After Jiraiya took Uzumaki Naruto away, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
At the Uchiha Clan Grounds in Konoha Village, a knock sounded at the front door of Uchiha Shūichi's home once again.
"Another meeting!? Does our clan head have nothing better to do?"
Uchiha Shūichi had just stepped outside. He wasn't surprised when Uchiha Izumi, waiting at the door, told him that Uchiha Fugaku had summoned a meeting of the Uchiha.
Uchiha Izumi smiled faintly and wrapped both arms around one of Uchiha Shūichi's. She didn't mind his rather treasonous remark, and joined in with her own complaint:
"Probably because of the news from the past two days! The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was taken away by Lord Jiraiya, and Jiraiya also fell out with the village leadership. Then Uchiha Itachi displayed the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"Maybe our clan head has found his confidence again this time?"
Uchiha Shūichi gave a cold laugh.
"I doubt our clan head is the only one who's feeling confident... How are the other Uchiha acting?"
In many fanfiction stories, the Uchiha Clan was divided into two factions: the Radical Faction and the moderates. But in the actual Konoha Village, aside from Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Shūichi had never seen any Uchiha ninja who could be called a moderate.
Most of these Uchiha were potential rebels with radical personalities. The only reason they hadn't rebelled was that they knew perfectly well they were no match for Konoha.
Yet despite knowing they were weaker than Konoha, these people showed no restraint in either their words or their actions. Uchiha Shūichi simply couldn't understand how they thought.
"But then again, if a rebellion is delayed for more than three days, and more than ten people know about it, its chances of