Hachiyo at this moment then with an extremely unsightly expression spoke. "Clan leader, how can even you agree with Ryosuke's idea? This decision is obviously very wrong."
"Even if they are a brother clan, how many generations has it been? Now the relationship has long since become bleak. I believe that Uchiha and Senju clans are more in a competitive relationship."
"The Uchiha clan has been suppressed by the Senju clan for so long, and finally, there is an opportunity to suppress the Senju clan."
"How can we give it up?"
"They already have two Hokage, and now they are about to have three Hokage, while our Uchiha clan still has not had a single Hokage."
"Ryosuke doing this will make the clansmen feel a bit cold-hearted."
He indeed felt extremely aggrieved in his heart, so he simply revealed it.
Yet Fugaku had a completely relaxed and at-ease expression.
"Hachiyo, stop complaining. Although Ryosuke doing this also exceeded my expectations, indeed, the Senju clan producing three Hokage looks like it has completely suppressed our Uchiha clan."
"But this matter may not be bad, rather, it is even very good."
Hachiyo was extremely puzzled, not understanding. He couldn't quite comprehend the words of Clan Leader Fugaku.
How could this be a good thing? Originally, this was supposed to be an excellent opportunity to obtain the title of Fifth Hokage, allowing the Uchiha clan to ascend to the top of Konoha Village.
But now, without the Fifth Hokage position, the Uchiha clan is still only in control of the Police Force, and even the authority of the Police Force has been divided, with even less power than before. Shouldn't they be angry about this?
Somewhat angrily, he asked. "Clan Leader Fugaku, what are you thinking? Why do you say this is a good thing?"
Could it be that the other party had blindly believed in Uchiha Ryosuke to this extent? Ryosuke was good in every way, but this decision Hachiyo truly did not approve of.
Yet Fugaku spoke with a face full of smiles. "Hachiyo, you still haven't seen through Ryosuke's painstaking efforts."
"Losing the Hokage position is indeed very unfortunate for our Uchiha clan, and the long-cherished wish of the family remains unfulfilled."
"But, if Ryosuke can conquer Tsunade, then wouldn't Tsunade be considered a person of our Uchiha clan in the future?"
"Then Uchiha Ryosuke would naturally be the man of the Hokage. With Ryosuke's dominance, he will definitely be able to control Tsunade."
"Then in this selection of the Fifth Hokage, the Uchiha clan did not participate, but in reality, they had already been elected in advance."
Hearing this, Hachiyo's sorrowful expression began to change, and he gradually became happy in his heart.
Clan Leader Fugaku was right. If Tsunade became Ryosuke's woman, then naturally, she could be considered a person of their Uchiha clan.
His dissatisfaction was completely gone, and he even felt a little happy.
"Never thought that Ryosuke actually had such a profound intention."
Fugaku looked at Hachiyo, the corners of his mouth also curving into a smile.
"Not only that, more importantly, Tsunade, as the only heir of the Senju clan, has now become Ryosuke's woman. Doesn't this mean that the Uchiha clan has already annexed the Senju clan?"
"The once-powerful enemy, the Senju clan, will probably be under the banner of our Uchiha clan from now on. This is a historically significant victory for the family."
"It is far more valuable than the Uchiha clan producing a Hokage."
"Elder Hachiyo, do you still feel aggrieved now?"
Hachiyo's eyes widened, as this really seemed to be just as Fugaku had said. The Uchiha clan annexing the Senju clan would be a great victory for the Uchiha clan.
Although the Senju clan was somewhat in decline now, at least their name was still very prominent. Moreover, this meant that in the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan, the final winner was the Uchiha clan.
His mood suddenly improved greatly, and he quickly said, "No, no more."
He felt completely at ease. Fugaku said with a serious face, "So we must trust Ryosuke's decisions. Every step he takes has deep meaning."
"He is the chosen one destined to lead the family to glory."
Hachiyo also sighed with emotion. Looking back at the family's development over the past few months, without Ryosuke, there would be no present Uchiha clan.
Ryosuke could indeed be called the chosen one of the family.
Without him, they might have already been eliminated by Danzo and the Hokage, or even falsely accused of betraying the village.
He decided that from now on, he would never again doubt Ryosuke's plans.
Fugaku, seeing Hachiyo's expression, knew that Hachiyo would probably follow Ryosuke's words unquestioningly from now on.
And naturally, he would do the same. Without needing to think, he could be considered the most relaxed clan leader in the history of the family.
Of course, some follow-up matters still needed to be arranged.
"Hachiyo, remember to properly appease those radical clansmen and do not leak this news."
"Understood." Hachiyo responded.
Although they knew the reason why Ryosuke had the family act this way, the clansmen did not.
Although most of them greatly admired Uchiha Ryosuke, there were still some troublemakers who had to be properly appeased. Naturally, the reason could not be told to them.
As long as they were made to believe that Ryosuke's actions were indeed very reasonable, that would be enough.
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Two days later, the clan leader-level meeting was held as usual.
And this time, Ryosuke naturally did not participate. After all, he had already given the Hokage position to Tsunade. Since he had no purpose there, he naturally did not need to attend.
Instead, Fugaku attended on behalf of the Uchiha clan.
Of course, he also wanted to see how many clans present would support their Uchiha clan's rise to power. From this, one could tell whether the Uchiha clan had gained the village's trust.
The most critical point was whether they had integrated into the village.
Soon, clan leaders arrived one after another in the meeting room. And naturally, Tsunade came with Shizune.
Nara Shikaku and the clan leaders who supported Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage were all very happy in their hearts.
This way, the Uchiha clan would have a competitor. They did not necessarily think the Uchiha clan was bad, just that this clan was not suitable to be in power.
Nara Shikaku, observing more keenly, noticed a difference in Tsunade compared to yesterday.
Yesterday, to describe her, Lady Tsunade was like a withered woman, but today she seemed like a woman in full bloom, her skin fair with a rosy tint.
It was truly a bit strange. 'How could there be such a big change?'
Logically speaking, only by receiving a man's affection would there be such a change, but clearly, there was no man who could conquer Tsunade.
Before long, all the clan leaders had arrived in the meeting room.
However, most of the clan leaders noticed that the so-called strongest man in the village, Uchiha Ryosuke, had actually not come to this important meeting? Could it be that he had no intention of competing for the position of the Fifth Hokage? Was he letting Uchiha Fugaku attend as a candidate instead?
That would at least make sense.
But Fugaku remained completely calm, not caring at all about their reactions. Naturally, there would be no candidacy this time.
He and Hachiyo had already appeased the clansmen, and they would not have any dissatisfaction.
Nara Shikaku, presiding over the meeting, also found it somewhat puzzling. But since everyone was present, it was time to begin.
Today's meeting was naturally presided over by him. Previously, Uchiha Ryosuke had temporarily entrusted him with overseeing village affairs, and the clan leader-level meeting for selecting the Fifth Hokage was also to be led by him.
"Since everyone is here, today's clan leader meeting officially begins. I believe everyone knows the purpose of this meeting—to select the Fifth Hokage to lead the village."
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