Chapter 417: The debate in Nanhe Shrine! If you have extra book tickets, please smash them.
Even with the Security Force maintaining order, the welcome ceremony at the village entrance lasted a full hour before finally settling down.
With complex thoughts, Danzo chose not to go to the Root base, but instead returned directly to the Shimura Clan.
Because, from Fujiwara Tetsuya's reminder, he once again felt the gap in magnitude and cognitive level between himself and his Old fellow, the current The Darkness of Konoha.
That's right!
No matter how strong the King of the Night is, no matter how much power he holds, he cannot become Konoha's Hokage!
Only by basking in the sun and gaining everyone's approval can one become a true Hokage.
But how should he do it?
Hiruzen! Will you let me escape the darkness?
Looking at the bright moon outside the window, Danzo's thoughts were disturbed by Fujiwara Tetsuya's few words, and he couldn't fall asleep for a long time... At a time when the lights of Konoha's myriad homes remained lit.
The high-ranking members of the Uchiha Clan were also gathered at Nanga Shrine.
"Makoto? Are you sure... Mikoto has already stepped into the Quasi-Kage realm?"
That's right!
The purpose of the Uchiha Clan's high-ranking members gathering was to discuss Uchiha Mikoto's entry into the Quasi-Kage realm.
"Clan Leader, Elders, in the final battle, Mikoto indeed unleashed Quasi-Kage level combat power."
"She helped Akimichi Torifu defend against Sunagakure's most renowned young expert, Rasa!"
"Moreover, through my observations these past few days, Mikoto's strength has indeed surpassed the Elite Jonin category."
Meeting the gazes of the various big shots, Uchiha Makoto only felt his scalp tingle, and his body subconsciously lowered.
"Kai, about Mikoto entering the Quasi-Kage realm? Do you know about it?"
After receiving Uchiha Makoto's affirmative reply, many high-ranking members shifted their gaze to the silent Third Elder, Uchiha Kai...
"Hmph ~ Do you think there's any need to ask me this question?"
Scanning Uchiha Ketsuto, Uchiha Gen, and others, Uchiha Kai's face was slightly green.
Ever since he agreed to Mikoto's marriage with Uchiha Fugaku under the coercion of the clan's high-ranking members... his beloved granddaughter had developed a kind of distant estrangement from him.
She hadn't even come to see him after returning from the front lines... let alone chat with him about everyday matters.
How could he know whether his beloved granddaughter had reached the Quasi-Kage level?
"Kai, your reaction is too strong; we didn't mean anything else."
"However, if Mikoto truly enters the Quasi-Kage realm, then... her matter with that brat can no longer be delayed."
"Even if the Third Hokage continues to pressure us, we must separate Mikoto and that brat, even if they have already become intimate."
"If Mikoto and Fugaku can unite... then the offspring they produce will definitely possess the potential to awaken the Mangekyo..."
Fortunately, Fujiwara Tetsuya and Uchiha Mikoto were not here and were unaware of the Uchiha Clan's high-ranking members' schemes.
Otherwise, the two of them would probably be unable to resist, activating their Susanoo that very night... taking advantage of the dark and windy night to eliminate all these Old fellows of the Uchiha Clan.
"Uchiha Ketsuto... you bastard, watch your words!"
Staring at Uchiha Ketsuto opposite him, Uchiha Kai's beard trembled with anger at this moment.
He wasn't angry because Uchiha Ketsuto proposed separating Mikoto and Fujiwara Tetsuya, but out of a grandfather's instinct, because Uchiha Ketsuto... treated his beloved granddaughter as a commodity, as a tool for procreation, and he was furious.
If not for the disparity in strength between them, even if it were only close, he would have rushed forward without hesitation to fight Uchiha Ketsuto.
"Cough ~ If it's about this matter, I'll remain silent."
"Let me state this beforehand, if you want to provoke that brat, then do it in your own name..."
"Don't involve the entire Uchiha Clan, and certainly don't drag us into it."
"Don't forget, Izuna also once awakened the Mangekyo, but didn't he still die at the hands of the not-yet-fully-grown Second Hokage Tobirama Senju?"
"The power of the Mangekyo is undeniable! But it is not omnipotent."
"Moreover... do you think anyone in the current Uchiha Clan can defeat that brat whose strength is constantly soaring?"
"Is it you, Uchiha Ketsuto? Or you, Clan Leader? ...Or all of us Old fellows together?"
"Do you really think we have a chance of winning?"
Facing Uchiha Gen's interrogation, whether it was Uchiha Ketsuto, who was shouting the most fiercely, or the other high-ranking members of the Uchiha Clan, they almost simultaneously fell silent.
Yes!
The idea is good, but who can deal with that brat?
Didn't even the ruthless The Darkness of Konoha make peace with that brat?
The scene of that brat and Danzo laughing and smiling yesterday touched the fragile hearts of countless Shinobi Clans.
Can these Old fellows alone really deal with, really handle the One-Tail Jinchuriki, suppress the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, and fight to a draw with Kage-level experts like Chiyo and the Third Kazekage... that brat?
This kind of high-level situation, even if placed before Madara and Izuna of the same age... they would probably gasp in shock.
"Then raise that brat's bounty in the black market... I don't believe that we can't kill that brat."
"This is all... for the future of the Uchiha Clan!"
"For the future of the Uchiha Clan?"
Hearing Uchiha Ketsuto's gnashing shouts, Uchiha Gen chuckled coldly and slowly stood up.
The Uchiha Clan is powerful, but that brat... was he still the naive boy he was a few years ago?
Not to mention the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade... Sakumo Hatake, Danzo... and Shinobi Clans such as Yuhi, Aburame, Akimichi, which one doesn't have some connection with that brat?
If that brat were truly angered, for the Uchiha Clan... the best outcome would still be a lose-lose situation.
They would simply be taken advantage of by the Hokage line and the Hyuga Clan.
"If you are truly for the Uchiha Clan?"
"I propose... that Uchiha Mikoto be the next candidate for the Uchiha Clan Leader, and as for Fugaku... he will become Mikoto's right-hand man in the future, helping Mikoto manage the clan's affairs."
"Finally, I still need to give you a warning: the juniors who rally around Mikoto in the clan are also not a few..."
"If it truly comes to that, what you might split... is the entire Uchiha Clan!"
Amidst the cold laughter, Uchiha Gen flicked his sleeve and left Nanga Shrine directly.
Watching Uchiha Gen's disappearing back, Uchiha Kai... and another high-ranking member, also stood up and left.
"Clan Leader, those three... are truly too rude."
The departure of Uchiha Gen, Uchiha Kai... and the other two instantly made Uchiha Ketsuto feel like he couldn't save face, and with his expression alternating between green and pale, he directly spat out two mouthfuls of old blood.
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