Mobilizing the Entire Clan's Strength to Protect the Village and the Nation

Uchiha Don endured his physical discomfort to lead Uchiha Kō to the meeting room. Since the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village was currently in a honeymoon phase, they were not holding the meeting at Naka Shrine.

"We're here, Sixth Elder." After saying this and pointing toward the meeting room, Uchiha Don left; he just wanted to lie down on his bed and sleep.

Uchiha Kō sighed in the direction Uchiha Don had departed. Little kid, you still need more training! He then turned his attention to the large meeting room.

Hmm! Not bad, quite impressive; it was about the size of an entire floor of an office building. He knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"It's me! Clan Head Hirotomo." As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened. Uchiha Kō was taken aback, and upon looking down, he saw it was actually Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku bowed, "Elder Kō, please follow me." Uchiha Kō nodded. Uchiha Fugaku was quite young but always kept a straight face—tsk, tsk.

It made one not want to deal with him, but since a meeting was currently in progress, he still had to let him lead the way.

Soon, under the guidance of little Fugaku, Uchiha Kō arrived inside the meeting room. Uchiha Hirotomo stood up immediately, his face full of smiles. "Ah, the Sixth Elder is here! Come, come!"

Seeing this scene, a group of "red-eyes" looked over, their eyes filled with fervor and joy. They had heard that Sunagakure had declared war and that Konoha would be sending ninjas to respond tomorrow.

The Uchiha clan were all warmongers; they were not good with words—well, except for Uchiha Kō.

They were not good with words, but that did not mean they did not love the village. Compared to talking, they preferred to use actions to prove that their love for the village was no less than anyone else's!

And Uchiha Kō, their Sixth Elder, was among the top tier in Konoha in terms of both strength and military strategy. Everyone tacitly understood the outcome of the battle in the Land of Rain, but they all knew of Uchiha Kō's strength.

"Uh, everyone is looking at me, I'm a bit nervous!" Uchiha Kō scratched his head. Good grief, with so many red-eyes staring at me, there must be two hundred pairs, right?

Wait? Isn't that wrong? Aren't I a red-eye too? I even have the Three-Tomoe Sharingan! Who am I afraid of? Besides Clan Head Hirotomo who can suppress me, who else is there!

Thinking of this, Uchiha Kō's eyes turned red. The pressure of his Three-Tomoe Sharingan was released, and he walked to the front alongside Uchiha Hirotomo, then swept his gaze over everyone.

Uchiha Hirotomo smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this. He thought to himself, Worthy of being the God of War. He adapted to the gaze of over two hundred Sharingans in just a moment—much faster than I did back then. This mental fortitude is truly excellent!

After adapting to the gaze of the Sharingans, Uchiha Kō sat in the seat Uchiha Hirotomo had specially prepared for him.

It was the third seat to the right of the main position. After all, he was the sixth elder, and his seniority was still young; in a place like the Uchiha clan, seniority was still highly valued.

As for the other five elders, the Hawk Faction showed goodwill toward Uchiha Kō, while the Fourth Elder of the Dove Faction let out a cold snort—the young man had no sense of martial virtue, bullying an old man like him with a sneak attack!

Uchiha Kō returned the smile to the Hawk Faction elders; as for the Fourth Elder, sorry, he didn't see him.

The Fourth Elder's face turned livid at being ignored by Uchiha Kō, while the other elders felt a secret thrill. The Second Elder, however, still hadn't picked a side; he was observing Uchiha Kō, feeling that following Uchiha Kō would surely be the right move.

It had to be said that the Second Elder was an old fox who knew how to judge people, though he still needed to observe a bit more.

Uchiha Hirotomo coughed twice and sat in the clan head's seat. His expression turned serious, completely different from his earlier gentleness. "Everyone, I presume you already know the purpose of this meeting!"

"Sunagakure has invaded our Konoha village. The Hokage has appointed Elder Danzo as the commander-in-chief to oversee the overall situation, and our Uchiha clan must actively cooperate!"

"Therefore, I have decided that the Uchiha will dispatch two hundred jonin, three hundred chunin, and five hundred genin, to be placed under the command of the Sixth Elder, Konoha's God of War, Uchiha Kō!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the two hundred jonin below changed instantly. They wanted to achieve merit and defend the village, but one thousand Uchiha ninjas—this was almost the entire clan!

If something went wrong this time, they would lose almost all their vital strength! For the clan, this was absolutely unacceptable.

The Hawk Faction elders turned pale, looking at Hirotomo with disbelief, as if to say, Are you f*ing crazy? Using the entire strength of the clan to contribute to the village!

Uchiha Hirotomo, however, remained unmoved. He felt that since they had aligned themselves with Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the number one clan in Konoha, if they brought out their entire foundation to defend the village, then after this battle, Konoha would forever remember the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Kō looked at Uchiha Hirotomo, his eyes filled with shock. He had thought Uchiha Hirotomo would send a large number of combatants, but he hadn't expected him to go this far—all-in!

Uchiha Hirotomo looked at Uchiha Kō. "Sixth Elder, do you have any objections?" He had a high degree of trust in Uchiha Kō; he believed that a man of such great reputation would not be a fraud.

Uchiha Kō came back to his senses. He felt a sense of trust—this kind of unconditional trust. He looked at Uchiha Hirotomo and opened his mouth.

Finally, he clenched his fists. "Uchiha Kō will strictly follow the Clan Head's orders. This time, I will surely forge the prestige of our Uchiha clan, and I will also do my utmost to minimize casualties among our clansmen!"

At this moment, Uchiha Kō's heart was also burning. It was the first time he had been trusted like this, and with a ninja force of this scale, he would believe it even if someone said they could wipe out the Land of Wind!

Uchiha Kō would definitely do his utmost to lead this force well!

Uchiha Hirotomo nodded and then spoke, "I know you might have doubts about Kō-kun, but do you know that on the last battlefield in the Land of Rain, Kō-kun commanded the Senju forces, and fewer than thirty people died!"

"No jonin were seriously injured, almost no chunin died, and the genin who died were only a few who were caught in sneak attacks because they couldn't react in time. Have you ever heard of such a casualty rate? Since the Warring States Period, who else has achieved this!"

As Uchiha Hirotomo's words fell, all two hundred jonin below were stunned. They had only heard the title of Konoha's God of War, Uchiha Kō, but had never heard the actual data.

Hearing this now, the worry and fear in everyone's eyes vanished, replaced by excitement; their eyes were practically spitting fire!

Uchiha Kō knew he could no longer remain silent. "I swear in the name of the Uchiha, I, Uchiha Kō, will do my utmost to ensure everyone's safety!"

The two hundred Uchiha jonin shouted in unison, "Uchiha ninjas, we will strictly follow the Clan Head's orders and obey the Sixth Elder's command! Defend the village and kill the foreign enemy!"

The elders looked at one another; no one jumped out at this moment, because the hearts of the Uchiha were with the Clan Head and the Sixth Elder, and this expedition represented the clan and the village.

To stop it now would be to shake the morale of the army, so they all cast their gazes toward Uchiha Kō, praying that in this great battle, Uchiha Kō would be able to command effectively and reduce the casualties of the clan's ninjas!

I'm quite excited; the author is even more excited than the readers. Gathering the strength of the entire clan—this should be enough to be written into textbooks and history. Regardless of the outcome, the Uchiha have obtained a "get out of jail free" card.