Chapter 141: Chapter 141: Refusing Recruitment
Nara Shikaku, however, was inwardly calm. The other party spoke very nicely, saying it was for Konoha's peace and stability, but in reality, it was merely to win over their three clans.
What surprised him, however, was that they actually used such great power to pull them in. This was undoubtedly a true open conspiracy, making it somewhat difficult to decide.
Hyuga Hiashi, however, was very satisfied in his heart. The other party spoke very nicely, for the peace and stability of the village.
And it was not about becoming the other party's subordinate, but also being able to have law enforcement authority.
The Hyuga Clan possessing law enforcement authority would advance even further. As for the other party wanting to win over the Hyuga Clan, in the future, they would indeed have to give them face, but that would be all.
As for full support, that was unnecessary. After all, the other party had not even stated that this was a transaction. If it were a transaction, that would be somewhat troublesome and would require some weighing.
Now, there was no need to weigh anything at all, so he smiled and said, "Since Clan Leader Fugaku sincerely invites us, then our Hyuga Clan shall accept, for the peace and stability of the village."
Seeing that the Hyuga Clan had agreed, Fugaku was also happy in his heart. With a good beginning, that meant things were good.
He looked towards the Ino-Shika-Cho three clans and the Inuzuka Clan.
The four clan leaders were also silent, seemingly in deep thought.
The Inuzuka Clan, seeing the Hyuga Clan's stance, was shaken in their hearts. The Hyuga Clan had now entered the Uchiha's camp, so what choice should their clan make?
Helplessly, they could only look towards the Ino-Shika-Cho three clans. As fellow supporters of the Third Hokage, they wanted to see what choice the other party would make.
Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Inoichi both looked towards Nara Shikaku. Naturally, such matters should be decided by the smartest person.
At this moment, Nara Shikaku was also feeling immense pressure.
The fate of the three clans was in his hands. On one side was the Uchiha offering immense benefits, which would undoubtedly greatly elevate the status of their three clans, but their three clans had also received the favor of the Hokage.
After pondering for a long time, he finally decided to say, "Clan Leader Fugaku, thank you for the invitation, but allow us to refuse."
Perhaps the Uchiha Clan was unstoppable, and in the future, they would surely control Konoha.
Looking at the Uchiha Clan's current strength, it was clear. If they chose to support the Third Hokage, they might not enjoy the benefits of being followers in the future.
But to betray the Third Hokage just for that would go against their moral code, which was truly a bit disgraceful.
Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Inoichi, seeing Shikaku make his decision, felt relieved in their hearts.
The Third Hokage had treated them well, and betraying him was simply unjustifiable. They naturally agreed with this decision.
Hyuga Hiashi, however, was a little surprised. Faced with the Uchiha Clan, which would undoubtedly rise to power, these three clans still chose not to join, even choosing to forgo such an opportunity to strengthen their clans and instead continued to support the Third Hokage.
He felt they did not understand the current situation, but this was their decision.
Perhaps they did understand but still chose this path. It could not be said to be wrong, only that each clan had made different choices.
Fugaku's expression became somewhat grim, filled with disbelief.
Even the offer to become part of the Police Force and hold some real power could not tempt them?
Unwilling to give up, he said, "Clan Leader Nara, what I am offering you is real power. It means that under normal circumstances, our Uchiha Clan would basically not interfere with matters in your jurisdiction. Could it be that Clan Leader Nara does not find this offer appealing?"
Nara Shikaku shook his head and said, "The Uchiha Clan has indeed made a very tempting offer, with great sincerity, but we simply cannot accept it."
Seeing that he could not sway the other party's resolve, Fugaku understood that they could not be won over. This meant that they were still unwilling to betray the Third Hokage and chose to continue following him.
The Inuzuka Clan Leader, in his heart, admired Clan Leader Shikaku.
With such an example set, he too made his decision.
They would not join the Police Force. Their Inuzuka Clan would not be fence-sitters either.
At this moment, Nara Shikaku said, "Clan Leader Fugaku, if there is nothing else, then please allow us to take our leave."
At this moment, however, Fugaku looked toward Uchiha Ryosuke.
It seemed that he had no way to win them over, but since this was Ryosuke's idea, he should have some follow-up plan, right?
Only winning over the Hyuga Clan was not fatal to the Third Hokage, because Hyuga Hiashi had already long ceased to stand on the Hokage's side.
Without the other four clans joining, then Ryosuke's plan had fallen through.
Noticing Fugaku's actions, the leaders of the Ino-Shika-Cho three clans and the Inuzuka Clan naturally also waited for this young man to speak, without underestimating him due to his youth.
Because Uchiha Fugaku had already said that Ryosuke was the true decision-maker of the Uchiha Clan.
If this young man agreed, then they could leave.
Although they had not chosen to join the Police Force, that did not mean they had to go to war with the Uchiha Clan. That would be very unwise.
Ryosuke naturally felt the gazes of those present. It seemed they were all waiting for him to speak.
Since these three clans refused to join the Police Force, then the Uchiha Clan's gains from this operation were not significant enough.
After all, these three clans were famous for their loyalty, but he naturally had a way to make them obediently join.
Some things were even more important than loyalty.
Rather than letting these loyal people follow the Third Hokage, it would be better for them to follow behind his Uchiha Clan.
He slowly activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then revealed his Mangekyou Sharingan.
The scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan stared directly at Nara Shikaku.
The three clan leaders were all shocked in their hearts, afraid of such eyes. How could they not be afraid?
These were eyes capable of using the terrifying power of Susanoo. Even if the three of them combined their strength, they might not be a match for him.
Or rather, they definitely were not.
Nara Shikaku's expression became extremely serious.
"The Uchiha Clan wouldn't resort to force just because we refused, would they?"
Right now, he was extremely worried.
The other party had even dared to attack Advisor Danzo, even letting Fugaku personally kill him—clearly a lawless individual.
So, the possibility of them attacking their three clans was extremely high.
However, Ryosuke simply smiled and said, "How could that be? I just want Clan Leader Nara to see something."
His scarlet eyes shone, his pupil power surged, and he directly cast a Genjutsu, showing the other party glimpses of the future he knew.
This way, he could change their minds. Because he had read the original story, he knew that two of these three men would die in the future Fourth Great Ninja War.
As the Genjutsu activated, Shikaku's mind spun, and in an instant, he arrived in a new world.
In front of him, that unexpectedly was a monster even larger than a mountain, possessing ten tails and a gigantic single eye, directly opening its huge mouth, rapidly condensing an energy ball, directly shooting it out, directly destroying one mountain after another, and even on the ground also leaving behind a gigantic ravine, the ravine extending to the horizon's end.
From this, it can be seen just how great the power of such an energy cannon is.
Shikaku was endlessly shocked in his heart, 'What exactly is this monster?'
The power of the energy bullet is probably even above the Tailed Beast Nine-Tails, and moreover, the condensation time is far shorter than the Nine-Tails, simply too terrifying.
Back in the Nine-Tails' Rampage of that year, he had the fortune to see the Nine-Tails condense such a Tailed Beast Bomb, fortunately having the Fourth Hokage's space transfer to relocate this Tailed Beast Bomb, otherwise, Konoha Village might have directly been half-destroyed by this move of the Nine-Tails.
In his heart, he was extremely puzzled. 'Does such a monster truly exist?
If such a monster exists, then why has such power never been heard of, such a monster, even if the God of the Shinobi, the First Hokage, came, would also be difficult to deal with, right?
This Uchiha Ryosuke guy, how exactly does he know these scenes?
The scene shifted, a large group of ninjas arrived not far from the giant beast, looking at their clothing and forehead protectors, it was clear, unexpectedly they were ninjas from various Shinobi Villages.
These people divided into several large units, coordinating together to launch an attack against this monster with a united effort.
They actually managed to truly restrain this incomparably gigantic monster.
Shikaku was both excited in his heart and puzzled as well.
Such a monster naturally requires the concentrated power of the Shinobi World in order to be subjugated, the Shinobi Alliance's various ninjutsu coordinated with each other, and the power directly soared.
He even saw among these people what seemed to be his son, who had grown into an adult.
As for his appearance, this father of his was still familiar with it, as expected of father and son, their appearance was extremely similar.
At the same time, in his heart, he was confused, why, despite the Five Great Shinobi Villages being deeply at odds with each other, were they still able to unite, this was truly unimaginable.
It could be said that the relationships between these few great villages were all unfavorable, after all, wars had all occurred.
Both sides' hands were stained with the blood of each other's ninjas, not to the extent of fighting to the death, but absolutely impossible to unite.
But upon second thought, perhaps in the face of such a monster—
If the Five Great Shinobi Villages did not unite, how could they possibly eliminate the opponent? This was also a measure taken out of no other options.
Immediately, the scene shifted once more, this monster that had been restrained by the Shinobi Alliance unexpectedly broke free of control, directly burrowing out.
Directly launching a red energy bullet towards the distance, firing it everywhere.
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