Are You Expecting Me to Control You?

"Escape your destiny as an Uchiha!"

After saying this, Fugaku Uchiha left, saying only "I'll wait for you," and departed alone, leaving Uchiha Itachi by himself.

Three days later, Naka Shrine.

Underground, the firelight flickered.

Uchiha Itachi stared blankly at Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyo, his heart filled with unspeakable shock.

Besides Uchiha Shisui, Jinghuo Uchiha, and himself, his father, Fugaku Uchiha, actually possessed a Mangekyo!

The combat power of the Uchiha Clan far exceeded his imagination!

It was a pity that this combat power was limited by usage.

Jinghuo Uchiha had been crippled because of this limitation.

But the ability of Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyo was actually the future!

This was something he had never expected.

In the future, Uchiha Itachi saw his clan members capture Uzumaki Naruto, who was a Jinchūriki. Fugaku Uchiha controlled the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and wantonly destroyed the village. The clan members excitedly slaughtered villagers, venting their twisted dissatisfaction.

Uchiha Itachi returned from the vision of the future.

He was weak all over, kneeling on the ground, supporting himself with his hands, cold sweat pouring down, his pupils trembling, disbelief etched on his face.

"This... this..."

"Many people within the Uchiha Clan harbor resentment towards the village. If pushed too far, they will absolutely do it, and I imagine both sides will suffer heavy losses." Fugaku Uchiha's voice grew intense as he looked expectantly at Uchiha Itachi. "But Itachi, as long as you are here, you can control the higher-ups when they least expect it! Although small-scale battles are unavoidable, as long as you, who are in the Anbu, lend a hand, a Bloodless Revolution can succeed!"

"Bloodless... Revolution?"

"Itachi, you are my son. I beg you, help the Uchiha Clan!" Fugaku Uchiha bowed slightly.

Uchiha Itachi emerged from Naka Shrine.

He looked at the moon in the sky, his expression filled with sadness and disappointment.

"Father, Konoha can lose the Uchiha, but it cannot lose the Hokage!"

He couldn't understand why his father couldn't see the threat outside the village, only focusing on the squabbles within their small family.

Yes, he could help the Uchiha win.

But what then?

Would the villagers be convinced by a rule established through force?

No! They would only resist, perhaps even unite with outsiders to fight against the Uchiha.

At that time, Kumogakure and Iwagakure would come, and under the guise of restoring order, interfere with Konoha's rule, manipulating from the shadows.

By then, Konoha would also be destroyed.

The path chosen by the Uchiha Clan was too narrow, as narrow as their vision.

If the Uchiha Coup failed, the village would suffer heavy losses, and Konoha would be destroyed;

If the Uchiha Coup succeeded, the villagers would not be convinced, and Konoha would still be destroyed.

Under these circumstances, there was only one path left.

But he didn't want to do that.

"Shisui..."

The center of the Uchiha Clan Land.

Uchiha Shisui calmly opened his eyes and saw Jinghuo Uchiha walking slowly with his eyes closed and a calm expression.

"Jinghuo, you've grown taller," he said with some emotion.

For most of this year, he had been alone. Even Jinghuo Uchiha, whom he was closest to, had only been seen from afar a couple of times.

This was to reassure the Konoha higher-ups and to avoid giving Shimura Danzo any opportunity to frame the Uchiha.

Now, Jinghuo Uchiha had voluntarily stepped into this sensitive area. His first thought was not worry, but emotion and joy.

Jinghuo Uchiha ignored the four Anbu hidden in the shadows and walked in, kneeling down just like Uchiha Shisui.

The two faced each other.

Jinghuo Uchiha closed his eyes;

Uchiha Shisui, however, stared intently at Jinghuo Uchiha, a hint of uncontrollable joy appearing on his calm face.

"Brother, there's going to be a coup within the clan again," Jinghuo Uchiha said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui's smile instantly turned bitter.

Last time, it was a step he took that stopped it.

But this time, it's probably difficult.

Even if he could stop it, the higher-ups would find a way to get rid of him.

Because he would go from a deterrent to a threat.

"Is the only way to control Konoha's higher-ups..." he thought, when he heard Jinghuo Uchiha say.

"I hope you can stand behind me then."

"Then? Stand behind you?" Uchiha Shisui was uncertain.

At this moment, Jinghuo Uchiha had already stood up and left with a slight bow.

His calm back was like a calm flame.

However, Uchiha Shisui seemed to see a fierce and restless rage hidden within Jinghuo Uchiha's calm flame, waiting for an opportunity to roar.

Uchiha Shisui closed his eyes and sat quietly, like a wooden sculpture, neither happy nor sad. No one knew what he was thinking.

About half an hour later, he opened his eyes.

"It's quite lively today." He revealed a smile and looked at Uchiha Itachi at the door.

"Yidaqi, long time no see." He hadn't seen Uchiha Itachi since he became Clan Head.

He didn't know if Uchiha Itachi was avoiding him or was busy with work.

"Shisui." Uchiha Itachi glanced at the four Anbu hidden around and walked in calmly.

He came before Uchiha Shisui and knelt down, his back straight.

"What do you want me to do?"

Uchiha Itachi's words made Uchiha Shisui confused.

"Why do you say that?" He had never asked Uchiha Itachi to do anything.

Uchiha Itachi spoke his mind directly: "Shisui, you asked Jinghuo to instigate Sasuke to bring that child with a sensitive identity here, wasn't it to force me to take a side?"

Uchiha Shisui was stunned.

He looked at Uchiha Itachi, who was staring directly into his eyes, and said something irrelevant: "Are you expecting me to control you?"

Uchiha Itachi's pupils contracted, and he lowered his head slightly.

For a moment, the atmosphere was silent.

After more than ten seconds, Uchiha Shisui murmured with emotion, "So it was Jinghuo who instigated Sasuke..."

His heart warmed involuntarily, and he smiled brightly: "This kid is going to stand up for me again."

"What do you mean?!" Uchiha Itachi was horrified.

It wasn't Uchiha Shisui who instigated Sasuke, but Jinghuo Uchiha?

How could that be!

Both of his eyes were gone, what could he do in this situation?

"Yidaqi, you are my best friend. Don't evade. No matter right or wrong, believe in your own path," Uchiha Shisui said.

Uchiha Itachi opened his mouth and stared blankly at Uchiha Shisui, who was smiling at him.

"Shisui... I... I..."

Uchiha Itachi knew what he wanted to do.

But the final outcome of such an action would be... he would kill Uchiha Shisui.

He, Uchiha Itachi, was not only Uchiha Shisui's best friend.

Uchiha Shisui was also Uchiha Itachi's best friend!

Killing his best friend...

How could he... how could he possibly do it!

Uchiha Shisui seemed to see through everything and smiled: "I won't go down without a fight."

He had people he had to protect and couldn't act like Fugaku Uchiha and surrender.

At the same time, he couldn't abandon his clan members either.