"Nothing is impossible! For the Uchiha's sake, he was bound to do this.
And to make the villagers hate him even more, he might do other things too."
Shikaku had a vague suspicion. No one could possibly know the final step of Uchiha Yan's plan, or the Uchiha Clan would not have reacted this way.
Besides Shikaku, Hyuga Taichi had also figured it out. But he did not tell Hiashi, instead staying quietly in his room alone.
"Yan, you're that Confucian-doing what you know cannot be done. How unwise!
Wouldn't Buddhist or Daoist cultivation be better? Why cultivate Confucianism? All you do is foolish things."
Hyuga Taichi shook his head and sat cross-legged, putting these matters out of his mind. He had his own ideals too, and he needed to grow as quickly as possible.
To Uchiha Yan, whether he defected did not matter. He only needed the Uchiha Clan to hold on for three years, until he completed his mission. For that, he could give up everything.
Still, he was not someone who killed without blinking. Unless he had absolutely no other choice, he would not lay a hand on these foolish villagers.
That night, Uchiha Yan quietly sought out Inabi. Inabi was the only one he could trust, because he never tried to be clever.
"Senior, there's something I need your help with!"
"Yan, you really don't need to do this. Konoha isn't capable of wiping out the Uchiha yet."
Uchiha Yan shook his head. "Senior, you underestimate Konoha and overestimate Shisui.
If the Uchiha and Konoha ever clash, Shisui will definitely side with Konoha.
There's something else. If the Uchiha really rebel, Jiraiya will definitely return. With his Sage Mode, Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan might not work on him."
"Fine! You know more than I do anyway. What