With Uchiha Makoto's order.
The Akatsuki ninjas immediately put away the kunai and shuriken in their hands.
The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire felt like he had been granted amnesty, cold sweat pouring down his back, soaking his clothes.
However, despite this.
The Akatsuki ninjas surrounding the Lord Elder did not retreat. They just stood there, staring at the Lord Elder covetously, waiting for Uchiha Makoto's next instruction at any time.
—Loyalty!!
"Alright, alright, don't stand so close to the Lord Elder."
"Spread out a bit, don't hurt the Lord Elder."
"Lord Elder, do you think you can really make me see blood?"
Uchiha Makoto laughed presumptuously.
If there weren't so many people here, he would even want to demonstrate what Uchiha's maniacal laughter is in public.
This feeling of doing whatever he wanted was really nice... No wonder so many people in history became arrogant and domineering after becoming powerful ministers!
And the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire was still in shock.
Facing Uchiha Makoto's provocation to his face, he could only lower his head in humiliation, daring not respond. The Daimyo's face turned green at that time, and his expression became extremely ugly..... Every single ninja in the Akatsuki Ninja Village has wolfish ambition. As the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, do I not even have the power to command them?
And this Kōkage is really getting more and more excessive!
In the past, he could at least give him some face, but now he doesn't even want to pretend!
Uchiha Makoto is not even willing to give him a way out!
Today he dares to humiliate a dignified Lord Elder of a country in front of so many people. Will he humiliate me in front of everyone tomorrow?
Thinking this in his mind, the Daimyo felt extremely suffocated.
He had never been so humiliated.
As the ruler of a country, no matter how good the Daimyo's temper was and how much he could endure, it was difficult to maintain his dignity at this moment.
"Lord Kōkage, you really have a great prestige. It seems that the Akatsuki ninjas only have you, the Kōkage, in their eyes."
"The orders you give seem to be more effective than mine."
"Your Highness, isn't it natural for ninjas to obey the Kage?"
"Konoha is the same. If you don't believe it, Your Highness can find an opportunity to verify it another day."
The Daimyo's face was cold, his eyes fixed on Uchiha Makoto, and the anger in his eyes grew stronger.
But Uchiha Makoto didn't care at all.
Now the Akatsuki Ninja Village's economy is independent and completely unrestricted by the Land of Fire, so he has the Daimyo under his thumb.
So now the Land of Fire has no ability to fall out with the Akatsuki Ninja Village.
Especially in the assassination case of the Lord Elder, he has already dragged Senju Tobirama into the water. Even if the Daimyo completely loses his mind in the future and launches economic sanctions against the Akatsuki Ninja Village, Uchiha Makoto can also find a way to pressure Senju Tobirama, forcing him again to plan an accident where the Daimyo melts in water.
—Senju Tobirama is a Water Style master!
And this world should have been ruled by ninjas long ago, it just needs some time to transition.
Can't you stand this little demonstration now?
Then in the future, when I am bestowed the nine tin items, wear swords and shoes to the palace, and sleep on the dragon bed, will you, Daimyo, still be crying outside the door listening to the sound?
Of course...
Uchiha Makoto is not a fool. He doesn't intend to let the Akatsuki Ninja Village bear the pressure of the Daimyo alone, so he decisively dragged Konoha along.
The Daimyo was speechless by Uchiha Makoto's words. He really couldn't do anything to the Akatsuki Ninja Village now.
Indeed.
The Land of Fire launching economic sanctions against the Akatsuki Ninja Village can cause heavy economic losses to the Akatsuki Ninja Village.
But now Uchiha Makoto is behaving so tough, he has to consider the possibility of the Akatsuki Ninja Village rebelling if a series of economic sanctions are imposed on them.
Once this layer of window paper is pierced... he might die inexplicably in an accident.
Then subconsciously, the Daimyo turned his gaze to Konoha.
Senju Hashirama was still the same old way.
He was unaware of the undercurrents around him, in a state of confusion.
—The highest state of playing dumb is being truly dumb!
Senju Tobirama was trembling with fear, pulling Senju Hashirama.... Brother, you must not talk nonsense, Konoha can't stand such tossing!
Following the Daimyo's gaze.
Uchiha Makoto also looked over—Damn it, Senju Tobirama, you traitor!
"Hmph!"
The Daimyo snorted coldly and drank the tea on the table beside him in one gulp.
He still couldn't understand Senju Hashirama's attitude.
But this is no longer important.
Senju Hashirama has already formed a marriage alliance with Uchiha Makoto. In the future, their two families will be in-laws, and both are ninja families.
At the critical moment, undoubtedly, he, the Hokage, will definitely stand behind Uchiha Makoto.
"Absolutely cannot sit and wait for death like this."
"Must execute the plan as soon as possible, provoke the relationship between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan. As long as these two families start fighting again, the current situation will be alleviated a lot."
"Now.... endure.. still have to endure."
After some psychological construction.
The Daimyo still chose to continue enduring.
He cannot fall out with Uchiha Makoto yet; the Land of Fire cannot afford such a price.
Only when internal strife arises within Konoha and the Akatsuki Ninja Village is also implicated will it be the best time to retaliate against this group of rebellious ninjas.
Subsequently, the Daimyo looked at the Lord Elder, whose face had slightly regained some color, signaling with his eyes for the Lord Elder to continue executing today's plan quickly.... Uchiha Makoto wants to confuse the public now, absolutely cannot let him succeed.
And the Lord Elder intended to retreat.
The cold death threat just now gave him a huge mental shock.
If he continues to execute the plan, the Lord Elder feels that he doesn't know if his life can be preserved in the future.
But he understood in his heart that the Daimyo was probably already heated up and wouldn't stop at all. While sighing in his heart, the Lord Elder could only force himself to cheer up and speak again.
"Kōkage, Hokage, His Highness the Daimyo summoned you here today not to intensify the conflict between us."
"I have never questioned your ninja village's loyalty to the Land of Fire."
"But regarding the rumors of the assassination case, an explanation is needed after all."
"After all, public opinion outside is continuous, which will inevitably have a negative impact on Konoha."
"His Highness the Daimyo is for the trust between the Land of Fire and Konoha.... Hokage, I believe you are a sensible person..."
"I do all this for your ninja village."
The Lord Elder said, wanting to forcibly turn the topic back.
However, his tone was gentle, no longer aggressive as at the beginning.
In order not to be sanctioned by Uchiha Makoto again, he even said words like "everything is for the ninja village."
Such humble words.
Uchiha Makoto was embarrassed to continue putting pressure on the Lord Elder.
Of course...
The most critical thing is that the Lord Elder is a slippery old fox... He knows Uchiha Makoto is not to be trifled with, so while speaking soft words, he moved closer to Senju Hashirama.
Senju Hashirama at least looks kind.
The intelligence collected usually also proves that he is a good old man image.
As for whether Senju Hashirama is playing dumb, the Lord Elder doesn't care anymore.... Even a hypocrite can maintain the decency of both sides in public!
Uchiha Makoto, this true villain, draws his knife directly if he disagrees!
It has to be said that the Lord Elder's action was very effective. Uchiha Makoto couldn't take action against the Lord Elder hiding beside Senju Hashirama for a while.
And Senju Hashirama is indeed a reasonable good old man.
"Lord Elder, what you said does make sense."
"Makoto, don't be too excited. I know you have a good relationship with Senju Tobirama, and Tobirama is also my own brother, but we also have to treat this matter seriously."
"Speaking of which, when we investigated the case, I also felt something was wrong."
Senju Hashirama habitually favored outsiders.
He remembered the investigation process a while ago, and some details were indeed a bit wrong. Uchiha Makoto was speechless in his heart... You f*cking really want to force your brother to a dead end.
Senju Tobirama's mood, which had just calmed down, became tense again.
If his brother really became suspicious of him, the shattering of trust between brothers for many years alone would be a fatal blow.
Seeing Senju Hashirama being persuaded, the Lord Elder's face also looked better. He felt he had grasped a trick, and then his body moved closer to Senju Hashirama again.
"Your Highness, maybe Senju Hashirama really is a muddle-headed person. The assassination case is Senju Tobirama colluding with Uchiha Makoto."
"In this way, it can also explain why Uchiha Makoto defended Senju Tobirama uncharacteristically today!"
The Lord Elder felt he had guessed the truth of the assassination case.
Although he still didn't understand how Senju Tobirama hooked up with Uchiha Makoto.
Subsequently, the Lord Elder suppressed the doubts in his heart. After all, now is not the time to dwell on such things. Then his gaze also looked at the Uchiha Great Elder who had never spoken today.
According to the agreement between the two.
The Uchiha Great Elder should take the initiative to express his attitude at the critical moment, proposing that the Uchiha clan thoroughly investigate the Konoha ANBU and return Senju Tobirama's innocence.
And... Uchiha Makoto wanted to kill me just now, why didn't you, as the Uchiha Great Elder, come out to stop him!
Thinking this in his heart, the Lord Elder's eyes also became sharp, urging the Uchiha Great Elder to act quickly.
—Now is the critical moment!!
With Senju Hashirama relenting, taking the opportunity to propose a thorough investigation of the Konoha ANBU, the probability of success is high!
Feeling the Lord Elder's gaze, the Uchiha Great Elder panicked in his heart.
He is not blind. Just now Uchiha Makoto showed his might there, ordering Akatsuki ninjas to take down the Lord Elder in front of the Daimyo.
Ordinary Uchiha clansmen dare not even think about such "treasonous" things.
And regardless of whether Uchiha Makoto was really putting on a show, such a posture clearly showed that he wanted to protect Senju Tobirama, so as to maintain the marriage alliance between him and Senju Hashirama's family.
At this time, if he jumped out, wouldn't it be equivalent to offending Uchiha Makoto?
The Uchiha clan cannot afford to offend Uchiha Makoto and the Akatsuki Ninja Village behind him.
Moreover, after Uchiha Makoto's spiritual baptism, the Uchiha Great Elder has also figured it out.
Senju Tobirama is indeed hateful, and the entire Uchiha clan wishes to kill him immediately, but for the position of the Second Hokage, the Uchiha clan absolutely cannot stand up and kill Senju Tobirama.
Once they kill Senju Tobirama... it will be hard to explain to the Hokage.
At that time, even if Lord Madara personally steps in, it may not be successful.
After weighing the pros and cons.
The Uchiha Great Elder chose to look at his nose, nose looking at his heart.
He can't see anything or hear anything now.
Seeing the Uchiha Great Elder avoiding his gaze and continuing to remain silent, the Lord Elder was completely sure that something must have gone wrong with the Uchiha Great Elder.
But at this time, it's just one step away.
In desperation.
The Lord Elder could only grit his teeth and forcibly say to the Uchiha Great Elder: "Great Elder, your Uchiha is one of the two founders of Konoha. As a member of Konoha, what is your opinion on this matter."
As soon as these words came out.
Senju Tobirama's heart was instantly raised to his throat.
The thing he was most worried about happened.
The Uchiha clan wants to put him to death, and now the opportunity has come... Don't know if Uchiha Makoto has settled the Uchiha Great Elder.
If not settled... this time rely on you again, Makoto!!
Everyone's eyes also turned to the Uchiha Great Elder instantly.
The Uchiha Great Elder, who always wanted to be invisible and silent, could only bite the bullet and stand up at this time.
"Uhm... what the Lord Elder said does make sense... Konoha's reputation indeed cannot be ignored."
"Konoha must produce strong evidence to prove its innocence."
"However, the Hokage and Kōkage are both here, let them make the decision."
The Uchiha Great Elder first affirmed the Lord Elder's opinion—the Lord Elder holds a high position and heavy power, the Uchiha clan cannot lose his help!
However, immediately after, he changed the topic and kicked the ball out, not intending to let the Uchiha clan thoroughly investigate the Konoha ANBU as planned with the Lord Elder.
Can't investigate everything, right.
In case the Uchiha clan really finds something, things might get big again. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if the assassination case really needs to be investigated, it has to wait until Uchiha Madara ascends to the position of Hokage before investigating Senju Tobirama's crimes.
These words can only be clarified to the Lord Elder afterwards!
"This is all for the Uchiha!"
"Hope the Lord Elder can understand the painstaking efforts of the Uchiha clan."
"Lord Elder, regarding the assassination case, the Uchiha clan is not refusing to investigate, but will investigate slowly, leisurely, and in order!"
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