After Tsunade read Super Amazing City's plan, he put the scroll on the table.
In Hokage Office, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Choza Akimichi, Hyuga Hiashi and others are still silent.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is sitting next to him.
He is no longer Hokage.
But many things in this office still bear the traces of his decades of rule.
Tsunade glanced at him and his voice was cold.
"Teacher, you should understand now, right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head, the wrinkles on his face were deeper than the previous few days.
"See what?"
Tsunade pointed to the scroll on the table.
"Uchiha Ren doesn't take Hokage Tower's power seriously at all."
As soon as he said this, many people in the office looked slightly moved.
Mitokado Homura looked ugly, Utatane Koharu moved his lips, but did not dare to speak immediately.
Tsunade didn't give them a chance to interrupt.
"You used to guard against Uchiha, suppress Uchiha, relocate clan areas, reduce Military Police Force's power, watch Uchiha's children go out, and Tenten worry that they will one day seize power."
"What's the result?"
"Now I have Land of Lightning compensation, transnational trade routes, four pairs of Mangekyo, Temple system, Military Police Force elites in my hands, and I can even kneel down Kumogakure."
"If he really wants the power of Konoha, he will be able to take advantage of the situation and take the Hokage Position position the day the third generation abdicates."
"Who among all tribes can stop us?"
"ANBU Who dares to stop?"
"Hokage's old department, who can stop it?"
Tsunade The more he spoke, the louder his voice became.
"But he didn't want it."
"What he wants now is to build a city, do business, trade routes, and resources, and push Uchiha to the entire Shinobi World poker table."
"Your previous suppression was completely unnecessary."
"In the final analysis, it's not that Uchiha really wants to grab Hokage's position. It's those of you who sit in the center of power who always feel that others are the same as you and value this chair more than anything else."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's fingers tightened slightly.
This sentence was harsher than calling him weak.
Because Tsunade said it too bluntly.
In the past, many of Hokage Tower's defenses against Uchiha were indeed based on the same premise.
Uchiha wants to seize power but refuses to obey Hokage.
But now, Ren has made everyone's faces swollen.
He is qualified to fight for Hokage, but he doesn't want it.
He had the strength to control Konoha, but turned around to build Super Amazing City.
He regarded the chair in the center of power as a mess that would slow down Uchiha.
This makes Hokage Tower's fears over the past few decades seem particularly ridiculous.
Utatane Koharu couldn't help but said, "Tsunade, you said it too lightly. Uchiha was unstable in the past. After Nine-Tails' Attack, the village was on guard. What's wrong?"
Tsunade turned to look at her.
"Are being prepared and suppressing for a long time the same thing?"
Utatane Koharu's face froze.
Tsunade sneered.
"You moved Uchiha from the core of the village to the edge, turning that wasteland into an isolation zone, making them look more and more like people other than Konoha."
"Now Ren wants to build that wasteland into a commercial center and turn the isolation zone into Konoha's most prosperous new landmark."
"What does this mean?"
"It shows that he has already figured out what you couldn't figure out in the past few decades."
"Suppression cannot solve the problem. Interests, roads, flow of people, commerce, and connections are the only ways to bring a ninja back to the village."
When Shikaku Nara heard this, he couldn't help but whispered, "Lady Tsunade is right."
Mitokado Homura frowned and looked at him.
Shikaku didn't give in.
"The meaning of the existence of that wasteland in the past was to separate Uchiha and Konoha."
"But once Super Amazing City is built, the area between the core areas of Uchiha District and Konoha will become the most densely populated area."
"Villagers will go there to consume, businessmen will go there to trade, ninjas will go there to buy resources, and industries of all ethnic groups will also find ways to settle in."
"At that time, Uchiha does not need to rely on slogans to prove that he is a member of Konoha."
"People coming and going every day will naturally change the relationship."
Hyuga Hiashi said coldly, "This is the real method."
Choza Akimichi nodded, his voice low.
"And this matter is beneficial to Konoha."
"Konoha Mission income has fluctuated greatly in recent years, and post-war reserves are not sufficient."
"If the Land of Fire and Land of Lightning trade routes can flow through Super Amazing City, the tax revenue and resources available to the village will increase."
Inoichi Yamanaka looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a complicated expression.
"Third generation sir, Ren's ambition does not lie with Hokage Tower."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a long time before slowly speaking.
"That's why it's even more terrifying."
The office was quiet for a moment.
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head, his voice hoarse.
"If Uchiha just wants to interfere in village affairs, Hokage's system, Jonin Class, and the balance of all ethnic groups all have ways to restrain him."
"But now, he doesn't interfere in village affairs."
"He used war to open up Land of Lightning, used indemnities to accumulate resources, used trade routes to expand his influence, and used Super Amazing City to tie Konoha and Uchiha together."
"Uchiha like this, even if it doesn't sit on Hokage Position, will still become a mountain weighing on Konoha's head."
"Konoha will not be able to avoid them in any decision he makes in the future."
"Hokage should consider Uchiha's attitude."
"All ethnic groups should consider Uchiha attitude."
"Businessmen should consider Uchiha attitude."
"Even Land of Fire Daimyo will look at Uchiha in a different light because of Land of Lightning's trade routes and compensation."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice is getting deeper and deeper.
"This is not village power."
"That's more power."
"He doesn't sit in Hokage's seat, but Hokage can't help but look at his face."
After saying this, many people in the office changed their faces.
They just saw the benefits brought by Super Amazing City.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi's words also revealed the other side.
Just because Uchiha does not interfere in Konoha's government affairs does not mean that Uchiha cannot influence Konoha.
Quite the opposite.
When Uchiha has strong enough force, resources, trade routes, wealth and reputation, even if it does nothing, it will become a behemoth that Konoha must look up to.
Tsunade was not intimidated.
She looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and her tone became sharper.
"Teacher, you are still looking at things from the old perspective."
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly.
Tsunade said directly, "The powerful Uchiha is pressing on Konoha's head. Of course there is pressure."
"But the question is, does this force have to be a threat?"
She raised her hand and pressed the Super Amazing City scroll on the table.
"Kumogakure dared to come to Konoha to tie up Kushina, Hinata, and Yaonai because they thought Konoha would give in."
"Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure dare to stare at Konoha's turmoil because they think Konoha will be in chaos after the third generation abdicates."
"But if Uchiha is strong enough, so strong that the entire Shinobi World knows that behind Konoha is standing a Uchiha Ren who can kneel Kumogakure, will they still dare to do anything casually?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi said nothing.
Tsunade continued, "You are worried that Uchiha will become a mountain above Konoha's head."
"But what I see is that Konoha finally has a backer that can block foreign enemies."
"The key is not whether Uchiha is strong or not."
"The key is how Hokage gets along with Uchiha."
"If you continue to monitor, suspect, suppress, and isolate us like you did in the past, then Uchiha will of course become a threat."
"But if we cooperate, share profits, and give them the respect they deserve, so that their development can in turn drive Konoha, then this mountain will not be pressing on our heads, but standing behind us."