Naruto: From Capturing the Main Clan to Becoming the Mastermind

Chapter 31 If you stand up, don't kneel down.

"That's Hiruzen Sarutobi's own power, still under his control. Why would he do this?"

Upon hearing Hyuga Tokuma's question, Hyuga Yu replied indifferently:

"Compared to the Sarutobi clan becoming corrupt in the future and turning into a cancer that Konoha must eradicate, wouldn't it be better to die as heroes? Only by controlling the number of ninjas can the Sarutobi clan survive peacefully under the rule of other Hokage."

"The taller the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. They are not the Senju clan after all; they lack prestige. The Senju clan can gracefully withdraw, but they cannot."

The Senju clan was indeed assimilated into the village by the second generation, or you could say the clan was wiped out.

From the perspective of the second generation, such behavior actually has many advantages.

Firstly, it solved the problem of future succession for the village.

The Senju clan's prestige is truly too high. If they continue to exist, the Hokage of Konoha will only have the surname Senju or be related to the Senju clan. Over time, the Senju clan will inevitably develop rifts with other ninja clans.

If there were many talented younger generations, that would be fine, but during the time of the Second Hokage, the Senju clan didn't have many powerful ninjas, and Tsunade was still too young.

Making the Senju the center of Konoha would be a recipe for disaster.

Secondly, integrating into the village and no longer identifying as a thousand-handed person is the best ending for the thousand-handed clan.

This can be seen by looking at the fates of the other Sage of Six Paths and Hamura's direct descendants; it was actually a good thing that the Senju merged into the village.

The Uchiha clan was almost completely wiped out by Itachi, the Uzumaki clan was scattered throughout the ninja world and lived a miserable life, the Kaguya clan was wiped out, only Toneri remained of the Otsutsuki clan on the moon, and the Hyuga clan survived by humbly using the Caged Bird Seal.

In comparison, only the Senju clan met the most dignified end, sharing the fate of Konoha!

So what if our descendants don't have the surname Senju?

They are all proud that their ancestors were from the Thousand-Hand Clan.

The Sarutobi clan, having ruled for three generations for an extended period, possessed similar power to the Senju clan, but lacked sufficient prestige.

After all, the Senju were one of the two clans that founded Konoha, and they fought bravely in the two previous Shinobi World Wars. While other ninja clans might have reservations about Tobirama Senju's policies of suppression, they couldn't harbor resentment towards the Senju clan as a whole.

However, this may not be the case for the Sarutobi clan.

Standing at the pinnacle of power, stepping down requires bloodshed.

Think back to the squad originally led by Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.

The former is the next head of the Ino-Shika-Cho triad, while the latter is the offspring of high-ranking members of the Hyuga, Aburame, and Inuzuka triads.

Asuma and Kurenai were still lovers, which makes it easy to see that the leader of the ninja clan at that time was still the Sarutobi clan.

Is it scenic?

It was a glorious occasion, but when the Third Hokage was fighting Orochimaru, not a single member of these ninja clans came to his aid.

Unable to break the Four Purple Flame Formation?

That's a Konoha ninja technique, how could it not be broken?

Even if the Yamanaka clan were to send four Jonin along, they could easily control the Sound Four and force them to release it themselves.

However, no one would do that.

The Third Hokage served for too long, and the Sarutobi clan's power grew excessively. Coupled with the Uchiha clan massacre and the handover of Hizashi to Kumogakure, the ninja clans no longer trusted the Third Hokage.

Letting him die in the battle to protect the village was the last bit of dignity that the ninja clan and Orochimaru would leave him.

Hyuga Yu gathered his thoughts and reminded the silent Tokuma, "Just keep these things in mind. The future of the branch family doesn't lie in Konoha. There's no need to get involved in the conflict between the ninja clans and the Hokage."

"The Third Hokage's decision to let you enter Root and make Danzo focus his attention on the Hyuga clan may well have stirred up the thoughts of those of you who are dissatisfied with the village and the main family."

"His departure from the village with the Fourth Hokage was intentionally to give Danzo an opportunity to cause trouble."

"He is, after all, the Third Hokage of Konoha. You can believe in his power, but you must never believe in his mercy."

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and Hyuga Tokuma bowed his head and replied, "Yes!"

The Third Hokage is truly cunning; he almost believed Hiruzen Sarutobi's lies after hearing his words.

Looking back now, no one can really verify whether those words were true or false.

Besides, if he really didn't have the ability, how could he have suppressed the darkness of the ninja world and balanced the power of the ninja clans until now?

The most important reason why we can't take action against the ninja clan is that the Sarutobi clan itself is the largest ninja clan!

But now, this former ninja hero couldn't resist turning against his own clansmen, even though his aim was to ensure the continued existence of the Sarutobi clan...

However, he doesn't seem to have the right to judge the other party based on what he's doing now.

The other party was concerned about the future of the Sarutobi clan, while he was concerned about the future of the Hyuga clan.

With this in mind, Tokuma Hinata's mood gradually calmed down.

"Then what will I be needed to do? Should I hand that technique over to Danzo?"

"You don't need to intervene this time. Just wait for Danzo to fail. It's not time for him to be born yet."

Hinata Yu glanced at the charred marks on Tokuma's palm. "Go back and rest for now. Just keep an eye out for those two people with the surname Yakushi in Root for me from now on."

Even if Ranmaru is knocked unconscious by him and Raiga Kurosuki is severely injured by him, it will not be easy for Tokuma Hyuga to kill the latter.

"yes!"

Hyuga Tokuma obeyed and was about to use the Body Flicker Technique to leave when he heard a calm yet gentle voice.

"Now that you're standing, don't kneel down. It must feel very uncomfortable to kneel before me and report, Tokuma-senpai."

Hyuga Tokuma paused, feeling a surge of emotion within him.

He didn't give a reply, but after leaving, he carefully reviewed his actions to make sure that they hadn't negatively impacted Hinata Yu's plans before falling into a deep sleep.

Today, his physical strength was exhausted from fighting Raiga alone. Afterwards, he still had to put on an act in front of Danzo and the Third Hokage. He was already physically and mentally exhausted.

……

In the underground space, several minutes after Hyuga Tokuma had gone far away, a cold laugh rang out.

Hyuga Meigoku emerged from the shadows, sneering, "Not bad at winning over subordinates!"

Hinata Yu glanced at him casually and said with a faint smile, "It's nowhere near as effective as the Impure World Reincarnation. Even if you have ulterior motives, you still can't do anything about it."

Hyuga Meigoku's face darkened, and he glared at him menacingly. "If you're so capable, break free from the Edo Tensei's control and fight me..."

pat!

A coffin appeared out of nowhere, taking him and the words he couldn't say inside.

"Just focus on your reconnaissance mission and don't waste your time thinking about other useless things."

Hinata Yu pondered the idea of ​​recruiting the veterans who, aside from being somewhat useful, only ever caused trouble.

The reason why the fourth generation wants to go to the battlefield is the intelligence shown to him today.

The Third Mizukage, the two Tailed Beasts, Mei Terumi, Yagura Karatachi, Kisame Hoshigaki...

What a formidable lineup! If some of them hadn't yet fully matured, the Konoha front would have already collapsed.

However, if so many combat forces are deployed and too many are lost, Kirigakure will be severely weakened. If the Mizukage had even a shred of rationality, he would not have made such a choice.

However, the Third Mizukage was already under someone else's control, so this was understandable.

Hinata Yu squinted.

The Fourth Hokage was appointed early and became entangled in affairs. Rin and Kakashi were also kept under the Fourth Hokage's watchful eye due to concerns about their condition, making it impossible for them to leave the village to carry out missions.

Finally, I've forced you to take action...

Ban, I've given you the best stage, so don't let me down.

Let me see just how powerful that toad's prophetic abilities are.

(End of this chapter)