Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

Simply because it's the only option.

Zhishui's slightly melancholic smile made Jiang Si subconsciously bite his lip. In the end, whether it was Liu Heng's memories or Jiang Si's emotions, it was difficult for Jiang Si to understand Zhishui's thoughts at this moment.

Many fans of Naruto from previous lives, when watching the storyline of the Uchiha clan's annihilation, often compare it to the 'country' and 'family' from their previous lives, saying things like "it's hard to be both loyal and righteous" or "it's better to sacrifice one's family for the greater good."

However, in Shoji's view, this is not the case. The two are not comparable at all, because the annihilation of the Uchiha clan was not for the greater good of the country, but to satisfy the selfish desires and ambitions of certain people, or even a particular individual.

Of course, it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong in this matter. Everyone has their own stance and understanding, and Jiang Si is no exception. This is not an objective conclusion, but a subjective feeling. Jiang Si never claims to be righteous or that his actions are correct.

Jiang Si only ever does what he thinks he should do.

One should always make sure that they don't have any regrets before they can succeed.

Therefore, Shoji can understand Shisui's behavior and feelings, but he cannot understand and accept them on a personal subjective level. Fortunately, Shisui is still one of those people who retains normal human thinking. If this were Itachi Uchiha from the night of the massacre of his clan in the original work, it would be a different story.

The general wouldn't waste any words.

Because reasoning with a madman is futile; only physics makes sense. This is my greatest fortune. Shisui is a normal person, and Itachi Uchiha is only 7 years old. He hasn't gone down the twisted path in the original story. Even if he has been influenced, it's only to a part of him. He has great potential for future development and training.

Besides, as long as Fugaku and Mikoto are alive, Sasuke is still around.

Especially the latter, there is even less need to worry about Itachi's growth. Once this incident is over, Shoji even plans to teach Itachi himself.

Education must start from childhood!

"call......"

Looking at Shisui like this, Jiang Si, whose mind was filled with many thoughts, finally exhaled a breath of stale air, gently patted Shisui's shoulder and said, "Since you understand, I won't say any more. Let our clan escape from the village smoothly. Although the probability is extremely low, there is still a one percent chance that we can end all of this without shedding a drop of blood!"

"For the sake of our clan, and for the sake of Konoha."

"Yes, I know!"

Shisui stared intently at Jiang Si, at his heavily bowed head, and then at his two hands clasped together in prayer.

"Snapped!"

A clear yet powerful sound rang out at that moment.

Immediately afterwards.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

Shoji and Shisui each leaped away from the Nanga Shrine and headed back towards their clan's residence.

It was also during the Uchiha clan's several-hour clan meeting that they finally reached the conclusion of leaving Konoha, and immediately put it into practice.

A huge mansion on the east side of the village.

This is Hiruzen Sarutobi's residence. At this moment, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Danzo Shimura also appeared at the same time. It can be said that the three of them arrived here one after the other almost at the end of the morning's collision.

While the Uchiha clan was holding a secret clan meeting in full swing.

These four high-ranking officials of Konoha also had to reach a consensus on the matter of the Uchiha clan. Unlike any other time, the Uchiha clan was now truly facing its most dangerous moment, and it wasn't just Shimura Danzo!

All of this unfolded exactly as this Dark Lord of Konoha had hoped for. However, he would not admit it, nor would he believe that he had forced the Uchiha clan to this point. In Danzo's view, this was simply the evil nature of the Uchiha clan!

He was simply following his master's teachings to keep a close eye on the Uchiha clan, remain vigilant at all times, and then, when necessary, severely suppress and eliminate them.

In fact, it proved that I was right.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the one who was wrong.

However, the closer it got to this point, the more peaceful Shimura Danzo became, which made Mitokado Homura, one of the people on the opposite side who was most familiar with Shimura Danzo's personality, frown slightly.

"Hiruzen, what are your plans for dealing with the Uchiha clan? The situation is extremely serious now. That Uchiha Shoji actually possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan. I strongly suspect that the Nine-Tails' attack a year ago was caused by this person's arm. The Mangekyou Sharingan is the key to controlling the tailed beasts, and these eyes are not so easy to obtain!"

The silence eventually needs to be broken by someone.

Originally, I was planning to sit back and watch how Hiruzen Sarutobi would speak, but to my surprise, Hiruzen Sarutobi just kept smoking his pipe and remained silent and thoughtful. Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who were sitting opposite me, also did not make any move to speak.

Danzo Shimura was somewhat impatient when it came to matters concerning the Uchiha clan.

He turned his head directly to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was sitting at the head of the table, and asked in a deep voice.

"If I remember correctly, this Uchiha Shoji is only 15 years old this year. He was only 14 years old when the Nine-Tails attacked a year ago. Although it is not entirely impossible, I still find it a bit hard to believe that the two can be connected."

97. The conspiracy of Konoha's F4

Mitokado Yan, who was sitting opposite, was the first to speak.

Although Uchiha Shoji's performance today did indeed infuriate this conservative elder, who had even placed him at the top of his blacklist, Mitokado Homura still found it hard to believe that Shoji possessed such maturity and ability, considering Shoji's age.

"Hmph! He can hide his true intentions so perfectly, and even join the Anbu. I think it's perfectly reasonable to suspect Uchiha Shoji to the greatest extent possible. He is now the most crucial figure in the Uchiha clan. Don't forget what the Mangekyou Sharingan means!?"

Danzo snorted coldly, his gaze deliberately sweeping over the Third Hokage, who remained calm and silently puffed on his pipe at the head of the table, before he raised his voice slightly as he spoke.

'Kaleidoscope Sharingan!'

This is the most terrifying and most fearsome supreme eye technique of the Uchiha clan. When Danzo mentioned this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed slightly, not to mention Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane on the opposite side.

"Indeed, the Mangekyou Sharingan, Hiruzen, and others aside for now, we must be extremely wary of Uchiha Shoji. The Anbu absolutely cannot allow him to remain. The Uchiha clan might even be led astray by Uchiha Shoji. We need to make some preparations in advance. What did Shisui say? Could he, like Uchiha Shoji, be a traitor from the beginning!?"

Mitokado Homura turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was sitting at the head of the table, and said with a very serious expression.

"Yes, Hiruzen, what exactly did Shisui say?"

Koharu Utatane also opened her eyes and asked with a very serious expression, "The Uchiha clan is completely out of control. Uchiha Shoji has turned from someone who can be trusted and won over to the biggest 'BOSS'!"

If Uchiha Shisui were the same...

Then we really need to completely re-examine the Uchiha clan.

Judging from Shisui's behavior this morning, he seems to still have the village in mind. However, given Shoji's past record, the two advisors find it difficult, or rather, simply do not trust Shisui. But if there is still some use for him, the two advisors are obviously happy to see it, provided that there is still a possibility and value in using him.

This judgment depends on Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Danzo naturally felt that the entire Uchiha clan could be wiped out, but on the issue of Uchiha Shisui, Danzo did feel that it was not impossible to discuss it. The problem lay in the extent to which he could be utilized and where his value would be reflected.

"I've already ordered the Third Division to immediately strip Uchiha Shoji of his Anbu identity. As for Shisui, I haven't contacted him yet, but if nothing unexpected happens, we must take action within the next day or two. Otherwise, we need to prepare for the worst..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his eyelids, his slightly cloudy eyes sweeping over his three close friends, Danzo, Enma, and Koharu, one by one. He spoke in a low voice, saying that even as the Third Hokage, today's events had a great impact on him.

The person I've always believed in turns out to be a blatant fraudster!

This further enraged the Third Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi would never think that he or Danzo had done anything wrong. Even if his actions were a little excessive, it was for the benefit and safety of the village. Shoji's actions were undoubtedly undermining the greater good of the village.

Based on this, Shisui's trust in Hiruzen Sarutobi plummeted. However, if even the relationship with Shisui were completely severed, from now on, they would have no way of knowing any information within the Uchiha clan.

That's the scariest thing.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi had another option: to disregard everything and directly summon his direct ANBU and Danzo's Root forces, totaling nearly a thousand elite troops, along with his own Sarutobi and Shimura clans, as well as his closest ninja clans such as Kazamatsuri and Ise, to launch a surprise attack on the Uchiha clan without giving them any time to prepare.

This could result in hundreds or even more deaths and injuries.

However, it is highly likely that it can wipe out the vast majority of the Uchiha clan's living forces. After all, even if we don't count the forces of the Hyuga, Aburame, Nara, and Akimichi ninja clans, the combined forces of these clans alone are already two to three times the total strength of the Uchiha clan!

The only thing we need to be wary of is the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

Currently, only Shoji's Mangekyou Sharingan has been revealed. In reality, the Uchiha clan possesses three pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan. This will indeed cause significant damage to Konoha. However, as mentioned before, neither Shoji, Shisui, nor Fugaku are geniuses like Madara Uchiha. Their current individual strength is only at the most ordinary Kage level. If they are surrounded by a certain number of elite Anbu, they will have a high probability of dying in battle. Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi cannot just stand by and watch.

therefore!

A direct raid on the Uchiha clan is indeed the best option for the Konoha F4 right now. The cost will be heavy, but from their perspective, it is definitely a very worthwhile deal.

If Shimura Danzo were the Hokage right now, he would definitely have implemented this strategy, and a major battle might have broken out this morning!

But Hiruzen is not Danzo.

Even if one's mental state is already at its highest level of vigilance, it is still impossible to make such a choice due to numerous concerns.

Take it easy, gradually chip away at your 'enemy' and achieve your goals with minimal risk.

This is Hiruzen Sarutobi's style.

"Then we absolutely cannot let the Uchiha clan go unpunished. I suggest we immediately begin the purge of the Uchiha clan; this is a matter of utmost urgency!"

Danzo is Danzo after all.

Upon seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was still hesitant, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a stern voice.

The Uchiha clan has now completely demonstrated its intention to stage a 'coup'.

Such a dangerous ninja clan.

This cannot be allowed to continue.

“Danzo, the Uchiha clan has indeed reached a point where it must be dealt with, but not in such a brutal and dangerous way. We must consider the overall stability of the village, and most importantly, the external issues. We haven’t completely given up on Kumogakure yet!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and looked solemnly at Danzo.

98. The resolutions made

"But have you considered what would happen if the Uchiha clan further threatened the village's safety? And if they colluded with external enemies like Kumogakure and Iwagakure, the danger to the village would be even greater!"

The Uchiha threat theory that comes out of nowhere.

Although this is baseless speculation, it must be said that Danzo was truly 'gifted' in this regard, directly adopting an attitude that the Uchiha would do any 'horrific act', causing Hiruzen Sarutobi to subconsciously freeze in his expression.

Because the Third Hokage couldn't really rule out this possibility, but only for a moment. Hiruzen shook his head slightly and said, "We can't speculate like that. If the Uchiha clan really does that, they're digging their own grave. Right now, some ninja clans in the village are still watching. Once the Uchiha do such a thing, they will definitely be hated by everyone. At that time, we can easily deal with the Uchiha clan."

Neither of them actually needed the Uchiha to do that.

The moment that sign appears, the situation changes immediately.

"Hmph! Hiruzen, I've already told you, you were playing with fire before, and now the evil flames of the Uchiha clan are burning ever brighter. Are you still going to remain so stubborn?!"

Danzo snorted coldly, seizing on Hiruzen's previous mistake, and spoke in an extremely stern tone.

Even Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who had always stood by Hiruzen's side, showed a hint of hesitation at this moment. After all, if we look back from the current outcome, Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions could indeed be considered a crime.

The Third Hokage was clearly aware of this as well.

Therefore, he did not refute Danzo here.

He simply shook his head slightly and said with a very serious expression, "That's precisely why we need to be more cautious, Danzo. I'm not saying we shouldn't deal with the Uchiha clan, but rather that we should consider things more carefully and comprehensively. The village can't withstand any more turmoil. Every step we take from now on needs to be more prudent!"

"I plan to try to see in the next couple of days if there's still any possibility of winning over Shisui, and to reach some kind of agreement with the other ninja clans. To eliminate the Uchiha clan, we must win over more forces and try to deal with the Uchiha clan problem within the lowest possible risk, especially the Hyuga, Aburame, Nara, Akimichi, Inuzuka, and Kurama clans. As long as we can get them to choose to stand on our side, we can suppress the Uchiha clan at the lowest possible cost. Don't forget, Tobirama once said how terrifying the Mangekyou Sharingan is!"

"Furthermore, we must take into account the probability that the Nine-Tails might be controlled again, and strictly prepare for defenses in the relevant areas. Only after completing these preparations can we truly take action against the Uchiha clan!"

Listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

Mitokado Hō and Utatane Koharu also nodded slightly.