The Uchiha Clan in particular had many members who had personally witnessed Nawaki and Madara's mythical battle during the last war. They had come to recognize the overwhelming power of the Sharingan and believed that the Uchiha Clan possessed a noble bloodline no weaker than the Senju Clan's Wood Release. At the same time, many Uchiha could not suppress the ambitions growing in their hearts. If they too mastered the power of the Mangekyo, could they surpass the Senju Clan and rule Konoha?
After all, the Uchiha Clan had produced two Mangekyo wielders during the last war! One Uchiha Madara had been no match for Skywalker—but what about two? Whenever the Uchiha elders considered that question, resentment and ambition surged within them. As one of Konoha's founding clans, why should they bow beneath the Senju Clan? And now, even small clans they had once completely disregarded could threaten them?
Driven by this ambition and resentment, most members of the Uchiha Clan had gradually changed their attitude toward Nawaki. If the Hyuga Clan still maintained a neutral stance, then the Uchiha Clan had already begun to stand in opposition to Nawaki and the Senju Clan.
Naturally, this shift in attitude was confined to the Uchiha Clan's interior, and most outsiders knew nothing of it. Yet it could not escape the eyes of those who paid attention.
Besides the Uchiha Clan, there was another faction in Konoha that was absolutely hostile toward Nawaki: Danzo's faction. And Root, which he controlled, was Konoha's second-largest intelligence organization. Thus, Danzo had taken in every change within the Uchiha faction, and certain thoughts began to form in his mind.
After the Third Hokage resigned and accepted responsibility for the previous incident, Danzo's faction and the adviser faction had completely entered into a cooperative relationship.
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