White Dove: Behind Us Lies Our Home, We Have Nowhere Else to Retreat!

At the entrance of the Uchiha compound, the speech by White Dove continued!

"However... the village high command shattered my dreams!"

White Dove's voice suddenly rose, as if he had activated a loudspeaker.

No, he actually had.

C-rank Amplification Technique!

It was a Sound Release ninjutsu he had developed shortly after awakening his Mangekyo.

However, this Sound Release possessed zero lethality; in fact, the difficulty of learning it and the level of chakra control required were maxed out, to the point where even a Jonin might not be able to master it.

Possessing this Sound Release ninjutsu was effectively the same as carrying a built-in "loudspeaker."

It might be useless in ordinary times, but in specific situations, it was a different story.

For instance, right now!

White Dove's voice rang out in the ears of every Uchiha, stimulating their emotions and drawing them deeper into his speech.

"During the Nine-Tails Incident, the village suspected us and blocked us from providing reinforcements at the first opportunity!"

"It clearly wasn't the Uchiha's fault, yet they forced us to relocate from the center of the village, and the relocation compensation still hasn't been issued to this day!"

"At the same time, suppression from the high command is everywhere!"

"The mission center is even less welcoming to us Uchiha taking on tasks, leaving us with barely any chance to even leave the village!"

"What's most excessive is that the surveillance cameras and Anbu outside our compound treat us exactly like criminals!"

"Now Shisui is missing; if we don't stand up now, the entire Uchiha clan will only be left to be slaughtered by the village high command!"

"Our proud Uchiha clan will absolutely not accept such treatment. If something has truly happened to Shisui, we must make the village high command 'pay in blood!'"

White Dove's speech made the Uchiha present feel their blood boiling.

The key was that everything he said was the truth; there wasn't a single lie, and in reality, things were only more cruel.

Ninjas~!

They were a profession that consumed an extreme amount of resources.

Before transmigrating, he hadn't known this from watching the anime, but after experiencing it personally, he realized just how exaggerated the resource consumption of this profession truly was.

First, there was the consumption of various ninja tools—whether it was explosive tags, kunai, ninja swords, tactical vests, etc.—none of them were cheap.

If one could argue that these things could be saved through various means and that it wasn't impossible to go without them, then the various medicinal herbs and secret medicines used to nourish the body and spirit were non-negotiable.

Because without these things, extracting chakra would cause massive damage to the body; let alone continuing to improve one's strength, one might not even survive a few missions.

And this was the fundamental reason why ninjas didn't use ninjutsu recklessly and why ordinary ninjas didn't live long.

To put it bluntly, chakra was energy squeezed from the body's cells; once consumption became too great, it would naturally cause immense harm to the body.

The best example was the battle between the First Hokage Senju Hashirama and Madara at the Valley of the End, after which both died not long after.

And the other party possessed a Sage Body!

Beyond their emotional states, the biggest reason they died was that their chakra consumption had been too great.

Therefore, because of the village's influence, the Uchiha's resources had been greatly reduced, which not only left them without the means to cultivate new ninjas but also caused the strength of many Uchiha to begin to decline.

Without resources to maintain their physical state, strength would naturally wane; it was the same logic as to why a ninja's strength would enter a period of decline after their prime.

Of course, that didn't apply to those with cheats.

Now, White Dove's speech reminded the Uchiha of the hardships they had endured over the past few years.

Anger was burning!

And this fire of rage was truly capable of setting the entire Konoha ablaze.

Thus, Uchiha Fugaku could no longer watch, and he whispered a word of caution:

"White Dove, don't do anything reckless!"

Even though he knew everything the other party said was true, he couldn't incite his clansmen to "go to their deaths"!

It could only be said that as the clan head, Uchiha Fugaku had good intentions.

But he was completely ignorant of one principle.

"Seek peace through struggle and peace shall survive; seek peace through compromise and peace shall perish!"

The village high command had precisely gauged his personality, which was why they dared to press forward step by step, turning the Uchiha from a former powerhouse of the ninja world into their current miserable state, and they were only becoming more unscrupulous.

If they really waited a few more years, with their strength significantly declining due to a lack of resources, it would be effortless for the village to finish them off then.

It could only be said that this was Sarutobi Hiruzen's strategy.

But who could have known that because the Uchiha had produced a "god-tier" White-Eyed Wolf with such a bizarre train of thought, combined with a "god-tier teammate" on their own side who was recklessly bold, the tragedy of the Uchiha clan's annihilation was brewed, so he could also be considered a victim of collateral damage.

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, White Dove turned his head and stared fixedly at him, saying:

"Do you think I am acting recklessly?"

Blind compromise and forbearance would only embolden the village leadership to intensify their suppression, which is why he had to use the "death of Shisui" to bare the fangs and flex the muscles of the clan. He needed to prove that the Uchiha were not sheep to be bullied at will, but lions possessing the power to bite back and kill.

Of course, standing at the forefront carried significant risks; after all, if those in power couldn't solve a problem, couldn't they simply solve the person who raised it?

If it were the old White Dove, he would naturally be worried sick, but now that he had transplanted the Mangekyo, he possessed the strength to protect himself.

At the very least, within the village!

That was why he stood out now, acting as the bellwether for the Uchiha.

"At the very least, we cannot act now..."

Uchiha Fugaku cautioned.

With Shisui having just died, their strength was simply insufficient to contend with the village.

"Clan Head Fugaku, are you conflating the village with the Hokage..."

White Dove looked at Uchiha Fugaku with disappointment.

You really are a pathetic clan head; you have absolutely no political acumen.

Konoha and the Hokage were two different things.

If the Uchiha were to rebel, the entire village would naturally turn against them. But if they were merely seeking "blood for blood" over Shisui, the other ninja clans and ordinary shinobi might not necessarily intervene, and even if they did, they wouldn't necessarily give it their all.

That was why he had to seize this incident to strike at the village leadership and reclaim what was theirs; if they missed this chance, finding another would be far too difficult.

Seeing that he could not dissuade the determined White Dove, Uchiha Fugaku could only grit his teeth and step back.

The clan was currently seething with indignation; if he continued to stand in their way, his already dwindling authority as clan head might truly vanish.

Having forced Uchiha Fugaku to retreat, White Dove raised his voice:

"Clansmen, our homes lie behind us; we have nowhere left to retreat. Those willing to follow me to demand the truth from the village leadership, fall in behind me!"

With that, he turned and marched toward the Hokage Building.

"Blood for blood!"

Tekka and Inabi were the first to follow.

"Blood for blood!"

Uchiha Setsuna, the Second Elder who had already been planning to stir up trouble for the village leadership, responded in kind.

"Blood for blood!"

The Hawk Faction Uchiha followed suit.

With them taking the lead, the others exchanged glances before silently falling into line.

It wasn't just them; the Uchiha clansmen from the Police Force who had just arrived also joined the procession one after another.

"What is going on?"

"Signal!"

"Go notify the Hokage immediately!"

The Anbu monitoring the clan grounds were all on high alert.

They weren't joking!

Any ninja worth their salt knew the strength of the Uchiha; while they were happy to ostracize them, that didn't mean they weren't wary of them.

As for the villagers?

Well, they weren't overly nervous.

After all, they were used to riding roughshod over the Police Force, and since the procession was moving slowly along the street without drawing weapons, they were merely curious rather than afraid.

This, of course, was intentional on White Dove's part.

If it were a surprise attack, they could have reached the Hokage Building in under a minute or two.

But by advancing slowly like this, it would take at least several dozen minutes to travel from the clan grounds to the Hokage Building, which gave the village leadership and the major clans enough time to react, preventing an all-out bloodbath.

Within the ranks.

"Quick, hold these up!"

Uchiha Izumi distributed banners to the clansmen in the procession.

Ordinary Uchiha were mixed into the ranks to demonstrate that they were not rebelling; after all, what kind of rebellion brings ordinary clansmen along?

"This is...?"

The Uchiha clansmen who received the banners felt a bit embarrassed after reading the text, but under Izumi's "kindly" gaze, they obediently raised them high.

[Blood for blood!]

[Return our relocation funds!]

[The Uchiha can't breathe!]

The banners caught the eyes of countless villagers, and more and more people even rushed over to watch the spectacle.

Of course, the banners were only one tactic; another was already beginning to take effect.