Yechen eventually made his way back to the clan grounds. He had barely stepped through his door when someone came looking for him, saying the Clan Leader wanted to see him.
With little choice, Yechen went to hear him out first.
On the way, he kept wondering what the man wanted with him.
After giving it some thought, he concluded that it had to do with Minato Namikaze's reforms in the village.
As everyone knew, no matter the world or the era, reform was always the hardest undertaking.
People said it was easy to stir a soul, but far harder to challenge vested interests.
Reform meant taking benefits away from some of the old guard and redistributing them to new groups.
That would inevitably provoke a backlash from those whose interests suffered.
True, Minato Namikaze had the support of most of the village's young people, but as long as the older generation had not died out, reform would never be easy for him.
Given the current relationship between the Uchiha Clan and the village, only reform could bring about any change.
As a leader who constantly wavered between conservatism and radicalism, Uchiha Fugaku now seemed to see hope for a peaceful solution. Naturally, he would not let this opportunity slip by.
Unfortunately, he had come to the wrong person. Yechen had never wanted to meddle in such matters, especially ones involving such complicated relationships.
As it turned out, his guess was right.
After he arrived at Uchiha Fugaku's residence, they had exchanged only a few words before Fugaku brought up the subject. From what he said, Yechen could also tell that Minato Namikaze was behind this as well.
Minato Namikaze probably had concerns about this. Although Yechen held no official position, his standing among the shinobi was far from low.