Roy's Plan!

After treating them to a meal, Roy returned to his residence.

"Ah..."

Just as he entered the courtyard, he spotted a crow.

"Shisui's crow?"

Roy raised his hand, and the crow landed directly in his palm.

It opened its beak and spat out a small bamboo tube.

Roy took out the paper inside.

"Have you already reached the Daimyo Palace?"

"Brother Shisui, the rest is up to your performance."

Roy took out a pen, quickly jotted down the intelligence, and handed it back to the crow.

The crow then transformed into a puff of smoke and vanished from the spot.

Back inside his room, Roy immediately activated his Sharingan.

After confirming there was no one monitoring his surroundings, he took out a sheet of paper.

It was densely packed with Roy's plans written in kanji.

Even if someone were to see these characters, no one would be able to understand them.

Still, it was better to be cautious.

The impression of the Uchiha Clan within the village had already begun to change slowly under his efforts.

Capturing the traitorous ninja this time—along with Asuma's two lackeys—would provide another wave of prestige for the Uchiha.

Coupled with Brother Shisui and the others escorting the Daimyo, they would also accumulate some reputation points.

In this way, he could at least allow the clan to build a solid foundation among the village's grassroots.

As for the higher-ups...

Roy had no such thoughts for the time being.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were exactly the type of people who wouldn't take action as long as their interests weren't affected.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was sanctimonious and deeply calculating; he had even schemed to cause the death of his own grand-student, the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

The family of his own teacher, the Senju Clan, had also slowly withered away under his watch.

As for Danzo, there was no need to even mention him.

That guy's goal was the position of Hokage, and it had reached the level of an obsession.

Therefore, the higher-ups were not to be touched.

As for the other clans, Roy had no thoughts on them for now either.

Most of the clans in Konoha were the type to sweep the snow from their own doorsteps; as long as the situation remained unclear, they would basically refuse to take a stance.

He would build the foundation slowly, and then move against the higher-ups.

Thinking of this, Roy recorded a few details, put the paper away, and began to refine his chakra.

A week later, the turmoil from the previous traitor incident had just passed.

Roy continued to lead his four-man squad to begin their patrol.

"It's really reassuring; with the Military Police Force patrolling, I feel very safe."

"Indeed. I used to think the Uchiha were heartless, but yesterday they even helped me repair my wall. If I had asked other ninjas for help, I would have had to post a mission."

"I just feel like the Uchiha now are different from before. What I hear and what I see seem completely different."

The people in the village no longer looked at the patrolling squads with the same hostility as before.

On the contrary, they began to take the initiative to interact with the Uchiha.

Seeing this change, Natsume also had others begin to form patrol teams.

They followed the methods Roy and his team used to conduct their patrols.

Although it was a bit tiring, the mindset of the clansmen began to change slowly during this process.

The person who felt this most clearly was Uchiha Fugaku.

You must know that before this, not much time would pass before clansmen came to him with complaints.

Even the hardliners had become much more well-behaved now.

"Uchiha Roy... although I don't know what you have in mind next, but for now..."

"Nagasawa, go and bring Uchiha Roy here."

After some thought, Fugaku decided he wanted to hear Roy's thoughts in person.

A few minutes later, Roy arrived once again at Uchiha Fugaku's courtyard.

"Come over and sit."

Seeing Roy arrive, Uchiha Fugaku felt more satisfied the more he looked at him.

Roy was no genius, but in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, he was more important than those who were.

Shisui was a genius, yet he had always been wavering between the clan and the upper echelons of Konoha.

Itachi was a genius, yet he had always followed in Shisui's footsteps.

"Clan Leader, I wonder what it is you need me to do?"

Roy was also somewhat puzzled.

Although his initial thought had been to tell Uchiha Fugaku everything about the future development of the Uchiha, and then have Uchiha Fugaku provide support and take the lead so that the Uchiha's transformation would happen faster, Roy dared not gamble.

If he failed to gain affirmation, his situation would become even more dangerous.

Therefore, he had never come to find Uchiha Fugaku, and apart from the reward last time, he hadn't even attempted to make contact.

"The situation of the clan has improved somewhat recently."

"I want to hear your perspective."

Uchiha Fugaku didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point.

In his view, given Roy's intelligence, he should already know his purpose.

"Occupy the grassroots, conquer the upper echelons."

"Clan Leader, you should be aware of the incident where I was attacked."

"Those guys have never given up on their desire to destroy the Uchiha, and we must be prepared."

"Waiting passively, hoping that the enemy will let us off, is truly a poor strategy!"

Roy didn't mince words, using the most straightforward language to describe the current state of the Uchiha.

"The upper echelons?"

"Then, what if other clans at this time..."

Uchiha Fugaku was somewhat worried.

If it were only the upper echelons, the Uchiha clan would not be afraid.

What he feared was the upper echelons using the banner of righteousness as a blade to mobilize the entire village against the Uchiha.

This was one of the reasons why Uchiha Fugaku had always been indecisive.

"They won't."

"If we, the Uchiha, gain momentum and establish a sufficient foundation within the village, then the other clans will not blindly pick a side."

"Therefore, from now on, we, the Uchiha, need to be a little more high-profile."

As Roy spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.

He knew that as long as he kept pushing for changes within the Uchiha, Uchiha Fugaku would eventually come to him.

These arguments had been prepared well in advance.

"High-profile?"

In Uchiha Fugaku's view, now that they had gained some benefits, shouldn't they be biding their time?

Sarutobi Hiruzen was no fool; acting in a high-profile manner would be very dangerous.

"The village will be attacked."

"And it will happen in a short amount of time."

"We must be prepared."

"There is one more thing that needs to be done by Lady Mikoto."

As Roy spoke, he looked toward Uchiha Mikoto, who was watering flowers not far away in the courtyard.

"Mikoto?"

Uchiha Fugaku was even more confused.

"The Jinchuriki!"

The smile on Roy's face grew even wider.

"Uzumaki Naruto?"

Mentioning this name, Uchiha Fugaku's expression became strange.

One had to know that Naruto's status in the village was very special.

The Uchiha were also a special existence.

If they were to make contact, it would very likely...

"Lady Mikoto and Lady Kushina are close friends, so it is only natural to look after her."

"If I recall correctly, the Clan Head's second son, Uchiha Sasuke, is the same age as the jinchuriki, is he not?"

"We can make a bit of contact."

Roy narrowed his eyes and said calmly.