members were still around, Konan, being Angel, was no match for them.
Furthermore, the Akatsuki Organization members were lawless rogue ninja.
With Pain gone, they became even more unscrupulous, looting and destroying everywhere, completely disregarding the international reputation of the Land of Rain, and almost provoking public outrage.
If it weren't for Konan's considerable strength, the Land of Rain might have been destroyed by the combined forces of Sand Village and Iwagakure long ago.
As for Konoha, its development momentum remained rapid, but it soon stagnated.
A year after Uchiha Yan disappeared, some people in the village proposed to elect the Sixth Hokage, but this was met with strong opposition from the Uchiha Clan.
If it were the Uchiha Clan of the past, Konoha would naturally not care about their attitude.
But things are different now.
The Uchiha Clan now controls the Kumogakure in the Land of Rice Fields, the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Moon, and the Land of Lightning.
Within it is the Uchiha Special Zone.
Furthermore, nearly a third of the ten lords in the Land of Fire also support the Uchiha Clan.
This made members of the original Hokage lineage, such as Senju Tobirama, dare not act rashly.
After discussion, it was unanimously decided that Senju Tobirama would return as Acting Hokage to temporarily manage Konoha's affairs.
In reality, the Uchiha Clan now obeys orders but not decrees, regardless of whether the government's policies are unreasonable or displeasing to them.
They completely ignored it, treating it like a fart.
Furthermore, they have been pressuring Senju Tobirama to send people to the Land of Demons to search for Uchiha Yan.
But by then, the Ninja World had already begun to descend into chaos.
The Land of Demons is ultimately situated between the spheres of influence of Iwagakure and Sunagakure, not to mention the neighboring Land of Rain, which is already in chaos.
If Konoha doesn't want to become the enemy of the Ninja World, it cannot send too many people into the Land of Demons.
But what's the point of sending just a few people in to infiltrate?
The Land of Demons is a horrible place; even Senju Tobirama went there. It's very dangerous, and he never dared to go deep inside.
In his view, that place was a place of turbulent time flow.
Once you step inside, who knows when you'll die? You might even die of old age in just a few minutes or seconds.
No one would dare to go into a place like this.
But the Uchiha Clan has been causing trouble all along.
The problem is that they also sent people in, and Shisui and Fugaku, both Kage Level powerhouses, witnessed it firsthand.
Can't we try to understand each other?
Thinking about this, Senju Tobirama. He should have known better than to Acting Hokage.
Originally Uchiha Yan had a very large operation under his control, and many plans were arranged according to his ideas.
Now that he's gone missing, the burden is all on my shoulders, and the Uchiha Clan is causing trouble everywhere.
This is such a headache!
Actually, there is a solution: simply select another Hokage from the Uchiha Clan.
But if that were the case, he felt somewhat unwilling.
Senju Tobirama rubbed his forehead and let out a long sigh.
What are they planning to do now?
"What else can we do? We want to gather our Genin army, attack the Land of Wind, and then use the Land of Wind as a springboard to launch a major attack on the Land of Demons!" Tsunade replied.
"Are they insane?" Senju Tobirama exclaimed in shock, standing up abruptly from his chair.
The situation in the Ninja World is already chaotic enough.
While Sunagakure and Iwagakure were locked in a fierce struggle, they were also encroaching on the territory of the Land of Rain, and the Land of Water had even conquered a third of the Land of Land of Lightning.
After losing Uchiha Yan, Konoha faced numerous tests.
This has led to their current main strategy being to focus on defense, consolidate their territory, and ultimately conquer the entire Land of Fire.
After all, the Land of Fire, as the largest country in the Ninja World, still had a considerable number of ninjas and samurai under the command of its nobles, even though it no longer had the ninja army of Konoha.
Therefore, Senju Tobirama did not want to start a full-scale war with the Nobles of the Land of Fire at this time.
The only solution is to divide and conquer: the nobles will occupy two-thirds of the Land of Fire, while Konoha will take over the rest.
This policy would certainly involve the ninja forces under the Uchiha Clan.
For more than two years, the Uchiha Clan, due to the disappearance of Uchiha Yan, expanded their ninja army on a large scale.
To date, his Genin army has grown to over ten thousand.
If things really turn out as Tsunade said, then things will be in trouble.
If not handled carefully, it could destabilize Konoha's foundation in the Land of Fire.
A single hair can affect the whole situation!
Where are they now?
Senju Tobirama led Tsunade toward the door, he asked without turning his head.
"They've issued a mobilization order in the Uchiha Special Zone!" Tsunade raised an eyebrow and replied.
Senju Tobirama, turning back with a puzzled look to confirm.
"Issuing a mobilization order in the Uchiha Special Zone?"
"Yes!" Tsunade nodded. "After all, that's the center of the Uchiha Clan's power!"
"Alright!" Senju Tobirama sighed. The Uchiha Clan really hasn't changed.