Naruto: Dual System Power At The Beginning

Uchiha Ryosuke also did not get angry, but instead asked, "Why do you think we wouldn't dare? You think our Uchiha clan is evil, but there are also quite a few Konoha ninjas who have died at the hands of your Kumogakure, right? Don't think that I will be as soft-hearted as the First Hokage."

In Ryosuke's heart, the past Senju Hashirama was a powerhouse known as the God of the Shinobi World.

Uchiha Madara, before his betrayal, was also a powerhouse comparable to the God of the Shinobi World, only slightly inferior. Both of them were top-tier powerhouses capable of fighting an entire village alone. Even the fluctuations of their battles, if slightly stronger, could alter the terrain. If the two had been of one mind to conquer the Shinobi World, the Shinobi World would have been at peace long ago. There wouldn't have been later sacrifices of Konoha's ninjas.

The Fourth Raikage's heart skipped a beat— that man known as the God of the Shinobi World.

Indeed, he was somewhat soft-hearted. Back in the Five Kage Summit, he was even kneeling and pleading with the villages to stop the war.

Yet in terms of strength, he was a monster— just too merciful.

And the Uchiha clansman before him had an exceedingly formidable combat ability. He didn't know how he compared to the past First Hokage, but he was definitely a ruthless person.

Thinking back to the previous war, he no longer wanted to confront this person.

Ryosuke saw that the Fourth Raikage had nothing to say and turned to look at the two clan leaders.

"Hyuga Clan Head and Clan Leader Fugaku, you should be satisfied with this result, right?"

Fugaku immediately nodded in agreement.

"Since Ryosuke, you have already said so, and the Fourth Raikage is also willing to accept these conditions, then it's decided— let them go back."

At this moment, he was also very happy in his heart. Ryosuke was simply too domineering, leaving the Fourth Raikage utterly stunned.

Actually, Ryosuke probably wasn't such a ruthless person. He wouldn't truly kill these Kumogakure ninjas. Otherwise, it might cause turmoil in the Shinobi World.

The Hyuga Clan Head also agreed. Originally, he had just been playing the role of the bad guy.

Look at how terrified the Fourth Raikage was— it was truly satisfying.

At the same time, he greatly admired Uchiha Ryosuke. He truly had an imposing presence. If the Hyuga clan could produce someone like him, it would be remarkable.

Seeing that both of them agreed, Uchiha Ryosuke smiled and said, "Since both clan leaders have agreed, then the Fourth Raikage can now take your Kumogakure ninjas back. After all, we don't have any extra dinner left for the people of Kumogakure."

Hyuga Hiashi and Fugaku were both stunned. They didn't expect Ryosuke to say something like this and barely held back their laughter.

The Fourth Raikage was also furious and annoyed. "Then please let us leave. We won't trouble you for food."

After releasing all the Kumogakure ninjas, the allied forces of Konoha's two clans began their return to the village.

Of course, they took along the ninjas Ryosuke wanted for investigation— Mabui and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki. The reason, naturally, was to assist in investigating the matter.

Even if the Fourth Raikage was unwilling, he couldn't resist. Being able to take most of Kumogakure's ninjas back was already a stroke of luck.

Of course, there was something more urgent awaiting him— delivering the three billion ryo ransom. Thinking about it, he already had a headache.

This move from the enemy had practically seized half of the village's entire yearly expenditure. That meant that in the future, Kumogakure's welfare support would be reduced by half.

This was truly a troubling matter. But of course, the root of it all was that he had attempted to strike against Konoha.

At first, he had only intended to intimidate the other side. At most, he would suffer some losses in renegotiating a peace treaty. Now that things had turned out like this, he deeply regretted it. He should never have been so greedy.

Afterward, Ryosuke, Fugaku, and the Hyuga Clan Head summoned Mabui and questioned whether the contents of that letter were true.

The answer was— it was indeed real.

The Hyuga Clan Head was extremely furious.

According to what the Fourth Raikage had said earlier, Mabui had been unconscious the whole time and was not imprisoned together with the Fourth Raikage. So naturally, there was no way they could have conspired beforehand.

Most importantly, it was impossible for them to have colluded from the start.

Given the level of forces Kumogakure had deployed, they wouldn't have expected to lose from the outset, right? If they had anticipated losing, why even start this war in the first place?

'So that letter was truly real.'

Now he was trying to guess— exactly which high-ranking figure wanted to target their two clans?

Was it the Third Hokage or one of the three advisors? It was really disappointing. Or was it that hidden hand of Konoha— Danzo?

He couldn't help but look at Ryosuke beside him and ask, "Ryosuke, what do you plan to do?"

Ryosuke thought for a moment and could only say helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. After all, we don't have sufficient evidence. We only know that someone is a traitor. For now, we can only let it go."

But in his estimation, those people would certainly target the Uchiha clan again in the future.

At that time, whoever targeted the Uchiha clan would most likely be the mastermind behind it all.

Hyuga Hiashi heard Ryosuke's words and could only let it go for now, but he still made a mental note.

In the future, he had to be cautious of Konoha's higher-ups. Otherwise, he might not even know how he died.

This incident had given him a profound lesson— even during a war that concerned the village's survival, some higher-ups still disregarded the village's interests and played dirty.

"I'll go arrange for my clansmen to withdraw."

After speaking, he left the main camp.

Once the Hyuga Clan Head had left, Fugaku finally spoke up.

"Ryosuke, if it's not the Third Hokage behind this, then it's Danzo. Should we strike first?"

The Hokage had plenty of reasons to act against the Uchiha clan— after all, his son had been captured by them. And as for Danzo, he had always been targeting the Uchiha clan. The clan's forced relocation was initially led by him.

Just now, with the Hyuga Clan Head present, there were some things he couldn't say, but now that he was gone, Fugaku could voice his true thoughts.

In the future, Ryosuke would lead the clan toward prosperity, so the Hokage position would inevitably belong to the Uchiha.

Ryosuke was a little surprised by Fugaku's attitude. In the past, during the Night of the Massacre, the man didn't even activate his Sharingan and willingly let himself be killed by his son alongside his wife, Uchiha Mikoto.

But now, he was actually considering striking first. This was a good change.

Because in Ryosuke's view, rather than waiting to be slaughtered, it was better to resist.

"There's no need. If we act now, we won't hold the moral high ground. The Uchiha clan is growing stronger— those in the shadows won't be able to resist targeting us again. When that happens, it won't be too late to act."

Hearing Ryosuke's words, Fugaku's desire to take action faded.

As Ryosuke said, if they struck now, it would seem like a rebellion. What was originally a justified cause would turn into an unjustified one.

———

A few days later.

The Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan returned to the village and brought the news of victory to the villagers.

The entire village was shocked.

Whether it was ordinary villagers or ninja families.

At the time, knowing that Konoha's two strongest clans went to the border to battle against the Hidden Cloud Village, they thought there might be some chance of victory, but it would definitely be a difficult war.

But no one expected that such a great war would be won so beautifully.

Not only did they capture all of the enemy's ninjas, but they also released them, not wanting to cause large-scale slaughter.

This was enough to prove that these two clans were incomparably powerful. A village like the Hidden Cloud Village would no longer dare to invade the Fire Country's Konoha Village. This undoubtedly brought peace to the village.

On a street in Konoha Village, a few people were gathered, all praising the victory of the two clans. Their faces were filled with joy.

With such powerful clans protecting the village, their Konoha Village could be said to be worry-free. With the village at peace, these commoners could live their lives with greater ease.

Of course, some were happy, and naturally, some opposed it. A passerby, seeing these people praising the two clans, couldn't help but frown. He originally disliked these two clans.

He couldn't help but speak out. "This incident was originally caused by the two clans. This time, they are just cleaning up the mess they left behind. What is there to praise?"

Someone immediately spoke out to refute him. "This was caused by the two clans? Wasn't it the despicable Hidden Cloud Village envoy leader who stirred up trouble?"

"Trying to abduct the Hyuga clan's daughter to obtain Konoha Village's top-tier bloodline limit, the Byakugan—this was already bullying us to the extreme! And you still won't fight back? What a spineless coward."

The person raising objections continued to argue sophistically. "Even though things are like this, isn't there a more reasonable way to solve the problem? Shouldn't we have followed the Third Hokage's words, sacrificed one member of the Hyuga clan to protect the entire village, which naturally also means protecting these two clans?"

"In this war, didn't both clans suffer more than just one casualty?"

"Then sacrificing one person to prevent more innocent clansmen from dying—isn't that a better method?"

"Now, instead, more innocent clansmen have died, and you still think this is right?"

Someone else stepped forward to refute him. "According to your logic, wasn't that originally innocent Hyuga clansman innocent as well? Then how about you sacrifice yourself to appease the anger of the Hidden Cloud Village?"

The person raising objections had a change in facial expression.

"What does this have to do with me? Besides, I'm not a Hyuga clansman, so how could I possibly appease the anger of the Hidden Cloud Village?"

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