Fugaku's gaze darkened, and his body trembled slightly.
However.
He had better self-control. Even upon seeing this scene, his face remained calm.
But inwardly, he was furious enough to go mad. That damned Uchiha Jin had not only brought the Radical Faction under his control in such a short time, but had now even won over the Moderate Faction and the Middle Faction.
As the proud Uchiha Clan Head, he had actually become a commander without troops?
What a—monstrous humiliation!
Shisui did not have such good composure. The moment they met, he could not help but speak. "Elder Yashiro, Elder Tenno, even you two..."
"Shisui, give it up." Uchiha Tenno immediately cut him off. "This was our choice!"
"We gave Fugaku many chances, but anyone with eyes could see what kind of mess the Uchiha had become under his leadership."
"Even when we acted like the village's dogs, the Uchiha kept backing down. What did we get in the end?"
"Ever-increasing demands!"
"Our concessions did not earn the village's goodwill. Instead, they brought endless escalation. Previously, the Clan Compound was even monitored by Anbu and Root..."
"The fact that the Uchiha could breathe a little easier now was entirely thanks to Uchiha Jin!"
"Perhaps the forbearance of you and Fugaku was right, but we could not see any results. Jin's methods, on the other hand, let us see results."
At that moment, Uchiha Tenno showed the two of them no courtesy whatsoever.
And in response.
Shisui fell silent, unable to offer any rebuttal.
He wanted to persuade everyone to be patient, to believe that the village and the Hokage would resolve the matter, but his words clearly carried less weight than Jin's actions.
What should he do?
Just as he was struggling with anguish, Fugaku stepped forward. "Shisui, there's no point."
"Clan Head, I..." Shisui was stunned.
Fugaku ignored him. Instead, he looked directly at Uchiha Jin. "Your actions will push the Uchiha into a dead end. I advise you to give up on reclaiming the Uchiha Ancestral Land. Such radical actions will only make the Uchiha a target for everyone."
Almost instantly.
As Fugaku spoke, the atmosphere in the area became deathly silent.
Uchiha Jin shook his head. "Absolutely not!"
He gave no explanation and did not hesitate in the slightest.
For people like Fugaku and Shisui, any explanation was meaningless. No matter how much he said, it would only be a waste of time.
"Are you trying to lead the Uchiha into ruin?" Fugaku's face was full of fury.
Uchiha Jin looked utterly disdainful. "How you choose to think is your freedom. But let me tell you this: even if I lead the Uchiha to their deaths, the Uchiha in this clan will be willing to die alongside me!"
Fugaku fell silent.
There was no damn way to continue this conversation!
Uchiha Jin could not even be bothered to explain himself, leaving Fugaku with no idea how to respond.
Of course, he understood as well.
Uchiha Jin simply did not trust him. He might even look down on him. Jin surely had his own calculations, but he could not be bothered to explain them to Fugaku.
He subconsciously glanced around and discovered that even when Jin said he would drag the Uchiha to their deaths, the elders of every faction present remained unmoved...
In that instant, he understood.
Uchiha Jin had already convinced these people. Even if Jin told them to die, they would likely do so without hesitation.
What should he do?
His mind raced wildly. Finally, he gritted his teeth and spoke. "Uchiha Jin, do you think I have no other options?"
"Your Mangekyo?" Uchiha Jin remained disdainful. "I'm sorry, but I don't care!"
"You can join forces with Shisui and wipe out my Uchiha outright."
"But let me tell you this: although you have two pairs of Mangekyo, I, Uchiha Jin, am not made of clay."
"If you intend to destroy the Uchiha, I will not save a single Uchiha."
"But likewise!"
"I will kill your wife Mikoto and your child Itachi first, including the child in Mikoto's womb!"
"Then I will make the Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitokado, and Shimura clans accompany the Uchiha to the grave. I know one pair of Mangekyo cannot defeat the entire village working together, but I also do not care about the so-called dignity of the strong."
"As long as the strong make a move, I'll hide and run, then find chances to kill Konoha's weak!"
"Fugaku, Shisui, I'm warning you!"
"If either of you dares to target the Uchiha for the sake of the village, then I will make all of Konoha accompany the Uchiha to the grave!"
"Once I cripple Konoha, I refuse to believe the other Shinobi Villages will not be tempted or able to resist launching war against Konoha!"
"I have only one bottom line!"
"If you follow the rules of the game, if you can persuade Konoha not to target the Uchiha, or persuade the Uchiha to follow you, then I, Uchiha Jin, will play with you within the rules."
"But if you want to flip the table and use force to suppress my Uchiha?"
"Then we all die together. There will be no need for Konoha to exist!"
His words struck the ground with force.
He knew very well that with only one pair of Mangekyo, he was absolutely no match for the village's countless strong fighters, not to mention Fugaku and Shisui's Mangekyo, as well as the corrupted Obito lurking in the shadows.
Therefore.
He stated outright that the Uchiha could not restrain him. If the time truly came to flip the table, he would not care whether the Uchiha lived or died.
He would become a Shinigami in the darkness. If the strong pursued him, he would run. Whenever Konoha let its guard down, he would kill Konoha's weak—he would simply put the principles of guerrilla warfare into practice as a Ninja.
After all, if a Mangekyo Uchiha like him simply wanted to flee, no one could ever surround and hunt him down.
"Fugaku, you have a Mangekyo?"
Uchiha Tenno stood up and could not help asking.
Everyone else rose to their feet as well.
They stared at Fugaku in shock and confusion.
And in response.
Fugaku looked completely bewildered. He could not help asking, "Uchiha Jin, how did you know?"
"Hmph, don't worry about it!" Uchiha Jin said directly. "There is no secret in this world that can escape me."
"If the clan did not have two traitors like you, Fugaku and Shisui, do you think I would act with such caution?"
"And you, Shisui!"
"I know your Mangekyo is Kotoamatsukami, capable of forcibly altering anyone's thoughts and will."
"Although I also have a Mangekyo, I do not know whether I can withstand Kotoamatsukami."
"So listen carefully!"
"If one day you discover that my thoughts have been altered and I start acting completely differently from before, then do not hesitate. Attack the Sarutobi and Other Three Clans directly."
"Do not fight Konoha's Higher-ups. The Uchiha do not have enough strong fighters, so kill their clan members directly!"
"Even if the Uchiha are completely wiped out, drag Konoha into war and give the other Shinobi Villages an opportunity to launch one."
"There is only one core principle: if the Uchiha are destroyed, then Konoha must be destroyed as well!"
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