Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

October 28th.

The Battle of Kikyo Mountain has lasted for half a month, a full thirteen days, and Konoha has still not dealt with this Sunagakure raiding squad.

There are two reasons,

First, there's the ever-present issue of strength: 80% of Konoha's strength is on the front lines, with the rest being the old, weak, sick, and disabled.

Secondly, Mount Kikyo is a steep and treacherous place, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After the first wave counterattack failed, the Sunagakure ninjas immediately took advantage of their position and garrisoned the high ground.

They clearly realized that as long as they couldn't deal with them, the Konoha front lines wouldn't be able to act freely.

Iwagakure also knew that as long as Konoha couldn't deal with the Sand Village ninja, the advantage would lie with them in continuing the fight.

Over time, Sunagakure and Iwagakure formed a clever alliance.

The Uchiha clan also realized this. Without a decisive blow, continuing to wear them down would only lead to more casualties. Therefore, only the first wave of attacks was fierce, while the subsequent attacks were more passive.

"Lord Danzo, news has come from the front lines, ordering us to eliminate the Sand Ninja at all costs and as quickly as possible," Aburame Ryoma said while flipping through documents.

With Hiruzen Sarutobi absent, Danzo has become the most powerful person in Konoha, and he is now in charge of the Kikyo Mountain affair.

Danzo's gaze swept over the documents, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Ryoma Aburame observed his reaction, awaiting his decision.

This document was delivered by express courier this morning. Clearly, Hiruzen Sarutobi was in a hurry. Even the experienced Hiruzen Sarutobi had no good way to deal with the encirclement of the two major ninja villages. He could only rely on his strength to overcome the tough challenges.

Once he can deal with the Sand Village ninjas, he can make his mark on the front lines, and the Iwa Village will realize that the situation is hopeless and choose to retreat.

It can be said that all forces are now focused on Mount Kikyo.

"At all costs?"

Danzo raised his eyes, gave a cold laugh, and looked at Aburame Ryoma in front of him. His voice was calm, "Notify everyone that within two days, launch a full-scale attack on Kikyo Mountain at all costs."

I don't want casualty reports, I just want the results!

These words immediately turned the atmosphere cold. Aburame Ryoma lowered his head and gasped. He could guess what was going on.

Once this notice is released, it will cause a lot of dissatisfaction in Konoha, which means that many people will die.

Especially those clans, whose combat ninjas are basically all from them, and the vast majority of those who die are their own people.

Suddenly, he understood Danzo's cold laugh. As clever as Danzo was, he must have known the consequences of issuing the order. His reputation was already terrible, and with this order, the various families would definitely be angry with him.

However, Danzo had no choice but to issue this order, as it was currently the only solution.

"The Third Hokage... what a clever tactic, using Lord Danzo as a shield so easily." Ryoma Aburame thought to himself as he slowly retreated...

……

The Hyuga clan's territory.

"Clan leader, Danzo has issued a notice requiring all clans to contribute their efforts to retake Mount Kikyo within two days." A member of the Hyuga clan bowed respectfully as he reported.

Inside the room, a middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes. His completely white eyes flashed with a sharp light before returning to calm.

Hiashi Hyuga pondered for a moment, then said, "Tell the Anbu that we understand."

The man hesitated and said, "Chieftain, Mount Jiegeng is a tough nut to crack now, and we may suffer considerable casualties."

"I know," Hiashi Hyuga said calmly, "but remember, we are members of Konoha."

The voice was incredibly authoritative; the man felt enveloped by an invisible pressure. He realized he had spoken out of turn and swallowed hard.

"I see……"

After this person left, Hiashi Hyuga slowly got up, his movements were highly entertaining, each action seemed to be a pre-written program.

He pondered for a moment and quickly understood Danzo's intention: he undoubtedly wanted Danzo to make a move.

In this Fourth Shinobi World War, the Hyuga clan did not participate in many events; the vast majority were dedicated to protecting Konoha.

Now, all the clans have suffered considerable casualties, except for the Hyuga clan, which only lost a few insignificant branch disciples.

"Danzo... or perhaps the Third Hokage..."

He knew perfectly well that in Konoha Village, which was composed of various clans, all clans had suffered casualties, but the Hyuga clan had not. This was unacceptable to both Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi; there could never be a single clan dominating the village.

The once-prosperous Senju and Uchiha clans are living examples.

Once the two most powerful clans, one has now been buried in history, while the other has been banished to the edge of Konoha.

Hiashi Hyuga knew perfectly well that if the Hyuga clan were to become even stronger, they would become the next Uchiha, and the fact that there were no Hyuga clan members among the Anbu members was proof of that.

"Alas, these are turbulent times..."

……

Uchiha clan territory

"Clan leader, Danzo has issued a notice demanding that all clans contribute their efforts to retake Mount Kikyo within two days," a member of the Uchiha clan reported.

From inside the mansion, Fugaku's calm voice rang out, "I understand."

Then, Fugaku picked up his teacup and asked, "What do you think?"

Beside him, Momonosuke smiled and said, "It's quite obvious, isn't it? Danzo was unwilling to risk the lives of the Root members to scout ahead, so he set his sights on the various clans."

Fugaku nodded. "Yes, ever since Root suffered heavy losses for some unknown reason last time, the number of people usable in Root has become scarce. Even Danzo can no longer use the lives of Root members to pave the way."

"Heh, our Dark One of the Ninja World really doesn't hold back at all. This time, I'm afraid quite a few people will die again."

"It's alright, the Uchiha can just coast along this time. The Uchiha's casualties last time were already enough."

As he spoke, Fugaku suddenly thought of something.

"I heard that Sora has awakened his Sharingan."

Momonosuke nodded, his face full of worry. "After that day, Sora has been spending all his time killing people on Mount Kikyo. I'm really afraid something might happen to him."

"Using killing to escape grief? That's so typical of the Uchiha clan," Fugaku remarked. "I plan to appoint Sora as the young clan leader after this is over."

Momonosuke was startled and carefully examined Fugaku. Seeing that Fugaku was not joking at all, his expression also became serious.

"Isn't it too early?"

"It's getting late. Before, I was worried that Sora hadn't opened his Sharingan yet, so he lacked persuasiveness. But now... his Sharingan has been opened, and he even killed a Jonin."

Both his battle record and his eyesight were enough to convince the tribe.

Momonosuke remained silent for a while, then shrugged. "Fine, you're the clan leader anyway, the decision is yours."

Fugaku chuckled, "You rascal, you're clearly making your son the young clan leader, but you seem unwilling."

Momonosuke sighed softly, "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just... I don't want Sora to bear too much burden so early."

After all... he's still a child.