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

Shisui's words pierced Itachi's heart like a sharp dagger.

When did it start?!

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Itachi's eyes. It seemed to have started from the end of the Second Shinobi World War.

At first, Konoha was full of talented people, but not long after the Second Shinobi World War ended, the Third Shinobi World War came. Konoha was constantly being attacked by the surrounding ninja villages. Without fresh troops, the students of the Ninja Academy began to graduate early and go to the battlefield. In the end, Itachi also went to the battlefield with Fugaku Uchiha.

"Itachi, you should already have the answer in your heart, right? There's another point. Our Uchiha clan is always on the front lines in every war, but after returning, we are ostracized by the other villagers. We are even assigned less than the Mito and Utatane clans who are in charge of logistics. Do you think the clansmen will have different thoughts? Actually, we were just looking at things from a different perspective before. Just like everything we are doing now, we are not recognized by the clansmen. Don't they have other thoughts in their hearts?"

Still water surpasses its teacher.

Not only did he learn all of Bai Ye's previous theories, but he also translated them into his own language.

After parting ways with Bai Ye, the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off. He felt like he had really been fooled, just like Bai Ye had said.

It was clearly because of the pressure from Konoha that the Uchiha clan became increasingly dissatisfied with Konoha, not because the Uchiha clan initially wanted to rebel and Konoha turned against them.

The cause and effect relationship was all reversed. After reviewing it again, Shisui discovered that the Uchiha clan had been compromising and trying to integrate into Konoha all along, but Konoha seemed not to accept them at all.

"But Shisui, have you forgotten that the Hokage has been saying he's been trying to ease the situation? If you go with Byakuya now, wouldn't all our previous efforts be wasted?!"

Itachi remained undeterred. Deep down, he always believed that becoming Hokage was achievable, and he continued to do his best to achieve it.

It's just that the Uchiha clan does have problems, which is why this situation seems to have been stagnant and is even getting more and more tense and worse.

But no matter what, we can't side with the radicals at this time!

"Itachi, the Hokage keeps talking and talking, but he never does anything. Why doesn't he do it? It's because he doesn't want to! He keeps telling us he's going to solve it, but then he turns around and lets Danzo target us. He's the Hokage, can't he control Danzo? He clearly doesn't want to, he just wants to use us!"

After breaking free from that vicious cycle, Shisui's intelligence returned to its peak, and he quickly realized what was happening.

Hiruzen Sarutobi kept making promises to them, but they were just promises he never kept.

You said you wanted to improve the tense relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, but he always disagreed with the Uchiha clan's demands. He wouldn't even communicate with the various factions within the Uchiha clan or the clan leader at the time. He would only let them gather intelligence and then comfort them by saying that he was already trying his best.

But is this useful?

The clan was becoming increasingly repressed, and its relationship with the village was becoming more and more tense, even worse than Bai Ye's. Even though the relationship with the village was tense now, at least the clan was no longer repressed. The clansmen's happy expressions were always on their faces. This afternoon, he saw many people who used to treat him with a stern face now smiling kindly at him as they passed by.

Isn't this change?

Conservatives, neutrals, and radicals used to hold small meetings every three days and large meetings every seven days, arguing about things that never stopped. But recently, a strange balance has been reached.

Because of what?

Because Byakuya was truly changing the Uchiha clan, truly benefiting them, and everyone gained something from it, all the past grudges and grievances turned to ashes at this moment.

With such a capable clan leader who can analyze the current situation of Konoha and Uchiha more thoroughly, more clearly, and understand the specific reasons behind it, wouldn't following Byakuya be better than following Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others before?

They never gave him any real benefits. On the contrary, Bai Ye at least made his living conditions much better than before. If he had to buy this land before, he would have had to complete countless missions to buy it. Moreover, it used to be his own clan's land. It was really annoying that he had to buy it now. But Bai Ye only spent a small amount of money to give to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Hyuga clan to get it back.

Isn't that enough?

"Shisui, don't you know the vast difference in combat power between the Uchiha and Konoha? Admittedly, Byakuya has indeed gained some benefits, but he has deepened the rift between us and Konoha. This will only make the relationship more and more tense. Once a fight breaks out, our entire clan will be dragged into the abyss by Byakuya. Instead of trying to change Byakuya's mind, you're actually following him?"

Itachi didn't understand. Shisui was quite rational this morning, so why was he acting irrationally now?

Can't we try to think from the perspective of the Hokage?

One clan, one clan, always one clan. Now even Shisui is immersed in this clan?

He was also somewhat disappointed. Although Bai Ye's words had shocked him, they had not shaken his firm resolve.

After all, he knew just how great the difference in strength between the two sides really was.

The Shisui he had always admired, the Shisui he had always believed to be independent thinker and different from other Uchiha clan members, now seemed to be becoming more and more unfamiliar to him.

"But do you know what? Chief Baiye told me that Konoha's goal is to make us rebel. And the current situation is like slowly boiling a frog. Haven't you noticed that we've been working hard, and everyone else is working hard too, but the relationship between us is getting more and more tense? Why? Because we're working in the wrong direction. And Itachi, trust me this time. This time we can definitely resolve this!"

Shisui extended his left hand and placed it in front of Itachi, wanting Itachi to stand with them.

It's much better than following Hiruzen Sarutobi.

That guy has been making empty promises to them without ever solving any problems. Moreover, he heard from Byakuya that Danzo's arm was covered with Sharingan eyes from the Uchiha clan.

However, Shisui doesn't plan to tell Itachi for now, because he's not entirely sure if it's true. He plans to wait until it's confirmed before telling Itachi, believing that once Itachi knows the truth, he won't be so fixated on siding with Konoha anymore.

Looking at Shisui's newly grown left hand, Itachi's expression kept changing. He seemed unable to continue as before.

"Shisui, is this really how it has to be? Are we really going to give up everything we've done together? Giving up now means all the work we've done before will have been for nothing!"

Itachi decided to try again and see if he could persuade the other party.

"I have made my choice!"

Shisui nodded. He would not change his mind again, even if it meant dying for this matter!

"In that case, I'm sorry, Shisui, I can't continue this relationship with you. But I won't tell the Hokage for now. I hope you'll think about it carefully."

As he spoke, Itachi looked at Shisui with a complicated expression, clearly still unable to accept Shisui's invitation.

Even if he walks this path alone, he will persevere, because he doesn't want to see the entire Uchiha clan perish.

They were no match for Konoha in their struggle, and Shisui, his dearest friend and teacher, seemed to have been blinded by Byakuya.

"It's alright, Itachi, think about it carefully. If you think about it carefully, you'll know whether what I said is right or not!"

Shisui waved his hand. Although he was somewhat disappointed that Itachi could not accept his words for the time being, he did not care too much. Just like himself, he was also unable to accept Byakuya's words at first.

But now he's figured it out, and he believes Itachi will eventually understand this as well.

"Let's leave it at that for today, Shisui."

Itachi lowered his head, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes. He had originally wanted to say a lot to Shisui today, but now it seemed unnecessary. He just felt a little uncomfortable about this feeling of going against the grain.

"I understand. Then go back and rest early, Itachi."

With that, Shisui patted Itachi on the shoulder and left. Itachi stood there for a while, looked at the moon, sighed, and left as well.

After the two left, a vortex appeared where they had been, and a pitcher plant slowly emerged halfway out of the ground.

"Afei, it seems that just as we guessed, the Uchiha and Konoha are bound to go to war!"

Originally, when Fugaku Uchiha was still on the stage, they had thought that Konoha might not be able to hold back for long.

Don't forget, there's a Danzo here.

Bai Ye's rise to power seems to have strained the relationship between the two sides for some time now.

It seems that taking action ahead of schedule was somewhat expected.

"Ah, speaking of which, that guy's methods are really impressive. He actually managed to turn Shisui against his own side?"

Ah Fei scratched his head, sensing that things might not be going well.

What exactly is Uchiha Byakuya trying to do?!

Shisui's eye technique, Kotoamatsukami, was accidentally overheard by Zetsu. From then on, Obito was extremely cautious when coming to Konoha, because if he were to be controlled by Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, he would be finished.

"That guy does have some tricks up his sleeve; after all, he managed to get the other side to give back all the land that had been taken from them."

Hei Jue said calmly. Since Bai Ye became the clan leader, he had paid some attention, but not too much. In Hei Jue's opinion, there was no need for him to pay attention to these guys.

He only needs to pay attention to two people: Indra and the reincarnation of Asura.

As for the others, they're not even considered pawns.

"Should we do something?!"

White Zetsu felt this was a perfect opportunity to join in the fun, so should he do something?

"The Uchiha clan, huh?"

Obito's relationship with this clan is complex. He was born here, but his childhood was not easy because he was the worst student. Even if the Uchiha clan wasn't the strongest, they wouldn't be the worst student, but he was.

Therefore, Obito wasn't actually very happy within the clan.

Furthermore, Obito was well aware of the Kaleidoscope's potential.

The former underdog, after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, had the potential to fight Minato Namikaze in just a short time. Although he ultimately lost, he was well aware and also very afraid that the Uchiha clan might produce some other overpowered eye technique that would disrupt his plans.

"Afei, I think the Uchiha clan should eliminate some of its members, but also leave some alive."

Black Zetsu's eyes flickered. He wanted to kill off some of the Uchiha clan members and leave Indra alive. If Madara's plan failed later, he would use this generation's Indra.

Of course, Black Zetsu believed that Madara could not possibly fail.

This was the closest he had ever come, and all the plans were exactly as he had designed.

"Let's contact the people we need before we take action. After all, it's inconvenient for me to come here, and besides, I have to manage Kirigakure. Kirigakure is about to reach its final stage."

The inconvenience was just an excuse; the main issue was his ability to stop the water flow, which he was actually a little afraid of.

Of course, another reason is that Kirigakure is preparing to withdraw from its own operations and doesn't want to be distracted by fighting on two fronts. So, it's better to contact suitable candidates here first.

Zetsu had no objection to this; as long as it didn't affect the Eye of the Moon plan, he was fine with Obito.

After they finished speaking, the two quickly left.

Meanwhile, within the Uchiha clan, Byakuya smiled as he listened to the notification sound in his ear.

[Ding! Changing the fate of Zhi Shui has earned you a chance to win a prize!]

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 62 This thing is also a reward? Time to prepare to take action against Uchiha Hadou!

Has Shisui's fate been changed?!

Bai Ye picked up his teacup, took a sip, and after a moment's thought, he realized that Zhi Shui had also sided with him.

Since he chose to side with himself, it means that Shisui will no longer tell Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others about his eye techniques. Moreover, even if they knew, he would absolutely not go alone when Danzo summoned him.

So, this time I got a chance to enter a prize draw.

"use."

Bai Ye silently recited the command, and then countless options began to appear on the turntable in front of him.

[Ding! Lottery complete. Congratulations on winning: Uzumaki Clan Bloodline Limit]

The Uzumaki clan?!

Bai Ye suddenly stood up. He felt his chakra begin to surge, and he no longer knew how many calories he had.

The Sage Body has abundant chakra and the ability to quickly recover it. The Uzumaki clan, as a family that inherited the Sage Body, naturally combined the two. Byakuya felt that he was basically the same as Itachi Uchiha in his Edo Tensei state at this moment. He could use any ninjutsu he wanted without worrying about running out of chakra.