I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

Hiruzen Sarutobi had always been somewhat hesitant about annihilating the Uchiha clan.

After all, they are a very strong clan, and their bloodline limit is also very powerful. If they were to take action, it would definitely affect Konoha.

He only wanted to weaken the Uchiha clan so that he could control them.

However, after what happened last time, Hiruzen Sarutobi seems to have made up his mind to take action against the Uchiha clan.

However, the reason for not taking action for the time being is that the cost is too high.

He would act once he found an opportunity, and if he could avoid being branded as someone who wiped out the Uchiha clan.

This marked the beginning of the second round of competition between the Uchiha clan and Konoha.

And this is Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.

When Fugaku Uchiha arranged for the two to join the Anbu, he did so partly to ease tensions between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, and partly to allow Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha to gather information about Konoha within the Anbu.

As a result, the two turned around and immediately defected to Konoha. Now, because they were humiliated by Byakuya, but it was also because they jumped down themselves, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't do anything about it. In addition, as the Hokage who needed to maintain his image, he naturally couldn't directly take action against the Uchiha clan at this time.

Therefore, he set his sights on Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.

Now, the only information he can gain about the Uchiha clan comes from these two people.

"Chief, you wanted to see me."

Shisui respectfully pushed open the door and looked at Baiye with some surprise.

It seems that Bai Ye hasn't contacted him for a long time since their last conversation.

He has actually been reflecting on whether what he did back then was the right thing to do.

Shisui did not want to see any casualties among Konoha and the Uchiha clan.

However, with Bai Ye taking the stage, this trend now seems increasingly unlikely.

Shisui initially had the idea of ​​giving Byakuya the God of the Heavens, but during his conversation with Byakuya, he felt that what Byakuya said made a lot of sense, and that he himself seemed to be very naive.

This time, Byakuya called him alone, but not Itachi. Shisui was a little puzzled, but he still came over.

He wasn't worried that Byakuya would do anything to him. This was the Uchiha clan's territory, and he was a clansman after all. Byakuya wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him. What puzzled him was why Itachi had been sent away.

Within the entire clan, everyone understands that their stance and Itachi's are essentially the same, right? Probably.

"Shisui, please sit down. The reason I came to you this time is to ask about your views on the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha. Last time, I was just sharing my opinions, and it seems I've been neglecting your thoughts."

Ultimately, compared to the filial son, Shisui was a saint, but he would never have thought of wiping out the Uchiha clan.

There are two reasons why Bai Ye went to find Zhi Shui instead of Da Xiao Zi. First, compared to Zhi Shui, Da Xiao Zi is too extreme. Second, Da Xiao Zi is currently Zhi Shui's follower, and it's unheard of for someone to go to a follower instead of the person himself.

"My opinion?"

Zhi Shui looked at Bai Ye with some surprise. He had actually brought it up last time, but after Bai Ye presented his views, he didn't dare to say anything more.

The reason Bai Ye is approaching him now is actually to ask for his opinion.

"What? Do you think I'm the kind of person who never listens to advice?"

As Bai Ye spoke, he placed a cup of tea in front of Zhi Shui, then picked up the cup in his hand, took a sip of tea, and waited for Zhi Shui's answer.

"Clan leader, is it really impossible for the Uchiha and Konoha to coexist peacefully? My suggestion is that we sit down and talk, and avoid any conflict. The other clansmen think I have surrendered to Konoha, but who knows that if we resist, Konoha's strength could easily wipe out our Uchiha clan?"

As Shisui spoke, a bitter smile flashed across her face.

He felt like he was caught in the middle, not being a good person either way. He had always been working hard for his people and kept saying he wanted to rebel, but did he have the strength to rebel?

They were all arrogant and had no idea of ​​Konoha's strength.

Their clan's territory was surrounded by other ninja clans. If they rebelled, the other ninja clans would surround and annihilate the Uchiha clan.

"Shisui, I agree with your thoughts, but haven't you realized that you've been deceived by Konoha?"

The "Stop Water Deception Plan" is now online!

The reason he sought out Zhishui alone this time was to prevent the filial son from interfering with him.

Moreover, the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha clan is now extremely urgent.

If I don't take action, Hiruzen Sarutobi will probably have to.

Shisui is definitely more important to me than the Great Filial Son. First of all, the Great Filial Son currently only has three tomoe. The Great Filial Son awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan when Shisui entrusted him with it and then jumped off the cliff. If Shisui had stopped this, the Great Filial Son might not have been able to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

A three-tomoe dagger can't compare to a kaleidoscope unless it's released into the sea.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo were able to fool Shisui, so Byakuya didn't believe he couldn't do it too.

"Was I deceived by Konoha?"

Shisui looked up at Baiye with some confusion and murmured something. He was a little puzzled. All he knew was what he had seen. It seemed that no one was deceiving him.

"First, Shisui, you said you wanted the Uchiha clan to talk with Konoha. I'd like to ask, who should initiate this?"

"Of course it's you two, Lord Hokage and Clan Chief!"

As Shisui spoke, he seemed to remember something and continued, "Besides, we took back our own clan land last time. Isn't that enough? What originally belonged to our Uchiha clan has already been taken back."

In Shisui's view, after the Nine-Tails' rampage, the clansmen thought that this incident had caused them considerable resentment towards Konoha.

In addition, they were later ostracized, which strained the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha. Now that they have reclaimed their original clan lands, shouldn't that be enough?

Does Byakuya, like the other Uchiha, aspire to become Hokage?

"So after I reclaimed the land that originally belonged to us, didn't you notice, Shisui? Recently, there seem to be more rumors about us in the village. Who do you think is spreading these rumors?"

After reclaiming their clan's territory, there was even more discussion about the Uchiha clan.

It's obvious who did this without even thinking about it.

"I've heard about it. But that's not the truth. I believe it won't be long before the villagers realize that we didn't take it by force!"

Zhi Shui spoke with a hint of excitement, as he had heard the rumors circulating in the village.

Even on the road, he could feel the other villagers pointing and whispering about him.

Coupled with the recent lack of cooperation from the security forces, it seems that the villagers have become even more resentful of the Uchiha clan.

The rumor is that the Uchiha clan threatened the Hokage with rebellion, demanding that the clan's territory be returned to them. In the end, the Hokage, Hyuga, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio compromised to protect the safety of the villagers.

Although it sounds far-fetched, the more the rumor spread, the more people naturally chose to believe it.

This is something that Bai Ye has been dealing with recently, another round of power struggles. In fact, because many villagers on the road pointed fingers at their Uchiha clan, the normal lives of many Uchiha clan members have also been affected.

As for Shisui's naive idea, Baiye was somewhat dismissive of it.

Even in this state, why should I keep lying to myself?

It seems that I have no choice but to ruthlessly shatter Zhi Shui's illusions!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 59 The so-called Will of Fire is utter nonsense!

"Zhi Shui, your focus shouldn't be on how to prove our innocence to the villagers!"

That's right!

Now, under the influence of public opinion, the Uchiha clan has become the representative of my guilt.

And Zhishui seems to have followed this established way of thinking as well.

"Are we just going to let our people be misunderstood like this?"

Zhi Shui looked at Bai Ye with some confusion. He didn't understand why Bai Ye would say that, as it was different from Bai Ye's usual way of doing things.

Even if no action is taken, shouldn't the people of your tribe be wrongly accused?

"What we need to do is not to prove our innocence, but to make those guys prove our guilt. Your thinking is wrong. Just like you kept saying before, we need to prove that the Uchiha clan has no intention of rebelling, but why do we need to prove it, instead of letting them produce evidence that we want to rebel?"

Why bother proving your innocence?

Shouldn't others be required to provide evidence of their guilt to prove them guilty?

Moreover, the other party only needs to say that the Uchiha clan is an unstable element and will rebel.

Then Zhishui was so eager to prove that the Uchiha clan was not a destabilizing factor and would not rebel.

Why?

"But."

Zhi Shui was speechless for a moment, completely unsure how to answer Bai Ye, and was also shocked by his words.

Yup!

He had always thought that he had to prove to others that the Uchiha clan had no ambition and had never thought of rebelling.

But what proof do they have?

While Shisui was still doubting his past, Byakuya thought his chance had come and continued to deceive him: "So, the one who really doesn't want peaceful coexistence has always been Konoha. Haven't you noticed that these rumors have always been spread among the villagers first? Would our Uchiha clan be stupid enough to spread such rumors directly among the villagers?!"

What's most disgusting is that the spread of rumors doesn't just involve ordinary people.

In fact, the fact that the villagers didn't have a good impression of the Uchiha clan wasn't something the Uchiha clan cared about at all.

However, some villagers become commoner ninjas, or their relatives become commoner ninjas. In fact, commoner ninjas make up a considerable number in Konoha. Therefore, to a certain extent, this actually affects the relationship between the Uchiha and commoner ninjas.

He had never liked the Uchiha clan since childhood, and even after becoming a ninja and gaining the ability to distinguish right from wrong, he still didn't want to have any contact with them.

Similarly, other families in the village, due to their title as the number one Uchiha family and their usual way of doing things, as well as the fact that the security force had also offended many other families, also had their own problems.

Therefore, the ninjas of the clan would instinctively harbor a trace of malice towards the Uchiha clan.

From this perspective, rumors shattered the goodwill of ordinary ninjas towards the Uchiha clan, while the security forces and some clan interests shattered the goodwill of the clans towards the Uchiha clan.

This immediately left the Uchiha clan isolated and helpless in Konoha.

"Does this sound familiar? Ever since the death of Konoha's White Fang, those people have been adept at manipulating public opinion. Didn't the departure of the Sannin also cause some discussion in the village? Before Orochimaru left, he had a deep collaboration with Danzo. And now there's an even better example in the village: Naruto, the guy called the Demon Fox. You know whose child he is, right? Why is the title 'Demon Fox' so widespread in the village, and why hasn't it been stopped? Who truly wants to have an easy time? Shisui, tell me!!!"

As Bai Ye finished speaking, his emotions gradually escalated, and he slammed his fist on the table, staring sharply at Zhi Shui!

Who exactly doesn't want the Uchiha clan and Konoha to live in peace?

This method of manipulating public opinion, used on others in the same way, has also been applied to the Uchiha.

"Shisui, stop running away. The Hokage you're hoping for can't possibly help you solve your problems. You have Uchiha blood flowing in your veins, which means you're destined not to be accepted by the current Konoha!!!"

Bai Ye spoke in a low voice, and those words were like a thunderclap, deeply imprinted in Zhi Shui's mind.