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Without the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, Konoha was undoubtedly in decline and weakened in the eyes of the major ninja villages. It was a tempting piece of fat (meaning a desirable target) that everyone coveted and wanted to take a big bite of.
Plus, the conflicts among the other ninja villages had not been resolved.
Uchiha Meixin walked over with a smile, reached out, and stroked Uchiha Gen's scalp and said, "Recently, the war has slowed down. There have been far fewer major frictions among the major ninja villages. With fewer injured people, the Ninja Hospital has naturally become much less busy."
"Oh? Is that so? That's a good thing!"
"Yeah!"
They all coveted the rich resources of Konoha and the Land of Fire.
In the next few years, the major ninja villages would enter a stage of minor frictions and covert battles. Each would build up their strength and supplies, waiting for the right opportunity. A new round of the ninja world war would start again.
There was no way around it. After all, the Second Great Ninja War had not really ended.
Once they had accumulated a certain amount of strength and supplies, the Third Great Ninja War would be inevitable.
With a peace lover like the Third Hokage in Konoha, Konoha had always hoped to coexist peacefully with the major ninja villages.
It was a pity that the other ninja villages were not willing!
"Yeah!"
Uchiha Meixin also nodded with a smile and said, "With fewer wars, there will be fewer casualties."
Having seen so much death at the Ninja Hospital, she also sincerely hoped for world peace.
It could be said that except for Konoha, the major ninja villages were not very satisfied with the current results of the war.
Just as they were about to have dinner, Uchiha Qianyi and Uchiha Hiroshi returned home. Looking at the sumptuous and delicious meals on the table, the two couldn't help but laugh.
Uchiha Meixin rolled her eyes at her husband in annoyance and said, "I knew you two would come back, so I specially cooked your favorite dishes. Otherwise... Humph!"
"I'm starting! (Itadakimasu)"
Soon, the meal began, and everyone chatted about their experiences of the day while eating.
"Uchiha Gen! The method you proposed is great. Recently, the Security Force has been implementing it according to your method, and our reputation among the villagers has improved a lot! Everyone is quite happy!"
During the meal, Uchiha Qianyi brought up the matter of the Security Force.
It turned out that a few months ago, Uchiha Qianyi had mentioned the distress of the Security Force being hated by the villagers and asked his intelligent son, Uchiha Gen, for suggestions.
After all, Uchiha Gen was so smart. He felt that there was no problem that Uchiha Gen couldn't solve.
Sure enough, Uchiha Gen gave his solution. The main point was to ask the Uchiha members of the Security Force to put aside their unnecessary superficial arrogance and find ways to integrate with the villagers.
Don't keep a stinky face all day long, acting all high and mighty.
Of course, although the suggestion seemed simple, it was very difficult for the Uchiha clan to do.
After all, it's easier to change rivers and mountains than one's nature. (It means it's very difficult to change one's inherent character)
The arrogance of the Uchiha clan was deeply ingrained in their bones.
Uchiha Qianyi also spent a great deal of effort. With his powerful strength and his status as the deputy captain of the Security Force, it took him several months to see initial results.
Still, there is a long way to go if they wanted to completely reverse the negative news and influence of the Security Force.
"As long as it's useful!"
Uchiha Gen nodded in understanding and continued, "However, it's extremely difficult to completely reverse the villagers' stereotypes and hostility towards the Uchiha clan in the short term!"
"Not to mention that the work of the Security Force itself is a huge trap. Whether you do it well or not, it's a job that gets no gratitude."
"I'm afraid that high-ranking officials in Konoha like Tanzō won't want to see the reputation of the Uchiha clan get better among the villagers either."
Hearing this, the few people present couldn't help frowning.
"Why?"
Uchiha Hiroshi couldn't help blurting out the question, "Leaving aside the others, I feel that the Third Hokage is a pretty nice person. Several times when our team received missions assigned by the Third Hokage, I thought he was very amiable to me."
Uchiha Gen looked at his older brother speechlessly and sighed, "Brother! You really should eat more pig brains to improve your brainpower!"
"Don't be deceived by his showy behavior, okay?"
"You'll make yourself look really silly and affect how others view our family's intelligence."
Uchiha Hiroshi: "..."
"So, you're still indirectly calling me stupid, right?"
Uchiha Hiroshi looked speechlessly at his annoying younger brother.
If he wasn't worried about being beaten up by his parents and if he didn't still need Uchiha Gen to guide him in his training, he really would have given this brat a good beating to establish his authority as an elder brother.
Let Uchiha Gen know how to respect his elders.
"Otherwise?"
Uchiha Gen shrugged and didn't hide it at all, "The Third Hokage was able to succeed to the position of Hokage under the Second Hokage's appointment during a time of crisis and firmly hold the position despite the resistance of many major ninja clans. Yet you actually think he's a kind and nice person. Your naivete is really touching."
Uchiha Hiroshi: "..."
Well, thinking about it this way, he admitted that he was being naive.
Indeed, the Third Hokage might not be a completely bad person, but he definitely wasn't an amiable good guy either.
Hmm! Tanzō is the real bad guy.
He's just plain selfish and evil.
At this time, Uchiha Qianyi frowned deeply and looked at Uchiha Gen and said, "You mean that Tanzō and the Third Hokage will secretly take action to undermine this and won't let us reverse our reputation among the villagers? So what should we do?"
"Do nothing!"
Uchiha Gen spread his hands, "Unless we replace or even eliminate high-ranking officials like Tanzō and the Uchiha clan gets rid of the burden of the Security Force, there's no way to solve the problem fundamentally."
The Uchiha clan's bad reputation in Konoha has never been just a problem of the Uchiha clan itself.
Back in the Warring States era, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and other ninja clans wasn't as bad as it is now.
In Konoha, they have hardly any friends or allies.
Back then, the Uchiha clan had a large number of subordinate ninja clans and even allies.
"You child!"
Hearing this, Uchiha Meixin, who was sitting beside them, couldn't help gently tapping Uchiha Gen's head with her chopsticks and scolded, "How can you just say something like this so casually? If someone overhears, our family and even the entire Uchiha clan will be in serious trouble!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Uchiha Gen immediately raised his hands in surrender, "This is at home. There's a sealing barrier, and I used my spiritual force to check and make sure there's no issue."
As early as a year ago, Uchiha Gen, who knew that the unscrupulous The Third Hokage liked to peep at the ninja village with the Telescope Technique, had his Mother and Father set up a barrier at home to prevent prying eyes.
Coupled with the powerful spiritual force their family cultivated with the Mind Refinement Technique, it was basically foolproof.
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"Here I come!"
"Oh yeah! It seems we're back just in time! Just in time for lunch!"
"Alright! Enough talking. Uchiha Meixin's going to cook for you first! You two keep dating! Hee hee!"
With that, Uchiha Meixin quickly walked into the house.
Ever since Uchiha Gen cooked a meal for himself a few months ago, whenever the hospital gets too busy, Uchiha Meixin won't come back to cook for Uchiha Gen anymore.
Uchiha Gen and Uchiha Mikoto exchanged a helpless look.
Soon it was lunchtime.
"Gen! Mikoto! Lunch is served!"
Uchiha Gen nodded knowingly.
It seems the Second Great Ninja War is basically over.