Pakura placed a hand on her stomach and explained the current situation in detail to Mirai Uchiha.
Finally, she looked at Mirai seriously and asked, "Mirai, what should I do now?"
"Shouldn't you take the opportunity to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Wind?"
Pakura herself wasn't brave enough to do something like this, but with Mirai Uchiha's support, she had nothing to fear.
However, after hearing her suggestion, Mirai just shook his head slightly.
"Pakura, don't go assassinating the Daimyo."
"You should openly oppose the Daimyo's policies. It doesn't matter even if you lose the position of Kazekage."
"When those ninja who oppose you taste some hardship, they'll understand what the right path truly is."
"Let them taste hardship?" Pakura frowned. "Do you plan to deal harshly with the ninja of Sunagakure?"
Mirai Uchiha replied calmly, "To unify the ninja world, we must instill fear in everyone."
"If many people aren't killed, future reforms will certainly face much resistance."
"Do you want innocent people to die, or do you want these radical opponents of yours to perish?"
After hearing Mirai's words, Pakura lapsed into silence.
If possible, she didn't want anyone to die.
Seeing Pakura was still hesitating, Mirai spoke again, "Pakura, having witnessed the village's dark side yourself, surely you wouldn't want future generations to follow the same tragic path as yours?"
Upon hearing this, Pakura finally made up her mind.
She resolutely nodded, "I understand. I'll do as you say."
Mirai Uchiha nodded in satisfaction, "That's right."
Once the plan was decided, a relaxed expression appeared on Pakura's face. "Mirai, today I've disturbed your birthday celebration—it's really been bothering me."
"It's already late. You should head back and rest."
Mirai gave a light snort and pulled Pakura into his arms.
"Not tonight—I'm staying the night!"
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After simmering for more than ten days, resentment among the ninja of Sunagakure toward Pakura continued to grow stronger.
In their eyes, Pakura's selfish personal desires had plunged the entire village's ninja into poverty.
If they'd simply obeyed the Daimyo's orders, they could have received substantial financial support.
Why provoke open conflict against the Daimyo?
The ninja of the Land of Fire would soon pay a heavy price for their defiance.
Finally, Pakura—who had consistently and publicly opposed the Daimyo—was temporarily stripped of her authority as Kazekage.
The elder council led by Haurozou organized the Suna ninja to openly declare war upon Konoha.
In their view, what were a few deaths if they brought gains?
After all, ninja themselves were merely consumables.
They wouldn't dare to confront Mirai Uchiha directly, but they had the nerve to use his name as an excuse to gain wealth and power.
Not only did they have that nerve, they had plenty of it!
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In Konoha village,
The Hokage's office.
Mikoto Uchiha and Konan were sitting around when Kurenai Yuhi rushed in hastily.
"Mirai," she reported, "ninja from Sunagakure have crossed the border line and attacked our frontline."
"Do we need to send reinforcements to the frontline?" she asked.
After hearing Kurenai's suggestion, Mirai Uchiha waved his hand dismissively. "No need. I can handle this alone."
He had intentionally allowed the radical faction to take control of Sunagakure, as he was waiting for this very moment.
Only on the battlefield could he kill all those opposing him without any psychological burden.
And it wasn't just Sunagakure.
It was the same with Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure.
If he didn't thoroughly exploit these ninja villages, how could he face his own people?
Thinking about this, Mirai Uchiha stood up directly and commanded, "Gather the troops and prepare for a pre-battle declaration."
"Yes sir!"
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In front of the Hokage Tower, numerous Konoha ninjas stood densely packed.
Their expressions were excited, their eyes fixed intently on Mirai Uchiha standing atop the Hokage Tower.
Sunagakure had declared war on Konoha, using the pretext that "Konoha ninjas assassinated the Fire Daimyo."
This enraged every Konoha ninja.
After all, during this period, they had already tasted the feeling of ninjas rising to become masters themselves.
Anyone who tried to turn them back into tools again would have to fight to the death!
Now they were simply waiting for one command from Mirai Uchiha to rush to the battlefield and eliminate those foolish Suna ninjas.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Mirai Uchiha slowly began speaking, "Sunagakure has once again declared war on us..."
"No matter what reason they give, such reckless warfare and disregard for life absolutely cannot be tolerated!"
Upon hearing Mirai's words, one ninja couldn't help shouting out, "Lord Hokage, we will definitely defeat those guys from Sunagakure!"
"That's right! That bunch of bastards won't stand a chance against us!"
"No matter how many times they wage war, we'll always come out on top!"
Mirai Uchiha lifted his arm, and the crowd quieted down once more.
Taking a breath, Mirai continued, "They show no regard for life, but I will never allow my family—the ones I've fought so hard to protect—to die in vain."
"Therefore... This time I will personally intervene and crush the schemes of those ambitious fools in Sunagakure—all by myself."
"What?!"
Hearing Mirai Uchiha's plan, all the Konoha ninja present were greatly shocked.
Is he really facing an entire village alone?
Even Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, had never done such a thing!
Besides shock, an extremely moved expression arose in everyone's hearts.
This is the true inheritor of the Will of Fire.
Compared to that, what did someone like Hiruzen Sarutobi amount to?
"This is the real Hokage. Dying in service to a leader like this would be an honor."
"Yeah, he chose to face an entire battlefield alone just to protect his fellow villagers. What kind of person could even think of something so selfless?"
"Long live the Fourth Hokage! We'd gladly die for him!"
"Long live the Fourth Hokage! We'd gladly die for him!"
Minato Namikaze witnessed this scene and couldn't help but smile slightly.
Losing to Mirai in the competition for Hokage was truly not unjust.
Might Guy punched Kakashi Hatake's shoulder lightly: "Kakashi, I really wish I had some of Mirai's *Youth*!"
Kakashi sighed: "Guy, I really envy how you can bounce back every time Mirai hits you."
He couldn't keep up anymore—the dream of following in Mirai Uchiha's footsteps had long since been abandoned.
He had finally figured it out.
Why even try fighting a monster?
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