Naruto: From the capture of the main family to the behind-the-scenes mastermind

Chapter 29: Disparity

"I understand."

Nodding solemnly, Minato suddenly smiled.

"I'm glad that my shadow guard is you and Yaowan. You haven't reported any intelligence to the clan so far, right?"

"This is the duty of the Shadow Guard." Hinata Yu put the information down and said calmly.

Minato shook his head, "If you hadn't reminded me, I might never have understood the rules of the ninja clan. There are some things that can't even be opened without someone reminding me."

The Ninja Clan... Strictly speaking, Konoha is in their hands!
The two advisors… and even the third generation, were all from the ninja clan.

Putting the matter that he was currently unable to handle in his heart, Minato asked with a smile:

"Yu, you are now the third head of the Hyuga clan, right? That's why you know so much about the affairs of the ninja clan."

The Shadow Guards have a long period of contact with the Hokage and are positions that allow them to come into contact with Konoha's core affairs.

As a member of the Shadow Guard, Yu and Uchiha Yamaru naturally have a certain degree of appeal within the clan. And because of the special nature of the Hyuga clan, those who yearn for freedom will seek out Hyuga Yu, right?
Hinata Yu: "The tribe members came to me, but I ignored them. It was the tribe leader Hizashi who talked to me about this."

Although Hiashi's main purpose was to prohibit him from passing on the clan's unique skills...

“Support from your tribesmen is very important and can help you move forward more smoothly.”

Smiling and shaking his head, Minato looked out the window. Because of the shadow of war, Konoha was very quiet during the day and lacked the bustle of peacetime.

Neither of them spoke, and the room fell silent for a moment.

After a long while, Minato whispered:

"I want to go to the battlefield in two days and end this war!"

The hidden worries in the village are far more than he thought. Staying here as Hokage to stabilize the situation will not be effective. In this case, he will have to quell the external threats first!

The battle situation at the front was not as smooth as the villagers had imagined, even though two of the three ninjas were there.

Seeing Hinata Yu's puzzled look, Minato took out another piece of information and handed it to him.

"have a look."

Hinata Yu saw some familiar names in the information and his eyes narrowed.

"Kiriguku is planning to take one last gamble."

"That's right, so I have to go." Minato nodded.

"Are you going to let a few consultants manage the village?"

"Well, I'd like to ask the Third Generation to take charge, but he seems to have other plans, so...are you willing to stay in the village?"

Hinata Yu was stunned by Minato's gentle words and gaze.

Let the Shadow Guards stay in the village to assist in handling Konoha affairs?

This is not the way to train him only as a guard and an outstanding junior...

Thinking of this, Hinata Yu said in a low voice: "The branch family cannot be placed in the upper level, and as a shadow guard, it is natural that I should go to the battlefield with you, please understand."

"Really? What a pity."

With a long sigh, Minato did not continue to persuade him on this matter.

There is a long way to go, and some things just need to be done slowly.

"Hokage-sama, Hyuga Tokuma came to report that he killed Kirigakure Kurochu Raiga!"

Just then, an Anbu appeared and informed them of the news.

Minato glanced at Hinata Yu, thought for a few seconds, and said to the Anbu: "According to the usual practice, record the merits and send the body and the ninja sword to the advisors."

There is no point in investigating this matter now, as he cannot do anything about the rules of the ninja clan.

"Yes!"

After the Anbu left, Minato looked at Hinata Yu as if he had been reminded, "Some of those ninja swords are your spoils of war, do you want any?"

"I'm a Taijutsu ninja, they won't do anything to improve my strength, not to mention you'll have other uses after the war, right?"

It was a question, but Hinata Yu's tone was firm.

Hearing this, Minato smiled but did not answer, feeling a little emotional.

It's a shame that you're just a powerful ninja, Yu.

... "Really? Minato didn't do anything, that's good. For him right now, the Fudo-nin clan is the best choice."

At the Sarutobi clan's home, listening to the report from the newcomer, Sarutobi Hiruzen smacked his cigarette, sighed, and said to the two people in front of him:

"Minato is an excellent Hokage, but he is not suitable, or rather, he was born at the wrong time."

"The most suitable time for him is when the Second Generation has put pressure on the Ninja Clan to the point where they can't breathe and they are in urgent need of a gentle Hokage to show their favor, which is my position."

"When I first became Hokage, I was not as gentle as I am today. In order to exercise the power of Hokage, I promoted many ninjas that I could trust, including people from the Sarutobi clan.

As for the various ninja clans, the second generation's policies are still adopted, promoting civilian ninjas, developing ninja schools, and suppressing them."

"But I soon discovered...I was wrong. I was extremely wrong."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's dark gaze fell on the two people in front of him.

"I vigorously developed the ninja school and even served as the principal myself to train civilian ninjas. I wanted to use civilian ninjas to balance the ninjas born in the ninja clan."

"But soon, the ninjas, who were sure that the death of the second generation would not change anything, had new ideas. They infiltrated various departments, guiding the jonin, the new students of the ninja school, the teachers of the ninja school, and the interrogation department..."

"They gained power in a more subtle and less conspicuous way, but I didn't notice it in time because of the Second Shinobi World War."

"It's easy to see now that the ninjas in the interrogation department are basically from the Yamanaka clan, and there are many ninjas from the Hyuga clan and the Aburame clan in the perception team. There are problems with their abilities, but an important department of Konoha should not be controlled by the ninja clan!"

Apart from the guard team, other departments are controlled by a certain clan. If the Hokage does not want to confront them head-on, he can only compromise on some things.

"In this situation, if they don't cooperate and try to do something, what will the Hokage do? Hiashi, what would you do if it were you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked one of the two people in front of him.

"Third-sama, this kind of thing... I can't do anything about it." Hiashi's breathing hitched and he lowered his head and answered.

What did this make him say?
Their Hyuga clan is also there. Although the infiltration of Konoha's foundation was probably his father's fault and had nothing to do with him, he is the clan leader now.

"Yeah, there's nothing I can do."

Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes tiredly, "Because my rights also come from the ninja clan, the largest ninja clan in Konoha now - the Sarutobi clan!"

"I have been the Hokage for many years and have promoted many of my confidants, which has enabled the ninja clan behind me to achieve unprecedented growth. Gradually, I need their support to exercise my power, but if I take action against the ninja clan, will they still support me?"

"Danzo has always been keeping an eye on the Uchiha, but has he ever thought about how many ninjas the Sarutobi clan has?"

"Even if we don't count those who died in the war, there are still 2,500 people now!"

The two people in front of him widened their eyes in disbelief.

How many ninjas are there in the Hyuga clan?

Counting the main family and the branch families together, there shouldn't be more than eight hundred, right?
The Sarutobi clan is more than three times their number!
This... in terms of numbers, is indeed the strongest ninja clan in Konoha today.

"It was then that I understood why the Second Generation allowed the Senju clan to intermarry with the residents of Konoha, so that now the Senju clan exists in name only."

"He's destroying Konoha's largest ninja clan!"

"The political assets left by the two generations of Hokage, as well as the prestige that the Senju clan paid for with their blood during the First and Second Ninja Wars, will allow the Senju clan to continue to control Konoha."

"In order to prevent this from happening, the second generation used a gentler method to quietly eliminate Konoha's most prestigious ninja clan!"

What Sandai said overturned the three views of Rizu and the other man.

Is it true that Tobirama Senju personally turned the Senju clan into history?

Hinata Hiashi looked secretly at the Sandai, but could not tell whether he was true or false from his somewhat gloomy expression.

However, the other party's previous speech in Hyuga really made him unable to trust the other party...

Sarutobi Hiruzen gave the two some time to digest the situation, and then continued: "The second generation's approach also greatly enhanced the potential of civilian ninjas, paving the way for the policy of suppressing the ninja clan in the future."

"But I failed to comprehend, and Sarutobi became the new Senju."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette, his expression extremely complicated.

"If we could be gentler at first and give the ninja clan some benefits, and wait for the civilian ninja to grow up and compete with the ninja clan, Konoha would not be like this now."

"Among the Konoha ninjas, civilian ninjas account for 50% of the total number because of their huge base, but most of them are only Genin and Chunin."

"Among the jonin and special jonin, the ratio of civilian ninja to ninja clan is... two to eight! They also occupy many basic but necessary positions!"

What does this represent?
As long as the Hokage makes policies that are detrimental to all ninja clans, they can dismiss the Hokage!
Even... making the Hokage a traitor!

Is it ridiculous?
Could it be possible that the Kage of a village could become a traitorous ninja?
It's ridiculous... but it could actually become a reality!

(End of this chapter)