As soon as his words came out, the people who were originally present were all dumbfounded, strongly arousing their curiosity, and they all asked one after another.
"Brother, explain clearly, what other even more explosive news is there?"
The person who raised the question could no longer imagine it. The previous events were already shocking enough, even in the ninja world, they were quite explosive.
Assassinating subordinates, as well as human experimentation—these were extremely evil acts in the ninja world.
The newcomer also spoke with an angry expression. "You guys actually don't know? The Third Hokage was fundamentally a traitor. Previously, when Konoha went to war with the Hidden Cloud Village, the Third Hokage actually leaked military intelligence to the Hidden Cloud Village, allowing them to dispatch a large number of elites to deal with the Uchiha and Hyuga clans."
"Fortunately, the Uchiha Clan was strong enough and instead dealt a crushing defeat to the elite forces of the Hidden Cloud Village. Otherwise, the entire village would have been doomed."
This piece of news, naturally, was also something he had heard from others.
The people who heard this were all dumbfounded. The fact that the Third Hokage was actually a traitor was indeed extremely explosive, and they fundamentally did not want to believe such a thing.
After all, the Third Hokage held the highest position in the village. Even though the Uchiha Clan possessed formidable combat strength, they were not considered the highest authority in the village. What reason would the Third Hokage have for doing such a thing?
"Is this true?"
"Why would he do this?"
The people nearby also speculated as they spoke.
"A lot of people already know about this matter. This was also leaked from the clan leader-level meeting."
"To be honest, this matter is indeed absurd, but the truth is just like that."
"As for the reason, you all know that the Uchiha Clan has never been valued by the upper echelons, especially after the death of the Second Hokage. This might just be an internal struggle within the village."
"As for the Hyuga Clan, it might be that they refused to comply with the Third Hokage's arrangements after the previous Hidden Cloud Village incident, so they also incurred the displeasure of the higher-ups."
Hearing such reasons, the crowd felt that it was truly absurd. Would they really disregard the village's interests just for this? Was this the quality a village leader should possess?
"This is simply outrageous! How could the Third Hokage do such a thing?"
"How could the wise Second Hokage choose such a successor? What a huge mistake."
"Who says otherwise? The village actually produced a 'Traitor Hokage'—this is the first time in the ninja world! I fear the village's reputation in the Land of Fire will be completely ruined, and the Daimyō might even withhold military funds because of this."
The crowd was filled with righteous indignation.
Originally, Konoha Village's funding was distributed by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. Now, the Daimyo had every reason to cut Konoha Village's funding.
However, the newcomer confidently said, "That probably won't happen. Even though the Third Hokage was a disgrace, the village still has the Uchiha Clan. In the future, the one who will undoubtedly take the Hokage position will be someone from the Uchiha Clan. With the Uchiha Clan's dominance, how could they possibly allow the budget to be reduced?"
"Even if the Daimyo wants to cut funds, it's not going to be that easy."
Hearing this, everyone felt relieved, and their expressions relaxed "That's true, but under Uchiha's leadership, what kind of future will Konoha Village have?"
Everyone was naturally curious, but they couldn't imagine it. However, one thing was certain—the village would no longer be bullied by other ninja villages as before.
Because the Uchiha Clan was strong, any great nation that wanted to invade the Land of Fire would have to carefully consider its own strength.
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Meanwhile, back in the Uchiha Clan, Ryosuke was invited by Fugaku for tea. Fugaku had already brewed a pot of high-quality tea, waiting for Ryosuke's arrival. He was preparing to discuss the next course of action.
The next step was actually very clear. It was nothing more than selecting the next Hokage during the clan leader-level meeting in seven days. And within the Uchiha Clan, only Ryosuke or himself were qualified to take the position.
No one else was even a possibility. After all, he was a clan leader, the number one person in the Uchiha Clan, second only to Ryosuke.
Thinking of this, he felt a bit excited. Ryosuke usually spent a lot of time training, and as for personal affairs, he did not like to meddle.
Naturally, the one to take the Hokage position would be him.
Moreover, Ryosuke didn't like handling administrative matters, whereas he actually enjoyed such things.
Thinking about how he was about to become the Fifth Hokage, and how his name would even be carved onto the Hokage Rock, he felt utterly satisfied.
The Uchiha Clan would finally fulfill their long-cherished dream, and he himself would reach the pinnacle of his life. Even in the future, the Hokage position would be monopolized by the Uchiha Clan.
His heart was filled with contentment.
It wasn't long before Ryosuke arrived at Fugaku's house and directly sat down, drinking the fine tea. There were two cups, and naturally, one of them was his. He didn't bother to be polite.
As he drank, he asked, "Clan Leader Fugaku, what is it that you wanted to discuss with me?"
Fugaku got straight to the point. "Ryosuke, in the upcoming clan leader-level meeting, the various clan leaders will undoubtedly choose the Uchiha Clan to take power, and the Daimyo likely won't oppose it. Do you want to take the Hokage position?"
In truth, if Ryosuke chose to take the position himself, Fugaku wouldn't refuse. Ryosuke had more advantages than he did, at least in terms of combat strength and reputation.
Under his leadership, the village and the Uchiha Clan could develop even further.
Ryosuke carefully considered it. He did have some thoughts of taking the position—it would be quite thrilling.
However, the Hokage's workload was enormous, and he would undoubtedly find it tedious. After just a few days, he would likely want to resign. Wouldn't that make him the Hokage with the shortest tenure in history?
That kind of reputation was something he definitely didn't want. So there was no need for him to take the position himself, and instead, he had to choose someone from the clan.
Originally, Ryosuke had high hopes for Shisui, but Shisui was already dead. Now, only one person was a suitable candidate.
"I don't need to take the position. You should take it, Clan Leader Fugaku."
"I still need to train and become even stronger, serving as the village's and the Uchiha Clan's backbone. After all, the ninja world is not peaceful."
Hearing that he could take the position, Fugaku couldn't help but feel happy. But when Ryosuke mentioned that the ninja world was not peaceful, his brows furrowed.
He recalled the time Ryosuke had used genjutsu on Nara Shikaku, seemingly making him see some terrifying scenes. This had successfully made Shikaku, once a loyal supporter of the Third Hokage, join the Uchiha Clan's Police Force.
With curiosity, he asked, "Ryosuke, what exactly do you mean by 'not peaceful'?"
"With your current strength, having unlocked the Eight Gates, you are at least on par with the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama. What enemies could still exist in the ninja world?"
"Right now, the ninja world doesn't have any individuals of that level anymore, right?"
Ryosuke didn't look at him but instead gazed into the distance. He thought about the future enemies—Orochimaru, Rinnegan Nagato, all of whom were merely small obstacles.
But Madara in his Six Paths form and Obito in his Six Paths form—those were true nightmares.
And even further ahead, the Otsutsuki Clan would be formidable enemies.
However, those events were still far off. For now, he wasn't in a hurry—he still had time to grow. He slowly opened his mouth and spoke. "The waters of the ninja world are deep. Even strength comparable to Senju Hashirama is not enough to be considered significant."
Fugaku, upon hearing this, had a greatly shocked expression. 'Strength comparable to Senju Hashirama still could not ensure the safety of Konoha Village and the Uchiha Clan?'
But Senju Hashirama was known as the God of the Ninja World. Could it be that the ninja world still had power on a scale surpassing Senju Hashirama?
He truly could not believe it. How had he never heard of this before? If this sentence had not been spoken by Ryosuke, he absolutely would not have believed it.
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