Sasuke Uchiha recounted the events of the afternoon.
Itachi Uchiha was left speechless after hearing it; he was one of the few who knew the true identity of Naruto Uzumaki.
"Don't be discouraged. You are of the Uchiha clan; just win it back next time," Itachi Uchiha consoled him.
Inside the room, Fugaku Uchiha listened to the exchange between the two brothers outside, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
Soon, Mikoto finished cooking, and the family began to eat.
Fugaku Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha were both men of few words, remaining silent throughout the meal.
Only Sasuke chatted happily, sharing his experiences of the day with them.
For once, Fugaku Uchiha did not keep a stern face.
Night fell.
[Triple Inversion activated]
Naruto Uzumaki left his home, his body transforming into a wisp of smoke as he soared into the sky.
The third stage of the technique turned the entire body into qi, a true immortal of the mortal realm.
He oriented himself and flew toward the Uchiha clan compound.
Upon arriving and sensing the area, Naruto Uzumaki was somewhat surprised.
"A bit stronger than I imagined."
Naruto Uzumaki was genuinely astonished. In the original story, the Uchiha clan died quite ignominiously.
Because of this, they didn't seem particularly formidable, but their true power lay in their Mangekyo Sharingan.
However, actually arriving here, he realized the Uchiha clan was slightly stronger than he had anticipated.
There were several elite jonin among them.
Furthermore, with the enhancement of the Sharingan, they were far more powerful than ordinary elite jonin.
After scanning the area, he approached the nearest location.
Below lay a luxurious compound.
It was the residence of the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan.
In the sky, Naruto Uzumaki frowned slightly.
"How should I approach this guy?"
Naruto Uzumaki suddenly felt a headache coming on.
He would not underestimate these experts.
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a good method.
Since there was no way to get close, he would do it remotely.
Naruto Uzumaki extended his right hand, and a small ball of blue qi appeared in his palm.
The blue qi descended downward.
Below, in the Uchiha clan compound, the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan had already fallen asleep.
The qi ball was tiny and not an attack, so the target felt no sense of danger.
The qi ball passed through the roof and landed precisely into the Great Elder's head.
The resting Great Elder immediately fell into a dream.
A dream about the future of the Uchiha clan.
Naruto Uzumaki turned and left. He didn't know who the high-ranking members were, but he assumed that those with great strength must be the leaders, as strength was king within the Uchiha clan.
Thus, he went to deliver a gift to each of the strong elite jonin he had sensed.
It was a memory refined from his own fists.
Memories regarding the Uchiha clan.
Naturally, it contained the plot by Danzo and the Third Hokage, along with Itachi Uchiha, to massacre the Uchiha clan.
It also included the participation of Obito and even the secret deals made with the Third Hokage.
After finishing all this, Naruto Uzumaki vanished without a sound.
At the home of Fugaku Uchiha.
Fugaku Uchiha, who had been resting, had a nightmare: he was killed by his own son.
In the end, his eldest son died at the hands of his youngest, and the youngest son, having learned the truth, sought revenge, wreaked havoc at the Five Kage Summit, and was killed by the Five Kage.
Fugaku Uchiha sat up, drenched in a cold sweat.
The movement woke Mikoto, who was beside him.
"What's wrong?"
In the darkness, Mikoto could not see the expression on her husband's face.
"Nothing, just a nightmare."
Fugaku Uchiha's expression was grim; the memories from the dream were surfacing in his mind with absolute clarity.
Possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan, Fugaku Uchiha was well aware that he had not been caught in a genjutsu.
"Could it really be a prophetic dream?"
In an instant, Quanmu Uchiha lost all desire to sleep.
At the same time, several others also jolted awake from their dreams, their first instinct being to check if they had been caught in a genjutsu.
The individuals Naruto Uzumaki had chosen all possessed at least a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Thus, they quickly confirmed that they were not under any genjutsu.
The memories in their minds were incredibly vivid.
Immediately, their expressions turned grave.
The details were remarkably complete.
"Itachi Uchiha."
All of them memorized this name simultaneously.
Their faces flickered with uncertainty, especially the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan.
"The Uchiha clan being wiped out? How is that possible? My Uchiha clan has been passed down for a thousand years; how could we possibly be exterminated?"
What the Great Elder found most difficult to accept was that the Uchiha clan had been wiped out by one of their own.
His complexion turned unsightly at once.
After a moment of thought, he immediately summoned his confidants; these men were all members of the Uchiha clan's radical faction.
Naruto Uzumaki could not care less about what would happen to the Uchiha clan; after finishing all this, he returned to his room.
While Naruto Uzumaki was fast asleep, a major event occurred within the Uchiha clan.
The radical faction of the Uchiha clan gained the upper hand, suppressing the clan head.
This time, Quanmu Uchiha's expression was volatile, and he offered little resistance.
Power within the Uchiha clan was once again seized by the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan.
The next day, the atmosphere in the village became tense once again.
The members of the Uchiha clan patrolling the streets all wore sour expressions.
Naruto Uzumaki sensed the shift in the atmosphere and was very satisfied.
It works as expected. This is interesting; now no one should be paying attention to me.
Meanwhile, on the Third Hokage's side.
"Itachi, what exactly is going on?" The Third Hokage's brows were tightly furrowed.
Below, Itachi Uchiha felt bewildered; he had no idea what was happening, or why things had suddenly turned out this way.
Nevertheless, he reported the situation within the clan truthfully.
"Your father compromised?" The Third Hokage found it hard to believe.
To put it kindly, Fugaku Uchiha's personality was indecisive; to put it bluntly, he was weak and incompetent.
Moreover, Fugaku Uchiha belonged to the peace faction, and the Hokage could not fathom why he had suddenly changed his stance.
"Did your father come into contact with anyone yesterday?"
"No, Father was at home all day yesterday."
"Strange. How did he convince those people?"
Both of them felt that something was amiss.
At the same time, another gathering was held on the Uchiha clan's side.
This time, everyone agreed to rebel.
After the others had retreated, only five people remained in the shrine.
Fugaku Uchiha, the Great Elder, and three elite jonin.
Daohuo Uchiha, Shui Uchiha, and Quanmu Uchiha.
All three possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and were very powerful.
"Fugaku, you had that dream too, didn't you? What do you think?"
The Great Elder was old and shrewd; seeing the change in the others' attitudes, he realized they might have dreamed of that scene just like he had.
Especially when he went to seize power today, Fugaku had not resisted.
Quanmu Uchiha's attitude explained a great deal.
"It is possible that someone is trying to sow discord."
Fuyue Uchiha fell into a heavy silence.
"Heh, Clan Head, do not try to dodge the issue," Daohuo Uchiha said, his expression turning cold.
"Indeed, we only ask one thing: have you already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Shui Uchiha's face chilled as he activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, staring unblinkingly at Fuyue Uchiha.
Being interrogated like this made the Clan Head's expression look quite unsightly, yet he was left speechless.
At the same time, he felt a surge of confusion; no one should have known about him awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, as he had never once revealed it himself.
Not even his own wife knew that he possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.
How could that mysterious person possibly know?