Chapter 384 Danzo's Future Thoughts

When it comes to Byakuya of Akatsuki, Uchiha Madara became somewhat interested.

He still remembered that before he fell asleep, he had paid attention to this little guy in the Akatsuki organization, and his personality and way of doing things left a deep impression on him.

If Byakuya didn't have Uchiha blood, he might have given up on Obito and instead trained Byakuya.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara said with interest: "Of course I remember. During the time I was asleep, could it be that Bai Ye did something earth-shattering?"

Obito's expression changed slightly, as if something dear to him had been taken away, and he said, "Old man Madara, you should know that Byakuya led the Akatsuki organization to defeat the Salamander Hanzo."

Uchiha Madara nodded slightly, indicating that he already knew.

Before he fell into a deep sleep, he had sent White Zetsu to collect intelligence on Nagato many times, so he naturally knew about Akatsuki's victory over Hanzo of the Salamander.

And Uchiha Madara was not surprised. After all, Nagato was the vessel chosen by him. No matter how weak his character was, he possessed the Rinnegan that could change everything.

However, what does all this have to do with him being resurrected in this manner?

Black Zetsu saw the suspicion in Uchiha Madara's eyes, and then went on to talk about what happened later, from when Byakuya was invited by them to join the Moon Eye Project, to the recent Konoha's collapse plan.

Listening to these things, Uchiha Madara frowned and then looked at Obito.

Obito's face had already turned extremely blue. Every time Byakuya showed off, he would often step on Obito like a stepping stone.

Therefore, he did not want to take the initiative to talk about these past events.

Uchiha Madara also felt that something was wrong. Why was the relationship between Byakuya and Obito somewhat similar to that between him and Hashirama?

Whenever he made a move or had an idea, Hashirama would always take the lead.

And when he heard that Bai Ye claimed to be the successor of Senju and wanted to stop the successor of Uchiha from destroying the ninja world, this sense of déjà vu reached its peak.

Looking at Obito who seemed a little aggrieved, and Black Zetsu who seemed to be smiling, Uchiha Madara said:
"So, you resurrected me in this form because Bai Ye tried to stop you from implementing the Moon Eye Project, so you wanted me to take action myself and get rid of him?"

Without waiting for Obito to speak, Black Zetsu shook his head and talked about the relationship between Bai Ye and them.

"Lord Madara, Byakuya is not my enemy. We found Byakuya not long after you fell asleep and persuaded him to join the Moon Eye Project. We tricked him into collecting the tailed beasts to revive the Ten-Tails, so that the ninja world could maintain peace under the threat of national destruction."

"Over the years, Bai Ye has done a very good job and collected a lot of tailed beasts for the organization."

Hearing this, Uchiha Madara became even more confused.

Since Byakuya is a friend rather than an enemy, there is no need for Obito and Black Zetsu to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to revive him. Wouldn't it be better to directly use the Rinnegan technique?

What Uchiha Madara didn't know was that this was exactly what Obito was worried about.

After a brief pause, Obito spoke awkwardly:
"Old Madara, Byakuya collected the tailed beasts for us, but he has been developing his power too fast over the years, and he also possesses extremely amazing strength."

"If we really let him hunt all the tailed beasts, we may not be able to implement the Moon Eye Project. After all, Byakuya doesn't seem to have any interest in the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

"Not interested in the Infinite Tsukuyomi? Are you a little scared of him?"

Uchiha Madara fell into a brief silence. He could understand the former, but not everyone could understand the greatness of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Infinite Tsukuyomi is the Will of Fire that transcends the Will of Fire.

As long as we use the moon as a projection and use illusions to control all intelligent creatures in the ninja world, we can immerse everyone in a beautiful dream and easily achieve permanent peace.

As for Obito's fear of Byakuya, it was what Uchiha Madara felt from Obito, and it was also the thing he could not understand the most.

Before he fell into a deep sleep, he designed Obito to awaken the Mangekyō, and left behind many Uchiha inheritances and family artifacts.

Logically speaking, as long as Obito could learn these inheritances and master the power of Kamui, he would be invincible in the ninja world. How could he be afraid of Byakuya, who is the same age as him?

But he still clearly sensed Obito's fear and sighed softly in his heart.

Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used his identity to be active in the ninja world for so many years, but he was still as cowardly as he was back then.

After taking a deep breath, Uchiha Madara looked at Black Zetsu and Obito, and said calmly: "I will take care of the matter of Byakuya, but let's talk about the collection of the tailed beasts first."

Black Zetsu and Obito nodded, and then talked about the collection of the tailed beasts.

Now, except for the Four-Tails and Five-Tails of the Hidden Rock Village and the Eight-Tails of the Hidden Cloud Village, the rest of the tailed beasts and jinchūriki are under the surveillance of the Akatsuki organization.

Most of the surveillance of the tailed beasts was related to Byakuya. The only Jinchūriki that Obito successfully hunted successfully was the Six-tailed Beast, and all the rest failed.

Uchiha Madara looked at Obito suspiciously, and his eyes gradually became strange.

Most of the targets within the Akatsuki organization were set by Byakuya, but Obito began to doubt Byakuya's loyalty to the Moon Eye Project, which is really hard to understand.

Even if I set out to look for Bai Ye now, it seems that I can't come up with much of a reason.

Moreover, compared to Obito, Byakuya seems to be a better partner. Did I really misjudge him at the beginning and that’s why I gave up Byakuya?
After understanding the situation of most of the Jinchūriki, Uchiha Madara slowly said: "Since most of the tailed beasts are under the control of Bai Ye, we don't have to rush to deal with the tailed beasts under Bai Ye's control."

"In the next few months, we should temporarily focus on the tailed beasts of Iwagakure and Kumogakure. If we can control them before Bai Ye arrives, we will be able to better seize the initiative."

After listening to Uchiha Madara's words, Black Zetsu nodded repeatedly.

As the mastermind behind the Moon Eye Project, Black Zetsu certainly does not want an internal conflict to break out within the organization. If the organization's strength is greatly reduced after the internal conflict, the time for him to rescue his mother will be delayed for dozens or even hundreds of years.

This is something Hei Jue doesn't want to see.

Compared with Black Zetsu, Obito had a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart. He resurrected Uchiha Madara through the Impure World Reincarnation in order to make Uchiha Madara stand on his side. After all, he and Uchiha Madara had a very close relationship.

But this time after Uchiha Madara was resurrected, his attitude towards him became much colder.

This made him feel very unhappy. After all, Uchiha Madara was very good to him back then, but now Uchiha Madara treated him more like a stranger.

Could it be that my actions over the years have disappointed old man Ban?
If I could do better, I would not be able to avoid this situation.

No, everything he had done was already perfect. If Bai Ye had not rashly intervened, he would have been able to launch a larger-scale Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion.

The control over the Hidden Mist Village can also be maintained for a longer period of time, so that they won't have to flee in disgrace. All of this is Bai Ye's fault. If Bai Ye can be made to disappear, everything can be saved, and he can still implement the Moon Eye Plan.

What Obito didn't know was the reason why Uchiha Madara's attitude became cold.

On the one hand, it was because Uchiha Madara had treated Obito as a tool from the very beginning, and on the other hand, it was because Uchiha Madara had heard about the night of the genocide.

Although Uchiha Madara said that he didn't care about Konoha Village, he actually cared a lot about it.

Uchiha Madara gritted his teeth in hatred when he thought of Obito helping the descendants of Tobirama to deal with the Uchiha clan. If he were not restricted by Obito at the moment, he would have carried out the Moon Eye Project again.

He would teach Obito a lesson.

Now we should head north to the Land of Earth and hunt the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails while seeing if we can meet that kid Ohnoki. It’s been a while since we’ve met an opponent we can fight against.

……

When Uchiha Madara and others headed north to the Iwagakure Village, Danzo was not idle either.

Although his cognition had been modified by Uchiha Shisui, Danzo was still an excellent conspirator. After deciding to become the Fifth Hokage, Danzo began to take a series of actions.

Danzo's two biggest rivals on the road to becoming Hokage are Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Jiraiya is supported by Konoha's senior ninja team, and is also the ninja strongly recommended by Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En. As long as Jiraiya is willing, he can easily become Hokage.

But Jiraiya is unwilling to serve as Hokage, which is good news for Danzo.

As for Tsunade who ran away from home, she could also easily become Hokage, but because she suffered from hemophobia in her early years, she has lost her qualifications as a ninja.

But no one knows whether hemophobia is real or not. It is very hard to say whether it is just Tsunade's excuse to get rid of the village affairs or she really suffers from hemophobia.

If Tsunade is unwilling to come back to serve as Hokage and continues to wander in the outside world, the Fifth Hokage will naturally be in his pocket, and no one can snatch the position of Hokage from him.

But there is always a chance of something happening, what if Tsunade really comes back.

With the huge reputation that Tsunade has accumulated in the ninja world over the years and her status as the granddaughter of the first Hokage, he has no way to compete with Tsunade.

Unless he could take the initiative, create a time difference and become Hokage ahead of time.

But if you want to achieve this, you may need to rely on the forces of many parties. On the one hand, delay Tsunade's return to the village, and on the other hand, work with the daimyo to quickly confirm the candidate for Hokage.

The former is not a difficult task. All you need to do is send someone to give money to Tsunade.

Tsunade had no way of resisting the temptation of winning money.

What is really troublesome is the matter of joining forces with the daimyo. He has cooperated with the daimyo many times over the years and has also established many connections in private. Both sides are in a state of mutual exploitation.

The Daimyo needs Danzo to limit the growing power of the Hokage and the Ninja Village.

Danzo also needs the help of the Daimyo to fight against the pressure from the Third Hokage and allow the Root organization to gain greater benefits.

But that was only in the past. In the past, the daimyo needed to work with him to check and balance the Third Hokage and maintain the balance of power among the three parties.

But now, the Third Hokage is 'dead', and many things will change.

He has a good relationship with the daimyo, but Tsunade and the daimyo are related by blood. Will the daimyo really give up supporting Tsunade and instead support him to become Hokage?

Danzo had some doubts in his heart, as there were too many unstable factors in this matter.

Although, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire might really support me and help me ascend to the position of Hokage, and then secretly contact the other Konoha Jonins to check and balance me after I become Hokage.

But what if the Fire Nation Daimyo doesn't support it?
Is there a way to confirm that the Fire Country Daimyo is obedient enough?
Danzo thought of what happened in the Land of Wind a few years ago. This matter was reported to him by Shisui, who said that the Fourth Kazekage became a rebel and attacked the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

After the attack, the Daimyo of the Wind Country, who had originally favored Konoha, became much more obedient and gradually resumed his military funding support for the Sand Village. From then on, he dared not interfere too much in the affairs of the Sand Village.

It's really funny.

When the Fourth Kazekage Rasa was still the Kazekage, he would be suppressed and even humiliated by the Daimyo of the Wind Country when he met the Daimyo of the Wind Country.

But after the Fourth Kazekage became a rebel, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind no longer dared to speak loudly.

This incident undoubtedly gave Danzo a lot of inspiration. If he wanted to become Hokage, it was naturally impossible for him to openly attack the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, but he could still do it by launching a few conspiracies.

As long as he could make the Fire Country Daimyo feel threatened and resolve the issue himself, he would definitely be able to gain the Daimyo's favor and support, and even directly control the Daimyo and the entire Fire Country.

Following the example of the Hidden Rain Village, allowing the Konohagakure to annex the Land of Fire in the future was also one of Danzo's goals.

The one country, one village system was first proposed by the first Hokage. Due to the limited number of ninjas at the time, the one country, one village system did not have any major problems.

The ninja village itself is the product of the ninja clans banding together for warmth, with the purpose of protecting ninjas of all clans.

When the first Hokage founded the village, Konoha had only one or two thousand ninjas, all of whom were members of the Ninja Clan. This number of ninjas meant that even though the Ninja Village had the strongest armed forces in the Land of Fire, it still could not control the Land of Fire.

The reason is also very simple.

In the Warring States Period, ninjas were a profession that required them to go to the battlefield at a very young age. Due to their age, it was very difficult for ninjas to learn the skills of killing, and they had no ability to learn other knowledge.

But with the establishment of ninja villages, the average lifespan of ninjas has been greatly improved.

In order to cope with the upcoming Ninja World War, the second generation teacher established a Ninja School, turning the ninjas from single-handed thugs into all-round talents.

It was from this time that the relationship between the ninja village and the daimyo began to change.

Today, the ninja village has an absolute advantage over the daimyo prefecture, but the daimyo prefecture still controls the financial power, and even its nominal status exceeds that of the ninja village.

Originally, due to convention, everyone tacitly accepted the one country, one village system.

But as luck would have it, the Hidden Rain Village was the first to break this unspoken rule and led it to glory, a height that did not belong to the Hidden Rain Village.

Therefore, if they want to make Konoha greater, they must take action against the Daimyo Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)