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"Then what I should do now is become Captain of the Military Police Force. How could Konoha possibly grow strong with someone like Uchiha Fugaku as Captain of the Military Police Force and clan head of the Uchiha Clan? How could the Uchiha Clan possibly prosper? How could such trash lead the Uchiha Clan well? How could he manage the Military Police Force well?!"

Uchiha Kazuto deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan. Although he now possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had ultimately been nothing more than an ordinary Genin before this and knew very few Ninjutsu. He needed to lie low for a few days and learn more Ninjutsu, raising his combat strength first. Then it would be time for Uchiha Fugaku to step down.

Well, there was no helping it. After all, his Dojutsu did not possess the slightest bit of offensive power.

The one thing he was grateful for was that after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, the amount of Chakra he could extract had increased.

It was now Konoha 56. It was a good time, and there was not much time left.

The next day.

Uchiha Kazuto went to find Uchiha Setsuna.

"Elder Setsuna, I have something I wish to discuss with you!"

Uchiha Kazuto looked at the old man before him and spoke slowly.

"You're... Uchiha Kazuto, aren't you? What is it you want to tell me?"

Uchiha Setsuna looked over the youth before him carefully, then nodded and asked.

"Elder Setsuna, I think Uchiha Fugaku should step down from his position as clan head. How could such a worm possibly have the ability to continue leading the Uchiha Clan toward strength? Only I am worthy of becoming clan head of the Uchiha Clan and leading it to become even stronger!"

Uchiha Kazuto stared at Uchiha Setsuna and spoke with absolute certainty. As his words fell, one tomoe appeared in his eyes, followed by Two-Tomoe, then Three-Tomoe. Finally, they merged together, and a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan appeared before Uchiha Setsuna.

"You..."

Are you joking?

Before Uchiha Setsuna could utter the words, the helpless, contemptuous expression on his face vanished at once, replaced by utter solemnity. He stared fixedly at Uchiha Kazuto's eyes.

"Mangekyō Sharingan! Kazuto..."

Uchiha Setsuna stepped forward, staring intently at Uchiha Kazuto's eyes. The Mangekyō Sharingan—the ultimate power of their clan. Back when Uchiha Madara had possessed those eyes, and ever since Uchiha Madara left, such a pair of eyes had never again appeared within their clan.

"That's right. This is the Mangekyō Sharingan, the ultimate power of the Uchiha Clan. Back then, Lord Madara relied on the power of these eyes to join hands with the First Hokage and found Konoha. Elder Setsuna, with these eyes, am I qualified to become the new clan head?"

Uchiha Kazuto looked at Uchiha Setsuna, an invincible smile appearing on his face.

"This..."

Uchiha Setsuna fell into hesitation. Uchiha Kazuto, who possessed these eyes, was no longer the inconspicuous little nobody and cog of the Uchiha Clan he had once been. As for Uchiha Fugaku, he had long found that man displeasing. As clan head of the Uchiha Clan, he did not seek benefits for the clan, was indecisive, and did not resemble a clan head in the slightest.

More importantly, he saw ambition in Uchiha Kazuto's eyes—the same ambition as their Hawk Faction. Perhaps the Uchiha Clan truly should change clan heads. In the past, he might not have entertained such thoughts. Even if he had, he could only have kept them suppressed.

But now, things were different. The Mangekyō Sharingan had appeared!

And it stood on their side—a clan head who shared their ambitions and wished to make the Uchiha Clan even stronger.

Perhaps the Uchiha Clan really should have a new clan head!

"Elder Setsuna, what are you still hesitating for? The Uchiha Clan has reached an incredibly critical moment in Konoha. As one of the clans that founded Konoha, no one from our clan has ever become Hokage all these years. We have constantly been rejected by Konoha's residents. Now is the time for me to change everything. Only I can change the Uchiha Clan. Only with power like mine, power equal to Lord Madara's back then, can I bring change to the Uchiha Clan. How could Uchiha Fugaku, that worm, possibly make the Uchiha Clan stronger?"

Uchiha Kazuto raised his head and spoke with utter confidence.

Yes, how could a worm like Uchiha Fugaku possibly make the Uchiha Clan strong?

Thinking of Uchiha Fugaku's past performance, Uchiha Kazuto's displayed ambition, and those Mangekyō Sharingan—the same eyes Lord Madara had possessed—Uchiha Setsuna made up his mind.

"Good, Kazuto. With such power and such ambition, you are indeed qualified to become the next clan head of our clan. Fugaku should get the hell off the clan head's seat!"

Uchiha Setsuna nodded and spoke to Uchiha Kazuto.

Afterward, he called over several trustworthy members of the Hawk Faction. Under the pretense of reminiscing and drinking, they gathered at Uchiha Setsuna's home.

Uchiha Kazuto revealed those eyes and displayed his ambition to become Hokage and clan head, as well as his promise to make the Uchiha Clan stronger. It was easy for him to win over these relatively simple-minded Hawk Faction ninja.

Because Uchiha Kazuto possessed those legendary eyes: the Mangekyō Sharingan!

The Mangekyō Sharingan held an extremely high status within the Uchiha Clan.

If Uchiha Kazuto did not possess those eyes, then everything he said now would have been nothing but farting to these ninja. At most, it would let these Uchiha Clan ninja know that another member had joined the Hawk Faction.

If Uchiha Kazuto's eyes had been Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then while his words might have moved some Uchiha, they absolutely would not have won them over. They would merely have acknowledged him and treated him as an equal member of the Hawk Faction.

But Uchiha Kazuto now possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, those legendary eyes. When facing him, these Uchiha Clan ninja naturally placed themselves beneath him and were won over with ease. After all, these words came from the owner of the Mangekyō Sharingan. They were the ambitions and goals of a powerful man—how could they not be won over?

"Elder Setsuna, do not alter your previous plans. Continue discussing how to carry out the Coup. The target of our Coup this time is Uchiha Fugaku..."

Uchiha Kazuto looked at Uchiha Setsuna and slowly laid out his plan.