Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 149 All Schemes

A ring of streetlights encircled the edge of the square, their dim yellow light dispelling the darkness without being particularly bright, preserving the unique charm of the night.

Apart from the police ninjas on duty, all the other Uchiha clan ninjas gathered in the plaza. The outermost layer consisted of ninjas who had not yet awakened their Sharingan, while the innermost layer consisted of ninjas with one tomoe, two tomoe, and three tomoe.

In addition, some ordinary clansmen with free time also participated.

In theory, all members of the Uchiha clan can participate in clan meetings, but ordinary clan members do not have the right to speak.

If you want to express any opinion, you need to rely on the ninjas in your household to speak.

The clan council doesn't bring up every little thing for discussion; it's more about reporting clan affairs and mediating clan disputes.

If there's nothing much going on, it's just a chance for everyone to get together and chat, increasing family cohesion.

Upon reaching the edge of the plaza, Uchiha Gen leaped repeatedly, landing in the center of the plaza in the blink of an eye, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"Oh, Mom, Brother Xuan is back."

Upon seeing this, Itachi Uchiha's eyes lit up, and he looked delighted.

"Mom saw it."

Mikoto Uchiha, holding Sasuke Uchiha in her arms, lowered her head slightly and smiled gently upon hearing this.

"Xuan, why did you suddenly come back?"

Fugaku Uchiha looked surprised.

"Chieftain, elders."

Uchiha Gen bowed slightly to acknowledge the greeting before beginning his explanation.

"Something big has happened, and I need to come back in person. It concerns Konoha, and it also concerns our Uchiha."

"What's the big deal?" Fugaku asked with a serious expression.

The elders, the police captain, Shisui, and other Uchiha clan ninjas all turned their curious gazes toward Uchiha Gen.

"I encountered the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails' rampage during an attack on the front lines of the Hidden Mist battlefield."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, and a great deal of discussion broke out, with a buzzing and noisy murmur.

"Silence!" Fugaku Uchiha shouted coldly.

The three elders then spoke in turn.

Ninjas are a disciplined force; they quickly quiet down upon hearing orders, communicating at most with their eyes.

"Xuan, what exactly happened?" Fugaku asked with a serious expression.

In Fugaku Uchiha's view, anyone in the Uchiha clan could get into trouble, but Gen Uchiha could not.

The roles of the twin stars of the Uchiha clan, squad leader, and frontline deputy commander are all secondary.

What's important is Uchiha Gen's extraordinary strategic vision, political wisdom, and status as Orochimaru's disciple!

Among these, Orochimaru's identity as a disciple is the most important, as it relates to whether the Uchiha clan can produce a Hokage...

Because of the untimely death of the Fourth Hokage, it was virtually impossible for Shisui to become Hokage, or even to become a high-ranking member of Konoha.

The only hope now lies with Uchiha Gen, Orochimaru's disciple.

Looking back on Uchiha Gen's decision to split his bets, Fugaku now finds it incredibly brilliant and absolutely correct.

Fugaku thought so, as did the elders, Shisui, and the other clan members.

Fugaku never imagined that Hiruzen Sarutobi had no intention of passing the leadership to Orochimaru...

If Jiraiya and Tsunade do not return to the village to succeed him, he would rather return to power himself.

This is quite normal, because outsiders would hardly be able to perceive the subtle relationship between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi's best friends Danzo, Homura, and Koharu only gradually realized it.

"The mastermind behind this sent someone to impersonate a Konoha envoy in an attempt to lure me out of the camp and ambush me."

"I discovered the weakness of the Konoha envoy in advance and secretly notified Orochimaru-sensei to launch a counter-ambush."

"Well done!" Uchiha Setsuna stroked his beard and exclaimed in praise.

Uchiha Setsuna admired Uchiha Madara, or more accurately, he admired Madara's ideology of forcefully seizing power at the top of Konoha.

It's not about worshipping the descendants of Uchiha Madara, nor is it about worshipping the ideology of destroying Konoha. If Konoha is destroyed, what's the point of regaining the top power?

As soon as the First Elder spoke, Fugaku, the Second Elder, the Third Elder, Shisui, and the other clansmen all expressed their praise.

It sounds simple, but it's not so simple in practice.

The enemy is the mastermind behind the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage, not some minor figure. How could we so easily find a flaw and turn the tables on them?

Faced with praise, Uchiha Gen felt quite pleased inside; everyone likes to hear compliments. However, on the surface, he remained calm and composed, showing no signs of being surprised by praise or criticism.

His calm and mature demeanor, without any arrogance, made everyone admire him even more.

Although the Second Elder and Third Elder had suppressed Uchiha Gen in the past, times have changed.

As the sole heir of the Uchiha clan vying for the Hokage position, it would be strange if the two elders' stance remained unchanged.

Once the praise subsided, Uchiha Gen continued, "After a hard-fought battle, Orochimaru-sensei and I joined forces to defeat the mastermind behind it all."

"At the same time, we will retrieve the Uchiha clan's ancestral ninja tool—the Uchiha fan—from the mastermind behind the scenes!"

"Please have the clan leader and the three elders review this."

After speaking, Uchiha Gen took a fan from behind his back, walked over, and handed the fan to Fugaku.

Fugaku rose from the futon and solemnly accepted it, then examined it carefully...

The other clansmen looked confused, clearly unaware of the existence of the Uchiha fan.

This is not surprising, as Madara Uchiha took the fan more than forty years ago, and most ninjas don't have the time or inclination to learn about history.

Let alone the Uchiha fan, many Uchiha clan members don't even know that Madara Uchiha was once the head of the Uchiha clan...

Fugaku had studied the files left by the Uchiha clan and knew about the Uchiha fan, but since he had never seen the actual object, he was inevitably uncertain.

However, there were still some discerning people at the scene.

Uchiha Setsuna stood up and went closer, examining it carefully for a moment before saying in a trembling voice, "It's an Uchiha fan, it really is an Uchiha fan."

"When I was a child, I saw Lord Ban carrying it on his back in the clan, and it was exactly the same as the one I saw back then."

"When Lord Madara left, he also took the Uchiha fan with him."

"You younger generation may not know, but the Uchiha fan has existed since the day we Uchiha were born, and our family crest is related to the fan."

"This is the symbol of our Uchiha clan!"

"Furthermore, I've heard from my clan elders that the Uchiha fan is not only indestructible, but it can also deflect many ninjutsu attacks, making it one of the world's top ninja tools!"

"hiss……"

The clan's ninjas gasped in astonishment upon hearing this. They had never even heard of a ninjutsu attack that could be deflected; it was truly powerful.

I can't believe it, is this real?

"The Grand Elder is right."

"I witnessed this fan deflecting attacks during the battle, and it almost caused Orochimaru a great loss."

Uchiha Gen testified, directly employing the technique of "creating something out of nothing," since the stronger the effect, the greater the benefits he would receive.

It's not exactly "creating something out of nothing." Although Obito didn't have the opportunity to demonstrate his rebounding ability in previous battles, the fan does indeed have a rebounding ability.

As for why Orochimaru was used as an example?

Of course, it's because Orochimaru is currently considered more powerful than him by everyone, so using his words would be less effective.

They're all scheming...

With confirmation from the person involved, everyone had no more doubts and found their close friends to have a lively discussion.

The Uchiha higher-ups didn't try to stop it, because they were also shocked and were gathered together examining the treasure, so they didn't have much free time.

After a while, the commotion gradually subsided. Shisui, a thought struck him, and exclaimed, "Elder, who is Lord Madara?"

Zhi Shui felt that the clansmen should also be allowed to listen to history lessons.

Yes, who is Lord Madara?

And why did you leave?

Many clansmen immediately became interested and turned their attention to Uchiha Setsuna.

Some of the older members of the clan looked worried upon hearing this, fearing that Uchiha Setsuna might lead the younger members of the clan astray.

After all, this person was both praised and criticized, and was considered a minor taboo in Konoha.

Uchiha Setsuna averted his gaze from the fan, returned to his seat, and began to recount his memories of Uchiha Madara with a look of reminiscence…

(End of this chapter)