In Naruto, the more harems you have, the stronger you are.

The evil god of the Land of Hot Springs actually possesses the magical power to make people pregnant out of thin air. So what kind of animal is his true form?

A strong premonition arose in Li Fan's heart.

He felt that he just needed to wait until he successfully captured the so-called evil god.

Maybe I can get the truth that is close to the essence of the ninja world.

Even if no substantial truth was obtained.

That would definitely greatly enhance one's ability to use divine power.

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"Jiraiya, have you really decided to leave?"

"Everyone in Konoha Village needs you very much now..."

In the evening glow outside the window.

The figure of the Third Hokage, who had just finished a day's work and was about to go home, appeared a little tilted.

He picked up the pipe with a gloomy expression, took a deep puff, then slowly exhaled, speaking with a hint of sadness in his tone.

In front of the desk stood a middle-aged man with white hair.

He patted his head gently with his hand.

Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes were full of seriousness.

"Old man, the reason I returned to the village was simply because I heard that a war was about to break out, so I came back to help you."

At this point, Jiraiya couldn't help but say with some relief:

"But I didn't expect that our ally, the Sand Village, would be so powerful that they ended the war in just one month."

"I should have continued my journey around the world after the war ended. Now that I've stayed for another half a year, it's already very good."

Seeing that the Third Hokage seemed to want to say something, Jiraiya quickly spoke first:

"Besides, Orochimaru actually did such a cruel thing and even defected..."

Having said that, the smile on Jiraiya's face gradually faded a little, and his hands unconsciously clenched quietly.

"This time I go out, I also want to see if I can find him, and then ask him face to face why he did this."

Seeing Jiraiya's serious expression, the Third Hokage lowered his head slightly, trying to hide the sadness in his eyes.

I knew in my heart that I probably couldn't keep him.

But just a few seconds later, the Third Hokage raised his head again, trying to make a final attempt to keep him.

"Then we should at least wait until after the New Year before going out, right?"

"In another month and a half, your apprentice Minato will succeed to the throne and become the Fourth Hokage. Don't you plan to attend his succession ceremony in person?"

The Third Hokage's words obviously played a certain role.

There was a hint of struggle in Jiraiya's eyes.

But before the Third Hokage could show joy on his face.

The struggle in Jiraiya's eyes disappeared in an instant, turning into a long sigh.

He shook his head slowly.

"Well, I will try my best to come back when the time comes. If I really can't make it back, I believe Minato will understand. He has always been a very gentle and kind child."

After a few minutes.

Looking at Jiraiya who had pushed the door and left, the Third Hokage's already somewhat lonely figure now looked even more lonely.

He slowly lay down on the office chair, constantly picking up and putting down the pipe he had used for half a year, smoking one cigarette after another.

The pungent white mist continued to spread around the desk, gradually completely obscuring his figure.

Half an hour later.

"Heh, that guy Jiraiya is going to leave the village too?"

"It seems that God is blessing us too!"

In a secret basement in the Uchiha basement, more than fifty Uchiha clan members gathered together.

Compared to the previous lineup which was all young people.

This time, not only are there more than twenty people than before, but there are also more than a dozen middle-aged faces.

Everyone was discussing lively, and an excited atmosphere was slowly spreading in this slightly cool basement.

Suddenly, a majestic young man's voice, like thunder, interrupted everyone's discussion.

It also instantly extinguished the increasingly heated atmosphere.

"Don't be happy too soon. Even if Jiraiya leaves the village, our chances of winning are only half a percent higher than before."

The young man sitting in the first seat looked to be in his early thirties, a little short and stocky. He folded his hands over his chest, watching everything silently.

Although there was a hint of excitement in his eyes, his face was more calm.

He looked calm and spoke in a calm tone.

This young man was none other than Uchiha Fugaku, who had been secretly and gradually taking control of the power of the young generation of Uchiha.

Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming a little cold, a middle-aged man with a slightly weathered face spoke first, trying to smooth things over:

"Fugaku is right. Even if Jiraiya leaves, the power we have now is not enough to successfully launch a quick coup."

Hearing what the middle-aged man said, the young man sitting on his left showed some hesitation on his face and asked:

"Then what should we do?"

"Even if we count those members of the One Magatama clan who are not qualified to attend the meeting, we already have more than a hundred people."

"If we continue to win them over, even with the cover-up by Brother Fugaku and several elders, the clan leader will probably notice it."

Uchiha Fugaku slowly shook his head, a hint of sadness revealed in his eyes, and said softly:

"Uncle's body has been aging day by day, and the various hidden injuries he suffered from his youth are gradually becoming uncontrollable."

"He has been coughing frequently since five days ago. From what I can tell, he may have a hard time making it through the next month..."

When everyone heard this, a hint of joy appeared on their faces.

Uchiha Fugaku also suppressed the sadness in his eyes and showed a faint smile on his face:

"So, within a month at the earliest and no more than two months at the latest, I will successfully succeed to the throne as the head of the Uchiha clan."

"At that time, I will spend a few more days to clean up the stubborn old guys in the tribe, and then rely on the suppression of the general trend and the strength of the entire tribe to launch a surprise attack!"

After hearing these words, everyone's breathing became heavy, and their eyes were shining with beautiful visions of the future.

Especially those middle-aged men, the excitement on their faces was hard to suppress.

Those old stubborn people in the tribe.

Aren’t they just those core elders of the pro-Konoha faction who have already been frightened and have always been submissive and obedient to Konoha?

Clean them up then.

Wouldn't the position of core elder be vacant?

By then, those like me who have been suppressed for a long time will be able to be promoted from ordinary elders to core elders!

The Uchiha clan is very populous.

Although those who can open the Sharingan cannot be compared with the Hyuga clan whose entire members possess the Byakugan.

However, the number of clan members who can open the Sharingan every year has remained stable at around dozens of people.

It's a result of a long period of accumulation, coupled with the fact that the previous period of peace had lasted for a long time.

There are hundreds of clan members who have opened the Three-magatama Sharingan and survived to this day.

Such a huge number.

It is impossible for everyone to be an elder, so naturally we have to select the best people from among them.

Those with outstanding performance and rich experience will be promoted to elders first.

Among them, due to some special historical reasons.

The position of core elders was established above the elders.

This group of core elders.

Except for Uchiha Shuang, the strongest of the middle-aged generation, who was admitted as an exception because of his outstanding talent.

The rest all experienced the Uchiha Madara era in their teenage or young adulthood.

And an old man who was lucky enough to survive the brutal purge that year.

There is only so much space for each person.

Naturally, they can only wait for the people above to step down before ordinary elders like them have a chance to climb up.

However, there is no term limit in the elder system.

Generally speaking, as long as it is not due to complete physical decline or death.

Otherwise, he would have been able to sit firmly in this position for more than ten or twenty years.

So I have been suffering for so many years, but I still see no hope.

Moreover, he was constantly suppressed by those people and was constantly told not to be an enemy of Konoha.

This group of ordinary elders had long been filled with dissatisfaction.

This is also the reason why Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku had a big fight half a year ago.

This group of ordinary elders had clearly arrived at the scene a long time ago, but had been hiding in the dark watching and refusing to take action. This was one of the reasons.

Although that three-war lasted for a month, only one Uchiha Yu died.

But his place was soon taken by a middle-aged generation who were pro-Konoha.

In the original history, the Third World War lasted for several years.

All of the Uchiha core elders died in the battles over the past few years, even Uchiha Shuang was not spared.

It is also because of this that those ordinary elders who have long been dissatisfied have the opportunity to take office.

Although history has changed now, it is under Li Fan's intentional influence.

Although the process got a little better.

However, the time when Uchiha decided to rebel was more than ten years earlier.

The country of earth, the village of Iwagakure.

At this moment, the time has reached 8 o'clock in the evening.

According to the daily routine of the ninja world which is still in the traditional agricultural society.

at this time.

The civilians and those ninjas who did not have any important tasks must have returned home, had a meal, and prepared to have a good rest.

However, a few miles away from Iwagakure Village.

At this time, it is still a busy scene.

Countless torches illuminated the dark sky as bright as day.

At the same time, it also illuminates those who have been able to make up for only seven or eight hours of sleep during the day for a week and then continue to do physical work at night.

The pale face of the common man from Iwagakure Village, with a haggard face.

The Iwagakure members who were in charge of supervision and working the night shift looked a little better, but not much better.

They stared at the work of the civilians around them with dark circles under their eyes due to the disorder of their biological clocks.

Compared to working during the day, although it is also very tiring, at least the work and rest schedule is much more normal.

It is obvious that the conditions of the civilians and ninjas working at night are very different.

In the Tsuchikage's office building, Obito stood by the window, staring at the brightly lit area a few miles away.

A strange creature with a charcoal-black complexion emerged from the floor, and a somewhat gloomy and hoarse voice came out of his mouth: