Uchiha's Foundation

Tonight.

Except for the few who remained on duty at the Police Force and those still out on missions, the remaining fifty-plus people were all in this secret room.

As for how many Jonin there were.

Let's talk about Konoha first.

The current number of Jonin in the village, counting both active and inactive ones, is around a hundred.

Although the Uchiha are Konoha's most prestigious clan, they have been suppressed for decades since the time of the Second Hokage, and opportunities for clan members to be promoted were not many.

Currently, there are only ten official Jonin within the clan.

Half of these were earned by the Uchiha fighting desperately against Kirigakure ninjas on the eastern front during the Third Shinobi World War.

However, as everyone knows.

As long as an Uchiha ninja awakens the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, their strength is enough to become a Jonin, and there are currently as many as thirty Three-Tomoe Sharingan within the clan.

This means.

The Uchiha actually have thirty Jonin, among whom are elite Jonin like Fugaku and Shisui. The number of talented individuals in the clan can be said to surpass that of the entire Konoha.

Furthermore, there is a saying that the Uchiha are invincible in one-on-one combat.

These thirty Jonin, on the battlefield, can exert a combat power equivalent to at least seventy to eighty ordinary Jonin, far exceeding the level of "Jonin" from Iwagakure who were instantly killed by the dozens by Namikaze Minato's single move.

Looking at it this way.

The Uchiha indeed have the confidence to launch a coup and the ability to fight to the death with the higher-ups represented by the Konoha F4.

Unfortunately.

In the original story, with Shisui's suicide and Fugaku, as the Clan Head, giving up resistance, the Uchiha were wiped out by Itachi and Obito, both with Mangekyo Sharingan.

Nearly a hundred Sharingan were also divided between Obito and Danzo.

After understanding this information.

Dan also began to ponder in his heart how to make the Uchiha go all out and fight Konoha according to the script he wrote, to stir up trouble to the fullest.

While he was thinking, the host of this clan meeting—the Clan Head, Uchiha Fugaku, finally made his appearance.

As soon as Fugaku appeared, the secret room immediately fell silent, and no one spoke anymore.

He had been the Clan Head for some years, and his prestige among the clan members was quite high.

Fugaku stood with his arms crossed in front of the stone monument left by his ancestors, his serious gaze sweeping over the crowd as he took a headcount.

Seeing that everyone who should be here had arrived.

"Cough, cough."

He cleared his throat twice and said, "Before we begin, I'll introduce the newcomer attending this clan meeting."

Then, under everyone's gaze, Fugaku pointed to Dan, who was sitting in the front row, with his left finger and said:

"Some of you may already know, this is my brother-in-law, Uchiha Dan. His taijutsu is very strong, and he has opened a gym in the village. You can check it out if you're interested."

Fugaku had promised Mikoto at her birthday banquet that he would advertise his brother-in-law's gym at the clan meeting.

He hadn't forgotten about it, nor did he dare to go back on his word, as his wife was watching from below.

"Dan."

After Fugaku finished speaking, Mikoto quickly tugged at her younger brother's sleeve.

Dan understood his sister's meaning.

Although he felt that his sister and brother-in-law's kindness was unnecessary, he still stood up and bowed slightly to the clan members as a symbolic gesture.

The proper etiquette still needed to be observed.

In the secret room, whispers immediately erupted.

A gym?

Most people present showed expressions of disdain upon hearing these three words.

Did the Uchiha need to go to such a place? Did the Uchiha need muscles?

No, the Sharingan was enough.

As the Uchiha's Kekkei Genkai that allowed them to look down on the Ninja World.

These eyes not only granted the Uchiha powerful dynamic vision but also enhanced the physical abilities and reaction speed of those who awakened them.

The more tomoe in their pupils, the more obvious the increase in taijutsu ability.

This meant that the Uchiha didn't need to deliberately train their bodies; improving their ocular power was the right path.

Moreover, the Sharingan allowed the Uchiha to cast powerful genjutsu, resist enemy genjutsu, and even copy ninjutsu, truly ensuring no weaknesses in ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu.

Guarding the "gold mine" of the Sharingan, who would go out of their way to a gym to lift weights?

Unless their brains were broken.

Just as the clan members were generally uninterested.

"Okay, after the clan meeting ends, we'll definitely go show our support," Uchiha Yashiro suddenly raised his voice, expressing his agreement.

He also cast a friendly glance at Dan.

Hmm?

As soon as he said that, many clan members looked surprised.

Yashiro always opposed the Clan Head. Why had he changed his ways today and publicly shown goodwill to the Clan Head's brother-in-law?

Dan glanced at Yashiro and said nothing, then sat back down on the floor.

The night he fought Obito, Yashiro must have been present, hiding in the shadows and watching the entire fight, right?

Was it because he saw him defeat Obito, who claimed to be Madara, that he was rekindling his desire to recruit him?

Dan thought for a moment and saw through Yashiro's intentions.

"Uncle has indeed gotten in touch with Yashiro and the others."

Seeing this, Itachi's expression grew serious. The thing he was worried about had really happened.

If Dan joined forces with Yashiro and the others, the radical faction within the clan would be like a tiger with wings, their influence growing even stronger.

Shisui heard this and said calmly and confidently:

"It doesn't matter, I will handle it."

Although Fugaku was also puzzled by Yashiro's statement, he didn't think too much about it. After finishing the announcement, he directly declared:

The clan meeting officially begins.

"Itachi, have you heard any news in the Village recently?"

As soon as they started, Fugaku publicly asked his son.

Having Itachi join the Anbu had been discussed at a previous clan meeting. Fugaku had also clearly told the clan members at the time that it was so Itachi could act as a spy.

Whether this move was right or wrong depended on what intelligence Itachi could bring back for the Uchiha.

Under everyone's gaze, Itachi slowly stood up.

"After my observation, although the Village higher-ups and my Anbu colleagues are cautious towards the Uchiha, in the end, it's merely worry and jealousy. We shouldn't always magnify these things and attribute all problems to them."

He said with a calm expression.

As his words fell, some clan members felt there was some truth to them and nodded one after another.

It was completely normal for the Uchiha to be envied and ostracized. Who could blame us for being so outstanding?

"Talent that is not envied is mediocrity."

These people were mostly from the Moderate Faction, not wanting the conflict between the clan and the Village to escalate, so they supported Itachi's viewpoint.

But the others disagreed.

Yashiro stood up with a "swish," his brow furrowed, and immediately questioned Itachi on the spot:

"Itachi, whose side are you on? Are you implying that we Uchiha are paranoid and have wronged the Village's higher-ups?"

Itachi and Yashiro had a long-standing feud.

A year ago, after Itachi was promoted to Chunin, Fugaku stated at a clan meeting that he wanted his son to join the Anbu, to become the Uchiha's spy within the Village.

Itachi had spoken up then, saying that the Uchiha were a part of the Village and should stop pushing for an adversarial relationship between the two.

As a result.

His remarks had undoubtedly angered Yashiro of the Radical Faction, who questioned if Itachi was siding with the Village and believed he couldn't be a good spy.

Finally, with Clan Head Fugaku's mediation, the storm ended with Itachi apologizing to Yashiro.

Who would have thought.

A year later, Itachi's viewpoint was still the same as it was back then, unchanged.

Therefore, Yashiro was challenging Itachi again.