Scheming at Every Turn

Fei Shi's face darkened.

Clearly, he had also heard the news of Shisui's death.

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to rush over and kill Danzo, but in the end, he suppressed his anger.

I still have the system and a resurrection card. It'll be fine. Bringing someone back to life should be a piece of cake.

Don't get angry. Don't get angry. He'll die a horrible, horrible death.

If he lost his temper, it would hurt his relationships with others. Everyone knew he and Shisui had been close. If Danzo died for no apparent reason, people might connect it to Shisui's death, and a whole host of problems would follow.

"Damn it!"

"I told him ages ago to be cautious when dealing with the High Command. And look at him! What on earth did he learn? Is he brainless? And you! Itachi! Didn't you try to talk him out of it? Couldn't you keep an eye on what he was doing? Or did you think that at your age, you had talents and insight no one else your age possessed, and that you could control everything? That you could do anything?"

"N-no..."

"No?! Then how could you do something so stupid?! Huh? Tell me! When I was your age, I was already strong enough to kill you with ease! Now, I'm strong enough to trample Konoha! But even I don't think I can control everything!"

"If even I never thought that way, who gave you the confidence to think you could resolve the conflict between the village and the Uchiha Clan on your own?!"

Itachi Uchiha fell silent.

The death of his best friend, Shisui, had dealt him a heavy blow. They had thought that with their own efforts, they could turn things around. But reality had told him, What the hell are you dreaming about?

"Then... can the Konoha High Command not be trusted at all?"

"The Third Hokage can be trusted most of the time. The Second Hokage gave the police force to your clan because he wanted the Uchiha Clan to integrate into Konoha and become a true part of the village. Unfortunately, his poor students misunderstood his intentions. Of course, your clan's stubborn nature is also half the reason. If you could set aside your pride around ordinary people and treat them with patience and respect, you wouldn't be facing this situation. You're stubborn, you have the potential to overthrow Konoha, and you're prone to unrest. If they don't target you, who will they target? They don't have the strength of the First or the Second Hokage."

Itachi Uchiha seemed to understand.

In the end, the Uchiha Clan was to blame. Most of the High Command had trusted the Uchiha back then, after all. They had made great contributions to Konoha.

But their arrogance had brought this disaster upon them. He couldn't help feeling furious at the brainless fools in the Uchiha Clan.

They weren't strong enough to back up their swagger, yet they still strutted around and put on airs, bringing disaster upon the Uchiha.

"Even the Third Hokage can't be trusted completely? Then what about everyone else? ... Heh. How tragic."

"Politics corrupts people. He's starting to rediscover the ambition he had when he first became Hokage. By the time he becomes the 'Shinobi Hero' again, the Uchiha will probably be gone."

"Is there anything we can do, Master? You must... have a way, right? Please... save the Uchiha! If things continue like this, Konoha will descend into civil war. The resulting disaster could be even worse than the Nine-Tails Incident."

Fei Shi shook his head.

Although he had taught Itachi Uchiha, the boy's way of thinking hadn't changed. He still put Konoha first and his clan second.

What a headache!

If they weren't useful to him, he wouldn't even want to deal with them.

Ever since that big draw, he had felt a tightness in his chest. Tsunade had examined him and said, with surprise, that he was perfectly healthy and had no illnesses.

Only after asking the system did he learn the truth: his existence had attracted the attention of the World Will.

His soul was an outsider's. Although he was descended from people of this world, his arrival had changed the course of events, and the world had begun to reject him a little.ωωω.Ｌωxδ9.org

But his condition improved when he was around Tsunade and Shizune.

To become part of this world, he had to stay close to people who mattered in this era and build good relationships with them. The good fortune they carried could protect him and gradually help him become part of the world.

And whenever he did something that benefited the world's development, its rejection of him would lessen a little.

As long as he didn't unleash his full power, the rejection might as well not exist.

He was making use of the super-popular characters he had seen on screens in his previous life. But this was a real world, and even if he used them, spending time with them would naturally make him care about them.

Like Zabuza and Haku...

Itachi and Shisui were the same... though he cared less about Shisui than he did about Itachi.

"I have a plan. I'll go to the Third Hokage and have him pressure the Uchiha Clan, allowing them to launch a coup and giving them a reason to do so. Then, during the coup, we can kill the hardliners openly and legitimately."

"Th-this..."

"Don't rush to judge. The hardliners are a cancer within the Uchiha Clan. If we get rid of them, it'll be much easier for the Uchiha to integrate into Konoha. Besides, neither Konoha nor the Uchiha moderates will be the ones to do it. You will, Itachi Uchiha!"

Itachi Uchiha: "!!!"

Fei Shi continued, "Get rid of the hardliners and cow the moderates. Your father is the clan head, and he's a moderate himself. They'll understand. They'll have to choose between everyone dying or cutting out the cancer and rebuilding from the ruins. They should know what to choose. Otherwise... the Uchiha will be wiped out. Shimura Danzo doesn't want the Uchiha Clan to survive. He'll find a way to inflame tensions between the village and the Uchiha before Hiruzen Sarutobi does."

"I understand. But after we cut out the cancer, what then? From what you've said, the Uchiha Clan can't stay in Konoha."

"Achoo!"

Fei Shi yawned, his expression turning languid as he spoke in an unhurried tone. "Come to my base. I have bases in the Land of Fire, the Land of Water, the Land of Snow... the Land of Earth, the Land of Hot Water, and other places. Each base has around a thousand people, preparing for the revolution on my behalf."

"Revolution?"

Itachi Uchiha didn't quite understand. Why was his master starting a revolution? And his bases were spread across the Ninja World... It must be something momentous.

Fei Shi took a new book on Red Ideology from the System Space and solemnly handed it to Itachi.

Seeing his teacher's expression, Itachi's own grew solemn. He took the book and skimmed a few pages, then was stunned by its contents.

These ideas were utterly subversive to the current system... Fei Shi must be serious. Otherwise, he wouldn't have established so many bases.

"Take the book and read it. Then get ready. Even if you don't act first, someone will soon force your hand."

"What about Sasuke? Will he come with me?"

His younger brother was currently studying under his master. He didn't know what would happen to him.

"Don't let him find out. The more deeply an Uchiha loves, the more deeply he hates. By the time the plan is put into action, he'll be close to the age when he awakens his Sharingan. He's talented and has the potential to surpass you, but he lacks guidance. Once the plan is carried out and the Uchiha are 'wiped out,' he'll grow stronger with hatred in his heart."

"No!"

"Don't worry. I'm here. I'll guide him little by little and let him search for the answers himself. That'll help him grow. If he gains your maturity and composure, he'll be better suited than you to become clan head."