In the image channel, in a corner of the screen, Shimura Danzō is sitting in the secret room of Root, with half of his face covered by a bandage, and no expression can be seen.
But his right hand holding the armrest of the seat quietly tightened a little.
He listened to those people's praise for Uchiha Jun, listened to those people's accusations against himself, and listened to Uchiha Jun's words, "Where did you get rich recently?" - every word was like a thin thorn piercing his heart!
But he couldn't have an attack yet.
'Damn it, this rat robbed two Daimyo Palaces one after another. Even if the loss announced by the big name is as high as tens of billions, excluding the losses, this guy has at least several billions of money!'
'Obviously the whole Root and Anbu are trying their best to search for the movement of large amounts of funds, but why haven't they found the target yet?!'
Shimura Danzō thought to himself and quietly logged off.
Since many ninja clan leaders have made clear their resistance to this meeting, they have no choice but to 'defect' Konoha!
The meeting continued, and Sarutobi Hiruzen began to listen to reports from all fronts and gave strategic deployment and resource allocation suggestions one by one.
After Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure finished their reports, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes finally fell on Uchiha Jun, who had been drinking tea silently in the corner.
"Cloud-nin Frontline over there... Junjun, how is the situation?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes once again focused on Uchiha Jun.
Uchiha Jun put down the teacup and spoke calmly, "Report Hokage, Cloud-nin Frontline's battle situation is currently in a stalemate."
"Although we repelled Fourth Raikage's second attack and eliminated a group of Kumogakure's sharp-edged troops, they did not completely collapse because of Eight-Tails's rampage. Instead, stimulated by Daimyo of the Land of Lightning's military expenditure, they are regrouping their strength."
"However, I am confident that Cloud-nin Frontline will be pushed to the border of Land of Lightning within a month!"
Uchiha Jun's tone was calm and determined, as if pushing Land of Lightning back within two months was just a trivial matter not worth mentioning.
Those Jonin people couldn't help but take a breath of cold air as they listened.
Will it be pushed back to Land of Lightning within two months?
This kid... his tone is really loud!
However, when they thought about Uchiha Jun's previous record against the enemy, they had to admit that this young Uchiha Clan did seem to have the capital.
Sarutobi Hiruzen After listening, he nodded slightly, with a look of approval on his face. "Yes, it is a good thing for young people to be energetic."
He paused, then changed the topic and his tone became subtle. "However, there is something... I want to confirm with Jun-Jun."
"Please tell me."
"That's it...Two-Tails Jinchuriki."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice echoed in the silent tent.
"Jun Jun, since you have captured Two-Tails Jinchuriki alive, how should she be dealt with... her ownership?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu also spoke one after another:
"Yes, Tailed Beasts is after all an important part of the balance of Five Great Ninja Villages. Since you have captured it alive, we still need to discuss how to deal with it in the future."
"If we can make good use of Two-Tails, it may be helpful to our subsequent layout."
Their tone seemed gentle, but the subtext made all the ninja clan leaders present feel a bit of pressure:
--Tailed Beasts is a very important strategic resource, and we cannot let you Uchiha Clan monopolize it.
Uchiha Jun After listening to those words, the smile on the corner of his mouth remained unchanged, but the light in his eyes quietly became a little colder.
He paused, and then spoke slowly, his voice so calm that there was no wave:
"Oh, this."
"I'm sorry, Lord Third, the two consultants - I took too heavy a blow and didn't pay attention. That Two-Tails Jinchuriki has died suddenly."
"Two-Tails on the other end is probably reading a message for resurrection right now."
As soon as these words came out, the entire video channel went silent for a few seconds.
Those consultants who were still trying to figure out how to "get a piece of the pie" from Uchiha Jun were all stunned at this moment.
Died violently?
Two-Tails Jinchuriki... Dead?!
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly. "Chunjun, you said...Two-Tails Jinchuriki is dead?"
"Yes." Uchiha Jun nodded calmly, "I didn't control my strength well during the battle. By the time I realized it, I was already out of breath."
He paused and added, "However, I didn't do it on purpose. After all, it's Jinchuriki, and there are two of them. It's normal not to hold anything back on the battlefield."
These words were spoken with impeccable accuracy.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu all heard the subtext--
"Want to share the spoils? Sorry, the spoils have been reimbursed."
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who originally planned to take a piece of the pie from the Uchiha Clan, looked at each other, but could not say anything to refute.
After all, Uchiha Jun's combat power is too scary, and now is a critical period. We can't deal with it like we did with Hatake Sakumo before. If Uchiha Jun gets stressed, we will be in big trouble!
After a long while, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and waved his hand, "Since Jinchuriki is dead, let this end here."
He paused and then changed the topic. "However, for the next Cloud-nin Frontline, I will have to trouble Chunjun more."
"Lord Third Don't worry, I will do my best."
Uchiha Jun bowed slightly, his tone was respectful, but with a trace of unquestionable confidence.
After the meeting, the projection light in the audio-visual tent slowly extinguished.
Uchiha Jun stood up, stretched his neck, which was numb after sitting for a long time, and then turned around to leave.
As soon as I walked out of the tent, I saw Uchiha Fugaku standing not far away, talking to several clan members Jonin.
Seeing Uchiha Jun coming out, he immediately came up to him with a worried look on his face.
"Junjun, what you just said...Two-Tails Jinchuriki is really dead?"
His voice was lowered a bit, with obvious worry.
"Those old guys in the village will definitely not believe it easily. If they continue to pursue..."
"Then let them check."
Uchiha Jun interrupted him, his tone was calm, but with an irrefutable certainty:
"When I say dead, I mean dead."
He paused and looked directly into Uchiha Fugaku's eyes. "Fugaku Patriarch, I know what you are worried about - but you have to remember one thing."
"Having a knife but not using it, and not having a knife, those are two different concepts."
"Konoha High Command will not go to war against the Uchiha Clan just because you hid a Two-Tails; but they will not change their attitude and strategy towards the Uchiha Clan and bring Uchiha Clan into the core decision-making level just because you wisely handed over Two-Tails!"
"On the contrary - it is precisely because they hold the 'nuclear bomb' Two-Tails in their hands that they will throw a rat weapon."
"Because we have the ability to flip tables, they are willing to negotiate terms with us!"
"If you don't even understand this, your courage will only go so far."
Uchiha Fugaku After listening to these words, he froze in place and took a long time to slowly exhale.
"... You're right."
He raised his head and looked at Uchiha Jun with a mixture of emotions in his eyes - a mixture of admiration and a bit of emotion.
"Jun Jun... you are indeed more suitable to be the leader of this clan than me."
When Uchiha Jun heard this, he just smiled indifferently. Although Uchiha Fugaku had poor vision, he was better at being able to understand the situation clearly and not being like an old man who had been in a high position for a long time and couldn't listen to advice. This was also the reason why Uchiha Jun made Uchiha Fugaku the leader of the clan.
"Right."
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly remembered something, waved quickly, and shouted towards the tent not far away, "Itachi, come here!"
Not long after, a young boy wearing Uchiha Clan ethnic uniform ran up to Uchiha Fugaku with small steps.
Five-year-old Itachi Uchiha raised his head and looked straight at Uchiha Jun with his clear eyes.
"Junjun," Uchiha Fugaku said solemnly, "I want Itachi to... become your master."