Chapter 153: Deception and Desperation

"We can't go on like this!" Hiruzen stared at Danzo and said in a deep voice: "Danzo, contact Kirigakure. We are not their enemies. We have a common enemy, Uchiha!"

"I understand!" Danzo said in a muffled voice. He hated Torifu in his heart. This old fat man said nice things, but in fact, he was also a waste. If it were him in his place…

Within Konoha, under Shikaku's intentional control, information from the battlefield was partially hidden, and only good news was spread.

Funan wanted to laugh, but he didn't make trouble. He stayed in the clan honestly, either picking up girls or teaching his clan members.

Seeing this, Shikaku breathed a sigh of relief. Funan didn't make a move, that was the best news.

In fact, he was also surprised that Torifu was secretly working with Hiruzen to check and balance the Uchiha, who was now the most powerful.

Torifu didn't communicate with him.

He fully supported the idea of ​​Torifu becoming Hokage, but faced with the current situation, he could only smile bitterly.

Now the news could be suppressed, but what would they do in the future?

Konoha had a limited number of shinobi, could they hide the loss of a thousand or two thousand in one go?

And many Jonin were already starting to question some things.

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Uchiha Clan Territory, Clan Leader's Office.

Under Fugaku's invitation, Funan was already officially working here.

As for Fugaku, he chose an elder's office.

In the clan leader's office, Funan was eating an apple.

There was no such place originally.

After Funan took power, he invested money and created an office building for the Uchiha clan so that he could centrally manage the affairs of the Uchiha clan.

Each elder has an office here.

This building had already become the core of the Uchiha clan's power.

"Itachi, your father is really sensible!" Funan stared at the apple that was almost finished and said to Itachi who was busy processing documents. "People who are sensible can live long."

Itachi took a deep breath, resisted the urge to smash the pen in his hand on Funan's face, and said: "I don't know if my father will survive, but, Brother Funan, I don't think your fate will be any better."

"Why do you say that?"

Itachi gritted his teeth and said: "With that tongue of yours, it's a miracle you weren't killed in the street."

The main reason is that no one can beat him, otherwise Funan would have been put in a sack.

Funan raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with my personality? I think it's pretty good."

Itachi sneered and didn't even bother to say anything.

He didn't know how strong Funan was, but Itachi knew that in terms of angering people to death, Funan was definitely above the level of Kage.

Funan said dissatisfiedly: "My disciple, I am praising your father."

"Thank you!" Itachi was really speechless.

His father had stepped back willingly, but that was because you, Uchiha Funan, forced him. If you weren't so domineering, do you think he would have abdicated?

Moreover, he, Uchiha Itachi, had to work for Funan here and handle documents.

"Brother Funan." Itachi suddenly looked serious and said: "Aren't we going to do something about the acting Hokage?"

Funan picked up a pen and wrote something seriously. "What are you planning to do? Do you want to betray them?"

"That's not the case!" Itachi said seriously: "But we can spread the news that Shikaku has been suppressing. That news is beneficial to us."

"No need!" Funan smiled slightly and said: "That news cannot be hidden anyway."

"Why?" Itachi frowned and said: "If we don't intervene, the forces of the Third Hokage and the Interim Hokage are enough to distort the truth."

"That has a limit." Funan smiled and said: "When the number of casualties exceeds a certain limit, they will have no choice but to admit their mistakes."

Itachi was shocked. He subconsciously looked at Funan. Could it be that Funan did something secretly?

"What are you thinking?" Funan said unhappily: "I am such an upright person, how could I be the kind of person who would do something in secret?"

Itachi lowered his head in silence, hiding his eyes. He didn't want to get hit, but he couldn't control himself.

Seeing Itachi like this, Funan took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said: "The problem lies with Kirigakure, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. Do you understand?"

"Kirigakure?"

"Yes, to be precise, it's the Mizukage's problem!" Funan sneered and said: "No one would have thought that the current Mizukage has already gone crazy. Torifu looks at the Mizukage with the eyes of a normal person and is destined to suffer a great loss."

Itachi was thoughtful. Mizukage is crazy? Why does Funan know?

"So..." Funan chuckled and said: "Shikaku is trying to suppress the news, but the more he does this, the more explosive the reaction will be when the truth breaks out."

There was a coldness in the depths of Funan's eyes.

Akimichi Torifu, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Nara Shikaku, and there is also Shimura Danzo. This time, one of these people must withdraw.

Don't think about continuing to appear on the stage of Konoha.

If possible, this person should be Shikaku. He is young, has enough energy, and is too smart.

Funan doesn't like this kind of opponent.

In fact, Funan is already considering whether he should kill Hiruzen and others.

...

Everything is just as Funan said.

The battle report from the front line is transmitted back every day.

Every time, it was how much advantage Torifu had taken, how many victories he had won, and how many enemies he had killed.

As time went by, many villagers began to ask how many casualties they had.

The villagers were not fools. There would always be casualties in a war.

They wanted to know the current situation of their families.

Shikaku didn't know what to say.

Looking at the secret letter sent back from the front, his hands were shaking.

It's hard to imagine that the front line has become a meat grinder.

Shikaku thought about reporting some of the dead in the war. If there were no deaths, everyone would know something was wrong!

But if the number they reported was too small, how would they explain it when the war was over?

Of course, they could fake a number. After all, the villagers of Konoha can't count every single person who returns. But they are not without their enemies. If their enemies manipulate the situation, they will face a devastating blow.

"Kirigakure, these guys, are they crazy?" Shikaku, who was getting more and more annoyed, yelled out of control.

"Go!" Shikaku immediately thought of Funan. "Bring Uchiha Funan here."

"Yes!" The ANBU immediately took action.

Funan came soon.

"Hey, Big Scar, what do you want from me? Drink tea or pick up girls? If it's picking up girls, I think..."

Funan smiled at Kazu.

The girl's face immediately turned red.

Shikaku said with an unpleasant expression: "Funan, do you know what happened on the front line?"

"I don't know!"

Shikaku stared at him.

"I really don't know!" Funan spread his hands and said: "I only heard that the casualties seemed to be very large. I really don't know anything else."

Shikaku was still suspicious and said: "How could you not know? Is the Uchiha's intelligence network that poor?"

Funan smiled and said: "I don't want to know, so I naturally don't know."

"You..." Shikaku was so angry that he almost fainted. "What do you mean?"

Funan smiled and said: "I figured the Acting Hokage would be in trouble, so I decided not to look."

Shikaku gritted his teeth and said: "How do you know? Did you sell information to Kirigakure?"

"What are you talking about?" Funan said unhappily. "I'm not a spy like Danzo. I simply saw the first battle report and noticed that Kirigakure was desperate. It's obvious that Torifu will be in trouble."

Shikaku was silent for a while, and slowly said: "Feng Nan..."

"Stop, no!" Funan waved his hand directly, grinned, and said: "I was left out at the time, so don't expect me to show up at the front now."

Shikaku said bitterly: "We are all companions from the same village, Funan, you won't be so heartless, right?"

Funan looked at Shikaku with a smile, and said: "You are right, so I have decided that when I am ready, I will definitely set off to the front line."

Shikaku: "..."

"Where is Lady Tsunade?" Funan asked curiously. "Wasn't it supposed to be close to the village by now?"

Shikaku smiled bitterly and said: "Lady Tsunade will be back soon, and even if she comes back..."

Funan understood immediately.

Even if Tsunade comes back, she may not be on the front line.

Torifu wanted to stand out, so no matter how cruel the battle was, he had to endure it.

Furthermore, Kirigakure was using suicidal tactics. Even if Tsunade went, it wouldn't necessarily change the course of the battle.

Funan was in a better mood. Although Konoha suffered a lot of losses, Kirigakure also suffered a lot of losses.

He couldn't help but smile and said: "Big Scar, I can only tell you that I have had nothing to do with this. Not only have I not communicated with Kirigakure, I have not even seen the battle reports from the front. So, you guys, keep fighting at your own pace."

After saying that, Funan turned and left.

Looking at his back, Shikaku could only smile helplessly. He waited until Funan left before he muttered to himself. "It's all for Konoha!"

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