Naruto:The System's Shadow

"What?"

A group of Uchiha clansmen were stunned by the clan leader's words. Even during the most brutal firefights with the Senju clan, they hadn't recalled the two of them. Now, they were actually going to recall them. Was the clan leader planning to fight a war of extermination?

Uchiha Takeshi said quickly, "That's not possible, clan leader. If they two move, something is bound to happen in the south and north. No, no."

Uchiha Tajima said coldly, "Don't worry, I've already thought of a deployment method. Go and call back Uchiha Yutaka, who just rushed to the Land of Rain, and let him go to the south. Send two peak jonin over there as well to deter the Chiba, Aburame, and Fuma clans, at least to prevent them from causing trouble."

Uchiha Yutaka, who was the Third Elder of the Uchiha clan before, although his strength hasn't reached the Kage level yet, he is one of the strongest among the peak jonin, a quasi-Kage level powerhouse.

"As for the north, a dozen medium-sized families are nothing. Takeshi, you take two peak jonin and go and replace Akira, watch over the dozen medium-sized families. You should be fine, I won't participate in the Hyuga clan's battlefield this time, but will sit in the clan. Whichever side needs support, I will rush over there immediately." Uchiha Tajima said methodically.

Kaito below nodded lightly. After seeing Uchiha Tajima's deployment, he had to admit that this clan leader had some ability, mobilizing the greatest strength in the clan while maintaining deterrence against the surrounding families. This ability cannot be cultivated in a day or two.

"Alright, personnel adjustments are over. Let's talk about the war against the Hyuga clan."

"Clan leader, what scale are you planning to control this battle at?" A peak jonin of the Uchiha clan asked.

Uchiha Tajima thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, with the Hyuga clan's strength, if there is no interference, we still have some chance of launching a war of extermination against them, but that requires us to invest the power of the entire clan, and the process may not be smooth.

The reality is that we can't ignore the north and south, which constrains much of our strength. And if we invest too much combat power in the Hyuga, the Senju will probably be happy to directly attack our hinterland, which won't work.

But if the scale of the war is too small, it won't hurt the Hyuga clan's foundation, and it may not be of much significance."

Saying that, he fell into deep thought. The loss of Kazama and Tani was too painful, causing the Senju clan to be able to support the Hyuga without any scruples, and the situation was very unfavorable for the Uchiha.

While everyone was discussing, Kaito quietly asked Madara, "Madara, I remember you said last time that the Hyuga clan's territory has the most mountains in the Land of Fire, and the grain production is insufficient, and most of it must be purchased from the Senju or other families, right?"

Madara nodded and said, "That's right, but why are you asking this?"

A sneer appeared on the corner of Kaito's mouth, and he whispered to Madara, "If that's the case, then I have a plan. I'll tell you the plan now, and you go and say it publicly later. Don't say it's my plan, just say it's what you thought of yourself."

Madara said strangely, "If you have a plan, just say it directly. Why go through such a big circle?"

Kaito glared at him and said in a low and angry voice, "Why do you have so much nonsense? It's not appropriate for me to say some things, do you understand?"

Madara shook his head decisively.

Kaito ignored him and whispered his plan in his ear. After listening, Madara's eyes lit up and he nodded with a smile.

Everyone was still discussing how to attack the Hyuga, when suddenly a voice came out, "I have an idea."

The voice was like a child's, but it was unusually confident, and could be heard clearly in the noisy hall.

Everyone looked towards the voice, only to see Uchiha Madara standing up, facing the eyes of everyone, not caring at all, and striding forward.

Although he was only eight years old, Uchiha Madara seemed to have a domineering aura by nature. He was destined to have nothing to do with stage fright in this life.

Of course, the Uchiha clansmen present knew Uchiha Madara. He and Uchiha Kaito were originally not qualified to attend the clan meeting, but the talent shown by the two was too heaven-defying, which could be described as unprecedented in the history of the Uchiha clan, and they had jointly killed a jonin of the Hyuga clan, so they were allowed to participate in the clan meeting as an exception.

"Haha, I wonder what ideas young master Madara has. Tell us and let everyone refer to it." Uchiha Takeshi said with a smile. He didn't think a child could come up with any good ideas.

Madara didn't care about him, but turned around and said, "Father, do you have a map of the Hyuga clan?"

Uchiha Tajima was also very curious and wanted to see what his son would say. He searched on the table and pulled out one from a pile of scrolls, then had someone bring a painted screen and hang it up. It was the map of the Hyuga clan.

Madara walked to the map and pointed to one of them, saying, "Most of the Land of Fire is plains, but looking at the map, the Hyuga clan's territory has the most mountains in the entire Land of Fire. This is our advantage."

Uchiha Takeshi and the others looked at the map and frowned, saying, "Mountains, this means that they are easy to defend and difficult to attack. How can it become our advantage?"

Madara sighed helplessly and said, "Food, mountains cannot grow food. Their grain production is limited and they must rely on imports. Do you understand? We don't need to attack them at all."

Hearing this, some people had already begun to understand Madara's meaning. After all, they were not intellectually deficient. After all, this was a ninja world with strong individual strength. Although it was also in the Warring States Period, it had always focused on fighting head-on wars, and the development of military tactics was far less than the Warring States Period in another world. This could also be said to be a drawback brought about by too strong personal force.

Uchiha Takeshi also showed a clear look and said happily, "If that's the case, then..."

"Then we only need to cut off their outbound roads and cut off their grain import routes. In this way, they will definitely run out of food. When they are hungry enough, we can directly attack. Of course, it would be best if they all starve to death." Madara said these words with a sneer.

He didn't say too much in detail. The people present were all veterans of the battlefield. As long as they provided this idea, they would naturally supplement the combat plan.

Uchiha Tajima nodded in satisfaction in the back. Because the Hyuga had many mountains, there were not many main roads into their family's territory. The Uchiha clan could completely block all the main roads, so they could free up more manpower to resist the Senju.

A peak jonin stood up and complimented, "Clan leader, the young master is not only a genius in the talent of ninjutsu, but also a genius in terms of warfare. Under the leadership of the young master, our Uchiha clan will definitely be able to defeat the Senju and truly stand at the peak of the Warring States Period."

Others also praised Uchiha Madara at the same time. Madara blushed slightly, coughed twice to hide his embarrassment. After all, this idea was not his own, so listening to these praises now was a bit awkward.

Kaito watched this scene from behind the crowd and sneered in his heart, "This is only the first step. In the future, I will help Madara gain more prestige in the clan. Only when his prestige is enough can he convince the public to directly become the clan leader in the event of Uchiha Tajima's sudden death. I really hope that day will come soon!"