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"What will the Uchiha clan become in ten years? How weak will they be?"

"Chief, can you guarantee that?"

After saying that, Fugaku had no excuse to refute it.

He had heard a lot about Tobirama Senju's targeting of the Uchiha clan from his father.

They naturally knew how much the Second Hokage held in the hearts of the Uchiha.

Even the previously neutral tribesmen fell silent at this moment, unsure of whom to support.

Just then, Haneda stood up.

He immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Haneda chuckled and said, "It's simple, I'll guarantee it, won't I?"

Having said that, his aura was no longer concealed and was revealed.

Mangekyō Sharingan!

In an instant, all the Uchiha were shocked.

Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Haneda scanned the basement with his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"I, Uchiha Haneda, hereby declare!"

"I agree with what Brother Fugaku said. I support Minato-senpai in the Hokage election!"

"Now, who is for it and who is against it?"

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Chapter 171 The United Uchiha

After Haneda finished speaking, the ancestral hall fell silent.

The many Uchiha clan members in the basement looked at Haneda with expressions of surprise, excitement, or complexity.

The elders remained silent. The eldest elder gazed at the pair of Mangekyou Sharingan, recalling the powerful figures who had appeared in the Uchiha clan in the past.

Everyone who possesses these eyes will one day dominate the ninja world.

Madara, Izuna, Jisato...

The elder sighed inwardly. With Haneda's support, the Uchiha clan leader had to be respected regardless of his abilities.

He stood up and said:

"Let's do as Lord Haneda and the clan head say."

After the elder finished speaking, everyone realized that the elder had tacitly acknowledged that Yutian's status had surpassed his own.

A clan leader with Haneda's support is bound to be a clan leader with real power.

No one can disobey!

The second and third elders agreed in succession and began to praise Fugaku's wisdom, resourcefulness, and foresight.

His words constantly conveyed his respect for Haneda and the clan head.

With the discussion about supporting Orochimaru or Minato over, the Uchiha leadership has already decided on their future leader.

That is Fugaku, who has Haneda's support!

The clan meeting was declared over, and Haneda and Fugaku left the shrine.

The Grand Elder and other elders then left, followed closely by the other Uchiha Jonin.

Fugaku glanced back at the scene before him.

The elders who had previously outwardly obeyed him but inwardly defied him have now been thoroughly subdued by Haneda.

As a result, he also gained the respect of many Uchiha clan members.

A broad smile spread across Fugaku's face as he thanked Haneda:

"Thanks to you this time, Haneda."

"They helped me write articles and endorsed me."

Haneda smiled and said:

"Brother Fugaku still has a lot of potential supporters."

"The people left behind by the clan chief are all supporting you."

“Father…” Fugaku remembered the Jonin like Yatsushiro, Inahisa, and Tetsuka, and fell silent.

These people were all trained by their father and left behind his own team.

It's very likely that his father had foreseen this scene and had been preparing for it for a long time.

Haneda stood silently beside Fugaku, offering words of comfort:

"The clan leader will be watching over you from another world, carrying on the Uchiha legacy."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku recalled his words of comfort to Haneda yesterday and nodded, saying, "Yes, definitely."

"With Haneda around, the Uchiha clan will definitely be fine," Fugaku silently added to himself.

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Meanwhile, at the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage and Minato's conversation had broken down.

The Third Hokage originally wanted to persuade Minato to give up his candidacy for the Fourth Hokage and promised him the position of the Fifth Hokage.

But Minato insisted that he wanted to compete fairly with Orochimaru.

His dream is to become Hokage, and he will not give up.

This news quickly reached the Root Base.

Upon hearing this, Danzo took the report and went to Orochimaru's laboratory.

ding ding ding...

The crisp sound of the doorbell rang at the laboratory door.

Sensing the familiar chakra aura, Orochimaru frowned, and stopped wielding the scalpel beside him.

The roots secretly supported his experiments.

Danzo provided him with too much, both in terms of funding and experimental materials, forcing Orochimaru to postpone his experiments.

"what's up?"

Orochimaru opened the laboratory door and, seeing Danzo, asked directly without any preamble.

"Jiraiya's disciple, Minato Namikaze, wanted to compete with you for the Hokage position. Hiruzen tried to persuade him to give up that night, but he refused."

As Danzo spoke, he handed the intelligence scroll to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru took the intelligence scroll and unfolded it.

I only glanced at it a few times before putting it down.

Orochimaru gave a somewhat eerie laugh:

"Are you worried he'll take my place?"

Danzo shook his head:

"Given your achievements, seniority, and status, he has no chance of winning the Jonin vote."

"In short, no matter how you look at it, with the support of Ino-Shika-Cho and Hiruzen, the advantage is on my side!"

Upon hearing such confident words, Orochimaru smiled and said:

"maybe."

"If I remember correctly, in a few days, the teacher will announce his resignation, followed by the election of candidates."

Orochimaru, recalling his arrangements in the Land of Rice Fields, smiled mysteriously:

"We'll see then."

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The next day, early morning.

Haneda got up early, intending to visit Kakashi.

During the Third Shinobi World War, he lost too much, as did Kakashi.

Haneda understood Kakashi's feelings and decided to spend some time with him.

Kakashi's home is not far from the Uchiha clan's territory, both located near the center of Konoha.

After walking for about ten minutes, we arrived at Kakashi's house.

Haneda originally wanted to go in immediately, but he accidentally saw Kai and instinctively hid.

"Kakashi! Why have you become so cold these past few days?!"

"Have you forgotten our past friendship?!"