Nara Clan Compound.
Conference Room.
"This..."
Upon hearing Shikaku Nara's words.
Sasuke furrowed his brow, unsure how to refute him.
Because he knew perfectly well that Shikaku Nara was stating the truth.
Without absolute military suppression.
A transfer of power would inevitably lead to massive chaos.
"Besides."
"The Uchiha Clan's temperament is itself a massive ticking time bomb."
"The Uchiha in your world may have been subdued by His Majesty Chiba's strength, which is why they were willing to coexist peacefully with the other ninja clans."
"But the Uchiha here."
"They are arrogant, extreme, and unable to free themselves from the glory of their past."
"If there is no one capable of suppressing them."
"Even if we help the Uchiha overthrow the Hokage."
"Once the Uchiha take power, they will only become a more brutal Sarutobi Hiruzen!"
"..."
At that moment.
Shikaku Nara spoke again.
His tone became exceptionally sharp, piercing straight into Sasuke's heart.
Hearing this.
Sasuke suddenly clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking sharply.
He wanted to argue.
But he realized that he could not say a word.
Because he had heard his father speak of these matters.
Before His Majesty Chiba appeared.
The conflict between the Uchiha and the village had already reached an irreconcilable point.
Until His Majesty Chiba appeared.
He used absolute force to suppress every dissenting voice.
He used absolute fairness to make the Uchiha willingly submit.
"You're right."
"Without His Majesty Chiba's suppression, the Uchiha are indeed prone to extremism."
"So..."
"Is that why you chose to stand by and do nothing?"
After a long while.
Sasuke released his fists and asked helplessly.
Seeing Sasuke actually agree with his assessment of the Uchiha.
Shikaku Nara was instead taken aback.
Such rationality and composure should never have appeared in an Uchiha.
Had the Empire's