Jiraiya patted the dust on his body, crossed his hands across his chest, and looked at the familiar door and badge of Hidden Leaf Village with a smile.
"Lord Jiraiya, you are back, I will report to Lord Hokage immediately." The guard in front of the gate said in a loud voice with a surprised look on his face.
"No need." Jiraiya waved his hand casually and whispered in the guard's ear, "Is Tsunade in the village?"
The guard smiled and nodded, pointing in the direction of Hidden Leaf Hospital: "Lady Tsunade has always been in the hospital."
"That's good!" Jiraiya patted the guard on the shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief.
Tsunade That guy suffers from hemophobia. Although no one knows it, Jiraiya has always been worried that she might be in danger if she runs around.
Walking slowly along the way, Jiraiya looked at the green wilderness leisurely.
Now Hidden Leaf Village High-yielding hybrid rice has been planted in many places, and the heavy ears of wheat seem to embody a light of hope.
"Teacher Sarutobi also said there was something big going on. I think the village is developing well!"
Jiraiya smiled and greeted the Hidden Leaf Village residents on the edge of the field, looking happily at the lush fields.
Seeing that the village where he was born and raised can prosper and develop, Jiraiya feels a kind of sincere happiness.
After he passed by, the conversations of the Hidden Leaf Village residents who greeted him made Jiraiya frown.
"Lord Jiraiya Why are you back at this time?"
"I see, it's just for the Uchiha Clan. Otherwise, if you didn't come back during the previous war, why would you come back now?"
"It makes sense. Hey, do you think Uchiha Clan is good or bad?"
"Of course they are bad. They killed more than a dozen people in the street and seriously injured more than fifty people. I have long said that they Tenten have a straight face and like to take care of everything because of Police Force. How can they be good people."
"But I think they are good people, and bad people will not study these high-yielding seeds for us."
"Hey, who told you that they are doing it for us? The food grown from these seeds can only be eaten. If you want to grow it, you have to go to the Uchiha Clan to buy it. They are just doing it to make money."
"This... makes sense. Who did you listen to?"
"A lot of people are spreading the word on the street."
Jiraiya listened to these gossips, frowned, and strode towards Hokage's office.
Uchiha Clan Compound, Uchiha Anda knelt in front of Obito and wailed. "Chief, just hand me over. My old bones don't have a few years left to live. Uchiha Clan's reputation is important."
Obito slammed the tea cup on the wooden table, and ignored the hot tea splashing on his hands. He said angrily, "What the hell, I told you that you were drugged. This is not your fault, nor is it our Uchiha Clan's fault. Why should you hand me over to someone else!"
Uchiha Anda beat the ground with his fist in remorse and said sadly, "But the reputation Uchiha Clan has accumulated over the past six months will be ruined."
"I said no," Obito stood up directly, tossed his sleeves and walked away. When he was about to go out, he warned, "Aoki, watch him and don't let him do stupid things."
Returning to the patriarch's office, Uchiha Fugaku and the three elders were there. Great Elder Uchiha Hayakawa set up his crutches and said in a deep voice, "Obito, how are you going to handle this matter?"
Obito snorted coldly, with a trace of killing intent flashing in his eyes. "This incident is obviously a trap against us Uchiha Clan. Needless to say, we all know that it was Danzo who did it, and Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly instigated it."
Uchiha Tomoya is the youngest among the three elders and has the hottest temper. He slapped the table and said angrily, "Sarutobi Hiruzen is just a villain. What qualifications does he have to be Hokage? He will use these little tricks behind his back. Do you think no one can see it?"
Uchiha Hayakawa chuckled, his eyes not showing any signs of old age. "So what if you can tell, all he wants is this fig leaf. That kid Danzo has always been ambitious and unconvinced by Sarutobi Hiruzen. In fact, he has been just being Sarutobi Hiruzen's dog."
The second elder Uchiha Yusaku smiled and shook his head, and continued, "Although Tobirama is also very insidious, he does things in a grand manner. The big Senju Clan will disband when he says it will be disbanded. That kid Sarutobi Hiruzen has only learned how to be insidious. On the surface, he said that he wanted civilian ninjas to come forward and suppress our family, but secretly Sarutobi Clan didn't know how many times it expanded."
"That kid Danzo thinks he's great, but he's actually far worse than Sarutobi Hiruzen."
Uchiha Fugaku twitched the corner of his mouth and said cautiously, "Three elders, aren't we going to discuss how to deal with this matter?"
The three old men straightened their expressions and looked at Obito together.
Obito said in a firm tone, "We will never hand over people. If they have the ability, they will come and get them."
Uchiha Hayakawa nodded, glanced at Obito with admiration, and affirmed. "Obito is right, we Uchiha Clan haven't fallen to this level yet, you continue."
Obito thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Senior Fugaku, starting from today, close Yibao Pavilion and stop all transactions."
"The news is spreading to the outside world that this is Kirigakure's conspiracy to drive a wedge between us Uchiha Clan and Hidden Leaf Village. The villagers are so unclear about right and wrong, and we Uchiha Clan are very sad and aggrieved. We decided to move our family to the capital of Land of Fire and break away from Hidden Leaf Village."
Uchiha Hayakawa closed his eyes and meditated. After a long time, he opened his eyes and laughed and said, "It's a good idea, let's do it like this."
Seeing Uchiha Fugaku's confused expression, the second elder Uchiha Yusaku sighed and explained to him in a low voice.
"That's it." Uchiha Fugaku suddenly realized, but still had some doubts. "Obito, why Kirigakure."
Obito said with a wicked smile, "They happen to be in the village recently, and they like to wander around."
"I understand." Uchiha Fugaku nodded clearly, stood up, saluted the three elders, turned around and walked out.
Uchiha Hayakawa looked at Obito with relief and said harmoniously, "Obito, do you think it will take a few days for the wind direction in this village to change?"
"Three days" Obito raised three fingers with a confident expression. "Hidden Leaf Village can't leave us now, and Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't dare to let us Uchiha Clan leave."
"And this time I want Sarutobi Hiruzen to get off the stage."
"Oh!" Uchiha Hayakawa was a little confused, but then he realized. "Are you going to let your teacher Namikaze Minato take over?"
"Not bad"
"Hokage This work is so tiring, I don't want to do it myself."
"Furthermore, Minato-sensei, as commander this time, defeated Iwagakure's troops. He has already achieved great achievements and strength. With him taking over, there will be much less resistance from Kimura's major families."
Uchiha Hayakawa touched his beard and said slowly, "Namikaze Minato is indeed good, but are you sure he is reliable?"
"Minato-sensei is a person who truly devotes himself to the village. Our interests, Uchiha Clan, and Hidden Leaf Village are consistent and there is no conflict. Of course, Minato-sensei will be on our side."
"Then it's settled, we all support you." Uchiha Hayakawa smiled and patted Obito's arm, then walked out with a cane supported by the other two elders.