Uchiha You's Mangekyō Sharingan!

Uchiha You slowly rose to his feet.

"This mission was personally assigned by the Third Hokage."

"The objective was to investigate Hidden Mist Rogue Ninja activity in the Land of Water."

"Three ANBU were assigned to accompany me."

"But in reality, all three were Root ninja."

Boom!

Though rumors had circulated for a long time, the shrine instantly erupted when he said it himself.

"So it really was Root!"

"Danzo, that bastard!"

"This was an assassination attempt!"

"They've already started targeting us Uchiha!"

An elder of the clan frowned.

"You, do you have evidence?"

Uchiha You looked at him.

"Evidence?"

The elder said solemnly,

"This is no small matter."

"If there is no evidence, rashly accusing Root will completely worsen the relationship between the village and the Uchiha Clan."

As soon as those words were spoken, many of the more radical clansmen became enraged.

"At a time like this, you still care about worsening relations?"

"They already sent people to assassinate one of ours!"

"Do we have to wait until You dies out there before it counts as evidence?"

The elder's expression turned ugly.

"That's not what I meant!"

Uchiha You raised a hand, silencing the crowd.

Then he looked at the elder and said calmly,

"You want evidence, Elder? Fine."

He took out a scroll and tossed it to Uchiha Chuan beside him.

Uchiha Chuan immediately unfurled it.

Inside were records of the three Root ninja's basic information, fragments of their code phrases, the characteristics of the ninjutsu they used, traces of Root sealing techniques, and several pieces of equipment Uchiha You had taken from them.

The further Uchiha Chuan read, the darker his expression became.

"Traces of the Root Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal."

"Kunai not issued by ANBU."

"Root-exclusive poison needles."

"Secret code markings of the Shimura Clan."

"And... tactical records specifically targeting the Uchiha Sharingan."

By the end, the shrine had fallen completely silent.

Pairs of Sharingan slowly emerged in the darkness.

The Uchiha Clan was proud.

But that pride had been suppressed all these years.

Yet now, when they heard that Root ninja had actually carried "tactical records specifically targeting the Uchiha Sharingan," many could no longer hold themselves back.

This showed that Root had not acted on a whim.

They had long been studying how to deal with the Uchiha Clan!

Uchiha You looked at the elder.

"Is that enough?"

The elder's face went pale. His lips moved, but no words came out.

Uchiha You continued,

"If it isn't enough, that's fine."

"The Hokage Building also knew there was something wrong with those three."

"The Third remained silent."

"Danzo rushed to deny it."

"If they weren't guilty, why did they not dare launch an open investigation immediately?"

"If it wasn't Root, why was Danzo more anxious than the Hokage?"

The rage inside the shrine was thoroughly ignited.

"That's right!"

"They're guilty!"

"The village has always claimed the Uchiha are dangerous, but they were the ones who struck first!"

"Clan Head, we can't endure this any longer!"

"Right! We can't endure it any longer!"

Fugaku Uchiha's brows were tightly furrowed.

He knew his clansmen were angry, but things were moving too quickly.

So quickly that even he, the clan head, vaguely felt he could no longer keep them under control.

He said in a deep voice,

"Quiet!"

The clan head's authority still carried weight.

The shrine gradually quieted down.

Fugaku looked at Uchiha You.

"You, this matter is indeed serious."

"But this alone cannot prove that the village has already decided to act against the Uchiha Clan."

Uchiha You looked at Fugaku.

"Clan Head."

"Do you really believe that?"

Fugaku frowned.

Uchiha You walked step by step to the center of the shrine.

"After the Nine-Tails Incident, the Uchiha were relocated to the edge of the village."

"The Police Force has been hated by the villagers."

"ANBU surveillance around the clan grounds has never stopped."

"Root has secretly gathered information on the Sharingan."

"Relatives of the Shimura Clan dare insult the Police Force in the commercial district."

"I had just beaten someone from the Shimura Clan, and I was immediately sent out of the village on a mission to the Land of Water."

"Three Root ninja accompanied me and tried to kill me halfway there."

At this point, he looked at Fugaku. His voice was not loud, but it was like a blade.

"Clan Head."

"Tell me."

"How far must things go before it counts as Konoha's higher-ups preparing to act against the Uchiha Clan?"

Fugaku fell silent.

The shrine also became quiet.

Many clansmen looked toward Fugaku.

They wanted to ask that question too.

How far did it have to go?

The blade had already been drawn.

It simply had not fallen yet.

Did they have to wait until the streets were covered with the corpses of their clansmen before admitting that Konoha's higher-ups intended to kill them?

Fugaku said solemnly,

"You, I understand your anger."

Uchiha You cut him off directly.

"No."

"Clan Head, you don't understand."

Fugaku's gaze darkened.

The clansmen were stunned as well.

Interrupting the clan head in public.

That was no small matter within the Uchiha Clan.

An elder immediately rebuked him.

"Uchiha You, watch your attitude!"

Uchiha You turned and glanced at him.

For no reason, a chill ran through the elder's heart.

But he still forced himself to continue.

"Fugaku is the clan head!"

"How dare you be so disrespectful during a clan assembly?"

Uchiha You said calmly,

"If the clan head can lead the Uchiha out of this dead end, then naturally I will respect him."

"But if the clan head can only make the Uchiha continue to endure, why can't I speak?"

The elder flew into a rage.

"Insolence!"

"You think having a little strength gives you the right to question the clan head?"

Uchiha You looked at him, his gaze calm.

"A little strength?"

"Apparently, many in the clan still don't know why I was able to return alive from Danzo's death trap."

As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the shrine abruptly changed.

Shisui's expression shifted slightly.

Itachi raised his head as well.

Even Fugaku Uchiha's eyes narrowed faintly.

Uchiha You slowly raised his head.

His eyes changed from black to scarlet.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan emerged.

Then, the three tomoe began to rotate.

Faster and faster.

Finally, under the stunned gazes of every Uchiha clansman, the three tomoe completely twisted into a black-and-red pattern shaped like a Protective Umbrella.

Mangekyō Sharingan.

Boom!

At that instant, every Uchiha clansman in the shrine stopped breathing.

It was actually the Mangekyō!

Uchiha You had actually awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan as well!

"How is that possible..."

"The Mangekyō..."

"Besides Shisui, there's actually a second pair of Mangekyō in the clan!"

"When did You awaken it?"

"No wonder... no wonder he could kill three Root ninja!"

One Uchiha clansman after another was too shocked to speak.

The Sharingan was a symbol of the Uchiha Clan's strength and status.

A Three-Tomoe Sharingan already marked one as an elite within the clan.

But the Mangekyō was a legendary eye.

In the present-day Uchiha Clan, the only person publicly known to have awakened the Mangekyō was Shisui Uchiha.

As for Fugaku Uchiha.

No one in the clan knew that he possessed the Mangekyō.

He had hidden it deeply. Other than Uchiha You, a transmigrator, no second person knew.

At this moment, in the eyes of the vast majority of the clansmen, Uchiha You was the second Mangekyō wielder in the clan.

That carried enough weight to change the atmosphere of the clan assembly.

The elder who had just rebuked Uchiha You instantly went pale.

His mouth hung open, but he could not say a single word.

If Uchiha You had merely been a young Jonin, then of course he could have been suppressed with the elder's status.

But the Mangekyo Sharingan was different.

The Uchiha Clan was, after all, a ninja clan that revered strength.

Anyone who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan was inherently qualified to challenge their right to speak within the clan.

Uchiha You looked at the elder, his tone calm:

"Now, am I qualified to speak?"

The elder's face flushed red.

But in the end, he could only lower his head.

"Yes."

That single word came out with immense difficulty.