Drive the Wolf to Devour the Tiger

"What kind of plan is this again?"

Uchiha Izuna had long since stopped treating his cousin as an ordinary person; even if he himself were just an average man, the power his cousin wielded was simply too immense.

"You'll know when the time comes."

Uchiha Yang smiled, feigning mystery.

Only by ensuring the Senju scum lived in constant unease could he truly find peace of mind.

Seeing his confident demeanor, Uchiha Madara didn't press further; regardless, if anything went wrong, he would be there to handle the fallout.

"By the way, over these past two months, more than fifty clanswomen have become pregnant."

As he mentioned this, the corners of Uchiha Madara's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

The more clansmen there were, the more gratified he felt as their leader.

More people meant more potential ninjas, which naturally increased the clan's overall strength.

"It seems the family planning policy is being implemented quite smoothly," Uchiha Yang remarked with satisfaction. "Make sure to stock up on goji berries and red dates, and keep plenty of tonics for nourishing yin and replenishing yang on hand."

"Ahem, I've already had someone go out and procure those."

Uchiha Madara felt a bit embarrassed under his gaze; after all, at his age, his skin wasn't quite thick enough yet.

"Madara, you aren't planning on growing old alone, are you?"

"You aren't still a virgin, are you?"

"No way, no way—the dignified Uchiha clan leader actually doesn't like women?"

Uchiha Yang cast a casual glance at him, as if he had discovered something, his eyes flickering with a strange light.

Suddenly, Uchiha Yang gasped, "You don't actually like men, do you?"

With that, Uchiha Yang deliberately stood up and pointedly covered his own backside.

Damn, there's a gay man right beside me.

Uchiha Izuna looked at his older brother with an incredibly complex expression.

In his heart, this man had already been automatically equated with Senju Hashirama.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop spreading rumors! I don't like men!"

Uchiha Madara panicked; if he let him keep talking, Izuna might actually start suspecting he liked men.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. I advise you to get married and have children. In the future, your son can inherit your talent and succeed you as the Uchiha clan leader to protect the Uchiha clan."

Seeing that Uchiha Madara was genuinely flustered, Uchiha Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud. Although Uchiha Madara had a tendency toward bromance, he wasn't actually into men.

It was just that their bond was overflowing with "brotherly love."

"That goes without saying, naturally."

Uchiha Madara chuckled, terrified that he might continue the topic, and nodded quickly to bring it to an end.

Uchiha Izuna also breathed a sigh of relief, already mentally calculating which women in the clan were worthy of his older brother.

"That's what you said." Uchiha Yang could tell Uchiha Madara was just brushing him off.

Uchiha Madara had a strong sense of ambition; from his death to his resurrection, he had been striving for his ideals—it was truly moving.

"I said it," Uchiha Madara promised, putting on a convincing act.

"Alright, I'm done teasing you."

Uchiha Yang turned serious and spoke to the two of them.

"Regarding Senju Hashirama's dream, I don't believe peace is achievable, so we must prevent him from infecting the entire world with his delusions."

"And in the process, we shall reshape the order and structure of this world into our own creation."

"Is this part of your revenge, or do you truly believe peace is impossible?"

Uchiha Madara looked at him with great curiosity.

"A bit of both, I suppose." A wicked smile appeared on Uchiha Yang's face. "Regardless, no enemy has ever fared well after offending us Uchiha."

"Well said. Let's do it."

These words resonated deeply with Uchiha Madara, and he couldn't help but raise his glass.

"Cousin, drink less. Don't get drunk again."

Uchiha Izuna, who was raising his glass as well, noticed his cousin's face beginning to flush and couldn't help but advise him.

"Your cousin here can drink a thousand cups without falling. Come, drink up with me!"

Uchiha Yang hummed, clinked his glass, and downed it in one go.

That night, Uchiha Yang passed out from intoxication. His Brain took over his body, wrote a letter, and handed it to Uchiha Kage.

[Brain: If he can't drink, he shouldn't drink. I suspect the Master just didn't want to write the letter.]

[Sharingan: Drop the "suspect"—it's not the first or second time the Master has been lazy.]

[Hand: Is there a possibility that this is called "letting professionals do professional work"? The letter written by the Brain is professional.]

[Leg: To think the Hand has fallen so low, actually offering explanations to the Master.]

[Mouth: I still want more to drink, I don't feel the slightest bit drunk; that sake was just too fragrant.]

[Lightning Affinity: Speaking of which, Mouth, besides eating, what else can you even do? Can you be of any actual use?]

[Mouth: Is it possible that the Master has been using my abilities all along?]

[Brain: Is that so? Could it be that you've mastered the legendary Talk-no-Jutsu?]

[Mouth: Ahem, keep it low-key, keep it low-key; I'm still a little short of that level.]

[Sharingan: Huh.]

[Hand: I just realized the plans are still being written by me. The Brain just thinks about them, while I'm the one doing all the tiring work. Why does the Brain get all the credit?]

[Brain: Ahem, we're all on the same side, why distinguish between you and me?]

Uchiha Kage handed the letter over to Uchiha Sake, who had just been preparing for bed.

Uchiha Sake looked at the letter in his hand, feeling the trust the Lord had placed in him.

"The Master said to deliver this to the people of the Southwest City Ninja Clan Alliance."

After Uchiha Kage finished relaying the Master's instructions, he vanished from before Uchiha Sake.

Uchiha Sake dared not delay the Lord's important business. He did not wait for dawn to depart; he immediately bid farewell to his wife at home, sharing a parting embrace.

The Southwest Ninja Clan Alliance was merely a coalition of several secret-technique ninja clans banded together.

To put it nicely, it was a ninja clan alliance; to put it bluntly, it was just a group of the weak huddling together for warmth.

The three secret-technique clans with the most influence within the Southwest Alliance were the Matsuda Clan, the Yamada Clan, and the Shinjo Clan.

These three great clans each possessed three elite jonin, and their clan heads were even Kage-level powerhouses.

Not all clan heads possessed "Clan Head-level" strength; only people like Senju Hashirama, Hyuga Tennin, and Uchiha Madara could be called Clan Head-level.

(Warring States Period strength ranking: Genin - Chunin - Jonin - Elite Jonin - Kage-level - Clan Head-level)

The families that Uchiha Yang's brain was contacting this time were these three secret-technique clans.

The Southwest Alliance had over a dozen elite jonin in total, but unfortunately, their hearts were not united, and there was a gap between them and the elite jonin of the Uchiha clan, so they were of no real consequence.

If this plan succeeded, it would not only resolve the Uchiha clan's troubles in the southwest but also cause the Senju clan to suffer heavy losses.

Uchiha Sake secretly infiltrated the Southwest Alliance and appeared within the territory of the Matsuda Clan.

"Who goes there?"

The patrolling Matsuda ninja discovered Uchiha Sake and immediately shouted loudly.

In an instant, the surrounding Matsuda ninjas swarmed over.

With so many eyes around, Uchiha Sake, wearing a mask, did not reveal his identity, instead tossing the letter into the hands of one of the Matsuda ninjas.

"This is a letter for your clan head. You have three days; after that, it will be too late."

With a poof, Uchiha Sake transformed into white smoke and vanished; he had used the Body Replacement Technique.