Ruo Jing and Ying Zhao! A Secret Meeting of Three Factions, A New Ninja Clan Alliance!

The next day.

All the ninjas in the village gathered for a war mobilization, preparing to march out and meet the enemy.

But within the Uchiha Clan.

A secret meeting was taking place.

Uchiha Fugaku calmly opened his eyes, and within them, a pair of eyes unlike the Three Tomoe appeared—the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"..." Uchiha Miya beside him remained silent.

"I am now the Clan Head, and I hope you will assist me... with those eyes of yours," Uchiha Fugaku said.

"Of course, Clan Head brother. The war is about to begin, and this is an opportunity for the Uchiha Clan... but I also demand that you, in your capacity as Uchiha Clan Head, invite Namikaze Minato and Hizashi Hyuga as guests."

"...Why?"

"What do you mean, why? Because of Hyuga Shin. Clan Head Fugaku, you seem to be hesitating, but I will not accept your hesitation."

Uchiha Miya's eyes also changed, revealing a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan.

The atmosphere between them grew still and delicate...

"Hyuga Shin used his life to help our Uchiha Clan."

"I will never allow his sacrifice to be meaningless."

"Clan Head, ally with the Hyuga Clan, and then follow Namikaze Minato together."

Hearing Uchiha Miya's words.

Uchiha Fugaku's gaze grew complicated, his expression showing worry and hesitation.

To make such a huge decision...

He couldn't settle on a course of action.

"Look into my eyes!"

Uchiha Miya roared in anger.

The Mangekyo pattern in his eyes began to spin.

But Uchiha Fugaku was not afraid; as a strong warrior forged on the battlefield, his combat strength was far from weak.

"If you refuse, then I will fight you to the death in bloodshed, and the Uchiha Clan will lose two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan. With war imminent, can you bear that responsibility, Clan Head-sama!"

"Miya, how can you do this!"

"I will do it!"

Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth, enduring the pressure, and after a long moment, finally sighed: "Fine, I will invite Namikaze Minato and Hizashi Hyuga to come and discuss matters."

"However, in exchange—"

"What is the ability of your Mangekyo Sharingan?"

Uchiha Miya calmly turned around, gazing at the bright moon in the sky.

"My Mangekyo Sharingan are Luo Jing and Ying Zhao."

"Luo Jing—I can see through the thoughts of my enemies and perceive their mental state."

Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku froze, feeling as if his entire being had been seen through.

So all the shifts in his mood had been observed by Uchiha Miya all along.

"And Ying Zhao's ability is to replicate a shadow based on my cognition; this shadow is no different from an ordinary person."

"The left eye, Luo Jing, consumes very little chakra, while the right eye consumes a great deal."

Uchiha Miya stroked his own eyes.

If only he could have seen Hyuga Shin's feelings sooner.

If only he had been by Hyuga Shin's side when Hyuga Shin needed him.

The Mirror of the Heart...

Such was Uchiha Miya's Mangekyo Sharingan.

The Hyuga Family was draped in white silk.

But Hizashi Hyuga went out at this time.

He had already spoken with the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Now that the Hyuga Clan had lost the Caged Bird Curse Seal, going to the battlefield came with many more concerns.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no good solution either.

The Hyuga Clan's strength was at an upper-middle level, but if the Byakugan were to leak out and fall into enemy hands, it would be very troublesome.

A moment later.

Hizashi Hyuga and Namikaze Minato arrived together at the Uchiha Clan's compound.

Uchiha Miya, clad in his clan robes, came out personally to greet them.

And in the subsequent negotiations, Uchiha Miya actually took a more dominant position than Fugaku.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato and Hizashi Hyuga were both astonished.

But.

To the defection of the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan, Namikaze Minato gave his answer.

This was an answer, and also a promise.

"The Hyuga Clan needs to rapidly increase its strength, and I will use the Flying Thunder God Technique in my hands to ensure the Hyuga Clan does not lose its Byakugan."

"As for the Uchiha Clan's current standing in the village, I will do my utmost to change it."

Uchiha Fugaku heard Namikaze Minato's words and, seeing that the talks had finally settled, let out a sigh of relief instead.

"Thank you, Namikaze Minato."

"No... this is all I should do."

On this side, Hizashi Hyuga was also in high spirits.

The Uchiha Clan was a major clan. If the Hyuga could ally with the Uchiha, then there would be no worries regarding ninjutsu.

After all, the Sharingan could copy ninjutsu.

On the surface, the family proficient in all five nature transformations was the Sarutobi Clan, but in reality, the family with the largest reserve of ninjutsu was the Uchiha Clan.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Konoha dispatched over a thousand ninja to confront the Iwagakure Ninja.

Namikaze Minato's strength had greatly increased after mastering the Rasengan!

Although Iwa was skilled in defense, it was still difficult to stop Namikaze Minato.

And Konoha, seasoned by war, now displayed formidable tactical prowess and a robust economy.

Not only did they win multiple battles against superior numbers.

They also paid the highest war pensions to Konoha Ninja, while allowing ninja to rotate for rest.

Konoha, single-handedly, fought against the two great ninja villages of Iwa and Cloud, fully displaying the demeanor of the First Ninja Village.

In response.

The Iwagakure side made no moves, only continuously sending reinforcements to the front lines.

From the Cloud side, news came that the Fourth Raikage was Killer B.

The Iwa front line had Orochimaru as the overall commander.

Namikaze Minato led a crack mobile unit.

Its composition included civilian geniuses, those with talent for space-time ninjutsu who had begun learning the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Uchiha Clan, and the Hyuga Clan.

After stabilizing the Iwa front line, Namikaze Minato led his team back to the village for rest, and would later decide whether to support the Iwa front, the Cloud front, or... to execute the operation to cut off Kannabi Bridge.

Inside Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha High Command ultimately failed to give an answer that satisfied everyone.

Although Danzo was still under house arrest, due to the needs of the war situation, Root had effectively restored his duties as its leader.

As for the matter of the Uchiha Clan's eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as compensation, allocated a large amount of funds to appease the Uchiha Clan, while simultaneously losing the authority to deploy the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan.

"At this rate, something big will happen, Hiruzen. We must stop the further alliance of the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan!"

In the Hokage's office, Danzo was grumbling incessantly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi kept smoking.

Mitokado Homura spoke: "Under Namikaze Minato's command, those two clans are fine... Ah, if we're talking about who can protect the Hyuga Clan now that they've lost the Caged Bird, it seems only the Uchiha Clan can."

Utatane Koharu: "Namikaze Minato is a good child; he has achieved great military exploits. If he commands the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan, he should be able to restrain them."

Danzo shouted: "Impossible! The Naturally Evil Uchiha Clan, now allied with the Hyuga, seems to be helping them now, but what about later? Once the Hyuga grow strong, this will be an unprecedented union of ninja clans!"