"Third Elder, aren't you taking this a bit too seriously?" Uchiha Fugaku frowned. He had never liked the Uchiha Clan's arrogant temperament.
"Cough..." The Uchiha Great Elder, who had remained silent the entire time, coughed lightly and rose to his feet. "Shisui, since you say you've been in contact with Konoha's higher-ups, you need to provide evidence. We can't simply sit obediently at the negotiating table just because you say they want to talk. And judging from what you said, our intention to seize power by force has already been exposed. In other words, if what you said is false, or if you've been deceived, then we'll have no choice but to burn our bridges. Let me be blunt first. We know exactly what Konoha's higher-ups are like. We cannot rule out the possibility that, after learning of our planned coup, they would resort to such a despicable tactic—using negotiations as a pretext while raising the butcher's blade against us."
Shisui Uchiha fell silent for two seconds, then nodded with a grave expression. "Since I said this here, I naturally have absolute confidence in it. Naruto, come out."
At his words, a small figure instantly leaped in and landed at his side.
"Sasuke?" Uchiha Fugaku cried out. Because of Naruto's previous position, he had only noticed him now.
But immediately afterward, he realized something was wrong. His Three Tomoe Sharingan activated, and upon closer inspection, he noticed the difference in the flow of chakra.
"Who are you?"
As he spoke, Naruto raised one hand, dispelling the Transformation Technique and returning to his original appearance. "Namikaze Naruto—the man who will become Hokage in the future!"
"Huh?!" The change caught everyone by surprise, and the Uchiha clansmen instinctively went on guard.
The Second Elder grew even more furious. "Shisui Uchiha, you actually