Uchiha

The brief pre-war meeting concluded, and everyone in charge went back to rest.

"Fugaku, I noticed a Small Tavern in town just now, how about we grab a drink together?"

Uchiha Fugaku had just walked out of the meeting room when he heard Danzo calling from behind.

He turned back with a stunned expression, looking at the somewhat different Danzo. Fugaku forced a smile and politely declined, "We're setting off tomorrow, so maybe we should skip the drinks."

"It's fine, if not drinks, we can have some dishes. We've all been exhausted for so many days, we need some late-night snacks to replenish ourselves." Danzo didn't give him a chance to refuse, already heading outside.

Staring blankly at Danzo's back, Fugaku hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and following.

After all, he was a senior from his father's generation, he couldn't embarrass him.

The noisy Small Tavern became somewhat quiet with the arrival of Danzo and Fugaku, and curious gazes from all around occasionally fell on the two of them.

However, both of them had seen big scenes and didn't pay attention to these gazes.

Danzo tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looking at Fugaku who was focused on eating, and said, "I heard your eldest son has good talent and has joined the Anbu."

Fugaku replied, "He's alright, fortunate to be valued by the Hokage."

Danzo then asked, "You have a younger son too, how old is he? How about becoming my disciple?"

Fugaku was slightly taken aback, thought for a moment, and replied, "My son is still young, and his temperament is unruly. Moreover, his mother and brother dote on him very much, and can't bear for him to suffer."

Danzo nodded, not pressing the issue, "Children can't be spoiled too much, or they'll become brats."

"Yes," Fugaku replied, he really couldn't figure out what Danzo was trying to do, so he prepared to bury himself in his food again.

But just as he picked up his water glass and took a sip, he heard Danzo suddenly ask, "I heard there are many voices within your Uchiha Clan planning to stir up conflict within the village?"

"Cough cough cough cough!"

Caught off guard by the question, Fugaku spat out the water he had just swallowed, coughing while staring wide-eyed at Danzo.

What the hell was this about?

What did he know?

Looking at Fugaku's wary expression, Danzo said with a smile, "Don't worry, these are all minor matters."

This was a minor matter???

Fugaku was dumbfounded, various suspicions surfacing in his mind.

Danzo's attitude had changed too quickly recently, and he had been smiling at him, treating his clansmen with a very gentle attitude.

Could it be that this guy was planning to use this war to kill all the elites of the Uchiha here?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Fugaku had already lifted half his butt off the chair, ready to retreat and notify his clansmen.

He didn't dare to attack Danzo, this old guy was a figure of his father's generation.

Fugaku didn't know how many tricks Danzo had up his sleeve, but Danzo more or less understood his own strength.

Since he dared to ask him out, he must have something to rely on.

"Actually, this matter, if blown out of proportion, is enough to wipe out the clan, but if kept small, it can be very small." Danzo tapped the table lightly, maintaining a gentle smile as he looked at Fugaku.

He didn't mind Fugaku's fidgety appearance.

"The Uchiha are actually the same as other villagers. Everyone is part of the big family of Konoha. It's just that perhaps this brother's attitude towards other brothers is too arrogant, thus being ostracized by this family."

"But now that this family is in trouble, everyone is holding hands to maintain the face of this family together."

These words...

Fugaku stared blankly at Danzo. He clearly suspected that this guy had ulterior motives, but these words, spoken from Danzo's mouth, seemed to have magic, causing a surge of emotion in his heart.

Indeed, everyone was from the same village.

"Fugaku."

Danzo, like a kind elder, poured a cup of wine for Uchiha Fugaku, "You are the clan leader, and you must see things more clearly than the clansmen."

"They are ignorant, but can you still join them in their foolishness?"

"The clan leader must guide the clansmen to walk on the right path, to take the lead, instead of drifting with the tide, following in the footsteps of the clansmen."

These words, like a bolt from the blue, exploded in Uchiha Fugaku's head.

He felt that he had understood something because of these words, but he also felt that he hadn't understood anything at all.

But without a doubt, Danzo understood the Uchiha very well, and he also understood himself very well.

This was what Uchiha Fugaku was shocked by now.

Could there be a mole in the clan?

Who is it?

Fugaku pondered the candidates for the mole in his heart.

This time, he responded to Danzo and led the Uchiha to battle, in fact, to ease the relationship between the village and the Uchiha.

Originally, the relationship between the two was already very obvious. Although they were in the same village, the people of the Uchiha Clan were like outsiders. Not only did they live on the outskirts of Konoha, but the clansmen rarely interacted with the people in the village.

Even because of the duties of the Konoha Military Police Force, their relationship with many people in the village was extremely poor.

Originally, after the death of the Fourth Hokage, there were many voices within the clan who wanted to provoke a coup.

And as time passed, the relationship between the village and the clan became more and more rigid, which also led to an increase in these voices.

Fugaku, as the clan leader, saw it very clearly, but he was helpless.

Although he was the clan leader, he could only follow the trend and choose the ideas of most of the people in the clan. He himself was very clear that if the Uchiha really launched a coup, it would never succeed.

Standing in the position of the clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku could see more clearly.

The large and small families in the village, and even those ninjas from civilian backgrounds, were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

With the power of the Uchiha Clan alone, it was impossible to resist the entire Konoha Village.

Wanting to rely on force to change the status quo, to make the Uchiha surname become Hokage, to become the master of Konoha Village, this matter was temporarily impossible.

Even if there were geniuses among geniuses like Shisui, or his son Itachi, the probability of success was not high.

"I..."

Fugaku opened his mouth, wanting to explain that things weren't like this, but he felt powerless. Danzo's attitude made it clear that this matter was already a certainty.

Danzo's eyes turned cold, and he said, "Fugaku, you must prevent this from happening."

"The fact that I'm choosing to tell you this now means that the village doesn't want to see this happen."

"We don't want the Uchiha Clan to leave our family. Do you understand what I mean?"

Fugaku felt bitter inside, but he nodded silently.

He didn't know how much Danzo knew, but since the village was able to find out, it meant that there was definitely a traitor within the Uchiha.

Moreover, that traitor held a high position in the clan.

Fugaku, who originally didn't have high hopes for this matter, suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

He vowed that after returning to the village, even if he lost his position as clan leader, he would find a way to stop those clansmen's foolish actions and thoughts.