Top-Tier Cuckold in Female-Oriented Fiction

The summer noon sun was somewhat dazzling. Having stepped outside, Uchiha Ren narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yashiro, talk as we walk."

Uchiha Yashiro stood at the doorway, looking at the young leader before him. Clad in the Uchiha Clan's dark, high-collared uniform, Ren cut a valiant figure beneath the sunlight as he formally took control of the Hawk Faction. Yashiro suppressed his excitement and answered loudly.

"Understood, Lord Ren!"

The two walked one before the other along the bluestone paths within the Uchiha Clan compound.

Half a step behind, Uchiha Yashiro organized the intelligence he had gathered and delivered a concise report.

"The clan head has called a clan meeting at the shrine. According to reliable sources, aside from discussing the Third Shinobi World War, it is also related to selecting the next clan head."

Hearing that, Uchiha Ren did not slow his pace. He chuckled softly. "Looks like our Old Clan Head can no longer hold himself back."

After Uchiha Madara left the clan, the Old Clan Head had succeeded him and remained in office ever since. By now, he was even slightly older than Uchiha Setsuna.

There were not many old men who had survived since the Warring States Period who could live as long as Konohagakure's upper ranks.

In the later Boruto, people in their seventies and eighties could still occupy the positions of Konohagakure's elder advisors. Meanwhile, the heads of the Uchiha Clan's three factions had all entered the twilight of their lives and were prepared to hand down their authority and responsibilities.

Now, a clan meeting that only Uchiha with Three Tomoe Sharingan could attend was being held at the clan shrine.

Combined with the current state of the Shinobi World and the clan, it was hardly surprising that the next clan head position would be used as a condition to make the Hawk Faction Uchiha actively go to war.

After all, over the years, Uchiha Fugaku, who was more than ten years older than Ren, had suffered no shortage of setbacks at Ren's hands.

With Uchiha Ren setting his sights on the clan head's seat, Uchiha Fugaku needed more than strength if he wanted to turn things around—for example, military achievements!

More precisely, he needed to lead the Uchiha Clan into gaining a greater voice in Konohagakure, thereby winning more support within the clan.

This had always been the clan head's and the Dove Faction's policy: to integrate into Konohagakure through peaceful means.

Uchiha Yashiro was one of the pillars among the Hawk Faction's younger generation and often discussed clan affairs with Uchiha Ren.

Through constant exposure and his own talents, he naturally understood all the twists and turns involved.

A worried look appeared on his face as he mused aloud.

"Ordinary battles would not be difficult for the clan head and the Dove Faction to handle with their strength."

"But this time, they want to invite us aboard as well. One can imagine how much pressure the Third Hokage has put on the clan head, and who knows what benefits the Hokage has promised him."

At that point, Uchiha Yashiro suddenly hesitated. Uchiha Ren immediately understood what he was worried about and snorted coldly.

"Given the Old Clan Head's tendency to side with the Hokage, I'm afraid we'll barely get any benefits before the entire Uchiha Clan gets wrapped up and sold off."

Trading the clan's interests for the Hokage's illusory promises had long become commonplace among the clan head and the Dove Faction.

In their words—once an Uchiha became Hokage, all of Konohagakure would belong to the Uchiha Clan, so there would be no need to fuss over present gains and losses.

This idiotic mindset was like a top-tier cuckold in female-oriented fiction: constantly watching the heroine cheat with her first love—the Uchiha Clan yielding its interests—then discovering that the heroine was pregnant—becoming Hokage was fundamentally impossible—followed by tearful heartbreak—clan infighting—impotent rage—shouting about rising up in rebellion—and finally slinking away in silence—being exterminated. It left Uchiha Ren utterly speechless.

A small lack of patience could ruin great plans; one paid a price now in exchange for greater returns later.

There was nothing inherently wrong with that idea, but circumstances had to be considered. They could not simply indulge in wishful thinking!

They also had to consider whether Konohagakure's upper ranks, who belonged to the Senju Clan and were hostile toward or exclusionary of the Uchiha Clan, would be willing to accept an Uchiha as Hokage and thus allow their existing interests to be carved away!

Furthermore, the Uchiha Clan awakened the Sharingan through the emotional stimulation of "losing love," making them extremely stubborn, even fanatically fixated on their beliefs. This had created a clan atmosphere where strength commanded respect and rank was strictly observed.

Most of the time, Uchiha Ren focused on strengthening himself and uniting the Hawk Faction.

Like those fanfiction novels he had read in his previous life, where one could win over Uchiha from other factions with just a sentence or two—that was simply a dream.

Ninja might not understand politics, but they obeyed orders!

Those above set the example, and those below followed. Orders were carried out without question. Konohagakure was a massive military group, while each ninja clan was a small military stronghold.

The Hyuga Clan had its clearly stratified main and branch families, while the Uchiha Clan's three major factions were equally distinct.

Aside from a few high-ranking members, people from different factions were exceedingly cautious even in their daily interactions.

Even the children below them developed an invisible yet palpable barrier between one another.

To a certain extent, the Uchiha Clan's divisions were even more outrageous than those of the Hyuga Clan.

It was not as though the clan's elders could not see this lack of unity.

Rather, by the time they discovered the problem, the ship had already become too large to turn around.

They were no longer in their prime either. They could only rely on the prestige accumulated over many years to prevent the rigidly minded middle-aged and elderly Uchiha from influencing the next generation as much as possible.

Thus, their hope of forging the clan into a united whole, like when Uchiha Madara had contended with the Senju Clan in his day, was placed upon the younger generation.

In the Hokage world without Uchiha Ren, Uchiha Fugaku would have been the sole candidate. But the arrival of a transmigrator had made everything different.

Uchiha Koh, the Great Elder of the Dove Faction, was also wavering between the two of them.

Given the Dove Faction's own pro-Konohagakure stance, this hesitation in choosing sides already meant he was leaning toward the more outstanding and younger Uchiha Ren of the Hawk Faction.

This undoubtedly made the Old Clan Head anxious and gave rise to a desperate, all-or-nothing thought.

As the two spoke, more and more Hawk Faction members gathered behind them.

There were over twenty young and vigorous Uchiha, including Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inabi.

After learning of Uchiha Setsuna's intentions from Uchiha Yashiro's low voice, they looked at Uchiha Ren with ever greater respect.

The imposing presence of dozens of clansmen with the same bloodline fused together, gradually gathering into a mighty torrent that surged toward Naka Shrine.

Naka Shrine stood at one end of the Naka River. The river, named after the shrine, ran through all of Konohagakure. It had witnessed the conflict between the Uchiha and Senju Clans during the Warring States Period, as well as the rise of the hidden village era.

With the speed of jonin, they soon left the vast Uchiha Clan compound at the center of Konohagakure. Approaching the primeval forest used for the clan's ninja training, they followed a woodland path created with ninjutsu and arrived at Naka Shrine within the forest.

The Uchiha Clan's inherited shrine was not much different from an ordinary shrine.

After climbing the steps and passing through the torii adorned with the fan-shaped clan crest, they saw a spacious plaza before them.

At the shrine gate, the clan head and two Uchiha from the Dove Faction were waiting. After Uchiha Inabi bowed to Uchiha Ren, he stepped out of the group and took up his post guarding the entrance.