Could they use the Daimyo to solve the Uchiha's predicament?
Itachi shook his head. "I know how defiant my clansmen are. They could launch a coup even without the Daimyo's support."
"With the Daimyo backing them, they'd be even more eager to do it."
"Besides, with Danzo deterring him, the Daimyo wouldn't dare interfere lightly in the Leaf Village's internal affairs."
Orochimaru sneered. "Then the Uchiha brought their destruction on themselves. If they wanted to rebel, they should have been prepared to bear the consequences."
Orochimaru acknowledged the Uchiha's talent, but not the way they conducted themselves.
Shisui, who possessed the Mangekyo, had been brainwashed by the Third Hokage, while Danzo had set his sights on Itachi.
The Uchiha Clan's two finest and strongest members were both outside the pro-coup faction.
The Uchiha had already lost half the battle before they began plotting their coup.
And since Itachi and Shisui were the strongest Uchiha, they could have led the clan by virtue of their strength.
They could have stopped the coup.
Liao Wu smiled. "Itachi, you're still looking at your clan's problems from the Hokage's perspective."
"You're looking down from above. How could you understand your clansmen?"
"Resistance is how people seek freedom, dignity, and a reason to exist when faced with absurdity, oppression, and injustice."
"In an age of darkness, failing to resist is murder!"
"..."
Itachi pondered Liao Wu's words.
Liao Wu continued, "A rebellion doesn't happen in isolation!"
"Even if the Uchiha chose not to seek the Land of Fire's Daimyo as an ally, they should still have tried to secure outside support."
"Other Ninja Villages, like Mist Village and Sand Village, would have loved to see the Leaf Village torn apart from within!"
"Leak word of the Uchiha Coup, and someone would come knocking to offer