Konoha.
Uchiha Clan, Naka Shrine In the main hall.
After the previous patriarch Uchiha Kūto resigned from the position of patriarch due to issues such as his age and lack of energy, the new patriarch Uchiha Zhuiliu is now presiding over the clan meeting.
Compared with the previous patriarch Kuto, who had a different philosophy of maintaining stability and developing the family, Zhuiliu, as the new patriarch Konoha Uchiha, has little interest in maintaining the current status of the family.
What he wants is to break through the original family predicament, make Uchiha's reputation further, and directly become the leader of this village in one step.
That is to say, to seize the position of Hokage from the damn Senju Clan.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi, who is now Third Hokage, is not from the Senju Clan, he still inherits the belief and will of the Senju Clan, and is a member of the 'Senju' faction with roots in Miaohong.
Senju, from the moment First Hokage and Second Hokage decided to drop their clan names and start integrating into the village, they were no longer a family, but a symbol, a symbol.
Anyone who becomes Hokage needs to recognize and abide by this symbol.
Otherwise, you will not be able to sit firmly in the position of Hokage.
As the patriarch of Uchiha, what Zhuiliu wants to do is to change this situation.
Senju just lost its clan name and integrated into every piece of land in Konoha, but it did not disappear.
Especially Ninja Academy and Senju Clan, whose family name has been removed, firmly control the place and constantly cultivate fresh blood.
Zhuiliu feels that Senju, without his family name, has become scarier and more troublesome than before.
Konoha is immortal, Senju is immortal.
This is a rumor circulating among all the ninjas in Konoha.
Therefore, in the previous war, he led Uchiha Clan to fight bravely on the battlefield, just to compete for more credit, gain higher reputation, and contribute to the position of Hokage.
In his eyes, how could Konoha be done well without the support of a group of brats behind Tobirama Senju?
What kind of junk Sarutobi Clan is worthy of competing with them Uchiha for Hokage's position?
The three Ryukas of this clan escaped, and they were only given Uchiha Clan to light birthday candles.
Not to mention, as the new Uchiha Clan Head, he is different from the mainstream Release Technique Fire Style that Uchiha ninja is good at. What he is best at is Water Release Ninjutsu, which is completely opposite to Fire Style.
On the battlefield, he relied on his powerful Water Release Ninjutsu to limit the performance of Second Kazekage Shamon's sand control Ninjutsu.
He also personally led the team to attack Hidden Sand Village's puppet troops, beating them until they couldn't care about each other.
Playing with a puppet, right? The puppet will self-destruct, right? Puppeteer is proficient and Taijutsu can fight and escape, right?
Puppet Technique, a thing that only second- and third-rate ninjas can play with, will also hate its own powerlessness in front of the Uchiha Clan and Sharingan.
"Please report the situation. How much liquidity does the family have at its disposal now?"
Zhuiliu sat on the main seat and glanced at the more than twenty Uchiha ninjas gathered here. They were all Jonin who started Three Tomoe in the clan and also held the position of management.
Finally, his eyes fell on a forty-year-old man who was about the same age as himself.
The other party is responsible for the financial management of the Uchiha Clan, and it is also an extremely important money bag in his hands.
If a family wants to develop, it cannot do without this financial support.
And at this critical moment, a lot of activity funds are needed to attract more help.
"Excluding those real estate properties, the funds currently at the family's disposal are less than 5 billion taels."
The elder replied.
Five billion taels, for a family, this amount of money can be said to be quite generous.
And this is only the disposable part on the books, more real estate and other things are not included.
Just hearing such a number, Zhuiliu frowned and did not feel satisfied.
The reason is very simple, that is Uchiha Clan of Land of Night. Although he does not know how much active funds he can usually control, it is definitely more than 10 billion, or even more.
According to the reports of the visitors they sent here in the past, every family of the Uchiha family there can afford to live in luxurious villas and hire housekeepers and maids.
The area of clan land held by Uchiha over there is only much larger than the area of Uchiha Clan Compound owned by their Konoha.
After accepting Izayoi as a side room, General of the Land of Night divided an uncultivated virgin mountain forest to the Uchiha Clan over there, with a use period of up to fifty years.
Although I don't know how large the area of the original mountain forest is, I imagine it will be quite large.
More importantly, how many Uchiha people are there in Land of Night?
There are less than a hundred ninjas, and together with the ordinary tribesmen, there are only more than three hundred people.
Can they eat so much food?
Zhuiliu feels that the people of Land of Night are too spineless.
Relying on a woman to eat so much that your mouth is full of oil is simply a loss of the Uchiha Clan's face.
Sure enough, a traitor is a traitor, and will never be able to rise to the top.
"By the way, is it because of the war that the family business is not doing well?"
Zhuiliu then asked.
"When the war came, there was indeed a period of relatively large fluctuations in income, but it has gradually stabilized in the past year. I think it is because the family's products are too single and not diverse enough. Patriarch, I think the family can be involved in businesses other than arms in the future. There is also a problem with the customer source. Most of them are retail investors. It would be great if we can reach a long-term cooperation with a certain country."
The elder answered truthfully and gave some of his own thoughts.
"Let's talk about this later."
Zhuiliu frowned and decided to put the matter on hold for now.
The most important thing now is not to expand the family's business territory.
Moreover, if there is no way to achieve long-term cooperation with powerful countries, those countries may not sell their Uchiha Clan face.
"How are the efforts of those families to win over each other? Have their clan leaders agreed?"
Zhuiliu looked at a few people, officially entering the core theme of this meeting, with a hint of urgency in his eyes that he didn't usually have.
I just asked about the funding issue just so that I could have a good idea and make the next step easier.
The people who were questioned by Zhuiliu were senior officials who had previously visited Konoha's other families in accordance with Zhuiliu's order.
The purpose of their visit to these families is also very simple, that is, they hope that they can support Uchiha to take over the position of Hokage and oust Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Zhuiliu believes that the family that does not want Hiruzen Sarutobi to serve as Hokage Position is definitely not just Uchiha Clan.
It's just that these families don't have the ability to take the position of Hokage, so most of them are still waiting to see the situation.
But it doesn't matter, as the leader of the Uchiha Clan, he has the strength to take the position of Hokage.
Moreover, he himself has made many great contributions on the battlefield, and his most valuable opponent is Second Kazekage Shamon.
In the battle that delayed Second Kazekage Shamon, he was the absolute main force on the Konoha side.
Compared with the second generation Five Kage, his strength is indeed slightly insufficient, but he will not take him seriously for young people like Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He has all the credit and strength to convince people.
Now all he needs is a push from the rest of the family. The Hiruzen Sarutobi position of Hokage must be given up even if it is not given up.
However, the people who were questioned by Zhuiliu all looked at each other, their expressions instantly became awkward, and they began to speak hesitantly:
"Sorry, patriarch, the patriarch of the Nara Clan rejected your proposal and asked me to advise you not to think of taking Police Department as your own. He said that this is not conducive to the development of our Uchiha..."
"The same goes for the patriarchs of Akimichi and Yamanaka Clan..."
"Inuzuka Clan Patriarch did not refuse directly, but he did not make a clear statement either..."
"Hyuga patriarch said that we can discuss it slowly..."
"..."
Zhuiliu's originally confident and calm face suddenly became ugly.
There is no doubt that none of those famous families want him to become Hokage.
Especially Hyuga Clan, please discuss slowly? Once the discussion is completed, I'm afraid that guy Sarutobi Clan has already put Hokage in jail.
This matter must be resolved quickly. The longer it is delayed, the lower his chances of winning.
Damn it, he obviously has such outstanding achievements and strength, are all these people blind?
"Clan leader, if not, we'd better forget it."
"Yes, I think it is indeed a bit dangerous to monopolize Police Department. Dividing part of it to other families is what Lord Hashirama originally wanted..."
Some senior executives who wanted to calm the matter couldn't help but speak up and dissuade Zhuiliu from making any more troubles. Resuming production honestly is more important than anything else.
As long as you develop yourself to an impeccable level, people will naturally support and follow you.
Senju Clan is like this. Since the establishment of the village, the activities of this family have been very low-key. They only work according to their duties and participate in all aspects of the construction of the village. This down-to-earth attitude eventually won the support and trust of other families.
With successful examples in front of you, there is really no need to look far away from the near and just focus on the Hokage position.
But as soon as they opened their mouths, they were stared back by Sharingan from more tribesmen.
Compared with the senior executives who support Zhuiliu, the number of these senior executives who long for stability is too small, and they do not account for the mainstream of Uchiha at all.
These high-level officials who support Zhuiliu are almost all newcomers who came up in this war. They feel that Uchiha Clan has sacrificed so much for Konoha and has such a powerful patriarch, so he should use his identity as Hokage to make Uchiha even greater.
"I will visit those families in person later, but the integration of the Police Department must be done quickly. The meeting is over."
In the end, Zhuiliu set the tone for the family's next mission--
Let's start with the Police Department and let Hokage kid from the Sarutobi Clan see clearly what the power of the Uchiha Clan actually means.
(Liang in Hokage, 1 liang is equal to 10 yen.)