Chapter 175 : It's Time for a Joyful Check-in

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"Then... how do you think we should handle this matter appropriately?" Tobirama remained silent for a moment before continuing to ask.

"Well..." Kazekaze frowned slightly, then shared his thoughts, "To fundamentally solve the problem of the Uchiha clan. First, we need to give them a sense of belonging."

"I heard... that back in the day, Grandpa Hashirama founded the Hidden Leaf Village with someone named Uchiha Madara, right?" Kazekaze asked rhetorically.

Since he had traveled to this era and had the opportunity to be involved in the Uchiha clan's issues, Kazekaze naturally didn't want to see the Uchiha clan walk down the path of tragedy again. However, Kazekaze wasn't sure whether the method he thought of could really solve this problem. After all, before traveling to the world of Naruto, he was just a medical student, not a politician or anything of the sort. It's possible that his ideas were just wishful thinking. But...

He was certain that Tobirama's policies were undoubtedly a failure. Even without the Nine-Tails incident fanning the flames, the Uchiha clan being ostracized by the villagers was already a foregone conclusion. The suspicion on the night of the Nine-Tails turmoil merely accelerated the pace of the Uchiha clan's coup. It wasn't the root cause of everything.

"Hmm." Tobirama nodded, indicating that it was indeed so. In the matter of establishing the ninja village, Uchiha Madara did have a certain degree of credit. Tobirama did not deny this; he just felt that his brother Hashirama was more suited to the role of Hokage than Uchiha Madara.

"I also heard that back then, Uchiha Madara and Grandpa Hashirama had a disagreement in their ideals. He hoped that the Uchiha clan would leave Konoha with him. But not a single person was willing to follow him. Do you know why?"

In Kazekaze's view, the reason the Uchiha clan rejected Madara's proposal was because they were tired of war and had developed a sense of belonging to the village.

"At that moment, what these Uchiha clan members recognized was the village, not Madara as their clan leader. In other words, the best policy is to let the Uchiha clan fully integrate into the village, stepping out of the confines of their clan."

Tobirama fell silent again, feeling that Kazekaze made a lot of sense. In a way, this was undoubtedly the best approach. However, in theory, it's easy. Implementing it, however, is very difficult. First, how to integrate the Uchiha clan into the village is a problem. The root cause is their Kekkei Genkai being too powerful. It's known that the Uchiha clan has intermarried with other clans before. But the children born from such marriages often awaken the Sharingan. And when the Sharingan is mentioned, people think of the Uchiha surname. In other words, their clan's label is just too famous. Unlike the Senju clan, only Hashirama and Kazekaze awakened the Wood Release. Other Senju clan members just had outstanding chakra control. That kind of policy encouraging intermarriage simply doesn't work with the Uchiha clan.

"No, what I mean is to bring the Uchiha clan into the upper echelons of Konoha." Kazekaze thought for a moment, "Of course, the candidate must be a dove faction member of the Uchiha clan, like Uchiha Kagami. I think we can use this rebellion incident to have the Uchiha clan leader resign in disgrace. Step down and let Uchiha Kagami take over as clan leader. At the same time, at the right moment, bring Kagami into the upper echelons of Konoha. By then, a ninja like Uchiha Kagami, who can escape the confines of the clan, will definitely actively address the Uchiha clan's issues." Kazekaze shared his thoughts. This was originally a policy he planned to implement after becoming Hokage.

"Letting the Uchiha clan enter the upper echelons of Konoha?" Tobirama couldn't help but frown; he hadn't thought of such a thing. Although Uchiha Kagami is one of the few who can step out of the clan's confines, allowing him to set this precedent and enter the upper echelons of Konoha is equivalent to letting the Uchiha clan enter the power center of Konoha. And Tobirama's plan was to prevent them from participating from the start because he still couldn't trust the Uchiha clan.

However, Tobirama didn't think Kazekaze's idea was wrong. It's just that people like Uchiha Kagami are very rare in the Uchiha clan. Tobirama couldn't even be sure if there would be another ninja like Kagami in the Uchiha clan in the future. And once such a precedent is set, it's very likely that in the future, the hawk faction of the Uchiha clan will enter the power center of Konoha, thereby causing a series of problems. This is a situation Tobirama doesn't want to see.

So, Tobirama let Kazekaze leave first, while he fell into deep thought. Kazekaze didn't feel much about this. He just provided Tobirama with an idea, a choice. As for whether he would implement it in the end, Kazekaze didn't care. After all...

'He would eventually become Hokage.'

"If it really doesn't work, then I'll solve the Uchiha clan's problem when I become Hokage." After leaving the office, Kazekaze couldn't help but clench his fists. After all, the worst-case scenario for the Uchiha clan is annihilation. No matter what he does, it won't be worse than that outcome.

"Since there's no concern, then naturally it's time for bold and drastic reforms. And Uchiha Kagami..."

According to the normal timeline of Naruto, Uchiha Kagami died young at the age of twenty-five. If he hadn't died so early, Kazekaze believes that the Uchiha clan's situation might not have been like this.

'Everything will wait until I become Hokage.' Kazekaze thought to himself. He decided not to get involved in these matters anymore.

And after listening to Kazekaze's opinion, Tobirama did not immediately establish the police force this time. Of course, he also didn't follow Kazekaze's suggestion. After all, Tobirama is a very deep person; he wouldn't lose his judgment just because of a few words from others. After some deep consideration, Tobirama adopted a cold approach. He didn't publicly reveal the truth about the Uchiha clan's rebellion. As a condition, the Uchiha clan leader also didn't pursue the cause of Setsuna and others' deaths. This matter was treated as if it never happened. At the same time, Tobirama ordered the Anbu to secretly monitor the Uchiha clan. After more than half a month of work, this rebellion incident was thus quelled by Tobirama using a series of methods.

And Kazekaze, after this period, welcomed a new check-in opportunity.

[Check-in System cooldown time ended!]

[Would you like to check-in now?]

"It's time for a joyful check-in again." Kazekaze smiled as he returned to his room and began this check-in.