The Final Stage

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

Over the past week, the Uchiha Clan had gone all out, visiting nearly every ninja clan in the village. They had even sent clan members to call on Jonin from civilian backgrounds one by one.

The Uchiha's move surprised everyone in Konoha, but the rift between the two sides was not something that could be mended overnight.

The Hokage faction had spent generations cultivating its connections. Through overt and covert exchanges of interests, ninja clans of middling size like the Ino-Shika-Cho had, in truth, long been bound to the Hokage faction.

On top of that, members of the Hyuga Clan's branch family had voluntarily begun canvassing votes for Hyuga Kagami. Thus, while Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Kagami appeared to be locked in fierce competition, many discerning people already knew the outcome.

It was precisely for this reason that, in order to better deal with the rebellion the Uchiha Clan might launch after losing the election, the village delayed the confidence vote again and again.

On the surface, the village used the confidence vote to keep the Uchiha Clan steady, making them devote all their energy to canvassing support.

Behind the scenes, however, the village communicated with the major ninja clans and actively prepared for war, making advance preparations for a possible Uchiha rebellion.

It could be said that beneath the lively election, an undercurrent was surging through the village.

Through the messenger ninja crow sent by Itachi, Hyuga Kagami, who was stationed in the Aerial Fortress, had complete control over the situation in the village. He knew very well that as long as the Fifth Hokage had not been decided, the Uchiha Clan would not be able to make up its mind to rebel, and the village's situation would not