On the other hand, the Uchiha clan.
Fugaku Uchiha sat blankly on the tatami mat, endlessly drinking from a cup of tea.
Beside her, Mikoto Uchiha chatted with Sasuke about everyday things, inquiring about his situation over the past few years.
Sasuke missed his parents so much that he told them everything he could.
So, the more his mother listened, the more worried she became.
Because... as Sasuke spoke more and more, the deep hatred hidden in his heart was also exposed.
"That bastard, I'm going to kill him!"
How could he possibly attack you? I will never forgive him! I will kill him with my own hands, and I will do it even if you try to stop me!
He must die, he must die by my hand! I've already spoken to Grandpa about this. Although he may not support it, he didn't stop me!
"What? Who is Grandpa?"
Grandpa was Gawain, the Fifth Hokage who revived everyone.
He said I was the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths' son, and that my original name was Indra, while the Sage of Six Paths was my grandfather's son!
My grandfather is the most powerful person I've ever met. He'll teach me his ninjutsu so I can kill that guy!
Even the Hokage of the past didn't dare to stop Grandpa. Grandpa is the strongest person in Konoha right now. I will learn from Grandpa and learn how to become a strong person worthy of admiration!
I will learn from him how to master power, and then I will take my revenge. I must take my revenge!!!
Such words deeply saddened Mikoto Uchiha. She didn't know what kind of ideas Itachi had instilled in Sasuke, to the point that Sasuke was now a child blinded by hatred.
Most importantly, from Mikoto Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha's perspective, they actually understood Itachi Uchiha's actions.
Back then, when the couple discovered that their eldest son had raised a knife against them...
The two of them also cooperated voluntarily.
Rather than being killed by Itachi Uchiha, it would be more accurate to say that they both sought death, intending to exchange it for the lives of their two sons.
But... how am I supposed to tell Sasuke about this?!
Itachi Uchiha was a special person. He was taken to the battlefield by Fugaku Uchiha when he was four years old and received the education of the next head of the Uchiha clan from a young age.
His innate talent allowed him to develop his own way of seeing the world as his power grew.
For Itachi Uchiha, the Uchiha clan was not an asset, but rather an extremely unfortunate burden.
Uchiha Fugaku Uchiha not a qualified clan leader. His indecisiveness meant he lacked the ability to manage the Uchiha clan, and he was also a failure in educating his children.
He doesn't understand education at all.
As Fugaku Uchiha's son, Itachi Uchiha witnessed countless life-and-death separations from a young age. While being traumatized and losing his eye, he also showed the most extreme love for his family, especially his younger brother!
This personality trait meant that Itachi Uchiha never cared about his clansmen; compared to his so-called clansmen, he only cared about his own family!
What kind of life did Itachi Uchiha experience?
Shisui Uchiha, the only senior and friend in his life who could understand him, lost his life due to Danzo's conspiracy.
Due to the Nine-Tails Fox incident, the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership once again entered into a fierce confrontation, with clan members clamoring to overthrow Konoha and rule Konoha themselves.
Despite being rejected by Konoha as a whole, the clansmen never chose to integrate into the Konoha.
The Second Tobirama, Tobirama, left the Uchiha with a well-known plan, but he also had an option.
The Uchiha clan as a whole chose to hold tightly to their power while simultaneously pursuing even more power.
This choice only pushed the Uchiha clan further and further away from the village.
The Nine-Tails incident also put the Uchiha clan in a very difficult position.
After the Nine-Tails' Attack, the Uchiha clan desperately tried to launch an attack on Konoha.
However, in Itachi Uchiha's view, the Uchiha clan at that time simply did not have the strength to successfully stage a coup!
Indeed, at its peak, the Uchiha clan possessed three pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan.
But what about it?
Is it possible for every user of the Mangekyo Sharingan to defeat a Kage-level shinobi from Konoha?
Orochimaru mentioned in the Konoha Crush Plan that Hiruzen from ten years ago could have easily killed him.
At the same time, Danzo's strength should not be underestimated. Even though he didn't have as many Sharingan to use Izanagi back then, he was still quite strong. And he was destined to be stronger back then than when he was killed by Sasuke in the future.
Meanwhile, although Tsunade and Jiraiya don't seem to appear in the village much, surely no one really thinks they'll just sit idly by and watch the Uchiha clan overthrow Konoha?
Jiraiya was killed in the first encounter, he was still able to kill several of Nagato's Six Paths clones with the Rinnegan in one fell swoop.
Such strength is not something that young people like Shisui Uchiha or Itachi can easily deal with.
At the same time, although Tsunade suffers from hemophobia, if she discovers that the Uchiha clan, whom her great-uncle and others hate the most, has rebelled, then couldn't she also cure her hemophobia for her Naruto -uncle and the Senju clan, the Senju clan's old rivals, just as she cured her Uchiha?
Not to mention Might Guy...
Back then, Might Guy was around thirty years old and at the peak of his career!
No one else is needed. If the Uchiha clan really launches an attack and causes massive casualties, Might Guy could probably kill all the Mangekyou Sharingan users who haven't reached their peak by himself.
Even Madara Uchiha in his Six Paths form almost couldn't withstand a kick from Guy. Does anyone really think the Uchiha clan could successfully stage an armed coup?
In short, Itachi Uchiha was far smarter than the average person; he saw through the truth between the Uchiha clan and Konoha village very early on.
The truth is that the Uchiha clan and Konoha Village are destined to be irreconcilable, and ultimately only one of them can survive to the end.
The one who survived could not possibly be from the Uchiha clan!
In this situation, Itachi Uchiha indeed had countless options. He could have used his power to forcefully suppress the Uchiha clan's rebellious intentions, then slowly engage in power struggles with the upper echelons of Konoha to try and delay the time when the Uchiha clan would be purged, or he could have used this time to strengthen the Uchiha clan as much as possible and seize more opportunities for victory.
But here's the question: why did Itachi Uchiha have to make that choice?
Why must he consider things from the perspective of the Uchiha clan?
Itachi Uchiha disliked his clan, which forced him to go to the battlefield from a young age. Every member of the clan was a pressure monster, making him unable to lose to anyone from childhood!
Those people only put pressure on him; he doesn't care about the so-called Uchiha clan at all!
He even viewed the Uchiha clan as a burden and trash!
This is a trash family full of infighting and internal hierarchy, where those with more eye tomoe (eye gems) will always look down on those with fewer tomoe!
Itachi could even imagine what Konoha would become if the Uchiha clan truly ruled the entire Konoha.
At that time, Konoha will have four ranks. At the top will be the Uchiha with the Mangekyo Sharingan, followed by the super strong members of other clans, such as Jiraiya. Below them will be the Uchiha who have awakened their Sharingan.
And at the very bottom.
Whether they were commoners, Chunin or Genin, or members of the Uchiha clan who hadn't awakened their Sharingan, especially the commoners from the village.
By then, their status in the arcade will be worse than that of slaves!
See? With such thoughts in mind, Itachi naturally became what he is today.
He saw himself as Che Guevara, believing that destroying his own clan was the only way to make Konoha a better place.
Therefore, he resolutely put aside his own family for the greater good, and never felt guilty about it.
His only regret was that he had to use his parents' lives to save his younger brother's remaining life.
During this process, his parents expressed their support and even deliberately died at his hands.
In this way, Itachi would be even more justified in his actions.
But now, looking at their youngest son whose mind was completely filled with hatred, Mikoto Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha were at a loss.
How could they stop their sons from killing each other?
For a moment, the two were at a loss, so they decided to put the matter aside for the time being.
He and his wife had Shisui Uchiha resurrected, as had many Uchiha members of the Uchiha clan, especially Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha.
The Uchiha is no longer annihilating itself, but those radical, fanatical Uchiha from back then are still alive.
As a result, the atmosphere within the Uchiha clan may improve in the future.
Then, I'll explain what happened back then to Sasuke and try to stop him from wanting to kill his brother!
The couple made their decision with a glance, and then tacitly cared for Sasuke until he fell asleep. Sasuke slept exceptionally well that night, and the nightmares that haunted him by his brother no longer invaded his mind.
As for Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha, they couldn't sleep at all...
The next morning, Gawain's courtyard was opened by Shikaku Nara.
Although some old-timers in the Nara Clan have been resurrected, the more intelligent the family members are, the less likely it is that foolish power struggles will occur.
The elders of the Nara Clan knew what they had to do: protect the clan's growth and strive to participate in the inevitable chaos that was about to begin in the Shinobi World.
As for important tasks like the Hokage's secret techniques...
They wouldn't compete with the current clan leader for it.
Moreover, having just returned, they are unfamiliar with the current Shinobi World. They aim to gradually transform those who once held separate control of the Nara Clan into individuals solely serving as assistants to the current Nara Clan head.
These intelligent people are all very clear about their own position and are exceptionally good at accepting new positions.
Knocking on Gawain's door, Shikaku Nara called out helplessly to the window of Gawain's bedroom.
"Hokage-sama, it's already 9:30. You should be attending the meeting between the past and present Hokage!"
I really don't want to bother you, after all, I understand just as well as you how annoying it is to be woken up from a beautiful dream.
But today's meeting has changed; Madara Uchiha insisted on participating!
The Second and Third Hokage firmly opposed this, the Fourth Hokage's attitude was ambiguous and he did not express an opinion, while the First Hokage somewhat supported Madara Uchiha's idea.
If this hadn't happened, the meeting would probably have proceeded as scheduled while you were resting.
But after this incident, I'd like to know your opinion on Madara Uchiha.
"After all, I am the Hokage of the Konoha Village, and I only serve the current Hokage. Your attitude is of utmost importance to me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shikaku Nara waited in the middle of the courtyard with a bitter face, while Gawain dejectedly got dressed and came out.
His coat has been modified, with a few colors painted in the style of a royal robe, adding a touch of variation to the original black and gold coat.
Gawain casually straightened the hem of his coat and nodded.
"I understand. Come to the meeting with me. If Ban wants to attend, he can. I'm quite close to him."
After all, Madara is the reincarnation of my eldest grandson, while Hashirama is only my second grandson.
Furthermore, Shikaku Nara, I know you are showing your loyalty, and I appreciate that. I will reward you with what your family deserves.
Of course, this is on the premise that you not only pledge your loyalty, but also understand and support my actions, and provide me with sufficient assistance.
What do you think?
"I think the order is very reasonable, Hokage-sama. As your secretary, I will do my best to serve you until I lose my life."
As Shikaku Nara responded softly, he deliberately gave Gawain a knowing look.
He understood that the world was about to change in Konoha Village.
Many actions among intelligent people are based on tacit understanding.
Shikaku Nara believed that Madara Uchiha's probing behavior was a tacit understanding between him and Gawain.
Gawain's answer just now implicated himself and the Nara Clan in this tacit understanding.
What exactly is this tacit understanding?
Shikaku Nara felt that Gawain was silently supporting Madara Uchiha, while Madara Uchiha was testing Gawain's views on the Shinobi World —whether he wanted peace or war and invasion!
Clearly, war is inevitable, and Konoha, with its many more powerful members, needs more resources to properly accommodate everyone.
So, Shikaku Nara silently made a decision: tonight, he would call on the Ino–Shika–Chō trio to volunteer for battle!
Then they became the first group of hawkish representatives to volunteer for the war, so they naturally had the right to choose the battlefield. They hoped that the Ino–Shika–Chō trio could avoid the Kumogakure battlefield as much as possible and send more of their clan members to the Sand and Kirigakure areas.
After all, those two countries are easier to fight; the intensity of the war is lower, but the tactical significance is comparable to that of the other countries.
Leaving aside Shikaku Nara's clever and thoughtful demeanor, Gawain led Shikaku Nara to the Hokage's office.
As he reached the door, Gawain couldn't help but burst into laughter, because he Danzo that old man Danzo kneeling outside the office door.
"Tsk tsk, isn't this Danzo, the leader of Root and former Hokage's Danzo?"
Why are you kneeling here?
Haha, being punished by your master isn't funny, is it? After all, he's your master.
I'll plead with Tobirama on your Tobirama, haha!
Amidst the laughter, Gawain pushed open the door, walked straight between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama, and sat down in his chair.
He clapped his hands lightly and then spoke.
"Fellow Hokage, some of you do indeed have some dissatisfaction with Madara Uchiha, but I hope you understand that Madara Uchiha was indeed the most important cornerstone and founder of Konoha!"
Also, hehe.
He is also my Sun Tzu!
Therefore, Madara Uchiha can stay and attend the meeting.
Who's in favor, and who's against?