Changing the Uchiha Through a Speech

The scoff was not loud, but Fugaku heard it clearly.

A trace of displeasure appeared on Fugaku's usually expressionless face.

He knew Genya had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and defeated Kakashi, but that was no reason for him to be so contemptuous during a clan meeting.

Of course, Fugaku could not say he completely failed to understand how he felt. After all, the thoughts of the Uchiha were sometimes absurdly easy to read.

Young people who awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan always became a little too full of themselves.

"Uchiha Genya, do you have something to say?"

Worthy of being the clan head, Fugaku's single sentence instantly silenced the uproar throughout Naka Shrine. Pairs of red eyes turned in unison toward Genya.

After glancing at Fugaku, Genya stood up without hesitation. Facing all the enraged Uchiha who had awakened their Sharingan, he said loudly:

"I was just laughing because every time you people hold a clan meeting, you argue here for half the day, yet you have never taken any action."

"You argue day after day, night after night, as though arguing could somehow kill Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and the other Konoha higher-ups targeting the Uchiha."

Silence!

The entire Naka Shrine fell deathly quiet. Everyone stared in disbelief at Uchiha Genya, who had risen to his feet and spoken such outrageous words.

Even Fugaku had only wanted to embarrass this young man a little and teach him what respect was.

Yet Genya had said something extraordinary right in front of everyone.

The Nine-Tails Incident had not yet occurred, and the Uchiha compound had not been forcibly relocated outside the village.

Therefore, although most Uchiha currently held some grievances against the village leadership, it had not reached the point of a coup.

Only after the night of the Nine-Tails would Konoha's hostility toward the Uchiha reach an unprecedented peak.

It was also because their clan grounds were humiliatingly moved to the village outskirts, turning the Uchiha into outsiders at the village's edge, that voices of dispute emerged throughout the clan and grew louder with each wave.

But this was the first time someone had openly spoken of causing trouble and wanting Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō dead.

Such rebellious thoughts had actually come from the mouth of Genya, a newly promoted jonin?

What was he trying to do?!

Even the hawks within the clan felt that this Uchiha Genya might be a little too extreme.

Uchiha Fugaku immediately frowned and cast a dissatisfied glance at Yashiro, whose sitting posture had become even more rigid.

It was a good thing for the clan to gain another pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but if it belonged to an evil extremist like this Uchiha, he would only disgrace the entire Uchiha clan.

Yashiro had no way to explain himself. He had never expected Genya to say such things at a clan meeting, when so many Uchiha were already fired up.

Wasn't this trying to set the powder keg alight completely?

He had thought Genya was a smart, sensible good kid, but it turned out he was a hawk to the bone!

The concern in Shisui's eyes deepened as he looked at Genya.

He had thought Genya would be an outstanding junior, but he was actually such an uncontrollable clansman.

Hopefully, nothing would go wrong in a moment.

However, Genya was not finished yet!

Genya stepped directly onto his chair, looking down at all his clansmen as he shouted:

"Compatriots, we Uchiha were clearly one of the two great clans that founded Konoha, yet now we have been reduced to being targeted by the entire village!"

"Is this the Uchiha's fault? No! This is Konoha's fault!"

"It is not only the Konoha higher-ups. Even the other ninja clans, and even the civilians, secretly hate us!"

"Our sacrifices and contributions during the Third Great Ninja War have been deliberately concealed by the higher-ups. Even the compensation payments have been delayed again and again!"

"Can we endure this? All of them have even forgotten that the symbol on Konoha's forehead protectors is the very shape of our Uchiha clan's Sharingan!"

Genya began with the superficial and worked his way deeper, first speaking of the Uchiha's current situation and their past glory.

Then he stirred their emotions, telling everyone that the world treating them badly was not their fault, but the world's fault. The main point was that they should not bear the pressure.

When he mentioned that Konoha's forehead protectors bore the shape of their clan's Sharingan, Genya ignited the atmosphere among everyone present!

Some of the older ninja even felt tears welling in their eyes. So there were still young people who remembered this.

Even Fugaku and Shisui were momentarily stunned by Genya's impassioned speech and did not immediately step forward to stop him from continuing to stir up the clan's emotions.

The reason Genya did this was because the system had just issued another mission.

[Detected that the host has attended an Uchiha clan meeting. Main Mission One issued: Clan Prestige]

[Mission requirements: Gain sufficient status and prestige within the Uchiha clan. Rewards and settlement will be related to the host's prestige among the Uchiha.]

This was an open-ended mission. Genya could even settle it right now.

A jonin with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was already among the few in the Uchiha clan.

Combined with the Uchiha's habit of never caring about seniority and only valuing strength, Uchiha Genya, who had defeated Kakashi, could be said to rank just below the clan head and Elders in status.

Of course, if he settled the mission now, the reward would definitely be negligible.

Therefore, Genya had to settle it when his prestige was at its highest, so he could maximize his gains.

His first mission reward had given him the divine weapon Musō Isshin, leaving Genya with immense expectations for the system's rewards.

And the best way to gain prestige was to earn the recognition of one's clansmen.

As everyone knew, giving a speech was one of the most effective and fastest ways to gain other people's recognition.

Thus, Genya continued his performance in the Uchiha compound.

As Genya spoke, his emotions grew more intense, as though he were the protagonist everyone had been waiting for.

"The reason for all this is the prejudice Konoha's upper ranks hold against our Uchiha clan!"

"We cannot keep arguing back and forth at clan meetings every day. We must take action. Merely envying others is useless!"

"And all of this requires a great leader!"

Genya spread his arms wide, making a gesture as though he were embracing the sky.

At that instant, perhaps because of his excitement, the Sharingan in his eyes activated. Three Tomoe appeared and spun rapidly.

At that moment, even Genya himself was beginning to believe what he was saying. His voice rose higher and grew increasingly inspiring!

His heartbeat accelerated as well, and his entire body radiated excitement.

Most of the clansmen had risen to their feet because of this young man's speech, watching Genya expectantly as they waited to learn who the person capable of leading the Uchiha and changing their current situation was.

"And the Uchiha clan's great leader has already appeared!"