"Spring..."
A voice jolted Uchiha Izumi, who was sitting on the swing, out of her thoughts.
"M-Master~"
Uchiha Izumi rose and stared at her master.
Hyuga Sho walked over and met her gaze.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Master, I..."
The next moment, Hyuga Sho reached out and placed his hand on Uchiha Izumi's forehead.
Uchiha Izumi neither dodged nor flinched.
Instead, she let that large hand rest against her face.
"You don't have a cold."
After removing his hand, Hyuga Sho said calmly.
"Then you must have something on your mind..."
Uchiha Izumi, whose forehead Hyuga Sho had touched, could no longer stop herself from blushing.
"Are you worried about the clan's affairs?"
The Uchiha Clan's original coup plan.
Because of Uchiha Shisui's "suicide."
It had been postponed.
They had lost a powerful general.
That had undoubtedly affected the entire plan.
Under the original plan,
Uchiha Shisui was responsible for controlling the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
They would take him hostage.
Then they would launch the coup.
With Uchiha Shisui dead, the entire plan had been overturned.
Therefore,
they needed to make a new plan before acting.
For the Uchiha Clan, this outcome was both infuriating and dispiriting.
As for Shimura Danzō...
Why hadn't the Uchiha Clan launched their coup yet?
He was practically counting the days until he could wipe out the Uchiha Clan.
But even Shimura Danzō didn't dare make a move openly.
After all,
with thousands of shinobi in Konoha, he had to consider the practical consequences.
So...
both sides silently endured.
They began building up their strength again.
The coup could not be carried out in the short term.
But although the coup could not continue, the oppression suffered by the Uchiha Clan had not lessened in the slightest.
In the end, the coup