I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 78 Uchiha Yu's Capital

If all you want to do is see the Third Hokage retire, Uchiha Yu doesn't actually need to do anything.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was an extremely powerful Kage-level ninja, but as a leader, he was only capable of maintaining the status quo and lacked the drive to advance, making him a complete failure in war command.

In the upcoming Third Shinobi World War, he will squander all the prestige he has accumulated over twenty years and will never be able to hold onto the Hokage's throne again.

Because the Third Shinobi World War was fought so badly, the ninjas of Konoha couldn't wait for the war to end and expressed their consensus of wanting him to step down through their actions.

However, getting the Third Hokage to truly retire will be quite difficult.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's obsession with power even surpassed that of Danzo Shimura. He was particularly adept at finding plausible reasons to convince himself, and then justifiably implementing policies that harmed the interests of Konoha.

For example, he forced Hyuga Hizashi to his death, abused Naruto Uzumaki, and after deciding to step down, he did not hesitate to suppress his favorite disciple and forced Minato Namikaze to become famous.

Through a series of baffling maneuvers, Orochimaru, the most suitable candidate for the Fourth Hokage, became disloyal, while the most suitable candidate for the Fifth Hokage was forcibly placed in the position of the Fourth Hokage.

Minato Namikaze was born ten years too early as the Fourth Hokage, so his foundation was naturally weak. Even the Anbu, which was exclusive to the Hokage, was taken away by Hiruzen Sarutobi, making him a complete puppet Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi never relinquished the title of "Third Hokage" from beginning to end.

To truly force the Third Hokage to retire, we must eliminate his henchmen, destroy his power base, and introduce a Fourth Hokage who can truly replace him.

None of these three conditions can be met by one person alone.

Because Hiruzen Sarutobi represents the strongest force in Konoha, with countless villagers and ninjas supporting him and willing to do their best for him, his henchmen can regenerate.

Even if Danzo Shimura is killed, Root will still exist. Further destruction of Root will be useless. With just one order, Hiruzen Sarutobi can have some Anbu ninja change their identities and instantly rebuild Root.

Political struggles are never a matter between individuals, but a struggle between one group and another.

There must be a political force to oppose the Third Hokage, to oversee the use of Konoha Village's funds, to hinder the unchecked expansion of the Anbu and Root, and to interfere with the Hokage's personnel appointments.

Only on this basis can we begin to trim Hiruzen Sarutobi's wings and gradually weaken his power base.

The Uchiha clan is the most suitable in Konoha to confront the Third Hokage and act as the main force pushing for his retirement, but if the Uchiha clan head is a coward, then he won't do anything.

Therefore, if Uchiha Yu decides to force Hiruzen Sarutobi to retire, he must first remove Uchiha Fugaku and take control of the clan.

Instigating a power struggle within the Uchiha clan would inevitably lead to chaos within the clan, so it was necessary to divert Danzo Shimura's attention.

So the news that the madman who blew up Root ninjas into fireworks has reappeared, attacked Ebizo's son in Sunagakure, killed several Jonin, and once again set off fireworks over Sunagakure, would naturally attract Danzo Shimura's attention.

Uchiha Yu could take advantage of the reduced surveillance of the clan to manipulate things within the clan.

Uchiha Yu explained his rough plan to Miwa Masayo, and finally convinced her by trying to distract Danzo.

Miwa Masayo asked doubtfully, "Yu, you're just a Chunin, and you have no reputation in the Uchiha clan. Who would listen to you?"

"What can you do, meow, if no one is willing to listen to you?"

Uchiha Yu grinned, "Heh heh, Miwa Masayo, think about it carefully, is there really no one in the clan who listens to me?"

The tabby cat thought for a moment, then asked with doubt, "There are two, but Uchiha Shisui is a child, and Uchiha Shin'in is an old man who's about to die. Who else could it be?"

Uchiha Yu sighed, "Mitsuyo Miwa, your standards are too high. Just think about these names: Shigenobu, Ayumi, Momoko, Ichiki, Hiroto, Kazushi, Tadamichi..."

Miwa Masayo was stunned. These were all Uchiha Yu's younger brothers and sisters, and...

"That's right. My younger brothers and sisters are all from the neglected collateral branches. Only one in four of them has the chance of awakening the Sharingan. They are at the bottom of the Uchiha clan's ninja group."

"His ninja talent was average among the Uchiha clan. He failed to achieve a top-ten ranking in the Ninja Academy, and didn't even have the chance to attend the Ninja Academy."

Uchiha Yu said meaningfully, "But they are also of Uchiha blood, born with the Sharingan bloodline limit."

Miwa Masayo said, "You can say it yourself. They only have a one in ten chance of awakening, and it has nothing to do with their own efforts; it's entirely dependent on talent and opportunity!"

"Unless you have another way to help them awaken..."

The tabby cat had just finished speaking when she remembered something. She looked at her human in surprise, "...Could it really be possible?"

"Yes!" Uchiha Yu nodded. "I can!"

Masase Miwa stared in disbelief, muttering, "Right, meow, you didn't encounter any bad luck during your two Sharingan advancements. It was the increase in your strength that led to those advancements."

Masase Miwa frantically covered his ears, asking fearfully, "How could I have accepted something so important as normal? Did you give me some strange hint?"

Uchiha Yu denied it in surprise: "My dear Miwa Masayo, you are my summoner contractor, Sage Mode's partner, how could I possibly give you a hint?"

"...Let me think, how should I argue?"

"I think you overlooked it because you've spent a lot of time with me and you genuinely agree with what I'm saying: the key to advancing in Sharingan is the growth of spiritual power, not the curse of fate."

Miwa Masase breathed a sigh of relief, then became excited: "What are you planning to do? Go directly to fight Chief Fugaku in a tournament?"

"If you succeed, I'll break all of Setsuna's windows every day. Humph! I still remember him calling me trash last year."

"Haha, that's not my style. I'm capable of handling the consequences of spreading this method, but I'm not going to be foolish enough to step into the open from the very beginning."

"I want to organize all my younger brothers and sisters into a ninjutsu mutual aid and learning club, to teach them ninja skills and knowledge, and to take the opportunity to teach them how to train their mental strength."

"Before Shimura Danzo's attention returned to the village, the study sessions were made a daily routine for the lower-ranking members of the clan to avoid unnecessary obstacles."

After that, we can wait for the results of the study group. The Uchiha branch has more than 200 ninjas under the age of 18, of whom 120 are close to Uchiha Yu.

If he can increase the probability of awakening the Sharingan to half, he can quickly gain more than sixty loyal subordinates.

Uchiha Yu was 90% confident that the training session would succeed, meaning he would gain over a hundred Sharingan ninjas as his subordinates, which would be his capital to contend for power within the Uchiha clan.

It's important to know that only about 300 core members of the Uchiha clan have awakened the Sharingan. If Uchiha Yu's plan succeeds, his subordinates will reach a quarter of the clan's core members.

In addition, with the Sharingan ninjas who switched sides for the sake of their children's future and the future of their clan, Uchiha Yu was able to gain the support of more than half of the core members.

With such support, he could easily replace Fugaku Uchiha and become the youngest clan leader.

In short, Uchiha Yu's newfound understanding of his own strength led him to adopt a more proactive strategy, bringing forward the turning point that would change the fate of his clan to intervening in the selection of the Fourth Hokage and the subsequent power struggle between the old and new Hokage.

If successful, the Uchiha clan could escape their fate of extinction ahead of time, without having to wait for Uchiha Shisui to grow up and change the fate of the night of the massacre.

(End of this chapter)