Chapter 54: Tailed Beast Capture Plan

After listening, Senju Tobirama let out a teasing smile. "You brat, you've probably been wanting to do this for a long time. Fine, since I've promised you, go ahead and do it. You must correct the school's atmosphere."

From then on, Chu Yang acted even more recklessly than those little little devils. Regardless of what they were doing, if they violated school rules, he would catch them and give them a thorough thrashing.

Calling for mercy was useless; Chu Yang would not let them go home until he had beaten their buttocks swollen.

With Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo serving as negative examples, the usual troublemakers in the school became much more well-behaved.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's bright red backside served as the perfect deterrent.

On the other hand, when conflicts arose between children of great clans and commoner children, Chu Yang paid extra attention, determining responsibility only after understanding the full context of the situation.

What Chu Yang aimed to do was ensure maximum fairness and justice while gradually dissolving the small cliques forming on both sides to prevent the formation of deep-seated opposition.

In practical courses, he made an effort to pair clan children with commoner children for group activities.

In some respects, Chu Yang was overthinking things. Children are children after all; their class consciousness often stems from the indoctrination of their parents. As long as this consciousness was broken down within the school, they would not become the kind of people Chu Yang imagined.

The Ninja Academy was not a thousand-year-old Hogwarts, nor did it have a Slytherin house that indoctrinated students with pure-blood theory day after day. As long as the teachers provided proper guidance, the students' values could be successfully reshaped.

Under a period of strong governance, the school's atmosphere began to improve. Regardless of social status, the students got along harmoniously—at least within the school.

Due to the support of Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, most clans tacitly accepted Chu Yang's "educational methods." Only the Uchiha clan had some grievances, but those voices were quickly suppressed by Uchiha Madara himself.

Uchiha Madara's favor toward Senju Tobirama and Chu Yang was at its peak; his actions were a way of returning the favor and thanking them for their help during the Hokage election.

At this point in time, it was not only the rising period for Konoha but also the honeymoon period for the two great clans, displaying unprecedented unity to the outside world.

Seeing Konoha's prosperity, other nations were also accelerating their efforts to establish their own ninja villages.

To put it bluntly, they were trying to copy Konoha's template.

However, they failed to realize that Konoha's strength was built upon the individuals of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara—a level of strength that was incredibly difficult to surpass.

This strength commanded awe and, to some extent, would prompt the ninja alliances of other nations to target Konoha.

If that happened, the hard-won peace would once again be at risk of being shattered.

The situation had to be stabilized to guarantee peace.

To this end, Senju Hashirama specifically called a meeting, inviting all of Konoha's high-ranking officials together, and made a startling decision during the meeting!

"I want to seal all the Tailed Beasts and distribute them equally among the ninja villages of every nation. As long as everyone's strength is comparable, peace can be guaranteed."

The answer Hashirama provided was simple and blunt, yet highly logical. Using Tailed Beasts to balance power was something others wouldn't even dare to dream of.

After hearing his brother's idea, the look Tobirama gave him was as if he were looking at a sucker.

While this would be beneficial for Konoha's development in the long run, it wouldn't yield much profit. It would be better to just seize all the Tailed Beasts, flatten the entire shinobi world, and achieve unification.

Chu Yang and Senju Tobirama exchanged a glance.

The master and apprentice both saw the desire to conquer the world in each other's eyes, reaching a silent consensus.

Unfortunately...

Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara did not necessarily want to fight this war. Both had conceived the idea of establishing Konoha because they craved peace and were weary of life-and-death combat.

Unless Uchiha Izuna died on the spot, Madara would not make an enemy of the entire world!

Uchiha Izuna frowned and said, "Lord Hokage, capturing the Tailed Beasts is a massive undertaking. Setting aside everything else, simply tracking their whereabouts is an extremely time-consuming task. Is it truly necessary?"

As the de facto head of the Anbu, Izuna estimated the manpower available. If they spent all their energy on tracking Tailed Beasts, Konoha's defensive capabilities would be stretched thin.

The Anbu had only just been established; various aspects were not yet perfected, and human resources were insufficient. Most of the members capable of handling major tasks were still elites from the Uchiha clan.

Tailed Beasts were not stray cats or dogs that could be caught at will; each represented the most powerful force in the shinobi world. What kind of price would have to be paid to capture them?

"I agree with Hashirama's plan to capture the Tailed Beasts," Uchiha Madara explained. "Although this will consume a vast amount of time, energy, and resources, it is better than becoming a target for everyone. Once the other nations' ninja villages finish integrating, it won't be long before they declare an alliance."

Konoha was too powerful!

Without doing this, they simply had no way to guarantee their own survival!

Chu Yang whispered in Tobirama's ear, "Teacher, it seems capturing the Tailed Beasts is an unavoidable matter. However, with the Lord Hokage and Lord Madara, there shouldn't be massive casualties."

"Then I agree with this plan as well," Tobirama nodded, then asked loudly, "Capturing the Tailed Beasts isn't the hard part; the problem is how to distribute them when the time comes."

Hashirama scratched his head in frustration; he hadn't thought carefully about this specific question.

The others also fell into silence. As Tobirama said, how to distribute them was the greatest challenge!

As the saying goes, "Do not fear poverty, fear inequality."

If the distribution was handled poorly, benefactors would turn into enemies.

Chu Yang smiled and said, "The simplest way is to decide based on the number of tails: One-Tail and Eight-Tails, Two-Tails and Seven-Tails, Three-Tails and Six-Tails, Four-Tails and Five-Tails. The Eight-Tails group will certainly be stronger, so we should prioritize giving them to the nations with weaker strength."

Everyone asked in unison, "What about the Nine-Tails?"

Chu Yang replied, "Choose a neutral power, such as the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools. They are skilled in Sealing Jutsu and can help us seal the Tailed Beasts."

Hashirama and Tobirama looked at Chu Yang with strange expressions, while Madara let out a low chuckle.

"I recall the Uzumaki clan being distant relatives of the Senju clan, right?" Uchiha Izuna said with a smile. "After all that maneuvering, isn't it essentially just bringing the Nine-Tails to our Konoha?"

Chu Yang coughed dryly. "Only the Uchiha seem to be aware of such obscure secrets; the other ninja villages have no idea. Besides, distant relatives are distant relatives, and the Land of Whirlpools is the Land of Whirlpools. Having a good relationship is a different matter from being in the same boat."

Hashirama shook his head helplessly. "I'm just afraid they'll have something to say if they find out about the scheme later."

(End of Chapter)