A mass migration began within the Uchiha clan.
As word spread of what Uchiha Jin had said inside Naka Shrine, the Uchiha clansmen who chose to believe him began moving to the Radical Faction's territory.
The reasoning was simple!
Whether or not the Konoha Higher-ups would retaliate, it was better to believe it than not. In any case, they had little to lose.
Especially since people had indeed been secretly disappearing from the Uchiha Compound lately. Taking that into consideration, although they did not care about factional disputes, they did not mind seeking refuge on the Radical Faction's side.
The Radical Faction members were naturally delighted.
To them, this was proof that the Radical Faction had won the people's support!
Time slowly passed.
As time went on, because Fugaku was weak, hesitant, and chose to let this happen, many Uchiha clansmen who had been watching from the sidelines also began moving to the Radical Faction's grounds.
The enormous Uchiha Compound was thus directly split in two.
On the other side.
Shisui did indeed seek out Sarutobi Hiruzen, only to be brushed off with ease.
According to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo and Kagami had been friends, and the Sharingan had been gifted before Kagami's death.
And just like that—Shisui believed him!
After all, there had already been Obito and Kakashi. Was it not understandable for something similar to happen again?
If it had been Uchiha Jin, he would naturally have treated that explanation as bullshit. Did Danzo dare compare himself to Kakashi?
Did he even have the nerve?
But unfortunately!
Shisui was not Uchiha Jin, and he was persuaded that easily.
As for the arm full of Sharingan that Danzo had, that too was settled with a single sentence: "It's all for Konoha." After all, Danzo had lost an arm for Konoha years ago. Since he wanted to serve Konoha better, what was wrong with using a few of your Uchiha Sharingan?
And Shisui, having been persuaded, had long forgotten that the Sharingan was the clan's bloodline limit. He had forgotten that every bloodline limit was the foundation of the Major ninja clans, and that no ninja clan could possibly tolerate such a thing.
Ten days later.
The mass migration within the Uchiha clan was complete. The Radical Faction's grounds became bustling, with open sentries and hidden guards spread all around the perimeter, while a new barrier enveloped the entire compound.
Meanwhile, the Moderate Faction and Middle Faction, under Clan Head Fugaku's leadership and with the support of Shisui, a Mangekyo user, chose to trust the Konoha Higher-ups.
But unfortunately.
Having lost an armful of Sharingan, Danzo could only become increasingly frenzied in capturing Uchiha with Three Tomoe Sharingan in order to stabilize the Hashirama Cells in his right arm once more.
There was no other way.
This was not yet the time for the Uchiha clan's destruction, and Danzo did not have many Three Tomoe Sharingan left in stock. Uchiha Jin had directly destroyed ten of them last time, so for the sake of his own body, he had no choice but to do this.
He was even more frenzied than before!
It was simply because the Radical Faction's defenses were too tight, so he could only target the Moderate Faction and Middle Faction.
For a time.
The Middle Faction and Moderate Faction were naturally gripped by fear.
Fugaku: "Trust the village. Trust Hokage-sama. These are all coincidences!"
Shisui: "Everyone, don't panic. Hokage-sama will investigate!"
One was the Uchiha Clan Head, and the other was a Mangekyo powerhouse. Both spoke up in turn.
They were panicking too, and the pressure on them was immense!
Yet they did not dare imitate the Radical Faction. They did not dare casually alter the compound's barrier, nor did they dare add open sentries and hidden guards, because that would mean they did not trust the village.
For people like them, no matter how great the pressure in their hearts, they did not dare resort to such methods lightly.
However, three days later.
They no longer had the mind to worry about that, because all sorts of rumors about the Uchiha planning a rebellion began spreading through the village again.
And this time, the rumors spread far more fiercely than before.
Fugaku, Shisui, and the others were panicked, but they had no solution. Even when they sought help from Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, all they received were the same old reassurances.
"Trust the villagers. Trust the village."
"Rumors end with the wise. Leave it all to time!"
"Don't panic, don't be afraid. I'm here."
"As the Hokage, I will definitely handle it!"
Though Fugaku and Shisui felt deeply stifled, with no other options, they could only temporarily trust the village and trust the Hokage.
But unfortunately.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had no intention of stopping it. In fact, he had tacitly approved of it from the start; otherwise, Root alone could never have made such a huge mess.
Unfortunately, those two fools, Fugaku and Shisui, could not even see through something so simple. Other than worrying themselves sick, they could not solve anything at all.
On the other side.
Compared to the anxious Fugaku and Shisui, the Radical Faction was eerily silent.
Uchiha Jin had completely gone into hiding.
During this period, he had kept a low profile almost every day, all to restore his Mangekyo's Dojutsu Power. After all, without a system to support him, he had to keep himself in peak condition as much as possible.
That was also why he had not simply flipped the table and wiped out the other factions within the clan along with the Konoha Higher-ups, instead choosing to outwit them within the rules of the game.
Strength was a crippling weakness!
Unless he could obtain Hashirama Cells in the future, or find a way to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo.
"Jin-kun, are we really not going to do anything?"
"Another person from the Moderate Faction and the Middle Faction disappeared last night, and he was even a strong shinobi who had awakened the Three Tomoe."
"Though everyone belongs to different factions, they are all Uchiha. Watching this happen really hurts."
"If we really revolt, these are all Combat Power!"
Uchiha Setsuna's lips were twisted in a bitter smile.
At this moment, his mind was unsettled. Even as a member of the Radical Faction, this kind of loss still pained him deeply.
Yet in response, Uchiha Jin leisurely brewed tea, not taking the matter to heart at all.
"Elder Setsuna, I feel the pain too."
"But the Uchiha of today have long been tamed into house dogs, having lost the ferocity of their ancestors."
"The only method I can think of is to tear it down before rebuilding it!"
"These losses are nowhere near enough in my eyes. Only when more shinobi die and utterly shatter these people's illusions will we have a chance to unite the entire clan and gain the right to contend with the Konoha Higher-ups."
"That is also why I have not completely fallen out with the Konoha Higher-ups. With the Radical Faction alone, let alone something as major as rebellion, we do not even have the right to drag the Konoha Higher-ups down to death with us."
"Only by integrating the entire Uchiha can we barely gain that right."
"Yes, you heard correctly!"
"Even if we integrate the entire Uchiha, we would only have the right to drag Konoha down with us. Rebellion would still be far too difficult."
Uchiha Jin spoke in a quiet tone.
As a transmigrator, he understood Konoha more deeply, so he did not dare act too impulsively.
But Uchiha Setsuna, upon hearing this, froze where he stood. "Jin, why are you so wary of the Konoha Higher-ups? Do those few old fossils really have that kind of ability?"
"Aren't you being a little too cautious?"
"Sarutobi Hiruzen may have been formidable in his youth, but he is already old and frail now. The experts of the other shinobi clans are no match for the Uchiha either."
"I think that if we Uchiha revolt, our chances of success would still be quite high!"
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