Chapter 32: The Plan Begins
"Sir, you mean the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan?"
As Minato reacted, he immediately recalled the Uchiha and Hyuga.
The former needs no further explanation.
The latter is nominally the largest clan in Konoha. If everyone could support Minato, they could at least ensure they are invincible in a civil war.
"Don't you have a good relationship with Fugaku? With your intervention, he will definitely join. Besides, after this Kyuubi Rebellion, he and the Uchiha Clan don't have many choices."
After this incident, the Uchiha Clan's situation will become more dangerous.
Most villagers will surely be hostile to the Uchiha Clan, which is also the main reason why rebels within the Uchiha Clan gradually rose.
In fact, as the current clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku himself leans towards Minato.
Fugaku can be said to be the strongest supporter.
He has long respected Minato. He and Minato are good friends, and his wife Mikoto and Kushina are also good friends.
Logically, based on his relationship with Minato, as long as Minato is alive, there is absolutely no problem in keeping the Uchiha Clan safe for decades.
With Minato here, the Uchiha Clan Massacre will never happen!
It's a pity that no matter how good Fugaku's investment is, he can't withstand unforeseen changes.
A Kyuubi Rebellion took Minato and his wife, destroying all his investments and pushing the Uchiha Clan to a dead end.
In other words, Fugaku has already invested a lot in Minato.
If the Kyuubi didn't kill Minato and his wife, if anyone else wanted to kill Minato, Fugaku would be the first to disagree!
In a sense, the Uchiha Clan led by Fugaku has already sided with Minato.
And Minato himself knows this.
"Sir, you're right. Fugaku is indeed something we can fight for. If I meet him, he will most likely support me."
"It's just that the Hyuga Clan is not that easy to win over!"
The Hyuga Clan's political leanings are much more complicated compared to the Uchiha Clan.
Often, the Uchiha Clan just wants to survive and receive equal treatment in the village. But the Hyuga Clan's goal has always been to become the largest ninja clan in Konoha.
The Hyuga Clan has indeed become the largest clan in Konoha Village currently.
On one hand: Because Senju and Uchiha suffered heavy losses in the Second and Third Great Ninja Wars, almost all Senju clansmen died, so the Hyuga Clan took over.
On the other hand: Byakugan itself has a certain restraining effect on Sharingan, and can easily break through Sharingan illusions.
Although it's difficult for the Hyuga Clan to become like the Uchiha Clan, with the emergence of several amazing geniuses from time to time, the existence of Byakugan also makes the lower limit of Hyuga ninjas very low.
Among various ninja clans, Hyuga ninjas are the easiest to stand out.
As long as someone masters Byakugan and masters most of the Hyuga Clan's special skills, there will be no obstacles to growing into a Jonin.
Therefore, the number of Jonin in the Hyuga Clan has always far exceeded that of other major clans.
Moreover, the Caged Bird Seal has absolute control over branch ninjas. On the surface, all Hyuga Clan ninjas work together. As such, the Hyuuga Clan has a strong voice in the Jonin Council!
The Konoha Jonin Council is in fact equivalent to the House of Representatives, independent of the core power system of the Hokage.
Before the village implements any major resolution affecting the entire village, the resolution must be selected and approved by the Jonin Council before it can be fully implemented.
Therefore, the Hyuga Clan, which has a large number of "united" Jonin, is like the largest party in the House of Representatives.
They have a significant voting right in most major decisions in the village, and are able to dominate the Jonin Council.
This is the real reason why the Hyuga Clan has always been deeply rooted in Konoha.
In short, the Hyuga Clan is now very prestigious, and their position in the village is very stable. It's very difficult to seek support from the Hyuga Clan!
Even though they remain neutral, they still can live comfortably, and they remain the largest clan in Konoha.
Why should they fully support Minato, a 'Hokage puppet', to fight against the core leaders of Konoha who have been in power for decades?
"The Hyuga Clan is indeed not easy to win over. Their neutral posture and stable status allow them to enjoy such peaceful years."
"But it's not a big problem, as long as the second and third steps of the plan are implemented. Even if you don't go to them, Minato, they will take the initiative to lean towards you." Lux continued.
Kushina's eyes lit up at the sound of this.
"Sir, please tell me!"
Her biggest hope now is that Minato can regain his original strength and stop being a puppet for those old men and stop blaming them.
"Step two: Use setbacks to advance and break out the conflict!"
"Step three: Kill with a borrowed knife, with an oriole behind!"
"Specifically, like this before...then this...and finally that..."
"What do you think?"
Lux was playing around, and he had a major threat to drive out Uchiha Madara first, so he wasn't afraid that Minato wouldn't take his bait.
"It seems something is wrong with this. Many ninjas will be sacrificed!"
Minato hesitated a little, he really didn't want any more casualties.
"Some sacrifices are unavoidable, Minato, you should be aware. I'm just giving advice, it's up to you to decide whether to adopt it or not."
"Don't forget that Konoha's remaining time is not much. By the way, let me tell you another piece of news for free. It's estimated that it won't be long before Uchiha Madara and Obito control Kirigakure Village and the Fourth Mizukage."
Minato was shocked again!
Although he couldn't confirm whether the information Lux revealed was true or false. But if it's true, then for Konoha, time might be running out!
Minato made a cruel decision and agreed to Lux's proposed plan.
He has never been a hesitant person, whether it was fighting Obito or sealing the Kyuubi, once a decision was made, Minato would implement it without hesitation.
"Kushina, I'll have to work hard for you next."
"It's nothing, I can't go out. It just allows our family of three to stay longer."
Kushina was very happy and hoped that Minato could spend more time with her and Naruto. Therefore, she strongly agreed to this plan.
"Good!"
"Sir, Kushina, please wait a moment."
"I'll explain it to the Third Hokage and the others."
After saying that, Minato immediately teleported away.