(Daily Chapter)
Because the front lines and the Senju Clan maintained a strategic balance, the Uchiha Clan did not choose to provoke a full-scale war with the Senju.
The two sides spent some time in this calm.
In the blink of an eye, a year has passed. In the past year, apart from the occasional minor skirmishes, there have been no unexpected events on the front lines.
During this year, the Uchiha Clan did not rush to expand outwards, but instead prioritized strengthening their own accumulated power, preparing to launch a decisive attack while also secretly taking action.
Under Uchiha Takashi's strong pressure, all Uchiha were firmly locked within the clan, forbidden from instigating conflict with outsiders.
Of course, some Uchiha were dissatisfied. After all, most Uchiha were warlike, and forcing them to cower in their defensive lines was worse than killing them.
Uchiha Takashi only left them with one sentence. "If you want me to order an attack, go to the dueling arena and defeat me. If you defeat me, I will order an attack!"
So, throughout that year, Uchiha Takashi Uchiha Takashi countless challengers. At first, he was able to muster the interest to fight a couple of matches with them.
But as almost everyone who came up to him was just easy prey, he took them down in a few moves, and he started to get increasingly bored, eventually even feeling like he had no will to live.
Fortunately, the Uchiha Clan members were all self-aware enough that after being beaten up, they wisely refrained from challenging them a second time.
However, because the Uchiha frequently sparred with other members, the dueling arena became incredibly popular within the Uchiha Clan.
You can often see people dueling here.
It's not about resolving conflicts, nor is it about determining who's superior; it's simply about wanting to have some fights in the dueling arena.
After all, Uchiha Takashi casually added a ranking system to the duel arena, completely replicating the ranking system in Naruto.
Winning a match earns 30 points, with a maximum of 3000 points Super Kage. This alone wouldn't have been a problem, but it drove the Uchiha Clan members absolutely crazy.
Once the military training is over, they'll come here to play a couple of games to climb the ranks whenever they have free time. When they discuss things, they don't talk about skill level or battlefield performance anymore; everyone's talking about their duel scores.
Competitions are usually based on arena rankings, since there's less fighting on the front lines and it's impossible to compare performance based on normal tactics and kill counts.
So, the Uchiha, having nothing better to do, could only resort to this kind of competition.
For example, right now, Uchiha Takashi walked to the window and looked out into the distance. He could see the commotion at the dueling arena and knew immediately that Uchiha members were fighting.
At this very moment, in the dueling arena, Fū Uchiha, who was occasionally returning from Uchiha Village to the clan's headquarters, and Yukimichi Uchiha, who was returning from the front lines on leave, bumped into each other.
Following the principle that greeting someone is still greeting someone from the Yukimichi Uchiha, Uchiha didn't hesitate and dragged Fū Uchiha to the dueling arena for a sparring match.
Considering that he hadn't been back for a long time and that he and his friend Yukimichi Uchiha only saw each other a few times a year, Fū Uchiha gladly accepted Yukimichi Uchiha's invitation.
The news of the two fighting in the arena spread like wildfire throughout the entire Uchiha Clan. The army, having finished its training, immediately disbanded and brought a large group of people to watch.
Meanwhile, the other Uchiha clan members at the Uchiha headquarters also put down their work and rushed over to watch.
This is a duel between the First Elder and the Second Elder, a duel between two of the top experts in the family. If you miss it, you will regret it for a long time!
The Uchiha Clan is like that; they enjoy fighting themselves, but they also love watching high-level battles, especially those between evenly matched opponents.
At this moment, Fū Uchiha and Yukimichi Uchiha were already standing on the stage, facing each other and warming up before the match.
Meanwhile, the audience below was also buzzing with excitement, as all the Uchiha clan members who had come to watch began a heated discussion.
"Hey buddy, who do you think will win, the First Elders' Council or the Second Elders' Council?"
The Uchiha clansman being questioned stroked his chin, "It's hard to say. Although the First Elder hasn't returned for many years and his rank remains at Kage level 1, his strength has definitely reached the level of Super Kage 2800."
Although the Second Elder has been using his vacation time to climb the ranks, raising his rank to Super Kage 2900, in terms of actual strength, he might be on par with the First Elder.
While the two were discussing, another Uchiha clan member chimed in. "Hey, how can you say that? The Grand Elder handles government affairs in another village all year round."
In terms of combat familiarity and the frequency of high-intensity battles, the First Elder is definitely not as good as the Second Elder. The First Elder has not fought for a long time, so his skills must have become rusty, while the Second Elder has always been on the front lines.
Given the intensity of frontline combat, and the Second Elder's combat experience and proficiency, he's definitely far more skilled than the First Elder. Therefore, I think it should be a 30/70 split: the Second Elder 70% and the First Elder 30%."
Upon hearing this, the Uchiha clan members who supported Fū Uchiha became unhappy and immediately rushed over to argue. "What makes you think that the Grand Elder didn't conduct daily training?"
After all, there hadn't been any major battles on the front lines for a year, so even if the Second Elder were there, he wouldn't get many opportunities to hone his skills.
Furthermore, although the Grand Elder is handling political affairs, he also needs to engage in combat, and his combat proficiency has not declined at all. If we really have to compare, the Grand Elder clearly has the upper hand!
In fact, Fū Uchiha and Yukimichi Uchiha were about the same age, even the same year, and they joined the Uchiha Clan's combat system at the same time.
Therefore, in terms of strength, the two are very close. The only possible difference is that Fū Uchiha awakened his Mitsudomoe Sharingan slightly earlier than Yukimichi Uchiha.
Just as the heated debate was taking place below, a Uchiha civilian with a business mind suddenly had an idea and immediately started a betting pool.
"Take a look! The dueling arena is a betting event. The entry fee is 50 taels. The odds for the First Elder Fū Uchiha, are 1 to 1.5, and the odds for the Second Elder Yukimichi Uchiha, are 1 to 1.4!"
Once the betting is placed, no further betting can be done after the market opens!
The Uchiha clan members who had previously participated in missions immediately became interested in the sudden appearance of this betting game.
They'd seen similar things before during missions; these gambling dens often ran in underground casinos and similar places.
I never imagined that someone in my own family would learn this.
The Uchiha clan members, who hadn't visited the surrounding towns in a long time, suddenly felt an itch to get their hands dirty.
So the Uchiha clan members immediately gathered around and joined the gambling.
"I'll buy the Grand Elder! One hundred taels!"
"A mere hundred taels? I'll go straight for five hundred taels! Second Elder wins!"
"Only five hundred taels? I'll bet a thousand taels on the Grand Elder's victory!"