"Shisui, what you should be focusing on isn't how to prove our innocence to the villagers!"
That was right!
Under the guidance of public opinion, the Uchiha clan had now become synonymous with guilt.
And Shisui seemed to have followed that ingrained line of thinking as well.
"Are we just supposed to let the clan be misunderstood?"
Shisui looked at Bai Ye in confusion. He did not understand why Bai Ye would say that. It was unlike Bai Ye's usual way of doing things.
Even if they did not resort to violence, they should not let the clan suffer such misunderstandings, right?!
"What we need to do isn't prove that we're innocent. We need to make those people prove that we're guilty. Your line of thinking is wrong. Just like how you kept saying we had to prove that the Uchiha clan had no intention of rebelling—but why should we be the ones proving it? Why shouldn't they produce evidence that we intend to rebel?"
Why did they have to prove their own innocence?
Shouldn't others be the ones producing evidence to prove they were guilty?
Yet the moment someone claimed that the Uchiha clan was an unstable element that would rebel, Shisui would immediately panic and insist on proving that the Uchiha clan was not unstable and would not rebel.
Why should they?
"But..."
Shisui was left speechless. He had no idea how to answer Bai Ye, and at the same time, he was shocked by his words.
That was right!
He had always thought that they had to prove to everyone else that the Uchiha had no ambitions and had never considered rebellion.
But what could they use to prove that?
While Shisui was still doubting his former beliefs, Bai Ye inwardly thought that the opportunity had come