After my triumphs and defeats, I created multiple aliases across countless worlds.

Konoha has no jurisdiction over medium to large clans. Each clan has its own clan ninjas, and they only intervene when the clan faces a problem, rather than prioritizing their existence.

"Has this woman, Hongdou, been here?"

Bai Ye sniffed the air and could still smell the unique scent of the red bean.

Moreover, Hongdou made no attempt to conceal her presence when she arrived here.

"Brother Baiye, you're back from your cultivation?"

Quan cautiously peeked out; she had come to help Bai Ye tidy up his room.

"Quan, from now on, Hongdou is forbidden from coming here while I'm away!"

"Uh...but I couldn't stop Sister Red Bean..."

Uchiha Izumi spoke weakly, somewhat afraid to look at Byakuya.

She was no match for Hongdou, so how could she dare to forbid Hongdou from coming here?

and....

Recently, Hongdou's series of unusual behaviors have led many people in the clan to say that Hongdou may have taken a liking to Baiye, and the two may become a couple in the future. Quan feels that she has even less right to stop it.

Chapter 40 - The Internal Power Structure of the Uchiha Clan!

"Sister Hongdou?"

"She made me say that..."

Quan touched her cheek somewhat embarrassedly. Last time she came to help Bai Ye clean the house, Hong Dou had forced her to adopt this name.

At first, Izumi was somewhat resistant, but as rumors about the relationship between Byakuya and Aoko became increasingly outrageous, she tacitly accepted the nickname.

"By the way, Brother Baiye, Itachi said he wanted to meet you. Also... Brother Baiye, you didn't seem to attend the clan leader's meeting last time."

The fact that Bai Ye is a loner is actually known throughout the clan.

Bai Ye is rather reclusive and doesn't participate in many things.

Just like the clan gathering, as an elite Jonin, Byakuya was actually required to attend.

The relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha is becoming increasingly tense.

Therefore, Fugaku Uchiha wanted to figure out which faction within the clan Bakuya was on, given his ambiguous stance.

The Uchiha clan is currently divided into three factions.

The radical faction was led by Uchiha Setsuna, the conservative faction was led by Uchiha Fugaku, and the centrist faction consisted of some elders.

The radicals believe that Konoha has now rejected the Uchiha clan, so they should launch a coup to seize power. Others can become Hokage, and so can the Uchiha clan. As long as they become Hokage, they can change the current situation of the Uchiha clan in Konoha.

Conservatives believe that the Uchiha clan can have a proper talk with Konoha. The two sides are in a tense relationship because of the Nine-Tails incident. If trust is established, they can return to normalcy and there is no need for a coup.

The centrists believe that both sides have their reasons, but they are the kind of people who try to smooth things over. So, whichever side is stronger, they will help the other side, always maintaining a neutral stance and preserving the superficial balance of the Uchiha clan.

Bai Ye was actually somewhat troubled, as the centrists were the most disgusting of the three factions.

You either have to be brave and go all out, die with guts.

Either you choose to take it slow and try it out, like the doves. Even if you die in the end, at least you'll live a little longer.

You, the centrists, have completely divided the power that the Uchiha clan originally gathered into two parts.

Originally, the radicals actually had a chance to swallow up the conservatives in the later stages, after all, Konoha practically had "I'm going to wipe out the Uchiha clan" written all over its face.

Especially after Shisui Uchiha's death, many members of the Uchiha clan had already sided with the radical faction.

However, if the doves and centrists try to smooth things over, then it's all over.

It's understandable for conservatives to follow suit, since people are like that from the beginning. But for centrists to join them at this point is just asking for trouble.

Therefore, while Konoha was largely responsible for the Uchiha clan's demise, the incompetence of its own members also contributed to the problem.

Either leave or fight.

Unfortunately, the Uchiha clan didn't choose to leave, just as they didn't follow Madara Uchiha in the past. They also didn't choose to fight, because those three mentally unstable individuals were ironically the Uchiha clan's strongest fighting force—three pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan users. How could they possibly lose...?

"Brother Baiye, what are you thinking about?!"

Quan noticed that Bai Ye hadn't answered him, and looked at Bai Ye with some surprise.

He seems to have something on his mind...

"It's nothing. You mean Itachi wants to see me?"

Bai Ye knew that what Izumi had said last time seemed to have achieved the desired effect.

He had considered running away, but now Bai Ye believed that since he was a member of the Uchiha clan, he could not stand by and watch his clan be wiped out like in the original story.

The Uchiha clan massacre was orchestrated by the Third Hokage and Danzo.

Without the Third Hokage's tacit approval, Danzo would not have been able to take action against the Uchiha clan, since the Hokage of Konoha was still the Third Hokage at that time.

Among them was Obito, who, perhaps knowing the potential of the Uchiha clan, transformed a former underdog into a Kage-level shinobi after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Kaleidoscope's creative power is incredible.

Therefore, Obito wanted to wipe out the Uchiha clan, which would also serve some purpose in his own plans.

"Yes, Itachi told me that he wants to meet you when you come back next time, and that Lord Fugaku also wants to meet you."

Quan answered truthfully.

"Then have him come find me."

Bai Ye shrugged and said calmly, "The filial son's mind is clearly made up at this point."

Anyway, I can't persuade them much; the key is to stop the water.

Before Shisui died, Itachi was indeed still trying to change things, but after Shisui died, he realized that no matter what he did, it would be in vain.

Anyway, Bai Ye couldn't understand the filial son's thought process, but at that time there was really no other way.

If the Uchiha clan takes action, their first opponent will be Konoha, led by the Third Hokage, as well as not only Konoha's ninjas but also other clans. These other clans will not stand by and watch the Uchiha succeed.

Since everyone involved is a beneficiary of the existing system, the Uchiha clan's desire to overthrow Konoha means redistributing the already divided pie.

Moreover, the death of the Uchiha clan would also benefit other clans.

The Uchiha clan's weapons sales and resources could be divided among other clans if the Uchiha clan fell. Therefore, in the original story, the Uchiha clan's rebellion was destined to fail.

Obito wouldn't stand by and watch the Uchiha clan succeed. Obito's appearance and Shisui's death meant that Itachi completely lost hope.

"Alright, Brother Baiye, I just have a feeling that you don't really like Itachi!"

Izumi found it strange. Even though he had never met Itachi before, he always felt that Izumi seemed to have a prejudice against Itachi and was quite indifferent to him.

Could it be that something happened between the two of them that you don't know about?

Why would I like a man?

That's not what I meant. Actually... actually...

Quan talked for a long time, but in the end, he still didn't know how to explain it to Bai Ye.

In short, that's not what I meant at all.

"Alright, Quan, hurry up and get ready. I'll take you out to get something to eat."

Bai Ye plans to go to the cultivation room later for some serious cultivation.

He has now almost mastered the skills of an elite Jonin.

Through his training in the pirate world, he also learned how to fight in order to unleash his full potential.

In contrast, ninjas are more refined. They only need to get used to ninjutsu and genjutsu. Taijutsu is not something Bai Ye is worried about.

"Okay, I'll talk to Itachi after I finish eating. He's here today too!"

Chapter 41 - The Filial Son's Mental State Collapses!

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Baiye."

Itachi approached Byakuya and greeted him politely.

Although the filial son is mentally unstable, he still maintains proper etiquette.

Moreover, he was still very curious about the words Bai Ye had said back then.

"Nice to meet you, Itachi. Is there anything I can do for you?"

In this conversation, Bai Ye must take the initiative.

Even though he knew exactly why the other person was contacting him, he still pretended not to know.

"I heard what you said from Izumi before, so I wanted to come and see you." After saying that, Uchiha Itachi's eyes narrowed as he looked at Byakuya and asked, "If it were Byakuya, how do you think the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha clan should be resolved now?!"

Just as I expected.

After listening to Itachi's words, Bai Ye understood that Itachi at this time was probably still thinking about easing the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha.

It was certainly affected by the water stoppage as well.

Shisui always tried to find a balance in this, and made sure that when necessary, he could use Kotoamatsukami to change the clan leader's will and then calm the Uchiha clan down.