Uchiha Jun smiled, but did not say this sentence, 'Even if the big name blows up the prices to the sky, and I have something to do with it, my super power tells me that it is time for a 'local pick-up'! By the way, I can help Daimyo Palace 'slim down'.'
"In short, at this stage, we can just wait and see what happens."
Uchiha Jun stood up and said, "The game between the daimyo and Hokage has just begun. We just want to watch the excitement and relieve our boredom. It is not appropriate to rush into it now."
Fugaku was silent for a moment and nodded. "You are right. But I also need to be careful about them infiltrating Uchiha Clan."
"That's natural." Uchiha Jun walked to the window and looked at the lights of the clan, "But now, more immediate trouble is coming."
Fugaku followed his line of sight.
A messenger crow circled down, with the emergency notification scroll Hokage Building tied to its claws.
Fugaku took off the scroll, unfolded it, and his face changed slightly. "Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned all Jonin and the clan leaders to hold a high-level meeting at Hokage Building tomorrow."
"Theme?"
"It's not specified, but judging from the current situation..." Fugaku took a deep breath, "It's probably related to the Daimyo Palace's advisors, and... the intensifying war."
Uchiha Jun looked out the window at the night sky.
The moon is crescent and the stars are cold.
"The show has begun." He said softly.
In Hokage Building's conference room, the smell of smoke was as strong as overcooked miso soup.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was sitting on the main seat, with a pipe in his mouth, and his eyes swept across the two rows of seats with distinct distinctions - on the left were the three advisers of the Daimyo faction, and on the right were Konoha the clan leaders of the major ninja clans and Jonin representatives, all crowded.
Only Uchiha Clan.
Their seats were arranged behind Ino-Shika-Cho and Sarutobi Clan, the die-hard Hokage faction, even further back than Hyuga Clan.
As the largest ninja clan in Konoha, it is really a bit shabby.
Uchiha Enjin The muscles on his face twitched and he muttered in a low voice, "This position..."
"Everyone, sit down." Uchiha Jun's voice was as calm as saying that Tenten was feeling good today, and he took the lead in pulling out the chair and sitting down.
Uchiha Fugaku glanced at him and sat down without saying anything more.
But deep in the pair of Sharingan, there was a trace of darkness that was difficult to conceal.
Uchiha Clan, Konoha is the largest family, but they can't even get a decent seat.
Uchiha Jun turned his head and glanced at Fugaku - don't worry, wait and see the show.
Fugaku was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared his throat and the meeting officially began.
"Everyone, I have called you here today for two things -"
He put down his pipe and tapped his fingers on a thick scroll on the table. "First, it's about the rumors that Iwagakure has spread recently."
"They said that Elder Shimura Danzō took control of Wood Release and captured Third Raikage alive."
As soon as the words fell, a low commotion immediately sounded in the conference room.
Nara Shikaku frowned slightly. "Lord Hokage, this kind of thing..."
"I know it's false." Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his hand to Teuchi to stop him, "But the problem is that the other four ninja villages believed it."
"Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure--all are re-adjusting their troop deployment on the grounds that 'Konoha is trying to break the balance.'"
He paused and his voice sank. "Sunagakure has sent three thousand additional troops to Land of Wind Border. Fourth Kazekage will personally lead the troops. Kumogakure's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki also appeared on the southwest front of Land of Lightning, and Kitsuchi of Iwagakure is leading people to block the Land of Grass important road..."
"The aftermath of Third Shinobi World War is likely to spark a bigger war again because of this rumor."
The conference room was quiet for a few seconds.
Then, the representative of the Sarutobi Clan was the first to speak, "Lord Hokage don't worry, all Jonin of the Sarutobi Clan will be ready for battle."
"Nara Clan too." Shikaku raised his hand.
"Akimichi Clan can pull out twenty Multi-Size Technique elites at any time."
"Yamanaka Clan, the intelligence system is operating at full capacity."
After Ino-Shika-Cho Clans took the lead in expressing its stance, Hyuga Clan, Aburame Clan, Inuzuka Clan and other clans also followed suit.
For a time, the conference room was filled with voices expressing their support for "firmly supporting Hokage" and "willing to die for Konoha."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes fell on Uchiha Fugaku.
Uchiha Fugaku was about to speak when he felt Uchiha Jun's toes touch him lightly.
Uchiha Fugaku was stunned for a moment, and then followed the greeting Uchiha Jun had said in advance, and said in a deep voice, "Uchiha Clan, of course, will not retreat from the war."
"All for Konoha!"
His tone was neither humble nor overbearing, and he neither rushed to express his loyalty nor seemed negative.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and his eyes stayed on Uchiha Jun for two seconds.
This young man, when we last met, he was just a fresh graduate Genin, but now he can sit next to the patriarch and speak for the Uchiha Clan in high-level meetings.
Moreover - he remembered clearly that just now it was Uchiha Jun who touched Uchiha Fugaku first, and then Uchiha Fugaku spoke.
'This child... is leading the decision-making of the Uchiha Clan?'
'What exactly? Wisdom?'
Sarutobi Hiruzen silently wrote it down in his mind, but didn't say anything more.
"Okay, now that everyone has expressed their opinions, let me talk about the second thing-"
He changed his pipe and lit it. "The village's economy has been developing rapidly recently. In this regard, I would like to ask three consultants to introduce the situation."
The three advisors sent by the daimyo looked at each other. The oldest man among them stood up with a shrewd smile unique to businessmen on his face.
"Lord Hokage is overly praised. We just followed the instructions of the daimyo and supported some industries in Konoha."
He cleared his throat and began to list the data endlessly: the number of newly opened stores, the size of the caravans introduced, the prosperity of the market...
"In just one month, Konoha's tax revenue has increased by a full 10%! The number of merchants has doubled! The daimyo is very satisfied with this and said that he will increase his support for Konoha in the future!"
After he finished summarizing, he sat down with a smile on his face that almost overflowed.
Then, the patriarch of the Inuzuka Clan slapped the table directly.
"No more words!"
He stood up, and his voice was as loud as shouting, "You two are simply filial sons and grandsons of the famous name! You still have the nerve to talk nonsense here? Konoha's prices have increased by 30% due to you! The lives of ordinary ninjas have been affected! I think you should be dismissed from your posts!"
Aburame Clan's patriarch also pushed up his sunglasses. His voice was not loud, but he was also secretly sarcastic. "First Hokage and all the seniors bought the land with their blood. Now it has changed its color. If this continues, the village will no longer be a village."
The patriarch of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi, also responded, "The tax paid by these caravans sent by the daimyo does not meet the standards at all! Moreover, they also deliberately disrupt the market and drive up prices. This is really too much!"
Nara Shikaku sighed and put down the teacup in his hand, "Look, everyone, is there anything like 'Will of Fire' here?"
After all, the three consultants were veterans. Faced with the repeated bombardments from many ninja clan leaders, they still had professional smiles on their faces and remained unmoved, as if they were not the ones who had just been scolded.
The oldest consultant turned his head and his eyes fell on Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Jun.
There was an obvious attraction in his eyes.
The clan leaders of the Hokage faction also looked at Uchiha Fugaku.
For a time, all the eyes of the entire conference room were focused on the Uchiha Clan.
Everyone is waiting - waiting to see which side this Konoha largest family is on.
Are they loyal fans of Hokage like Inuzuka Clan and Ino-Shika-Cho, or are they, obviously, the largest ninja clan in Konoha, but they have been squeezed out of the full force inner circle, are dissatisfied, and plan to change their masters and join the daimyo?
Uchiha Fugaku's Adam's apple moved and he was about to express his support for Hokage.
But at this time, he glanced at Uchiha Jun next to him.
Uchiha Jun picked up the teacup and took a slow sip.
Then he spoke.
"It doesn't seem like anything to me."
He put down the teacup and spoke in a casual tone, as if he was commenting on a dish. "At least it's quite lively."
The whole place was silent.
The expressions on the faces of the three consultants froze.
The clan leaders of the Hokage faction were also stunned.
Hyuga Hiashi widened his eyes slightly, Nara Shikaku touched his chin and stopped in mid-air. Inuzuka Clan The patriarch opened his mouth and forgot what he wanted to say.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand holding the pipe paused slightly.
He didn't speak, but a trace of deep thinking flashed in his eyes.
Uchiha Jun--Is this the attitude?
He neither offends the Hokage faction nor is he close to the Daiming faction.
Don't touch both sides.
Two-faced?
Hehe, he is quite courageous. When he saw the war approaching, he determined that Uchiha Clan's power would play an important role in the coming war. He was needed by Konoha. Do you plan to run it?
If that were the case, then this political sense would be terrible.
Who did you learn it from?
Uchiha Clan is unlikely...Orochimaru?
... It doesn't look like it. Orochimaru is not a political expert, otherwise he wouldn't care so much about his image.
In the end, the meeting did not discuss and come up with a solution. After all, there was going to be a war, and Hokage also needed funds from the big names. It was okay to hammer and hammer, but it would be bad if it was too deadlocked.
After the meeting, the heads of the ninja clans were still talking in low voices when they walked out of the meeting room.
"Uchiha Clan, what on earth is that kid thinking?"
"Does he really not care, or is he just pretending?"
"Shimura Danzō I haven't made it clear yet, but he still dares to be with Ni Ni on such an occasion..."
"Tsk... this boy has something."
And Uchiha Jun, standing on the steps at the door of Hokage Building, looked at the setting sun in the distance, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Uchiha Fugaku walked next to him and asked in a low voice, "Isn't what you just said too risky?"
"Adventure?" Uchiha Jun smiled, "Chief, haven't you seen it yet?"
"What are you looking at?"
"The protagonists of this meeting were never the clan leaders clamoring for war, nor were they the three advisors who only chanted scriptures."
Chun turned around and looked at Fugaku, a scarlet light flashed in his eyes:
"The person who really controls the chess game will be replaced from now on."