Based on the plot in Original Work.
And from his own close observation, Shōji is more than 80% sure that Uchiha Fugaku is a clan leader who cares for others and will treat others sincerely. Therefore, Shōji also believes that this clan leader is willing to talk to others, The most important reason why Original Work has reached such a bad situation is that Fugaku has no one to discuss with. Shisui, the strongest person in the clan, and his closest son, Itachi, all do not believe in their clan leader and father, and they all just want to follow their own path.
Fugaku couldn't find anyone in the clan who could truly negotiate with him. He had to bear everything by himself. He had to be jealous and suppressed externally. Internally, he had to appease the clan members and suppress the tempers of some hot-tempered clan members. Although this clan leader did have a lot to criticize, it could not be denied that the pressure he had to endure was too great.
Shōji What we want to give now is a place for the patriarch to vent, a way that he doesn't have to bear everything on his own.,
You come inside and I'll control the outside!
Join forces to solve the biggest problem in the clan.
As for whether this patriarch is so insidious that he deliberately deceives himself and takes advantage of himself, Shōji can only say that the probability is very low, if this infinitely close to impossible thing happens.
Shōji What else can you say?
I can only accept my fate.
That really means Uchiha Clan deserves to be destroyed.
Shōji just lay down and surrendered.
"Thank you to the clan leader for your trust. I will definitely not let the clan get into the worst situation, at least before I die!"
Shōji bowed his head and said in an extremely serious and solemn tone.
"So, Shōji, can you talk about your plan? Although generally speaking, it is to gain the recognition and trust of other Ninja Clans, and more importantly, to make Third and others believe in us, but this is difficult to achieve, right? In essence, I think Third wants you to join Anbu In, it is more of a test and a test than a matter of trust, right? Especially that Shimura Danzō elder. As the younger generation in our Uchiha Clan, you should know very well that this one is the most hostile to us Uchiha Clan. It is hard for me to believe that this Danzo will choose to trust and accept us."
The main issues were agreed upon.
Next comes the operational issues above the details.
Although Fugaku was indeed inspired to a certain extent by Clan Meeting who Shōji spoke about before and saw another way out for the clan, but in the past six months, Fugaku found that it is very difficult to actually operate it.
As I said just now, recruiting members of the tribe to fight at the border in such a situation has further stimulated the sensitive heartstrings of that part of the tribe. Later, it was discovered that there was no benefit to the situation.
The top management still looks like a block of ice.
This makes Fugaku very embarrassed.
"Decades of estrangement are naturally not easy to eliminate. My goal has never been to make these people accept us completely, but just to reverse the current unfavorable situation. Just like what our elders did in the past, they defected and left in Ancestor Madara, and later came back to fight in Valley of the End and First Hokage, which in turn caused the village to be afraid and wary of our clan. What happens next?"
"Hide your capabilities and bide your time, biding your time. This is the choice our elders once made!"
"The correctness of this strategy was also proved later. Our clan has survived peacefully after all. If there had not been the riot of Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack, or even if Lord Fourth Hokage had not died in the battle, the situation of our clan has fundamentally changed. Now we are just back to the Qidian we were decades ago."
"What we have to do is to copy this process, wait for the next 'Hokage' to appear, and then use our power to support this Lord Hokage!"
Shōji looked at Fugaku with bright eyes and said in a deep voice.
"What do you mean?"
Fugaku's eyes lit up, as if he thought of something, he said with a hint of urgency.
"Yes, this is my plan. As long as we can suppress the violent atmosphere in the clan and obey Lord Third's orders as much as possible, the current crisis of the clan can definitely be temporarily suppressed, and regardless of Lord Third and Shimura Danzō are both over fifty years old. We only need to endure it for a few years. When Fifth Hokage takes over, all problems will be solved, at least they will be greatly alleviated."
"Of course, the most fundamental way is to find the culprit of Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack. This is the biggest conflict between our clan and the village!"
Shōji paused and continued.
"But this is difficult, so the current main plan is to choose to endure for a period of time. The words I said before are all to eliminate as much as possible the hostility of some people in the village towards our clan. As long as we don't do any more excessive behavior, even those Ninja Clan who hate our clan the most will not take action against our clan easily."
"This is indeed a feasible plan, but have you considered that the fifth generation will probably inherit the ideas of Third or even Shimura Danzō? And judging from the current situation, it is very difficult to choose the fifth generation. It is very difficult, and the atmosphere in our clan has reached an extremely boiling point, Shōji."
Fugaku naturally understands the meaning of Shōji's words, but many times, plans often fail to keep up with changes. Initially, his plan was to rely on Fourth Hokage-Minato Namikaze to change the plight of the clan, but what happens next? It's not the unexpected incident of Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack.
"But even so, there is only one path we can take, because the second option is the only one. I think the patriarch is not willing to see the clan go on that path, right? Although there is no such thing as a 100% probability in the world, we both know very well that if the clan chooses the second path, it will be destroyed overnight."
Shōji shook his head and interrupted Fugaku's words with a solemn expression.
"So no matter how difficult it is, we must do it, otherwise, what will the result be, Mr. Patriarch, you should know better than me."
"As for the issue of the fifth generation, I think with the current Konoha, there are only two people who can be qualified. And whoever among these two people serves as Fifth Hokage will be very beneficial to the future development of our clan. At the very least, it can ensure the continuation of the clan as in the past!"
Shōji stretched out two fingers and spoke softly.