Creating a God (Seeking Collection)

"Good, well said! We should have done this long ago."

"I knew this kid was a talent!"

"Kill the Third Hokage, seize the Hokage position!"

"..."

Before Uchiha Fugaku could even speak, the members of the Radical Faction were as energized as if they had been injected with adrenaline, waving their arms and cheering incessantly.

Judging by their posture, they couldn't wait to storm the Hokage Building right now and capture or kill the Third Hokage.

Shisui, sitting beside Yan, was completely stunned upon hearing this idea.

The clan leader had asked to hear some radical ideas.

But this was far too radical!

This was pushing the Uchiha Clan into a pit of fire.

Just as he prepared to stand up and intervene, Uchiha Fugaku let out another thunderous shout.

"Quiet! Are you trying to stage a rebellion?"

The clamor gradually subsided.

Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath.

"Yan, your idea is too extreme. Can you suggest something more conservative?"

"Something conservative, huh?" Yan yawned. "That's simple."

"Starting now, we relinquish all duties of the Konoha Military Police Force and send all school-age children in the clan to the Ninja Academy. Unless the Third Hokage gives the word, we won't mention early graduation. Let them stay in school for the full six years."

"At the same time, we open up our clan grounds, allow anyone to enter, and ignore whatever they do."

"As for us, the Uchiha Clan, we will completely bow down to Sarutobi Hiruzen. We do whatever he says, even if he orders us to die on the spot, we will comply."

"..."

This approach was moving from one extreme directly to the other.

From going all-in to becoming lapdogs as an entire clan.

This immediately drew opposition from the clansmen present.

This included the very members of the Radical Faction who had supported him earlier.

As for the Conservative Faction, they were equally opposed.

After all, once this plan was implemented, the Uchiha Clan would cease to be a Ninja Clan, which was something they were unwilling to see.

Some of the Neutral Faction, also known as the Wait-to-Die Faction, had already started lashing out.

"Bastard, an idea like this is just asking us to be Sarutobi's dogs—loyal dogs at that."

"I think he is the biggest traitor in our clan."

"What kind of bullshit idea is this? And to think I actually believed he was a talent earlier!"

"Bullshit!"

"..."

Facing the indignant clansmen, Yan said nothing and did not refute them.

He simply stood where he was, his expression calm as he looked at Uchiha Fugaku on the platform, seemingly waiting for his response.

"Yan, I don't think this idea will work either. Don't forget about that person."

Although Uchiha Fugaku did not name him explicitly, everyone present knew who he was talking about.

Yan shook his head helplessly.

It was just a name; they were acting as if he were Voldemort.

Such behavior really made it impossible for him to see any hope of success.

"You mean Shimura Danzō, right?"

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes narrowed, seemingly surprised that Yan had spoken the name so directly.

"We don't need to worry about him. We are pledging loyalty to the Third Hokage; we are being the Third Hokage's dogs. As for him, we fight when we must and curse when we must."

"But as long as the Third Hokage gives the word, even if Shimura Danzō is down to his last breath, we must stop."

He then emphasized it once more.

"We do whatever he says. Even if he hands us over to Shimura Danzō to be slaughtered, we will not resist, provided that he is the one who gives the order first."

Uchiha Fugaku frowned.

He seemed to be starting to understand what Yan meant.

But he still could not accept an Uchiha Clan like that, and the rest of the clan would never agree to it either.

At the same time, he realized that Yan was truly different from the other Uchiha.

This made him somewhat expectant of what other perspectives Yan might have.

Something neither too radical nor too conservative.

"Tell me your other thoughts; I don't think this one will work."

"I have a milder one, too!" Yan smacked his lips. "Do you want to hear the expensive one or the inexpensive one?"

"Tell me both!"

"Then let's start with the inexpensive one!" Yan rubbed his chin, carefully weighing his words.

"Intermarriage."

"Although the timing is a bit awkward because the Nine-Tails incident has made other Ninja Clan members avoid us like the plague, human effort can overcome anything."

"And if Ninja Clan members won't do it, there are still commoners."

"The point is to spread our bloodline. When the day comes that everyone in Konoha carries the blood of the Uchiha Clan, then even if the future Hokage isn't from the Uchiha Clan, they will still have Uchiha blood."

"Konoha's overall strength will also be enhanced as a result."

"A win-win!"

"..."

Following the proposal of this idea.

Some clansmen in the room frowned, feeling that this method was utter nonsense.

But there were also those who thought it was not bad.

If they were to fail in their struggle against the Hokage faction, they could at least leave behind some bloodline to plan for the future.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at the reactions in the room, unable to make up his mind for a moment.

"Then tell me about the expensive one."

Yan curled the corners of his mouth.

The previous ideas were all just paving the way.

After all, given the pride of the Uchiha Clan, they would never agree to act like dogs or scatter their bloodline, and while many supported storming the Hokage Building, they wouldn't make such a choice unless they were staring death in the face.

The next one was the real focus.

"I divide the expensive method into two steps, which can be launched simultaneously."

"First, god-making."

"The Uchiha Clan is a prestigious family in Konoha, and most of us possess striking appearances."

"Konoha is relatively lacking in entertainment, so we can take this opportunity to create an idol group composed of our clansmen. While guiding public opinion, we can implant our ideology into the villagers."

"For example, by fabricating various scripts, or even criticizing the Military Police Force for violent law enforcement—anything works!"

"The key is that the group's external activities will be regarded as individual behavior, unrelated to the Uchiha Clan. This way, even if the plan goes awry, we can maintain our distance."

"Is there any point to this?" Uchiha Fugaku couldn't quite understand.

Shouldn't god-making be about speaking well of the Uchiha Clan? Why would they turn around and criticize the Uchiha Clan instead?

"Of course there's a point." Yan rolled his eyes. "You know as well as I do what the Uchiha Clan's reputation is like."

"To put it bluntly, even dogs despise us."

"We must first find a way to reverse the villagers' personal impressions of the Uchiha, and then gradually elevate that to the entire group."

Speaking of this, Yan's mouth gradually curled upward as he said.

"Once the timing is ripe, we can use the prestige and influence accumulated by the idol group among the villagers to gradually establish a religious faith with the Uchiha Clan at its core."

"By then, we will have completely mastered public opinion in Konoha, and at the same time, we will have the support of a large number of villagers. Even if the Hokage faction wants to turn against us, they will have to weigh the price they would have to pay."

Hearing this idea, the eyes of the Uchiha clansmen in the room suddenly lit up.

This was actually a good method.

Once the religion is established, wouldn't the Uchiha Clan be the gods of Konoha!

And Uchiha Fugaku on the stage also seemed somewhat moved.

This plan sounded very expensive just by listening to it, but the benefit was clear.

If the plan ultimately failed, they could still distance themselves by claiming, "This was their individual behavior."

As for whether others believed it or not, it didn't matter; the Uchiha Clan had been saying that ever since the idol group debuted anyway.

It wouldn't hurt their reputation any more than it already was—who cares!