More absurdly, could taking the blame really happen twice? Use the Black Pot to spin the Roulette, then take the blame again?
Uchiha Yuan was momentarily at a loss for how to complain.
Just as Uchiha Yuan was wondering whether to use the Black Pot to spin the Roulette once, Uchiha Mei's voice came from the doorway. "Huh? Yuan, you're back from your mission!"
"Senior Mei? Aren't you participating in tomorrow's battle?" Uchiha Yuan asked, startled.
"I am. The strategy meeting has already ended, and Orochimaru told us to come back and prepare individually."
"I see."
"To be honest, I opposed this offensive, but Orochimaru, Ino-Shika-Cho, Hyuga, and most of the Jonin at the Land of Bears camp all agreed. My opposition was useless, so I could only accept it," Uchiha Mei said coldly.
"Why did you oppose it, Senior Mei?" Uchiha Yuan asked.
"Because the sacrifices will be too great. For the sake of so-called morale, launching a battle when we know our odds of victory are low and many people will die—wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?
"The Uchiha Clan started with fifty members on the Land of Bears battlefield. Now only fourteen remain—no, fifteen, counting you.
"I don't want our clansmen to die over something so vague and insubstantial."
After hearing Uchiha Mei's words, Uchiha Yuan fell silent.
Orochimaru might have had some designs on the corpses of Kirigakure's Kekkei Genkai ninja.
But Ino-Shika-Cho and the other Jonin in the Land of Bears were genuinely considering the battlefield situation.
Though morale was vague and intangible, it was truly useful. It might even affect the course of a war.
The principle that the first surge of effort was followed by decline, then exhaustion, was something even a middle schooler in his previous life knew.
Still, Uchiha Mei's thinking could not be called wrong.
Battles between ninja were completely different from battles between ordinary people. Individual combat strength accounted for far too much among ninja, so morale really did have a relatively small effect.
"By the way, Yuan, I heard that both your instructor and your teammates are members of families associated with the Hokage's side?" Uchiha Mei suddenly asked.
"That's right. Is there something wrong with that, Senior Mei?"
"Nothing. I just wanted to remind you that quite a few people in the clan dislike families that get too close to the Hokage."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yuan immediately realized that Uchiha Mei was probably part of the Uchiha Clan's Dove Faction, which wanted to coexist peacefully with the village. The people he mentioned were most likely members of the Hawk Faction.
"Yuan, what kind of relationship do you think the village and the clans should maintain?" Uchiha Mei asked.
"The village and the clans should prosper together and suffer together. It's just that—"
"Just what?"
"The village's higher-ups don't seem to think that way. They have no goodwill toward the Uchiha Clan. They even want to erase the Uchiha Clan from Konoha."
Uchiha Mei was silent for a moment before saying, "The Two Advisors and that undying old bastard Danzo probably think that way, but Hokage-sama shouldn't share that intention."
"Do you trust Hokage-sama that much, Senior Mei?"
"When I was young, I once saw Hokage-sama eating at Lord Kagami's house. The two of them chatted and laughed, and they seemed to have an excellent relationship. When Hokage-sama got drunk, Lord Kagami personally escorted him home.
"So rather than saying I trust Hokage-sama, it would be more accurate to say that I trust Lord Kagami. Lord Kagami has great faith in Hokage-sama, but whenever he mentions the Two Advisors and Danzo, he always looks worried."
Uchiha Yuan nodded at that. From Uchiha Mei's words, he confirmed two things.
First, the Dove Faction had most likely always followed ideas similar to those of Kagami Uchiha.
Second, Kagami Uchiha did not completely trust the village's higher-ups either. He trusted only the Third Hokage, while remaining wary of the Advisors and Danzo.
In fact, one could see hints of this from Uchiha Shisui's attitude toward Danzo in the original story.
"Why did you suddenly tell me all this, Senior Mei?" Uchiha Yuan asked.
"I heard from Orochimaru today that you already possess the Two-Tomoe Sharingan. In just a few months since awakening your eyes, you evolved the Sharingan from the Single Tomoe to the Double Tomoe.
"Your talent far exceeds that of ordinary clansmen. Awakening the Three Tomoe Sharingan should only be a matter of time, so you're qualified to know these things."
"So that's why. I thought you had some special plans for me, Senior Mei!"
Uchiha Mei was just about to say something when a woman's voice came from outside the tent. "Senior Mei, could you come out for a moment? I have something to tell you."
"That's Aya's voice. Yuan, let's end our conversation here for today!" With that, Uchiha Mei turned and left.
After Uchiha Mei left, Uchiha Yuan thought back over their conversation. He felt that Uchiha Mei had been testing his attitude toward the village to some extent.
The Hawk Faction and Dove Faction of the Uchiha Clan were deeply divided now, and a newly rising genius could affect the balance of power.
"Ah, what a hassle!" Uchiha Yuan sighed, then lay down and opened the Roulette.
Uchiha Yuan did not hesitate and spun the Roulette directly.
The next second, a row of black letters appeared before his eyes: The Black Pot has been converted. Text Game beginning.
"You have logged into Detective Conan."
"When you wake up, you find yourself in a windowless room. The door is locked, and a naked woman is lying beside you."
"The woman is well-endowed and beautiful. She is exactly your type."
"Although you have no idea why you appeared here, with a beauty by your side, you decide to act first and worry about the rest later."
"Your hand touches a snowy peak, and the icy sensation instantly clears your head."
"You hurriedly examine her and discover that the woman is already dead."
"At that moment, the sound of someone banging on the door rings out from outside."
"You panic. But actually, you don't need to, because you didn't kill her. You're merely the one taking the blame."
"After a loud crack!, a horned girl kicks the door open."
"You now have two choices: one, flee immediately; two, be taken away by the police."
"You choose one."
"But before you can even escape the room, a bespectacled elementary school student strikes you in the back with a soccer ball."
"The tremendous impact sends you flying."
"You begin to question your life. Why does a soccer ball have such terrifying power?"
"Actually, you don't need to question it. This elementary school student once used a soccer ball to blow up a satellite. The fact that you can crawl back to your feet is already a miracle."
"Unfortunately, crawling back up is all you manage. The horned girl who arrives punches you to the ground. When you wake up, you're already lying in a hospital bed, your right hand cuffed to it."
"You tell the police officer guarding you that you didn't kill the woman, but the officer doesn't believe you. The room you were in was a sealed chamber, so aside from you, there couldn't possibly be another murderer."
"New book—please add it to your collection and recommend it. Thank you all for your support."
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