Loyalty!

"Yes, that's right, that's exactly it. It was Shimura Danzō who approached me and told me to secretly incite the clan, launch a coup, kill the Hokage, and put Shimura Danzō in power!"

Uchiha Fugaku nodded.

Excellent.

Outside, the Dove Faction members who heard the words coming from inside the house all lowered their heads. This... it was actually true, it was actually really true. This was all Uchiha Fugaku and Shimura Danzō's conspiracy. Why, clan head, why did you do this?

"This..."

Uchiha Shisui, blind in both eyes and with his limbs crippled, wore a stunned expression on his face. A conspiracy, so it was all a conspiracy?

Lord Danzō, I once trusted you so much. So the conflict between the village and the clan was all pushed forward by you and the clan head. No wonder Lord Danzō, you always targeted the Uchiha clan. No wonder, clan head, you always gave in, even easily agreeing to move our Uchiha clan to the edge of Konoha to live.

So it was all a conspiracy. Lord Danzō, did you want to become Hokage that badly?

So, Elder Setsuna and the others didn't actually want to launch a coup. I thought he had been so worried all along. So it was all a conspiracy.

Uchiha Shisui felt a weight lift from his heart. He felt the great mountain that had been pressing down on his shoulders disappear.

Originally, he hadn't believed Uchiha Kazuto's words, but now he did. After all, even the clan head had personally admitted it. Could it still be false?

This was truly wonderful!

Itachi, both you and I were wrong. The ones who destroyed the unity of the clan and the village were just Lord Danzō and your father. No wonder the clan head sent you to join the Anbu. I'm afraid he used you to pass on information you didn't even know yourself to Lord Danzō.

The more he thought, the more Uchiha Shisui felt he was approaching the truth. Why did the clan head give in so much to the village? Why did Lord Danzō always target the clan? So it was all a conspiracy.

Nearby, Uchiha Setsuna and the other Hawk Faction members exchanged glances. No, he actually admitted it?

Could it be, this is real?

What Uchiha Kazuto said he made up, it wasn't actually made up, it was actually true?

All of this was really a conspiracy between Shimura Danzō and Uchiha Fugaku?

They naturally knew the purpose of this meeting: to buy time, to give Uchiha Kazuto more time to grow stronger, and to let Uchiha Kazuto replace the useless Uchiha Fugaku as the new clan head. After exposing the conspiracy, they could also lull the village into thinking the Uchiha clan no longer had any thoughts of a coup.

Thus, at the critical moment, they would launch the coup!

Everything now was orchestrated by Uchiha Kazuto; they were just carrying it out. They naturally knew that Uchiha Fugaku and Shimura Danzō had no connection.

But now, they weren't sure. How did it feel like there really was some conspiracy inside?

Thinking back to Uchiha Fugaku's behavior all along, the more they thought, the more it seemed like there really was a conspiracy. Uchiha Fugaku, could this be the real you?

What a terrifying ambition!

They had almost been used as pawns and sacrificed by Uchiha Fugaku.

Admittedly, it was good for Uchiha Fugaku to have ambition, but if the price of fulfilling that ambition was them, the Hawk Faction, then that was not good.

Uchiha Kazuto's plan was much better.

Soon after, Uchiha Kazuto led the pale-faced Uchiha Fugaku out.

"I'm sorry, everyone, for disappointing your expectations!"

Uchiha Fugaku lowered his head, bowing and apologizing to the Dove Faction members.

"Clan head, why, why did you do this!"

A Dove Faction member looked at Uchiha Fugaku and shook his head.

"... I know I have let everyone down. From now on, I voluntarily give up my position as clan head. From now on, please let Lord Kazuto be the clan head of our clan!"

Uchiha Fugaku did not answer, but took a step back and bowed his head to Uchiha Kazuto.

"Greetings to Clan Head Kazuto. If not for Clan Head Kazuto, we would have been kept in the dark by Uchiha Fugaku until we died, dying inexplicably, and even dragging the clan into an abyss of doom. I believe that under Clan Head Kazuto's leadership, our Uchiha clan will surely become better, and our relationship with the village will also improve!"

Uchiha Setsuna stepped forward, bowed to Uchiha Kazuto, then looked at the Dove Faction members and spoke seriously.

"Yes, thanks to Lord Kazuto!"

"Lord Kazuto, please become our clan head!"

These Hawk Faction members came forward, looking at Uchiha Kazuto with excited expressions. They hadn't expected it to actually succeed. As expected of Lord Kazuto, who stood on their side and possessed the ultimate power of the Uchiha clan!

Although Uchiha Shisui also had the Mangekyo Sharingan, on one hand, he wasn't on their side, and on the other hand, Uchiha Shisui's eyes had already been taken by Uchiha Kazuto.

"Mm, thank you all for your trust and support. Fugaku's actions have indeed proven him unfit to continue as our clan head. Since that's the case, I won't decline. Everyone, please rest assured. Now that I am clan head, I will definitely seek benefits for the clan, actively promote contact between the clan and Konoha, and wholeheartedly focus on building the clan. Everything for the clan! Loyalty!"

Uchiha Kazuto nodded, looked at everyone present, and spoke with fervent passion. Then, he stood at attention, raised his hand to his temple, and declared loudly.

"For the clan, loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

All the Hawk Faction members stood at attention, saluting Uchiha Kazuto. The cry of loyalty echoed continuously within the house.

The Dove Faction members stood up from the ground. The effects of the medicine on them had worn off. They looked at each other, then stood at attention facing Uchiha Kazuto.

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

Uchiha Kazuto's face broke into a smile. He had finally become the clan head of the Uchiha Clan. It hadn't been easy—after all, his Mangekyo Sharingan had zero offensive capability, and he lacked any powerful cheat ability to speak of. A violent coup was simply out of the question, so he had to resort to this method instead.

This body of his was just an orphan, with no siblings whatsoever. That meant the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was completely out of reach for him. Even though enacting laws would allow his ocular power to recover continuously, it still wasn't the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. With his previous abilities, if he'd attempted a violent coup, he would have likely drained his ocular power dry and killed himself in the process.

Ah, there was no helping it. He truly envied Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke—they only had to lose a brother to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Unlike him, who didn't even have the chance for such an opportunity.