Uchiha's personal opinion

"The village needs balance, so the Uchiha clan needs to make some sacrifices."

Koharu Utatane said solemnly, "We cannot allow any one family to become too powerful, otherwise Konoha will be in danger of disintegrating."

"But the Uchiha clan is ultimately a member of the Konoha ninja..."

Sakumo Hatake took a deep breath: "If being strong is a mistake, then all the ninja clans can just disband."

It's true that villages need balance, and it's true that Konoha needs stability.

But we can't say that the Uchiha clan was a mistake, can we?

If that's the case, then what about the fact that he managed to wrest the position of Jonin Team Leader from the Nara Clan with the support of Uchiha Tokumitsu and a group of Uchiha Jonin?

The Hokage's office fell silent once again.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the Hokage's office door.

"Come in!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, shouted impatiently.

"Lord Hokage, there's an urgent report coming from the village, so I apologize for disturbing you..."

An ANBU member entered and handed a document containing intelligence to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After a quick glance, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearily closed his eyes.

"A conflict has broken out between the police department and the internal affairs department..."

Under the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, slowly stated, "The Northern District Police Station of the Police Department has arrested more than thirty ninja personnel from the Internal Affairs Department..."

Mitokado Yan's face immediately turned black.

The Ministry of the Interior was one of the departments under his jurisdiction.

"...The use of ninjutsu in the street resulted in three deaths and five injuries, and all the casualties were members of the Internal Affairs Force!"

Chaos is brewing!

The expressions of everyone in the Hokage's office changed drastically.

This is the first death since the conflict began!

Mitomon Yan couldn't sit still any longer.

He knew very well what kind of people his Internal Affairs Department ninjas were. If the Uchiha clan really broke off relations, even if they all worked together, they probably couldn't stop the attack of just one police station's Uchiha ninjas.

"why?"

Sakumo Hatake frowned and growled, "Why did this conflict occur!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, shook his head and then handed the intelligence document to Sakumo Hatake.

Sakumo Hatake quickly took it, glanced at it, and immediately began to peruse it.

Why wasn't it mentioned?

Sakumo Hatake's brows furrowed even more.

The intelligence gathered by the secret service only included the time, location, and casualties of the conflict, without providing any background information.

Knock knock!

There was another knock on the Hokage's office door.

"Come in..."

Hopefully, this isn't bad news.

Another messenger from the Dark Guard entered and reported to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Lord Hokage... the North District Police Station has been closed again, and all the ninjas under its jurisdiction have been evacuated..."

Similar to the previous coup attempt, the Uchiha clan is once again retreating.

But this time, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had no intention of compromising any further.

The Hokage lineage truly has no room for maneuver. If they compromise again, the already wavering ninja clans will switch their allegiance to the Uchiha clan, and then it will truly be too late to turn the tide.

"Sakumo-kun, I'll leave this matter to you..."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffed rapidly on his pipe, his voice unusually sharp, "The Uchiha clan cannot continue to be so unruly."

Even if something unspeakable happened?

Sakumo Hatake narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly.

Even in civil war! Even if the village is reduced to ruins!

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, spoke with increasing conviction. "Konoha belongs to all Konoha people. The Uchiha clan must be restrained!"

"Lord Hokage, is the nomination process for the Fourth Hokage candidates really without any problems?"

Sakumo Hatake made a final effort, saying, "Correcting the mistake is absolutely necessary! Besides, the Uchiha clan is also a member of Konoha!"

My mind is made up!

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, squinted his eyes and took another deep drag on his pipe.

"So, what does the Hokage mean...?"

"If the police department hands over the perpetrators of this conflict, I can issue a pardon to absolve everyone else of responsibility!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, said, "That's it. Let's put the rest behind us!"

"Wouldn't you like to hear Uchiha Tokumitsu's terms?"

"I'm not listening anymore!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, grew even colder. "Sakumo Jonin, remember, I am the Hokage!"

"The Hokage is not the Hokage of a single faction or clan; the Hokage is the Hokage of all Konoha ninja!"

Sakumo Hatake also stood up and said, word by word, "Hokage-sama, I will pass an impeachment motion in the Jonin team! I hope you can come to your senses quickly!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, tapped the embers in his pipe without saying a word.

Tsunade snorted coldly, got up first, and slammed the door shut as she left.

She simply couldn't stand these petty, scheming acts driven by greed.

Sakumo Hatake also left afterward.

The Hokage's office fell silent once more.

After a long while, Mitokado Homura finally said quietly, "It's time to assemble the ninja army..."

I second that!

Xiaochun, who was switching dorm rooms, nodded in agreement.

"Assemble! This time, all the clans' ninja armies can come out."

The third generation refilled the pipe and began to smoke it with great relish.

"Notify everyone who has assembled..."

"...This time, we'll unleash all our power."

Mitokado Hō and Utatane Koharu both nodded in agreement.

"Knock knock knock!"

There was another urgent knocking on the Hokage's office door.

"Come in!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, frowned and shouted.

"Lord Hokage, the two advisors..."

An ANBU rushed in to report: "Jonin Sakumo has called for a ninja assembly under the illegal name of the Reform Association!"

"Another ninja, a close confidant of Hatake Sakumo, suddenly left the village and headed west, most likely for a rescue mission..."

Is there anything else?

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, interrupted his subordinate's explanation.

"The shogunate's ninja army under Uchiha Tokumitsu's command may depart for the village today, numbering approximately two hundred..."

The number of people wasn't large, and the expressions of the Konoha F3 relaxed immediately.

"According to reconnaissance, they are all Jonin!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his two advisors were immediately taken aback.

Chapter 246 Ready for Battle

After arriving at Settsu County in the Kinki region of the Land of Fire, the elite Jonin force led by Uchiha Tokumitsu stayed put and waited for the Jonin stationed by the Tokumitsu Shogunate of the Land of Whirlpools and the Himon Shogunate of the Land of Grass to arrive.

Including all combat personnel, the number of Jonin under his command will reach as many as three hundred.

This is already a force that is invincible across the entire ninja world.

Moreover, Uchiha Toku openly controls the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and secretly has prepared the Two-Tails summoning. If necessary, he could send both tailed beasts into battle, and probably no ninja village could withstand them.

Settsu County Castle, as one of the four counties of the Kinki region, is very close to the daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire.

The reason for stationing troops here is that Uchiha Tokumitsu planned to use the threat to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire as an opportunity to force the Hokage's faction to leave the village and fight.

After all, who knows what kind of strange sealing formations or other troublesome things might be hidden inside Konoha Village? Relatively speaking, it would be more appropriate to choose a county town as the battlefield.

Moreover, even if the county town was destroyed, Uchiha Tokumitsu wouldn't feel bad.

"Lord Deguang, someone from the family has arrived..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu openly expelled the governor of Settsu and occupied the governor's residence. After settling and arranging the affairs of the ninja army, his attendant ninjas came in to report.

"Bring him over."

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately spoke.

The reason for not returning to the village immediately was to wait for firsthand information from the family in the village.