The Uchiha Needed a Rebellion

"The root of it."

Shamu patted Itachi on the shoulder and clenched his fist.

"This is the root of it."

"You mean strength, Senior?"

Shamu shook his head. "Yes, and no."

"Yes, because strength is everything in the Shinobi World. Once the Uchiha Clan's strength can completely overwhelm Konoha, we can make whoever we want the Hokage."

"No, because even if we subdue Konoha, there are still the Cloud Village, Hidden Stone Village, Hidden Mist Village, and Hidden Sand Village."

"In Madara and Hashirama's era, Hashirama was powerful enough to completely overwhelm every shinobi village, which was why he became Hokage."

"But the current Hokage is merely a product of compromise among the various shinobi clans."

"If you do not make yourselves stronger, then the title of Hokage is simply undeserved."

"You saw so many disasters within my Mangekyō. Can't you look further ahead?"

"I suspended the Uchiha from their posts only so they could see certain things clearly and not be blinded by the unfairness right in front of them."

"What we need is to become stronger. Once every powerful Uchiha can stand on their own, Konoha will be begging us to become Hokage."

Fugaku listened in a trance. He pressed a hand onto Shamu's shoulder. "Shamu, you should be the clan head."

Shamu smiled and brushed Fugaku's hand away. "You jest, Clan Head. As long as the Uchiha prosper, it makes no difference who leads the clan. If the Uchiha are destroyed, what difference does it make who the clan head is?"

Everyone fell silent.

Ding...

"Shisui!"

"Yes!" Uchiha Shisui nodded heavily.

"It is about time. The psychological issues affecting so many Uchiha have already been addressed."

"It is time for us to step out of this circle."

"It is time to prepare a 'rebellion.'"

Fugaku was silent