Yes, Patriarch

Chapter 5: Yes, Clan Head

Everyone in the room activated their Sharingan, a uniform display of three tomoe, with the exception of Uchiha Fugaku.

As for Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan, Masaki Uchiha had instructed him to keep it hidden, not to expose it, and to reserve it as a final trump card.

Seeing everyone's Sharingan activated, Masaki Uchiha immediately unleashed the ability of his left Mangekyou:

The people in the room suddenly felt the ocular power in their eyes begin to surge.

Uchiha Fugaku, at this moment, felt the ocular power he had depleted during the recent battle slowly recovering. His heart shook violently. Does this not mean that as long as Masaki Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan exists, I will never go blind?

"Masaki-kun, you are aware of the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan, aren't you?"

"I wonder if your ability can negate the side effects brought about by using the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Uchiha Fugaku's voice was hesitant.

"Rest assured, Deputy Chief Fugaku, my ability is effective for me as well."

Seeing Masaki Uchiha's domineering aura, he very wisely chose not to speak further.

Seeing this, Uchiha Setsuna also asked in a low voice: "I wonder, Masaki-kun, what is the ability of your right eye..."

"Ah! How can such a thing be discussed in this setting? Elder Setsuna, don't you agree?"

Seeing the flash of ruthlessness in the depths of Masaki Uchiha's eyes, Uchiha Setsuna chose to follow his inner intuition.

"Yes... it is this old man who was thoughtless. Please do not take offense, Clan Head."

Seeing that Uchiha Setsuna was sensible, Masaki Uchiha did not dwell on it.

"Alright everyone, that is all for today. From now on, I will enhance your ocular power once every half month." With that, he deactivated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Elder Uchiha Setsuna, Elder Uchiha Kusabi (Dove Faction), and Deputy Chief Uchiha Fugaku, stay behind. The rest of you may leave."

Hearing Masaki Uchiha's words, the clansmen deactivated their Sharingan and walked out the door in twos and threes.

Masaki Uchiha's guard unit stood watch at the entrance.

Seeing that only the three of them remained in the room, Masaki Uchiha did not waste words and addressed Uchiha Kusabi:

"Elder Kusabi, from this moment on, purge everyone in the Dove Faction who still has lingering ties to the Hokage's faction from the Police Force."

Seeing Uchiha Kusabi open his mouth as if to say something, Masaki Uchiha waved his hand to interrupt him.

"I know this might seem a bit cruel to some in the Dove Faction, but I am doing this for the sake of the Uchiha."

"I bet that within 10 minutes, the Hokage's faction will receive news that I have become the Clan Head, and within 20 minutes, the Anbu will surely come knocking."

"I do not want a pot of good soup for the Uchiha clan to be ruined by those rat droppings brainwashed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's Will of Fire."

Noticing the flash of panic in the depths of Uchiha Kusabi's eyes, a coldness flickered in Masaki Uchiha's gaze.

At first, he had only intended to test the waters and rattle Uchiha Kusabi to see if anyone in the Dove Faction was struggling to suppress their true feelings.

He hadn't expected to actually find some; every ninja clan had its fools, but the Uchiha had an exceptional number of them.

The next step would likely be to leak information, welcome the Anbu into the clan, and finally wait for the right opportunity to plant spies.

The result would be that the Uchiha clan would have no secrets left before the Hokage's faction.

How could one lead the Uchiha while surrounded by such vermin!

"Hmph! If anyone truly wants to cozy up to Hiruzen Sarutobi and his lot, then hand over their names to me immediately."

"While I do not wish to bear the infamy of being a murderer of my own kin, I do not mind cleaning out a few traitors to achieve my desired outcome. You understand what I mean, Elder Kusabi?"

Hearing this cold snort, a thunderbolt seemed to strike Uchiha Kusabi's mind. He was instantly terrified, his heart pounding and cold sweat streaming down as his body trembled slightly. "Clan... Clan Head, please rest assured. Those brainwashed by the Will of Fire are, after all, a minority. I will gather them shortly and have them sever ties with the Hokage's faction."

"I will deliver the compiled list to you tomorrow morning. Please give me one night to save those lost lambs."

"I beg of you, Clan Head." Having said this, Uchiha Kusabi performed a dogeza, his attitude extremely humble.

"Since Elder Kusabi is so sincere, I shall grant your request. After all, I am not one to slaughter the innocent indiscriminately."

Hearing this, Uchiha Kusabi let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had escaped a catastrophe.

Having finished with Uchiha Kusabi, he turned his gaze toward Uchiha Setsuna:

"Elder Setsuna, I hope those die-hards in the Hawk Faction who support an armed coup will keep to themselves for the next few months. Do not let the Hokage's faction find any leverage."

"When I was enhancing their ocular power earlier, I noticed those few were exceptionally agitated."

"I do not want them to ruin my grand design. I have a major game to play, understand?"

Hearing this, the corners of Uchiha Setsuna's mouth curled up slightly. "Please rest assured, Clan Head. I will see to it that those individuals quiet down; they will not affect your plans."

Hearing this, Masaki Uchiha nodded with satisfaction and then looked at Uchiha Fugaku:

"As for Deputy Chief Fugaku, I have decided that you will temporarily lead the Special Operations Unit on their missions. I wonder if you are willing to take on this heavy burden."

Uchiha Fugaku looked solemn. "Please rest assured, Clan Head. This burden will not crush me. I only wonder, what are the specific missions of this Special Operations Unit? And roughly how many people will it have?"

"To put it simply, the mission of the Special Operations Unit is: if the Hokage can manage it, we will manage it; if the Hokage cannot manage it, we will manage it regardless."

"The headcount is tentatively set at 300. Only those with a two-tomoe Sharingan or above, or those at the level of Chunin or higher, may join."

Hearing this, Uchiha Setsuna spoke up: "Clan Head, is 300 a bit too few? Why not increase it to 500? After all, our Uchiha clan currently has about 1,100 ninjas."

"Only about 500 people have officially entered the Konoha ninja ranks; the rest are trained internally by the clan. Please rest assured regarding their strength, Clan Leader."

"Heh, Elder Uchiha Setsuna, what I want right now is not a life-or-death struggle with the Hokage faction."

Uchiha Setsuna's words were exactly as Masaki Uchiha had expected, but unfortunately, the timing was not right for such a move.

"What I want now is to expand the Uchiha clan's influence."

"In the current Konoha, our Uchiha voice is difficult to get across. We haven't properly utilized the Police Force that the Second Hokage handed to us."

"To fully exercise the rights Konoha has granted us, focusing on expansion at this stage is the only way forward."

"Among the ten newly established departments, the Legal Department, Tax Department, Press Department, and Special Operations Unit in particular will be the first step for us Uchiha to sound the horn of our offensive!"

"I hope you will all join me, working in unison to build a brand-new Uchiha!"

Hearing Masaki Uchiha's declaration, the other three immediately clicked their heels together, straightened their postures, and bowed their heads slightly. "Yes, Clan Leader!"

Knock, knock.

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

Uchiha Tetsuya hurried inside.

"Clan Leader, the Anbu are here to visit."