Uchiha Mei's Probing

Even more absurdly, the act of taking the blame could happen a second time? Spin a roulette wheel with a scapegoat and then take the blame again?

Uchiha Yuan was momentarily at a loss for words.

Just as Uchiha Yuan was contemplating whether to use a scapegoat for a roulette spin, Uchiha Mei's voice echoed from the doorway, "Eh? Yuan, you're back from your mission!"

"Senior Mei? Aren't you supposed to be participating in tomorrow's battle?" Uchiha Yuan asked, startled.

"I am, the strategy meeting has already concluded. Orochimaru told us to return and prepare individually."

"I see."

"Honestly, I was against this proactive attack, but Orochimaru, the Ino-Shika-Cho, the Hyūga, and most of the Jonin in the Land of Bears' camp agreed. My opposition was useless, so I had no choice but to agree," Uchiha Mei said with a cold expression.

"Why did Senior Mei oppose it?" Uchiha Yuan asked.

"Because the sacrifice is too great. For the sake of so-called morale, launching a battle with such low odds of victory and so many casualties, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

The Uchiha Clan started with 50 members on the Land of Bears battlefield, and now only 14 remain. No, including you, that's 15 people.

I don't want our clansmen to die for something so ephemeral."

Uchiha Yuan fell silent after hearing Uchiha Mei's words.

Orochimaru might have some interest in the corpses of the Kirigakure's Kekkei Genkai users.

But the Ino-Shika-Cho and the other Jonin from the Land of Bears were genuinely considering the battlefield situation.

Morale, though ethereal, was truly useful and could potentially influence the course of a war.

The principle of "gather momentum, then lose it, then exhaust it" was something even a middle schooler from his previous life would know.

However, Uchiha Mei's perspective wasn't entirely wrong either.

Ninja battles were completely different from ordinary combat. Personal prowess played a huge role in ninja battles, and morale had a comparatively smaller impact.

"By the way, Yuan, I heard your instructors and teammates are members of families associated with the Hokage, is that right?" Uchiha Mei changed the subject.

"Yes, Senior Mei. Is there something wrong with that?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to remind you that quite a few people in the clan dislike families who are too close to the Hokage."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yuan immediately realized that Uchiha Mei was likely part of the Uchiha clan's "dove" faction, aiming for peaceful coexistence with the village. Those people he mentioned were probably the "hawks."

"Yuan, what kind of relationship do you think the village and the clan should maintain?" Uchiha Mei asked.

"The village and the clan should have a relationship of shared prosperity and shared adversity, but..."

"But what?"

"It seems the current village leadership doesn't think that way. They harbor no goodwill towards the Uchiha Clan and even want to erase the Uchiha Clan from Konoha."

Uchiha Mei was silent for a moment before saying, "Those two advisors and that old immortal Danzo likely think that way, but Hokage-sama probably doesn't."

"Does Senior Mei trust Hokage-sama a lot?"

"When I was young, I saw Hokage-sama having dinner at Kagami-san's house. They were talking and laughing, and their relationship seemed very good. When Hokage-sama got drunk, Kagami-san personally took him home.

So, rather than saying I trust Hokage-sama, it's more like I trust Kagami-san. Kagami-san trusted Hokage-sama immensely, but whenever Kagami-san mentioned those two advisors and Danzo, he always looked troubled."

Uchiha Yuan nodded upon hearing this. From Uchiha Mei's words, Uchiha Yuan confirmed two things.

First, the ideology consistently followed by the dove faction was likely similar to Uchiha Kagami's.

Second, Uchiha Kagami wasn't 100% trusting of the village's high command. He only trusted the Third Hokage, and he was wary of the advisors and Danzo.

This could also be inferred from Uchiha Shisui's attitude towards Danzo in the original work.

"Senior Mei, why are you suddenly telling me this?" Uchiha Yuan asked.

"I heard from Orochimaru today that you already possess the Two-Tomoe Sharingan. In the few months since its Awakening, you've evolved your Sharingan from One Tomoe to Two Tomoe.

Your talent far surpasses that of ordinary clansmen, and awakening the Three Tomoe Sharingan should only be a matter of time. Therefore, you are qualified to know these things."

"So that's why. I thought Senior Mei had some special intentions towards me!"

Just as Uchiha Mei was about to say something, a female voice called out from outside the tent, "Senior Mei, could you come out for a moment? I have something to tell you."

"It's Aya's voice. Then let's end our chat here for today, Yuan!" With that, Uchiha Mei turned and left.

After Uchiha Mei left, Uchiha Yuan reflected on their conversation. He felt that Uchiha Mei had somewhat tested his attitude towards the village.

Currently, the Uchiha clan was deeply divided between the hawk and dove factions, and a newly rising genius could potentially disrupt the balance of power.

"Sigh! What a hassle!" Uchiha Yuan sighed, then lay down and opened the roulette.

Without hesitation, Uchiha Yuan spun the roulette.

The next second, a line of black text appeared before his eyes: Scapegoat converted, Text Game started.

"You have logged into 'Detective Conan'."

"You wake up to find yourself in a windowless room with the door locked, and a naked woman lying beside you."

"The woman has a generous bosom and a beautiful face; she's your type."

"Although you're unsure why you're here, with a beauty by your side, you decide to act first and ask questions later."

"Your hand touches her snowy peaks, and a chilling sensation instantly brings you to your senses."

You quickly checked and found the woman was already dead.

At this moment, there was a banging sound at the door.

You panicked, but you didn't need to, because you didn't kill the woman; you were just being framed.

After a loud CRACK~, a girl with horns on her head kicked the door open.

You now have two choices: one, escape immediately, or two, be taken away by the police.

You chose one.

As a result, before you could even leave the room, you were hit in the back by a soccer ball kicked by a bespectacled elementary school student.

The immense impact sent you flying.

You began to question life itself, wondering why a soccer ball could possess such power.

You don't need to wonder; this elementary school student once blew up a satellite with a soccer ball. It's already a miracle that you could even get up from the ground.

Unfortunately, you could only just get up. The horned girl who arrived then knocked you down with a single punch. When you woke up, you were already lying in a hospital bed, your right hand cuffed to it.

You told the police officer guarding you that you didn't kill the woman, but he didn't believe you. This was because the room you were in was a locked room, and there couldn't have been any other killer besides you.

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