I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

"Even if I don't say anything, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others will spread the word. It's their old trick. Why don't you just tell them directly? That way, we can still take the initiative!"

"I see."

The three remained silent for a moment, then agreed, because they knew that Bai Ye was right.

In fact, the three of them seemed to see something in Byakuya that Fugaku Uchiha had never seen before.

As the news spread...

The Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan, and everyone in Konoha knew that the Uchiha clan was going to reclaim the central area that originally belonged to the village.

"Shisui, what do you think he's thinking? If we can't get it back, our Uchiha clan will become a laughingstock of the entire Hidden Leaf Village!"

Although Itachi Uchiha always said he hated the Uchiha clan, he also said that they were one clan.

But Bai Ye's actions were clearly ill-considered. If he failed to retrieve it, how would Konoha view them?

"Itachi, trust Byakuya. Although I don't want to admit it, he does see further than we do. Look at the smiles and confidence on the faces of our clansmen. It seems like we're all wrong."

After Zhi Shui finished speaking, he closed his eyes and began to recall how long it had been since he had seen such a face on his clansmen's faces.

He once thought he was helping the Uchiha clan, but the clan members only misunderstood them. However, Byakuya seemed to have truly given the clan members hope.

The Uchiha clan has been suppressing their feelings for too long.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 17 Hiashi, are you willing to be a dog? (Please continue reading)

"But if that's the case, and we fail, all our previous efforts will be in vain. He's trying to make the Uchiha and Konoha completely irreconcilable!"

Although Itachi's opinion of Byakuya changed somewhat after their last conversation.

But now, faced with this situation, he still doesn't quite agree with Bai Ye's approach.

At the very least, the Uchiha clan and Konoha should not be placed on completely opposing sides.

Everyone in Konoha knows that Byakuya is planning to reclaim the land that was originally located in the very center of Konoha, but all of this land has already been divided up by other clans.

Furthermore, rumors have been spread, and the elders have agreed, but only on the condition that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Hyuga clan return them. In return, they will return everything.

However, the Hyuga clan would never return it, so the entire village was waiting to see Accelerator make a fool of himself.

But most people were actually waiting for the Uchiha clan to make a fool of themselves. Under the guidance of public opinion, coupled with the Uchiha clan's own arrogance, many people naturally hoped that they would stumble and fall.

"Do you have a better way? In the past, our tribesmen simply didn't accept our efforts."

Zhishui now understands that despite all the ways he tried, he was seen as a traitor by his clan and was not accepted by them at all.

But Bai Ye's current suicidal approach, if it fails, will drag his clansmen down with him to hell.

But the clansmen just fall for this, clearly they've been suppressed for too long and it's impossible for them to follow Itachi's plan.

If so, then they wouldn't be members of the Uchiha clan!

"Let's see what Bai Ye does. Don't forget that Bai Ye is the clan leader!"

Shisui's eyes flickered, but in the end, he chose to suppress his thoughts for the time being.

He would not use the Kotoamatsukami eye technique unless absolutely necessary.

This was a dojutsu he was certain could change the Uchiha clan's fate, but using Kotoamatsukami on Byakuya was already futile.

The news has already spread throughout Konoha. Asking Byakuya to stop would only make the Uchiha clan a laughing stock in Konoha, so he can't stop Byakuya from doing it. In fact, in order to protect the Uchiha clan from becoming a laughing stock, he might even have to sacrifice his own Kotoamatsukami.

Shisui was different from Itachi. Shisui was a saint, but not an extreme one. He also did not want problems to arise in the Uchiha clan.

"Then let's wait and see."

Itachi had no other options; he could only wait and see how Byakuya would handle the situation.

Meanwhile, the Hyuga clan...

After learning what had happened, the main family was holding a meeting. Hyuga Hiashi was surrounded by a group of elders. Some of these elders were calm, while others were excited, and some even wanted to see the Uchiha clan make a fool of themselves.

They actually want the Hyuga clan to return the land? How is that possible?

"Hiashi, you should know what to do, right?"

Seeing Hiashi Hyuga's expression, the elders quickly asked him what was wrong.

"I know, but these lands seem a bit of a double-edged sword for us, don't they?"

"Even if they're useless, we can't possibly return them to the Uchiha clan!"

The elder, his beard bristling and eyes wide, said that they could do without the land, but it had to be given to the Uchiha, not the other way around.

The Hyuga clan originally lived in this area, and naturally remained here after the disaster reconstruction. However, Konoha also gave them some land that originally belonged to the Uchiha clan.

With the mindset of "why not take it if it's free," the Hyuga clan took over all of these lands. However, because these lands were located on the outskirts of the Hyuga clan's territory, there were basically no people living there.

So it was left abandoned, but that doesn't mean they'll return the land to the Uchiha. The main issue is that they've been fighting with the Uchiha clan over the matter of the first eye technique clan.

"Of course, if the other party wants this, they must acknowledge that the Hyuga clan is the number one eye technique clan!"

That's perfect. If the other side admits it, the Uchiha clan will lose face, but the Hyuga clan won't lose face even if they return the land to the Uchiha clan.

"Hiashi, what are you going to do?"

The elders looked at Hiashi Hyuga, but for now, they still had to leave the specifics of how to handle the situation to Hiashi Hyuga.

No matter what, he is still the head of the Hyuga clan.

"We won't return it, nor do we need the other party to acknowledge anything. Since it belongs to our Hyuga clan, there's no reason for us to return it to the Uchiha. So many years have passed, and they want it back, are we Hyuga just supposed to give it to them?"

Hiashi Hyuga shook his head. He would not agree to this request. Although he knew that he was being used as a pawn by the higher-ups of Konoha, it was a matter of the dignity of the Hyuga clan, and he would not hand it over.

"That's right, we absolutely won't pay!"

Do they still need the Uchiha clan's recognition?

If we can't get it back, doesn't that prove it?

The other elders had already decided that they would absolutely not give it to them no matter what.

"Clan leader, Uchiha Byakuya has arrived. Shall we see him?"

Outside the door, a member of the Hyuga branch family rushed into the conference room to report the arrival of Byakuya.

"No way? Just because that brat says he wants to see us doesn't mean we have to."

One of the white-bearded elders spoke with a glare and a puff of his beard, thinking to himself that he would leave him hanging for a while.

Now that Bai Ye is begging them, leaving him outside will let him know who the real king is. Given the current situation of the Uchiha clan, Bai Ye will surely not dare to offend the Hyuga clan again.

"Sorry for coming uninvited."

"How did you get in here, you bastard?!"

Looking at Byakuya walking in from around the corner and the three tomoe in his pupils, Elder Hyuga had a bad feeling.

He immediately stood up and looked behind him. All the members of the Hyuga clan had been controlled by Byakuya's genjutsu.

this!!?

His Sharingan is that powerful?

Although the Hyuga clan is not highly skilled in genjutsu, they still have their own methods to resist it. However, when facing Byakuya, he was able to completely control him with his Sharingan.

If he makes a move, wouldn't that mean there are only a handful of people in the entire Hyuga clan who can defeat Byakuya?

Is this the Sharingan?

But they've fought against the Uchiha clan before, so why is his Sharingan different from the others?

"Of course I just walked in. Hyuga clan leader, would you be interested in having a proper chat?"

Byakuya made no attempt to be a stranger, found a seat, and then looked at Hyuga Hiashi.

"Do you think the Hyuga clan would cooperate with you with this attitude?"

"Huh? Cooperation has always been just an exchange of interests. Since you were planning to intimidate me before, why are you in a hurry now that I've cracked it?"

Before coming, Byakuya had already considered that the Hyuga clan would definitely not allow him to enter.

It's better to just use genjutsu to control the opponent. After the Sharingan is upgraded to Mangekyou Sharingan, even with three tomoe, its power is much stronger than before.

"Bai Ye, what exactly do you mean?"

Hiashi Hyuga looked at Byakuya with a sullen face. He was puzzled. Byakuya shouldn't have been so reckless.

If you want to get the land back, angering yourself will only make things more difficult to salvage.

But why did Bai Ye choose to do it this way?

"As I said before, Chief Hiashi, we need to have a serious talk about the land beneath our feet. I'm sure you're aware of the rumors surrounding Konoha, aren't you?"

"This is now our Hyuga clan's land, so there's no question of whether it should be returned. You can go back now!"

Hiashi Hyuga made his stance clear from the start.

Now that the land is in his own hands, he certainly cannot hand it over to Bai Ye.

If he returned it to Hakuyo, Hiashi Hyuga wouldn't know what the village would say about him afterward, fearing the Uchiha.

"The Uchiha and Hyuga clans are now so interdependent that their fates are interdependent, yet the clan head Hiashi still has the mind to fight among himself and the Uchiha clan!"

As Bai Ye spoke, he looked at the Hyuga branch family members who had already been controlled and said, "Go and pour me a cup of tea."

"Yes!"

Seeing this scene, Hiashi Hyuga's veins bulged, his eyes fixed on Byakuya, and his Byakugan was already activated, ready to attack Byakuya at any moment.

He simply couldn't stand Byakuya's nonchalant attitude. Was this the Uchiha clan or the Hyuga clan?

"What do you mean?"

Hiashi Hyuga tried to calm himself down: "Don't forget, we're not the ones being targeted right now, but your Uchiha clan. Do you really want to offend us?"

"Of course, we're the ones being targeted now. We're being targeted by Konoha. If we fall, who will be next? The Hyuga clan has a ninja force that doesn't obey orders and only follows the main clan. Do you think Konoha will trust your existence?"

Although in the original work, the Hyuga clan never had many problems.

But Hyuga didn't know that he could certainly use this incident to intimidate Hyuga Hiashi.

"Don't forget, when the Cloud Ninja kidnapped your daughter, you only killed a Cloud Ninja. To appease the Cloud Ninja's anger and avoid war, they had to hand you over. In the end, you were one of those who could be sacrificed. Konoha has now become a plaything for the elders. Do you think they won't target you after we fall? Think of Hizashi who died for you!"