Two Things That Must Be Done to Prevent the Clan Massacre!

Two Things That Must Be Done to Prevent the Clan Massacre!

Hokage Byakuya: [The only option is to take Shisui's route. I can still speak up within the clan, after all. At present, the Uchiha clan only has two pairs of Mangekyo.]

Aside from Obito, who was out there somewhere, and the sealed Uchiha Hikari.

The Uchiha clan in Konoha only had two pairs of Mangekyo: Shisui's and Fugaku's.

Shisui Uchiha was not blindly biased toward Konoha, but he was somewhat foolish—like a college graduate who had just entered society, clear-eyed yet stupid.

He mistakenly believed the empty promises spun by the Elder Council and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He even directly told the Third Hokage and Danzo about his Mangekyo ability.

Tell me, what do you think Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo would think when faced with a Kotoamatsukami that could silently alter someone's will?

Never mind anything else—Danzo would definitely covet that ability, while Hiruzen Sarutobi would fear it. How could he possibly not be afraid? Wouldn't he fear Shisui silently changing his will?

That was absolutely impossible!

Judging from the original story, when Minato Namikaze died in battle, the Third Hokage could clearly have chosen someone else to become Hokage, yet he took the position again himself. Even during Minato Namikaze's tenure, Konoha's Anbu had remained in the Third Hokage's hands.

Would he really not know about all the things Danzo had done?

The reason Konoha had become like this was largely Hiruzen Sarutobi's fault. If not for his constant indulgence, Danzo could never have kept pulling strings behind the scenes.

The White Fang's death, the Sannin leaving, Hizashi being driven to death, Minato Namikaze dying in battle after entrusting Naruto to him and receiving a promise that Naruto would be cared for—only for Naruto to later be isolated in the village, the Hero's Son turned into a demon fox.

They claimed it was to protect Naruto's identity, but you fucking labeled him a demon fox. Anyone with half a brain would know Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, wouldn't they?

What the hell was that protecting?!

So, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not someone Bai Ye could trust.

Tough at home, timid abroad—that was the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Following that line of reasoning, there were three factions within the Uchiha clan: the Conservative Faction, the Neutral Faction, and the Radical Faction.

The Conservative Faction favored peaceful coexistence and not resisting the policies. The Radical Faction leaned toward rebellion, while the Neutral Faction helped whichever side was weaker.

Hokage Byakuya: [The Neutral Faction is the most pressing problem right now. Those people are the most disgusting—they keep draining the Uchiha's internal strength. In the end, the Dove Faction is a dead end. We can only take the Hawk Faction's path!]

Although Bai Ye knew the odds of successfully rebelling were extremely low.

If the Uchiha clan rebelled, it would not be as simple as overthrowing Hiruzen Sarutobi.

They would be overturning Konoha's existing order.

The Hyuga clan, Ino-Shika-Cho, and all those other clans—every last one of them would never allow a clan that had once stood on equal footing with them to become something above their heads, especially the Hyuga clan.

Ever since the Senju clan integrated into Konoha and dissolved itself, the Hyuga clan had been competing with the Uchiha clan over who was Konoha's foremost clan and whose ocular jutsu was stronger.

Their relationship was not especially bad, but it was certainly not good either.

Yokai Byakuya: [To follow the Radical Faction's path, you need overwhelming strength. Otherwise, it's impossible. And Shisui should belong to the Dove Faction, right? How are you going to deal with Shisui? That Kotoamatsukami could hit you directly!]

For now, Kotoamatsukami still seemed unsolvable. It could even break the control of Impure World Reincarnation.

Most likely, he needed ocular power stronger than Shisui's. If Mangekyo of the same level could have their thoughts altered, then perhaps only the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan were immune to Kotoamatsukami's control?

Assuming that was the case, how was he supposed to obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?

He did not even have a Mangekyo yet.

Slice of Life Byakuya: [Why not take my advice and just live off Tsunade?]

Zombie Byakuya: [You don't necessarily have to go to Tsunade. You could seek refuge in Mizukage too. If it's Mei Terumi's era over there, then just live off the Fifth Mizukage!]

Pirate Byakuya: [Wrong, wrong, wrong. I think you should go to the Cloud Ninja. Strength is respected there, and there are beauties on Samui's level too!]

Zombie Byakuya: [Wouldn't A beat you to death? I think Iwagakure would be pretty good too. You could raise Kurotsuchi from scratch!]

Slice of Life Byakuya: *[All wrong! You're all wrong! Did you forget that the Shinobi World's strongest fighter right now is also your future brother-in-law? That's right, my brother Nagato! Go court Konan. How great is the Akatsuki!

Konan sleeps with you, Kisame scrubs your back, Pain buys rice, Itachi cooks, Deidara takes you to play with clay, and if you like toys, go find Sasori.

Kakuzu patches your clothes when they tear, you beat up Hidan when you're in a bad mood, and Zetsu purifies the air. Make major contributions, and you can even claim one Tobi!]*

Thinking about it that way, everywhere else was only a temporary stop. Only the Akatsuki could be his final support!

Support, my ass!

Hokage Byakuya: [Do you guys have so little faith in me? Maybe I can lead the Uchiha clan to turn things around!]

They were telling him to live off women right from the start. That was more than a little insulting.

He felt he could still struggle a bit.

Pirate Byakuya: [It's not that we don't believe in you. It's just too difficult. If you can save Shisui, I think the odds of success will increase by at least ten percent. If you can make Shisui see Konoha's upper echelons for what they truly are, the odds will rise another twenty percent. Most importantly, you currently have no real say within the Uchiha clan. No matter how much you look down on Uchiha Fugaku for leading the Uchiha clan to their deaths, he is still the clan head right now—the one who can decide all of this!]

To change the Uchiha clan's current situation, two things had to be done.

First, Shisui Uchiha's eyes could not be taken by Danzo.

Once they were taken, events would follow the original story. All the pressure would fall on Itachi's shoulders, while rumors would continue spreading throughout the clan that he had murdered Shisui. Then, the Radical Faction would seize the initiative and prepare to rebel.

At that point, Itachi naturally could not stop what was happening. So he could only make a deal with Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi: massacre the clan in exchange for Sasuke's survival.

Although Bai Ye despised Itachi Uchiha's slaughter of his entire clan, from Bai Ye's perspective at the time, there were only two outcomes: Sasuke survived, or the entire clan died in battle and bore the name of rebels, ultimately draining part of Konoha's fighting strength before the rebellion ended.

Therefore, Shisui had to be saved. At the very least, Danzo could not be allowed to take his eyes.

Second, he had to become the Uchiha clan head.

Only by becoming clan head could he gain a voice and make most of the clan listen to him.

Otherwise, every plan at this point was nothing but empty talk.