The Hawks' Ambition

At the Uchiha 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 the opportunity to openly break with the Hokage and leave the village.

That plan had gained the support of most people, but when they tried to act on it, Uchiha He forcibly suppressed them.

Unfortunately, the Uchiha Clan had always obeyed the strong. As the strongest person in the clan, He could not be challenged for their rightful voice unless he was defeated. On top of that, some people did not want to stir up too much conflict with the village during wartime, so they could only swallow their anger.

In an open area outside the compound, several Uchiha elders were furiously discussing something.

"The clan head is too weak! I really don't understand why he keeps backing down. Is he afraid of the Hokage? If that's true, then I look down on him!"

"He isn't weak. He just thinks too much. Becoming clan head gave him concerns, and that's the one thing I can understand about him. 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 center. He was the Uchiha Clan's Great Elder, someone who had once followed Uchiha Madara and taken part 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 got him defeated by the First Hokage. That is why we did not follow Uchiha Madara out of the