Chapter three hundred and eight usurping the throne
"Is it fair?"
The words he heard were somewhat beyond Lei Luo's expectations. He looked at Uzumaki Cheng's flushed face and noticed that the other person's eyes were extremely serious. This request must have come from the other person's sincerity.
After thinking for a moment, Lei Luo roughly understood what Uzumaki Cheng's motives were:
Based on the other party's previous complaints about the Uzumaki clan elders, Uzumaki, the ninja group that monopolizes a country as a family unit, may have a much more serious internal hierarchy than he imagined.
Seniority, seniority, age... No matter which authority you are in, these important factors that determine whether a person is promoted or not still exist. This world is no different from his previous life. This difference is not only reflected in the ability of ninjas to fly into the sky and escape from the earth.
superior.
More importantly, the difference between thought and culture.
A capable ninja may be able to gain a certain status, but without the backing, bloodline, and similar political resources to support him, he will still have no chance of success within the ninja village system and will always be just a part-time worker.
Konoha may have done better than other ninja villages in this regard, but in fact the good results are very limited. This can be seen from the time when Sarutobi Hiruzen and others occupied the top level of power for a long time and continued until the beginning of the plot in later generations.
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Even if there is an example of Minato, let's not talk about whether Minato's superior was Hiruzen Sarutobi to support the shallow ninjas with the intention of continuing to control the overall situation behind the scenes. Let's talk about the period after Minato's death...
During this process, was it true that no ninjas worthy of the title of Hokage appeared in Konoha?
You know, Tsunade has always been alive. Why didn't Hiruzen Sarutobi consider calling Tsunade back to the village to succeed him as Hokage? Instead, he stood up again to exert his remaining enthusiasm and regained the power of Konoha for so many years?
In Lei Luo's view, what is for the village and what is for peace and stability are just excuses at best. In the final analysis, it is just Sarutobi Hiruzen who cannot let go of the desire for power in his heart.
If Konoha is like this, let alone the Country of Uzumaki and Uzushio Village.
Lei Luo has never been afraid to speculate on others with the greatest malice. In his eyes, the existence of the Ninja clan and the right to speak within the clan are basically controlled by the clan leader, elders and other people. They are unwilling and impossible
Will let go.
As for the clan leaders and elders, unless you are a ninja within your own faction, even if you have the ability, do you want to be in a position and really hold power?
Dream on.
After pondering for a long time, Lei Luo finally opened his eyes again. He glanced at Uzumaki Cheng and saw that the other person was still staring at him intently, as if waiting for his answer.
Therefore, Lei Luo said without hesitation:
"Fairness is relative. I can't say that I treat everyone equally, but at least I will not be stingy about giving them a promotion channel for my closest subordinates and capable subordinates who have taken the initiative to join me."
"This point, even if the Whirlpool clan is disbanded in the future, as long as all the Whirlpool clan members are honest and obedient, it will still not change."
"Uzumaki Cheng, this is the promise I can give you."
As Lei Luo's last words fell, Uzumaki Cheng slowly breathed a sigh of relief as if his whole body was exhausted.
For Uzumaki Cheng, although the interests of the tribe are not as good as his own interests, since he was born as a member of the Uzumaki tribe, it is also appropriate to set conditions for Lei Luo for the future development of the Uzumaki tribe.
As for whether disbanding the Uzumaki clan will have some adverse effects on him? Uzumaki Cheng is not worried at all:
Probably because Lei Luo was preparing to implement that set of policies, in the final analysis, he just wanted to prevent the Whirlpool clan from gathering together to prevent the possible occurrence of a country-within-a-country structure.
It's not that the other party wants to eradicate the Uzumaki clan, nor does it allow them to communicate with each other, it's just that they don't live together, and at the same time they want to marry foreigners. This is not unacceptable to Uzumaki Cheng.
Anyway, as long as he successfully usurps the throne this time and serves as the leader of the Whirlpool clan for a while, then no matter where the people of the Whirlpool clan are in the future, and whether they still act in the name of "a clan", as long as they still exist...
Then, his Uzumaki Makoto's power will not be affected at all.
After all, those in power can become political resources for their subordinates.
Then subordinates, even former subordinates, can also become political resources for the superior. As long as Uzumaki Makoto has the ability, it is not difficult for many Uzumaki clan members to remember him as the "former" clan leader.
With the current number of Uzumaki clan members, even if he directly integrates into the village like the original Senju after joining Konoha, his influence from Uzumaki Makoto will not dissipate even after several generations.
Of course, there is also a prerequisite for this, that is, Lei Luo will not suppress these scattered Whirlpool tribesmen and deliberately target them in order to reduce the voice that the huge Whirlpool tribe can bring to occupy a place within the village.
Therefore, whether it is for high-sounding reasons or for the sake of one's own interests, Uzumaki Cheng must ensure the minimum "fairness".
As for whether Lei Luo will regret it, it depends on what Uzumaki Cheng will do next.
"That's enough." Responding very clearly to Lei Luo's promise, Uzumaki Cheng no longer hesitated and decisively began to state his plan:
"Including the current leader of the Whirlpool clan, there are a total of thirteen elders. These powerful people are the ones I plan to eradicate."
"My idea is to use this war between my clan and Kirigakure to find a way to make these old guys disappear, and then pass the blame to the Kirigakure."
"At that time, Mr. Lei Luo, you just need to stand up and express your stance in time and declare that you support me, Uzumaki Cheng, as the leader of the Uzumaki clan."
"I believe that with your reputation within our clan at this time, my chances of success will be greatly increased."
Uzumaki Makoto talked eloquently, and when he talked about being excited, he looked a bit elated. It was obvious that he had been thinking about it for a long time.
Lei Luo listened silently to the other party's plan. Seeing that Uzumaki Cheng had finished speaking for the time being, he raised a question: "How much power do you have in your direct lineage now?"
Hearing this, Uzumaki Cheng replied without thinking: "There are about three hundred people, which I can command at the moment."
"As long as the elders die, they will definitely become my confidants and only obey my orders."
"There are more than three hundred people? It's enough to maintain order afterwards..." After pondering for a moment, Lei Luo asked the next question:
"Apart from the elders, don't you have any other competitors?"
Uzumaki Cheng thought for a while, but this time his answer was a little uncertain:
"I am the commander-in-chief of the Western Wall. Apart from me, there are three candidates who are qualified to compete for the clan leader."
Hearing this, Lei Luo asked curiously: "Are you going to let these people disappear from the world as well?"
"That shouldn't mean..." Uzumaki Cheng said with a slight smile: "After all, they have a good relationship with me. I will have a good talk with them beforehand."
"Of course..." Noticing that Lei Luo's expression was somewhat noncommittal, Uzumaki Cheng paused and said in a tone that I understand: "I will neither reveal your future plans nor do I do anything to be kind to a woman.
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"I am the only one who can become the leader of the Whirlpool Clan. I am also the only one who can cooperate with you and help you achieve your goals in the future."
"Only on this point, I will not give in."
Speaking of this, Uzumaki Cheng's tone was extremely serious, and a hint of ferociousness flashed across his expression: