Fugaku, You'll Regret This! I Am the Clan Head Now!

Shisui left.

He left with regret and unwillingness.

The courtyard turned quiet once more, with only the current of the Naka River flowing silently past its front.

Uchiha Itachi stood obediently behind Uchiha Mirai's recliner.

Three years.

It had been exactly three years since Uchiha Mirai went into seclusion.

Over these three years, Itachi would come to this courtyard from time to time to pour tea, fetch water, and massage his shoulders and legs.

Uchiha Itachi could not see through Mirai.

But he was very clear that this man, who appeared lazy and indifferent to everything, was not simply living in seclusion.

It was more like...

Lying in wait?

Uchiha Mirai leaned back in his recliner, calmly watching the flowing waters of the Naka River.

Memories from the past fifteen years slowly replayed before his eyes.

Fifteen years ago.

He had transmigrated into the Uchiha Clan before he even had the chance to delete his browser history.

Ever since then, the Night of the Massacre had become a Sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

Fortunately, he came with a cheat.

A giant beast slept within his body.

The King of the Monsters! Godzilla!

By continuously excavating the power of this Godzilla, he developed the ability to control nuclear radiation.

Subsequently, he developed the Godzilla Cloak, Godzilla Mode...

He rose to fame during the Third Great Ninja War!

He was dubbed by enemy ninjas as... the Calamity Uchiha!

After the war, Konoha was in ruins, and he had entered a critical period for excavating Godzilla's power.

Yet, just at that moment, numerous rumors unfavorable to him began to spread through the village.

At first, it was only that his abilities would affect the environment.

Then, all sorts of outrageous rumors flew everywhere.

Things like how getting close to Uchiha Mirai would make tentacles grow, or that as long as Uchiha Mirai was in the village, their descendants would grow tails or a third leg...

The absurd rumors were exactly like what Naruto had experienced during his childhood.

In an instant, Uchiha Mirai went from being a hero of the village to a demon endangering its safety.

On the eve of the Fourth Hokage's inauguration ceremony, Uchiha Mirai was forcefully dismissed from his post.

Uchiha Mirai did not resist.

On one hand, he knew this was a conspiracy by the Konoha F4, intended to eliminate him as a thorn in their side and pave the way for Namikaze Minato.

If he resisted by force, he would only confirm the rumors that he was a danger to the village.

On the other hand, he was at a critical stage in developing Godzilla's power and required a long period of recovery.

When Namikaze Minato succeeded to the position of Hokage, Uchiha Mirai, who had once been his equal, began a leisurely life of drinking tea, raising birds, and living in seclusion in the mountains.

The memories gradually faded, and Uchiha Mirai slowly opened his eyes.

The Naka River before him still bubbled and flowed, but the person watching it was no longer the same.

"Little Itachi, I've been lying here long enough; it's time to get moving tomorrow."

Uchiha Itachi's breath hitched, a glimmer of anticipation and shock appearing in his eyes.

"Brother Mirai, could it be that you intend to..."

Uchiha Mirai did not answer, merely smiling lightly as he looked into the distance.

"I wonder how many people still remember the name Uchiha Mirai after three years."

Uchiha Clan Compound.

Naka Shrine.

This was the place where the Uchiha Clan held their clan meetings.

Every time it was convened, it was inevitably because the clan was facing a major issue.

At this moment, the place was packed with people; dozens of clansmen sat cross-legged, glaring indignantly at Uchiha Fugaku, who sat at the front.

"Clan Leader! Konoha has gone too far!"

"We endured the Nine-Tails incident! We endured the relocation of our clan grounds! Just how much longer are we expected to endure?"

"We simply cannot swallow this humiliation any longer!"

Violent, aggressive rhetoric echoed one after another throughout the shrine.

A group of people in the late stages of the Red Eye disease looked ready to storm the Hokage's office at the slightest provocation.

Uchiha Fugaku remained expressionless, his gaze fixed on the ninja below with majestic solemnity.

He knew very well that he must not be the first to speak at a time like this.

Once he opened his mouth, the angry clansmen would find a vent for their emotions.

As long as he kept his composure and waited for the clansmen to finish venting, that would be the best moment for him to speak.

"Fugaku, so many years have passed, yet your personality remains as weak as it was before."

Suddenly, a cold snort interrupted his thoughts.

He turned his gaze to see an elderly Uchiha elder staring at him with eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

Uchiha Fugaku furrowed his brows.

Uchiha Setsuna.

The leader of the Uchiha Clan's hawk faction, whose seniority in the clan even surpassed his own.

He was the only one who could call him by his name, Fugaku, without reservation.

"Elder Setsuna, what is it you wish to say?"

Uchiha Setsuna's deep, hawk-like eyes revealed a chill.

"The higher-ups have gone too far. As a founding clan of this village, the Uchiha Clan has not only failed to enjoy any rights, but we have also been repeatedly oppressed, even forced to relocate our clan grounds."

"Let us rebel! That senile Sarutobi is no match for the Uchiha!"

In Uchiha Setsuna's eye sockets, the flames of ambition were slowly rising.

"Enough!"

Uchiha Fugaku rebuked him angrily.

"Do you want to lead the Uchiha Clan to total destruction?"

"It is you who is leading the Uchiha Clan to total destruction!"

Uchiha Setsuna glared back at Fugaku with equal fury.

"Look at the state of the Uchiha during your years as clan head! We are suppressed! We lost our clan grounds! Our clansmen suffer endless humiliation!"

"What has become of the Uchiha's pride? It has been trampled into the dirt!"

His infectious rhetoric caused the surrounding hawk faction members to breathe heavily, their Sharingan activating uncontrollably.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly grew tense.

Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath, trying his best to suppress his surging emotions as he looked at Uchiha Setsuna below.

"Setsuna, do not forget that I am the clan head."

Uchiha Setsuna's expression darkened slightly.

"Fugaku, you will regret this! The Uchiha Clan will sooner or later perish by your hand!"

The clash between the two highest-ranking members of the Uchiha Clan caused the atmosphere in the entire conference room to turn abruptly volatile.

The members of both the hawk and dove factions had their gazes locked on the two men.

Suddenly, a soft chuckle broke the tense atmosphere, causing countless clansmen to turn their heads.

"I didn't expect to walk in on such a good show."

A figure stood at the entrance of Naka Shrine, his eyes carrying a hint of mockery.

Upon seeing that familiar face, the young clansmen in the shrine were all visibly shaken, their expressions filled with excitement and disbelief.

"Brother Mirai?! Is that Brother Mirai?"

"Brother Mirai has come out of seclusion?"

"Three years! Three whole years! He has finally come out of seclusion!"