Receiving the Inheritance

Shimura Takeo was unwilling to fall behind Sarutobi Sasuke, so he immediately ordered the clansmen behind him, "Raid with everything you've got! We absolutely cannot fall behind the Sarutobi Clan."

"ROAR!!!"

The ninjas of the Shimura Clan roared as they charged forward, following their clan leader.

Meanwhile, Senju Hashirama, located within the Senju compound, was already too late by the time he learned that enemies had invaded New City; by then, the city had already fallen into the hands of the Southwest Alliance.

"The plan has commenced. They have already breached New City, and Sarutobi Sasuke and Shimura Takeo have led the elites of their two clans to assault the Senju Clan's defense line."

"Senju Hashirama did not go to rescue New City himself, but instead sent Senju Tobirama with reinforcements. Should we intercept and eliminate Senju Tobirama halfway?"

Uchiha Izuna presented the newly acquired intelligence to Uchiha Yang and glanced at him; if he gave the nod, he would lead the men himself.

"No need. The moment I find a way to counter Senju Tobirama's space-time ninjutsu will be the moment he meets his end."

Uchiha Yang rejected Izuna's proposal. Dealing with Senju Tobirama now would cause deviations in the overall plan, and more importantly, it was currently quite difficult to kill him.

Uchiha Yang certainly wanted to finish off Senju Tobirama, but the opportunity and conditions simply weren't there.

If Black Zetsu knew of Uchiha Yang's desire to kill Senju Tobirama, he would surely raise both hands in approval and might even create opportunities for Uchiha Yang.

Unfortunately, their thoughts were not synchronized. Although Black Zetsu knew Uchiha Yang wanted to kill Senju Tobirama, he did not realize just how deep that desire ran.

Uchiha Izuna found this reasonable; Senju Tobirama was indeed difficult to kill once he possessed space-time ninjutsu, so he continued to ask.

"Yang, if Senju Hashirama goes to deal with the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, will those two turn their coats on the spot?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Yang shook his head with a chuckle and said with great certainty, "Once they have made their move, it won't be so easy for them to surrender."

"Not to mention whether Senju Hashirama would accept it, just look at the lives they've taken and the goods they've plundered after breaching the Senju defense line. Could they really just put down the wealth they've seized?"

"I don't think they could easily hand over these things once they've gotten their hands on them."

"Human nature is not something two clan leaders can simply command. Who knows what those two fence-sitters are plotting?"

Uchiha Yang's smiling expression made him look like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

[Brain: What an old schemer. It seems the Master isn't incapable, just lazy. I am the Master's brain, after all; my wisdom originates from the Master.]

Keep a low profile, keep a low profile. I am smart, but I never show off or talk about it.

Uchiha Yang felt quite gratified. As for being called an old schemer, that was simply slander; he was young, ambitious, full of vigor, and possessed dreams—he was an aspiring youth.

[Sharingan: I've seen people brag, but never someone who brags without using their brain.]

[Brain: Ahem, don't imply things about me.]

[Sharingan: No, no, ahem.]

Soon, Uchiha Izuna held new intelligence in his hands. The Uchiha Clan's intelligence network was the best in the Shinobi World.

Having developed for so many years, the importance of intelligence—especially for ninjas—went without saying. Today, the entire operation of the Uchiha intelligence system had been handed over to Uchiha Izuna.

"Cousin, Senju Hashirama has now mobilized. He is leading a large number of ninjas from the Senju Clan and its affiliated families to hunt down and deal with the ninjas of the Sarutobi and Shimura clans."

"Sarutobi Sasuke and Shimura Takeo have become blinded by greed. Many towns along the Senju defense line have been looted, and a massive amount of wealth has fallen into the hands of their two clans."

As Uchiha Izuna read the intelligence, his face blossomed into a smile.

These towns had paid for the Senju Clan's protection, and now that they had suffered such a disaster, the Senju Clan would have to pay out a significant amount of money to appease them.

Otherwise, the situation awaiting the Senju Clan would be a catastrophe rarely seen in a century.

Once credibility collapses, picking up the pieces brick by brick is not something that can be done in a few years.

When Uchiha Yang heard the word "wealth," a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Cousin, what are you laughing at?" Uchiha Izuna asked, seeing him laughing to himself.

"The water here is too deep; they won't be able to hold onto that wealth."

Uchiha Yang gave Uchiha Izuna a wink, wearing an expression that said, You know what I mean.

"Oh~" Uchiha Izuna suddenly realized. So that was the plan his cousin had in mind.

"Then I must notify Big Brother immediately. Oh my, Cousin, you should have told me sooner!"

Uchiha Izuna stood up in a rush, muttering to himself like a nagging mother.

"It's fine, now is the perfect time. Any earlier, and the Uchiha Clan's movements would have been discovered."

"A good show must be authentic to avoid being seen through."

Uchiha Izuna nodded repeatedly and immediately created a shadow clone to inform his brother of the matter.

Uchiha Yang smiled knowingly and signaled for him to sit down; as a chess player, being flustered was simply unbecoming.

He was a man with a temper, after all.

If the Senju Clan hadn't provoked him repeatedly, he wouldn't have stepped out to scheme against them.

But even so, Uchiha Yang would not take action personally.

He only liked doing what he enjoyed; as for the toil and trouble, that simply wasn't the script for his life in this world.

After Uchiha Madara was informed of the situation by Izuna's clone, he immediately began arranging to handle the aftermath for those families.

This time, the Uchiha would pull off a "white wolf with empty gloves" and acquire a massive "inheritance."

"Hahaha."

Uchiha Madara couldn't help but laugh wildly. With a cousin like this emerging from the clan, it would be unprecedentedly powerful for at least several decades to come.

At this moment, on the battlefield of Shinjo.

Matsuda Masahiro, Yamada Miyashu, and Shinjo Rana had already had their eyes blinded by the massive wealth.

In such a short time, the wealth they had plundered from Shinjo alone was already more than three times the combined total of all their clans.

This money was enough for their clans to cultivate five more elite jonin.

They could even continue to nurture the next generation of young clansmen; their clans would truly take flight, and they would no longer have to hole up in that impoverished place, Southwest City.

"Hurry to the mine." Matsuda Masahiro suddenly realized that this wealth was far less important than the raw materials for weapons at the mine.

When Yamada Miyashu heard this, a glimmer flashed in his eyes as the inherent baseness of his people began to stir.

Something as important as the mine meant that the more people who shared it, the less each would receive; if there were one fewer person to share it, he would get more.

Shinjo Rana noticed the strange look on Yamada Miyashu's face, and thinking of his nature, a sneer couldn't help but curl the corner of her mouth.

Cunning guy. It looks like I'll have to deal with you first this time.

Compared to Matsuda Masahiro, Yamada Miyashu was clearly more difficult to handle. She would deal with the hardest one first, then the easy one.