Uchiha Yuan's Ambition

The battlefield was always filled with uncertainty.

In a short while, Uchiha Yuan and his companions had already encountered three waves of Kirigakure Shinobi.

Fortunately, they were all sensory ninja and could detect enemies in advance, minimizing combat as much as possible.

However, for every battle they could avoid, there was always one they couldn't.

As dawn approached, Uchiha Yuan and his group ran into a squad of Kirigakure Shinobi.

This squad clearly also had sensory ninja who discovered Uchiha Yuan's tracks. Both sides knew evasion was impossible, and a battle erupted.

The Kirigakure Shinobi squad consisted of six people, two more than Uchiha Yuan's group. There were four Chunin and two Genin in the squad.

With the assistance of Yamanaka Kizuki, Uchiha Yuan and Hyuga Asana each dealt with one Chunin, while Shibi Aburame was responsible for eliminating the remaining enemies.

Uchiha Yuan faced a ninja specializing in Ninjutsu, proficient in Water Release techniques.

As soon as they met, Uchiha Yuan didn't hold back. He quickly formed hand seals and unleashed a larger version of the Great Fireball Technique towards the Kirigakure Shinobi.

This Kirigakure Shinobi clearly had experience fighting the Uchiha Clan and was very familiar with their greeting.

As Uchiha Yuan formed his seals, the Kirigakure Shinobi also formed his. The moment Uchiha Yuan's Great Fireball Technique was unleashed, a water barrier rose to meet it.

Great Fireball Technique versus Water Wall – these two techniques had clashed countless times before.

"Sizzle~" With a loud noise, steam rose, obscuring the surrounding vision.

The Kirigakure Shinobi then used the Mist Technique, infusing his Chakra into the steam to completely seal off Uchiha Yuan's Sharingan vision.

Uchiha Yuan hadn't expected the Kirigakure Shinobi to have this trick up his sleeve, but it was of little use to him because Uchiha Yuan possessed the Mind's Eye.

With the Mind's Eye activated, Uchiha Yuan instantly locked onto the Kirigakure Shinobi hidden within the steam, attempting a surprise attack.

Uchiha Yuan activated his Sharingan and used Teleportation to jump to the Kirigakure Shinobi's location.

Seeing Uchiha Yuan appear, the Kirigakure Shinobi's expression changed drastically. By all rights, Uchiha Yuan shouldn't have been able to pinpoint his location within the Mist Technique.

Furthermore, even if Uchiha Yuan used the Body Flicker Technique to advance, he should have seen ripples in the steam caused by the rapid movement.

Putting aside everything else, the Kirigakure Shinobi immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to try and create distance between himself and Uchiha Yuan.

However, Uchiha Yuan's Teleportation was much faster than his Body Flicker. Uchiha Yuan used Teleportation again, appearing before the Kirigakure Shinobi before his Body Flicker even landed.

In martial arts, speed is paramount. How did Minato Namikaze dominate the Third Great Ninja War? Wasn't it all thanks to his speed?

This time, Uchiha Yuan didn't give the Kirigakure Shinobi another chance. He directly unleashed his Sharingan-enhanced Hell Viewing Technique.

The Kirigakure Shinobi's body instantly froze, his eyes becoming vacant.

Uchiha Yuan mercilessly swung his Kunai, slitting the Kirigakure Shinobi's throat.

With the Kirigakure Shinobi's death, Uchiha Yuan noticed that his Stat Points had indeed increased by one.

"It seems killing really does earn Stat Points! Then this war is a perfect opportunity for me to improve my strength!

If nothing unexpected happens, this Shinobi World War will last another four to five years. If I can seize these few years, my strength will most likely reach the Kage level, and by then, I should also have the Mangekyo Sharingan.

With such strength, I'll be more than capable of contending for the position of Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan with Fugaku Uchiha," Uchiha Yuan thought to himself.

After considerable thought during this period, Uchiha Yuan had decided on two things.

First, he would ensure the Uchiha Clan would not be annihilated, no matter what. Second, he would help Hyuga Asana remove the Caged Bird.

To achieve these two goals, both strength and power were indispensable.

First, the matter of preventing the Uchiha Clan's annihilation.

In Uchiha Yuan's view, there were three fundamental reasons for the Uchiha Clan's destruction.

The first, and most crucial, reason was that the Uchiha Clan itself was deeply divided and lacked unity.

This division wasn't about the Uchiha clansmen hating each other, but rather stemmed from class conflict.

Not all members of the Uchiha Clan were ninja; some could not become ninja. These members had a natural class conflict with those who could not become ninja.

Of course, the ninja members of the Uchiha Clan did not intentionally oppress them. On the contrary, the ninja of the Uchiha Clan took good care of these civilians, but there was an inherent class difference between these two groups.

The "sense of superiority" inadvertently displayed by the Uchiha ninja could provoke a certain "rich-hating" mentality in some people.

Among the Uchiha Clan members who became ninja, there was also a class conflict between those who could activate the Sharingan and those who couldn't.

This could be seen from Obito's situation within the Uchiha Clan when he couldn't activate his Sharingan.

Furthermore, the Uchiha Clan was broadly divided into two major factions: the war-mongering hawks and the peace-advocating doves.

These two factions were in constant conflict, doing almost everything except fighting, and overall, every family member was forced to take sides.

Because of these conflicts, it was difficult for the Uchiha Clan to truly unite and work towards a common goal. How could they possibly resist Konoha?

Second was the Uchiha Clan's Police Force. The reputation of the Police Force in Konoha was truly infamous.

Although after the Third Great Ninja War, due to a shortage of personnel, most Uchiha Clan members were concentrated in the First Division, and the other divisions recruited a large number of ninja from other clans and civilians, the other divisions were, in essence, still controlled by the Uchiha Clan.

How the divisions operated and who they apprehended was still decided by the Uchiha Clan.

The Police Force held immense power, even the Konoha prison was under their jurisdiction. This meant that virtually no one could restrain the Police Force's enforcement power.

This led to the Police Force acting without restraint, even creating numerous wrongful convictions and false accusations. Those wrongly accused had nowhere to appeal, directing their anger towards the Uchiha Clan.

As a result, the reputation of the Police Force and the Uchiha Clan within the village grew increasingly worse.

Third was the propaganda offensive from Konoha's higher-ups. The Uchiha Clan had already offended many people due to the work of the Police Force, and it was Konoha's leadership who controlled public opinion in the village. Under their deliberate guidance, the Uchiha Clan naturally became a pariah, someone everyone in the village wanted to get rid of.

Under these internal and external pressures, the Uchiha Clan was undoubtedly under immense strain.

More and more members of the Uchiha Clan began to grow restless. They wanted to seek change, but didn't know how, ultimately choosing a coup.

Relying solely on the Uchiha Clan, they absolutely couldn't defeat Konoha, let alone with Fugaku Uchiha, that guy, being the clan head at the time.