[Naruto] The big battle to transform the image of the patriarch

"Although there are some mistakes in the details," Mana felt the corners of her mouth raised even more—in exchange for the other party's more vigilant eyes, "but the general idea is right."

Her frank admission made the other party look surprised—although it was only fleeting, it was enough for Mana to feel that she had indeed regained the dominance of the conversation.

well.

Mana took two steps forward, taking the initiative to close the distance between the two parties.This move obviously stimulated Tokai's nerves, and there was patience in his eyes. Obviously, it took a certain amount of self-control to prevent him from retreating to ease the tension caused by the compression of his personal domain.

"Do you think you've already won, Mana?" Of course, it was impossible for Tomama to just watch Mana overpowering him, so he immediately adjusted his stance - leaning forward, taking advantage of his height - and his expression , "It is impossible for delusion to reverse Uchiha's image in such a shallow and naive way. Deception is deception. You know what Uchiha looks like in your heart. Can you still deceive everyone forever? They will soon know The truth, and then you will be greeted with even more intense rejection and anger."

Mana made a "you continue" gesture - in exchange for the other party's suspicious pause.

"You can't afford this price, Mana." Tomona said coldly, "What you have done will truly plunge the Uchiha clan into the abyss of darkness."

He concluded with this sentence.You can call it a conclusion, you can call it a curse, you can call it a prophecy.

"Ah, it's still 'dark abyss'. I still don't forget to use metaphors at this time. It seems that you don't lack the factors of middle school." Mana suddenly said this very frivolously.

I choked on the door.

Before the other party got angry, Mana's tone quickly turned soft, adding understanding and soothing emotions, and said: "I understand what you said, Tobima. Really, don't look at me like that, I really understand. But you really Didn't you think of a very important point?"

Toikama looked at her unmoved, probably thinking it was her performance.But no... at least not all of them.

"As you commented, this method is superficial, naive, and almost deceitful... But Tokaima, have you ever thought about why it succeeded? If this is really a pure deception, why did I so easily Can it be successful?"

Speaking of this, Mana paused for a few seconds, and found that Tomona's expression had a subtle fluctuation—he did subconsciously begin to think about her words.

So go ahead.

She restrained the polite smile on the corner of her mouth, and the hostility and sarcasm in her eyes were replaced by sincerity and focus.

"Actually, you know it too, Tobuma." She said sincerely, "As you said, the Uchiha clan has a strong love, and this love is not only for your own clan. If everyone really Totally forced by me to work with other ninjas, forced by me to help ordinary people, can they really win everyone's love like they do now? If Quanna is not inherently kind and soft hearted, he can't be like this It's hard to refuse someone's request..."

When she heard that Quan Nai was "soft-hearted", Tobuma sneered instinctively.

But Mana knew there must be some kind of change in his heart, a good change for her.

"...You and Quanna have been rivals for many years. You know what it's like if he really hates someone, don't you? Tokaima. And now he is too embarrassed to refuse flowers from others. What you don't know is that Tobima , I never asked Quanna to do specific things, I just tried to create some opportunities for him to get along with people other than Uchiha, and everything after that was his own choice."

"..."

"I'm not a master at manipulating people's hearts. I have neither the ability nor the desire. My only hope is to allow our family to integrate into the village smoothly; if this can be done, the powerful Uchiha who is feared by you Love will turn into a powerful shield to protect the village. Together, both will benefit, while dividing will hurt both; when two tigers fight, one will be injured. What do you think?"

"You're avoiding the important, Mana. Do you think I haven't considered the possibility of letting the Uchiha clan guard the village. But long history has proven that the love of the Uchiha clan is not that great, even within your own family. There is never a shortage of things to fight for power and profit." Tobuma said calmly, "Your love is actually only aimed at your own feelings. The pain caused by losing a loved one, the pain of not being strong enough, the pain of failure, everyone Part of the Uchiha sees nothing but his own pain."

In the end, Mana felt that Tobima looked at her almost with pity, just like looking at a poor person who deceives himself, is busy but is destined to accomplish nothing.

For a moment, Mana really wanted to throw back a sentence of "You are stubborn, Token", but she held back.At this time, pure anger is harmful to the resolution of the matter.

"Fujian, you are so unfair." However, Mana's anger still inevitably leaked out of his words, "Struggling for power, only seeing my own pain... I don't deny the existence of such a fact. What, do you think Will I deny it?"

Unable to bear a sneer at the end, Mana had no choice but to bite her lip secretly, using the pain to calm her fluctuating mood.

"But the question is, do these problems only exist in the Uchiha clan? They can be found in every countable family. Can you guarantee that the Senju clan has always worked together and everyone has a big heart? If you I feel that these problems represent the narrowness of nature, so this kind of narrowness should also be attributed to all human beings and not to the Uchiha family."

Mana took a breath, and interrupted him before Tokima wanted to refute, but this time she slowed down, lowered her voice, and said sincerely: "I don't deny that maybe our family has a better personality than ordinary people. It’s more intense, maybe it’s easier to go astray. But Tobiki, none of this has happened yet, and you can see my efforts—it’s not ineffective, everything is moving in a good direction, isn’t it? ?As long as we can live in peace and work together as we do now, the things you worry about can definitely be avoided."

"Mana, what you said may make sense." Tomona seemed to sigh, and no longer looked at the look of being ready to go and tense up like before, "You have the same idea as Big Brother. But... ..."

"But?" Mana repeated.

"I shouldn't have said this to you, Mana. But since I'm talking about trust, I'm willing to believe that you can understand this. From the perspective of the village as a whole, the Uchiha clan is too unstable a factor. Let everyone It is dangerous to burden such an unstable and powerful factor."

"What do you mean by 'too unstable' stability? Can you guarantee that the Thousand Hands Clan and the families that will form alliances in the future are all stable factors?" The stability factor is 100, other families are 90, and only the Uchiha family is 0?"

This is too ridiculous!

Okay, calm down, don't get angry, I'm not here to fight.

Under Tomona's gaze, Mana bit her lip harder, and did not calm down until she tasted the blood on her tongue.

"Look, Tomona, the biggest difference between us now," she said slowly, the bitten lip continued to convey a slight tingling sensation, "do you think that the inherent defects of the Uchiha clan are deeply rooted, so you will Bring danger to the village; and I, even if I admit that the natural character of the Uchiha clan is indeed more intense, I think that as long as you deal with it properly, what you worry about will never happen."

She stared into Tobuma's ruby-colored eyes, and asked, "Why do you just refuse to believe that these dangers can be avoided? Even denying other people's efforts to avoid these dangers together? Is the prejudice too serious?"

"I must put the survival of the village first."

"But the Uchiha clan and the village are not in opposition, Tobima! Not only are they not in opposition, they can also completely become a community of interests. And your prejudice, perhaps what you call the overall situation, is likely to make this The reason why the two are going to opposite sides!"

"Scaremongering..."

"Do you think it's alarmist? Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Mana said quickly, "Then look at it this way. We focus on the development of the village. The increase in the village's strength is called income, and the decline in strength is called loss. The factor of loss is called risk. Then we will find that every step taken in order to obtain benefits is actually accompanied by risks. In order to strengthen the strength of the village, accepting the joining of other families is tantamount to accepting that multiple families may continue to fight each other. The risk of internal friction; in order to obtain a stable external environment as much as possible, forming a semi-subordinate relationship with the Land of Fire is tantamount to accepting the risk of being subject to the country in the future. The reason why we can accept the existence of these risks is because they can bring The expected benefits outweigh the risks they pose."

"..."

"Then in the same way, measure the expected benefits and risks on the issue of the Uchiha clan. There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the Uchiha clan. No one can compete with us except the Senju clan. Therefore, the existence of the Uchiha clan will greatly enhance the strength of the village. Let’s look at the risks again, which is why you are so vigilant against us, tell me, do you really think that the risks brought by our family are definitely far greater than the expected benefits?”

"The fighting power of the Uchiha clan is not irreplaceable." Tomona's will is still very firm, "One family can't compete with you, so what about two, three, or four? But your danger is other families Nothing. That alone is enough..."

"This is the problem of risk control, isn't it?" Mana interrupted him again, ignoring the other party's obvious displeasure, and said, "Everything I did before was to control this risk. As long as I can maintain the family With this kind of happy relationship with the village and other people and mutual trust, the love of the Uchiha clan will always guard this land of hope."

"You can't control it forever, the method you use is too fragile." Although Tobima was unhappy, he still restrained himself and still showed an attitude of willingness to communicate.

For Mana, this attitude is enough.

enough.

"Fragile?" She asked back, with a strange smile on the corner of her mouth, "No. Don't you know it very well, Feijian..."

"..."

"... how powerful public opinion is," she said.

Feijian frowned, and the familiar look of vigilance reappeared.He kept his previous posture unmoved, but the subtle movements of his muscles were enough to prove the change of his mentality.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't pretend to be stupid, you are not such a cowardly person. Didn't you propose to hold elections in a democratic way? If you didn't know the importance of public opinion, how could you have such a proposal?"

"...How did you know about my proposal? Even my elder brother..." Feijian asked in a deep voice.

"Others are not fools." Mana said very bluntly, "It started a long time ago, every time Mr. Hashirama asked for peace, every time he treated surrendered enemies kindly, and such behaviors as preferential treatment to civilians, if No one can spread it, can everyone know it like it is now? How many ordinary civilians and ninjas have really come into contact with Master Hashirama? Without a good reputation, how dare everyone vote for the leader? With such a long-term perspective, your family, apart from you, Between the doors, is there anyone else?"

Mana's little flattery didn't seem to help.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"Public opinion is a double-edged sword. In addition to amplifying a good point into ten points, it can also amplify a bad point into a hundred points." Mana's expression became more calm, "I respect Hashirama-sama very much, and I know that Hashirama-sama is now After all, his reputation is based on his own strength and character..."

His eyebrows moved slightly.

Sure enough, it is better to start with Hashirama to impress him a little... This brother-in-law, Mana thought to herself.

"You don't need to say anything about my brother's behavior, Mana." This time he interrupted her, "I'm just telling others the truth about his behavior. As for what other people will think about it, it's out of my control Yes. But your behavior..."

"My behavior is the same as yours." Mana raised her eyebrows and said decisively, "I didn't even take the initiative to spread the word, but just revealed a little information at everyone's request. All the praised behaviors have facts to check, All comments are drawn by everyone."

At most, it's just a little trick, so there's nothing to mention.

"..."

The good thing about Togama is that if he thinks this is the case, he won't make a fuss about it.

"You see, our situation is like this now. Each of us has interfered with public opinion to a certain extent. We think we are seeking truth from facts but doubt whether the other party is exaggerating. Therefore, I have a proposal."

"You can just say it directly from the beginning, Mana." Tobuma couldn't help sneering, "Why bother going around so many circles?"

"I can't help you if you have to say that the communication is going around in circles, but in fact I am communicating with you." Mana retorted without hesitation, and continued, "Why don't we run an official newspaper in the name of the village? , mainly reports on the political affairs of the village, high-level movements, and future plans, including the situation of the major families in the village. Neither of us can directly interfere with the content of the newspaper, but there is no need to prohibit our respective tribes from participating in the report. In fact, the sponsor of the newspaper The agency is an independent agency of the subordinate village, and it is not linked to any family from the setting up, and the positions in it are - like the police force - open to everyone, and furthermore, it is not limited to ninjas."

Mana spoke in one breath, fluent in language, obviously had this idea long ago.

Witnessing her brows becoming more and more energetic as she spoke, Fei Jian's face finally showed obvious surprise.

"That's what you want? An independent newspaper?"

"That's right, an independent public opinion and propaganda agency." Mana corrected.

In the gap of thinking between the doors, Mana quickly reviewed the long talk and her own thoughts.

The moment she found her in Tokaima, Mana was sure what kind of situation she was facing: if she was not careful, her own behavior would greatly increase the vigilance rating of the Uchiha clan in the other party's heart; The second-in-command of the clan, the younger brother of the first generation of Hokage who is almost invincible, must have great power in the village under the centralized rule structure. Unnecessary twists and turns.

Therefore, the next second she thought about what she should do to resolve this crisis.First of all, she tried to cover up her purpose by avoiding the important ones, but this kind of cover-up was quickly proved to be impossible to hide from a man like Tomona, and it might be counterproductive, so Mana quickly gave up the cover-up.

Immediately afterwards, at this time, she had an idea, and thought that if it was done properly, maybe today's situation could turn into a favorable opportunity.This idea was what she would eventually propose as an independent newspaper.The so-called "independence" of course does not mean that everyone really throws their hands away and lets others report, but that at least on the surface everyone has nothing to do with each other, and they can think of ways in private-the game in the modern media world is far more than that. This is much more complicated.But the advantage of this is that at least there is a relatively fair platform in the village, and no party can completely manipulate public opinion.

In addition, the official name is also very important, which is equivalent to an authoritative media.Even if Mana can influence folk magazines like "Starlight Online" (it's just a program now, but in Mana's prediction it will become a magazine sooner or later), it should not be worth mentioning in Tomona's view.

And the existence of this media is of course beneficial to Mana, or to the Uchiha clan: first, there is finally a way to quickly feedback public opinion, and Uchiha can analyze the attitudes of the common people and high-level people in the village through reports in a timely manner, so as to decide how to adjust The development plan of the family; second, through various means and with the help of the authority of the official media, Uchiha can control the image of the family in the village to a certain extent; third, with the official media leading the way, some private newspapers and magazines will appear later It's a matter of course, even if the latter wants to be released smoothly, it will go through the upper-level game, but as long as there is such a possibility, it is enough.After all... there is a long way to go.

Once you have a goal, think about ways to achieve it.In a nutshell, it's just one sentence: move it with emotion, understand it with reason, or add another sentence-to lure it with profit.

Mana has laid out both emotion and reason, and she thinks she is telling the truth. Even though the prejudice and stubbornness in the book are beyond her imagination, she can assert that her long and sincere explanation must have aroused the other party's attention. some kind of thinking.After all, Tobima is Hashirama's younger brother, so don't try to impress him with false words; only sincerity and sincerity may be able to exchange some understanding.

The last is to directly state the purpose.Like the grown-ups of his own family, Tobima likes to talk and do things directly, and it is definitely easier to accept them directly than to cover up; and the half-sarcasm in the previous conversation can also be regarded as an outpouring of true feelings, but instead It can prevent the other party from generating unnecessary suspicion.

Another very important point is that Tobuma is indeed a man who realized the importance of public opinion very early on, and this proposal is by no means unattractive to him.

Emotion, reason, and profit are all laid out.Then, the moment of choice has come.

Tobima, tell me... your decision.

Seeing the slight movement of the corner of Toikama's mouth, Mana took a big, big, deep breath in the dark.

"I……"

Your decision is...

Mana clasped her hands behind her back, involuntarily.

"...accept your proposal."

...it worked.

A feeling of exhaustion emerges from the bottom of my heart instantly, but now is not the time to relax.

"For the sake of the village and for the sake of the elder brother, I trust you this time, Mana." Tokama said solemnly, "We can discuss the specific matters later. What I must warn you now is, don't live up to this trust."

If there was a living shrunken Mana Madara living inside, she must be gasping for breath right now.

"Of course." But Mana standing here at this moment must look calm and full of confidence, "This will definitely be a win-win cooperation. I also hope that the Senju Clan will not disappoint the trust of the Uchiha Clan. After all, we are all from the village Founder, isn't it?"

"I hope so." Tomama replied.

Mana smiled.

The shadow of the sun moved, and the breeze brushed her face, blowing off the sweat on the back of her neck.Only then did Mana realize that the entire noon had been spent in their confrontation.

"The daimyo of the Land of Fire is almost here, right?" Mana put on a relaxed look and tone, and said to Tomona, "We should go find Brother Madara and Hashirama-sama."

After she finished speaking, she didn't care whether Tokima was willing to go with her, but directly made an invitation gesture.

After all, they are considered collaborators now, and there is no need to be as tense as before.

Unexpectedly, Tomona stared at her and said suddenly: "Mana, you really are a woman with a strong mind."

Mana's heart skipped a beat, she kept smiling and cast doubtful eyes.

"I don't know... do Madara and Quanna know this side of you?" he said.

Mana froze in place, her smile was like a poor-quality mask, cracked by a single sentence from Tokima.

"I've seen you in front of Madara, and you are completely different from now."

"What do you mean?"

Mana asked with a blank face, and all the defenses of the whole person were instantly activated.

"I won't mind my own business." Tobuma said lightly, "Just as a collaborator to remind you that Madara likes you very much, but if the premise is that he doesn't know the real side of you, you can either confess, or Keep pretending forever. Otherwise, once there is a rift between you, the Uchiha clan will be finished."

"……Humph."

After being silent for a long while, Mana let out a low laugh, no emotion could be seen on her face.

"Thousands of hands, are you really annoying enough?" She looked deeply, "Although logically speaking, I don't need to tell you, an outsider, but if I really don't say it, I feel very unhappy... ..."

"First, I have never pretended to Madara and Quanna. In this world, I will never deceive the two of them, anything. Second, whether Brother Madara likes me..."

A trace of sadness climbed up her eyebrows, but a strange smile appeared on her mouth.

"This question..." Her eyes were a little dazed, "it's not important at all."

As long as I can help him realize his ideals, as long as he is always so proud, strong, and high-spirited... If he likes me, I will be by his side; if he doesn't like me, I will retreat behind the scenes and help him quietly.

I would never betray him, and he knew I would never betray him.A rift, the product of distrust, is impossible to create.Knowing this, is it important to like it or not...?

He is good enough.

small theater:

Mana: "As long as we can maintain the happy relationship between the family and the village, as well as mutual trust with other people, the love of the Uchiha clan will always guard this land of hope."

Tobuma: Who ridiculed me for using rhetorical techniques before?

Mana (awe-inspiring): You misunderstood Tomama!In our Uchiha, the second is the highest standard of praise!

Between the doors: ...

#You are so reasonable, I am speechless#