Uchiha's Compromise, the Clan Is Finished!

Uchiha Clan ninja could not rely solely on the Uchiha Police Force to make a living; they needed other sources of income?

The words echoed in the Uchiha clansmen's ears, as though they had heard something utterly unbelievable.

Itachi was the Young Clan Leader, yet he had said such a thing without the slightest consideration for his clansmen.

As soon as those words fell,

the looks in some people's eyes as they watched Itachi had already turned icy.

Itachi was Uchiha's genius, and in some people's eyes, their hope and future.

But the moment he said that, some people were already disheartened.

The Fourth Elder's face was somewhat bleak. Both great geniuses of their Uchiha Clan had their hearts elsewhere. He looked at Itachi and said sadly, "Itachi, have they led you astray too? The Military Police Force is the foundation of our Uchiha Clan. No matter what, we cannot give it up!"

If they gave up the Military Police Force, it would mean that the Uchiha Clan would no longer have any say in Konoha.

In the future, they might even suffer greater exclusion and injustice!

They had been targeted so harshly even while controlling the Military Police Force, let alone after giving up their power.

Itachi looked at the Fourth Elder without the slightest ripple in his eyes, his voice still cold. "I merely want Uchiha to integrate into the village better. Only when the village accepts the clan can we have a better future!"

The moment those words came out, the clan grounds seemed to fall silent. What Itachi had said was indeed shocking.

Quite a few people turned to look at Uchiha Clan Head Fugaku, seemingly waiting for his answer.

Uchiha Fugaku could not help but smile bitterly. His heart was filled with mixed emotions, and he did not know whether sending Itachi to the Hokage had been right or wrong.

He had previously sent Shisui and Itachi, Uchiha's two great geniuses, to the Hokage Office in order to ease the relationship between Uchiha and the village, to let the village know that Uchiha harbored no ill will and had no intention of staging a Coup.

But now, it seemed that the relationship between the village and the Uchiha Clan was only growing more strained.

During Shisui and Itachi's time at the Hokage Office, they had not changed the village's or Hokage-sama's attitude toward Uchiha. No... it was that the village had never trusted Uchiha at all. It had always been targeting and suppressing them.

Fugaku said nothing, merely smiling bitterly!

It looked like he intended to stay out of it and not state his position.

At that moment, the First Elder, who had been sitting at the front in silence, spoke as well. "The Military Police Force cannot be surrendered. It was left to us by our ancestors and is the clan's last support. If we give it away, we will never get it back!"

"First Elder, you're wrong about that!" After the First Elder spoke, the Sixth Elder opened his mouth as well. "In fact, surrendering half of the Uchiha Police Force wouldn't be bad. It would ease the village's wariness and guard against Uchiha!"

The First Elder glanced at the Sixth Elder. "Sixth, have you considered that if we surrender half of the Military Police Force, the village absolutely will not employ our Uchiha clansmen? How are all these people supposed to live then? Will the village give them subsidies?"

The Second Elder spoke up as well. "First Elder, that is mistaken. As long as we hand over part of our authority, the village will slowly trust us again and assign missions to Uchiha. Then things will return to normal!"

The Fifth Elder nodded as well. "I think the Second Elder's proposal is good. The villagers are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with us, so giving up part of our authority would not be a bad thing!"

As Xuanyu listened to the elders argue, a flash of disdain and mockery appeared on his childish face.

He did not know whether the people of the Naruto World were naive, or whether the Uchiha Clan was naive. If he were the Uchiha Clan Head, he would never give up the Military Police Force.

That was human nature. If you retreated, they would only become more unscrupulous and oppress you even more than before.

However, when he had watched Naruto in his previous life, the original story had not mentioned the Uchiha Clan's circumstances. It had only briefly mentioned the Clan Massacre.

After the Uchiha Clan Massacre, there had been no explanation of what Uchiha had gone through.

But one thing could be concluded: besides Uchiha's police force, Konoha should have had another security force that could swiftly take over Konoha's policing after the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

"We can give it a try!"

"No!"

"Perhaps if we surrender the Military Police Force, the Hokage will value our Uchiha Clan again!"

"Impossible. If they wanted to value the Uchiha Clan, they would have done so long ago!"

"Clan Head, you decide!"

"Clan Head, this decision will determine Uchiha's future. Our Uchiha Clan cannot stand against the village alone. We can only compromise for now and obey the village's arrangements!"

The elders began arguing, but in the end reached no conclusion. Ultimately, they handed the decision over to Uchiha Fugaku, the Clan Head.

The First Elder looked at the hesitant Uchiha Fugaku, closed his eyes, and still offered a reminder. "Fugaku, giving in will only make the Uchiha Clan decline faster!"

Giving up power meant giving up authority, as well as the means to keep the Hokage in check.

If they lost the means to keep him in check,

then when the Hokage wanted to target the Uchiha Clan, they would be powerless to resist, like meat on a chopping block.

The Sixth Elder spoke again. "The Uchiha Clan declining? First Elder, you're being somewhat alarmist. The Uchiha Clan is strong because we ourselves are strong. We do not need any means to keep others in check!"

The Sixth Elder's words won the agreement of some, and some even advocated reconciling with Konoha.

The ninja below were also discussing the matter. Some supported the Second Elder, while others supported the First Elder.

A direct clash between the Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction.

Shisui and Itachi, standing at the front, both looked at those Radical Faction elders and the people below with confusion in their eyes!

Itachi's eyes even carried a chill.

Uchiha Fugaku's emotions were extremely complicated. Under everyone's gaze, he finally spoke after a long while. "During the Nine-Tailed Fox Riot several years ago, the Konoha Higher-Ups suspected that Uchiha clansmen were responsible. Because of that, the village began to doubt our Uchiha Clan and distance itself from us."

"If we surrender part of the Military Police Force's authority, the village will sense the goodwill of our Uchiha Clan, and our relationship with the village may ease!"

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Xuanyu felt that it was over. Uchiha was giving away half its authority.

It seemed Fugaku was part of the Conservative Faction as well. No wonder he had simply accepted his fate when Itachi killed him.

Only Sasuke survived in the entire Uchiha Clan. No one had gone out to carry out missions. It seemed they had all been arranged by the Third Hokage to remain idle at home, and even the police force had no duties at all.

In the end, they were massacred by their own clansman. What a tragedy for Uchiha.

Ridiculous. Truly ridiculous!

After Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, he looked at the silent crowd before continuing, "In addition, I will send people to apologize to the villagers who lodged complaints against our Military Police Force and obtain their forgiveness. That way, Uchiha's reputation will only improve!"

Crash!

As soon as those words fell,

the clan grounds descended into an uproar.

A trace of stunned disbelief appeared on the First Elder's aged face as he sat at the front. In the end, he slowly closed his eyes. It was impossible to tell whether he felt helplessness or despair!

The Second Elder, Sixth Elder, and the others nodded in satisfaction. They were doing this for Uchiha's future.