At the Uchiha Clan compound in Konoha, news that all the clan's jonin had been sent to the front lines caused quite a stir.
Some even wanted to use this opportunity to openly break with the Hokage and leave the village.
Their plan received the support of most people, but when they tried to act, Uchiha He forcibly suppressed them.
The Uchiha Clan had always obeyed the strong. As the strongest member of the clan, He could not be challenged for the right to speak unless he was defeated. Moreover, some people did not want to cause too much conflict with the village during wartime, so they could only swallow their resentment.
In an open area outside the compound, several Uchiha elders were angrily discussing something.
"The clan head is too cowardly! I really don't understand why he keeps yielding. Is he afraid of the Hokage? If that's true, then I look down on him!"
"He isn't cowardly. He just thinks too much. Becoming clan head gave him concerns, and that's something I can understand. That's why I didn't stir up trouble after he suppressed the resistance."
"What do we do now? Are we all supposed to go to the battlefield?"
Their gazes fell on the old man in the middle. He was the Uchiha Clan's Great Elder. He had once followed Uchiha Madara and had even participated in Konoha's founding. He could be called a living piece of history, a man of immense prestige within the clan.
"We need to wait for an opportunity. Madara-sama failed back then because he did not wait for the right moment."
"His recklessness led to his defeat at the hands of the First Hokage. That was why we did not follow Uchiha Madara out of the village."
Uchiha Zhu leaned on his cane.