The Uchiha Clan is Turning Upside Down? Sarutobi Hiruzen Decides to Visit the Uchiha Clan Compound in Person

Uchiha Clan Compound.

Amid the ruins, a new atmosphere had emerged within the clan compound.

After Uchiha Mirai's restructuring, the entire clan had been reorganized from top to bottom.

Compared to the Uchiha of old, the current Uchiha had been completely transformed.

"Mirai, these are the young clansmen selected according to your requirements."

Training ground.

Uchiha Shisui stood beside Uchiha Mirai, introducing the young clansmen lined up neatly below.

Apparently eager to perform well before their idol, the group of clansmen almost unanimously let out excited shouts.

"Brother Mirai, hello!"

"Good! Full of spirit!"

These vibrant youths were the future of the Uchiha!

Uchiha Mirai sighed in satisfaction from the depths of his heart.

This reform had not come without bloodshed.

But because it had been a top-down reform, and because Fugaku had also agreed with Uchiha Mirai's ideals—

Aside from a small number of diehards who were completely unable to accept his ideas and had been removed, the vast majority of the clan eagerly welcomed the coming changes.

Under Uchiha Fugaku's leadership, a great deal of dissatisfaction had long festered within the Uchiha.

The Uchiha revered strength. Since Uchiha Mirai was stronger and more capable, what was wrong with letting him lead the Uchiha?

It was time for the decaying Uchiha to welcome a new wind.

"Mirai, I don't really understand. Why did you choose a group of clansmen like this?"

Beside him, Uchiha Shisui posed a question that struck at the soul.

"Looks like you didn't get the essence of my speech at Naka Shrine!" Uchiha Mirai rolled his eyes at him. "Don't you see anything in these clansmen?"

"See what?"

"The sparks, of course. They're the future of the Uchiha!"

Uchiha Mirai turned around. Before leaving, he gave Shisui's shoulder several heavy pats, wearing an expression that said, Kid, you still have a lot to learn.

Clan Head's Residence.

This was the largest and most luxurious residence in the Uchiha Clan Compound. Uchiha Fugaku had lived here before, but after the reform, it had become Uchiha Mirai's home.

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw a little boy excitedly charging toward him.

"Brother Mirai!"

The little boy grabbed his arm.

"Little Itachi, what's got you so excited?"

Uchiha Mirai asked with a smile.

"It's different! The clan is really different now!"

Uchiha Itachi could barely suppress the excitement in his heart. Uchiha Mirai had only held power for a few days and had just begun reforming the clan from within.

Yet the entire clan's atmosphere had changed in an almost unbelievable way.

This made Uchiha Itachi even more certain that his choice at Naka Shrine had been the right one.

"Is that so?"

A faint smile curled at Uchiha Mirai's lips.

"Itachi, I happen to have a task for you."

"What task?"

Uchiha Itachi looked at him curiously.

"A guest will be visiting later. Just bring him to the meeting room when he arrives."

A guest?

Uchiha Itachi was extremely curious. Who exactly was this guest Brother Mirai wanted him to bring in?

"You'll know when he gets here."

Uchiha Mirai offered no explanation. He merely smiled calmly and walked into the residence.

With that curiosity in mind, Uchiha Itachi waited at the entrance.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the entrance to the Uchiha Clan Compound before him and took a deep breath.

As Hokage, the last time he had personally visited seemed to have been the last time.

After all, he had once been hailed as the Hero of the Shinobi. Though age had caused a slight decline in his strength, he quickly adjusted his mindset and stepped into the Uchiha Clan Compound.

The moment he entered, Sarutobi Hiruzen's nose twitched slightly, and his brows immediately furrowed.

A faint scent of blood lingered in the air.

This was the keen perception he had developed through personally experiencing three Shinobi World Wars.

It seemed something had happened here.

His vigilance rose at once, chakra circulating through his body. At the first sign of anything unusual, he would immediately summon Enma.

Before he had gone far, he spotted a figure standing beneath a large tree ahead, silently watching him.

"Itachi, it's been a long time. How have you been lately?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a gentle smile.

Uchiha Itachi had possessed the mindset of a Hokage at the age of six, capable of viewing issues from the Hokage's perspective. Within the Uchiha Clan, he was a rare clansman who was friendly toward the village.

Hiruzen had always intended to bring him into the ANBU, but for some reason, Uchiha Itachi had seemed to grow much more distant from him in recent years.

"Lord Hokage, please follow me."

Itachi's cold voice made a trace of awkwardness appear on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face.

It seemed Uchiha Fugaku had already guessed that he would be visiting and had sent Itachi here to wait for him.

After weighing things up, Sarutobi Hiruzen followed behind Itachi.

Heh! So this was the guy Mirai told me to wait for?

A hypocritical politician!

Uchiha Itachi was filled with contempt. In his earlier years, he too had believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen cared for both the clan and the village, that he was a Hokage who devoted everything to Konoha.

Only later, after accepting Uchiha Mirai's profound ideas and his broad understanding that transcended the shinobi world, did he suddenly realize that he himself had been a clown all along!

What Will of Fire? What peace? They were nothing more than filthy means used by that group of hypocritical higher-ups to protect their own interests!

Compared to Mirai's profound ideas, they were complete bullshit!

With such mockery in his heart, Uchiha Itachi led Sarutobi Hiruzen to the agreed-upon residence.

Two figures were seated in the hall. Uchiha Fugaku sat in the seat of honor, while Uchiha Mirai sat in the secondary seat.

This had been Uchiha Mirai's deliberate arrangement. He did not want news that he was the true power holder of the Uchiha Clan to be exposed so soon.

Though his expression did not change in the slightest, Sarutobi Hiruzen rapidly analyzed the current situation inwardly.

Uchiha Mirai?

He had indeed come out of seclusion!

And judging by this, his status within the Uchiha Clan was likely not low.

"Third Hokage, have a seat. I wonder what brings you to see me this time?"

Uchiha Fugaku pointed toward the seats that had long been prepared.

"Fugaku, has the Uchiha Clan encountered any difficulties recently?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was exceedingly gentle, making him look every bit like an old friend checking in on another.

"No."

"Then... have any of the clansmen fallen ill recently? Do they need to rest and recuperate?"

"No."

Beside him, Uchiha Mirai nearly rolled his eyes.

This Sarutobi Hiruzen truly deserved to be called an old fox. He had clearly come over because of the Police Force, yet he did not mention it at all.

After feinting twice in succession, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression turned solemn.

"Since the clan has no difficulties and its members are in good health, why has no one from the clan reported for duty in the Police Force for several days straight?"

"Fugaku... do you know how much trouble the Uchiha Police Force's absence over these past few days has caused Konoha?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a long sigh, wearing an expression of heartfelt grief as he began his performance.