Ruthless

Clearly, Shimura Danzō three birds with one stone was nearly perfect. If executed smoothly, all the potential threats to Konoha would be eliminated. However, as the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes, especially since the ninjas of Kumogakure and Iwagakure are not fools. The Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage personally came to Konoha to plunder the Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan, which was probably something Shimura Danzō hadn't planned for.

Of course, even if the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage were to arrive in person, Shimura Danzō would still be fearless.

After all, Konoha has a large number of Kage Level ninjas. As long as the Sannin can deter other ninja villages, Shimura Danzō is not afraid of the threat from the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage.

However, in Uchiha Yue's view, Shimura Danzō's plan had been partially revealed.

That is the ambition of Fugaku Uchiha, the current head of the Uchiha Clan, and Uchiha Fugaku, the Hyuga Hiashi head of the Hyuga Clan!

Undoubtedly, since the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage could perceive that Shimura Danzō's plot was to weaken the power of Kumogakure and Iwagakure, then Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi, as the heads of their respective clans, could also perceive Shimura Danzō's intentions. Moreover, because of their cooperation with Shimura Danzō, Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi held irreplaceable positions in Shimura Danzō plans.

However, are Fugaku Uchiha, the current head of the Uchiha Clan, and Uchiha Fugaku, the Hyuga Hiashi head of the Hyuga Clan, people that Shimura Danzō can manipulate at will?

It's likely that while Shimura Danzō was preparing to use Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi, the two of them had already made preparations to gain more benefits from the chaos.

However, none of these things concerned Uchiha Yue. He felt that he only needed to complete the task at hand. In Uchiha Yue's worldview, as long as he possessed the strength to intimidate the Shinobi World, he could withstand any conspiracy or trickery. Moreover, Shimura Danzō's conspiracy did not affect Uchiha Yue's interests, so Uchiha Yue only needed to fish in the chaos, improve his status in Konoha and even within the Uchiha Clan, and enhance his own strength.

Immediately afterwards...

Uchiha Yue, along with Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and others, arrived at the Hyuga Clan's residence.

Upon arriving at the Hyuga Clan's residence, Uchiha Yue could clearly see with his naked eye that the ground ahead was covered in freshly dried blood, gleaming with a reddish-brown light. Clearly, the fighting within the Hyuga Clan was extremely fierce, Hyuga Clan's elites no time to clean up the battlefield. However, what struck Uchiha Yue as odd was that he could only see traces of dried blood on the ground ahead, without a single ninja corpse in sight.

Then, just as Uchiha Yue realized this, he frowned slightly and asked Shikaku Nara, "Shikaku, did you notice? There are only traces of blood in front of us, not a single corpse lying there. Is someone cleaning up the battlefield? Has the war within the Hyuga Clan ended?"

"No, that shouldn't be the case."

Hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Shikaku Nara's eyes gleamed with wisdom as he slowly explained to Uchiha Yue and the others before him, "If I'm not mistaken, the Hyuga Clan has already prepared an ambush for those enemy ninjas. Before we arrived, some Hyuga Clan ninjas must have cleared the battlefield ahead. Once the enemy ninjas' fighting within the Hyuga Clan's territory ends, what awaits them is the Hyuga Clan's ambush!"

Then, Shikaku Nara's gaze shifted to Kushina Uzumaki, and he said, "Kushina, find our troops!"

"Yes!"

Even with Minato Namikaze by his side, Shikaku Nara still bore the heavy responsibility of command. After all, his nickname was the brain of Konoha, and his command abilities far surpassed Minato Namikaze's. Therefore, upon receiving Shikaku Nara's orders, Kushina Uzumaki did not hesitate at all and quickly located the Hyuga Clan's forces. However, when Uchiha Yue followed Minato Namikaze and the others to rendezvous with the Hyuga Clan's forces, he suddenly saw someone who shouldn't be in Konoha appear before him!

"Hyuga Hiashi!"

Staring intently at Hyuga Hiashi ahead, a look of seriousness flashed in Uchiha Yue's eyes. He thought to himself, "Something's not right! Shouldn't that Hyuga Hiashi be leading the elite of the Hyuga Clan to intimidate the Sunagakure within the former Land of Medicine? Could it be that Hyuga Hiashi was already preparing to return to Konoha before the Chunin Ninja Exams even started?"

"If that's really the case..."

"Hyuga Hiashi's purpose in returning to Konoha was definitely to completely seize control of the Hyuga Clan!"

Silently contemplating this, Uchiha Yue approached Hyuga Hiashi without a word, merely observing Minato Namikaze the others conversing with Hyuga Hiashi. From Hyuga Hiashi conversation, Uchiha Yue learned that Hyuga Hiashi had indeed returned to Konoha long ago. However, Hyuga Hiashi had brought the Hyuga Clan's elite troops back to protect the clan, and they were currently lying in ambush, preparing to annihilate the enemy ninja from Kumogakure and Iwagakure!

But...

Just as Hyuga Hiashi finished explaining, Kushina Uzumaki, who was always outspoken, suddenly frowned and asked, "Hiashi, now that you have led the Hyuga Clan's elite back, why are you still seeking support? Moreover, isn't the fighting within your clan extremely fierce? Why are you leading the Hyuga Clan's elite to ambush here instead of going to rescue your Hyuga Clan members?"

"Kushina, to be honest, it also pains me to see our Hyuga Clan members being slaughtered."

"But..."

Upon hearing Kushina Uzumaki's question, Hyuga Hiashi displayed Oscar-worthy acting skills, saying sorrowfully, "However, to avoid heavy casualties among our Hyuga Clan's elite, and also to annihilate the enemy ninja, I need to lead my clan's elite to ambush here! After all, I, Hyuga Hiashi, am also a ninja of Konoha, and I need to consider the interests of the village, not just the interests of our Hyuga Clan!"

"Yes, I understand your good intentions, Hiashi."

Upon hearing this, Shikaku Nara nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Hyuga Hiashi's words.

However, whether it was Shikaku Nara and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, or Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, their gazes towards Hyuga Hiashi were somewhat strange. This was because everyone present, including Uchiha Yue, could discern another layer of meaning in Hyuga Hiashi's words. That is, Hyuga Hiashi was using his own clan as bait, first letting enemy ninja Hyuga Clan members within the clan, and then uniting with the Hyuga Clan's elite to annihilate those enemy ninja.

In this way, Hyuga Hiashi could both reduce the losses of the Hyuga Clan's elite forces and gain extremely high prestige within Konoha.

However, in Uchiha Yue's eyes, Hyuga Hiashi's actions were undoubtedly extremely ruthless.

After all, Hyuga Hiashi is now sacrificing the lives of numerous fellow clansmen to gain the benefits he desires!