Within the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Uchiha Fugaku, having just finished a meeting at the Hokage Building and filled with anger, immediately convened an emergency Clan Meeting upon returning to the clan.
"Clan Head, Shisui can't be found anywhere in the village!"
"Shisui might have already met with misfortune."
"This matter is definitely related to Shimura Danzo."
"It's not just Shimura Danzo, the Konoha higher-ups must also be involved, otherwise they wouldn't let that guy Shimura Danzo pin the blame on us Uchiha."
"Clan Head, we can't wait any longer. It's Shisui now, next it will be all of us Uchiha."
Those who could speak at the Clan Meeting were not ordinary clan members, most of them were already Uchiha elites who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. The unified opinion of these people was something that even the Clan Head, Uchiha Fugaku, had to take seriously.
Moreover, today's events had truly touched the Uchiha's inverse scale. Shisui's disappearance, the attack on Danzo, Shimura Danzo repeatedly claiming that there were foreign enemies invading Konoha, but pointing the finger at the Uchiha, claiming that some Uchiha were colluding with the enemy and betraying the village, intending to rebel, and wanting to thoroughly investigate the Uchiha Clan Compound.
If it was just Shimura Danzo making trouble unreasonably, that would be one thing, but the key was that Sarutobi Hiruzen and several other Konoha higher-ups actually acquiesced to Shimura Danzo's claims, and were going to send Anbu into the Uchiha Clan Compound tomorrow to investigate.
This was no longer just ostracizing the Uchiha, but directly slapping them in the face.
Usually, the main job of the Konoha Military Police Force was to maintain the internal security and stability of Konoha Ninja Village, responsible for formulating the rules of the village, strengthening and maintaining the order and security of Konoha Village, and arresting people and Ninja with criminal tendencies. Now, they were suspected of colluding with the enemy and betraying the village, which was too far-fetched.
This time, it wasn't just the radicals who were outraged, even many conservatives couldn't stand it.
"Clan Head, are we really going to let those guys enter the clan compound?"
"They are humiliating us Uchiha!"
One by one, the clan members' Sharingan in their eyes lit up directly because their emotions were too agitated, emitting a cold killing intent.
Being stared at by pairs of red eyes, Uchiha Fugaku's mood was also a bit heavy. His face, which had always been serious, also had a bit more gloom and irritability.
He was also very angry about what happened today. The Konoha higher-ups had completely regarded the Uchiha as outsiders, but he subconsciously felt cold all over, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
When Shimura Danzo said that they Uchiha were rebelling, his eyes were very firm, as if he had already determined it was a fact, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression didn't show much surprise either.
Thinking of the Clan Meeting more than a month ago, he already understood.
Someone had leaked the clan's information!
Someone had secretly told the Konoha higher-ups about the clan's radicals' plan to stage a coup, so Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Hokage, wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the Uchiha again.
Uchiha Fugaku subconsciously thought of Uchiha Shisui.
Shisui had always been a representative figure of the conservatives, and had always been the backbone of the conservatives, and was very close to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Regarding the coup, Uchiha Shisui's attitude at the Clan Meeting seemed very firm. It was also precisely because of Uchiha Shisui's existence that the conservatives opposed the decision to stage a coup, believing that the Uchiha and the village still had a chance to reconcile.
He had once thought so too.
But...
Uchiha Fugaku looked at the clan members who had always stood on the side of the conservatives and opposed the coup in the past, and now they all looked aggressive and full of killing intent.
Shisui's disappearance at this point in time had a huge impact on the Uchiha.
At the same time, he glanced at Uchiha Itachi, his eldest son, and also the only member of the current Uchiha clan to join the Konoha Anbu.
Also one of the suspects of betraying the clan!
He saw that although the other party also wore a gloomy face, Uchiha Fugaku didn't see any anger in his eldest son.
Itachi, what exactly are you thinking?
Even if the clan suffers such humiliation, you still don't feel angry?
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly felt a little tired. Whether as a clan leader or a father, he was failing.
"Quiet!"
Uchiha Fugaku stopped the clan members' noise. If this continued, they wouldn't be able to discuss anything useful all night.
"The matter of Shisui is still unclear. Before the truth is investigated, we must not act rashly!"
As soon as Uchiha Fugaku said this, all the Uchiha clan members present looked at him, their faces showing various expressions.
There was disappointment, frustration, anger...
He naturally saw the expressions of the clan members, but what could he do? As an Uchiha, he was naturally extremely angry in his heart that the clan was being treated like this, but as a clan leader, he had to remain rational.
Now the Uchiha were already suspected by the Konoha higher-ups, so they couldn't act rashly at this time, otherwise the Konoha higher-ups would definitely find an opportunity to attack the Uchiha clan.
If they wanted a coup, they needed to have enough strength themselves. With the loss of Shisui, the coup was likely to fail.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Itachi and asked, "Itachi, you are currently operating in the Anbu. Have you heard any news about Shisui?"
Uchiha Itachi felt the gazes focused on him and shook his head.
"Then have you heard any news from the Konoha higher-ups targeting the Uchiha?"
This time, Uchiha Itachi hesitated for a moment, thinking of the task that the Third Hokage had recently assigned, to closely monitor the movements of the Uchiha clan and report the content of each Clan Meeting to the Konoha higher-ups.
Although he was also very worried about Uchiha Shisui now, and suspected that Shimura Danzo was secretly targeting Shisui's eyes, because he knew about Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, and he also knew that the Konoha higher-ups knew that Shisui possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.
But he also thought of Shisui's warning to him, and also thought of Konoha's Will of Fire. He couldn't do anything to harm the village because of the clan.
"No."
"..."
Uchiha Fugaku was silent, looking at his son, on whom he had placed high hopes, with complicated eyes.
He had initially let Itachi join the Anbu in the hope that Itachi could use his Anbu status to provide the clan with information from the Konoha higher-ups, but now it seemed that the result was the opposite.
"Itachi! Do you still have the clan in your eyes?"
All those present were elites of the Uchiha clan. Even though Uchiha Itachi only hesitated for a moment, several clan members saw the clue and glared at Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi remained silent. If Shisui couldn't make these arrogant guys change their minds, how could he persuade them?
Struggle couldn't solve any problems. The Uchiha clan's coup would only make the current Konoha weaker and increase hatred.
"Uchiha Itachi, you..."
"Enough!"
Several Uchiha clan members still wanted to say something, but Fugaku shouted angrily, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spinning, and a powerful aura burst out from his body. The pressure from the Sharingan instantly suppressed the other clan members present. His Sharingan was far more powerful than the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
This was the aura of "Fierce Eye Fugaku".
Unlike the Hyuga, the Uchiha clan values strength and pursues power. Bloodline alone is not enough to ascend to the position of clan head. Every Uchiha clan head must possess the strength to overwhelm their clansmen and have a distinguished reputation.
Uchiha Fugaku is precisely such a person.
Everyone fell silent, glaring at Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi's brow furrowed as well. He didn't care about his clansmen's opinions of him, but was pondering something else.
The pressure that had just emanated from his father was very similar to Shisui's.
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