"Yes, Shinhiko Kōzuki is a big Nobles with a fiefdom. Why should we fight with Konoha? We directly pledge allegiance to Lord Shinhiko. How about moving to Lord Shinhiko's fiefdom!"
When Third Hokage in Hokage Office and others from Crystal Ball heard someone from Uchiha suggesting this, even Third Hokage, who trusted Uchiha Fugaku the most, broke into a cold sweat.
For Third Hokage, it is better for the Uchiha Clan to die in Konoha than to surrender to Nobles, because once one Ninja family sets this precedent, other families can follow it when they encounter injustice, and then the roots of the towering tree Konoha will be considered rotten.
Fortunately, Madara Uchiha did not let this shock last too long.
"Bang!"
As soon as Shinhiko Kōzuki's voice came to the house, Madara Uchiha kicked the door open.
In an instant, dozens of pairs of Sharingan lit up from inside the house.
"I refuse."
Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of Sharingan, Madara Uchiha stood outside the house shrouded in sunlight, looking like a god.
With Madara Uchiha's answer, Third Hokage's anxious and agitated heart instantly calmed down.
[Uchiha Clan has Uchiha Itachi, it's really my luck, Konoha's luck.]
"Itachi, why are you here?"
Naturally, Uchiha Fugaku, the clan leader of the Uchiha Clan, was also in the house. When Hardliners clan members asked Itachi to lead everyone to Shinhiko Kōzuki When surrendered, Fugaku felt a little shaken in his heart, but Madara Uchiha's rejection completely strengthened Uchiha Fugaku's determination to stay in the village.
"Huh, who do I know? It turns out to be Uchiha Itachi, the famous person of Konoha. Itachi, please understand. Before you became Ninja of Konoha, you were one of us Uchiha Clan. Now that the family is being squeezed and oppressed by Konoha, as a member of our tribe, shouldn't you, as the son of the patriarch, seek a way out for us?"
Madara Uchiha glanced around the room and found many familiar faces among this group of people.
Uchiha Ajin who took him to the battlefield when he was four years old, and Uchiha Nobuo who once blocked him from asking for a fight. Apart from Ajin and Jōnin, more than half of the people in the room have been beaten by him. In short, they are a bunch of rabble.
"How should you find your so-called livelihood?"
Madara Uchiha looked at Uchiha Ajin who was starting and asked his own question.
When Uchiha Ajin saw Uchiha asking himself this question, he thought that Madara Uchiha was really interested in rebellion, so he started talking to Madara Uchiha with great interest.
"The best solution is for us to launch a rebellion against Konoha, directly behead the top leaders of Konoha, and then use force to coerce people from other families to recognize Uchiha Clan's status."
Uchiha Ajin's eyes lit up when he was talking about the strategy. Apparently just thinking about it was enough to make him excited.
"Do we have the force to suppress Konoha?"
Madara Uchiha looked at the excited Uchiha Ajin and continued to ask.
"Originally there was none, but now there is! Naruto Uzumaki, isn't he the incarnation of Demon Fox! Now he is in your home, and with the patriarch's eye power, he can definitely control Nine-Tailed Fox, let's kill Naruto Uzumaki releases Demon Fox to control it, and uses the power of Demon Fox to massacre all the opposition and unify Konoha, Itachi, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, please advise the patriarch!"
In excitement, Uchiha Ajin even stood up. Seeing that he wanted to move towards Madara Uchiha, Uchiha Fugaku blocked Madara Uchiha in time.
"I have said many times that I have no guarantee of victory in controlling Nine-Tailed Fox. Even if I can really control Nine-Tailed Fox, Master Third Hokage may not have the means to seal Nine-Tailed Fox again, let alone there is a Danzo peeping in the dark."
Under the gaze of Fugaku Sharingan, Uchiha Ajin obediently returned to his original position, but at this time he stood up and looked directly at his clan leader and continued to talk about the rest of the strategy, but there was already some dissatisfaction in his tone.
"If you, Patriarch, are so timid and don't dare to try it, then we still have a fresh strategy."
Uchiha Ajin indeed has no sense of belonging to the village, but no one has a stronger sense of belonging to the family than him.
Uchiha Fugaku's behavior of blocking the road was obviously to protect Madara Uchiha, but how could Uchiha Ajin be the person who would threaten his own people?
Not to mention that Madara Uchiha was the one Uchiha Ajin grew up watching since he was a child!
"It is indeed risky to go to war with Konoha, but now, Itachi, because of your trip, we have another way out."
Uchiha Ajin looked at Madara Uchiha through Uchiha Fugaku. Although Madara rejected Zhongce at first, Ajin felt that as long as he stated the pros and cons, he might impress Madara Uchiha.
"Since Nine-Tails' Attack, we Uchiha Clan have been moved to the edge of the village. Now other wealthy families in the village have long been ostracizing us, and the top management of the village is also jealous of us. I am deeply worried that it won't be long before we will become nothing more than prey. If we don't think of a way out, sooner or later we will be like Senju Clan and annihilate everyone and even lose our own family's inheritance."
"Yes, then Hyuga Clan and Akimichi Clan are far inferior to us. Why should they enjoy better land and higher prestige in the village? We must win the status that our family deserves!"
While Ajin was so impassioned, other people from Hardliners also joined in with their support.
"We can't get justice in the village, so we go outside the village to find it. Master Shinhiko must appreciate you because you are Uchiha Clan. We Uchiha Clan are so powerful, as long as you represent Uchiha Clan swears an oath to Lord Shinhiko, and Lord Shinhiko will definitely accept it. When the time comes, it will be a good thing for us to move directly away from this Konoha who treats us unfairly."
"Yes, that's right. As the only Ninja under Lord Shinhiko, we will definitely be reused. Not to mention that Lord Shinhiko's subordinates can control the resource supply of Konoha. We will not be treated badly under Lord Shinhiko!"
It is not difficult to see how paranoid these Uchiha Clan's Hardliners are. Just the message that Madara Uchiha is appreciated by Shinhiko Kōzuki is enough for them to weave a big spring and autumn dream for themselves.
"Hehehehe, hehehehe, hahahahahaha!"
After listening to Uchiha Ajin's words, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but laugh wildly. As he laughed wildly, Ajin's face, which was originally extremely excited, also turned cold - Madara Uchiha's laughter was full of sarcasm towards him, which he could feel without Madara's explanation.
"Uchiha Ajin, are these two strategies of yours the only escape route you, Hardliners, have worked out?"