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Because of Setsuna's secret operation, many Konoha Shinobi are missing from the village, and the most noticeable absence is from the Hyuga clan, particularly because of Hiro Hyuga. After he noticed Miho was missing, he began searching for her frantically and suspected Setsuna had taken her away.
He reported it to his father, and after further investigation, they realized around one-tenth of their members were missing. They held an emergency meeting and concluded Setsuna was kidnapping Hyuga clan members. Since the disappearances began after Setsuna's visit to Konoha, he became the prime suspect, prompting them to complain to the Hokage.
"Shodai, our clan members are missing, and we suspect it was because of Uchiha Setsuna," said the Hyuga Patriarch.
"Hmm, why do you suspect him?" asked Hashirama.
"It is because our investigation pointed out the missing Hyuga had met him before he left the village, and their disappearances began after that," replied the Hyuga Patriarch.
"Did Setsuna force them?" questioned Hashirama.
"We believe he did force them, otherwise they wouldn't leave the Hyuga clan," said the Hyuga Patriarch, trying to frame Setsuna.
After being beaten and humiliated in public, he was the one who hated Setsuna the most, after Hiro Hyuga.
"Yes, Shodai, Konoha is much better than Uzushiogakure, and no sane person would leave Konoha for the small island of Uzushiogakure," interrupted Hiro Hyuga.
"Brother, I think we need to go to Uzushiogakure because he is the biggest suspect," said Tobirama. He also hated Setsuna, and compared to Setsuna, Madara, and Izuna, he hated Setsuna the most.
Hashirama felt a headache coming on because of this, so he just agreed.
"Shodai, we also want to follow you to Uzushiogakure," said Hiro Hyuga.
"Okay, you guys can follow us to Uzushiogakure," replied Tobirama. It was better to bring the Hyuga Patriarch to settle this, otherwise the convoy to Uzushiogakure might fail.
Meanwhile in Uzushiogakure...
"Setsuna, what is the condition of the Shinobi you brought to Uzushiogakure?" asked Uzukage.
"They are in good condition, don't worry about their livelihood. I have prepared everything for them. Around 300 ninja have successfully become Uzushiogakure residents," replied Setsuna.
"Good. Are they willing to marry Uzumaki members?" asked Uzukage again.
"We cannot force them to marry, but we can increase the chances for them to get together. Please transfer several genin who are not yet married. If they fall in love, it will be good for their families and for Uzushiogakure," said Setsuna.
"Yes, forced marriages are not really good," sighed Uzukage. "I hope those Uchiha, Chinoike, Hyuga, and civilian ninja will fall in love with this village."
"Don't worry, most of them are boys, and when they become adults, they will want to get married. Men can practice polygamy, but women cannot, so there is a high chance for them to marry Uzumaki girls. Father-in-law, to reduce your burden, let Uzumaki girls and Uzumaki men come to work for me, and I will try to adjust their work schedules," suggested Setsuna.
"Okay, I agree with you," said Uzukage. "By the way, will Konoha retaliate about this? We literally kidnapped their ninja."
"They will, but Hashirama is a foolish person. You can let Uzumaki Mito and Hashirama enter Uzushiogakure and prohibit Tobirama and the Hyuga clan from entering Uzushiogakure," replied Setsuna.
"Why prohibit them and how?" asked Uzukage.
"Unlike Hashirama, Tobirama is a genius and is not easily fooled. Mito is okay because she is an Uzumaki member, so our decision to strengthen the Uzumaki clan would be accepted by her. For the Hyuga clan, just say they don't want a fight to occur in Uzushiogakure," replied Setsuna.
"Oh, this happened when you beat them in Konoha," huffed Uzukage.
"Yes, so you can give a reason and say Tobirama and the Hyuga might fight with Setsuna like last time. So, you should only let Hashirama and Mito enter Uzushiogakure," said Setsuna.
Meeting with Uchiha in Uzushiogakure..
"That is the reason why I went to Uzushiogakure," Setsuna finished his story.
"So, it was to open a path so Uchiha can survive," said Uchiha Natsuo.
"You are correct. Even though Hashirama is good and wanted to unite the village, because of the grudge and hatred between Senju and Uchiha, this unification might fail. At that time, Uchiha Madara also left the village, so I went to Uzushiogakure and lived here," said Setsuna.
"We thought it was because you wanted to get married."
"We heard from a clan member that you escaped Konoha just to get married."
"Me too, we heard that too."
"It was true I wanted to get married, but that is not the biggest reason. Who can stop me if I wanted to get married?" said Setsuna.
"Um, Shodai Hokage, Senju Hashirama," replied Uchiha Izanami with a grin.
Setsuna looked at the girl who spoke. She was one of the most talented Kunoichi in the Uchiha clan.
"He can stop me, but he prefers peace more than war," said Setsuna. "He compromised many things for the Uchiha so that peace could be achieved."
"By the way, Izanami and others, I will teach you to become strong. You have a mission: try to befriend Uzumaki clan members. Can you do it?" asked Setsuna.
"Yeah, we can, but why should we become their friends?"
"You idiot, it is because we are in Uzushiogakure."
There were not many Uchiha under the age of 10 following him, around 10 people only, because most of them had parents. The ones Setsuna brought to Uzushiogakure were orphans.
"We Uchiha have always isolated ourselves because we are strong, but this is an era where we need to form friendships with others. Everyone, take this," Setsuna passed a stick to each of them. "Try to break it without using chakra."
"Snap," they all broke it with ease.
"Okay, now try to break this without using chakra," Setsuna passed a bundle of sticks, and none of them managed to break it.
"This represents us. Every stick is a ninja. Only by uniting can we become stronger, and others cannot defeat us," Setsuna used a modern method. This stick method has been taught in many countries, especially in Asia.