"As for the Military Police Force, it was merely a means the Second Hokage used to shackle the Uchiha. Now that we Uchiha have long been at odds with the higher-ups and have no interest in fighting for power, we can take it or leave it."
"I plan to hand over the Military Police Force's authority in exchange for resources and assets to prepare for our subsequent relocation."
At this, some elders could not help frowning in confusion.
"The Second Hokage?"
"The Military Police Force was actually something the Second Hokage used to shackle us?"
"But the Military Police Force was clearly a sign of the Second Hokage's goodwill toward the Uchiha."
"Exactly. The Military Police Force is staffed entirely by us Uchiha..."
"Hmph, precisely because the Military Police Force is entirely Uchiha!"
This time, it was Uchiha Setsuna who spoke.
He was the only elder who had lived through the reigns of the First through the Third Hokage. How could he not know what sort of man the Second Hokage was?!
Of everyone in the Hokage establishment, he had been the most hostile toward the Uchiha.
That inherently evil old Senju bastard!
The Third Hokage, Danzo, and those two old bastards who knew nothing but embezzlement and lining their pockets were all disciples of that inherently evil old Senju bastard.
One could say that old Senju bastard was the very source of the Uchiha Clan's predicament!
Feng Yao did not stop him. In truth, anyone willing to think it through could have figured this out.
None of them were fools. They simply had not dared to think about it or speak of it before.
"Most of us Uchiha are straightforward by nature and disdain being insincere with others, so we tend to fall short when it comes to social niceties!"
"As for the Military Police Force, to put it nicely, it's a public security agency. To put it bluntly, it's an instrument of force!"
"Enforcing the law inherently means offending people, and most of us Uchiha are straightforward and just!"
"If the Military Police Force had other members, this wouldn't really matter. Everyone would be offending people."
"But the problem is that the Military Police Force consists entirely of us Uchiha, which makes people suspect that we're deliberately targeting them with law enforcement."
"No matter who is subjected to enforcement, the villagers will feel resentment and indignation over it, turning all their hatred into hatred for us Uchiha!"
"Now you understand what the Second Hokage was really up to!"
Uchiha Setsuna sneered.
As for that old Senju bastard's intentions,
Some elders who had not known gasped, feeling a chill shoot straight to the crowns of their heads.
This was no sharing of authority. It was clearly an attempt to destroy their very foundation!
He had exploited the villagers' human nature to drive a wedge between the Uchiha and Konoha!
And now, after decades, the Second Hokage's plan had proved highly successful.
The Uchiha had long since become the people most hated by all of Konoha's villagers, with conflicts abounding.
They had long since regarded the Uchiha as outsiders, too!
Listening to Uchiha Setsuna's account, Fugaku sighed inwardly.
He was the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force. How could he not know how easily it stirred up public resentment?
But there was absolutely nothing he could do.
The Uchiha still needed to depend on Konoha and hold authority to gain a greater say.
Previously, the Uchiha had had no choice but to swallow this hidden loss.
"Damn it!"
"What was the Hokage trying to do?!"
"Have they regarded us Uchiha as outsiders from beginning to end?!"
Some formerly dovish elders beat their chests and stamped their feet, utterly disappointed in the village.
It made them feel like clowns, toyed with to this extent.
Uchiha Setsuna sneered without speaking.
He had long since seen through the village's distrust.
Before, there had been no alternative, and the higher-ups would never have allowed them to leave Konoha.
So he had thought of seizing power and putting forward an Uchiha Hokage.
Thus, he had launched a coup during the Second Hokage's reign. Unfortunately, it had failed.
He had escaped with his life back then and had merely been placed under house arrest within the Uchiha compound.
But decades of oppression by the village had produced more and more Uchiha radicals, convincing more Uchiha that he had been right back then.
So he had become the grand elder and the leader of the radicals.
There were also many within the Uchiha who were close to the village. Kagami, Shisui, and Itachi were examples.
Now things were better.
The Uchiha had gained a powerful clan head who had also seen through the village, possessed resolve and ability, and even had the strategy and methods the Uchiha lacked!
This was what an Uchiha clan head ought to be, the very candidate he had envisioned!
"The truth is just as Elder Setsuna said. The Military Police Force is nothing but a shackle!"
"Now that we Uchiha have a new way forward, fighting for power is no longer our best choice!"
"The higher-ups distrust us? The villagers loathe us? The village leader is indifferent? Fine, then we Uchiha won't play their game anymore!"
A cold glint flashed in Feng Yao's eyes.
This time, the elders were unusually unanimous. Not one of them hesitated in the slightest.
"I'll leave you to discuss the handover of the Military Police Force yourselves. I have only one requirement: secure enough resources and assets in exchange!"
"Rest assured, Clan Head. Leave this sort of thing to us old fellows. We won't stop until we've made them bleed!"
Uchiha Setsuna and the other elders smiled faintly. Negotiations like these were familiar territory.
After all, although the Military Police Force was unfavorable to the Uchiha, it still held an irresistible allure for the other Ninja Clans.
Because the Military Police Force symbolized power.
Unlike the Uchiha, other Ninja Clans were extremely unlikely to be suppressed by the higher-ups.
Once they held power, they would have a say; once they had a say, they would have resources and wealth.
This was highly advantageous to their respective clans.
One only had to look at the Konoha F4.
The Sarutobi were one thing. They could be considered one of Konoha's founding clans.
But the Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans had originally been nothing more than small clans that possessed a handful of ninjutsu.
But what about now?
With their respective leaders holding power in Konoha, their resources and wealth had grown wildly, bringing them into the ranks of Konoha's top elite clans.
Looking at the Sarutobi Clan, the situation was even more terrifying.
Through decades of accumulation and amassing wealth, the Sarutobi Clan had maintained a large private army of ninja, possibly numbering around 3,000 to 4,000!
With no top-tier combatants around at present, that truly was a force comparable to nuclear weapons!
These were all things everyone understood without saying.
"Mm, very good. If you run into any trouble, just tell me."
Feng Yao nodded.
Then he activated Kamui and transported them out.
With help from Uchiha Setsuna and the other elders, things would be much easier for him.
He did not care about things like authority, either. Compared with authority, he cared more about strength.
As long as he had strength, he could have as much authority as he wanted.
After leaving the Kamui Dimension, he
He planned to go see Uchiha Sasuke.
Uchiha Sasuke was the reincarnation of Indra's chakra and had immense potential.
Setting aside how lackluster he was in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations,
His strength was at least at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World.
Most importantly, he now needed Sasuke's cells-or rather, his chakra.
The three conditions for awakening the Rinnegan were currently the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Indra's chakra, and Asura chakra!
He already had two. All he lacked was Sasuke's Indra's chakra!
With the Rinnegan, his strength could at least reach the quasi-Six Paths level, or even higher!
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