For a special mission, Yuhara had already left Konoha and was heading north toward the Land of Fire. Another person was traveling with him... Uchiha Shisui of the Uchiha Clan.
Although Yuhara normally treated the Uchiha Clan with indifference, now that he and Shisui were traveling together, he casually asked Shisui about the Uchiha's current situation.
"Shisui, how are things with the Uchiha now?"
Although Yuhara's attitude seemed casual, Uchiha Shisui still took the question very seriously. On one hand, that was simply his personality. On the other, the situation facing the Uchiha Clan was extremely serious.
"The Uchiha's situation... isn't very good, Senior Yuhara." Shisui spoke cautiously, but it was easy to imagine that "not very good" was certainly a euphemism. "Since that incident, we've received considerable support. More than sixty ninjas within the clan have taken our side, willing to work toward healing the rift between the clan and the village..."
"That number is more astonishing than I expected." Yuhara was surprised. He had not expected there to be so many reasonable people among the Uchiha Clan.
"In terms of the number of supporters, we have indeed achieved considerable results. But in terms of the distribution of power within the clan, our achievements aren't that great... Most of those willing to stand with us are Genin. Even Chunin are very rare. As for the clan's Jonin-level combatants, most of them have no goodwill toward the village..." Shisui continued explaining. In truth, the support he had secured came mostly from the lower ranks.
In terms of numbers, perhaps thirty to forty percent of the ninjas supported Shisui. But in terms of combat strength, Shisui's situation was not much better than it had been a year or two ago.
"Ninjas are still just ninjas. Many Uchiha only seem so irrational