Outside Naka Shrine.
A hurried figure emerged from the shrine and headed toward the Hokage Building.
It was none other than Uchiha Shisui, who had just attended the clan meeting. Anxiety was written all over his face, and his heart was heavy with worry for the Uchiha.
At the meeting, he had witnessed firsthand how the hawks led by Tiehuo had pressured Fugaku into giving up the Clan Head Position.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Shisui would never have believed that Tiehuo and the others would move against Fugaku Clan Head. After all, in his impression, these Jonin hawks had always followed Fugaku Clan Head's lead.
Fugaku Clan Head had also set his heart on leading the village as Hokage.
But the facts were plain: Tiehuo had led several Jonin in a sudden attack on Fugaku Clan Head, then defeated him in the ensuing challenge and made him willingly relinquish the Clan Head Position.
Under normal circumstances, Shisui would have considered this a good thing.
With Fugaku Clan Head, who had always wanted to launch a coup, stepping down, the clan would be shaken by internal turmoil and would temporarily abandon the idea. But the New Clan Head was the even more radical and ambitious Tiehuo.
And Tiehuo's strength was troubling, too.
This young clan brother wasn't particularly outstanding among the clan's Jonin. How could he have been strong enough to defeat Fugaku Clan Head?
Fugaku Clan Head's strength had been tested in the Ninja World War, earning him the fearsome reputation of "Fierce Eye" Fugaku. There were only a handful of Ninja in the entire village who could defeat him.
Tiehuo's strength must be on par with Shisui's, so long as Shisui didn't activate his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Power could feed ambition. After defeating Fugaku Clan