"The situation doesn't look good." Uchiha Itachi spoke to Shisui Uchiha in a grave voice. "Danzo once again proposed using force against the Uchiha, but the Third Hokage rejected it. Still, I can sense that the higher-ups are already considering striking first to solve the problem, including the Third Hokage. If the Uchiha don't make concessions, I'm afraid even he will choose to use force."
"Has the situation really deteriorated this far?" Shisui Uchiha said, his expression dark. "The Uchiha Clan also believes, in every meeting, that they've been treated unfairly. They believe that we were one of Konoha's two founding clans, and now that the Senju have declined, Konoha should rightfully be managed by us. Is the conflict truly impossible to reconcile?"
Uchiha Itachi's expression was equally heavy. In a low voice, he said, "It's time to make a decision. If our clan comes into conflict with Konoha, which side will we stand on?"
Over the past two years, Shisui Uchiha and he had made no small effort to ease the relationship between the two sides. Unfortunately, while they held fairly respectable positions within the Uchiha Clan, they were ultimately only outstanding members of the younger generation, unable to influence the Uchiha's decisions, let alone Konoha's.
Moreover, they did not dare to openly speak for Konoha. Doing so would lead to rejection from their own clansmen, and they might even be placed under surveillance.
After all, the Uchiha's thoughts of rebellion had first been caused by Konoha's harsh policies toward them. Of course, the Uchiha also had to bear responsibility for their years of arrogance and high-handed behavior. It took two to make a quarrel; in some sense, things reaching this point had been inevitable.
Faced with Itachi's question, Shisui fell into a long silence. Clan or village... this