Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

After a round of passionate banter between Uchiha Setsuna (representing the Uchiha clan) and Shimura Danzo (representing the Third Hokage), the person who truly had the authority to make decisions stepped in.

Fugaku Uchiha was mild-mannered and indecisive, lacking decisiveness and being best at compromise and procrastination.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was soft-hearted and lacked decisiveness; he was more adept at compromising than Fugaku.

Even when the leverage system erupted into a fierce conflict, the two weak leaders quickly reached a compromise and decided to end the conflict by each taking a step back.

Of course, there must be a cover for not compromising. Being too soft-hearted will severely damage supporters' morale, lead to a loss of support, and cause them to disperse.

If people's hearts are scattered, how can you manage such a large operation?

So the two of them lined up to make a show of force and get people to line up!

The Uchiha were dressed in their uniform clan-style clothing, each with their bright red Sharingan eyes, and stood in three rows behind Uchiha Fugaku.

Even nine-year-old Uchiha Shisui was in the queue.

Behind Hiruzen Sarutobi stood even more ninjas: the Konoha F4, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Aburame clan, the Inuzuka clan, the Anbu, and the Root. The densely packed heads looked quite imposing.

Standing in the ranks of the mountain clan, Yamanaka Chujiu looked at the scene before him without feeling worried or excited; instead, he wanted to laugh.

This scene looks exactly like Brother Hao Nan showing off his horse in the movie "Young and Dangerous".

He always knew that the world was a giant makeshift operation, and Konoha was a relatively less terrible makeshift operation in the ninja world.

But what we see before us proves that Konoha Village isn't even a makeshift operation.

At best, they are gangsters disguised under a veneer of legitimacy.

The backdrop was set up, the grandest spectacle was staged, and then people peeked out and made their own threats, thus completing all the formalities.

The Uchiha clans felt they had made a name for themselves tonight, while the other ninja clans and Anbu felt that the Third Hokage could still keep the Uchiha in check, perfectly fulfilling the needs of the two leaders.

Next, they each pushed back the radicals, restored order, and finally had a face-to-face exchange.

Fugaku Uchiha abandons the investigation of the shantytown, and Hiruzen Sarutobi does not pursue the matter of Uchiha killing the Root ninja.

He also promised to hold a meeting in his office tomorrow to reconsider the conditions for the Uchiha clan's relocation; the relocation still has to happen.

At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi also announced that the shantytowns would be completely demolished, and that Konoha Village must not have such a living hell!

Once the two sides reached a settlement and the villagers were satisfied, the matter was completely resolved.

Everyone dispersed and went home to sleep.

The Uchiha were the first to leave, and while they were still on the way, Fugaku and Setsuna started arguing.

Fugaku was the first to object: "Elder Setsuna, isn't it inappropriate for you to mobilize the clan's elite ninja without my knowledge, the clan head?"

She didn't tolerate him at all: "Clan leader, you're quite the showman today. Don't you even think about why you were able to stand tall in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi?"

"It's me!"

"I struck first, mobilizing my clan's ninjas and Root to fight a real battle, demonstrating my power and deterring others!"

"It was me again! I confronted Shimura Danzo head-on and shut him up with my nonsense."

"It was our efforts that gave you the opportunity to speak with Hiruzen Sarutobi. Instead of appreciating our contributions, you think we were meddling, is that it?"

Fugaku was speechless, staring blankly at Elder Setsuna, feeling as if he were a completely different person, unfamiliar in every way.

Uchiha Setsuna was filled with passion, and the inspiration from Yamanaka Hatsukyu was endless, causing his fighting power to increase wildly.

Do you think I've become a different person?

"Clan Chief Fugaku, it's not that I've changed in an instant, but that I'm utterly disappointed in you and have lost the slightest respect for you!"

"Let me make this clear: I, Uchiha Setsuna, believe that you, Uchiha Fugaku, are unworthy to be the head of the Uchiha clan!"

"If I, Elder Sifang, and I were to discuss this with you, besides asking us to abandon our operation and stay out of trouble, would you make any other decision?"

"Starting seven or eight years ago, after you returned to the village after the war against Sunagakure, you changed!"

"You're no longer the formidable 'fierce-eyed' Fugaku; you've become a spineless, slug-like Fugaku!"

"I don't know what happened to you, but if you can't change your current state, I won't respect you as a clan leader!"

"You don't deserve it!"

Fugaku Uchiha was so embarrassed by the retort that he couldn't utter a single word in response. In the end, he could only let out a cold snort and leave in displeasure.

Uchiha Setsuna became even angrier: "Look at you, just for telling the truth, you got so angry that you turned around and left without even caring about your clansmen. Where is your sense of responsibility as a clan leader?"

His voice was so loud that all the Uchiha clan members could hear it, and even Fugaku Uchiha, who was far away, could hear it clearly.

Fugaku Uchiha never expected that his departure would also be a mistake.

But he was too ashamed to turn back, so he could only pretend he couldn't hear and use his teleportation technique to leave quickly.

……

While the Uchiha clans were arguing, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were also arguing, but it didn't affect the other ninja clans' ability to go home.

After confirming that Fugaku Uchiha had fled, Hachiku Yamanaka lifted the influence on Setsuna Uchiha.

Tonight's sudden conflict, as the mastermind who intervened halfway, not only allowed him to develop the new ability of Heart Severance, but also enabled him to achieve all his goals, making it a very fruitful outcome.

In particular, his mind control over Uchiha Setsuna allows him to maintain the other's independent thinking and subtly transform his own thoughts into the other's inspiration.

This operation is indeed too cumbersome, but it will leave absolutely no trace, and even if Yamanaka Inoichi himself were to search his memory, he would not be able to find it.

This method is more terrifying and more secretive than turning people into puppets directly; even Shan Zhong Chu Jiu himself felt a bit scared.

He secretly resolved that he must set restrictions and prohibitions on his new ability as soon as possible, otherwise he didn't know when he would become addicted to manipulating people's hearts and fall into depravity without realizing it.

Suddenly, Yamanaka Inoichi spoke up and asked, "Chuku, what do you think of what happened tonight?"

Yamanaka Chujiu composed himself, pondered for a moment, and said, "Tonight's events prove two things: firstly, the internal divisions within the Uchiha clan have intensified, and Fugaku's authority has severely declined."

"Secondly, the Third Hokage's way of handling things... is becoming increasingly muddled, which I find hard to accept."

Shan Zhongchujiu's words were full of regret and disappointment at the lack of progress.

Although he considered Hiruzen Sarutobi an enemy and believed that the worse he performed, the easier he would be to deal with, the fact that the Hokage of Konoha was in such a sorry state still made him very unhappy.

Yamanaka Ino nodded and said, "Shikaku, Choza, and I feel the same way you do. The sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage was just too..."

Yamanaka Inoichi suddenly stopped, and Chu Jiu and he exchanged a glance, tacitly ceasing to continue the topic.