Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

To realize his greatest ambition, which he had when he came into this world, aside from saving his own clan—his first and most important goal.

The general returned to his clan and headed straight for the location of the Fugaku family.

By the time the general arrived.

In the study of the Fugaku family.

Fugaku, Elder Sogen, Elder Genran, Elder Chie, and Shisui were already waiting inside. Including Shoji, these six people were now the high-ranking members of the Uchiha clan. Although the remaining Inaho, Tekka, Kogahara, and Yashiro were also the backbone of the clan, they were not qualified to participate in the most important meetings.

Shoji had mentioned earlier that Itachi could participate in clan affairs a little earlier, but Fugaku refused outright. In Fugaku's view, although his eldest son Itachi was exceptionally talented, he was only eight or nine years old, too young. It would be more appropriate to wait until he was eleven or twelve.

"Clan Chief, Elder Zongxuan, Elder Qianhui, Elder Xuanlan, and Zhishui!"

After stepping in, Shoji knelt down on the cushion and greeted Fugaku and the others one by one.

"Yes, Shoji, you've already reported everything to the Tsuchikage, right? Including what happened with Obito? Is that true!?"

Just as Si Gang sat down.

Fugaku couldn't wait to ask.

The three elders and the Shisui disciples sitting to the side all looked at Jiang Si with tense expressions.

Even though several days had passed since the news came from Shoji, and they believed that Shoji would never make a fuss about this matter, Fugaku, Shisui, Elder Sogen and the others still found it hard to believe that the real culprit behind the Nine-Tails' rampage was actually Uchiha Obito, who sacrificed himself in the Third Shinobi World War and was once the least like the Uchiha in their clan.

If we had to pinpoint the impression Obito left on the Uchiha clan members he knew, it would only be his kindness and his status as a direct subordinate of the Fourth Hokage. Fugaku paid close attention to Obito for a period of time, valuing him because he was Minato Namikaze's direct subordinate, as Minato had already shown the potential to become a 'Kage' at that time!

In addition, he also had the support of his highly respected master, Jiraiya.

Fugaku intended to strengthen his connection with Minato Namikaze through Obito. The team members he personally led could be considered half disciples, and Fugaku certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity. After Obito's sacrifice, Fugaku regretted it for a long time. The reason why the Uchiha clan didn't take back Kakashi's Sharingan was because Fugaku suppressed the pressure of the entire clan and allowed Kakashi to continue possessing that Sharingan out of respect for Minato Namikaze.

Otherwise, according to the rules of bloodline families.

Regardless of whether Obito did it willingly, that Sharingan absolutely could not be given to Kakashi. On this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and the others could not have any say. Suppressing the Uchiha was one thing, and secretly coveting their bloodline limit was another, but if they were to openly interfere with their bloodline limit, it would definitely arouse the vigilance and anger of all the bloodline secret technique families in the village.

Even though those bloodline families strongly reject and despise the Uchiha clan, maintaining their bloodlines is a common interest for all bloodline families.

It can be said that at that time, Fugaku really gave Minato Namikaze a lot of face. As it turned out, Fugaku's choice was not wrong. Minato Namikaze did succeed as the Fourth Hokage. Fugaku thought that his clan could finally usher in the moment of revival. However, a huge Nine-Tails attack brought everything back to square one. The death of the Fourth Hokage and his wife was a heavy blow to Fugaku.

This is why Fugaku later regretted not forcibly breaking through the Root's encirclement sent by Danzo. If he had been more decisive, with the Mangekyou Sharingan's ability to control the tailed beasts, even if he exhausted all his eye power, as long as he could protect the Fourth Hokage and his wife, then all the sacrifices would have been worthwhile.

However, there are no "what ifs" in life, and the Uchiha clan is in a very good situation now. Fugaku used to regret things, but he doesn't now. Just when everyone thought this matter was over, the news from Shoji shocked Fugaku greatly.

Obito!

This boy, who is the least Uchiha-like in the history of his own clan, is actually the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails' rampage!?

I was more surprised by Obito's ability to control the Nine-Tails.

What shocked Fugaku even more was how such a sunny and kind boy could have become the murderer who directly killed his master and his mistress!

As far as Fugaku knew, Minato Namikaze took great care of Kakashi, Obito, and Rin in his team at the time, and all three of them had visited Minato's house. Kushina Uzumaki had even hosted them!

Obito can become so ruthless.

Fugaku was genuinely somewhat skeptical.

He had met that child himself!

That's why he believed that Obito could become the bond that closely connects his clan with Minato Namikaze!

Shisui, Elder Sogen, Elder Genran, and Elder Chie, who all knew more or less about Obito, held similar attitudes.

"Yes, I have reported everything that needed to be reported to the Third Hokage. As for Obito, clan leader, I can tell you for sure that it is true. I personally shattered his mask. Obito and I are about the same age, so I can still recognize him. His appearance has hardly changed, except that he has become much colder and more bloodthirsty. Moreover, when we confronted each other, he did not utter a single word of rebuttal!"

Jiang Si nodded slightly and said in a very firm tone.

"Looks like it really is Obito."

"I never imagined this kid would turn out like that..."

"Was it really Nohara Rin's death that drove him to such madness?"

"well....."

Even the reason for Obito's descent into darkness was something that Shoji told Fugaku and others in his clan in a previous intelligence transmission, using a 'guess' tone.

Even now, as Tsukasa returns, these elders still cannot understand Obito's change. If he were born with a wicked personality, that would be understandable, but Obito was one of the few kind-hearted people in his clan, no, even in the entire Hidden Leaf Village and the entire ninja world. If you really want to find someone kinder than Obito, it would only be Haku, who in the original work even held back against his enemies.

This is why Fugaku, Sōgen, Chie, and others still refused to believe that Obito's 'resurrection' would bring about such a drastic change.

"I really didn't expect Obito to turn out like this."

Shisui sighed as he listened, recalling the occasional encounters he had with Obito within the clan, and spoke with a complex expression.

"We have no way of knowing the specific reasons since Obito didn't explain, but it's clear that this guy is the biggest traitor in our clan and someone we must deal with. The most important point is that I can sense that this guy's eyes are just ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan, not Eternal Eyes, but his eye power is stronger than Shisui and the clan leader. This is based on him having only one eye. Once he has both eyes, although he will still be weaker than me, it will far exceed the limit of our clan's Mangekyou Sharingan. In addition, when he uses his eye techniques, he is completely unrestrained, and I can't sense any weakening of his eye power at all!"

"There must be something wrong with his Mangekyou Sharingan!"

There are some things that the commander can be 100% certain of, but without evidence in his own hands, he can only speak in a speculative tone.

This is the information about Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan.

"With just one eye, he can control the Three-Tails and the Nine-Tails, and he can use his eye techniques without restraint. Does his eye power really not consume at all!?"

Elder Zongxuan said with a furrowed brow.

"Shoji, are you really sure Obito's eyes aren't the Eternal Eyes? Is it possible that another rebellious clansman also awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and then transplanted eyes into Obito!?"

Elder Chie spoke with a very solemn tone.

Shisui, standing to the side, also kept his eyes fixed on Shoji. He had only recently learned about the Mangekyou Sharingan and the Eternal Eye from the Fugaku clan chief. It was only a few days ago, when the information was relayed back, that he learned that his clan chief's eyes had actually been transplanted to Shoji.

This granted him the ultimate form of his clan's bloodline limit—the Eternal Eye (actually, the ultimate form should be the Rinnegan).

Only then did they truly realize that the reason their ancestor Madara could control the Nine-Tails and other tailed beasts with impunity was because of the existence of the Eternal Eye. After all, while ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan could control weaker tailed beasts, it was not impossible to forcibly control the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails.

However, the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails have stronger resistance capabilities.

The holder of the Mangekyou Sharingan must expend a lot of ocular power to suppress it. Moreover, this is not a matter of a single point. To control the tailed beast in the long term, one must constantly use the Mangekyou Sharingan to suppress the tailed beast's consciousness, which means that ocular power must be constantly consumed. Where would an ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan get so much ocular power to use?

Zhi Shui used himself as an example.

Control the Nine-Tailed Fox.

It might be possible, but only for a short period of time. If he doesn't actively release the control, once his eye power is exhausted, what awaits Shisui is the Nine-Tails' frenzied counterattack!

Now that Tsukasa has stated with absolute certainty that Obito's eyes are not the Eternal Eyes, how did his Mangekyou Sharingan allow him to control the Nine-Tails so easily and forcefully?

That was the devastating Nine-Tails attack that led to the deaths of the Fourth Hokage and his wife, as well as nearly a thousand Konoha ninja!

"I can confirm this. The clan leader, Shisui, and the three elders have no doubt. As I adapt to these eyes and have also inherited a portion of the clan leader's Mangekyou Sharingan abilities, I can be 100% certain that Obito's eyes are not the Eternal Eyes. As for the issue of eye power, clan leader, you should know about my previous experiment. I smelled the same aura on Obito. It seems that this guy has completed the experiment I had in mind ahead of schedule and successfully!"

Jiang Si nodded emphatically again.

He reiterated his judgment, then fixed his gaze on Fugaku in the center. His words caused Fugaku's pupils to shrink sharply.

"You mean the First Hokage's Wood Release cells!?"

The words Fugaku uttered in a choked voice.

This immediately drew the attention of Zhishui, Elder Zongxuan, and the others standing nearby.

A look of doubt also appeared on his face.

How did their Uchiha clan's Sharingan become related to the cells of the First Hokage?

"Yes, it's the Wood Release cells of the First Hokage. This aura is very obvious in Obito. He must have perfectly fused with the First Hokage's cells to further activate our Uchiha clan's Sharingan and make it possible to actively replenish the consumed eye power!"

Jiang Si nodded and said.

"What? Wood Release cells can replenish eye power!?"

"impossible!?"

"what!?"

Although there was a slight speculation.

But just as the general finished speaking...

Zhi Shui, Elder Zong Xuan, and the other three still showed expressions of utter surprise.

"That's beyond doubt, Elders. Shisui, this is information I gathered from Root when our clan was still in Konoha. Danzo was secretly researching our Uchiha clan's Sharingan and the First Hokage's Wood Release cells. After I obtained it, I combined and studied it myself. The First Hokage's Wood Release cells can achieve a very delicate balance with our Sharingan, stimulating each other and reaching a certain degree of activation. So I discussed with the clan head beforehand whether we could try to completely fuse the two powers to solve the problem of our clan's Mangekyou Sharingan's ocular power consumption!"

Shoji's words were not false. The original story has shown that Danzo was indeed secretly researching Wood Release cells and Sharingan power, and he was even cooperating with Orochimaru. The Wood Release cells on Danzo's body, as well as his right arm full of Sharingan, were Orochimaru's masterpiece. The reason why Danzo was able to transplant so many Sharingan and also have Wood Release chakra in his body was by balancing the two to achieve this goal!

Otherwise, even Danzo would have suffered a backlash if he had transplanted any one of these powers, not to mention Wood Release.

Even ordinary Sharingan with tomoe are beyond the reach of most people.

Why didn't the Uchiha clan have the same "Caged Bird" restriction as the Hyuga clan? Uchiha clan members often died in battle outside the village, but why couldn't people from other ninja villages transplant and use the Sharingan?

The reason is that the Sharingan has too strong a rejection effect!

The usage restrictions are a bit too much!

Look at Kakashi, he always looks so weak, but he's a true genius!

Even Kakashi would have a hard time perfectly handling the strain of the Sharingan, let alone anyone else!

To put it bluntly, the boost and burden that the Sharingan brought to Kakashi were probably exactly balanced!

Even without the Sharingan, Kakashi might actually be stronger than his contemporaries in the original story!

Do you want to know who his father is?

The infamous White Fang of Konoha!

The Sharingan is a power that no one outside the Uchiha clan can withstand.

But Danzo coveted this power, so he set his sights on the First Hokage's Wood Release power!

You know what, Danzo was quite a 'little genius' in this regard!

417. Next Steps

This is exactly what Danzo Shimura would do.

Upon hearing this, Elder Zongxuan, Elder Qianhui, and Elder Xuanlan all turned grim. No bloodline family would tolerate outsiders researching their bloodline limit; it was a great disgrace and a source of hatred!

This is indeed very much in line with Danzo's style.

"Shimura Danzo!"

"Damn old bastard!"