Rebuilding Uchiha, Starting With Fugaku’s Resignation

"Great victory!"

"That's great, a big... big victory?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Anbu with a black question mark on his face.

Anbu said with admiration:

"Chief Uchiha successfully led his men to annihilate a fifty-man trap group. All Cloud Shinobi elites, including the Jōnin druids, were killed! No ninjas from the Ministry of Defense were injured!"

Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura all looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed twice:

"Ahem, is that right? That's great, but this is just a small team, don't spread the word casually, in case..."

"Excuse me! Uchiha clan chief Shiyu led the Ministry of National Defense to a major victory! All 50 enemy troops including 1 Jōnin were wiped out! Excuse me!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "???"

The most awesome thing about Sarutobi Hiruzen is his political skills.

The biggest failure is also his political methods. His biggest failure is that he relies too much on the Will of Fire.

Even Anbu is controlled by the worship of the Will of Fire, rather than by cultivating dead warriors.

Although his purpose is to cultivate an organization that can be inherited and loyal to the Hokage, so that the Sarutobi family can always control Anbu after the hereditary Hokage.

But this also resulted in him having to maintain the image of the glorious heir to the Will of Fire even in front of Anbu.

Once the image collapses, Anbu will have some thoughts that he shouldn't have.

For example, at this moment, he was obviously depressed and wanted to vomit blood, but he still had to show that he was celebrating with the village because he won the battle.

He originally planned to ask Anbu to find Nara and Shikaku to block the news of victory, but what the hell was he shouted out! ?

"I'm going to the Hokage Building...the village chief's office!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen came to Nara Shikaku's office with a gloomy expression.

As soon as I walked in the door, I heard a gloating voice:

"Hey~ Isn't this the leader of the Sarutobi clan? Instead of staying in the clan to take care of his old age, he jumped out to become a monster again? I heard that the reputation of the urban management brigade under your command in Yurouxiang is almost bad now?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a closer look, and it was Shiyu who stayed in the village, standing in for Uchiha Iron Fire.

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a frown:

"What are you doing here?"

Uchiha Tiehuo chuckled: "Whatever you come to do, I will come to do."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face darkened, and he resisted the idea of ​​squeezing this little brat to death.

He turned to Nara and said seriously:

"How could you pass on such important military information casually? This should be kept secret until the end of the war."

Nara Shikaku hasn’t spoken yet,

Uchiha Tiehuo on the side immediately shouted:

"It's such a secret! The patriarch said that no matter whether we win or lose, we can report it to our village at any time. We can't let the heroes who fought in the war feel cold. Laozi worked hard from the front to protect the peace of the villagers. If the villagers don't even know how to be grateful, then why protect them?" Shit."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils shrank and he looked at Uchiha Iron Fire with an ugly expression.

He glanced at Nara Shiyu and finally understood why Uchiha Shiyu would rather go to the next thankless defense work than separate his internal power.

What this guy really wants to control is public opinion and reverse the reputation of the Uchiha clan in the village!

This is a weapon that he and Danzo have always used to eliminate dissidents, but now it has become a weapon in the hands of Uchiha Shiyu, and it is also an aboveboard kind.

It's not on the same level as the gossip Danzo released.

A conspiracy, an upright conspiracy!

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the provocative Uchiha Iron Fire and narrowed his eyes.

A kind expression appeared on his face again:

"I see. Since this is the case, I naturally have no objections. I am just worried that the enemy will obtain information through rumors in the village. Since the Shiyu clan leader is willing to publicize it, I naturally have no objections. I am just a friendly reminder."

"Now we have just wiped out a small team. The real large force is still behind. With the strength of the Shiyu clan leader, what if we are happy too early? Oh, no, what if we lose the battle? The good news that was spread before Isn’t this a joke?”

Uchiha Iron Fire sneered:

"It's too much trouble for you. The retired old man should retire properly and don't wander around. If you have this free time to take care of the village committee and the Ministry of National Defense, you might as well take care of your urban management brigade. The complaint box is almost bursting. Your captain should step down when the clan leader comes back."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Huh? Is there still such a thing? I'm going to go there anytime, so I won't be accompanying you two."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face darkened as he walked out the door.

I have always used public opinion to build momentum, but now I have been tricked twice by others using public opinion.

One was the Hokage's voting campaign, and the other was this sudden call.

The Uchiha clan suddenly became smarter and knew how to win over the villagers.

"Uchiha Shiyu..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took out his pipe and took a few deep puffs, "It seems like we're going to be in trouble this time, Danzo..."