The topic was quickly shifted.
The news that the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan decided to marry was undoubtedly shocking.
Even the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire, who was the victim of the assassination, temporarily gave up pressuring Senju Hashirama, but instead, a look of fear appeared deep in his eyes.
At this time, he could almost conclude that the masterminds behind the assassination of his whole family were Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Makoto, and Senju Tobirama in front of him.
All three of them were insiders.
And this so-called marriage alliance was not just a simple binding of interests but also a tough signal released jointly by the two major ninja villages to the outside world—our ninja villages have the ability to kill your whole family and even more ability to turn black into white.
Everything that happened was an accident, just bandits causing trouble!
They could even use the assassination as an excuse to make the nobles donate money to suppress bandits!!
Really shameless!!
"Then my survival, was it a coincidence, or did they deliberately let me go...."
"If it was deliberate..."
Thinking of this, the Lord Elder's mood became very bad.
His gaze turned once again to Senju Hashirama, who still looked "fawning".... The Hokage hasn't been acting all along, has he?
Is Senju Hashirama a master of playing dumb?
And Uchiha Makoto was quite satisfied with the effect caused by the news of the marriage alliance.
Just looking at the expressions of the Daimyo and the Lord Elder at this moment, one can imagine that once this news spreads to the people of the Land of Fire, coupled with the prepared historical secrets of the two clans, it will definitely firmly attract the attention of the entire Land of Fire.
In this way, the public opinion pressure currently facing the ninja villages will be greatly reduced.
Of course, if the best effect is desired, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire still needs to personally announce this news to the outside world.
And the attitude of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire...
"Your Highness, what you consider is indeed reasonable, but this marriage is not only a private matter for these two children, but also involves the alliance between my Akatsuki Ninja Village and Konoha, and it is also to resolve the long-standing family hatred between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan."
"Considering the recent family conflicts within Konoha, the marriage alliance is imperative."
Uchiha Makoto did not directly refute the Daimyo's words, after all, what the Daimyo said did make some sense.
So... he directly insisted from the perspective of interests that the marriage alliance was imperative.
This is just a naked exchange of interests!
The feelings of these two children are not within the scope of consideration at all.
Senju Hashirama's marriage contract was an exchange of interests, Uchiha Makoto's marriage contract was actually also an exchange of interests, Senju Tobirama's marriage contract... uhm, this single dog is not within the scope of consideration.
In short, the fathers all came through like this.
As direct descendants of the Hokage and Kōkage, it is only natural for them to make a little sacrifice for the interests of the village and the family.
And anyway, his son won't suffer.
Except for the bad habit of gambling, which deducts some points, Tsunade's other scores can be said to be close to full marks.
Can fight, can heal, and has high looks!
Gambling... these are actually small things. Debts disappear when people die... if the creditor dies, there is no need to pay back the money!
After finishing his words.
Uchiha Makoto did not forget to cast his gaze on the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire.
"How the family conflict within Konoha suddenly expanded, you old fool should know very well!"
"I killed your whole family this time just to teach you a lesson. Next time you are not honest, I will take your life!"
The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire is a smart person, and he almost immediately read Uchiha Makoto's eyes.
However, what surprised Uchiha Makoto a little was.... such a naked threat did not completely scare off the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire—you ninja villages ultimately dare not kill me.
But soon, Uchiha Makoto figured it out.
A person of the status of the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire would not give up so easily.
And the two sides have formed a deadly feud because of this, and it is unlikely for him to stop here.
Subsequently, Uchiha Makoto stopped struggling. This action itself was to teach the Land of Fire a lesson, and incidentally pull Senju Tobirama, this naturally evil old demon, onto his pirate ship and grasp his weakness.
Now the strategic goal has been achieved.
As for the Lord Elder's counterattack in the future.
Uchiha Makoto didn't believe he could really be so stubborn as not to fear kunai. If it were really so, then such a lawless fanatic could only be dealt with by Susanoo's heavy punch.
And facing Uchiha Makoto's "refutation," the Daimyo of the Land of Fire still wanted to find an excuse to delay time.
Although for power, father and son can turn against each other, and biological brothers can kill each other, a mere marriage alliance is nothing.
But he and the Lord Elder conspired for so long, and finally stirred up the grudge between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan. Now if Uchiha Makoto and Senju Hashirama's families marry, it will inevitably greatly eliminate the grudge between the two clans.
At least once the news of the marriage alliance spreads, the two families will temporarily put aside disputes for the sake of face. Wanting to sow discord in the future will not be as easy as it is now.
However... Uchiha Makoto didn't intend to give the Daimyo more time to consider.
Directly "interrogated" again.
"Your Highness, have you considered it?"
"The Hokage, Senju Tobirama, and I unanimously hope that Your Highness can serve as a witness and announce this good news to the Land of Fire."
Uchiha Makoto still did not choose to fight alone, pulling in the "AFK" Senju Hashirama, and Senju Tobirama who had been silent and wanted to be invisible.
Senju Hashirama's brain is not stupid, but his reaction is really slow.
He hasn't noticed that the atmosphere at the scene is wrong until now, still looking cheerful.
He... is born a master of playing dumb!
Fortunately, Senju Hashirama performed decently this time, expressing his stance together with Uchiha Makoto.
As the patriarch of the Senju clan and the Hokage of Konoha, he is one hundred percent in favor of this marriage.
..... Madara, you have been ignoring me recently. I don't believe you will still ignore me after our two families marry!
And although Senju Tobirama disagreed with this marriage in his heart, he had to unite with Uchiha Makoto at this time.
This is all for Konoha!
"Your Highness, Makoto is right!"
"Your Highness...."
With the statements of Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire suddenly felt suffocated in his heart.
"Rebellion, all rebellion!"
"Ninjas force the palace!!"
"Today you can join hands to deal with the Lord Elder, tomorrow you can join hands to force me to abdicate!!!"
The Daimyo roared in his heart, however... it was of no use.
He now has no suitable reason to oppose this marriage alliance. In the end, he could only force a smile and look at the "rebellious subjects and traitors."
"Since your determination is set, I can only congratulate you, congratulate your two families on tying the knot."
"In a few days, find an auspicious day, and I will announce it to the entire Land of Fire for you!"
"Let me think... As the Daimyo, I should give a gift. How about... I adopt these two children as my godson and goddaughter? In the future, they will be the princess and prince of my Land of Fire."
The Daimyo is worthy of being the Daimyo.
At this time, the pattern opened instantly. Since the matter is unstoppable, it is better to go with the flow.
He directly planned to adopt Uchiha Makoto's son as his godson and Senju Hashirama's granddaughter as his goddaughter.
Anyway, thinking about it carefully.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire doesn't lose anything.
He has so many sons and daughters, only a few are really useful. Now it's just one more godson and goddaughter.
And this relationship might really save his life in the future.
Hearing the Daimyo say this, Senju Hashirama became happy almost visibly to the naked eye.
The rules of the ninja world have always been... bankers' children are bankers, politicians' children are politicians, beggars' children are beggars.
Ninjas' children are also ninjas!
And the noble system of the ninja world has always looked down on ninjas.
As for ninjas being good at fighting?
What's the use of being good at fighting!
No matter how good you are at fighting, can you beat Senju Hashirama!
For so many years, haven't ninjas been serving as tools for nobles?
For the Senju clan, this can indeed be called a great grace. In the future, they will be relatives of the royal family of the Land of Fire.
And Uchiha Makoto also knew when to stop. Since the Daimyo was willing to make concessions, he naturally wouldn't raise objections at this time.
Anyway, it's just a mere title.
It's not bad for his son to have a Daimyo godfather. At least he can collect one more New Year's money every year.
In the future, borrowing the name of the Daimyo, the Akatsuki Ninja Village can act more conveniently in some matters.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"You're welcome. So to speak, everyone will be a family in the future!"
The Daimyo forced a smile, obviously implying something. Wielding a knife against family... be gentler in the future.
Nobles like to have three caves for a crafty rabbit, why wouldn't the Daimyo want to?
It's just that with the status of a Daimyo, there is often no way to retreat.... Subjects can surrender, monarchs can only fight to the death.
But having said that, leaving a good karma is ultimately a good thing.
Senju Hashirama didn't understand the implication, just nodding repeatedly... He was playing dumb!
And Uchiha Makoto just echoed, not caring about these high-sounding words.
Now the Akatsuki Ninja Village is becoming stronger and stronger.
And the stronger the Akatsuki Ninja Village is, the more the Land of Fire will be wary. If the situation continues, the contradictions between each other will only become sharper, and sooner or later there will be a day of falling out.
..... The Daimyo's clothes are only one set after all!
Uchiha Makoto wants to make progress too much.
At this time, the atmosphere at the scene also became much better, looking harmonious..... The investigation report of the assassination of the Lord Elder has been temporarily forgotten by everyone.
Of course... only Senju Hashirama should be truly happy.
Amidst laughter and joy, Uchiha Makoto and his party bid farewell to the Daimyo and left the Daimyo's bedroom.
As soon as the three walked out the door.
The harmonious atmosphere in the room disappeared abruptly, replaced by a dead silence.
The Daimyo and the Lord Elder looked at each other, and neither spoke for a while.
Obviously, both of them were in a very bad mood at this moment.
The Lord Elder watched helplessly as the topic was pulled away by Uchiha Makoto. Because of the marriage alliance, he didn't say any of the words he had prepared.
Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to put pressure on the Hokage to reinvestigate, but the result was that the Hokage turned out to be the mastermind behind the scenes.
Now he can only pin his hopes on the Uchiha clan...
And the Daimyo was extremely anxious.
With the marriage alliance between Uchiha Makoto and Senju Hashirama's families, it won't be so easy to stir up the emotions of the Uchiha clan in the future.
"Lord Elder, what should we do now."
"Uchiha Makoto and Senju Hashirama could actually come up with this marriage trick. I'm afraid the series of things that happened recently were all manipulated by them behind the scenes."
".... I'm afraid we need to speed up the plan."
"Now the Uchiha clan is secretly reinvestigating the assassination case. We must find a way to make them bite Senju Tobirama to death, so that we can make an issue of it."
"In this way, not only can we continue to provoke the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan, but maybe we can also take this opportunity to destroy the marriage alliance."
Facing the Daimyo's question.
After thinking for a while, the Lord Elder finally thought of the Uchiha clan.
There was no helping it...
Although Senju Hashirama has always behaved like an idiot, oh no, simple-minded.
The Lord Elder gradually believed in Senju Hashirama's character, but as a result of the recent series of events, Senju Hashirama is very likely a master of playing dumb.
And a natural one at that!
Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Makoto are too shrewd.
The three of them colluded this time to plan the conspiracy to assassinate him. The only breakthrough point can only be on the Uchiha clan.
Heaven have mercy.
The Uchiha clan is naive enough, proud enough, and even more "stupid" enough, and they are also ambitious!
This is simply the best tool person!
Must use the Uchiha clan's desire for the position of Hokage to find a way to drag Senju Tobirama into the water. As long as the crime can be pinned on Senju Tobirama, the dispute between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan can be provoked again... even the dispute between the Uchiha clan and Uchiha Makoto.
The Lord Elder has realized that a crack has appeared in the relationship between Uchiha Makoto and the Uchiha clan.
For example, at the last briefing, Uchiha Makoto stabbed the Uchiha clan in the back in secret, making the Uchiha clan lose face in front of the high-level officials of Konoha.
It's just that the Uchiha clan chose to remain silent for the assistance of the Akatsuki Ninja Village.
And this time the assassination incident, the Uchiha clan is obviously also unaware.
If this matter is used as an entry point to alienate the relationship between Uchiha Makoto and the Uchiha clan, it might not be impossible.
"Makes sense, Lord Elder."
"I'll leave this matter to you. Money, I don't lack. Whatever the Akatsuki Ninja Village can give, I can give it all!"
"Let the Uchiha clan do their best to handle this matter, be sure to bite onto Senju Tobirama. Even without evidence, find a way to find evidence!"
The Daimyo nodded and said so.
Things have come to this, and this is the only way.
He is not afraid that the Uchiha clan has no ambition, nor is he afraid that the Uchiha clan has a big appetite. It's just a mere position of Hokage.... No matter how big their appetite is, it's not bigger than Uchiha Makoto's!
"Yes, Your Highness."
The Lord Elder nodded in agreement.
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