The world begins with refining skills

Chapter 353 Banquet! (asking for monthly ticket)
Uchiha, assembly place.

In the underground space of several hundred square meters, dozens of Uchiha ninjas were arguing like aunties in the vegetable market.

"It's too much to bully others! It's too much to bully others!"

"You accuse Uchiha of killing the ninjas in the village without any evidence, and ask us to hand over the murderer to apologize. This is a naked provocation to Uchiha!"

"Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo are bullying us like this, do you think that I, the Uchiha Blade, am not good enough?"

"If it were you, I'd say we should attack the Hokage Building and pull that old monkey down from the Hokage position!"

"It's time for the Uchiha to be the Hokage!"

The radical Uchiha threatened to launch a coup.

"There may be some misunderstanding here, let's investigate it first."

The moderate Uchiha hurried to appease them, fearing that these fellow tribesmen would do something irreparable in anger.

In such a chaotic scene, Uchiha Fugaku still sat calmly in his seat.

He was already used to this kind of scene.

Ever since the Uchiha clan moved from the center of the village to a remote corner a year ago, such quarrels have become more and more frequent.

Almost every meeting ends in some kind of quarrel.

Uchiha Fugaku regrets every time he thinks of this. If he had not been threatened by Danzo, he would have gone to support the Fourth Hokage.

But who could have thought that Yellow Flash, famous in the ninja world as Flying Thunder God, would die at the claws of a tailed beast?
Uchiha Fugaku is always indecisive at critical moments and lacks the courage to give it all.

This is also the main reason why he has not been able to open the Mangekyō Sharingan.

As the father of Itachi and Sasuke, Uchiha Fugaku's bloodline talent is definitely not bad.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to give birth to two sons in a row who could open the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The only problem is that he's not extreme enough!

It would be fine if it happened in peacetime, but for a clan leader, being too extreme is not a good thing.

But in this world where three Ninja World Wars have been fought in the past fifty years, the Konoha high-level officials are eyeing the Uchiha people covetously.

It might be better for the Uchiha clan to have a more extreme clan leader.

"Ok?"

After being distracted for a while, Uchiha Fugaku suddenly realized that something seemed to be wrong with today's gathering.

But I can’t really tell.

After observing carefully for a few rounds, Uchiha Fugaku finally found something that made him feel wrong.

Or rather, the person who made him feel something was wrong—Uchiha Setsuna!

This radical veteran was a reactionary leader who dared to plan a coup during the second generation and was imprisoned for twenty years.

Today he just sat there quietly without making any comments.

This is very unusual. If you don’t know, you might think he has switched to the moderate camp!

'Something is wrong. Something is very wrong!'

Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a while and then thought of something.

"The inexplicable troubles in the village, could it be because of this old guy?"

Could it be that the old guy Uchiha Setsuna was secretly planning an assassination behind his back?

Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku could no longer sit still.

Boom boom boom!
Uchiha Fugaku knocked hard on the table a few times, and the assembly hall soon became quiet.

Dozens of pairs of eyes looked at Uchiha Fugaku who was sitting on the main seat.

No matter how indecisive Uchiha Fugaku is, he is still the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, so he still has some face.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Uchiha Fugaku turned to look at Uchiha Setsuna who was sitting down, and asked meaningfully:

"Elder Shana, what do you think about this matter?"

When Uchiha Setsuna heard this, he knew that it was his performance today that made Uchiha Fugaku suspicious.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, and no one in the village could find the murderer, so he would be the one to blame.

But if you say it doesn't matter at all, that doesn't seem right.

Although he did not kill the person, it was his future grandson-in-law who killed him.

Not to mention this relationship, let’s just talk about how Makisho was able to kill the Root ninja so easily and efficiently.

Uchiha Setsuna admired him even more and was willing to take the blame for him.

Anyway, given his status among the radicals, the village wouldn't do anything to him if they didn't want to see unrest among the Uchiha.

As for whether it would make the relationship between the Uchiha and the village more strained, that was not something that a radical elder like him should consider.

Let the clan leader Uchiha Fugaku worry about these things!
Uchiha Fugaku:
"It doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what you think, Patriarch Fugaku, what the village thinks, and what the Hokage thinks?"

"But no matter how you look at it, without any evidence, they said that Uchiha had killed someone, and asked us to hand over the murderer and compensate them. Isn't this a bit ugly?"

Uchiha Setsuna said a lot of words, and it seemed like he answered but also seemed like he didn't answer.

Uchiha Fugaku became even more suspicious of him, and kept shouting, "When did this old guy from Uchiha, the orthodox leader of Konoha, become so smooth?"

So he deliberately misinterpreted his meaning and said, "So Elder Setsuna means that the village is deliberately provoking conflict in order to suppress us Uchiha?"

"Should we confront the village head-on?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Fugaku nodded thoughtfully, as if he agreed with Uchiha Setsuna's opinion.

This surprised the Uchiha members who had been paying attention to the two of them.

When did the leader of our clan become so radical and decisive?

However, Uchiha Setsuna's next answer made them even more confused.

"Cough cough."

Uchiha Setsuna coughed twice uncomfortably.

He thought to himself that he had taken such a huge blame for that kid Kamiyahara Katsu, and he must make him pay double in the future.

"Fugaku! You are the head of the clan, how can you make such a rash decision?"

“The attitude of the village is indeed problematic, but putting aside the facts, are we not at fault at all?”

"If this matter can be resolved through negotiation, it is best not to use force. The village and the Cloud Ninja are still at war."

"As the family that founded Konoha Village, the Uchiha cannot do anything that would harm the village at this juncture."

"It's okay to bear a little injustice, everything is for Konoha!"

Uchiha Setsuna himself was a little moved by what he said.

The other Uchiha members were completely confused at this point.

What's going on? Did the sun rise from the west? Are the mouse and the cat in love? Are Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo and Utatane Koharu having a threesome?
The moderate chieftain Fugaku wants to start a conflict with the village, and the radical elder Setsuna is advising him not to be too radical?
What is going on? Are they all under a collective illusion?

Others may not know what is going on, but Uchiha Fugaku is not confused.

The case has been solved. It was the old guy Uchiha Setsuna who was responsible for this.

Uchiha Fugaku pretended to be skeptical: "Oh? Elder Setsuna really thinks so?"

Uchiha Setsuna said firmly: "Absolutely true!"

Uchiha Fugaku was still a little hesitant: "Why don't we investigate it thoroughly? Is there someone behind the scenes trying to sow discord between us and the village?" This matter couldn't stand investigation, so Uchiha Setsuna hurriedly said: "No, we shouldn't make a big fuss about it! Lest the spies from Kumogakure take the opportunity to stir up trouble and affect the situation on the front line."

Why is this old guy Uchiha Setsuna so afraid of being investigated? What on earth did he do?

Uchiha Fugaku seemed to be convinced by him, but he was a little unwilling and said: "Just let it go? We have to find out the truth, right?"

Try it again.

Uchiha Setsuna said with a straight face: "Patriarch Fugaku, I have to say something to you. Is the truth more important than the safety of the village?"

This old guy must have caused quite a bit of trouble to say such things.

Who did he kill? Did he really go to assassinate the Hokage? I haven't heard any news!

Uchiha Fugaku retorted: "But if we don't find out the truth, won't we Uchiha be wronged for nothing?"

Uchiha Setsuna said: "What's wrong with being wronged? The Uchiha clan should show the pattern of a big clan. For Konoha, being wronged is nothing!"

He has to suffer injustice. The more injustice the Uchiha suffers, the greater the favor that Kanhara Katsu owes the Uchiha.

"It's not just grievances." Uchiha Fugaku shook his head slightly: "If you want to settle this matter, I'm afraid you will have to pay some financial losses."

You caused the trouble yourself, so you can't let the clan bear the cost for you, right?
"For the sake of the village, this is what I should do. Let's put it this way." Uchiha Setsuna gritted his teeth and said, "As the oldest and most senior elder among the Uchiha, I should shoulder more responsibilities."

"I will bear the loss this time!"

After hearing this, all the Uchiha members in the assembly hall who were not fools understood what was going on.

It was probably that their elder Shanshan had done something again and was caught by the village.

He is indeed an old reactionary. He still cannot stop even at such an old age.

He just never succeeds. The coup d'état he attempted when he was young failed, and looking at the current situation, it is likely to fail again this time.

Since Uchiha Setsuna said so, Uchiha Fugaku had nothing to say. He didn't want to have a conflict with the village in the first place.

Even if Uchiha Setsuna refuses to surrender, what can he do? He can't just hand Uchiha Setsuna over to the village for disposal, right?

If he really did this, the radicals would definitely cause trouble.

Just accept it as you see fit!
"Since Elder Shanda has said so, let's just deal with this matter. The meeting is adjourned!"

After saying this, Uchiha Fugaku stood up and strode out the door.

Then Uchiha Setsuna and several other elders also stood up and left.

After a while, the Uchiha members who attended the meeting left the venue one after another.

Many people were curiously guessing what Elder Shanshana had done.

Uchiha clan territory, clan leader's residence.

Uchiha Fugaku walked into the courtyard with brisk steps.

Although he was very unhappy about Uchiha Setsuna's conflict with the village leaders behind his back, it was a good gain to be able to take advantage of the opportunity to control the old guy.

Without Uchiha Setsuna's leadership, the radical factions would be much calmer.

As long as the radicals can calm down and stop clamoring for a coup and taking back the Uchiha Hokage position.

He believed that the relationship between the Uchiha and the village would get better and better.

"Fugaku, you're back!"

As soon as I entered the house, Uchiha Mikoto, with long straight black hair, wearing an apron, and exuding a gentle and virtuous temperament, came to greet me.

After seeing his wife, Uchiha Fugaku rarely smiled.

"Why are you so happy? Did the rally go well today?"

Uchiha Mikoto asked as she changed her husband's slippers.

"Well, it went smoothly."

Uchiha Fugaku briefly recounted what happened at the gathering.

Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but feel distressed for her husband and gently rubbed his forehead: "Fugaku, you've worked so hard!"

Uchiha Fugaku put his arms around his wife as the couple enjoyed the tranquility.

Suddenly there was a 'bang' in the bedroom, followed by a loud cry.

"Ah, it's Sasuke!"

Uchiha Mikoto hurried to the bedroom.

Uchiha Fugaku also followed and took a look. Seeing that Sasuke just fell off the bed and fell a bit, he went to the study.

The Uchiha clan has reached a temporary consensus, but he still needs to think carefully about how to negotiate with the village.

During dinner, Uchiha Fugaku walked out of the study at the call of his wife.

In the living room, he saw Uchiha Itachi, the eldest son of Sasuke, holding his arms.

Uchiha Fugaku was very satisfied with his eldest son.

He learned the Great Fireball Technique after only watching it once and graduated from the Ninja School in one year. Although he was only seven years old, he was more mature than many adults.

Uchiha Fugaku believes that Itachi will bring a different future to Uchiha.

However, Uchiha Fugaku did not know that his act of bringing four-year-old Itachi to the war had already left an indelible shadow in Itachi's heart.

After seeing Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi stood up and greeted: "Father!"

Uchiha Fugaku nodded with a straight face, then asked Itachi about his mission in the village that day.

After learning that Itachi's team had accepted the mission to leave the village tomorrow, he repeatedly reminded him not to tarnish the Uchiha's reputation.

But he didn't notice that Uchiha Itachi, who seemed to be listening to him seriously, had his mind drifting elsewhere.

'Another Uchiha clan.'

Uchiha Itachi, who started thinking about the meaning of life at the age of four and tried to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff at the age of five, became increasingly disgusted with his father's boring family rhetoric.

This kind of thinking is too narrow-minded!

"The meal is ready, Fugaku, Itachi, stop talking!"

Uchiha Mikoto picked up Sasuke and urged Uchiha Fugaku and Itachi, the father and son.

Don't talk while eating or sleeping. After dinner, Uchiha Mikoto suddenly thought of something.

Find a red post in the cabinet.

"By the way, Fugaku, Elder Setsuna's family sent us an invitation this afternoon, inviting us to attend his succession banquet!"

"Succession party?" Uchiha Fugaku took the invitation curiously, opened it, and saw Uchiha Rin's name on it.

"What is Rin Uchiha Setsuna doing again?"

Uchiha Rin opened the Sharingan on the front battlefield and has never returned, so Uchiha Fugaku does not know the news yet.

In his impression, Uchiha Rin was just an Uchiha with ordinary talents.

So I was very confused about this.

In the Kanhara family residence.

Mu Sheng looked at Uchiha Setsuna, who had a kind face in front of him, and felt uncomfortable all over.

"Old man, if you keep looking at me like that, I'll pop your eyes out!"

(End of this chapter)