Plan

Uchiha Akira spoke with pointed intent: "Danzo is the assistant to the Hokage and a close friend of the Third, and besides, we have no evidence!"

Uchiha Fugaku's figure stiffened in place, his chest heaving; clearly, his anger had reached a breaking point.

His expression was dark and shifting, his scarlet eyes filled with cold light.

After standing there blankly for several minutes, Uchiha Fugaku let out a sigh of pent-up frustration.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Akira and asked, "Do you have any thoughts regarding the research into Wood Release?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Akira felt a surge of joy and said, "My plan is to directly acquire a biomedical research company, then continuously invest capital and hire a large number of researchers to study these matters."

Individual strength certainly cannot compare to a collective; although ordinary people are not ninjas, in terms of research, the scientific capabilities of ninjas are certainly not as strong as those of professional researchers who have been properly trained.

"Ordinary people?" Uchiha Fugaku frowned, looking at Uchiha Akira with some skepticism: "Will that work? They aren't ninjas and have no understanding of chakra."

Hearing this, Uchiha Akira immediately wore a strange expression and asked in confusion: "Are you saying that all of Konoha's previous research was led entirely by ninjas?"

"More or less; it was basically led by our own medical ninjas in Konoha. We rarely hired outside civilian researchers," Uchiha Fugaku nodded.

"This..." Uchiha Akira was momentarily speechless, saying blankly: "That is far too insular, and it underestimates those who aren't ninjas."

"They aren't ninjas, after all; they lack chakra," Uchiha Fugaku said dismissively. "Things that medical ninjas can do with a wave of their hand require them to exhaust their efforts just to prepare for."

Uchiha Fugaku's mindset actually represented the typical mindset of a ninja.

Compared to ordinary people, ninjas who possess chakra are indeed far too convenient.

Take surgery as an example: for an ordinary person to perform a surgery, they need to prepare various medicines and medical instruments, and require the cooperation of multiple medical staff to conduct the procedure.

However, a medical ninja can perform surgery almost anytime, anywhere; Nohara Rin, who had only recently graduated, was able to directly replace Kakashi's eye.

Moreover, after completing the eye transplant, it could be used on the spot.

Setting aside whether a normal surgery could even manage an eye transplant, even if it could, it would never recover so quickly.

For those who have not mastered chakra, this is essentially a dimensional strike; it is fair to say they are not even on the same level.

Uchiha Akira said with a solemn expression: "Still, do not underestimate the power of ordinary people!"

As a transmigrator, he knew well the power of the collective; when a group is unified and their intellect is awakened, even without mastering extraordinary powers, they can unleash forces capable of turning the world upside down.

Uchiha Akira looked at Uchiha Fugaku and solemnly reminded him: "There are too few ninjas, and their numbers are far inferior to ordinary people. A large base means that true geniuses will inevitably emerge among them. As long as we grasp those geniuses, our research will certainly be smoother than Konoha's."

Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku felt a stir in his heart, and he couldn't help but think of the televisions and other appliances in his home—all things researched and created by ordinary people who had not mastered chakra.

Ninjas, aside from killing, contribute nothing to this world... This thought emerged in Uchiha Fugaku's mind for no apparent reason.

"Then let's give it a try. I will have someone handle this as soon as possible," Uchiha Fugaku nodded, looking at Uchiha Akira: "Where should we place our research base? It wouldn't be safe to keep it in Konoha; the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan is too dangerous."

"There is no need to hide it; we can just place the research institute openly within our clan's territory," Uchiha Akira said.

This was something he had planned long ago, not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"Wouldn't that be too risky?" Uchiha Mikoto said.

"Sister Mikoto, we are a legitimate company; we won't violate any of Konoha or the Land of Fire's legal regulations," Uchiha Akira said with a smile.

Biological Cloning Technology is not prohibited, so we can just use that as the cover for our research, and keep the study of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju Cells hidden underneath.

Konoha's ninjas are certainly experts at killing and are the elite of the elite, but in the field of biological research, they are complete laymen.

It would be a miracle if they could spot any clues during a routine inspection, and as for something like Hashirama Senju Cells, without a Sharingan or Byakugan, it is impossible to identify them at a glance.

More importantly, the Uchiha Clan controls the Police Force and is responsible for maintaining order in Konoha, which means such inspections are led by the Police Force itself.

Investigating ourselves—isn't that just a farce?

As long as we don't conduct human experiments directly, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

The residential area of the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan are not close; they are well beyond the range of the Byakugan's vision.

And given the current relationship between the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan, people from the Hyuga Clan would never come to the Uchiha Clan.

"I understand," Uchiha Fugaku nodded, saying: "With the cover of the Police Force, there shouldn't be any problems."

"No one will ever suspect that our Uchiha Clan would research the Wood Release of the First Hokage; it is a blind spot in their thinking," Uchiha Akira said.

Uchiha Fugaku smiled bitterly: "The glory of the Uchiha Clan has been thrown away by us... The Uchiha, who take pride in the Sharingan, are now coveting the power of the Senju. I truly have no words for our ancestors in the Pure Land."

"Fugaku, you cannot be blamed for this. The situation is stronger than the people; the survival of the clan is the foundation. We Uchiha must master greater power," Uchiha Mikoto comforted him softly.

Uchiha Fugaku sighed and looked at Uchiha Akira, saying: "As for human experiments, we will just get some death row inmates from the prisons of the Land of Fire, though the experimental site still cannot be inside Konoha."

"That goes without saying," Uchiha Akira nodded, saying: "Danzo has been looking for an excuse to deal with us; we cannot let him get his hands on such leverage."

"Right," Uchiha Akira seemed to remember something and looked at Uchiha Fugaku solemnly: "Clan Leader, we should not reveal what we are truly doing to too many people, especially Shisui."

"That is a given. Until we have some results, only a few people will know about this," Uchiha Fugaku nodded, then asked in confusion: "Why did you specifically name Shisui? Is there a problem with him?"

"He is too close to the Third and the other high-ranking officials. The Will of Fire is already deep in his marrow; it is better if he doesn't know about our affairs," Uchiha Akira explained.

"You're worried he will expose our affairs to the higher-ups?" Uchiha Fugaku raised an eyebrow, somewhat disbelieving. "That shouldn't be the case. Although Shisui is young, he is very mature; he shouldn't do something like that."

"Just a precaution," Uchiha Akira shrugged and said: "Isn't it said that the Third intends to let Shisui join the Anbu? This is the only such exception for an Uchiha!"

Uchiha Fugaku nodded slowly: "Very well, I will make sure Shisui does not find out about this."