Neutral Faction and the Clan Head Couldn't Escape Either!

"Then Clan Head Fugaku, do you have any better ideas?"

Senya had already gained a deep understanding of what Fugaku was about to say at the previous Clan Meeting.

At a time like this, if Fugaku were allowed to spread his muddled thinking, they would be finished. He had to anticipate it and interrupt his casting!

Fugaku had been about to share the essence of his ideas, stabilize the situation, and have the clansmen work together to find a solution.

But Senya abruptly cut off his train of thought.

"Ahem, didn't I just say that? That is precisely the purpose of this Clan Meeting."

"My ideas alone are useless. We need everyone to work together."

"I have already proven that my previous decision and my personal ideas failed."

"That is why the clansmen all need to voice their opinions."

At this moment, Fugaku's tone was clearly lacking in confidence.

Senya decided to spread the attention around. Everyone had received a "review," so how could he play favorites?

As the most important Clan Head, Fugaku naturally deserved some extra special care. Only then would it match his status as Clan Head.

"Clan Head Fugaku, you know your decision was flawed now, right? Then why didn't you come to that realization sooner? You let the clan lose two geniuses for nothing! What kind of attitude do Itachi and Shisui have toward the clan now?!"

"The War Faction and Peace Faction within the clan were already outrageous enough, so why did you have to create a Neutral Faction? Did you resolve any conflicts? Now both sides are trying to win over your Neutral Faction!!!"

"Whichever side wins over the Neutral Faction gets to dominate the clan's decisions and direction. Is this what you call listening to everyone's opinions and ideas? In the end, you can only take part of the clan into account, can't you?!"

"As the head of the clan, not only did you fail to stop the two factions from splitting the clan apart, you even deepened the division! Weren't two factions chaotic enough? Do you need three factions fighting each other to be satisfied?!"

Senya's words continuously assailed Fugaku's mind. Looking back, had he really done so many foolish things...

Not only had he failed to ease the clan's conflicts, he had further intensified them. He truly was a failure as Clan Head...

Fugaku could recognize his own problems, but the clansmen below could not think that far.

All they knew was that the Clan Head they had followed all this time, the man who could influence the clan's overall situation and decisions, was being "humiliated" by a mere jonin.

"Senya! How can you speak to the Clan Head like that?"

"Hasn't the Clan Head worked very hard too?"

"Without the Clan Head, the Uchiha might have perished long ago!"

Compared to provoking the War Faction and Peace Faction earlier, these remaining members of the Neutral Faction were even worse.

Some had even risen to their feet, pointing at Senya and cursing him viciously.

"If you've got the guts, fight me! What gives a brat like you the right to spout such nonsense!"

Someone even stood up to challenge Senya.

Senya glanced back. Uchiha Chizakura, Deputy Chief of the Police Force, spent every day thinking about how to become the deputy clan head.

The man's ambitions were practically visible to the naked eye, written all over his face.

His hands rapidly formed seals as he prepared to use Genjutsu to control Senya and make him embarrass himself.

Senya's Sharingan spun rapidly. In an instant, he cast Genjutsu and took control of him instead.

"Genjutsu—Binding Stake Technique."

Uchiha Chizakura suddenly stopped forming hand seals, his gaze dull and vacant.

Everyone was shocked. They had never expected Senya's Sharingan ocular power to have reached such a level.

He could even cast Genjutsu instantly. Within the clan, only Clan Head Fugaku had been capable of that!

Having witnessed Senya's strength, the others stopped accusing him as well.

After all, within the Uchiha clan, strength was king. Weak Uchiha had no right to speak.

Fugaku looked at Senya's scarlet eyes, constantly reassessing Senya's strength.

If he had not awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he might not necessarily have been Senya's match. He had never expected Senya's strength to have already surpassed Itachi and Shisui's.

He had concealed himself for so many years. What terrifying patience.

Fortunately, because Senya had not revealed his strength, Fugaku had not sent him into the Anbu.

Otherwise, a third "traitor" might have appeared within the Uchiha.

If Senya knew what Fugaku was thinking right now, he would surely scoff.

I'm not some shortsighted fool like Itachi or Shisui. Join the Anbu? I don't have the habit of living in the shadows as someone else's servant.

Senya released Uchiha Chizakura from the Genjutsu. After all, the more people his next words could break, the greater the reward.

He could not let this man miss out.

"There are three necessary conditions for becoming Clan Head. First: overwhelming strength. You must be one of the clan's strongest ninja and command the clansmen's respect."

"Second: vision and insight beyond ordinary people. You must be able to lead the clan through prosperity and decline and guide it onto the right path. Most clansmen do not possess such capacity, otherwise there would be no need for a Clan Head."

"Third: you must be able to unite the clan, not split it apart! You must bind the clan into a single rope! You must make the entire clan stand as one! That is what a Clan Head is!"

"Clan Head Fugaku, aside from the first point, have you accomplished either of the other two? Have you brought the clan the right choices? Have you united the clan? No! You have done neither!!!"

Uchiha Fugaku's mental defenses shattered. Replication successful. Mangekyō Sharingan awakened.

Uchiha Fugaku's conviction had been shattered by Senya's barrage, his faith broken apart.

Senya's pupils spun as the three tomoe patterns gradually merged, transforming into an entirely new shape.

Three thick black lines extended in equal sections from the center of his pupils to their edges, connected by a black circle.

"This is! The Mangekyō Sharingan!!"

"Hahaha! This is the hope of the Uchiha clan!"

"What?! Senya has already awakened the Mangekyō!"

"No wonder he could instantly cast Genjutsu and control Chizakura! He awakened it at an even younger age than Uchiha Madara did back then!"

Senya had no intention of hiding his Mangekyō Sharingan. With the system, what did it matter if others knew about the rest, so long as they did not know about it?

Before absolute strength, everything else was meaningless.

And he had to display his strength now. Otherwise, how would he earn the clansmen's trust? How would he lead the clan?

Fugaku also recovered from the state of having his mental defenses shattered by Senya.

His dejection was immediately replaced by shock and delight. His Mangekyō alone was not enough to contend with Konoha's upper ranks.

But now Senya had awakened the Mangekyō as well. This was not as simple as one plus one equaling two. The deterrence it brought was enough to make Hiruzen Sarutobi think carefully.

If Konoha wanted to fall out with the Uchiha, both sides would surely suffer. The other villages would definitely seize the opportunity.

Hiruzen probably did not want to see the village besieged by the four great nations of Wind, Lightning, Water, and Earth either...