Uchiha clan land.

Fugaku, who took over the power from the elders of Shifang, has become the new leader of the Uchiha clan.

Although some members of the radical faction complained about this and wanted to elect other clan members to serve as clan leaders, since this was an order issued by the elders of the four directions, they had to follow the will of the elders of the four directions and submit to Fugaku's management.

After assuming the position of clan leader, Fugaku realized that the position of clan leader was not easy.

But becoming the leader of the Uchiha clan is what he dreams of.

I thought I would have a fierce battle with Liuli, but I didn't expect that the other party defected with some of his clan members, and immediately lost the trust and support of the Sifang elders, who instead asked the Sifang elders to invest their energy and efforts in him.

This can be considered an unexpected gain.

Although Ruri's defection made Uchiha's situation in Konoha even more embarrassing.

At the top, Uchiha gradually became untrustworthy.

The two advisors and the root leader Danzo have publicly criticized the Uchiha clan's inappropriateness more than once in jounin meetings. The only person who can still speak for the Uchiha is the third Hokage Hiruzen himself.

Even if Fugaku wants to refute some people's remarks, Ruri's crime of defecting to Konoha and harming his companions is true. Every time a Jonin meeting is held, there will be a wave of strange eyes focused on Uchiha's discussion issues, which makes Fugaku feel

Very shameless.

He couldn't help but feel disgusted with Liuli's bad behavior of defecting from the village, which was tantamount to tarnishing the face of the clan.

Not even anyone in the family spoke up for Liuli.

At the clan meeting, he not only injured the four elders, but also destroyed the village jointly established by the Uchiha and Senju clans. For the Uchiha clan who wanted to seize the position of Hokage, Ruri's defection disrupted all their plans.

, making all their past efforts in vain.

In this context, the members who followed Liuli and left the clan were naturally nailed to the clan's pillar of shame.

If it weren't for a war now, they would have sent personnel to pursue these Uchiha traitors.

"Fugaku, how does it feel to be the clan leader for the first time? Do you feel a very satisfying sense of accomplishment?"

Uchiha Rihuo, a close confidant of the elders of the four directions, found Fugaku at home and started teasing him.

"There is no sense of accomplishment, it's just the heavy mission of how to make the clan prosperous."

Fugaku smiled bitterly.

At first, he was indeed immersed in the joy of becoming the leader of the clan, but the various busy affairs that followed almost made him collapse from exhaustion.

In addition, we also have to deal with the contact with senior management, so many things seem awkward to do.

Especially Danzo, who is seriously dissatisfied with Uchiha's affairs, must hold Uchiha accountable for his dereliction of duty, and must accept the monitoring of ANBU.

If the Third Hokage hadn't stopped him and suppressed Danzo's voice, it wouldn't have been so easy this time.

This made Fugaku very grateful for the care of the Third Hokage.

Although he knew that the Third Hokage did this because he only valued the power of the Uchiha clan and wanted to win the Uchiha clan into the village, he was providing help in times of need and trying his best to maintain a balanced situation in the village, but because of this, Fugaku felt relieved.

If he helps Uchiha without any reason, Fugaku will be afraid of Hokage, and will it be detrimental to Uchiha?

"Don't be so pessimistic. Even if the other senior officials are unfavorable to Uchiha, as long as you keep in contact with the Hokage, there won't be any big problems."

"oh?"

"This is also what the elders of the four directions mean. If you want to give birth to a Hokage in the Uchiha clan, the task is far and away. It will always be beneficial to have a good relationship with the current Hokage."

Li Huo said so.

This is also the only way for Uchiha to survive in Konoha.

Because when the time comes, whether the Uchiha voluntarily abandons the Hokage or is abandoned by the Hokage, the Uchiha in Konoha will usher in destruction.

He can only survive by relying on the breath of the Hokage.

"I understand what Elder Sifang means."

Fugaku nodded solemnly.

"It's best if you understand this."

"How is Elder Sifang's health?"

Fugaku asked.

Ever since Liuli defected, he had heard that Elder Sifang had been in poor health, probably due to depression.

"Don't worry, the elder is in very good health, and now that he's retired, he has enough time to recuperate. Don't worry about things over there. By the way, when do you plan to go to the front line?"

Li Huo asked.

"Things in the clan have almost calmed down now, and the Third Hokage is helping to suppress the situation at the top. I plan to lead the clan the day after tomorrow to support the frontline battlefield."

Fugaku thought for a while and said.

"Although such words are redundant, you still need to protect yourself. The frontline battlefield is no better than in the village. Even if you have the Sharingan, you may die at any time."

"I understand, I will pay attention to it. Elder Sifang, is there anything else I need to do?"

"No, you are now the leader of the Uchiha clan, just do what you want."

Li Huo shook his head, indicating that the Sifang elders did not have any requests.

"Please thank the elder for your trust on my behalf."

Fugaku was slightly moved.

By doing this, the elders of the four directions obviously intended to delegate power and make him truly the leader of the Uchiha clan, instead of manipulating him behind the scenes and treating him as a puppet leader controlling the Uchiha clan.

Fugaku was very grateful for this trust.

After all, the authority of the elders in Uchiha cannot be matched by anyone else. If he insists on controlling it from behind the scenes, Fugaku will not be able to resist the other party's remote control.

Seeing Fuyue's moved look, Li Huo knew that he must have believed that the elders of Sifang's delegation of power to him was a sign of their immense trust in his abilities.

That old guy was just too lazy to care about Konoha's affairs anymore. Li Huo complained in his heart.

Even if the Uchiha here in Konoha fails in the future, the fire can still be preserved and the incense of the Uchiha can be passed down.

However, Fugaku's misconception may actually be a good thing.

After all, the truth was too cruel to him.

The reason why I passed on the position of clan leader to him was not because I trusted his ability, but because there was really no other way for a short man to choose a general.

Of course, there is a chance that Fugaku will succeed.

That is to lead the Uchiha clan to live an ignoble existence in the eyes of the higher-ups, giving up the clan's former glory and dignity. Maybe one day the higher-ups get out of control, and the Uchiha clan can take advantage of the situation.

However, based on Li Huo's judgment, let alone whether Fugaku would take this path, the clan members would rather fight to the death with the senior officials than live in an ignoble existence.

"Then I leave, and all the affairs of the clan will be handed over to you."

Li Huo came here mainly to hand over the work.

After all, he had just become the clan leader, and Fugaku's qualifications and abilities were very shallow. In addition, many intelligence channels were in the hands of the Sifang elders. Li Huo needed to transfer these channels to Fugaku.

Of course, there are also some intelligence channels that cannot be transferred. For example, the line to contact the Kingdom of Ghosts has been completely cut off by him and buried in the dust.

The Uchiha of Konoha and the Uchiha of the Demon Country will no longer have secret communication channels and will be completely separated.

Watching Li Huo leave, Fugaku also let out a sigh of relief.

When Li Huo came, he thought it was the elders from Sifang who wanted to convey some order.

Fortunately, I just came here to hand over some business.

In this way, the Uchiha clan will completely usher in a new era led by Uchiha Fugaku.

Fugaku looked at the clear blue sky in the corridor, his heart filled with pride and full of confidence in his abilities. He wanted the Uchiha clan to shine with unprecedented brilliance in his hands and stand at the highest point of Konoha Village.

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In the training ground.

"Huh... Huh... Minato-sensei is so strong..."

Lin was panting, with a lot of colors on her body, looking at Minato who was unharmed in the scene, and sighed at the power of the Jonin.

Obito was not much better either, looking at Minato with a look of reluctance on his face.

It was obvious that he had worked very hard, but in the end, he was still fooled around in Minato's hands. Looking at Kakashi again, the unwillingness in his heart became even stronger.

The reason is that only Kakashi successfully snatched the bell from Minato and passed Minato's actual combat assessment.

Whether it was during school or after becoming a ninja, the distance between him and Kakashi had never been narrowed. On the contrary, as time went by, the gap became wider and wider.

Kakashi held the White Fang dagger in his hand. There was a light blue shimmer attached to the dagger, and a fine electric current was wrapped around the blade.

Kakashi still looked at the lightning on the White Fang dagger with dissatisfaction. His chakra control was still not enough, and he actually let a little of the thunder attribute chakra leak out from the blade.

As for the bell held in the other hand, it was snatched from Minato, but that didn't prove anything.

He knew that Minato had seriously let off steam in the previous battle.

Just as the other party said, this is just an exercise to understand their strength, not an actual life-and-death battle.

I still have some distance to go before I can become a jounin.
To be continued...