Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Konoha Village.

Uchiha headquarters.

The cool moonlight shone on the quiet street.

Uchiha Shisui walked on the bluestone path, his steps slightly heavy.

Everything that happened tonight had a huge impact on him.

Faced with those bloody truths.

The Will of Fire that he believed in seemed so pale and laughable.

For a long time.

Uchiha Shisui stopped in his tracks.

He looked up at Fugaku Uchiha's mansion.

The gate was not locked; it was ajar.

After much deliberation...

Uchiha Shisui pushed open the door and slowly walked in.

In the courtyard of the mansion.

Fugaku Uchiha sat on a stone bench, looking up at the moon in the sky.

After a serious talk with my eldest son.

He was horrified to discover that Itachi Uchiha had been severely brainwashed.

Even as his father, he couldn't immediately change Itachi Uchiha's mindset.

This left Fugaku Uchiha feeling quite helpless!

Just then.

A series of footsteps sounded.

Fugaku Uchiha looked over upon hearing the sound.

"Still water?"

"It's so late, what can I do for you?"

I saw Uchiha Shisui.

A look of surprise appeared on Fugaku Uchiha's face.

Fugaku Uchiha valued this genius within his clan highly.

"Chieftain."

Uchiha Shisui stepped forward.

He performed a standard clan greeting in front of Uchiha Fugaku.

"Sit down and talk."

Fugaku Uchiha pointed to the stone bench opposite him.

"I'm going to see Lord Chiba!"

"It's not just me."

"The Nara clan chief and the Aburame clan chief also went."

After sitting down on the stone bench.

Uchiha Shisui remained silent for a moment before speaking.

Upon hearing this...

A subtle glint flashed in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes.

Are the Ino-Shika-Cho and Aburame clans?

These opportunistic guys are quick to act.

"What did you talk about?"

Fugaku Uchiha spoke, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger.

He did not blame Zhishui.

Because he knew very well that Konoha was about to undergo a major change.

He just wanted to know what happened tonight so he could make a better judgment.

"Lord Chiba wants to overthrow Hiruzen Sarutobi's rule."

"I...I've decided to stand with Lady Chiba."

Uchiha Shisui clenched his fists, his knuckles turning slightly white.

He was prepared to face Fugaku's wrath.

After all, the Uchiha clan has always held themselves in high regard and finds it difficult to be subordinate to others.

A long, deathly silence fell over the courtyard.

one second.

two seconds.

"I see."

"I will convene a clan meeting first thing tomorrow morning."

"I will do my best to persuade those stubborn elders to support Chiba."

Until one minute later.

Fugaku Uchiha spoke again, his voice filled with an unprecedented weariness.

"Chieftain...you agree?"

Uchiha Shisui suddenly raised his head, his face filled with disbelief.

He originally thought...

It would take a great deal of persuasion to convince Fugaku Uchiha.

It might even require exposing one's own Kotoamatsukami.

did not expect.

Fugaku Uchiha agreed so easily!

"Still water".

"Do you feel...?"

"As the clan leader, am I determined to fight Chiba to the death for power?"

Looking at Uchiha Shisui's astonished expression.

Fugaku Uchiha twitched his lips, revealing a bitter smile.

Upon hearing this...

Uchiha Shisui opened his mouth.

He really didn't know how to answer.

"The Uchiha clan is indeed proud."

"But we're not brainless idiots."

"Since the founding of Konoha, we have been struggling to survive in the cracks."

Fugaku Uchiha sighed.

He slowly began to speak, recounting events from the past.

"The era of the First Hokage."

"Although the Uchiha clan was suppressed, they were not subjected to any unfair prejudice."

"Hashirama Senju's magnanimity was enough to encompass the entire ninja world."

"Back then, the Uchiha truly considered Konoha their home."

"Things changed during the time of the Second Hokage!"

"..."

Speaking of it.

Fugaku Uchiha's eyes turned cold.

"Tobirama Senju established the Konoha Police Force."

"He dumped all the work that offended people on us."

"He used this method to isolate the Uchiha clan from the core of the village's power structure."

"but."

"Although Tobirama Senju is wary of us."

"But at least he's a person who respects rules."

"He wouldn't use those underhanded methods to assassinate his own Uchiha clan."

"But what about the generation of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura?"

"..."

Perhaps I was too excited.

Fugaku Uchiha slammed his hand on the stone table.

The marble tabletop instantly developed numerous cracks.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura."

"They use the Will of Fire as a front, but they're doing all sorts of shady, underhanded things!"

"They're shrinking our living space, spying on our people, and even coveting our eyes!"

"What have I gotten in return for all these years of endurance?"

"In return, we got that old bastard Danzo, who inlaid our Uchiha pride onto his arm!"

"..."

A look of disgust appeared on Fugaku Uchiha's face.

The events of today shattered his last shred of hope for the Konoha leadership.

They don't treat you like a human being at all; they just treat you as a living organ bank.

Such are the high-ranking officials of Konoha.

Fugaku Uchiha would never agree to this.

"Still water".

"The situation has changed."

"We can both see clearly the strength that Chiba has shown."

"That wooden figure, hundreds of meters tall, is simply a god of war descended to earth."

"Chiba's current strength is absolutely comparable to that of the First Hokage back then."

"In fact... he is even more terrifying than the First Hokage in his ruthlessness."

"To oppose such a monster, the Uchiha clan will only face certain death."

"not to mention……"

"If it weren't for Chiba's intervention earlier today,..."

"I've already been dragged into hell by that old bastard Danzo."

"Therefore, it's not strange that I would support Chiba!"

"..."

For a long time.

Fugaku Uchiha finally calmed down.

He expressed his thoughts completely.

For the public good.

Chiba helped Uchiha eliminate Danzo.

The Uchiha clan's strength is also inferior to Chiba's.

For personal reasons.

Chiba saved him, Uchiha Fugaku.

Fugaku Uchiha is not an ingrate.

Under such circumstances.

Supporting Chiba's rise to power is currently the only and best way out for the Uchiha clan.

"The clan chief is wise."

Uchiha Shisui understood completely.

His heart, which had been hanging in mid-air, finally settled back into his stomach.

As long as the Uchiha clan can reach a consensus.

With Chiba-sama's plan in place, Konoha's cancer will surely be completely eradicated.

Fugaku Uchiha looked up again at the moon in the sky.

As long as Chiba becomes the new Hokage.

Can the situation of the Uchiha clan really be improved?

I think so!

The Hokage of the Senju clan doesn't have such a narrow-minded attitude!

Even after Chiba came to power, he became the second Tobirama Senju.

The Uchiha clan's situation would definitely be much, much better than it is now!