Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 115 A Similar Stroke of Genius

It would be a lie to say that Fugaku Uchiha wouldn't hesitate to lose face in front of so many people, but he understood that he had to bear the consequences.

Therefore, Fugaku's expression shifted for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and said, "As long as the honor, interests, and future of the Uchiha can be preserved, I am willing to bear all the consequences!"

The elders immediately praised him upon hearing this, but Xuan, Shisui, and Mikoto were less willing to speak up.

"The sooner the better, I think we should hold a clan meeting tonight."

Having made the decision, Fugaku felt much more relaxed and then proceeded to build the railway while the momentum was still strong.

Everyone nodded slightly in agreement, but the Uchiha shook their heads and said, "It is not appropriate to hold a clan meeting for this matter."

"Why?" Shisui asked, looking puzzled.

The others looked at Uchiha Gen with puzzled expressions.

"If the clan council wants to persuade the ninjas to sign, it will inevitably have to reveal the whole story and Danzo's schemes."

"Once the pillars of each family know, the ordinary members of the clan will also know."

"When there are many people, everyone has their own ideas and calculations, making it difficult to reach a consensus."

"After all, not all members of the clan have your long-term vision; inevitably, some clansmen will be misled by short-sighted gains."

"If these clansmen oppose it, it will inevitably cause internal conflicts within the clan, and it will also give Danzo and others an excuse."

"Furthermore, the more people who know about it, the wider the news will spread, and the internal conflicts within Konoha will inevitably come to the forefront."

"This is not good."

"If Danzo and others spread the word about the clan chief's reneging on his promise and the so-called generous terms that were agreed upon, we will hold a clan meeting to reveal the whole story."

"Firstly, to let the clan's ninjas and ordinary clan members know about Danzo and his wicked intentions; secondly, to use the clan members' words to spread rumors to Konoha and ruin Danzo and his reputation."

"The Nine-Tails' rampage has just ended, the village is in dire need of rebuilding, beset by internal and external troubles, yet Danzo and his ilk are already so eager to suppress dissent. What are their true intentions?"

"If Danzo and the others give up now, we will have achieved our goal and there will be no need to reveal the whole story to our clansmen. Otherwise, it will only provoke conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha's higher-ups."

"Once the conflict is brought to the surface, there is little room for maneuver; either the two sides will never speak to each other again, or they will fight each other."

"Although our Uchiha clan is the most powerful clan in Konoha, we are still in a weaker position compared to Danzo and his two companions who were very close to the Third Hokage."

"Unless you have sufficient strength, or are forced to break off relations, try not to say or do anything that is detrimental to unity."

"At the very least, we Uchiha shouldn't be the ones to provoke a conflict."

"We need to position ourselves as the weaker party who is being suppressed and bullied by Danzo and others, in order to gain the support of other ninja clans and win the sympathy of ordinary ninjas and villagers."

"In this way, it means that the righteous Hokage of Konoha will not allow Danzo and others to scheme and suppress our Uchiha clan."

"Since the Hokage is the representative of righteousness and justice, then he must inevitably be bound by righteousness and justice!"

As they watched Uchiha Gen speak eloquently and logically, their eyes gleamed with admiration.

It wasn't just because of what he said, but also because of Uchiha Gen's age.

His long-term and comprehensive thinking at such a young age is in stark contrast to the typical straightforward Uchiha clan ninjas.

He's practically the brains of the Uchiha clan!

...

Actually, none of the people present were stupid; the reason they couldn't think of it was mainly due to their ingrained way of thinking.

The Uchiha clan has a long-standing tradition of holding monthly clan meetings, which has become a habit. They always hold clan meetings to discuss important issues.

This practice, while seemingly democratic, is actually quite unreasonable.

With too many people, it becomes difficult to reach a consensus.

Even if a consensus can be reached, the decision-making efficiency will be extremely low. By the time an agreement is reached, it will be too late.

In the original story, the Uchiha clan planned to seize power through a coup d'état. Note that it was a coup d'état, not a rebellion.

The Uchiha clan only intended to target the Konoha leadership, not the entire village; their goal was to replace the Konoha leadership.

Of course, for the Konoha leadership and those loyal to them, this is a rebellion, not a coup or a power grab.

Different perspectives lead to different interpretations; it's normal for people to subconsciously embellish themselves.

Whether it was a coup or a rebellion, the Uchiha clan had not reached a consensus within a year or two; it had dragged on for far too long.

Furthermore, with traitors within the organization, there was no hope of success whatsoever, making failure inevitable.

Therefore, in Uchiha Gen's view, the Uchiha clan's decision-making mechanism is problematic. Under normal circumstances, large meetings should decide on small matters, and small meetings should decide on big matters.

This level of secrecy is essential for efficient decision-making!

Once the top management reaches a consensus, they then seek the support of the middle management. Those who do not support the plan are all brought under control to prevent information leaks.

On the eve of taking action, they confronted the lower-ranking ninjas within the clan. The middle-ranking members, supported by the higher-ups, used words and other means to incite the anger of the lower-ranking ninjas and win the support of most of them.

The remaining few ninjas were to be either controlled by those who were merciful, or killed by those who were ruthless. Once an agreement was reached, a surprise attack would be launched immediately to strike at the heart of the enemy.

This is the more correct strategy for rebellion, and only then will there be a chance of successfully seizing power through a coup!

This is just a rebellion strategy devised by an ordinary person in a previous life; those with greater abilities would certainly be able to come up with strategies with a higher success rate.

He didn't bring up the issue of the decision-making mechanism right now, after all, he was just a squad leader at the moment.

He's neither an elder nor a clan leader, and his strength isn't enough, so why risk offending the entire clan?

……

"Xuan, how can you get the entire clan's signatures without explaining the whole story?" Zhishui asked, looking puzzled.

"What does Mikoto-nee think?"

Uchiha Gen did not answer, but looked at Uchiha Mikoto, whose eyes were filled with a strange light and who had a faint smile.

"Xuan, is this a test for me?"

In fact, Mikoto Uchiha knew that this was an opportunity for her to show off, because the question was not difficult.

After making a joke, Mikoto said seriously, "No reason is needed. Just give the police department ninjas the task of collecting signatures."

"Families without ninjas directly send ninjas to collect signatures."

"I see," Shisui said, suddenly realizing.

He had overcomplicated things before, always thinking about some ingenious method, but he neglected to utilize the power of the ninja system.

Fugaku and the three elders nodded in agreement, issuing the task as a mission without needing any explanation.

"Ahem, Xuan, there's one last question."

"What if the Third Hokage insists on not revising the reconstruction proposal?"

The question raised by Fugaku was also of concern to everyone, so they all looked over at him.

"Judging from what the clan leader said about the meeting, the Third Hokage didn't deliberately target our Uchiha clan; he just went along with it because the clan leader agreed."

"The possibility that the Third Hokage would disagree is extremely small."

"If the entire clan petitions and even the Third Hokage disagrees, then conventional methods will definitely not work."

"We have to resort to drastic measures!"

"What ruthless move is it?"

"Organize the entire clan to march through the village in protest!"

"Be careful not to oppose the Third Hokage, but rather use Danzo and the other two as targets, so that the Uchiha and the village don't completely break ties..."

Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this. This tactic was similar to the joint petition, both utilizing public opinion. The Konoha leadership definitely couldn't withstand it...

(End of this chapter)