As his wounds healed, Uchiha Fugaku's body basically recovered to the point where he could fight.
Fugaku even felt that since experiencing that life-or-death struggle, the power of his Sharingan had grown significantly.
Originally, this would have been something to be happy about.
But for the past two days, he suddenly felt that the Uchiha Clan members around him had fallen into a strange atmosphere.
Everyone seemed to respect him more, but the previous sense of closeness between them was gone.
Instead, there was a sense of keeping him at a respectful distance.
Even his personal guards, Uchiha Seimei and Uchiha Kaen, seemed a bit strange.
At night, Uchiha Seimei even mysteriously left the camp.
A puzzled Fugaku specifically called Uchiha Kaen over to ask him.
"Why haven't I seen Uchiha Fucheng in the last two days? How is he now? Before I lost consciousness, I seemed to see Uchiha Fucheng's Sharingan change its appearance."
When Uchiha Kaen heard Fugaku say this, his expression became somewhat excited.
He looked around to make sure no one was there before nodding vigorously.
Uchiha Kaen whispered in reply, "Yes, Lord Uchiha Fucheng awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and it was through the special ocular jutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan that he saved you!
According to Lady Tsunade, this is a high-level secret healing jutsu. It was thanks to the timely treatment of this Mangekyo ocular jutsu that your life was saved. Otherwise, no matter how skilled Lady Tsunade is, she wouldn't have been able to detoxify you in time."
"Mangekyo?! The Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Fugaku's pupils shook.
"Doesn't that mean many people know about it? That they know Uchiha Fucheng awakened the Mangekyo?!"
Uchiha Kaen was confused.
He stared blankly at Uchiha Fugaku and nodded in response, "Yes, many people on the battlefield saw it at the time.
Because you were severely injured and collapsed, Lord Uchiha Fucheng awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan in his anger. With just one ocular jutsu, the dozens of wounds on your body stopped bleeding immediately.
The reason you have so many wounds later is because Lady Tsunade had to perform surgery again to drain the poison in order to save you."
"It's ruined, it's all ruined now!"
Uchiha Fugaku, who had been calm just a moment ago, was now horrified.
"Uchiha Fucheng must have been targeted. If the Village knows that the Uchiha Clan has once again produced a Mangekyo Sharingan, they will definitely suppress the Uchiha, and there will certainly be people trying to frame Uchiha Fucheng."
Uchiha Kaen didn't quite understand.
Why would Lord Uchiha Fucheng, having become a Mangekyo expert comparable to the Hokage, be targeted and framed by the Village?
However, seeing Fugaku's terrified expression at this moment, he could only take Uchiha Fugaku to find Uchiha Fucheng throughout the night.
Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Kaen did not know about this counterattack against the Root.
As they searched for Uchiha Fucheng, they could only go around the Uchiha Clan's encampment, asking people for information.
At this point, Fugaku could already feel that something was wrong from the attitude of the clansmen!
Even if it was because Uchiha Fucheng had awakened the Mangekyo and possessed the Uchiha Clan's top-tier Sharingan, the attitude of these clansmen toward Uchiha Fucheng seemed too humble.
Even some Ninjas from the Great Elder's faction, who were usually distant from him, were now showing unusual respect toward Uchiha Fucheng.
As for the special operation tonight and Uchiha Fucheng's specific location, the two of them gained almost nothing.
The three UchihaJonin left behind at the encampment kept saying it needed to be kept secret and required the personal authorization of Lord Uchiha Fucheng.
They wouldn't tell Fugaku, the "quasi-clan leader" heir, anything, and didn't disclose any useful information about Uchiha Fucheng.
"What are they trying to do? Why have the vast majority of UchihaJonin left the camp?" Fugaku felt anxious.
In the Uchiha camp's meeting tent, Fugaku paced back and forth. This pacing made even Uchiha Kaen nervous.
Uchiha Kaen tried to persuade him.
"Lord Uchiha Fugaku, you don't need to worry about Lord Uchiha Fucheng. He has thirty UchihaJonin with him. That's enough to fight a local battle against a NinjaVillage; Lord Uchiha Fucheng won't have any problems."
But when Fugaku heard this, he couldn't hold it together even more.
"That's exactly why it's even more worrying!
If thirty-something UchihaJonin cause any trouble right now, those who want to frame Uchiha Fucheng will pin all the problems directly on the Uchiha Clan.
We will have even less of a place in the Village."
Uchiha Kaen hadn't expected Uchiha Fugaku to speak so gravely, and he was too surprised to know how to console him.
The curtain of the meeting tent was lifted, and Uchiha Fucheng, whom they had just mentioned, walked in calmly, escorted by several Jonin.
"Big brother, is your body feeling better?"
He took off his coat and handed it to Uchiha Yashiro, then smiled and said, "There's no need to be too lenient with those who want to frame me and want the Uchiha Clan to have no place to stay.
We should counterattack when we should, and compromise when we should; there's no need to view them as sharp knives hanging over the heads of the Uchiha Clan.
If we worry about others harming us every single day, how are we supposed to live our lives?"
Seeing Fugaku's surprised expression, Uchiha Fucheng simply pulled over a stool and sat down directly across from Fugaku.
"Big brother, you don't need to worry. We really haven't caused any trouble, and of course, we won't let others cause trouble for us either."
Uchiha Fucheng's unruly temperament stunned Fugaku.
Uchiha Fucheng smiled and said, "As for those who want to frame us, they won't lose their rationality during this time of endless conflict in the Ninja World War.
In the midst of the chaos of the Great War, they want to force the Uchiha Clan out?
Heh, there aren't that many fools in Konoha Village, nor is their political intelligence that low."
It was as if he were looking at an alien.
In Fugaku's eyes, it seemed that this "stupid little brother" of the past had undergone a massive change in temperament at the same time he awakened the Mangekyo.
He seemed to have become an "old fox," like Uchiha Setsuna.
Fugaku was a bit worried, "Danzo Shimura, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Senju Clan—these people won't be willing to see the Uchiha Clan have another pair of Mangekyo Sharingan."
The look in Fugaku's eyes as he gazed at Uchiha Fucheng was full of concern, "I'm afraid, afraid that you will be in danger."
Looking at the somewhat timid and hesitant Fugaku, who was still most concerned about his younger brother at this moment, Uchiha Fucheng also felt a sense of warmth.
Although Uchiha Fugaku was not a "highly capable" or excellent clan leader.
But as a relative, Fugaku could be considered a "good person."
Uchiha Fucheng gently patted Fugaku on the shoulder.
He said confidently, "Don't worry, big brother. I won't come into conflict with the Village for the time being.
Lady Tsunade, Lord Orochimaru, and Lord White Fang in the camp all have good relationships with me. Besides, I'm not the type to be reckless.
But the Uchiha Clan cannot always be hesitant.
Since everyone knows I possess the Mangekyo, hiding it is not a solution.
A tiger must bare its teeth and claws to make more hunters shrink back.
Many times, you have to throw one punch to avoid a hundred punches coming your way."
Fugaku was left deep in thought by what he said.
It was quite a while before Fugaku raised his head, looking slightly bewildered.
"Then what should we do next?"
Uchiha Fucheng wore a meaningful expression and pointed in the direction of Sakumo Hatake's tent.
He smiled and said to Fugaku, "Don't worry, people from the Sand Ninja of the Land of Wind have already arrived tonight!"
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