After the Third Raikage and the others left, the rest came over to Uchiha Yi.
"Do you think they'll agree?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked out the window, watching the Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, and Kitsuchi depart.
"They probably will," Uchiha Yi said, his gaze deep. "The Kazekage is ambitious. Given how poor the Land of Wind and Sunagakure are, he won't pass up a chance to go after the Daimyō.
"Sunagakure is so poor it has to scrimp on everything. Konoha even has intelligence that the Third Kazekage has been going into the desert to dig for gold from time to time over the years. Magnet Release really is perfect for digging through sand."
"With your abilities, mastering Magnet Release would be easy.
"Why don't you extract all the gold dust in the desert?" Tobirama Senju asked Uchiha Yi with a touch of swagger. "If the Third Kazekage can't dig up any more gold, couldn't we force him to go after the Daimyō?
"Once the Kazekage makes a move, the other villages will have no choice but to follow."
"Exactly. That's the beauty of the plan." Uchiha Yi gave a noncommittal smile. "I certainly could master Magnet Release.
"If I wanted to, I could even use it to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.
"Then Sunagakure would have no choice but to move against the Daimyō, whether it wanted to or not."
Yi's words made Nawaki, Tsunade, and the others suck in a sharp breath.
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No ordinary person could become Hokage. A Kage had to be a little ruthless.
"We'll see what the Third Kazekage chooses." Uchiha Yi folded his arms and sneered. "If he won't do it gracefully, I can make sure it gets done."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took two hard pulls on his pipe. "Then that's