The Uchiha Clan's efforts on behalf of White Fang had spread throughout Konoha. Everyone felt that the usually arrogant Uchiha had a surprisingly endearing side.
At first, everyone thought the Uchiha were sticking their noses where they did not belong. Even the Hatake clan was not running around like this, so why were they jumping up and down over it? Anyone with eyes could see that the higher-ups had decided to move against White Fang. At a time like this, instead of protecting yourselves, you wanted to stand in the line of fire?
But gradually, everyone began to find this straightforward clan a little foolishly endearing. This change was exactly what Uchiha Yo wanted.
He wanted everyone's impression of the Uchiha as arrogant to gradually change. He would not let the Hokage faction set the narrative; he would make people realize on their own that the Uchiha were not simply arrogant.
As long as someone was labeled straightforward, people would feel that they were merely a little blunt in what they did, but fundamentally a decent person. What about a clan? That clan might be a little arrogant, but they were genuinely formidable. Had you seen the ninja blade tournament? This was the very goal this entire series of schemes sought to achieve.
They had to weaken all of Konoha's hostility and further turn the situation around. If they did not change everyone's perception, then everything the Uchiha did would be wrong. Others would view every single thing they did through tinted glasses. What was right would still be wrong, and what was wrong would be even more wrong. Any good deed definitely would not be credited to you, while any bad deed had to be the Uchiha's.
This time, the Uchiha would be fools to the very end! They