It is rumored that the Uchiha's Sharingan can control Tailed Beasts, but historically, only Madara has used his Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails in battle.
As for other Tailed Beasts, there seems to be no clear record of them being controlled.
If an ordinary Sharingan could control Tailed Beasts at will, then during the Sengoku era, the Uchiha clan would have been invincible long ago. They would only need to find those Tailed Beasts and control them.
How would anyone counter such a Uchiha clan?
Even the Senju clan would not be able to defeat them. After all, although Madara was not Hashirama's match, he could still hold Hashirama back.
And among the other Senju clan members, besides Tobirama, who else could contend with a Tailed Beast? Even with Mito, how many Tailed Beasts could they fight at that time?
Therefore, Hiruzen never believed that ordinary Uchiha could control Tailed Beasts. Only the Mangekyo Sharingan could achieve it.
But does the current Uchiha have the Mangekyo Sharingan?
Perhaps Kazuki awakened it, but Hiruzen himself didn't know the specifics.
He also didn't know if Ryoma had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Indeed, the Uchiha Clan is a group of unstable elements. He wondered when Kazuki would be able to take control of the Uchiha clan. The hidden danger of the Uchiha clan must be resolved as soon as possible, so that Uchiha can become Konoha's Uchiha.
The battlefield in Kirigakure unfolded fiercely. To ensure the war progressed better, Homura, an elder who had participated in the First Great Ninja War and made great contributions, was appointed as the chief commander of the Land of Water battlefield.
To assist Homura in better handling the situation in Kirigakure, Hiruzen had arranged the current head of the Nara clan, Shikahira Nara, to this area, along with the contemporary Ino–Shika–Chō trio.
The combined combat power of these three was in no way inferior to that of a typical Kage-level expert. Coupled with the strong presence of Kazuki, who could reinforce the battlefield at any time, Hiruzen was relatively at ease regarding the situation on the Kirigakure battlefield.
With my great general Kazuki, I can contend against an army of thousands.
Comparatively, Hiruzen was more concerned about the situation in Iwagakure.
According to the intelligence gathered by Danzo, the Iwagakure army was mobilizing. Although Kumogakure helped Konoha tie down some Iwagakure ninjas, this was just minor skirmishes.
Facing such a situation, Hiruzen found it difficult to blame the Third Raikage for anything. At this point, it was already quite good that they weren't adding insult to injury.
If nothing unexpected happened, it wouldn't be long before Iwagakure would also launch a full-scale war against Konoha. At that time, Konoha would be embroiled in three battlefronts.
Of course, what frustrated Hiruzen the most was that he wanted to go to the battlefield, but Koharu constantly prevented him from doing so.
The sudden sacrifice of the Second Hokage nearly caused Konoha to collapse. If Mito had not stepped forward to turn the tide and supported Hiruzen to become the Third Hokage and their small group didn't join forces, it would not have been easy for Hiruzen to become Hokage.
Konoha might have even fallen apart.
For this reason, on the battlefield in Kirigakure, Homura would rather go to the battlefield himself than let Hiruzen go.
Hiruzen could understand, but seeing Konoha's ninjas going to the battlefield one after another while he could only stay in Konoha, it made him feel lost at times.
During the time of the First Hokage, Hashirama, he alone suppressed the entire Ninja World. When Madara attacked, Hashirama personally confronted him.
During the time of the Second Hokage, Tobirama, he not only needed to coordinate from the center but also entered enemy battlefields during wartime, taking the lead.
And during his time as the Third Hokage, Hiruzen, he could only stay in Konoha and watch the village's ninjas go to the battlefield? What kind of situation was this?
At least for now, Hiruzen felt quite stifled.
As Hokage, shouldn't he be protecting his villagers?
Many people complained that Hiruzen dared not go to the battlefield, but Hiruzen himself had his own difficulties. At least, he eventually tried to perish with Orochimaru, didn't he?
In the official settings, there has never been a single bad word said about Hiruzen.
Kishimoto even wrote that he was widely renowned, hailed as the Ninja Professor, and was the Third Hokage who devoted himself to the construction and development of the village.
The Book of Ninja refers to Hiruzen as gentle and tolerant, the benevolent father of Konoha.
The Book of Combat describes him as the guardian of Konoha, illuminating the village with a calm smile.
These are all praises for Hiruzen. Of course, in Kazuki's view, Hiruzen had selfish motives.
For example, he did not disband the Sarutobi clan like Tobirama did. Instead, he allowed the Sarutobi clan to grow stronger under his leadership. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NoveIꜰire.net
Of course, Kazuki could understand this. After all, as Hokage, there were other competitors in Konoha, and even after becoming Hokage, not everyone had to obey him.
Just like Danzo, it was fine if the other party cooperated, but if he didn't, under normal circumstances, without anything special, if Danzo hadn't done anything wrong, Hiruzen really couldn't do anything to him.
In the end, even as Hokage, one couldn't do whatever one wanted. Hiruzen also needed a strong clan to support him.
Just like Kazuki, even if he becomes Hokage in the future, or even the First Emperor, he would still develop the Uchiha clan and make them his private army.
There's nothing wrong with that. It's just that under Hiruzen's governance, too many tragedies occurred in Konoha. Whether Hiruzen tacitly condoned them or was truly unable to prevent them, this was ultimately Hiruzen's problem.
Now, he knows that the war will continue for a long time, yet he has no solution, only able to watch Konoha's vital forces being depleted.
This is a sorrowful thing.
Not just other villages, he even felt that the Daimyo also wanted to weaken Konoha's combat power.
After all, an overly powerful Konoha is not what the Daimyo wants to see. The Senju clan was allied with the Daimyo through marriage, not Hiruzen.
Even if the Daimyo strongly supported him now, providing money and food, a weakened Konoha was what the Daimyo wanted to see.
No, to be precise, the weakening of the Five Great Ninja Villages is the common goal of the Daimyos of the Five Great Nations. Some villages want to start wars, and some are pushed by the Daimyo.
And ordinary ninjas are merely consumables and tools.