Thinking of Second Elder Uchiha Asuka, who had been steadily drawing closer to him and had shown no contempt for him in thought despite his youth, but had instead taken the initiative to approach him.
"This man is rather interesting!"
Uchiha Tenshu chuckled, finding it quite amusing.
Though Asuka had only been temporarily elevated to fill the position left vacant by the traitor Kagami Uchiha, Tenshu had not expected him to so decisively align himself with him. In Asuka's eyes, even the position of elder was less important than Tenshu's talent.
"Still, given the talent I've displayed, I'm destined to surpass all the elders in the future. It isn't surprising that he chose to curry favor with me in advance!"
Uchiha Tenshu thought to himself. As Uchiha Asuka answered all of his questions and offered his own insights drawn from more than fifty years of experience, Tenshu's understanding of every aspect of the clan deepened considerably.
This would allow him to make a series of arrangements more precisely tailored to the clan members' way of thinking.
"So that's how it is. No wonder Uchiha Setsuna used Madara Uchiha as a pretext to stir up trouble. The important thing wasn't to rebel under Madara's name. On one hand, he was screening out those who worshipped Madara, clearly showing them no mercy to prevent Madara from making a comeback. Even the clan feared Madara's past deeds, worried that his admirers might run wild. On the other hand, he was using this as a demonstration of force, letting Tobirama Senju see the Uchiha's dissatisfaction—telling him that the Uchiha clan was very unhappy about him being Hokage, in order to gain benefits!"
Uchiha Tenshu seemed to realize something by chance, then turned back to the names in the clan registry and continued searching through