This time, Yan Uchiha held nothing back. He revealed his true plan in front of everyone.
He had harbored some misgivings before, but things were different now. There were already many people in the village he could not abandon, and he himself needed a secure base behind him.
More importantly, everyone before him was worthy of his trust.
So it was time to lay everything out.
The moment he revealed his plan, everyone reacted differently.
Aburame Ryoma remained perfectly calm. He had stayed in the village all this time and understood Yan Uchiha's situation clearly. By now, Yan Uchiha had no way back. He could only win or die.
The same went for the Aburame Clan.
They had already taken their seats at this gambling table. If Yan Uchiha lost, the Aburame Clan would face death as well.
Ultimately, a large part of the reason the Aburame Clan was willing to make this wager was to save themselves. Without Yan Uchiha intervening, the Aburame Clan alone would never have had enough influence to make Danzo release their people without a fight.
At that thought, a trace of killing intent flashed through Aburame Ryoma's eyes.
Danzo had not yet completely brainwashed him. Naturally, he could not be as blindly loyal to Danzo as the Aburame Ryoma in the original story.
Aya Hyuga's reaction was just as straightforward.
Until today, she had never known what Jin Uchiha truly wanted. But now that Yan Uchiha had laid his intentions before her, she made her choice.
Whether she died in the end or not, she had chosen Yan Uchiha.
Kazama Nara hardly needed mentioning. He had been the first to join, so he was naturally unsurprised. His expression barely changed throughout.
Shisui, on the other hand, clearly knew only part of the story—and had