"They tried to ally with the Hyuga Clan and then have them betray the Uchiha Hyuga Clan, but the Uchiha Clan readily annexed the Hyuga Clan and even killed their envoy."
After this incident, the Senju Clan will worry that the Uchiha Clan's envoy might take action against them. All we need to do is spread the word that the Uchiha are preparing to send a delegation of a dozen people to contact Nara.
So, out of concern and vigilance, what will they do? Since they can't directly form an alliance with Nara, but they must limit the Uchiha's strength...
Tatsu Uchiha looked at the map and slowly said, "They will seek alliances with the other two clans in the south... and form an encirclement around Nara."
"So, I ask you, wouldn't a Nara clan face immense pressure in this encirclement? Under external pressure, what if we send people out to offer them benefits and try to recruit them?"
Tatsu Uchiha frowned. "But if we do that, they'll think it's our Uchiha Clan that caused them to become like this. Won't they still hold a grudge against us?"
Uchiha Takashi held up one finger and waved it. "They must realize that the Uchiha only wanted to ally with them; they haven't taken any real action yet. It was the Senju first pressured them, in conjunction with the other two clans, forcing them to ally with the Uchiha."
Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. No matter how you look at it, the blame should fall on the Senju Hands. At most, we simply inadvertently revealed our strategic objectives.
So, given the Nara Clan's intelligence and the Uchiha Clan's past practices... the Uchiha Clan failed to properly supervise their members, inadvertently leaking strategic information, which was then overheard by the Senju Clan.
Instead of trying to win them over, the Senju tried to oppress and exterminate them. The Uchiha seized this opportunity to strike and achieve their strategic goals.
That's reasonable. Although they might harbor some resentment, most people in Nara are intelligent. Resenting us is useless; the Senju are the main culprits.
Tatsu Uchiha's eyes widened. "You want the Senju Clan to hand over the Nara Clan to us?"
"By the way! With the help of the Senju Clan, we forced the Nara Clan to align themselves with us."
It's important to understand that in this day and age, it's almost impossible for a small family to survive independently unless you're dependent on a large family.
"That's really clever, clan leader. You're definitely full of wicked schemes," Tatsu Uchiha said, shaking his head. "Luckily, you're on our side. If you were from the Senju, the enemy, who knows what kind of tricks you would have pulled off."
Just as the two were talking, a loud bang suddenly came from the research institute.
Upon hearing the loud bang, Uchiha Takashi's eyelids twitched. He stuck his head out the window and started cursing at the research institute. "I told you, don't blow up my research institute! These people... blah blah blah blah!"
Tatsu Uchiha quickly walked to the window, his pupils contracting as he looked at the research institute in the distance with a large hole in the ceiling. He looked at Uchiha Takashi and hurriedly asked:
"Clan leader, what's going on? What happened at the research institute?"
Uchiha Takashi pulled his head back, looking at the research institute with a huge hole in the distance, and said, "Didn't I tell them to concoct a substance that can produce an explosion without needing Chakra?"
"Huh, that thing is real? There really is such a thing in the world?" Tatsu Uchiha was dumbfounded. He thought Uchiha Takashi was just making it up, but now it seemed...?
Uchiha Takashi opened the office door without turning around and said, "I'll go see what's going on. I already told them to keep it to a small quantity! How could they blow up the researcher?"
Tatsu Uchiha watched Uchiha Takashi's retreating figure, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and followed. What on earth could cause such a violent explosion? He was incredibly curious.
The two quickly arrived at the entrance of the research institute, where a large group of Uchiha clan members and Konoha Military Police Force had already gathered.
The Konoha Military Police Force cordoned off the area, preventing anyone from entering, and at the same time, rescued all the researchers inside the research institute.
At this moment, almost everyone in the research institute had a soot-covered face, empty and lifeless eyes, and their already frizzy hair was now even more frizzy.
"Ha..." A researcher opened his mouth, and a puff of black smoke came out. "How can this be so powerful?"
Uchiha Takashi strode up to him, grabbed his collar, and said, "Explain to me how this research institute was blown up? Didn't I tell you to be extra careful?"
The researchers then regained their focus, looked at Uchiha Takashi, shrank back, and began to explain in a low voice.
Rewind to noon today. Not long ago, after Uchiha Takashi asked them to study this thing, the Uchiha researchers wondered what exactly it was.
Then they remembered the proportions Uchiha Takashi had mentioned, and the researchers immediately activated their Sharingan and began controlling the proportions to create the mixture.
"Hey, do you really think this stuff can explode?" Looking at the charcoal and saltpeter in front of him, the researcher said with considerable doubt, "It's just a pile of broken rocks, how could it possibly explode?"
He then stuffed a large amount of saltpeter into the jar, figuring it was unlikely to explode, and then added another pile of it.
After weighing the large jar of stones and confirming that the proportions were correct, they began mixing.
After grinding and mixing the powder, a huge pile of it was stacked up next to the laboratory.
Then, before anyone was prepared, a powerful being spat out a Fire Style. Instantly, the powder ignited, resulting in a violent explosion.
Fortunately, these Uchiha clansmen reacted quickly, immediately activating Earth Release to save their lives. The intense shockwave only left their faces slightly bruised and knocked them over; it didn't cause them any serious injury.
But the laboratory wasn't so lucky; the enormous impact ripped the ceiling off—this was the scene Uchiha Takashi and Tatsu Uchiha witnessed in their office.
Listening to the researcher's description, Uchiha Takashi's eyes twitched. Although this stuff was black powder, it wasn't as powerful as smokeless powder or yellow powder.
But you also have to consider the quantity. If you pile up a whole lab full of this stuff, you're lucky if it doesn't blow you up!
Poor Shimura, who was conducting research in the lab next door, got caught up in the Uchiha researchers' mishap and is now lying on a stretcher, looking utterly hopeless.
"Chief, it's really not my fault! Who knew this thing could actually explode?" the researcher whispered, trying to justify himself.
Uchiha Takashi glared at him and said, "Damn it, if anyone dares to disobey my orders, I'll deal with them. The research institute is blown up. Take a break for the next few days, I'll go get someone to fix it."
The repair costs will be deducted from your salaries! At the very least, you can forget about getting paid this month!