Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 308 Persuasion

"Toshiro, I have something to discuss with you!"

The clan meeting ended in discord. Before Fugaku Uchiha could even feel dejected, he saw Toshiro striding away and quickly called out to stop him.

The Third Hokage summoned him to his office not just to comfort him, but also to ask him to act as an intermediary regarding Danzo's matter.

"Why don't you come to my house for a while?"

"This is not the place to talk!"

Since it was the clan chief who invited us, there's no harm in going for a sit-down.

At Fugaku Uchiha's home, he took a sip of hot tea, savoring the slight bitterness in his mouth, while listening to Fugaku's words across from him.

Toshiro hadn't expected that the Third Hokage would send Fugaku Uchiha as a mediator to bring a close to the matter of Danzo Shimura.

"Mr. Fugaku, have you ever considered what would have happened to me if I hadn't been prepared?"

Looking at the somewhat excited Uchiha Fugaku across from him, Toshiro curled his lip. The Third Hokage just threw out a bone, and you're already this excited.

Is there any more dignified figure like the current head of the Uchiha clan, a powerful clan in the ninja world?

"But this is also a great opportunity!"

"The village has opened a door for the family for the first time. If Toshiro can make a name for himself in the Anbu, the family will also be honored!"

Seeing the other person's excited expression and agitated look, Toshiro was speechless.

The Third Hokage had a good plan. Seeing his own strength, he set his sights on him and planned to try to use his power to do things for him!

That's really wishful thinking. If I were to join their ranks, who knows how many dangerous missions I'd be tasked with?

Who knows, you never know when you might be ambushed by some enemy for no reason.

And what about Fugaku Uchiha? Couldn't he see through such an obvious plan to kill two birds with one stone?

With just one spot in the Anbu, they managed to take away a powerful member of your family and easily silenced them about Danzo.

No, it should be a triple or quadruple benefit, including the relocation of the Uchiha base, and possibly even plans for the future.

"I will absolutely not take up a position in the Anbu. Warden of Konoha is a very good position."

Putting down his teacup, Toshiro immediately rejected the other party's suggestion.

"Also, regarding Danzo, if the Third Hokage can't give me an explanation, I'll go and get one myself."

"I request that Clan Chief Fugaku relay my words to the Third Hokage verbatim."

How could he possibly let Danzo go so easily?

If this bastard hadn't slipped away so quickly last time, and if I hadn't had to be wary of Nine-Tails, I wouldn't have let him go so easily.

"Toshiro! Don't be impulsive..."

"If I do anything irrational, it will put the family in a very difficult position!"

"Furthermore, the Third Hokage promised to remove Danzo from his position as head of the Root branch, so I think this matter... is about time!"

If it were an ordinary Uchiha member, a single glance from him would probably be enough to make them submit obediently. However, facing one of the few strong individuals in the clan, he had no choice but to persuade him with kind words.

"Clan Chief Fugaku, I wonder if you've ever thought about this?"

"Once the family moves away from where they are now, their further marginalization by the village will be inevitable. What should we do then?"

Upon seeing his kind clan leader, who was trying to persuade him further, Toshiro had no choice but to change the subject.

"Although the clan members don't have much interaction with the ninjas and civilians in ordinary villages, they still have some interactions to some extent."

"Moving to the vicinity of the Namaka River makes it almost impossible for family members to further integrate into the village as the distance increases."

"In this way, the efforts of Senior Jing, Chief Chongshan, and you, the efforts of three generations to further integrate into the village, have all been in vain."

"Has Chief Fugaku considered this outcome?"

As a member of Konoha, the succession of the Uchiha clan leader was somewhat influenced by the village. Each successor may have been biased towards the clan in terms of clan honor and increasing the clan's influence.

However, in terms of overall strategy and the Will of Fire, it was still somewhat affected.

There was nothing that could be done about it; the higher-ups controlled the village's mouthpiece and were also monitoring all members of the Uchiha clan.

Select some Uchiha members you're satisfied with, give them preferential treatment in missions, and then promote them—isn't that how a rising star of the Uchiha clan emerges?

"If any unforeseen circumstances arise, a family living in a remote corner will truly be left helpless, with no one to turn to for help!"

The members of the Uchiha clan are all incredibly naive. As the clan leader, can't he see something so obvious?

My family wasn't well-liked in the village to begin with, and now that we've moved to such a remote place, aren't we just being isolated?

"An emergency? Toshiro... do you mean something similar to the Nine-Tails incident has happened again in the village?"

What do you think?

Looking at Fugaku Uchiha, whose eyes were twitching and whose face was gloomy, Toshiro knew that the other man was not a real idiot, but that he was just deceiving himself about some things.

"This time, the Third Hokage directly excluded us Uchiha from the team tasked with intercepting the Nine-Tails... I don't need to elaborate on how much he distrusts us!"

Although Toshiro's words were gentle, they were like a bolt from the blue to Fugaku Uchiha.

"impossible!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Fugaku Uchiha even dropped his teacup, which fell onto the table with a loud clatter.

"No matter what, we Uchiha are the founders of Konoha, and the Third Hokage would never do such a thing."

He still felt that Toshiro was exaggerating. How could the Third Hokage do such a thing?

"If the village did that, how would the various clans in Konoha view the Hokage Building?"

Once this is done, the Hokage Building will immediately lose its reputation among the major clans in the village. They may be intimidated by the Hokage's authority and dare not show it openly.

However, even the third generation couldn't control some seemingly insignificant areas.

"Therefore, the other side also needs a sharp knife!"

Seeing Uchiha Mikoto come over to check after hearing the commotion, and the small figure following behind her, Toshiro silently complained to himself.

(End of this chapter)