Upon hearing this, all the elders sitting in the other seats gasped in shock. Your Uchiha clan of a few hundred soldiers was wiped out by Hagoromo, who had a force of 1000?
This news is even more incredible and shocking than the Uchiha's annexation of the Hyuga. If the annexation of the Hyuga was due to the Uchiha using a little trick and the Branch Family rebelling on their own, then...
Therefore, the Uchiha's annihilation of the Hagoromo Clan is an absolute demonstration of their strength. If the Uchiha could wipe out the Hagoromo Clan with just a few hundred people, wouldn't the Senju Clan be doomed?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! If the Uchiha had that kind of strength, why would they attack the Hagoromo Clan instead of us? That doesn't make sense!"
Based on the Uchiha's thought process, once the Uchiha have some strength, they'll go after the Senju. They basically won't attack other clans unless that clan offends them.
So if the Uchiha truly possessed such strength, they would have already clashed with the Senju. How could they have waited until now to take action against the Hagoromo Clan?
Oto Senju: "That's what I'm wondering about too. The Uchiha Clan shouldn't possess this kind of strength, even if they rested for half a year."
Where did they get such strength?
The annihilation of a clan is not merely a demonstration of absolute military strength; it is a testament to the clan's power and a symbol of its overall strength.
Do you think a clan can be wiped out so easily? This thing tests not only the army's combat effectiveness, but also the clan's transportation, logistical support, and management capabilities.
Given the Uchiha Clan's abysmal management and transportation capabilities, suspicion is understandable.
"No, the Uchiha Clan has definitely done something in secret. They're definitely up to something! Perhaps we've all been deceived by the Uchiha Clan!" Oto Senju said in a deep voice.
Fū Senju looked at him and said, "Yes, I think so too. According to the intelligence we've received, the Uchiha Clan stopped accepting missions from outside the clan at the beginning of this year."
Almost all of their ninjas stayed within their clans, which was completely unusual. If they didn't go on missions, could their finances really be sustained by selling ninja tools?
That's impossible! If that were the case, what would be the point of them being mercenaries?
Clearly, this group of Senju didn't know how wealthy the Fujiwara Clan was; they only knew the Fujiwara Clan Fujiwara Clan wealthy, but they didn't know just how wealthy.
In their minds, the Fujiwara Clan was wealthy, but that was about it; at most, they could only help the Senju clan support Senju more people.
No matter how rich they are, can they possibly be as wealthy as this one family?
Indeed, for the Uchiha Clan, the three major clans were no less than angel investors; their legacy was more than enough to support the Uchiha's own reforms.
And for someone like Uchiha Takashi who spends money without any regard for the cost, this inheritance would be enough for him to live on for over 100 years. Of course, this is because the population is small.
When the population increases in the future and the Uchiha establishes a nation, fiscal expenditures will naturally increase, and things may change then, but for now, that's certainly the case.
"Perhaps we should investigate what the Uchiha Clan has been doing lately. We must find out why the Uchiha's strength has increased so much; we absolutely cannot let them leave the Senju behind," Fū Senju said with a grim expression.
Uchiha Takashi: Actually, we've already left them behind.
Oto Senju nodded in agreement. "That's right. If we don't follow in the footsteps of the Uchiha, then sooner or later we'll be Uchiha underfoot by them."
"Then we'll definitely be wiped out by the Uchiha Clan in the end!"
"Leave this to me with confidence; I'm an expert in investigations!" The new elder of the Senju Clan stepped forward.
He was a recent appointee. Six months ago, after Uchiha Takashi defeated Genichi Senju, he struggled for a long time to defeat Genichi Senju's other successors and finally secured this position.
Newly appointed, he was naturally eager to make a name for himself and took on the task without hesitation.
Furthermore, the Grand Elder's primary duty does indeed include reconnaissance, so assigning this task to him is perfectly appropriate, even though this reconnaissance is used on the front lines...
Fū Senju glanced at the anxious First Elder, his eyes flickered, and then he turned his gaze to Oto Senju: "Fifth Elder, what do you think?"
Oto Senju paused for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "It's certainly not a problem to let the Grand Elder take charge. After all, the Grand Elder came from the front lines and understands the Uchiha's fighting style and reconnaissance methods."
With the Grand Elder involved, I'm confident we can uncover the hidden secrets within the Uchiha's clandestine operations.
Fū Senju looked at Oto Senju and thought to himself, "Wow, that's something!"
Is this official jargon really something a mere youth could utter? He flatters the Grand Elder to the skies, without offending him in the slightest.
Although Fū Senju had heard this kind of official jargon countless times, it still felt a little strange coming from the mouth of someone as young as Fū Senju Oto Senju.
"Since the Fifth Elder has said so, then this matter will be handled by you, First Elder. Remember, I don't want any reports or complaints from you; I only want intelligence on the Uchiha Clan!"
The elder nodded repeatedly, assuring him, "Don't worry, team leader, I'll definitely have the Uchiha secret on your desk within half a month!"
I hope so.
Although the Senju Clan's actions were very covert, the Uchiha them.
After all, the two families have been fighting for so many years, and both sides know exactly what they're up to.
To put it bluntly, the Senju Clan knows exactly what the Uchiha Clan is up to, so how could they not discover that the Senju Clan is secretly gathering intelligence?
If they can't even detect this, then the Uchiha Clan might as well give up and just wait to be wiped out.
The moment the news was confirmed, it was placed on Uchiha Takashi's desk.
"Finally realized something was wrong. Have you investigated yet? Isn't it a bit too late to come now?" Uchiha Takashi looked at the report on the table.
"I thought their intelligence would have been discovered much earlier."
"Should we keep it hidden? Should we inform the Grand Elder and tell them to keep a low profile to avoid being discovered by the Senju Clan? Perhaps the expansion can be put on hold," Tatsu Uchiha inquired.
Uchiha Takashi waved his hand. "No need to tell Fū Uchiha. Let him go ahead and do it without worry. There's no need to hide anything anymore."
Let's be frank: we Uchiha have secretly built a village outside—or rather, a town.
After all, we're currently undergoing an expansion project there, so it's impossible to hide it from them. But I don't want to stop the expansion, so I might as well just not hide it anymore.
As for what the Senju Clan will do or what they want to do after they find out, we don't care.
Uchiha Takashi's confidence was built up through hard work. Before he made his move, he kept his true strength a secret because he didn't know how strong he really was.
But now I realize something's not right. He led 800 second-line troops and utterly defeated the Hagoromo Clan Hagoromo Clan, even forcing them to write poems. What's the point of hiding anything now?
I simply won't eat beef! By the time your Senju Clan discovers what's going on and starts devising countermeasures, we'll have finished our expansion and declare the founding of a nation on the spot!
Then they extended invitations to the surrounding clans, inviting them to join the Uchiha nation.
Although there were plans in place on how to incorporate the Nara Clan, plans can't always keep up with changes, right? Now that we have the power, what's the point of planning?
So what if the Senju Clan sends someone to deal with me? There are only a handful of well-known clans in the entire Land of Fire. Who can you possibly call?
Once you take a look, wow, in the entire Land of Fire, every well-known family is either from the Senju clan or the Uchiha. In that case, the Senju will only have one choice left: to learn from the Uchiha and establish a nation.
As for the Daimyo of the Land of Fire... sorry, I'm not familiar with him. It's a ninja fight, so mortals shouldn't get involved. Let alone whether mortals can even inflict damage on ninjas with current technology; even after several more years of development, it's uncertain whether they will be able to.
After all, ninjas possess terrifying physical bodies that can reach the speed of sound.
If they were to launch a surprise attack combined with overwhelming firepower, they should be able to take down the ninjas. However, that would require modern technology, which is who knows when that would be.