A Talk with Shisui

"Thud!"

In the silent forest, a low sound suddenly rang out. Lin Feng, who had been training, suddenly collapsed. He pressed his palms against the ground to support his body, his breathing ragged and heavy, like a wheezing windmill.

After two hours of training this afternoon, Lin Feng finally experienced what it meant to be truly exhausted.

"Sasuke, your body has reached its limit!"

"Your training today is a huge improvement compared to yesterday!"

Watching the sweat pouring down Lin Feng's face in a continuous stream, Shisui Uchiha chuckled softly.

"I'm still a long way from success!"

Hearing the hoarse, laughing reply from Lin Feng beside him, Shisui Uchiha's pupils constricted slightly, and he then affirmed, "If you train like this every day, you will master the Body Flicker Technique in three months!"

"I hope so." Lin Feng nodded. After a moment of silence, he suddenly stared at Shisui Uchiha and said in a low voice, "Is our Uchiha clan planning a coup recently?"

"Sasuke... who did you hear that from?"

Not expecting Lin Feng to suddenly bring up such a topic, Shisui Uchiha asked, deeply shocked.

"I sometimes heard Father and Brother talking about it at the door."

Seeing the sudden gravity on Shisui Uchiha's face, Lin Feng paused for a moment before responding calmly.

"Sasuke, you are still young; there are some things you cannot get involved in. Of course, don't tell anyone else what you just said. If it spreads through the village, it will easily lead to misunderstandings about the Uchiha clan."

Shisui Uchiha sighed and cautioned him.

"Shisui, actually, I don't think the Uchiha clan is wrong for wanting a coup."

"The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, was hostile toward the Uchiha clan. He held a grudge over the great wars of the past, so he made things difficult for us Uchiha again and again. Although he established the Konoha Military Police Force and gave the main duties to our clansmen, it was actually just to observe every move of the Uchiha—it was surveillance!"

"Did the Uchiha clan not contribute to the founding of the village? Now that the Uchiha clan's strength is gradually being weakened, and the village has pushed us into such a remote corner, they are completely kicking us while we're down!"

After listening to Shisui Uchiha, Lin Feng said with dissatisfaction.

Shisui Uchiha fell silent. He raised his eyes to stare at Lin Feng's somewhat angry face. After a long while, he said, "The village elders surely have their own considerations. However, if our Uchiha clan stages a coup, it will plunge the peaceful village into a bloodbath. Enemy nations might even take the opportunity to invade, which would lead to a war on a much larger scale..."

"Then, Shisui, do you have a way to stop the Uchiha clan's coup?"

Knowing full well that Shisui Uchiha would have such concerns, Lin Feng immediately countered.

Shisui Uchiha hesitated for a moment, but still whispered, "I haven't thought of a good solution yet, but I have a plan that I am preparing to discuss with the Konoha high-ups."

As a veteran fan of Naruto, Lin Feng knew that the "plan" Shisui was referring to was using the ocular jutsu "Kotoamatsukami" to control the Uchiha clan, thereby achieving the goal of pacifying the coup.

"Shisui, plans can't keep up with changes. I actually thought of a good idea."

Lin Feng's eyes rolled, and he chuckled.

"Heh... Sasuke, and what good idea do you have?"

With a faint smile, Shisui Uchiha asked subconsciously.

"As long as someone from the Uchiha clan can become the Fifth Hokage, the Uchiha clan will definitely not stage a coup!"

Lin Feng said bluntly.

"Become the Fifth Hokage?"

Lin Feng's words left Shisui Uchiha stunned for a moment.

"Yes. Actually, what the Uchiha clan wants most is respect, fame, and power. As long as someone in the clan becomes Hokage, these problems can all be solved."

Nodding, Lin Feng said confidently.

The Uchiha clan's coup was merely for the sake of seizing power; if someone in the clan became Hokage, there would be no problems at all.

"Sasuke, wanting to become Hokage isn't something you can achieve just by shouting a slogan. You must be outstanding enough to gain the recognition of the Third Hokage and the Council of Elders..."

Shaking his head, Shisui Uchiha poured a bucket of cold water on Lin Feng.

"I know it's hard to become Hokage, but I believe that you, Shisui, and my brother can definitely become Hokage for the sake of the Uchiha clan and the peace of the village."

Lin Feng slowly stood up and smiled.

Shisui Uchiha could tell that Lin Feng hoped that either he or Uchiha Itachi would become Hokage.

Given the current strength and ability of Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi, it was entirely possible for them to become Hokage in the future, so Lin Feng's idea was actually quite viable.

"Sasuke, you are very smart. It's a great idea to have such thoughts. I will mention your idea to Itachi and bring it up at the clan meeting."

Shisui Uchiha patted Lin Feng on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"My idea is definitely sound. Shisui, don't report the Uchiha clan's coup to the Konoha high-ups in advance!"

In truth, the main purpose of this conversation with Shisui was for Lin Feng to stabilize him.

In the plot of Naruto, Shisui had tried many methods, and only in the end, out of desperation, did he reveal the intelligence about the Uchiha coup to Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Council of Elders.

It was precisely because there were double agents like Shisui and Itachi inside the Uchiha clan that Danzo was able to wipe out the Uchiha clan so easily.

Of course, Lin Feng also understood that with many Anbu members monitoring them, the leak of the Uchiha coup was only a matter of time.

"Heh, Sasuke, you really have made me look at you in a new light. You even guessed what I was thinking."

Shisui's eyes brightened, and he stared at Lin Feng in disbelief. These past few days, he and Itachi had been discussing exactly that, and he had been planning to tell the Konoha high-ups about the situation in the Uchiha clan.

"Then Shisui, you must first agree to my request!"

Only a ghost could have guessed that, if not for having watched Naruto!

After this internal monologue, Lin Feng continued.

"As long as your idea passes at the clan meeting and can stabilize the Uchiha clan's current urgent situation regarding a coup, I will not report it."

After thinking it over seriously, Shisui said slowly.

"Haha, that's great!"

Hearing Shisui agree to his request, Lin Feng was very excited.

Lin Feng was quite confident that his idea would pass at the clan meeting, because the members of the Uchiha clan were not all warmongers; many of them loved peace and did not wish to seize power through bloody conflict, otherwise they would have erupted long ago during the reign of Senju Tobirama.

"It's getting late, Shisui, I'm heading home first!"

Looking at the darkening sky and not wanting his mother to worry, Lin Feng did not continue to chat and said softly.

"Then see you tomorrow!"

With a faint smile at Lin Feng, Shisui waved his hand.

Watching Lin Feng's back slowly disappear into the darkness of the woods, Shisui looked up and muttered to himself: "If becoming Hokage can solve all problems, I think Itachi would be just like me, sparing no cost to march toward the goal of Hokage."

As his voice faded, Shisui's figure also vanished from the spot in an instant.