The Great Elder handed her the Revenge Plan.
Uchiha Rei accepted it casually. As far as she was concerned, someone who couldn't even cultivate chakra wouldn't be able to come up with any kind of plan.
After all, anyone who couldn't become a ninja would never understand the power of ninjas. A so-called revenge plan was nothing but wishful thinking.
Most likely, these people were just trying to save face for the new clan leader. She could tell at a glance that the newly appointed leader simply wanted to install his own trusted aides.
In the past, she might have been willing to do the clan leader a favor, but the clan rules absolutely could not be broken, especially here, at the clan's solemn council.
But as Uchiha Rei read on, she discovered something terrifying: the plan's details were precise to the extreme.
Anyone who didn't know better would think it was an after-action report written by someone who had already carried it out.
"This..."
Uchiha Rei looked at everyone, utterly astonished.
"Let me see."
The other two elders couldn't wait to find out what had left her so shaken.
Uchiha Rei let them snatch the plan from her hands, then looked at Uchiha Yang as if he were a vast treasure.
Soon, the Revenge Plan was passed around the entire meeting hall.
Everyone present turned their eyes on Uchiha Yang, making him feel thoroughly uncomfortable.
Uchiha Madara, on the other hand, was very pleased. Just as he'd expected, he wanted Uchiha Yang to make an impression on these people.
So many years had passed since he'd learned he couldn't become a ninja. He'd endured countless scornful looks and cruel remarks. Now that it was finally his time to hold his head high, everyone needed to know.
"Is there anything you want to ask? If not, I'll be heading back."
Uchiha Yang was very uncomfortable under their stares. It felt like being a monkey in a zoo.
"Ahem." Uchiha Rei forced herself to look composed and asked, "Did you really write this Revenge Plan yourself?"
"Of course I did. Do you think anyone else in the whole clan could have come up with a plan like this?"
Uchiha Yang had no reason to deny it.
[Brain: ~(＞_＜)~ I'm so moved. So many people approve of my plan.]
"It's a pity you couldn't become a ninja."
The Great Elder shook his head silently.
Uchiha Yang's mouth twitched. Sure enough, they were all from the same clan. They all said the exact same thing.
Was he supposed to stop living just because he couldn't become a ninja?
"Then he's qualified to stay here now, isn't he, Elders?"
Seeing the clan leadership approve of Uchiha Yang's plan made Uchiha Madara happier than becoming clan leader himself.
"He's qualified. If he really wrote this, then he's certainly qualified to sit here."
The Uchiha Great Elder looked at Uchiha Yang with a little more approval.
Uchiha Rei said nothing, but everyone present knew she accepted the Great Elder's decision.
Even someone as stubborn as Uchiha Rei had approved, so the others had even less reason to object.
Satisfied, Uchiha Madara sat back down. The meeting officially began.
"Now, I'll explain the main topic of this meeting."
Uchiha Madara spoke first. Everyone listened with solemn expressions.
"Although the Senju Clan was behind the attack on our clan grounds, it was the Uzumaki Clan that actually carried it out."
At the mention of the Uzumaki Clan, everyone's eyes turned red, their Three-Tomoe Sharingan filled with furious hatred.
Many of them had lost friends and family in the attack on the clan grounds.
"We must make every enemy who bears hostility toward the Uchiha understand the price of offending our clan. It's a price not just anyone can afford."
"This Revenge Plan came about because of that. We also have Uchiha Yang to thank. Otherwise, the attack on our clan grounds would have cost us more than we could bear."
Holding up the Revenge Plan, Uchiha Madara told everyone, "We'll make the Uzumaki Clan suffer a hundred times the pain they inflicted on us."
"My younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, will personally lead this revenge operation. The team will consist of ten elite jonin."
Uchiha Madara had wanted to take part himself, but the clan needed him to stay behind in case anything went wrong.
Uchiha Izuna stood up and looked at everyone present.
"There are only ten spots. First come, first served."
The next moment, everyone stood up at almost exactly the same time.
But Uchiha Izuna's Three-Tomoe Sharingan let him see clearly who had moved first. He selected the ten who'd stood up first by a fraction of a second.
Those who weren't chosen sat back down, crestfallen.
Everyone wanted to take part in this revenge operation. There was no other reason—they just wanted to teach the ungrateful Uzumaki Clan a lesson.
"Remember, follow the plan in the document to the letter. Don't make any unnecessary moves."
As Uchiha Madara handed the Revenge Plan to his younger brother Izuna, he reminded him to be careful.
"Don't worry, Big Brother. I trust my cousin's plan, so I'll make sure we follow it exactly."
Seeing that he had nothing to do, Uchiha Yang felt the money he'd been paid burning a hole in his pocket. He took the plan back, opened it to the more carefully considered details, and began to explain.
"Izuna, the most important thing for any clan is survival, so you must burn every grain store the Uzumaki Clan has."
"Killing people won't solve the problem. Even if you kill one of their geniuses, they can produce another. Grain stores are different."
"Grain stores ensure the continued survival of the entire Uzumaki Clan. Once they're burned, the clan will face a food shortage for a while."
"In this chaotic era, food isn't something you can just buy whenever you want. Especially right now, it'll be difficult to find even if you have money."
"But if the Senju Clan helps them, won't all our efforts be wasted?" Uchiha Izuna raised a pointed question.
"The Senju Clan can help them, but don't forget that I mentioned an important person in my plan."
"That's the Uzumaki Clan's princess, Uzumaki Mito, the Uzumaki Clan Leader's daughter."
"She's engaged to Senju Hashirama. Sooner or later, she'll marry him, continuing the good relations between the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan through their alliance."
"Kill two birds with one stone: kidnap Uzumaki Mito by force, then make the Senju Clan use half its total food stores to ensure her safety."
"If the Senju Clan ignores Uzumaki Mito, its relationship with the Uzumaki Clan will fall apart. If it rescues her, it won't be able to provide the Uzumaki Clan with food. It's an aboveboard stratagem."
"Given Senju Hashirama's nature, he'll definitely choose to help the Uzumaki Clan. But if you, Uchiha Madara, write him a letter, I believe he'll give us the food for the sake of peace. Still, don't forget Senju Hashirama's younger brother, Senju Tobirama. That man never does anything unless there's something in it for him."
"While the Uzumaki Clan is in the middle of a food crisis, we'll attack them again. We'll be able to cripple them at the lowest possible cost. After all, they'll never expect us to come back a second time."
"Then the Senju Clan will have cut off one of its own arms and lost the Uzumaki Clan's support. The Uzumaki Clan, too, will have no chance to recover for twenty years."
"Meanwhile, our Uchiha Clan can recuperate. With all that food, we can encourage people to have children, and the clan will cover the cost of raising them."
"Then I'll come up with a Family Planning Plan."
"Five years. We'll need just one five-year plan, and our Uchiha Clan will be able to launch the next war at the height of our strength."
Uchiha Yang, carried away as he spoke, wore a sunny smile.
After hearing him out, Uchiha Izuna felt a chill in his heart. Thank goodness his cousin wasn't an enemy—his intelligence was terrifying.
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