"Though this plan demands a great sacrifice from this generation of young Uchiha, their efforts will be rewarded.
"Future generations of our clan's Ninja will be grateful for the sacrifices our two generations made.
"The Uchiha have endured for a thousand years. What you do from this day forward will be recorded in the clan's history. You will all witness history, and history will remember you.
"It's like planting a tree. We put in the hard work and plant it so our descendants can enjoy its shade. When they do, they'll remember those who planted it. Our two generations will be the ones who plant the tree for the Uchiha."
Fugaku swept his gaze across the room, his voice ringing with passion.
Applause broke out and went on without end.
With that, the meeting concluded. The Uchiha Senior Officials left the conference room one after another, and word of the meeting began to spread through Konoha.
In the Hokage's Office, the Third Hokage gathered with Homura, Koharu, and the clan heads of the three Ino-Shika-Cho families.
As the Third Hokage listened to the report from the Intelligence Department, he could scarcely believe it.
"Fugaku Uchiha's ambitions couldn't be clearer, Hiruzen. He plans to raise the Uchiha population to five thousand within ten years. Given the proportion of Ninja in the Uchiha family,
"that would produce at least fifteen hundred Ninja. It would be an enormous force, nothing like the Security Force they have now.
"Fifteen hundred Ninja would equal a tenth of Konoha's strength at its peak. How many years has it been since Konoha last had fifteen thousand Ninja?" Homura asked.
The three Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads said nothing and merely listened. They had no serious conflict with the Uchiha, though their families had always stood on the Third Hokage's