Fugaku Uchiha sat in the seat of honor without speaking, allowing the clansmen to vent their frustrations. He, too, harbored resentment—resentment toward the Hokage faction, and toward the village's other ninja clans.
Back then, several major ninja clans had united over the matter of the Root base. But after the Nine-Tails incident, those clans had begun excluding the Uchiha, and their alliance had fallen apart.
In recent years, the Hokage faction had also relentlessly suppressed them. The clan's anger continued to build, and one day, it would inevitably become impossible to contain.
But this was a deadlock, a hidden danger planted when the village had first been founded. It was not something he could resolve.
All he hoped for now was to hold on for another dozen or so years, until Sasuke and Naruko grew up. Then, with absolute strength, they could suppress everything and thoroughly eliminate those enemies.
"Enough. I know you are dissatisfied, but we Uchiha are not yet capable of contending against the entire village. Moreover, the Third and the others possess the Reanimation Jutsu developed by the Second, which can revive the dead to fight.
"We do not know how large an army of the dead they have at their disposal. We must continue to endure for now..."
In the end, Fugaku Uchiha once again urged the clansmen to remain calm. A small lack of patience could ruin great plans.
Naturally, he did not mention his plans for Sasuke and Naruko. Those were secrets that belonged to him alone.
Though dissatisfied with Fugaku Uchiha's words, everyone could only suppress their feelings. Only Shisui Uchiha grew increasingly worried.
He had a constant feeling that the clan head was plotting something. Could he already be preparing to launch a coup?
Thinking of this, Shisui Uchiha considered whether he