Fū Senju ultimately chose to inform the daimyo. Upon learning that the Uchiha harbored rebellious intentions and had even established a country within a country, the daimyo panicked on the spot.
What are we going to do now? They're just ordinary people, they can't possibly beat ninjas. And with the Uchiha, what tricks does he have up his sleeve?
Therefore, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire decided to entrust the task of seeking help to the Senju had come to deliver the message.
Hey, since you've come to report this, you must have a solution, right?
The Senju Clan member responsible for relaying the message was bewildered. "I've already come to inform you, so why do you think we can handle this?"
So the two sides just stared at each other, each thinking the other could solve the problem, each hoping the other could solve it.
Finally, the Senju Clan member sighed, "Your Excellency, perhaps you could try requesting support from other countries, and have clans from those countries come to encircle and annihilate us."
Upon hearing this, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire's eyes lit up. "Oh, right, right, right, right! I'll go contact the daimyo of the other four great nations right away!"
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The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, upon receiving the message, exclaimed, " The Uchiha have rebelled, and we need to send troops? Are you kidding me? What business is it of your Land of Fire to us in the Land of Lightning?"
Besides, where would I get soldiers? Even if I threw all my samurai up there, they wouldn't be enough to fill a single Uchiha's teeth. What's the point of borrowing troops from me? Go ask one of my own clans!
The Daimyo of the Land of Water: "What does the Land of Fire mean by this? Are they counting on our bunch of small islands? The families on our islands are still fighting to the death. Do you think they'd even give a daimyo the time of their lives?"
The Daimyo of the Land of Wind: "Rebellion is good! Rebellion is good! After they've fought to the bitter end, I'll gather a large army and march in!"
The Daimyo of the Land of Earth said, "It's not that I don't want to help, it's that the clans within my own country are unwilling to help. Nobody wants to be an enemy of the Uchiha, after all, the Uchiha's reputation is illustrious..."
In short, almost every daimyo responded by not helping, choosing instead to sit back and watch the infighting unfold in the Land of Fire.
In their view, no matter how fiercely or intensely you fight, it's still just a matter within the Land of Fire. What they're worried about now is preventing their own clans from emulating the Uchiha!
What if one of their own families goes to the Land of Fire, sees how useful it is, and then comes back and learns it too?
Therefore, the most important thing right now is to guard against the clans within our own territory. As for the Uchiha in the Land of Fire, sorry, they're too far away to be of concern for the time being.
When the Daimyo of the Land of Fire saw the reply, his heart sank. He cried out, "It's over! Everything's over! None of the four great nations are willing to send troops!"
The Senju clansman remained calm; he had anticipated this outcome. Therefore, the Senju Clan had never placed their hopes on the other four countries, but rather on the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
"Your Excellency, there is absolutely no need to panic. Just support our Senju Clan. With the Senju Clan here, we will surely crush the Uchiha Clan!" The Senju clan member revealed their core objective.
This was also Fū Senju's core objective. Compared to Oto Senju directly following the Uchiha in establishing a nation, he chose to align himself with a daimyo, gain their support, and ultimately become the leading clan in the Land of Fire.
After all, the Senju Clan is currently short of money. If they could obtain unconditional support from the Ming Dynasty, they would be confident that they could fight the Uchiha.
Upon hearing this, the daimyo hesitated. Unconditional support? What if the Senju Clan rebelled later? Would he still be able to maintain his position as daimyo?
Whether the Senju Clan will rebel or not is a matter for the future. If you don't subdue the Uchiha now, you're doomed.
Having understood this, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire said, "I can support your Senju. As long as it's within my power, whether it's financial or logistical support, I can provide it to you."
You only need to deal with the Uchiha Clan; I'll take care of the rest!
The Senju clan member nodded. "That's enough. Rest assured, Daimyo, with the Senju Clan here, we will never allow the Uchiha Clan to run rampant."
"Of course, in order to strengthen the ties between the Senju Clan and you, we have decided that perhaps we could arrange a marriage. We wonder if there are any suitable young women of marriageable age within the Daimyo's family."
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "No! But the Senju Clan can rest assured, I will still support you."
This is a lie. As the largest family in the Land of Fire, the Daimyo's household has quite a few women of marriageable age.
After all, from a political perspective, arranged marriages are incredibly effective. As a prominent political family, how could they not have suitable young men and women?
However, the daimyo did not want to form a marriage alliance with the Senju. His reason was simple and blunt: if the Senju Clan formed a marriage alliance with me, then after the event, you would be the most powerful family in the Land of Fire, and you would also hold my family's bloodline in your hands. Who would be the daimyo then?
At that point, it would be even easier for the Senju to usurp the throne. Without a marriage alliance, the Senju would have to consider the issue of bloodline. But once a marriage alliance is arranged, the bloodline issue will be resolved, which would essentially clear the last path for the Senju to ascend to power.
Do you really think the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is a fool? The fact that he seized the opportunity and used the Uchiha to transform himself from a puppet into a leader with real power proves he's not a fool.
You can ask me for things, you can ask me for support, but if you ask me to arrange a marriage, that's out of the question!
Seeing that the daimyo had refused, the Senju clan members didn't say anything more, nodded, and turned to leave.
At the very least, the core objective has been achieved. The Senju Clan no longer needs to divert their energy to making money. With the support of the Daimyo, they can finally gather all their strength to challenge the Uchiha.
"Good that the Daimyo has agreed. Notify all clan members who are away to return to the clan immediately. We need to confront the Uchiha Clan head-on!"
No matter how strong the Uchiha Clan is, they only have the support of one village, but our Senju Clan has the support of the entire Land of Fire! The difference in strength is self-evident!
Fū Senju slightly raised his chin, a look of pride on his face. In his view, suppressing the Uchiha with the full strength of the Land of Fire was far too easy.
Although the two sides seemed evenly matched in military strength, economically, the Uchiha were utterly insignificant compared to him.
If they just hold out for a little while, the Uchiha will collapse on their own.
Uchiha Takashi naturally noticed this as well. If it came down to a matter of national strength alone, once the Senju Clan united with the Land of Fire, the Uchiha would be no match.
However, the Uchiha was unable to spare troops to attack towns and strengthen themselves, thus limiting their national power.
After all, the Uchiha only had one village and was weak. If they didn't conquer the towns, they definitely wouldn't be able to defeat the Land of Fire.
Furthermore, the Uchiha cannot engage in guerrilla warfare, since their headquarters and all their assets are located here. Leaving this place would significantly diminish the Uchiha's strength.
With their main force tied down by the Senju Clan, the Uchiha Clan seemed to be in a hopeless situation.