Dating Uchiha Yuki was routine; busy work was actually Senju Wakama's normal state. The once-every-seven-days date time ended. Senju Wakama returned to his busy work life.
Due to Senju Tsukuyo's planning, the Senju clan's affairs were very complex. Even though ninjas all knew the Three Basic Jutsu, there was still not enough manpower. Many clansmen were using shadow clones, one person working several jobs.
A ninja's physical strength was much greater than that of ordinary people. So far, the faces of the Senju clan members were filled with happy smiles. Although it was hard work, the old days were just as hard, and now things were much better than before.
Previously, they didn't know when they would die; going on a mission meant settling their affairs. Now, their future was promising.
Clan Head's study.
The scale of this building was much grander than before.
Senju Wakama met with his old father, Senju Butsuma, alone.
Senju Wakama sat before the desk, head bowed.
Senju Butsuma sat opposite him, a large number of scrolls placed beside him, his brows tightly furrowed.
"...You should be very clear why I kept you here alone." Senju Butsuma said solemnly, "Among you brothers, Senju Tsukuyo likes to follow Hashirama the most, but your eldest brother doesn't understand your sister at all."
Senju Wakama frowned and said nothing.
Senju Butsuma continued, "Tobirama disciplines Senju Tsukuyo, so Senju Tsukuyo is resistant to him. Among the four siblings, you have the best relationship with Senju Tsukuyo and should be the one who understands her best."
Senju Wakama did not deny it. He said in a low voice, "What does Father want to understand?"
"As a father, I am very worried about her current behavior," Senju Butsuma said truthfully.
"No need to worry, Father. In this world... apart from the Rabbit Goddess, probably no one can defeat Senju Tsukuyo," Senju Wakama said a seemingly absurd joke with a straight face.
This was actually the truth.
However, Senju Butsuma didn't believe it at all. He reached out and pinched the bridge of his nose, saying faintly, "Uchiha Tajima sent a letter."
"Uh..." A flicker of emotion crossed Senju Wakama's eyes.
Then he heard Senju Butsuma continue, "Tajima's words, both explicitly and implicitly, are asking us to take Senju Tsukuyo away. She has turned the Uchiha clan upside down."
After speaking, he handed the letter to Senju Wakama.
Senju Wakama calmly took the letter, scanned it ten lines at a time, and read it three times. He found that in Uchiha Tajima's letter, while listing Senju Tsukuyo's "crimes" in the Uchiha clan, there was no mention of Senju Tsukuyo's Sharingan.
But Uchiha Yuki had clearly told Senju Wakama that the Uchiha clan now knew Senju Tsukuyo had the Sharingan.
It was precisely because of this that the Uchiha clan also respectfully called Senju Tsukuyo "Princess."
Uchiha Tajima's letter was a feigned request, but in reality, a probe.
Uchiha Tajima was probing; he wanted to know if the Senju clan knew that Senju Tsukuyo possessed the Sharingan.
And because Senju Tsukuyo was not in the clan, only Senju Wakama knew about this.
"I cannot be sure of Senju Tsukuyo's current condition and am very worried about her." Senju Butsuma sighed, "If it weren't for the birds delivering letters of safe passage every day, and her handwriting being almost impossible to imitate, I..."
"Father, rest assured, sister will definitely be fine." Senju Wakama said in a low voice, "She does things crazily, but she always has a sense of proportion. Weren't you also unable to understand many of her actions before? Now, you still understand her, don't you?"
"Besides, Tajima's letter actually indicates indirectly that he will not harm Senju Tsukuyo. If he really wanted to kill Senju Tsukuyo, or forcibly detain her, Tajima wouldn't need to specifically write such a letter asking you to take your daughter away."
Next, Senju Butsuma continued to talk with Senju Wakama.
To alleviate the anxiety brought by worry, Senju Butsuma personally wrote to other ninja clans, inviting them to merge into a village, but unfortunately, with little success.
Just as Senju Tsukuyo had predicted before.
People cannot comprehend money beyond their cognition.
Two years ago, before Senju Tsukuyo completely controlled the Senju clan, Senju Butsuma had never thought that wealth could come so quickly.
Senju Tsukuyo's precise business positioning and money-grabbing methods were breathtaking.
The knowledge Senju Tsukuyo controlled was very advanced.
The Senju clan had also never thought that so much food could be obtained from such a small piece of land.
In addition, when there were no mission requests, Senju Tsukuyo often had them play the role of ordinary people, robbing nearby mountain bandits and thieves, and even directly exterminating some small, nouveau riche families who were rich but unjust.
If other ninja clans knew about this, it would definitely be very damaging to the Senju clan's reputation.
But it had to be said, murder and arson bring a golden belt.
Having tasted the sweetness at the beginning, some clansmen had proposed in a clan meeting whether to disguise themselves as bandits and rob richer nobles.
But this proposal was rejected by Senju Tsukuyo.
It wasn't that Senju Tsukuyo didn't want to rob those good-for-nothing freeloaders, but the time was not yet ripe, and it would bring other problems.
In the end, the Senju clan lacked manpower.
Their three views collapsed and were rebuilt; their horizons were broadened.
As clan head, Senju Butsuma finally realized why Senju Tsukuyo wanted to unite all ninja clans.
In this ninja world, the number of ninjas compared to ordinary people was too small, as insignificant as a drop in the ocean.
Their numbers were already small, and if they didn't unite and reasonably utilize their innate advantages, the final outcome would only be increasing decline, and even gradual annihilation.
Everyone worked so hard, and the ultimate goal was nothing more than the continuation of the family and bloodline.
But the current situation was too cruel. If they continued to fight each other, let alone family continuation, clan extinction was also a matter of time.
After realizing this, in order to survive, for the sake of their descendants, they should also make positive changes.
Unfortunately, after Senju Butsuma made attempts, he found that other ninja clans, like his former self, had limited cognition.
As someone who had been through it, Senju Butsuma could understand the concerns of other ninja clans. Precisely because of this, he was also more helpless, because he knew that the chips in his hand were not enough to persuade any ninja clan.
Senju Tsukuyo's plan was to let Senju Hashirama grow up, become stronger than anyone else, and through mutual combat with his well-matched best friend Uchiha Madara, display extraordinary strength, gain fame in the ninja world, and then "beat" other ninja clans into consensus.
This method was crude and reliable, but the process was too long, could not see results in a short time, and the future was unknown.
Senju Butsuma was in pain.
He could not reveal the Senju clan's business secrets to other ninja clans, and because he could not reveal them, other ninja clans could not know what confidence the Senju clan actually had.
In addition, Senju Tsukuyo also required everyone to act in a low-key manner.
Currently, apart from Senju Wakama hooking up with the Hyuga clan, which led this prospective in-law family to come and investigate and learn some secrets, other ninja clans would probably have to wait a while longer before they belatedly discovered the changes in the Senju clan.
Senju Wakama narrowed his eyes slightly, "Father, what about the Uzumaki clan? Are they also unwilling?"
"We haven't received a reply yet." Senju Butsuma held no hope for this.