Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 13: Waking up in the interrogation room

"For example... Uchiha Madara!"

Upon hearing this name, a haughty and arrogant figure flashed through the Third Generation's mind, followed by an involuntary tremor in his body.

"We must never let the Uchiha clan go to the battlefield!"

The battlefield is a catalyst for the rapid emergence of powerful individuals within the Uchiha clan.

The Third Hokage absolutely forbade the Uchiha clan from ever producing another member whose strength could rival that of that person.

That would undoubtedly be a devastating disaster for Konoha.

After all, it's impossible for the Senju clan to produce another Hashirama.

The first principle of the Second Hokage's Uchiha policy must not be changed: resolutely prevent the Uchiha clan from going to the battlefield.

As for the second point... the third generation thinks it might be possible to change it.

According to the Second Hokage's plan, after the Uchiha clan was firmly locked within the Konoha Police Department, the lack of intense and pure emotional stimulation would make it increasingly difficult for the Uchiha clan's Sharingan to awaken, and their strength would become weaker and weaker.

At that time, the Hokage will exert pressure on them to survive, forcing the weakened Uchiha clan to make the decision to ally with other ninja clans or genius ninjas for survival.

Such an alliance must be a political marriage.

Once the Uchiha clan begins to intermarry, the Uchiha bloodline will inevitably disperse and become impure.

Therefore, the emotional stimulation required to awaken the Sharingan needs to be much stronger, making the awakening of the Sharingan relatively more difficult.

In the end, the Uchiha clan will be completely integrated into the Konoha family through marriage alliances.

From now on, there will be no more Uchiha clan, only Konoha ninja.

If everything proceeds according to the second generation's plan.

The Third Hokage believed that the demise of the Uchiha clan was inevitable.

This is also why he firmly implemented the Second Hokage's policy towards the Uchiha clan.

But now, he has discovered a flaw in the second-generation plan.

That means eliminating the threat of the Uchiha clan would take too long, and there are too many variables involved.

After the battle, the other Konoha ninja clans that participated in the war suffered varying degrees of damage.

In particular, the Sarutobi clan, which he led, almost mobilized its entire force in the First Battle in order to consolidate his position as Hokage.

Although it ultimately earned him the titles of "Professor of Ninjutsu" and "Hero of the Ninja World," solidifying his position as Hokage, no one dared to challenge him anymore.

However, this also weakened his foundation.

This forced him to modify... no, to elevate the Book of the Will of Fire, in order to recruit more civilian ninjas to his cause and consolidate his power.

But... that's not enough.

The Uchiha clan, which mainly stayed in Konoha during World War I and only had a small number of members participating in the war, did not produce more Jonin-level ninjas through the war, but they also did not suffer any loss in strength.

In particular, many ancient people from the Warring States period still live in the Uchiha clan.

Even if these ancient relics only have the strength to fight, no one knows how terrifying their power will be.

At least three generations of them were not confident that they could surpass some of the older antiques.

Because he didn't know whether any of those old relics had actually awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

In short, during this period, the Uchiha clan's power was unintentionally at the absolute top in Konoha.

The number of Jonin within the clan is almost the same as the number of registered Jonin in Konoha.

If it weren't for the presence of varying numbers of Jonin within each of Konoha's ninja clans, balancing the situation, the Uchiha clan might have already launched an impeachment campaign against him for the Hokage position, forcibly removing him from office.

In short, the Uchiha clan is currently at its peak in strength.

As long as the old fogies within the Uchiha clan are outlived, the Uchiha clan will never have any chance of rising again.

The Third Hokage knew this, as did some intelligent people within Konoha.

There are some intelligent people in the Uchiha clan who know this, so they are anxious and now they even dare to provoke the Third Hokage.

Their goal was nothing more than to force the Third Hokage to make the first move, so that other ninja clans would have no excuse to stop them from removing the Third Hokage from power.

The third generation also knew this.

He was also trying to find all sorts of reasonable reasons to weaken the Uchiha clan's power.

He himself was well aware of it.

Time was on his side.

If he can get through this period, the Uchiha clan will have no chance of defeating him.

However, thinking of those two Uchiha brats who still refused to bow down despite his imposing aura, the Third Hokage was starting to lose patience.

"Perhaps... Danzo's Uchiha eradication plan was the best plan to deal with the Uchiha..."

The third generation muttered to themselves, but had not yet made up their minds.

At that moment, his gaze fell on Kimura Yao on the insect, and he suddenly made a decision.

If everything goes smoothly, then he can abandon Danzo's plan to eradicate the Uchiha clan; he has plenty of time to play around with the Uchiha.

If things don't go well, then agree to Danzo's eradication plan and accelerate the weakening of the Uchiha clan.

……

Beep beep!

Drip!

Listening to the horns of passing cars and looking at the surrounding high-rise buildings, Li Yao, standing at the traffic light intersection, lingered for a long time behind a plump woman wearing a tight-fitting and sexy stepmother dress before muttering to himself.

"Have I traveled back in time again?"

"Or perhaps it's all a dream, and I'm still dreaming."

"No, no, no, it doesn't hurt in dreams. I've already tried it before. Pinching someone really hurts, even if it's yourself."

"So this was a dream?"

His thoughts flowed like a spring, never ceasing. After a while, Li Yao finally stopped and slapped his thigh.

"Whether it's a dream or not, just pinch your thigh and you'll know."

Li Yao quickly pinched his thigh.

"Hmm...it doesn't hurt!"

Pinch it again, pinch it a couple more times, it doesn't hurt, I don't feel anything.

Now Li Yao was certain.

He was dreaming; he didn't return to Earth.

So...when did he fall asleep?

Li Yao began to recall.

It seems... he wasn't sleeping, was he?

It seems... I was bitten by something.

And then...and then...what was that?

Just as Li Yao's memories in his dream were becoming more and more real, the distant sky seemed like an elastic membrane, pierced from the outside in by an invisible thorn.

"Ouch, who's poking my stomach?"

At the same time, Li Yao, who had not felt any pain in his dream, suddenly felt an invisible stick stabbing hard into his stomach, which hurt a lot.

Li Yao instinctively grabbed the invisible stick.

Unexpectedly, he actually caught it, and he threw away the invisible stick.

At that moment, Li Yao in reality suddenly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw out of the corner of his eye that a pair of feet had taken a step back in front of him.

"Where is this?"

"Why can't I move?"

Li Yao tried to look up, but felt as if his body had been encased in a cement pillar. He couldn't even move his eyeballs. It was as if opening his eyes had exhausted all his strength, and he could only stare down at himself.

His hands were now pulled to the left and right sides and hung diagonally upwards, his legs were together and he was kneeling on the ground, his head was hanging down, he could not see in front of him, and he did not know where he was.

Judging from the dim lighting, the stuffy air with a slight candle smell, and the motionless shadow underfoot, Li Yao guessed that this must be a secret room with no wind flowing through it.

"So... I've been dragged into a secret room?"

"Who arrested me?"

"Why are you arresting me again?"

Realizing he had been captured, Li Yao's thoughts raced wildly, like a startled fish, as if only these chaotic thoughts could suppress the fear in his heart and prevent him from collapsing.

Because he already knew very well what he would face after being arrested.

His rapidly flowing thoughts were merely a subconscious attempt to numb himself.

(End of this chapter)