Uchiha's road to the top started from Konoha

Chapter 14: The Decision of the Senju Clan
In the Konoha Village where thousands of lights are lit, an urgent secret letter sent from the front line makes the Konoha Village, which is still enjoying the peaceful atmosphere, suddenly become turbulent and undercurrents surge.

The core areas on both sides of the Hokage Building in the center of Konoha are occupied by the Senju and Uchiha clans.

The huge area occupied by the clan alone is enough to squeeze in the Ino-Shika-Cho, Sarutobi, and Shimura clans without seeming crowded.

The Senju clan, upon receiving the news, urgently convened its members to discuss the matter. In the conference hall in the core area of ​​the clan, a dignified and elegant, mature lady with a majestic aura slowly walked into the conference hall.

The Thousand Hands people who had been whispering and talking to each other suddenly sat up straight with respectful expressions, as if they had found their backbone, and the uneasiness and fear in their hearts gradually dissipated.

The mature lady was none other than Hashirama Senju’s first wife, Tobirama Senju’s elder sister-in-law, the terrifyingly powerful Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the princess of the Whirlpool Country who was proficient in sealing techniques - Uzumaki Mito.

Possessing the [Yin Seal] technique, Uzumaki Mito can maintain her youthfulness, and still retains the appearance of her body in its prime.

She has the unique red hair of the Uzumaki clan. Her waist-length hair is tied into a pair of buns, and she wears an ornament on her head that looks like a crown, symbolizing her noble status as a princess of a country.

There was a purple diamond-shaped mark on her forehead, representing the [Yin Seal]. Talisman-like decorations hung on her two hair buns, swaying slightly at the sides of her ears as the mature woman walked.

Uzumaki Mito was sitting at the head of the conference hall wearing a white kimono, with her hands on her waist and abdomen. The slightly tight clothes vaguely outlined the exquisite body curves of this mature lady. Her majestic and powerful eyes swept down.

This mature lady, who possessed the Uzumaki clan's bloodline secret technique [Kagura Heart's Eye] and the ability of [Malice Perception] after becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, easily sensed the chaotic emotions of the crowd.

She looked at the spacious meeting hall that was once large enough to accommodate hundreds of jonins to sit and talk. Now, there were only old and young people left in the Konoha clan, and there were only a dozen or so clan members with the strength of jonin.

The orthodox bloodline that inherited the clan leader's line and had the potential to awaken the divine power of Wood Release has fallen into the predicament of its bloodline being on the verge of dying out. The Thousand Hands of the Forest, which has lasted for nearly a thousand years, is already visibly on the decline.

(Now that the Uchiha clan has another young Mangekyō, facing the aggressive Uchiha clan, the Senju clan will be treading on thin ice.)
Uzumaki Mito, who had a myriad of worries in her heart, spoke slowly without showing any negative expression on her dignified and beautiful face.

"Everyone knows the situation. Tobirama has died. The Uchiha clan, who have the power to kill the Second Hokage, will definitely not let go of the Third Hokage. If you have any ideas, please speak frankly."

"Mother, this matter is full of doubts. Lord Tobirama possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, so how could he die at the hands of the Hidden Cloud Village? What's even more coincidental is that all the Shadow Guards led by Lord Tobirama were killed, and only Uchiha Takean returned victorious. This is such a coincidence that it makes everyone think we are idiots!"

The person who spoke was Senju Moriki, the father of Senju Tsunade. He clenched his hands on his knees, his face filled with anger and murderous intent, "It must be the evil Uchiha brat who killed Lord Tobirama!"

During the reign of Senju Tobirama, it was politically correct to distance oneself from and be hostile to the Uchiha clan. Even Senju Moriki, the eldest son of the direct lineage, said so, and the rest of the collateral clan members immediately became outraged.

"Okay, this is the clan meeting hall, not the Uchiha council. What kind of noise are you making? Are you going to make fun of the Uchiha next door?"

“Yes, they are indeed laughing now.”

As soon as Uzumaki Mito's dissatisfied words came out, the scene fell silent and everyone lowered their heads.

In the silent meeting room, Uzumaki Mito looked at his son Senju Moriki, who was ambitious but impulsive and brainless, and was determined by Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama to have no ability to be a Hokage, and was refused by Senju Tobirama to be taken to the battlefield. He could only shoulder the responsibility of spreading the family, and asked without joy or anger, "Moriki, do you have evidence?"

"The evidence is in the Uchiha brat's head!"

Senju Moriki said confidently, "As long as the Yamanaka clan searches the Uchiha brat's memory, everything will be revealed."

This well-reasoned and well-founded speech left Uzumaki Mito speechless. He already knew deeply that this child had almost zero awareness of the overall situation, and all the training he had done over the years had gone to waste.

Senju Moriki inherited his father Senju Hashirama's naive character of "taking things for granted", but did not inherit Senju Hashirama's [God of Ninja] Wood Release Bloodline. Therefore, there are some things that Senju Hashirama can do, but Senju Moriki cannot do.

(Why are you looking at me like that again? I’m doing this for the Senju clan!)
Facing Uzumaki Mito's disappointed gaze, Senju Moriki gritted his teeth, feeling empty inside. He began to realize that many things had changed since his father's death. Coupled with the inexplicable death of his uncle Senju Tobirama, a string in his heart was already shaky and could break at any time.

"Don't tell anyone outside about the search for Uchiha Takean's memory. As for his identity as a traitor, the cancellation will be announced in the Hokage Building tomorrow."

Uzumaki Mito's calm words left no room for doubt, "You must remember now that he was the hero who killed the Second-Daime Raikage. He is one of the strongest men in Konoha Village and even in the entire ninja world."

"When you meet him, you must respectfully address him as Your Excellency Wu An!"

Senju Moriki lowered his head and said nothing. He understood that in this family, as long as Uzumaki Mito made the decision, even Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama would sometimes give in. All his suggestions would only be rejected by Uzumaki Mito.

After the death of Senju Tobirama, Senju Moriki became the patriarch of the Senju clan. He wanted to seek justice for his uncle's death in his own way.

"Mito-sama, we understand."

"Without evidence, we won't say anything that affects Konoha's unity."

"The current Senju clan is indeed not suitable for a head-on conflict with the Uchiha."

A Senju elder who was left over from the Warring States Period said, "But the position of the Sandaime Hokage is being coveted by the Uchiha clan. This position cannot be given to the Uchiha clan. Who do you think is suitable to inherit the position of the Sandaime Hokage in the village?"

“No one is suitable for this position.”

To everyone's surprise, Uzumaki Mito revealed his well-thought-out plan.

"At present, no matter who takes the throne, the Uchiha clan will not accept it. If someone is designated as the Hokage, a large-scale armed conflict is likely to break out. You are clear about the power of the Mangekyo."

Having experienced the world-destroying might of the battle between Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End, everyone nodded in fear.

"Moreover, the Uchiha clan is a ninja clan that grew strong through blood and fire. If we can't wipe them out in one fell swoop, in the midst of love and hatred, no one can guarantee that the Uchiha clan will have a few pairs of Mangekyō."

"Maybe in the end, the Uchiha will win miserably and Konoha will be destroyed."

"Who among you can accept this kind of ending?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Uzumaki Mito said calmly, "Only a result that convinces the Uchiha clan can make the dispute disappear from the beginning."

Senju Elder's eyes lit up when he understood the meaning of the words, "Lord Mito, do you mean to hold a Jonin meeting?"

"That's right, let all the jonin vote for the most suitable candidate for the Sandaime Hokage."

Uzumaki Mito said calmly, "With your upright manner, the Uchiha clan will be speechless."

When this was said, everyone had roughly guessed the result, and the looks they gave Uzumaki Mito were filled with awe and joy.

The position of the Third Hokage is still held by the Senju clan!
(End of this chapter)