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

Chapter 83 Nara Shikaku
Desire is like a rolling stone on a mountain. Once it starts, it is difficult to stop.

In Danzo's previous position, he must have thought about abolishing the one country, one village system and standing at the pinnacle of power alone.

But this is Konoha, the Land of Fire, the birthplace of the one country, one village system.

Many people have already benefited from this system, so why should they redistribute the benefits?

Danzo ascended to the throne and became the daimyo, in charge of both military and political affairs. Could they possibly gain more?

In terms of status, during the one country, one village period, the great ninja clans seemed to have two people, the Hokage and the Daimyo, but most of the time the ninja clans only came into contact with the Hokage, so although there seemed to be two people, there was actually only one.

Even if the one country, one village system is destroyed, there is still a Danzo above it.

In terms of benefits, the Land of Fire is much larger than Konoha. If Danzo is willing to give the ninja clan a large piece of land to manage themselves, it would indeed be very attractive.

But is it possible?

In one territory, the ninja clan also controls both military and political affairs. Is there any difference between that and the current Konoha?

Abolish the one country, one village system, but after winning, there is still only one country, one village, or even one country with multiple villages...unless Danzo has lost his mind.

Helping Danzo steal the Land of Fire would certainly bring benefits to Konoha's top families, but it would not bring about any fundamental changes, and might not even be better than maintaining the one country, one village system.

Taking Konoha as an example, the position most desired by these top ninja clans is the position of Hokage. In the Land of Fire, that is the position of Daimyo.

But the daimyo is passed down by bloodline, and the Hokage... the first and second generations were from the Senju clan, the third generation was from the Sarutobi clan, the fourth generation was a commoner, and the fifth generation was most likely an Uchiha or Hyuga.

If the current situation is maintained, Konoha's top wealthy families are more likely to stand at the top of the Land of Fire, but they will have a daimyo to share the world with them.

If the one country, one village system is destroyed... the effectiveness of the ninja clan's arrangements in Konoha will be greatly weakened, and they may never even have a chance to stand at the top.

They were at the bottom of the ninja clan, but they almost fell into a trap because of Danzo's words.

Kurama Yunhai sighed softly, "Danzo knows all this, so he has set his sights on us, the weak ninjas who seek change, and wants us to charge forward for him and test the resistance."

"Haha, what maintains the system is never some conservative ideas, but interests."

Genji looked up at the roof and laughed hoarsely, "Even if Danzo told others that he would become the daimyo, all ninja clans would have the right to run for the daimyo, who would believe it?"

No one believes it, Danzo is not Hashirama Senju.

But in the final analysis, it's just their own greed. They just want a channel to rise. This time they are planning to frame Danzo and send him to death, so it can be considered fair.

"I heard that the first generation was... a little naive. Now it seems that it is not true." Genji smiled bitterly and said, "No wonder when the village was built, many big ninja clans did not hesitate and joined the village directly."

The reason why the Hokage can have such a status is because of Konoha as a whole. No individual can be equal to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Of course, monsters like the first generation are different.

The same goes for the Konoha Ninja Clan.

If they were not backed by Konoha, their status would only depend on their own strength.

But with Konoha, the status of all ninja clans will be enhanced and the key is that the first generation also gave them enough autonomy.

Kurama Unkai: "You forgot about the second generation."

The first generation is naive, the second generation is not naive.

His brother gave him such a system and left a mess. If the second generation does not want the system to collapse directly, he will naturally find a way to maintain it.

The position of Hokage is the best bait. It is a different way of inheritance from the position of Daimyo. It can always dangle the ninjas who hope to become Hokage in front of them and let them maintain the system themselves.

"Uh..." The second generation has the brains of the first generation, right?

It seems impossible to refute...

Gengji was a little speechless. He looked down at Kurama Unkai and changed the subject. "He let us go because we haven't done anything irreparable yet, and we are just pawns for Danzo to test us?"

Kurama Yunhai shook his head, "I'm not sure, but..."

He paused, his tone becoming unreadable, "Do you think Danzo is the only one behind this?"

"You mean..."

Genji frowned, his expression becoming serious, "Someone from those powerful ninja clans is also testing us? Why would they do this?"

What benefits would a change of scenery bring to them?
"It's not necessarily a test."

Kurama Yunhai narrowed his eyes slightly, "The people who contacted Danzo at that time were all small ninja clans, and since there was no formal plan, not many people knew about it. Even Elder Mingzheng didn't notice it because he was focusing on the powerful ninja clans. But do you still remember what he said?"

'You were the first to come to me.'

Genji thought about the second half of Hinata Yu's words and fell into deep thought.

The first half of the sentence is to warn them, and the second half should be the reason for letting them go.

They were the first to find Hinata Yu, so what about the other ninjas who participated in the plan? Not in a hurry at all?
Or... were they originally arranged by a certain ninja clan? Or, have they already found a certain high-ranking official?
"Among the current Konoha high-level officials, there is only one person with the most complete chain of interests behind him."

Kurama Yunhai narrowed his eyes slightly, "They are also the clan with the least presence in this incident, but their abilities are very strong."

If they really were that clan, then perhaps it would be understandable why Hinata Yu did not punish them.

……

"Such a statement might expose me completely."

After Genji and Kurama Unkai left, a figure walked out of the shadows and looked at Hinata Yu with some complexity.

“If they don’t do this, they won’t feel at ease.”

Hinata Yu chuckled, "I thought you wouldn't come, Shikaku-squad leader."

"After all, I have been prepared to be discovered." Nara Shikaku retracted his complicated feelings, scratched his head, and looked at the documents that Hinata Yu took out, "My mission has been completed."

I just didn't expect it to be exposed so early.

Or maybe he didn't expect Danzo to give in so quickly and actually gave this information directly to Hinata Yu.

"I only have information about nine families. One family has joined you, two have joined me, two have found Fugaku, and the remaining four are hesitating."

Hinata Yu looked directly at Nara Shikaku and asked, "Among these, how many families did you arrange in advance to surrender to Danzo?"

"Just one." Nara Shikaku walked over to Hinata Yu, took the document and started reading it, while explaining: "The Tottori clan is a ninja clan that gradually developed after the establishment of Konoha. At that time, my father was the leader of the Jonin squad and had some connection with our family."

"They are very low-key and get along well with other small families. Moreover, because they have nothing to do with Elder Mingzheng, they were listed as one of the plan executors by Danzo this time. I was worried that Danzo would become suspicious, so I didn't continue to increase the stakes."

"Tottori." Hinata Yu recalled the information in his mind and smiled, "This time, you gained the least from the division of the ninja clan. Do you need some compensation?"

"There are already enough ninjas squatting with Nara. If there are more, the pressure on us will be too great."

Nara Shikaku found a seat and sat down, saying helplessly, "Every time something goes wrong, they wait for us to make a decision first, and then find an opportunity to squat with Nara. I'm always worried that something will go wrong one day, and they'll be screwed because of a misunderstanding."

(End of this chapter)