Chapter 5 - Teacher, we have Satori! (Please follow, recommend, and vote for monthly tickets)
"Didn't I say it last time? Just resist! Konoha has already humiliated us so much, are we still going to keep enduring it? If this continues, there will be no place for the Uchiha Clan in Konoha!"
"What a joke! How can we resist? Isn't the most important thing right now to try and talk with Konoha?"
"Bullshit! If we could talk, we would have long ago. Konoha now just wants the Uchiha Clan dead!"
"I think your rebellion is truly seeking death. You have found the path to your demise!"
As soon as Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, the entire conference room erupted into a fierce argument.
The conservative faction, led by Uchiha Tetsu and Uchiha Setsuna, and the radical faction, were constantly arguing about whether to resist or compromise.
Just like last time, a hint of distress flashed in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes.
These two factions had been arguing for various reasons, with neither being able to convince the other. So, Uchiha Fugaku finally decided to let them think it over for a while and then discuss the matter again later.
As a result, after going back last time, it seemed they hadn't come to any conclusion. This time, it seemed no different from last time.
Seeing that it was about to be the same as before, Uchiha Fugaku was somewhat conflicted.
If it was still like this, it would be better not to continue the discussion and just disperse.
It seemed like it wouldn't be impossible, just like before.
"Actually, I feel there might be a problem with the point you're arguing about."
Bai Ye stood up and looked at the few people. After he spoke, the surrounding clamor instantly stopped. Everyone turned their heads to look at him in surprise, clearly not expecting him to speak.
Although he had participated in many meetings, he had never spoken during them, so everyone mostly overlooked Bai Ye.
He did not belong to any faction.
Now, after Bai Ye finished speaking, everyone's gaze fell on him.
It seemed he was going to choose a side?
"Bai Ye, speak."
A hint of gentleness flashed across Uchiha Fugaku's face. He also valued this genius, who was like his own son, quite a bit.
Currently, he clearly couldn't grasp the way the Uchiha Clan and Konoha should interact, otherwise, he wouldn't keep holding clan meetings.
"I want to know, what exactly do you want?"
Bai Ye had never understood one thing: after so many clan meetings, what exactly was the Uchiha Clan fighting for?
"What do we want? Of course, we want peace!"
"Bullshit! Humiliating peace! We want equality! We want Konoha to treat us equally!"
"No! Why can't the Uchiha Clan become Hokage?"
One said they wanted peace, another said they wanted to fight for equality, and another said they wanted the position of Hokage.
He said peace was hard to come by, another said the Uchiha Clan was not receiving the treatment they deserved, and yet another asked why the Hokage had always belonged to the Senju lineage, why the Uchiha Clan had no qualification to become Hokage, when it was the Senju and Uchiha who founded Konoha!
Now, Konoha had always had a Senju as Hokage, and the Uchiha Clan, from being the original largest clan, was now placed in the farthest corner of the Village, with other Ninja monitoring them.
After listening to the leading figures speak, Bai Ye shrugged and said, "You see, you haven't even figured out what you want, so how can you come to a conclusion?"
They weren't even clear about what they needed, which clearly meant they couldn't make up their minds.
"So, what do you mean?"
A hint of amusement flashed in Uchiha Setsuna's eyes. It seemed he had his own unique insights?
"Ultimately, the reason the Uchiha Clan is in this situation, besides being targeted by certain individuals, is also because the things we've done have offended too many people. The Konoha Military Police Force, for example, has offended quite a few civilians and civilian Ninja. So, in Konoha, large clans don't like to interact with the Uchiha Clan, and neither do small and medium-sized clans. Now, even civilians and civilian Ninja don't want to. So, can our current situation be good?"
Ultimately, the Uchiha Clan's situation was too pathetic. They were on the verge of being annihilated, and not a single Ninja stood up to speak for the Uchiha Clan, which showed how unpopular they usually were.
Large clans inherently had a competitive relationship with the Uchiha Clan. Konoha was a big cake; if the Uchiha took a big bite, others would get less, so naturally, they didn't want to interact with the Uchiha Clan.
As for small and medium-sized clans, when the Uchiha interacted with them, they were incredibly arrogant. Bai Ye, being within the Uchiha Clan, naturally knew how arrogant some people were, constantly talking about the glory of their ancestors, looking at everyone with a sidelong glance, so they naturally weren't well-liked among other Ninja clans.
And there's even less to say about civilian Ninja and civilians. The Uchiha Clan was the target they constantly offended. In the Military Police Force, dealing with these matters daily, if you satisfy one person, the other will naturally be dissatisfied.
Over time, the Uchiha Clan's reputation in Konoha was naturally not very good.
"The Military Police Force offers us no benefit whatsoever. When the Second Hokage established the Military Police Force, it seemed to give the Uchiha Clan power, but it was just a trap to completely distance the Uchiha Clan from the center of power.
Haven't you always been asking why the Uchiha Clan can't become Hokage?
It's simple!!!! It's because we've offended everyone we possibly could. Please tell me, who would support us as Hokage?"
Deafening!
At this moment, everyone was somewhat in a trance, carefully savoring every word Bai Ye had said earlier.
They had Satori!
Teacher, they had Satori!
"So, Teacher, ah, no, Bai Ye, you think we should resist, right?"
Uchiha Setsuna had Satori!
Bai Ye was telling them to resist!
Sure enough, I wasn't wrong about you, Bai Ye. You are indeed a firm radical!
Although he used to hide it, is he finally showing his fangs now?
"Are you sick? Bai Ye's idea is clearly our conservative faction's idea! Although there's a slight hint of radicalism, he never said anything about rebellion!"
Uchiha Tetsu instantly became agitated. He strongly disagreed with Uchiha Setsuna's statement that Bai Ye was a radical!
Bai Ye's constructive suggestion, wasn't it about improving the Uchiha Clan's relationship with other Konoha clans, as well as civilian Ninja and civilians?
How could he be a radical hawk member?
"What did you say? Do you want to fight?"
"Bring it on, who's afraid of whom! Do you think our conservative faction is made of rubber?!"
Are they going to fight?