The Struggle Between the New and Old Heirs Comes to an End

Uchiha Mikio considered the benefits of Feng's actions and could not help thinking about the Uchiha's days in Konoha...

The Uchiha Police Force enforced the law conscientiously, only to be accused by the villagers of being cold and heartless, capable only of bullying their own people. They told the Uchiha that if they had any guts, they should go bully the enemy at the border.

And the straightforward Uchiha truly went to the border and fought the enemy bravely. They narrowly escaped death time and again, earning many merits, yet not only did they receive little reward, they were also inexplicably accused of awakening their Sharingan by having no camaraderie and watching their comrades die before their eyes without a care.

And the proud Uchiha mostly would not explain themselves. They did not want to, nor did they deign to, use the deaths of their comrades to win sympathy.

Even the handful of Uchiha willing to explain could not make a splash before the vast majority of Konoha's people, who had been deliberately led to vent all their resentment and grief over their families' sacrifices onto the Uchiha.

And so, the Uchiha became hated by everyone in the village, an image so despised even dogs would avoid them.

Faced with this situation, the Uchiha Clan developed two different responses and thus split into two factions.

One faction endured the higher-ups' bullying in silence, hoping that one day a conscientious leader would emerge and treat the Uchiha fairly. Its representative was the clan head, Uchiha Fugaku.

The other faction shouted revolution every day, wanting to fight the higher-ups to the death, rebuild Konoha, and become Hokage.

Before his death, Uchiha Mikio had belonged to the faction that wanted to fight the higher-ups to the death.

But now, thinking of what Uchiha Feng had done in the Tea Country, Uchiha Mikio could not help looking down on every clansman besides himself and Feng, including the ancestors buried in the ground.

Heh... what the hell were we Uchiha doing in Konoha before? Why were we so dead set on shouting about fighting and killing every day, willing to stake the entire clan just to become a village chief?

Now look at this place. Look at what Feng did!

He did not stake the entire clan. Not even a drop of Uchiha blood was spilled. Relying only on me, Uchiha Mikio, a fairly skilled Uchiha genjutsu user, he is about to effortlessly gain control of an entire country.

You have to know, there are at least dozens of Three-Tomoe Sharingan users in the Uchiha Clan whose genjutsu skills are about on par with mine.

If we brought them all out and had Feng teach them a thing or two, then damn it, the Uchiha Clan would control the entire shinobi world sooner or later.

Thinking this, Uchiha Mikio instantly became fired up. He turned and returned to Feng's side, saying excitedly,

"Feng, when are we going back to Konoha to bring the other clansmen over?"

As the caster, Feng could not know every thought in Uchiha Mikio's mind after he had been revived through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, but some general ideas were still fed back to him.

Thus, knowing roughly what Uchiha Mikio had been thinking, Feng replied,

"Senior Mikio, don't rush. We'll talk after we have completely taken control of the Tea Country first.

"If we start thinking about all sorts of things before we control the Tea Country, one mistake could ruin everything we have accomplished.

"On the other hand, once we have completely taken control of the Tea Country, we will have experience to draw on when we take control of other places. It will be much easier."

"Good!!! I'll listen to you." Uchiha Mikio forcibly suppressed his excitement and answered loudly.

At the same time, he became even more determined to help Feng with all he had.

It had not been easy for the straightforward Uchiha to produce someone so skilled at schemes, and not just any schemer, but a top-tier one—someone capable of leading the Uchiha out of their predicament and into greatness and glory.

So he had to protect him well. He absolutely could not let anything happen to Feng.

?! Wait!!!

If I go guard the Daimyo at the palace, what if weak Feng runs into trouble?

Uchiha Mikio could not help worrying. He immediately looked at Feng with concern and said,

"Feng, if I go to the Daimyo Palace, what will you do?!

"You are the future of our Uchiha Clan. Nothing must happen to you.

"How about we hold off for now? I won't go to the Daimyo yet."

"Uh, don't worry. I care more about my own life than anyone else."

After saying that, Feng formed hand seals with both hands: Tiger → Snake → ... Then he slapped both hands onto the ground.

Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu: Summon.

Three coffins rose from the ground. Inside lay the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju; Konoha's former Nine-Tails jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki; and an ordinary Chunin, Rin Nohara.

However, since Feng had not awakened the three of them, the three people revived by the Impure World Reincarnation lay quietly in their coffins without the slightest movement.

Then he smiled at Uchiha Mikio.

"See, Senior Mikio? If anything really happens, I'll awaken them. With the strength of the Second Hokage and the former Nine-Tails jinchuriki,

"Even if the Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages came, they could not do anything to me."

"Oh, right. How could I forget that you have these two trump cards?

"Heh, in that case, I'll listen to you and go watch the Daimyo."

Uchiha Mikio smacked his forehead hard upon hearing this, inwardly cursing himself for having a pig brain. Then he left as Feng instructed.

After Uchiha Mikio left, Feng truly shut his doors to visitors. No matter who came afterward, he did not allow them inside.

He ignored everything beyond his window, devoting himself entirely to either training at home or PUA-ing his newlywed wife. As for the things men and women liked to do, sorry, they were both underage. Feng could not bring himself to be that depraved.

Within the capital of the Tea Country, the struggle between the new and old heirs did not stop just because Sekito, the capital's guardian, refused to take part.

On the contrary, the conflict between the two sides grew increasingly intense.

The former heir held up a bloodstained handkerchief bearing the word "Save," claiming it had been sent by the Daimyo. He therefore concluded that the new heir must have used despicable means to control their father, the Daimyo, and seize the position of heir.

He thus gathered many ministers who had pledged allegiance to him long ago and assembled private troops, intending to storm the Daimyo Palace and rescue his trapped father.

Meanwhile, the new heir knew perfectly well that he had not controlled his father. Naturally, he believed that his father, the Daimyo, had willingly bestowed the position of heir upon him in person. Since his father was no longer handling affairs, everyone should listen to him.

In the new heir's eyes, his elder brother, the former heir, assembling private troops to attack the Daimyo Palace was a rebellion. He was a traitor and should be exterminated.

However, the capital's four Guard Corps units all belonged to Feng. Feng had sternly warned them long ago not to interfere in anything.

Thus, when the new heir wanted to gather troops to wipe out the former heir, he discovered that he had no soldiers under his command. He was immediately scared out of his wits.

Fortunately, there was still a hundred-man Samurai Corps stationed within the Daimyo Palace.

These hundred men were the strongest group personally selected by the Daimyo from across the Tea Country. They obeyed only the Daimyo's orders and no one else's.

Therefore, believing himself to be his father's beloved son, the new heir hurriedly begged his Daimyo father for help and borrowed the Samurai Corps.

And Uchiha Mikio, who stood beside the Daimyo and controlled him, faithfully followed Feng's instructions, making the Daimyo grant every request the new heir made.

Then, outside the Daimyo Palace, a chaotic battle possibly greater than any in the capital's history erupted.

The former heir's side mainly consisted of retainers and private soldiers belonging to numerous nobles and ministers. Their strength was neither particularly weak nor particularly strong, but they had overwhelming numbers—several hundred men—as well as a few rogue shinobi recruited by the nobles.

The new heir's side had only a hundred men, but they were the Tea Country's most elite samurai guards. A few of the samurai were roughly as strong as Genin.

After both sides assembled their forces and agreed to battle, the former heir's troops, being hastily gathered private soldiers, naturally had poor discipline.

Relying on their superior numbers, they launched the first charge, surging forward in a disorderly mass toward the samurai formation, which advanced and retreated in orderly coordination.

At the beginning, the private soldiers gained the upper hand through their numbers and fervor.

But as the battle dragged on, casualties began appearing on both sides, and their passion and bloodlust gradually faded.

The gap between hastily gathered private soldiers and elite troops trained over the long term began to show.

Among the private soldiers, some still had not lost their fervor and passion, and continued charging forward without fear.

But others saw their comrades falling one after another and began shrinking back.

The worst were those unable to endure the battlefield of flying flesh and blood, who broke down completely and fled weeping.

The elite samurai force, however, remained in perfect formation. Following the tactics they practiced daily, they advanced step by step and slowly pierced through the chaotic private-soldier formation.

After breaking through, the Samurai Corps did not bother with those who had shrunk back or fled crying in collapse.

They swiftly turned around and charged at the private soldiers who still had the courage to gather together and continue fighting.

And those willing to fight were the strongest among the private soldiers.

These experts were mainly rogue shinobi. They were not particularly powerful, but their various ninjutsu were highly lethal.

Only after charging repeatedly and suffering more than a dozen casualties did the Samurai Corps manage to rout the private-soldier force led by the rogue shinobi.

After that, the entire private-soldier force collapsed and scattered in flight.

All that remained was a one-sided pursuit.

As the Samurai Corps' temporary commander, the new heir was naturally cruel by nature and showed no mercy.

Especially toward the core figure of the private-soldier force: the former heir.

The new heir led the Samurai Corps in pursuit all the way to the city gate, where he hacked the former heir into a bloody pulp on the spot.

After that came various small-scale street battles and chance encounters, which continued until nightfall before finally ending.

And from the roof of his own home, Uchiha Feng watched the victorious new heir return with a smug expression, alongside the Samurai Corps, which had also suffered heavy casualties. Feng, too, wore a satisfied smile.