r18novel Chapter 208 This is Konoha Village!
Chapter 208 This is Konoha Village!
Chapter 208 This is Konoha Village!
"If Neji chooses to compromise with the main branch of the family, what would you do?" Zetsu asked curiously.
"It's simple!" An chuckled and waved his hand. "Then you, the Hyuga main family member, will need to suddenly appear and use the 'Caged Bird' cursed seal to let him experience the integrity of the main family!"
"—You're such a scoundrel, Anne."
"Hahahaha—thank you for the compliment, absolutely brilliant!"
The two chatted and laughed, completely ignoring what was happening in Hyuga's territory.
Just like An said before, what does it matter who wins or loses in the internal war of the Hyuga clan?
Regardless of who wins, it will be an internal concession, and the strength of Konoha Village will be greatly reduced, thus achieving the goal of peace.
This result is obvious to everyone.
But what can you do if you can see it?
The conflict between the Hyuga main family and the branch family is irreconcilable. Even if the outcome is known, it cannot be resolved. The only option is to accept the solution that minimizes the losses to Konoha.
What Itachi needs to do now is to quell the internal strife within the Hyuga clan with minimal cost.
His choice was undoubtedly to abandon the few main families and choose the most powerful branch family.
This angered the clans.
"What nonsense are you spouting!" The main family members glared at Itachi and shouted at him.
"The Hyuga main family is the most steadfast supporter of Konoha Village. Since the village was founded, they have steadfastly supported each successive Hokage and have never gone against the village's wishes in the slightest."
"The branch family system is an ancestral rule of the Hyuga clan. What's wrong with us following our ancestral rules?"
"We've never done anything wrong; we're innocent!"
"The village should protect us innocent people!"
After playing the victim, they pointed at Neji's group and shouted angrily, "Those branch family members are the real traitors!"
"They attacked and killed their fellow villagers!"
"They are the ones who committed the rebellion!"
"How can you disregard justice and village rules and side with those sinners just because they outnumber us?"
Now Konoha had nothing to say, because from a factual point of view, that was indeed the current situation.
The main family did not violate any village rules; on the contrary, the branch family that launched the coup was the real traitor.
The main family has always been the backbone of the Hokage system and has never made any mistakes. If Konoha does not protect the main family and allows the branch families to wipe them out, what will the other ninja clans in the village think?
The values of ninja clans are different from those of ordinary ninjas.
Commoner ninjas might be more concerned with right and wrong, but ninja clans are primarily concerned with family lineage and clan interests.
To put it bluntly, which ninja clan doesn't have a lot of messy issues? Who can guarantee that their clan will always be right?
But as long as you don't make any mistakes in choosing sides, even if you make some minor errors, you'll naturally be protected by the Hokage. The punishment will be lenient, like a three-cup slap on the wrist.
But if you choose the wrong side, even if you have made countless contributions, as long as you strictly follow the rules, they can make your life miserable.
No matter how great your family's achievements are, can they surpass those of the Uchiha?
And what was the result?
The claims that the village suppressed the Uchiha clan are all nonsense.
The village simply followed the rules strictly and did not show favoritism towards the Uchiha.
The rules and regulations are written on paper. If anyone dares to break the rules and make things difficult for the Uchiha, do they really think the Uchiha clan is a pushover?
However, if others strictly follow the village rules and scrutinize every word and action, the Uchiha clan can only suffer in silence, unable to express their bitterness.
Don't say that other clans can break the rules, so why should the Uchiha have to follow them?
If others break the rules, that's their fault; the Hokage has already reprimanded and punished them.
You want to break the rules? Fine, let the Hokage teach you a lesson and see if you can handle it!
The Uchiha clan couldn't accept it, and so the Uchiha clan—was finished.
Other ninja clans did not have such a strong sense of self-respect. They allowed the Hokage to discipline and punish them, obeyed his commands, and always stayed by his side, centering their lives around his will. As a result, they lived better and better lives.
For the ninja clan, a good Hokage is one who has selfish motives.
How could you, Hokage, be so impartial as to show leniency towards our ninja clan?
But if you, as the leader, don't protect your underlings, who will dare to remain loyal to the Hokage faction in the future?
Seeing that Konoha had fallen silent, the main clan members became even more arrogant, and they turned their attention to Uchiha Itachi, who had already shown hostility towards the main clan.
"As expected, they are the evil Uchiha clan!"
"Was it not enough that you slaughtered your own clan? Do you also want to wipe out the entire Hyuga clan?"
"Lord Hokage, this Uchiha must be in cahoots with that Uchiha An! He's a spy hidden in the village!"
"Look at what he's done over the years; he's clearly pushing Konoha to the brink of destruction!"
"He's been constantly diminishing the village's power. If it weren't for him, how could the village have become like this?"
"Alright, shut up!" Seeing that they were getting more and more out of line, Hiruzen Sarutobi was afraid that they would escalate the conflict further, so he quickly interrupted them.
"Itachi's loyalty is beyond question; don't talk nonsense!"
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger, the opportunists of the main Hyuga clan immediately shut up and fell silent, but their eyes were full of warning. If Itachi Uchiha targeted the Hyuga main clan again, they would certainly not be polite.
But simply sealing it isn't enough; the problem still needs to be solved!
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, unable to think of any way to achieve the best of both worlds.
"Heh, so this is Konoha Village!"
Jiraiya suddenly sneered, turned around, and left with the giant toad.
He finally understood that his teacher was going to play both sides again, and no matter which teacher he chose next, a fight was definitely not going to break out.
But he wasn't optimistic about whether the conflict could be resolved.
He wasn't a very responsible person to begin with. The reason he stayed in Konoha was simply because Tsunade was dead, Orochimaru had run away, and all the other capable people had died. There was really no one else who could take over this mess, so he had no choice but to step in.
The continuous fighting had already exhausted him, and the signing of the treasonous treaty a few days ago had made him even more physically and mentally drained. He was too lazy to deal with these messy things anymore, so he simply packed his bags and left, letting them do whatever they wanted!
The village is already in such a state of disrepair that it wouldn't be a big deal if it got a little worse.
Maybe after everything rots away, it can be reborn from the ashes!
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Jiraiya best. As soon as he saw him leave, he knew he had hurt his disciple's feelings again and immediately became nervous.
The Hidden Leaf Village can't do without a powerful ninja like Jiraiya. If Jiraiya were to abandon the village again and run off to find some savior, then the village would be left without a reason to cry.