Naruto Puppet Master

"Okay, I'm relieved to see that everyone is so motivated." Sarutobi Sasuke, the Third Hokage, smiled and said loudly:

"I dare not, it is our duty to serve the village, and we do not deserve the praise of Hokage-sama." Everyone immediately said in unison:

"After Orochimaru's explanation, I believe everyone knows what the situation we are facing is. The current sand ninja has an economy no less than ours, as well as a huge slave army. Fortunately, we do not need to face these for the time being. , but if we don't break through the Sand Ninja Village as soon as possible, then once the war reaches a stalemate, when the next batch of slave legions in the Sand Ninja Village are cultivated, what awaits us will be an endless war, and we will face at least ten more people than we do now. times, a hundred times or even more enemies.”

"Yes, I understand, Hokage-sama."

"Then I here sincerely hope that you can put aside the small conflicts that you may or may not have. Now is the time for us to unite as one and work hard. I hope that everyone can cooperate sincerely to defend against powerful enemies." The Third Hokage looked around. The civilian ninjas, small family ninjas, and big family ninjas sitting down, said sincerely and sincerely:

Yes, this is a different kind of pre-war mobilization meeting, mobilizing almost all the elite jonin from various forces and groups in Konoha. As long as they are dealt with, then with them as the center, whether it is a family or a group They will all be mobilized.

You must know that although differences between factions and groups are unavoidable among the major forces, minor conflicts are usually considered good, and life and death conflicts are not without them. Konoha is the most serious in this regard. On the one hand, it is because Konoha has always been the number one in the ninja world before, and no one has much intention to worry about it. Therefore, internal fighting is more serious, and with the victory of foreign wars again and again, this trend has been intensified.

Another more important reason is that during the time of the first Hokage, the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan were too powerful. From the moment Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara shook hands and formed an alliance, the major clans in the Land of Fire No one has the strength to resist. At this time, in response to the olive branch handed over by Senju Hashirama, all the major families, whether for the sake of family survival or because they are really optimistic about the future of Ninja Village, have to join the big family of Konoha. In the family, Konoha, which was formed by swallowing up almost all the ninja forces in the entire Fire Country without any scruples, is destined to be full of contradictions. Without the suppression of the first generation Hokage, there will inevitably be undercurrents. .

After all, a few years ago everyone was fighting life and death, but now it is impossible for normal people to fall in love with each other. Even if there are one or two Holy Mothers, it is absolutely impossible for the Holy Mother clan or the Holy Mother force to appear.

Just compare it to other ninja villages.Not to mention the small Ninja Village, the other four major Ninja Villages all had similar civil wars in the few years after the establishment of the Ninja Village. Almost all the first Kages of each village died because of that internal fighting. Only Konoha It was the suppression of the Senju and Uchiha clans that prevented it from causing much trouble.

But this is definitely not what Senju Hashirama hoped for. It is understanding and love that calm everything down. It is just that the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan have far superior strength than everyone else, and Senju Hashirama later did not have to thank the majors. The family just made all the clans restrain themselves and did not make any small moves.

By the time of the Second Hokage, it was because although the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan did not have the power of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama at that time, the absolute strength of the two clans was far stronger than that of other clans.Moreover, the second-generation Hokage Senju Tobirama's strength and skills are also first-class. In addition, he suppresses the Uchiha's power overtly and covertly, so that the interests freed up by the Uchiha are enough to satisfy the appetites of other tribes, which makes Konoha They were also united during the Second Hokage period.

But when the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Sasuke came to power, the situation faced was different.At this time, Uchiha began to decline. Although he was still the strongest among all clans, he no longer had the strength to suppress the entire Ninja Village. Moreover, the Senju clan that originally joined forces with him was also suppressed by the Second Hokage during his period. The Uchiha were alienated within themselves, not to mention that the Senju clan was even weaker than the Uchiha at that time, so they could still suppress the ambitions of each clan.

You must know that the ninja world is a very dangerous world. High positions are usually directly linked to danger, with very few exceptions. Under the pressure of the Second Hokage, the Uchiha clan reduced their rights and at the same time retired. There are a large number of positions, and it is impossible for these to be filled by other races. Not to mention the issue of trust, the second generation Hokage does not trust them very much in terms of ability. After all, this is not one or two positions, but involves When you look at the layout of the entire village, you can see the overall strength.

For this reason, the Second Hokage inevitably chose to use more members of his own clan to replace the important positions vacated by Uchiha, and this caused the number of members of the Senju clan to gradually become scarce, and their strength was greatly reduced.

By the time the Second Hokage passed away, without the support of the top powerhouses, and with heavy losses in the middle and unrecovered strength, the Senju clan's hard power was probably far behind that of the Uchiha.

After all, although Uchiha was suppressed, the second generation Hokage did not dare to do anything to harm Uchiha too blatantly. He could only rely on political means to weaken Uchiha's power, but this pair of suppressed Uchiha In other words, in addition to one's own corruption, this is not the opportunity and time for self-cultivation and rejuvenation!

On the other hand, it can be said that the Senju Clan has never stopped squeezing the Senju Clan since Senju Hashirama came to power, let alone recuperate.Before the village was established, Senju Hashirama led the Senju clan to go to war with the Uchiha clan in an attempt to subdue Madara Uchiha to realize his ideals.

After the establishment of Konoha, it was he who took the lead and contributed to the village with the power of Senju.After his death, well, his brother Senju Tobirama's superior position did not give the Senju clan any training, and immediately began to suppress the Uchiha, and the suppression of the other Uchiha clans was mostly just shouting, and the main force was not relying on the Senju clan. The clan dedicated their efforts to fill the dangerous and important positions that Uchiha had left.

Therefore, the third generation Hokage is the most miserable. Even the inheritance of the second generation Hokage is still questioned. If Uzumaki Mito had not come out to speak for him in the end, he would not even have the chance to be tested and take over the position of Hokage. .

Why, isn't it because the various clans are making trouble, Uchiha looks on with cold eyes, and the Senju is weak and doesn't show much support?Let’s see what it’s like to be the second Hokage when he becomes the Hokage. It was also the first generation’s destiny. Senju Tobirama said he wanted to be the Hokage. Even the Uchiha didn’t say much. The other clans even knelt down immediately without hesitation. Okay, that one dares to talk nonsense.

And when the Third Hokage really ascended to the position of Hokage, haha, the last bit of strength of the Senju was exhausted, and the entire clan retreated from Konoha, never to appear again until their death.The Uchiha and the village were at odds with each other and almost established their own village within a village. Various ethnic groups began to become active, vying for their own interests and past hatred. For this reason, the weak Sarutobi Sasuke had to continue to rely more on himself. Several fellow disciples worked together to help suppress them, which also set the precedent for Konoha's elder group to interfere in politics, and finally stabilized the people below.

But it only stabilized the situation so that the various clans did not break up. On the surface, everyone was united under the banner of Konoha, but privately there were no less conflicts. It was just that the clans had experienced the Warring States Period. After all, there were very few people left in the blood feud, so those who didn't feel the same way didn't start fighting.

Otherwise, look at what happened to the other four great ninja villages once they lost the threat of Konoha's invasion and without the suppression of powerful forces. How could the blood feud that lasted for hundreds of years be eliminated with simple words? , it is impossible to talk properly without producing a result.

"Soon, soon, first-generation adults, second-generation adults, as long as it takes another ten years, ten years later, the children born in the next generation, whether they are ninjas or civilians, will recognize their Konoha identity from the bottom of their hearts. , no one will remember the past hatred, and no one will continue to tell them about the past hatred. Konoha will truly be integrated into one in my hands, without having to think about life and death like other ninja villages. That'll do." The third Hokage Sarutobi Sasuke thought silently as he looked at the many young ninjas below who, although there were conflicts in their eyes, basically recognized each other. (To be continued.)