Chapter 120
Seeing that the former was completely unsurprised, it was Shisui's turn to be surprised.
"Uncle Fugaku, could it be that you also..."
Privately, Uchiha Shisui always addressed him this way.
After all, he and Itachi were both teacher and friend.
"Hmm..."
Uchiha Fugaku nodded solemnly, admitting that he also possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.
But that wasn't the point.
"Isn't your attitude towards that child, Naruto, a bit strange...?"
"Huh? Isn't he... the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?" Shisui asked, puzzled.
Wrong.
"That child... is the Fourth Hokage's child!" Uchiha Fugaku revealed the truth that many adults already knew.
Shisui, you're so foolish.
The young man didn't even know this information.
And he's still a Jonin.
"!!!!"
Shisui's expression instantly underwent a drastic change.
Chapter 63: The Uchiha's Collective Passive Aggressiveness
The fact, like a clap of thunder, shocked Shisui.
His vision suddenly blurred, and he felt a bit dizzy.
It was wrong... it had always been wrong... He had originally thought Uzumaki Naruto was the demon fox, and thus kept his distance from him.
But he never expected him to be the Fourth Hokage's child?!
The truth of everything quickly surfaced.
All the oddities finally made sense.
Uzumaki Naruto is the Fourth Hokage's child.
During the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs Attack, the Fourth Hokage and the Hokage's wife sacrificed themselves, working together to seal the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, imprisoning it within their child's body.
Sometime later, rumors of the demon fox child began to circulate in the Village, as if they had appeared out of nowhere... Danzo, it must have been Danzo!
Shisui, who was quite wary of Danzo, immediately guessed the essence of the matter.
Everyone had been deceived by Danzo!
They fell for Danzo's trick! And thus alienated Naruto!
Because this way, he could damage the reputation of the Fourth Hokage's son, disrupt his mental state, and ensure he would never recover!
Looking at Shisui, whose face was pale and covered in sweat.
Fugaku frowned: "What's wrong? Is the Mangekyodraining too much?"
"P-probably..."
Shisui wiped his forehead with his sleeve.
Fortunately, it wasn't too late to make amends.
As long as he got along well with Naruto now... However, Shisui, having made up his mind, didn't know that his fate... was already predetermined... The Monsters incident, after intense diplomatic activity, finally came to an end.
Konoha publicly announced that the Land of Demons' daimyo was missing, and the Monsters's whereabouts were unknown.
Other countries, unaware of the internal workings of the situation, sent spies to Konoha, intending to investigate further... And on the day the Shrine of the Priestess was completed.
The Konoha higher-ups, led by the Hokage-sama, collectively participated in the groundbreaking and completion ceremony.
The new grand hall was magnificent.
Konoha, having gained the power of the Priestess, saw its Village's strength rise to another level.
Everything was thriving, and the Village, having experienced the Third Great Ninja War and the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs Attack, slowly regained its vitality... Night.
Uchiha Clan Compound, Nanga Shrine.
The second revised plan for seizing power began.
The Uchiha Clan, after the Monsters incident, was currently flourishing, but still needed to be cautious.
The initial plan was to impeach both elders Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokadosimultaneously.
But this would inevitably arouse the suspicion of Konoha's higher-ups.
Therefore... they should first try to force Utatane Koharu to retire... that is, among the four higher-ups, the weakest in strength and the worst-tempered.
Then, slowly replace her... "The revised plan is as follows."
After Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, the clansmen sitting below had flushed faces, each emitting sounds of joy.
"Itachi, Itachi!"
Suddenly, Yashiro called out Itachi's name.
Itachi slowly rose from the floor.
"Itachi, after you joined the Anbu, you haven't provided any useful information to the clansmen..."
Facing Yashiro's questioning, Itachi could only remain silent.
What could he say?
That Konoha was monitoring the Uchiha 24 hours a day?
"You brat, don't you have any intention of being loyal to the Village!"
Yashiro began to condemn Itachi for not being diligent enough.
"We Uchiha can only serve the Village better by understanding more of the Village's information, don't you understand?"
At some point.
The strong and reckless words of direct revolutionary uprising had turned into today's passive-aggressiveness.
Looking at the faces of the clansmen.
Almost everyone's expression was twisted... a twisted passive-aggressiveness.
They couldn't even speak properly anymore.
Facing Yashiro's "code words," which on the surface meant loyalty to the Village, but in reality meant the Uchiha seizing power.
Itachi's disgust deepened.
"Anbu intelligence cannot be disclosed to unrelated personnel..." Itachi's reply was filled with a sense of powerlessness.
"What?! The Uchiha Police Force was established by the great Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, as a law enforcement department to benefit the Village, how can it be unrelated?!"
Yashiro's passive-aggressiveness escalated another level.
Now even the former Hokage was being used for passive-aggressiveness.
This was a huge insult to Itachi!
Because insulting the Hokage was insulting the will of fire!
But he couldn't find a reason to refute it. He couldn't even catch Yashiro in a small slip-up.
He couldn't help but clench his fists, his knuckles cracking.
"Itachi..." Shisui, beside him, had a very worried expression.
"I think..."
Uchiha Yashiro suddenly pulled a long face.
"You brat, you don't have the will of fire, do you! To think like a Hokage at 7 years old, Hokage-samareally misjudged you!"
"!!!"
This sentence instantly made Itachi's blood rush to his head.
With one sentence, Yashiro broke Itachi's composure.
"Alright, Yashiro, say less. Itachi might be too tired from his mission..."
Uchiha Fugaku had a serious expression and was not as passive-aggressive as the other clansmen.
However, his actual power-grabbing actions were no different from those of the clansmen.
This couldn't help but make Itachi feel despair.
"Then, the implementation of the plan... will be next month."
Uchiha Fugaku decided.
They would make their move during the Village's founding festival next month.
While everyone was celebrating, they would openly question Utatane Koharu's capabilities.
And by then, all the past dirt they had collected would be exposed, causing Utatane Koharu to be disgraced... and even step down.
At that time, the Uchiha would gain a position in the higher-ups and obtain real power.
Then they would impeach Homura Mitokado, Danzo... and even the Third Hokage!
...Not long after... Late night in the Hokage's office.
Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi were still in a long conversation.
"The Uchiha Clan has decided to seize power, on the day of the festival next month."
He had just received definite intelligence about the Uchiha coup from his subordinate infiltrated within the Uchiha.
It had to be said, using that pawn was the right move.
If she hadn't been recalled to Konoha, how could he have known every move of the Uchiha.
"Is that so..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately became worried, but he also tried to think of the good side.
"The Uchiha Clan is a part of the Village's founding; they indeed have the right to obtain high-level positions..."
Hiruzen, you're truly getting senile.
Looking at his old classmate, who was still defending the Uchiha at this moment.
Danzo couldn't help but recall... the scene where Hiruzen Sarutobi personally led people to chase Orochimaru and then let him go.