The Gap in Political Tactics

Jinghuo Uchiha's words were like an ice-cold knife, constantly cutting at his heart. He said indifferently, "This is the second. To showcase Sarutobi Hiruzen's Hokage methods and win back the families that have turned away from him."

"The third," Jinghuo Uchiha looked at the Uchiha clan members drinking shoulder to shoulder and said, "Show goodwill, appease the Uchiha clan, and reduce their hostility towards the Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Shisui's mouth felt dry. He struggled to open it, wanting to say something, but Jinghuo Uchiha continued mercilessly, "The fourth, to restrain me, preventing me from causing trouble in the Village Center again. Otherwise, the Uchiha Clan Land will also be implicated, and the clan members' interests will be harmed. Sooner or later, it will lead to irreconcilable conflict between me and the clan members."

"The fifth," Jinghuo Uchiha looked at Uchiha Shisui.

"Me?" Uchiha Shisui couldn't believe he was included.

"In the past, you trusted Sarutobi Hiruzen implicitly. Now you are the Clan Head of the Uchiha clan, so it's possible Sarutobi Hiruzen could win you over. Therefore, he needs to test your attitude to decide how to treat the Uchiha clan in the future."

After Jinghuo Uchiha finished speaking, he left without a second thought.

He left Uchiha Shisui standing there, dazed and in pain, out of place with the celebrating clan members around him.

Seeing Jinghuo Uchiha leave, a clan member walked over to Uchiha Shisui, confused, and asked, "Shisui, why does Shizuka seem unhappy?"

Before he could speak, the clan member laughed, "Yeah, she was only half a year old back then. How could she remember what the old Clan Land looked like?"

Uchiha Shisui listened, feeling very uneasy. He understood Jinghuo Uchiha's gloomy expression.

Is there anything happy about moving back to the Clan Land...

The current Uchiha are like a dog that's been thrown a bone, wagging its tail and foolishly following it home.

So pathetic.

So pathetic that he felt a sense of despair.

The Uchiha clan, including himself, were all too stupid.

Meanwhile, the clan members nearby heard someone making a joke about Jinghuo Uchiha and immediately became displeased.

Who are you putting on that elder's attitude for?

Blood-red pupils instantly appeared, and a cold voice rang out.

"Are you looking down on Shizuka?"

Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.

Pairs of blood-red Sharingan stared at that clan member, their gazes icy.

The clan member was instantly sobered up by the wine, his body stiffening.

The next second, he broke out in a cold sweat and quickly explained to the clan members, "No, no, I was just drunk and wanted to make a joke, but I didn't think it through. It's my fault, my fault."

As he spoke, he quickly slapped himself a few times, continuously admitting his mistake and apologizing.

Seeing this, the clan members let him off the hook.

The blood-red Sharingan in their eyes gradually faded, and the oppressive atmosphere finally eased.

The clan member breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had gone through a great battle. He was covered in sweat, his limbs were weak, and he felt powerless, almost collapsing to the ground.

But the atmosphere was no longer as lively as before.

It wasn't because their conversation was interrupted, but because they noticed that Uchiha Shisui, who had been smiling happily earlier, now had a smile that had disappeared from his face. He even looked at them with a gaze filled with despair and self-reproach, which was rude.

"What's wrong with Shisui?"

"If you have something to say, just say it. Even though I don't recognize you as Clan Head."

"Yeah, we're all from the same clan. Even though I don't recognize you as Clan Head."

"Even though I don't recognize you as Clan Head, just say what you want to say!"

"Exactly!"

Uchiha Shisui had initially worried that the clan members were lost in illusory happiness, but now it seemed there was still hope.

He said, "Do you still remember how our Uchiha clan moved here?"

The clan members fell silent.

Then, they all spoke up indignantly in a torrent of words.

"Of course, we remember! We were so stifled!"

"They said we were moving, but we were actually driven out!"

"They promised relocation compensation, but seven years have passed, and I haven't seen a single root!"

"If it were now, we would have exploded!"

"It was too stifling!"

"Exactly!"

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The clan members nodded in agreement, empathizing with each other.

However, now that they could move back to the Clan Land, their past grievances had turned into a sense of exhilaration.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had conceded to the Uchiha.

Hahahaha!

The Uchiha are about to rise!

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui's powerless voice rang out.

"Now, if I say we're allowed to return to the clan land, will you still be happy?"

For an instant, the surroundings seemed to hit pause.

"Allowed" to return?

They were speechless, the silence so profound you could hear a pin drop.

Their smiles were still frozen on their faces, but they couldn't smile anymore.

Their eyes stared blankly at Uchiha Shisui.

Gradually, the upturned corners of their mouths drooped.

They lowered their heads, their gazes dim.

They understood everything.

"Is this... why Shizuka is unhappy..."

Yes, if it were them, after working hard to help the clan rise, the enemy would throw them a bone, and their clan would abandon him and excitedly go bite at the enemy's bone.

They were so pathetic they wanted to slap themselves.

Truly pathetic!

Uchiha Shisui sighed and said, "Shizuka said he's not afraid of god-like opponents, only pig teammates."

"Not afraid of god-like opponents, only pig teammates..."

The clan members seemed to see the future, seeing themselves stubbornly insisting on returning to the clan land, not understanding Jinghuo Uchiha...

Without Jinghuo Uchiha, even if they were still the Root, could they play these dark-hearted people like Sarutobi Hiruzen?

Coup... Clan Annihilation...

Suddenly, they were afraid.

At this moment, their faces were filled with apprehension and unease, wishing only to apologize to Jinghuo Uchiha, hoping he wouldn't be disappointed in them.

Uchiha Shisui looked at their fearful and uneasy expressions, sighed, and said sadly, "And this is only one of the five points."

The clan members who were about to go apologize to Jinghuo Uchiha froze abruptly, their stepping feet stuck in mid-air, unmoving.

Everyone turned their heads back blankly to look at Uchiha Shisui.

Although they were all shouting "impossible" in their hearts, no one said it out loud.

Only Uchiha Shisui's voice echoed in the silence.

"Secondly, the Uchiha clan admits defeat, displays Hokage means, and tries to win over estranged families..."

"Thirdly, appease the Uchiha clan..."

"Fourthly, restrict Jinghuo Uchiha..."

"Fifthly..." Uchiha Shisui became even more powerless, "Test my attitude, and decide the future attitude towards the Uchiha clan. Clearly, I am a failure."

The more the clan members listened, the colder their hearts became.

Some clan members' eyes welled up with tears, unwilling to accept the cruel truth.

At this moment, they clearly realized that in politics, they couldn't outplay Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The gap in strength was too great.

Not far away, Fugaku Uchiha froze, standing there blankly.

Mikoto Uchiha and Uchiha Sasuke looked at him in shock.

"Fugaku?"

"Dad?"

Fugaku Uchiha came back to his senses and asked, "What?"

"You're crying." Mikoto Uchiha's heart ached as she wanted to wipe his tears away.