Uchiha Heitai had always kept a close eye on Uchiha Yi. It was not because Yi had betrayed the Uchiha Clan or lacked its pride by choosing to side with the Hokage Lineage.
After all, none of them had any right to judge. Hadn't they Uchiha stayed in Konoha instead of following Madara Uchiha?
So-called Uchiha pride meant nothing when their own interests were at stake.
They could slander Madara Uchiha and paint him as a monster for their own benefit. They could just as easily oppose Uchiha Yi and make life difficult for him within the Uchiha Clan.
If Uchiha Fugaku had become Tsunade's disciple and gained a chance to compete for the position of Hokage, Uchiha Heitai would never have called him a lackey of the Hokage Lineage. He would have called Fugaku a bridge between the Uchiha and the Hokage Lineage, a source of pride for the clan.
But what could he do? Uchiha Yi was not his son.
Until now, Heitai had been able to steadily weaken Yi's influence. But if Yi really had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, those legendary eyes, many of the Uchiha Clan's moderates might switch to his side.
And with Yi's influence in the village on top of that, how could Fugaku compete with him for the position of Uchiha Clan Head?
Uchiha Heitai wanted the position to pass to his son and, someday, to his grandson. He wanted more than simply to see his descendants become clan head.
For the moment, Heitai had no idea how to remove the unpredictable threat that was Uchiha Yi.
"However, without our knowledge, the Third Mizukage and the Six-Tails arrived at the Land of Fire front at almost the same time and attacked our forward positions. Under Elder Mitokado Homura's command, the Konoha Ninja fought