Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 109 Insects, Fight Them
Not long after Sima Yi and Yingshu left, six elders arrived with their guards.

A few days later, after separating from Fugaku's family, they gathered again at the clan leader's house, but this time the clan leader was Uchiha Shisui.

"Elders, please!" Shisui said with a smile on his face, looking quite high-spirited.

He deliberately found a relatively secluded room and placed seven cushions in a circle.

After several people entered the secret room, they looked at each other. The Tuanpu in front of them reminded them of how Fugaku looked when he first became the clan leader.

At that time, Fugaku was also as high-spirited as this. Just three days after they elected Fugaku as the clan leader, he hurriedly gathered them together, eager for change.

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Everyone's eyes then fell on the Great Elder, but the Great Elder just stood quietly beside Shishui without saying a word. Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to stay in the room.

Seeing that no one was sitting down, Shisui finally reacted and took the lead to sit on the mat facing the door.

After he sat down, the Great Elder came and sat on his left, the Second Elder sat on Shisui's right, and the other elders also found their seats and sat down one by one.

"Thanks to the cooperation of the elders during this period, I have gained a general understanding of the clan's affairs. I invited you all here today because I want to discuss the future of the clan with you."

As soon as Shisui finished speaking, the Fourth Elder said, "The Konoha leaders already knew about Fugaku's plan for a coup, but we have already made a choice between Fugaku and Konoha, and this decision is enough to reassure the leaders.

I believe that the third generation also trusts the clan leader very much. As long as the family develops steadily in the future and has a good relationship with the third generation and the clan leader, the family's future will be bright and there is no need to worry."

The Fourth Elder sat in the second seat to the right of Shisui, and what he said made the Second Elder nod frequently.

Sitting opposite him was the Third Elder. After hearing these remarks, he immediately curled his lips, looked at the other party with disdain and said:

"What stable development? It's a joke. We have been developing for many years, but our family's strength has not increased. Instead, it has become weaker and weaker. If we continue to develop steadily, we will be swallowed up by Konoha sooner or later.

If you ask me, if the family wants a future, it must have a Hokage. Now that the Third Generation is old, two of the Three Ninjas have left the village, and one has long been out of sight, the village is in a period of transition.

With our support and the trust of the three generations in the clan leader, if we take advantage of the opportunity, we may succeed."

As the two began to argue, Shisui's first meeting after becoming the clan leader began in this inconspicuous room.

However, the meeting ended just as quickly as it started.

"I thought you were a steady person, but I didn't expect you to be so reckless. How could we be so blind to choose you as the clan leader!"

The guards standing outside only heard a roar, and then saw several elders walking out one after another with gloomy faces.

Only the Great Elder had a calm expression. He walked out of the room slowly with the help of a cane. Before leaving, he looked back at Shishui, shook his head and sighed before leaving.

Shisui's face turned pale, and he stared with his Sharingan, thinking about the reactions of these guys just now. If he didn't think it was not worth it, he really wanted to use Kotoamatsukami, Amaterasu, or even a Great Fireball on each of these elders.

He sat alone on the mat with his back to the door, looking at the torn plan in his hands, and was silent for a long time. This was the result of his four days' hard work, and now it had turned into a pile of shredded paper.

He didn't understand why, except for the chief elder, the other elders who had previously supported him kept rejecting his opinions.

Reorganizing the family business is for the benefit of the family, abolishing the clan association is to improve the efficiency of the family's affairs, and re-popularizing and emphasizing clan studies and assistance is for the future of the family.

Even when they wanted them to contribute some money to alleviate the survival pressure of ordinary tribesmen, they were rejected with various reasons, even though these people were from their own lineage.

Can't they see whether these things are beneficial to the family?
Shisui fell into deep thought. He first thought of the quarrel between several elders at the meeting just now. What they said was not nonsense, and every suggestion had more or less the possibility of success.

Then he thought of Sima Yi, his reaction during this period, and then of how Fugaku had been troubled by these elders.

I didn't know how long I was thinking like this before a gust of cold wind blew in, blowing scraps of paper all over the floor. Suddenly, it became dark in front of me, and a figure blocked the door.

Shisui raised his head slowly, and before he saw the other party, he thought he would tell the other party the content of the meeting verbatim, and then calmly analyze and think about countermeasures with the other party.

But when the other person really appeared in front of him, he first relaxed physically and mentally, then his nose felt sore, and an inexplicable grievance and anger surged in his heart.

Of course, this anger is definitely not because of the other party.

Sima Yi stood quietly at the door, looked at Shisui's red eyes and sighed, then slowly walked forward and patted his head, "Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

Suddenly, as if a flood broke through a dam, Zhishui hugged Sima Yi's thighs and buried his head deeply.

Sima Yi was stunned, looked at the 13-year-old boy in front of him, chuckled, and then gently stroked his head.

After a long while, Shisui calmed down, his face flushed, and he lowered his head to apologize.

"Haha, it's okay to vent once in a while, get up and eat."

After following Sima Yi out of the secret room, Zhishui realized that it was now dark and already night.

After the two of them finished their meal, Shisui followed Sima Yi to the study, and as soon as the door closed, he asked impatiently, "Grandpa, did you know that they would not agree to the reform?"

Sima Yi had a calm expression as he moved a box from under the table onto the table. He casually explained, "In a large family, especially one with a large population, it is common for branches to hinder each other, not to mention the particularly complicated situation of the Uchiha family."

"Then why did they allow me to try? I prepared the plan carefully, but they didn't agree to any of it.

I was so angry that I almost got angry with them, but I just said that they were ignoring the overall situation, and they started to blame me for supporting me to become the patriarch.

Even if we only mention the elders, it is the chief elder who has contributed the most, and the chief elder has not said anything against it, so why are they suppressing me like this!"

The more Shisui thought about it, the angrier he got, and he wanted to just show his kaleidoscope to force them to compromise.

But he also knew that unless his kaleidoscope could control six people at once, neither the Great Elder nor Sima Yi would agree to let him be exposed again.

If one person knows it, it's a secret. But if six people know it, the whole of Konoha will probably know it.

Sima Yi raised his eyebrows and explained with a playful expression: "I asked you to try, but you can't just listen to half of what I said. I also told you to plan slowly. You have plenty of time."

Shisui was stunned for a moment, then after thinking carefully, he said, "I did plan it slowly. It took me four days to finish this plan. Didn't Grandpa also say that I wrote it well?"

"There is nothing wrong with what is written. If it can be implemented, the family will naturally prosper gradually."

"That"

“But when I say planning, I mean implementation, and when you say planning, I mean the plan.

Your plans either require money or people, and every blow was aimed at them. You even stabbed them dozens of times in one breath. It's because they can't beat you, otherwise they would have attacked you long ago.

Hahaha~"

Sima Yi couldn't help laughing as he spoke.

Shisui's face flushed red, after all this time, the other party knew everything but just kept watching him having fun, which made him extremely depressed.

"Grandpa! You should at least remind me. If we alert them now, it will be more difficult to propose reforms later."

Sima Yi restrained his smile, looked at Shisui's expression and shook his head and sighed: "Look, you're anxious again."

"You have been a little impatient since you became the clan leader. How can you calm down without encountering setbacks and suffering a little?"

Seeing Sima Yi's serious expression, Shisui paused and quickly stood up.

"I have reminded you many times, but you have turned a deaf ear to it. How can you accomplish anything without taking a long-term view? How can the root of the family's troubles be eradicated in one day?
Right now it's just an internal affair of the clan. With your strength, even if you fail temporarily, they can't do anything to you, let alone affect the overall situation. That's why I let you do what you want.

Some things can only be remembered after you have experienced them yourself and learned the lesson. "

Upon hearing this, Shisui lowered his head, feeling extremely ashamed.

"Do you remember what I added when I was telling you about the Annals of Emperor Gaozu?"

Shisui's eyes changed, he looked up at Sima Yi and replied: "When the cunning rabbit dies, the good dog is cooked; when the high birds are gone, the good bows are hidden; when the enemy country is defeated, the counselors die." "Just remember, this sentence is not said to you, what you need to do is what you need to do before this sentence, that is, what you need to do after you take the throne."

"Please teach me, Grandpa!"

"Consolidate the results of the battle, reward people according to their merits, win over people's hearts, increase your strength, and then cross the river and destroy the bridge to block the way for future generations. This is what you should do after you succeed."

Sima Yi went on to explain: "You have already done part of the work of rewarding people according to their merits and winning their hearts."

Shisui was puzzled, thinking back to what he had done since becoming the clan leader, "Was it Brother Hui?"

Speaking of rewards based on merit, it seems that Hui is the only one who has moved up.

"You promoted Hui to captain in public and it did have such an effect. You then took the initiative to visit the elders and those ninjas. Although it was mainly to understand the family situation, it also played a role."

"I see."

"But you didn't do it all, and you didn't do it in the right order. You didn't see the priorities."

"After the success, the first thing you should do is to immediately receive the power that Fugaku left for you, which is to consolidate the victory."

"Grandpa, you mean Senior Tiehuo, I will respect him!"

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "It's not just Tiehuo. Fugaku has been the clan leader for so many years and has trained many people openly and secretly. As long as you use Tiehuo, you can make them submit with peace of mind. With Fugaku's secret instructions, we will be able to take over everything soon, and our strength will expand rapidly.

In addition, he left behind some property that can also be used by you."

"Ah? Where did grandpa get this information?"

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"The intelligence is in your room. Have you ever thought of reading it carefully again after taking it back for so many days?

Besides, I have told you before, this information from Fugaku will save you a lot of trouble!"

Sima Yi looked at Shisui with a shocked look, he didn't expect that after overcoming the difficulties, Shisui's performance was worse than before.

Could it be that this boy is more like Yuan Shao?

Shisui's face flushed red, and he lowered his head in shame to listen to the lecture, not daring to make the slightest excuse.

"Sorry Grandpa, I was too impetuous."

"You~"

Sima Yi stood up and pointed to the box on the table and said, "While you were drawing up the plan, I had someone temporarily take over those industries. These are the account books that Yingshu and I brought back today. I will help you check them as soon as possible.

However, we are short-staffed, and if the problem is not serious after verification, we can let the original people continue to manage it."

After Sima Yi finished speaking, Shishui suddenly got up from his seat, knelt down in front of him, and said, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. I actually thought you were avoiding me on purpose. I really went too far!"

Sima Yi's eyes moved slightly, then he nodded gently and continued: "Well, it's okay. After consolidating the results of the battle, you will have to reward them according to their merits. In addition to Hui, Yashiro, Daohuo, and the elite outside the police department who chose to join you can all be given some rewards."

"But the police department only has four divisions, and Yashiro and Inahiro are already captains. The next promotion they can make is department chief."

“The key to adapting to circumstances is to be flexible and know how to adapt.

Although those elders control most of the power in the Police Department, the Police Department is ultimately an institution of Konoha, not a family affair. As the minister, you have the direct power to appoint and dismiss people. You can just set up a nominal position to promote them in name only and demote them in reality.

As for the elite members of the family outside the police department, they can directly set up another team within the family, and put them all in on the pretext of selecting and training members of the Anbu for the third generation.

Doing so would not only deepen the trust of the Third Generation, but also exchange Anbu quotas for resources from other elders.

As long as we can do these things well and publicize them a little, people's hearts will naturally come to us and our strength will naturally increase.

In time, our power within the clan will be consolidated and then rapidly expand, and by then, no elder from any faction will be able to resist us alone."

"Consolidate the results of the battle, reward according to merit, win over the hearts of the people, and enhance strength. So that's how it is. But will the Great Elder be dissatisfied if I give the Eighth Generation a nominal position? He has helped me so much, and he is the only elder who did not reject my proposal at the meeting today."

Sima Yi stroked his beard and smiled, then asked, "So, he agrees with your suggestion?"

"Well, I didn't agree to it explicitly."

Shisui finished speaking, then realized, "So the Great Elder doesn't support me either?"

Sima Yi shook his head. "I don't know what he personally thinks, but the Great Elder and the hawkish faction they represent will definitely not agree."

Shisui's face twisted and he scratched his head, feeling his scalp tingling.

"Why is it so complicated? How did the family become like this? With these insects around, it's no wonder that Patriarch Fugaku can't find hope to change the future!"

Seeing Shisui going crazy, Sima Yi laughed and said, "I have learned a lot during this period. In fact, it is not their fault. The fierce internal fighting in the family has to start with your ancestor Madara."

"Ancestor Madara? Why is it him again?"

Shisui was helpless, as the source of changes in the clan always seemed to be that person.

"The Uchiha Madara lineage has been passed down for a long time, and all the clan leaders of the past generations are from this lineage. It can be said to be the orthodox Uchiha lineage, and its status is like that of the main family of the Hyuga clan.

It was a pity that he left no offspring when he left Konoha.

Unfortunately, his younger brothers died earlier than him, and the legitimate lineage was cut off. From then on, the Uchiha clan no longer had the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children.

These elders were originally just representatives of their respective branches, assisting the patriarch in managing part of the family's business, but the patriarch had absolute control.

After the disappearance of the orthodoxy of the Uchiha clan, the power of control fell into the hands of the elders of each branch, with the former chief elder being the most powerful, who controlled more than 30% of the clan's industries.

In this situation, it would be fine if a new clan leader could be elected as soon as possible, but unfortunately most Uchiha people have more confident personalities.

They all felt that only their lineage could revive the Uchiha clan, and because of their different ideologies and unwillingness to submit to each other, they had been fighting among themselves for years.

Until they jointly elected Fugaku as the new clan leader, it was too late. The clan's industries had been controlled by various branches for decades, and it was impossible to negotiate with them to hand them over again. "

"It's ridiculous, what a bunch of old fogies!"

Shisui's eyes narrowed slightly, and his aura suddenly changed, "If we can't talk, then let's use force!"

No matter what, he must take back the family business, complete the centralization of power, and move towards Konoha!
This time, Sima Yi did not call him a reckless man, but nodded with satisfaction, "Four steps later, we will cross the river and destroy the bridge, so as to block the way for future generations. This is to prevent others from using the same method to gain power.

However, given the current situation of the family, there are no suitable candidates among the elders.

Therefore, this time we must demonstrate our military strength and establish absolute prestige within the tribe. Only in this way can we have the confidence to implement reforms, concentrate power, and make the tribe members as easy as pie. "

Shisui and Fugaku are weirdos in the Uchiha clan, and their thoughts are difficult to guess, but Sima Yi has gradually understood the little thoughts of other normal Uchiha clans.

Since neither of them is willing to submit to the other, let’s fight until they submit!

Today is my first time to come to school. I felt a little dizzy after riding in the car all day. I wanted to ask for leave, but I managed to finish it.

It's basically a supplementary setting. It seems that some people didn't quite understand why this happened before, so another reason for the internal conflict in the family was provided.

If there's anything wrong, I'll look at it tomorrow. I'm seeing things a bit dizzy now.

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(End of this chapter)