The familiar argument, like Madara's appearance now, made everyone feel a sense of déjà vu.
Beneath his silver hair, one eye still bore the Rinnegan, while his left eye was an ordinary black. He gazed intently at everyone in the hall, observing their expressions.
"The Senju could blend perfectly into Konoha because their appearance and abilities made for the best disguises." From the clan head's expression, Huoli knew he was aware of their earlier conversation. "Uchiha descendants can't do the same."
The rebuttal made several people nod in agreement.
Anyone with Uchiha blood had the chance to awaken the Sharingan.
That was also one of the reasons bloodline clans could intermarry with outsiders and expand their numbers.
Madara remained calm in the face of his clansmen's confusion. "Those who awaken the Sharingan will bear the Uchiha name and inherit the Uchiha legacy."
Was he planning to shrink the Uchiha clan and make it more elite?
Chikaku lowered his eyes in silence, turning the idea over in his mind.
Those who hadn't awakened the eye would be ordinary shinobi; those who had would be Uchiha.
But there was still a risk.
He slowly raised his head, his gaze resolute as he looked toward the black rings of the Rinnegan. "Living apart from the clan means they won't receive the clan's teachings from childhood. That would greatly weaken the Uchiha, and our bloodline might spread beyond the clan and into other Hidden Villages."
"Would it really be a bad thing for the Uchiha to spread throughout the Shinobi World?" Madara propped his cheek on one hand, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "Think of the Hyuga Clan, which is supposedly so concerned with preserving the Byakugan. Remember how they reacted when they learned about the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon?"
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