"Because I don't want to hide it from the patriarch, and this is also Lord Third's intention to reveal some people in the clan, including you, the clan leader, especially to let that one person know. Take a look at our clan and whether that guy will make any other movements, if there is really a problem with some people in our clan."
He didn't avoid it, he just faced Uchiha Fugaku's gaze.
Shōji said brightly with a different kind of light in his pupils.
Almost at the same time, Fugaku's face suddenly changed. There was a ray of solemnity in the depths of his black and white eyes. He looked straight at Shōji, and a gloomy look appeared on his face and said, "Shōji, do you know what you are talking about? Problems in the clan? What problems do you think there will be?"
"The patriarch should know better than me. Although it has been a year, has the patriarch really not investigated the problems in the clan at all? Isn't this the reason why we, Uchiha Clan, have fallen to this point? Or does the patriarch still think this matter is unimportant?"
Shōji smiled.
"Hmph! You have become more direct than before, Shōji, and is this Lord Third's wish? Are you planning to completely side with the village?"
"On the other side of the village? Is it true that the clan leader's judgment and vision are so superficial? I have already said that individuals, clans, and villages have inseparable and unbreakable connections with each other. Konoha was indeed founded by the Uchiha Clan, but we Uchiha is the same Uchiha as Konoha. It's impossible for the clan leader to refute this, right? I don't allow the clan to be exploited by some people and fall into an irreparable situation, but I also don't want to see the clan and the village evolve into a completely irreconcilable situation!"
"If you, Patriarch, really want to solve the current predicament of the clan, I think we should be more honest with each other, right? Patriarch!"
Shōji straightened his body and said with an extremely solemn expression.
Fugaku and Shōji looked directly at each other. They could clearly see their own figures from the depths of their eyes. Fugaku was obviously touched by Shōji's words. He remained silent for a long time. Then he took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. "Shōji, I don't want to see the clan and the village go completely against each other, but now this situation is really beyond our clan's control. The changes in the location, the exclusion of other Ninja Clans, and the occasional suppression. Since you can say this, you should be very clear about how difficult the situation of our clan is now."
"The reason why the elders and I agreed with your proposal before was because we wanted to exchange for a certain degree of dominance through this method. But what is the reality? You should have seen that there has been no change. On the contrary, within the clan, with the news of the death of the clan members in the battle, this is obviously a normal thing, but it has further stimulated the resentment of some clan members. If you are in the village, you don't know that in the previous Clan Meeting, some clan members were almost unable to bear it anymore."
As if he was deflated for a moment, Fugaku slowly leaned back and said with a hint of a wry smile.
This was not originally part of Fugaku's plan.
However, the shocking fact that Shōji unexpectedly joined Anbu, and the fact that Shōji showed no less strength than Shisui Uchiha on the northeastern border in the past six months, made Fugaku quietly change his mentality inadvertently.
Be honest.
This is a word that is easy to say but very difficult to do.
But Fugaku really wants to solve the bad predicament that the clan is currently experiencing, but the situation often does not develop according to his wishes. Leaving aside the outside world, there are already very unstable factors within himself. The "coup" slogan proposed by some clan members in anger a year ago, after being forcibly suppressed by him, has re-emerged now, once the vast majority of clan members choose to embark on this path.
Even Fugaku, who is the leader of the clan, cannot stop it.
But this is definitely not the result Fugaku wants to see.
"Then the patriarch is going to burn the boat?"
This time, Shōji's body leaned forward slightly, as if he was asking a question, his Qi machine locked firmly on Fugaku, and he asked word for word.
"What? If I say yes? Shōji, do you have to report it directly to Lord Third?"
Fugaku raised his eyebrows, looked back at Shōji, and said as if he was pointing.
"I do not deny the possibility. Patriarch, the current Uchiha Clan is no longer the Uchiha of the ancestor's time. Let's not talk about the issue of righteousness. The most important point is, what is the consequences of hitting an egg with a stone? I don't think you need me to elaborate, do you, Patriarch?"
In the final analysis, what path to choose ultimately depends on your own strength. If Uchiha is really strong enough to ignore all threats, Shōji and Fugaku will not need to work so hard. If you really can't bear it, you can choose a bloodless coup at worst, but the actual situation is that this is impossible to be allowed.
If you can't do it head-on, it's also very difficult to compromise.
But even so, the probability of success of the latter is slightly higher than that of the former.
This is the biggest reason why Shōji wants to find a peaceful solution!
If Shōji were given half the strength of peak Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Shōji wouldn't be so timid, wouldn't you be happy? Then you can directly create a scene in Konoha and force Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō to surrender!
But the fact is that it is not allowed.
There is no 'Hashirama Senju' in the village, and he Shōji is not 'Uchiha Madara'!
"Haha, you are quite honest, Shōji."
Fugaku smiled lightly, and the look on his face softened a lot at this moment, because at this moment, Fugaku really felt that Shōji was bent on solving the current predicament of the clan, not a speculator.
"So, Fugaku clan leader, are you willing to believe me?"
"How to say?"
"If the patriarch is willing to believe me, I hope that I will be responsible for all the external affairs of the clan, including Lord Third. The clan needs to break through the current predicament. The most important thing is to work together and unify our thoughts. I dare not say anything about some people, but for Lord Third, I feel that he still has some sincerity and intends to peacefully resolve the conflict with us Uchiha Clan!"
Do you believe it?
Fugaku looked at Shōji with a steady expression.
Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he showed a gentle smile and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Shōji!"