Ch. 421Ryukōshi's realization
Toyotomi Ryukōshi questioned why the Uchiha stayed in Konoha and learned how power and reputation shaped how clans were seen. In Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku’s privileged upbringing left him estranged from ordinary Uchiha, and Toyotomi Yinglang concluded that the clan had chosen the wrong person as its future.
- Toyotomi Ryukōshi asked Toyotomi Yinglang why the Uchiha did not leave Konoha, and his father explained that they lacked a safe destination and that Uchiha Fushan depended on Konoha for his authority.
- Toyotomi Ryukōshi wondered why the Toyotomi Sharingan were praised while the Uchiha Sharingan were condemned, and Toyotomi Yinglang said that those with the loudest voices defined others.
- Uchiha Fugaku trained at the center of the clan compound and asked his attendant whether the clan members were living well, but he did not press when the attendant gave a vague answer.
- Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno that Fugaku had been raised among elites and had barely encountered lower-ranking Uchiha, leaving him ignorant of their needs.
- Toyotomi Yinglang concluded that Fugaku could not become a good clan leader and that the Uchiha had chosen the wrong person as their future.