"It may not be accurate, but news leaked from the Hokage Building this morning."
"According to a close source close to the Hokage who wished to remain anonymous, the Land of Lightning is about to come and sign a non-aggression pact with us."
"Just because of that?"
Uchiha Eiji didn't quite understand.
"Brother Xiang, the Land of Lightning took the initiative to propose a non-aggression pact with us. From now on, the border between Konoha and the Land of Lightning will be completely safe. Isn't that something to be happy about?"
Uchiha Shisui asked, somewhat incredulously.
"hehe!"
Uchiha Sho sneered and continued.
"Shisui, I didn't expect you to still be so naive after experiencing the baptism of war."
"What kind of bullshit non-aggression pact is this? From the moment it was signed, it was meant to be torn up."
"The only difference is when the Hidden Cloud Village needs to tear it apart!"
If treaties were effective, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, would have already achieved his ideal of peace in the ninja world.
In the ninja world, a world with supernatural powers, the most fundamental truth has always been that might makes right, and whoever is stronger is right.
If this thing were truly useful, how could the Land of Waves have been destroyed?
Silence, silence is Cambridge tonight!
Uchiha Shisui fell silent after being silenced by Uchiha Sho's words; his smile vanished, and he lost all interest.
Shisui was just misled by the propaganda of the Hokage Building; he wasn't really brainless.
Especially after coming down from the battlefield, he was able to judge more clearly that what Uchiha Sō said was most likely the truth.
Despite Uchiha Sō's seemingly "eccentric" and "crazy" behavior over the years, Shisui knew him better than anyone.
This person is actually probably the most intelligent and capable member of the Uchiha clan.
In Shisui's perception, this fellow clansman did not believe in the Third Hokage's Will of Fire as much as he claimed.
In fact, on many occasions, his actions and interpretation of the Will of Fire were completely contrary to those of the Third Hokage, the original author who proposed the Will of Fire!
This is also the issue that Zhishui has always been most worried about.
Previously, Uchiha Enoki lacked both talent and strength, but Shisui was confident that with his own abilities, he could reconcile the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage faction and find a way for the two to coexist.
However, ever since Uchiha Enoki returned from his solo bandit-suppression mission, Uchiha Shisui has found that he can no longer quite see through the strength of his clansman.
You should know that he awakened the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, and even more so, the terrifying eye technique Kotoamatsukami.
Even he couldn't see clearly, so it's very likely that this fellow clansman also awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. It's just unknown what kind of eye technique he awakened.
However, regardless of the circumstances, this alliance agreement is probably not that important anymore.
Does the Third Hokage know? If he does, then he…
After revealing a dark corner of the ninja world to his younger brother, especially demonstrating that the Third Hokage's actions were not as great as advertised, he didn't continue.
Some things are only promoted as great, but once the slightest flaw is revealed, those who initially believed in them will start digging and eventually completely doubt them.
"Let's go! Let's go to the clan meeting first. I'm planning to take this opportunity to offer some 'suggestions' to the clan and the security department."
"A suggestion? Brother Xiang, what are you trying to do? Konoha and our clans can't afford any turmoil right now!"
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui immediately became alert and hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
Seeing this, Uchiha Xiang rolled his eyes and looked at Shisui speechlessly.
I always get the feeling that in this little brother's mind, I am the image of a villainous big boss.
Even though he hadn't done "anything," the world had a deep misunderstanding of him.
It seems that reform is truly imminent!
If he doesn't take action now, the world will continue to misunderstand him, and that won't do.
"Don't worry... I won't do anything reckless... I know what I'm doing... This is a good thing..."
Chapter 31, A Man's Dignity
When Uchiha Sō and Uchiha Shisui arrived, the Uchiha clan council hall was brightly lit.
Despite being the number one ninja clan in the ninja world, the Uchiha clan still inevitably retained the "petty-mindedness" characteristic of the Sakura Kingdom.
In the past, the Uchiha council hall was cramped. When meetings were held, twenty or thirty people would be crammed into a small room, and everyone would kneel down.
In some cases, the foot of the person in front can touch the knee of the person behind.
If it weren't for the fact that ninjas weren't used to wearing socks, and that Uchiha ninjas were quite particular about appearance and hygiene, their meetings would inevitably be filled with the smell of stinky feet.
I remember when Uchiha Sho had just been promoted to Jonin, he was completely stunned when he attended the first meeting. This shabby place was actually the clan meeting place of the Uchiha family, the most powerful clan in the ninja world.
After the first meeting, Uchiha Sō, who couldn't stand it any longer, took the initiative to use his own money, which he had earned from doing business with Gōchō using the various "patents" he had developed from Orochimaru, to expand the meeting hall.
The reason why Uchiha Eiko persuaded the three major Uchiha factions was quite simple—
We held a clan meeting in such a secretive manner that when the Third Hokage and the others found out, they thought we were plotting a rebellion.
Clan head Fugaku Uchiha was so stunned by a single sentence from Uchiha Zou that he immediately agreed to expand the clan meeting hall, and even agreed that the clan would pay half of the expansion cost and Zou would pay the other half.
Normally, the clan should cover all the costs in this kind of situation, but unfortunately, Fugaku Uchiha knew the actual situation best, and the clan was willing but unable to do so.
Despite being known as the most powerful clan in the ninja world, most Uchiha clan members work in the security department, where their income is "stable," but only enough to support their families.
The Uchiha clan lacks business acumen, and its accumulated wealth over the years is used to subsidize battlefield wounded, orphans, and the elderly.
Even the wealthiest landlords don't have surplus grain!
Uchiha Sho knew this better than anyone. His parents sacrificed themselves for Konoha, and both were Chunin. But after he turned six, his life was far from easy.
Having calculated that he would mature after awakening his memories, he knew how to plan. After entering the Konoha Ninja Academy, in order to improve his physical fitness, he befriended Might Guy and bought body-strengthening medicine from Might Guy at cost price.
Even so, he lived a very frugal life during his time at the Ninja Academy, and often had to take Might Guy, the big eater, to the Forest of Death to beg for food.
It was in the Forest of Death that Uchiha Sō met Hyuga Rin, a member of the Hyuga branch family who was unwilling to accept her fate.
After Uchiha Sho made two close friends, with their help, he took the initiative to approach Orochimaru and attracted Orochimaru's attention by using his biological knowledge from his previous life.
While studying under Orochimaru, Uchiha Sho discovered that to complete his Bloodline Instrumentality Project, in addition to needing the cells of all the Uchiha clan members, he also needed a large amount of money to purchase experimental equipment.
He naturally thought of the Blue Pill, which was the easiest way to make money in his previous life. After all, wealthy nobles and merchants would definitely be willing to spend a lot of money to buy ninja secret medicine to enhance a man's dignity.
During the process of selling the Blue Pills, Uchiha Ei met Gaucho and made a fortune with his help.
An ordinary Jonin in Konoha earns around 200,000 ryo a month, while those with more skill earn no more than 300,000 ryo.
The number of Uchiha ninjas in the Security Department is less than half, which is no match for Uchiha Enoshita, the big "merchant" who sells ninja secret medicines and men's dignity on the black market.
Uchiha Ei entered the conference hall and looked around. There were more than thirty clansmen of different ages sitting around a long table, whispering among themselves in twos and threes.
Hearing footsteps, several idle clansmen turned around and greeted Uchiha Sō and Shisui.
"Brother Xiang, you're here."
"Brother Xiang, aren't you recovering from your injury? How come you have time to come over?"
"Little Elephant, you really showed the Uchiha clan's prowess on the battlefield this time. In my opinion, the clan leader should step down and let you take over..."
The difference in treatment between Uchiha Sō and Uchiha Shisui within the clan was vividly displayed at this moment.
This was also the situation that Uchiha Shisui was most worried about. With the rise of Uchiha Zō, the entire Uchiha clan became more "radical".
What kind of talk is this? What does it mean for the clan leader to voluntarily abdicate?
"Jingyue, Fenghuo".
"Uncle Naraku, please don't say that. Over the years, even if the clan leader hasn't made any great contributions, he has certainly worked hard."
Uchiha Sho greeted his clansmen with a smile and humbly spoke to the hawkish elder, Uchiha Naraku.
Then he sat down in the first seat on the left side of the main seat at the long table.
The Uchiha members who witnessed this scene had different expressions, but none of them stepped forward to stop it.
Normally, Japan is a country where seniority is highly valued, and many places in the ninja world also have this tradition.
However, ninjas are beings who speak with strength, and the Uchiha clan's worship of the strong is ingrained in their very bones.
Even when the hawkish Uchiha elder Setsuna, who was supposed to be sitting in that position, saw this scene, he just smiled and turned around to take the seat from the dovish Uchiha elder Morita.
When Uchiha Morita arrived from behind and saw this situation, he took over Uchiha Enoki's position as his subordinate.
At this moment, the Uchiha clan's tendency to bully the weak and fear the strong was on full display.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
After almost all the Uchiha Jonin who could come, except for the clan leader, arrived, Uchiha Setsuna tapped the table in dissatisfaction.
"What's wrong with Fugaku? Why does he always take so long? Doesn't he know that we old guys get back pain from sitting for too long?"
Uchiha Enoki casually pulled out a string of takoyaki he had previously shared with Shisui, and started eating as he spoke.
"Oh dear, Elder Setsuna, don't blame the clan leader. He is, after all, the Uchiha clan leader and the head of the Konoha Police Department. The future of the entire clan and the safety of Konoha rest on his shoulders."
"So many things to do every day!"
"How can they compare to us ordinary Uchiha? All we do all day is arrest people on the street, stand guard, and go on missions, and that's it."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Morita couldn't help but laugh out loud. The whispers in the conference hall subsided, and the atmosphere became strangely eerie.
Judging from the current situation, Uchiha Sō, who is ostensibly the strongest member of the Uchiha clan, seems to be very dissatisfied with the clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku.
Of course, Uchiha Sho's dissatisfaction wasn't something that started just today. However, before, he was merely a genius of the new generation of Uchiha, and now, as the strongest Uchiha who has utterly defeated a Jinchuriki, the weight of his words is naturally completely different.
At every clan gathering, Fugaku Uchiha was always the last to arrive, because he was indeed extremely busy and often brought his work home to do, so he simply didn't have any free time.
However, the problem is that Fugaku Uchiha was always working in vain.
The powers of the Security Department and the Anbu already overlapped to some extent, and were further compressed after Danzo established Konoha Root.
The person in charge, Fugaku Uchiha, wasn't assertive enough.
A cowardly soldier is just one cowardly soldier; a cowardly general leads to a whole army of cowardly soldiers!
As a result, the Uchiha Police Department could only take the blame and deal with trivial matters.
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