Uchiha's Blade

After successfully fooling Uchiha Sasuke, Mana was in a good mood, which made her not say any more devil's words, and Uchiha Fugaku finally breathed a sigh of relief when he sent people away.

On the other hand, when Sandai learned that Mana had reserved a Uchiha disciple the next day, he said strangely: "I thought you were more optimistic about Uchiha Itachi, as for his younger brother... I don't see anything special about it, Itachi When he was his age, he was already a well-known young genius."

Mana said: "Uchiha's talent is different from other races."

The third generation is curious: "What's the difference in the talent of being a ninja?"

Doesn't it all depend on strength?

Mana said: "For Uchiha, the strength of Sharingan can determine strength to a certain extent, and Sharingan is not an ordinary criterion that can be measured. Obito Uchiha was once ridiculed as a fool at the end of the crane Bar?"

But Obito Uchiha reached the stage of Shuanggouyu when he opened Sharingan for the first time back then, and it is not very big in terms of age.

Three generations of Hokage thought about it: "So, Uchiha Sasuke has a better talent than Uchiha Itachi in this regard?"

Mana: "No, I don't know."

"do not know?"

Mana smiled at him: "I just think that if the candidate is Sasuke, it will be more convenient to deal with in the future. You don't need to ask me everything. Since I came back, I feel that you don't like to think too much. It's not true. I'm getting old and my brain is not enough."

The third generation thought about it this time, but quickly came up with a guess: "At present, your approach seems to be to give Uchiha Itachi the power in Anbu, and Uchiha Sasuke has the opportunity to compete with Hokage, but you are a Uchiha. Bo, you will also not allow the Uchiha clan to produce two Hokage or Ansho in a row, so... Uchiha Sasuke is used to deal with Uchiha Itachi?"

Mana shook her head: "I can't say it's dealing with it, but if you encounter the problem of power change in the future, if the target is Sasuke, I think Itachi will be more acceptable."

And Uchiha Fugaku also had nothing to say.

For Mana, this is also her last choice.

If it was in the past, even if most of her and Uchiha clansmen were not particularly close, there was still friendship of the same clan. In addition, Uchiha Kagami could cooperate with her as the future Uchiha patriarch, so she was very able to unite Uchiha Clan.

But now the situation has changed.

Decades of time have almost wiped out the contemporaries of Mana, and the current Uchiha is also very different from the original Uchiha, and there is no good helper like Uchiha mirror in the clan, only Uchiha Shisui is also Not enough, which makes Mana have to choose Uchiha Itachi or Uchiha Sasuke, even if she really won't allow the Uchiha clan to have two generations of Hokage or Anmin.

The Third Hokage also sighed: "It's really a pity..."

Maybe it's because he's getting older, but he can't help but think recently, if Mana hadn't left because of an accident, if it wasn't him but Mana who became the Third Hokage, what would Konoha be like now?

But this fact is no 'if. '

However, there was some good news in the afternoon of this day, Tsunade came back.

Tsunade didn't make any sense at all. As soon as she returned to the village, she went straight to Sandai's office: "Hey! Old man, what happened to that letter you gave me?! Find me?!"

Just this one sentence directly blasted Tsunade back.

Three generations said: "Actually, there is one thing I didn't tell you in the letter..."

His hesitation made Tsunade frowned: "What is it?"

Three generations said: "Mana, do you still remember? Uchiha Mana, when she was in the village, you were still young, and you were mischievous all day long."

After thinking for a while, Tsunade found the name Uchiha Mana from her long memory. This name made her a little unhappy: "What's wrong with her? She didn't come very early... Grandpa has been depressed for a long time because of this." .”

When she was young, people in the clan said what kind of genius Mana of the Uchiha family was. At that time, Tsunade was several years younger than Mana, and was favored by Hashirama. Although she was stronger than children of the same age, but He really didn't show any special genius, and he was addicted to gambling with Hashirama, so the name Uchiha Mana became "other people's child" to Tsunade, even when Senju Hashirama mentioned her It also looks gratified.

Senshou, who has always been a little serious, will unconsciously put a smile on his face when talking about Uchiha Mana. Tsunade once complained sourly to Grandma Mito, but Uzumaki Mito only said good things about Mana. The young Tsunade didn't like Uchiha Mana very much.

Later, Mana disappeared suddenly, Tsunade didn't know the details of what happened in this matter, she only knew that Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobema have been frowning all day long since then.

Such a Uchiha Mana, it is really difficult for Tsunade to have a good impression of her.

It’s just that the name Uchiha Mana has disappeared from Konoha for decades. When Tsunade officially became a ninja, people basically didn’t mention this name. Later, Tsunade’s growth path has nothing to do with this name. relation.

As a result, Tsunade really didn't understand why Sandai suddenly mentioned this person.

Three generations said: "Mana is back."

Tsunade was taken aback: "What? Didn't she already—"

She subconsciously said that Uchiha Mana was dead.

In fact, most of them feel that way.

A person who disappeared after being involved in the battle between Qianshouzhu, there is a high probability that there is no bones left, right?

The third generation then roughly told Tsunade about Mana's affairs: "...she is in the village now, Tsunade, my old bones can't hold on now, and you young people have to carry the burden."

Tsunade rolled his eyes: "You are afraid of Uchiha Mana!"

The third generation hurriedly said: "You can't say that, I am indeed old. I should have retired when Minato succeeded Hokage, and it is very appropriate to retire now."

Tsunade glanced at him, pulled up a chair, and sat down across from Sandai unceremoniously: "I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? Old man, you can hold on for so many years, it's not because you suddenly lost energy in the past few days , do you want me to check your body?"

Three generations: "...Hey, Tsunade, Mana is different from other people. I know she has a lot of dissatisfaction with me, but she just didn't say that if I really want to turn around, I'm not much better than Danzo."

The third generation knows that many of his "last resorts" over the years are matters of principle that Mana will never tolerate. The reason why she didn't deal with him like Danzo is because the third generation has really worked hard for many years For the sake of this, there is actually another reason.

Three generations said: "Since she came back this time, I can see that her temper has become stronger than before, but she has only verbally said a few words to me so far. With her character, I am afraid that she is blaming herself."

"Reproach yourself?"

After all, Tsunade is not very familiar with Mana, so he can't quite understand this statement at this time.

The third generation took out the pipe, lit it slowly, took a puff, and said: "The teacher trained me to be her right and left hand. I was mediocre, my methods were too soft, and my temper was good. The teacher said that Mana’s character also has the paranoid and intense aspects of the Uchiha clan. I have to help her in this aspect. Therefore, in terms of thinking and character, I am afraid that no one can understand her better than me. She is very angry at everything and looks like she doesn't like everyone, but I know that she is not really angry with us, she is angry with herself."

"She is extremely dissatisfied with Konoha's current situation, but she also believes that she should also be responsible for it after being absent for decades, so even if she is angry or sad, she only focuses on herself, and when she treats others , she tried her best to suppress her anger, but Tsunade, you should understand that this is not going to work..."

Hearing this, Tsunade probably understood the plan of the third generation: "Do you think that as long as you are still in this position, Uchiha Mana can't really let go of his hands and feet to do things?"

The third generation took a breath of cigarettes and said in a calm voice: "Isn't that the case? She told Danzang before that if some things were really pursued and settled, Danzang might not be able to afford it. Why is it not the case for me? I saved some face, she didn't say anything or do anything to me, I can't pretend I don't know, otherwise I won't have this old face."

Seeing that he seemed to be decadent, Tsunade couldn't help saying: "Old man, you led Konoha through two ninja world wars, until now Konoha is still one of the strongest ninja villages, no one can say that you It's not up to par."

At least from Tsunade's point of view, the third generation has already done a good job. Even if it is another person, can it be better than the third generation?

The third generation laughed at this sentence: "So, Tsunade, you are not in the same era as her. For Mana, the word 'one' is unacceptable."

Speaking of this, Sandai's eyes seemed to reveal the sharpness of his youth again: "The former Konoha is the strongest Ninja village! No one!"

When Konoha was crowned "one of them" in his hands, he was already ashamed of his ancestors.

Tsunade said: "So you planned to retreat by yourself, but called me back, you want me to help her?"

Tsunade performed well in the second and third Ninja World Wars. She is the granddaughter of the first Hokage and a disciple of the third Hokage. She is also proficient in medical ninjutsu. She also saved the lives of countless Konoha ninjas on the battlefield. In terms of prestige, she is enough to succeed Hokage.

But Sandai knew that Tsunade would not be willing to accept Hokage's seat, and if she did, she would be able to accept the Fifth Hokage's name not long after Fourth Hokage's sacrifice.

Tsunade sighed: "Old man, do you know that as long as you call me back, I can't ignore this matter?"

The third generation said: "After all, you are the granddaughter of the first Hokage."

Tsunade snorted: "Then I want to see what kind of person Uchiha Mana is who you have evaluated so much. If she can't satisfy me, I will never support her!"

When Mana came over, she saw a woman with blond hair and a purple mark on her forehead staring at her unkindly.

"...Is this Kozuna?"

Tsunade:"……"

Who is Xiao Gang?

and……

"you know me?"

Tsunade can vaguely recognize Mana's appearance. It's not that Tsunade's memory is particularly good, but that the current Mana is not much different from that of the past, and it can be matched with the imagination in the memory all at once.

But Tsunade thinks that she is no longer the little girl she was back then, right?

Mana said: "I still remember the color of your hair when you were a child, because it was the golden color of Mr. Hashirama, the most important thing is here..."

She pointed to the forehead and said, "I'm still very familiar with the Yin seal technique."

Tsunade said, "I'm afraid that's not the case, is it?"

Mana: "...It's also because I asked the monkey to write a letter to call you back. I calculated the time and you should be here."

Tsunade snorted and said, "The old man said he asked me to come back to help you. He is going to retire again."

Mana let out an oh, and looked at Sandai: "Are you sure you want to do this?"

The third generation said: "I am already very old, and I should have retired long ago. If I can't find a suitable successor these years, I will not continue to serve as Hokage. Now that I have the opportunity, of course I must go back as soon as possible."

Mana was not fooled by these words: "Have you talked about this with Xiaochun and Menyan?"

The smile of the third generation deepened: "What do I say to them about my own affairs?"

Mana said: "Of your three disciples, except for the one who defected, there are only two left. Now that your two disciples with great military exploits and reputation are coming back, you take the lead in saying that you are too old and should not Continue to serve as Hokage, who are you talking about?"

The third generation laughed: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but for us, maybe this is a good choice. The old man and the old lady have too many worries and anger when they do things. It's time to hand over the village to the young people."

Mana gave Sandai a meaningful look: "Okay, I accept your favor, thank you very much."

Tsunade's eyes moved, but she didn't expect Mana to understand the meaning behind Sandai's move so quickly.

but……

Three generations said: "Since you have agreed, then I will mention one more thing."

Mana asked unexpectedly, "Do you have other things?"

Sandai said: "You should tell me about Hinata as you said last time."

Mana frowned: "Monkey, don't you think... no, I can't agree, this is my responsibility, how can I ask you to recite it?"

Tsunade couldn't understand what they were talking about: "What's wrong with the Hyuga Clan? I heard that the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and the village is a bit tense. Could it be that Hyuga Clan..."

Mana said: "Hinata doesn't have this problem, it's something else."

She thought about it, and finally explained: "I once raised objections to the 'caged bird' of the Hyuga clan. After discussing with Mr. Togama, Mr. Hashirama agreed with my opinion. According to the plan at the time, I was originally asked to I dealt with this matter after inheriting the position of the third generation of Hokage, but I didn't expect it to be delayed for so many decades."

"Caged bird……"

Tsunade naturally knew the Hyuga Clan's 'Caged Bird' spell.

The Hyuga clan is divided into the main family and the sub-family. The main family is considered to shoulder the important task of inheriting the family, and the sub-family is the guardian of the main family. The children of the sub-family will be engraved with the seal of the bird in the cage at the age of three, and the seal of the bird in the cage can be sealed The ability of white eyes can also damage the brain nerves. The Hyuga clan said this is to protect the family inheritance, and to protect the eyes of the clansmen from being taken away.

Because once someone forcibly removes the white eye, the invisibility of the bird in the cage will be activated, and the other party can only get a normal eye that has been destroyed.

But Nana doesn't think so.

"The bird in the cage does have a positive effect in protecting Baiyan. I don't want to deny this, but the ability of this curse seal to allow the clan to control the life and death of the family at will is unnecessary," Mana said without hesitation: "I have tried to study similar curse seals. Although I have not been successful, I have at least confirmed one thing. The ability to control life and death is not an incidental to the ability to seal Baiyan, but an additional function. That is to say, this Ability does not exist to protect Bai Yan, from my personal understanding, such ability is just to stabilize the position of the clan."

Speaking of this, she sneered: "That's why I can't agree with this kind of thing."

"The curse seal of the bird in the cage, the system of the clan and the division, inherently divides people into levels, and the division exists to protect the clan, or in other words, they exist to be exploited and enslaved by the clan and to support the clan."

"If it is for inheritance, this kind of system that only the children of the clan can be the clan is unreasonable. The inheritance is for the better development of the family, so it should choose better people to inherit the family. Over the years, the clan seems to be strong. Excessive division, in fact, is not because the Zong family is more talented than the Zong family, but many secret skills can only be learned by the Zong family, and the sub-family can only learn half-baked soft fist, plus the flaw caused by the white eyes after engraving the bird in the cage, this is the real secret. The reason why the Zong family seems to be stronger than the split family, but even with so many unfair conditions, the Zong family still has no one who is amazingly talented and can prove their existence with an undoubted gap in strength, so it is said that this is for the sake of the family. Inheritance, isn’t it ridiculous? If it’s really for the inheritance of the family, it should be a more fair way. Everyone has a chance. The outstanding one becomes the main family, and the others become branch families, but the Hyuga clan is not like this Bar?"

"It's a lie."

Tsunade said: "It may be reasonable to say so, but if you want to raise objections to the caged bird, then the Hyuga clan will definitely not accept it."

Mana said: "Of course I know they won't accept it, but Konoha also can't accept it."

At this point, she softened her tone a little before continuing: "I asked Hashirama-sensei, what is peace? Why do we pursue peace?"

Almost everyone says 'peace' is a good word, but what exactly is peace and why is it good?

Mana said: "Everyone has a different understanding of peace, but in my opinion, peace is not the goal. The peace Konoha hopes for is actually a happy and beautiful life brought about by peace, while the caged bird is clearly There is a truth in vain, some people are born to be higher than others, some people are born human, some people are destined not to be, if it is for separation, whether it is your own eyes, or your own life, everything They are all under the control of the clan, and since they were engraved as caged birds at the age of three, they have lost their basic human dignity, they are not even counted as human beings, how can they talk about a happy life?"

"Didn't the branch ninjas go through life and death for Konoha? The branch ninjas did the same tasks as other ninjas, faced the same dangers, and shed blood and sacrificed less than anyone else. Their dedication to Konoha was comparable to countless other ordinary ninjas. Ninjas are the same, so—why! Why should they be treated like this? If Konoha turns a blind eye to such injustice, if Konoha agrees with such an approach, is Konoha worthy to talk about the will of fire?"

Neither Tsunade nor Sandai could answer this question.

Of course Mana also knew that they couldn't answer.

"...When I asked Hashirama-sensei and Togama-sama this question back then, their expressions were very similar to yours now. In the end, Hashirama-sensei told me that I can change everything."

Mana said: "I think, as Hokage, at least every ninja in Konoha should stand tall and live with dignity."

If you can't even 'live like a person', wouldn't it be too ridiculous to talk about peace and happiness?

Three generations let out a long breath: "... Mana, do you know what you will face if you do this?"

Mana nodded: "I've thought about it, even thought about the worst... The situation seems to be worse now, but this is not a reason to turn a blind eye, right? Besides... If this problem cannot be solved, Konoha himself The will of fire that he proclaimed is untenable, and it is more terrifying to be rejected from the will than to be defeated."

□□If you are defeated, you can stand up again. If your will is destroyed, you will lose hope completely.

Mana said: "Decades have passed, and the world has not become more peaceful. What I want to do may be to bring about as big a change in the Ninja World as the end of the Warring States Period and the arrival of the Ninja Village Era. It must be ensured that there will be no problems with Konoha itself.”

Sandaiyi gritted his teeth: "I did this!"

Facing Mana's surprised look, Sandai said, "Why, you've been a good man for a lifetime, so you're not allowed to take on the role now? Mana, I'm also a ninja who has gone through decades of blood and rain, so don't underestimate me!"

Mana knows that Sandai's words mean that changing Hinata is certainly a good thing, but it also needs to bear the backlash, and there may even be controversy and infamy. Sandai hopes that she will become the future Hokage, so these must not be borne by her, and Sandai will Fight this off before you actually retire.

Mana reached out and patted Sandai on the shoulder: "Think about it, it's not that serious, don't make it look like a battle, we have helpers this time."

Three generations wondered: "Helper?"

Who is it?

"Danzo!"

Mana said: "I have news, he visited the Hinata patriarch before, I think I know what he will say."

Three generations: "..."

No, what did you say you would not pursue or retaliate against?

... Although it is Danzo who killed himself now, it can't be blamed on Mana's revenge.

After thinking about it for three generations, they finally came to one conclusion.

——Danzo is really miserable! "