The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

Alliance with the weak against the strong?

A sense of absurdity appeared in the minds of everyone sitting there.

Let’s first take a look at the comparison of strengths among the three clans.

In the Uchiha clan, there are currently two people who surpass the jounin level. There are twelve jonins at this level, and there are more than 1,100 ordinary ninjas, ranking at the bottom among the three clans.

The Senju clan has a being who surpasses the jounin level. There are eleven jonins in this clan. Counting the clan leaders of the three Inorakacho families, there are nine people in total. The number of ordinary ninjas is about 1,500.

In addition, there is Shimada, a person who surpasses the jounin. There are twenty-four strong jonins, and the number of ordinary ninjas is close to 1,700. He is the strongest among the three clans.

It is not difficult to see from the comparison of strength on paper that the strength of the Shimada clan is almost twice that of the weakest Uchiha clan.

This contrast in strength gave the upper echelons of the Uchiha clan a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Unite the weak to resist the strong..."

Uchiha Tajima was the first to react and began to think secretly.

Speaking of which, this is a good idea.

Fighting alone, even the Senju clan only has about 80% of the strength of the Shimada clan.

But if the two major ninja clans, Senju and Uchiha, join forces, they can undoubtedly defeat the Shimada clan.

But psychologically, Uchiha Tajima instinctively resisted joining forces with the Senju clan.

Ten years ago, their two clans were the undisputed ceiling of the Fire Nation, and their disputes with each other were also the most intense, and they forged the deepest hatred.

After five years of secret fighting, three of his sons, Uchiha Tajima, were killed by ninjas from the Senju clan.

Although he doesn't seem to care on the surface, how can he really not feel distressed on the inside?

He and Thousand-Armed Buddha have been fighting and hating each other for half their lives, but now they have to join forces to deal with a rising star?

Looking at Uchiha Tajima with a gloomy expression, all the elders around him, including Sarutobi Sasuke, stopped talking.

They all also understood how much perseverance it took for Uchiha Tajima to make this seemingly easy decision.

On the contrary, a trace of expectation flashed in the eyes of the silent Uchiha Madara.

Although when he broke up with Hashirama, he had already made up his mind to cut off this bond, and even awakened the Sharingan for this purpose.

But deep down in his heart, he still regards Hashirama as his friend, the most important person besides his only brother Izuna.

If the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan are no longer hostile, it would be good news for Madara.

As for the three dead brothers, it was not Hashirama who killed them. Fei Madara could tell this clearly.

"That's all..."

Uchiha Tajima seemed to be a little older.

"Let's send someone to try to contact the Thousand Hands clan first..."

"Yes! Patriarch."

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"Join forces?"

The Thousand-Armed Buddha looked shocked at this moment?

"Are you sure it was the Uchiha clan that released the news? Not the Shimada clan?"

"It's confirmed, it's the news released by the Uchiha clan."

An elder of the Thousand Hands clan sitting below said.

Thousand-Armed Buddha suddenly fell into deep thought.

To be honest, his sense of crisis is not as serious as that of Uchiha Tajima.

Although he knew that the Senju clan was currently weaker than the Shimada clan, he was also confident that as long as the Shimada clan had not lost their minds, they would not be the first to deal with the Senju clan.

Even if the high-level officials are like this, ordinary clan members who don't have such a far-sighted vision don't even want to join forces with the Uchiha clan.

The two clans have been at war with each other for many years, and the hatred they have formed is indeed deep. Even the sons of the clan leaders of both sides were killed in the battle. Almost everyone in the ordinary clan has a grudge against the Uchiha clan.

On the contrary, in the eyes of the Senju clan, the Shimada clan has always appeared as an ally and a relatively close ninja clan.

How could they hope to join forces with their enemies to deal with their friends?

In this atmosphere, whoever advocates an alliance with the Uchiha must bear the price of a greatly reduced reputation within the clan.

To be honest, Thousand-Armed Buddha is not very willing to do this without any pain.

After pondering for a long time, Thousand-Armed Buddha still couldn't make up his mind.

He looked at the person sitting at the bottom.

"Tobirama, what do you think?"

Unlike the eldest son Hashirama, who has outstanding strength but whose ideas are incompatible with his own.

Conceptually, Thousand-Armed Buddhama appreciates Tobirama's philosophy even more.

However, during the Warring States Period, no matter what, strength came first, not to mention that Tobirama himself also defended his brother's position as heir.

Senju Buddhama can only hope that Tobirama can rely on his influence to prevent Hashirama from making some naive decisions in the future.

However, Tobirama's resourcefulness was still recognized by Buddha, so Tobirama was allowed to participate in high-level meetings of the Senju clan.

Genji and Izuna, who are about the same age as Tobirama, have not yet been allowed to participate in high-level meetings.

"Clan leader, I think we can consider joining forces with the Uchiha clan, but there is no need to rush."

Tobirama stood up and slowly expressed his thoughts.

"Oh? Why do you do this?"

I became interested in Thousand-Armed Buddha.

"Today, among the three major families in the Land of Fire, the Shimada clan is the strongest. The best way is to unite the weak and resist the strong.

On the contrary, if we choose to join forces to defeat the weak, when the Uchiha clan is defeated, we will have to face the Shimada clan alone, which is more powerful than us, which will undoubtedly be more disadvantageous to us."

"Then why don't we use the Uchiha clan to weaken the Shimada clan?"

An elder from the Thousand Hands clan below said.

Tobirama glanced at him, and then explained unhurriedly: "The elder thinks that the Uchiha clan is more hostile to our clan or the Shimada clan?"

The elder hesitated for a moment, then said: "They are even more hostile to our clan."

Tobirama said calmly: "It seems that the elders also understand.

This time the Uchiha clan took the initiative to join forces with our clan, just because the Shimada clan is strong, but it does not mean that we and the Uchiha clan have reconciled.

Once we refuse to join forces, then we and the Shimada clan will both be Uchiha's enemies.

When they are in dire straits, if they want to back them up, it is more likely to be our clan."

Tobirama's analysis was reasonable, and even Nara Shikawamoto, who was sitting below, nodded repeatedly.

The idea of ​​using Uchiha to consume the Shimada clan is just wishful thinking.

The Shimada clan is not a fool, and Uchiha is not the Senju clan's marionette. How could he easily follow the Senju clan's script?

"Then why don't we directly agree to the Uchiha clan?"

Thousand-Armed Buddha dismissed the previous topic and asked instead.

"Clan leader, even if we join forces, we can't take advantage of Uchiha easily.

Now that the Uchiha clan is asking for something from us, we naturally need the Uchiha clan to hand over some benefits.

Otherwise, not only will we suffer a loss, but we will also have to bear the grievances of our tribe, and the gain will outweigh the loss."

Tobirama's meaning is very clear. The Senju clan needs the Uchiha clan to actively give up their interests to silence the clan's mouths, and they must also take the opportunity to increase the family's strength as much as possible.

Although the purpose of joining forces is to weaken the Shimada clan, once the Shimada clan falls, the Senju clan will undoubtedly become the strongest existence in the Fire Country.

At this time, it is natural to take advantage of the opportunity to gain more benefits...

"Okay, let's follow Tobirama's plan."

Senjubutama glanced at the other wise man Nara Shikamoto who was sitting below and nodded in approval. He no longer hesitated and made a decision immediately...