From the Uchiha house, a young man stepped out, followed by several Uchiha clan members. Judging from the smiles on both sides' faces, this seemed to be a pleasant meeting.
And if you are thoughtful and patient enough, you will find that when the two parties separate from the street corner and can no longer see each other, the smiles on their faces have completely disappeared.
Uchiha's clan members naturally returned to their family's territory, but the young man, Qi, did not return to his own home.
Uchiha Grand Elder has learned too much, and he still needs to digest it and analyze the abnormalities. Although this is tiring, he has to do it.
If the information that the great elder came out after that is all true, it would be scary. Daimyo's Residence's plan is even more terrifying. What's especially clever is that it's a conspiracy. Even if Senju Clan and Uchiha knew it was a trap, they still had to jump.
However, although the contents of the Grand Elder's Institute sounded very authentic, he still did not dare to believe it easily. Besides, he was always of the Senju Clan series. Since the matter had already happened, he should at least make his attitude clear first.
"Back?"
As soon as he entered Gen's underground base, Qi saw Danzo waiting for him in the passage.
"I'm back, I have something to report to you."
Qi nodded, looking quite sincere.
But if he was really honest, Danzo would not choose him as his successor...
"Follow me."
Ignoring Qi's fake face, Danzo turned around and left, saying at the same time,
"Stop showing such an expression. If someone sees it, they will think you don't have the grace to be a superior."
"..."
Qi's face suddenly stiffened...
This old man is really difficult to take care of. He just wants to respect the old and love the young, but this is good. It saves him the effort to twist the muscles on his face, which he couldn't ask for...
Compared to its actual number of people, the "Root" base was undoubtedly under construction that seriously exceeded demand. Normally, the inside of the base was always quite deserted. He basically saw few people along the way.
Of course, he knows very well that this kind of desertedness is just an illusion. If something happens around the two of them, a ninja guard lineup of more than ten people will be able to emerge at any time. And among the "root" ninjas, within the same level, it is definitely not a big problem to fight one against ten...
The road was quickly completed. Danzo was familiar with the various passages extending in all directions. He walked all the way to the door of his room, then opened the door and walked in.
"Come in and close the door."
He said without looking back.
Qi quickly entered the room and closed the door with his right hand.
At this time, Danzo had already sat down on his chair and looked at Qi calmly.
"Okay, you can ask. As long as I know, I will answer you."
"You know what I'm going to ask?"
Qi raised his eyebrows. The content of the conversation between the Uchiha Clan and himself would definitely not be spread out. Uchiha was a skinny camel that was bigger than a horse. If he couldn't even do this, he would have been destroyed long ago.
"There's nothing strange about that."
Danzo's response was a contemptuous smile,
"You can guess what the old guy will tell you even without listening. I haven't dealt with him for more than a few years, and..."
His face straightened and he said word for word,
"Don't call me 'you', I don't like it. Call me master, otherwise call me teacher!"
"Okay, teacher..."
Qi's brows twitched and he shouted.
Master? He will only call Ogata this way. As for teacher, get up, he has so many teachers at Konoha. He probably won't change them again. Otherwise, he will call everyone "teacher" when meeting people in the future. Will he still go out...
"Well..."
Nodding with satisfaction, Danzo's expression relaxed and he leaned back on the chair again.
"Okay, let's ask, what's your first question?"
"The first question..."
Qi lowered his head and thought carefully before speaking,
"Uchiha First Hokage failed in the election. Was it really Feudal Lord of Fire?"
After asking in one sentence, he looked at Danzo expectantly.
After all, he only needs to ask this one question. If there is no new information, then this one question is enough to confirm all subsequent inferences.
Danzo certainly would not avoid Qi's question, he even responded to Qi without hesitation.
"It's true."
With a slight movement of his mouth, a barrage of words rolled out of his mouth non-stop, and the level of detail exceeded Qi's expectations.
"Not only the election, but even the fight between Uchiha Madara and First Hokage has Feudal Lord of Fire's reasons behind it. Some of his actions promoted the occurrence of this incident, but Uchiha Clan doesn't understand this. They always thought that Madara only dueled with Senju Hashirama purely for the sake of his family and his own status."
This sentence was undoubtedly new information that Uchiha could not provide, so Qi immediately had a new question.
"Is Uchiha Madara's action what Feudal Lord of Fire expected?"
"That's not true, Feudal Lord of Fire just wanted to suppress Uchiha Clan, but Madara's intensity was beyond his expectation, and First Hokage later revised the agreement with the daimyo. The agreement stipulated that the daimyo must not interfere in the internal affairs of the ninja village outside the scope of the agreement. Today's semi-independent status of Konoha is the foundation laid at that time."
Danzo answered quickly again,
"So the planning after Feudal Lord of Fire turned into a conspiracy, and signing the agreement for the Shinobi World war with the other four big names was one of the links, and the Senju Clan direct line also After suffering a major blow and the death of the second generation, they fell into decline just like Uchiha. The inheritance model of the Senju Clan has also changed from the previous 'one clan' to the 'one line' today."
Senju Clan direct!? Good guy! Another big fish!
"Senju Clan direct line, do they still exist in large numbers?"
Qi immediately asked again without any hesitation. As long as he understood these, he could generally make plans for the future based on his memory of the original work.
"It can exist or not exist. Senju Clan has retired and merged with Konoha. Feudal Lord of Fire's strategy is actually over. Senju Clan's power was transferred to the hands of the collateral faction, and Uchiha Clan was also suppressed. Although Konoha has a semi-independent status, it has long been based on civilians and is completely integrated with Land of Fire."
Danzo smiled slightly. He had known that Qi was going to ask these questions, so this was the best. Asking this question meant that Qi knew very well and would not make mistakes.
"The grudge between the Senju Clan and Uchiha actually ended after the Senju Clan retired. Today's Uchiha is no longer the Uchiha of those years. Being excluded from the circle of power for many years has made them unable to correctly judge the situation. Their vision is still in the past, not the present."
After a pause, he suddenly said,
"So my opinion on Uchiha will not change. Such Uchiha will only bring disaster to Konoha in the end. But since the name has spoken, there is no other way. Now the choice is in Uchiha's hands. And being able to find you at this time proves that the old man's mind is not confused!"
"What the teacher means is that they will actively support Yellow Flash's appointment as Fourth Hokage, right? With his character, he will never embarrass Uchiha. And this conversation with me is actually a showdown with the Senju Clan and Feudal Lord of Fire at the same time?"
Qi's eyes were filled with excitement. Although he had known the outcome for a long time, only after being involved in it could he realize how complicated the game involved in this Hokage Position was. Everyone wore various masks and made sacrifices with others in order to protect their own interests.
In his opinion, people who want to be Hokage are really screwed. This position is troublesome, and sitting up is even more troublesome. They are basically suffering. I really don't understand why Danzo would want to be such a loser Hokage...
"Compared to your question, your conclusion makes me much more satisfied. That's pretty much what it means."
Danzo showed a very satisfied smile, he kept nodding, and there was no doubt in his eyes that he was giving Qi praise and encouragement.
"You should do the same in the future, don't be lazy, always stay vigilant, and always analyze all the information you receive, so that you can become an excellent leader."
But this kind of encouragement is definitely not what Qi likes...
In the future? Is there still time? Does he still want to live...
"Okay, don't be so gloomy. Although you only know the general idea, it's already good to be able to draw such a conclusion. After all, your position is not high enough and you don't have enough information."
Danzo laughed and stood up,
"Compared to this, you have more important things to do now. In three days, you will go to Takigakure as one of the representatives of Konoha Ninja!"