Chapter 75: The Uchiha Clan Meeting
Water dripping on rocks echoed clearly in a damp cave in the Land of Rain.
At that moment, two large pitcher plant leaves slowly rose from the ground, revealing a bizarre face with one-half white and the other half black.
The masked man in the cave glanced over and casually asked, “Is that you, Zetsu? How’s the situation?”
The strange man known as Zetsu, half of his body still submerged in the ground, responded, “They’ve started peace talks. It’s completely different from what you expected.”
The masked man remained silent for a moment and then asked, “Why did Kumogakure slow their offensive?”
At the start of the surprise attack, Kumogakure had been unstoppable, nearly breaking through Konoha’s front defences. Everyone watching the conflict, including the masked man, expected Kumogakure to advance towards Konoha Village quickly.
But unexpectedly, just as they had the advantage, Kumogakure suddenly slowed their offensive, turning a clear situation into a confusing one.
Zetsu shook his head. “I’m not sure either.”
Monitoring all the battlefields in the Land of Fire had already left Zetsu stretched thin so that he couldn’t keep track of battles outside the Land of Fire.
The masked man, annoyed, said, “Kumogakure is wasting an opportunity!”
Zetsu recalled something and replied, “Maybe something happened in their rear. In the weeks before they withdrew from the Land of Fire, their deployments were strange. The Two-Tails Jinchuriki even left the front line and hurried back to the rear.”
The masked man waved his hand dismissively. “Forget it.”
He had no intention of delving deeper. To him, Konoha and Kumogakure were just pawns to be used. Since they were mere pawns, there was no need to have high expectations.
Zetsu asked bluntly, “What’s our next move?”
The masked man smiled. “From this conflict with Kumogakure, it’s clear that the village no longer trusts the Uchiha. We should target the Uchiha to further weaken the village’s power.”
“What do you need me to do?”
“Find me a suitable Uchiha clan member,” the masked man said, his tone growing more sinister. “I need a useful pawn to stir up tensions between the Uchiha and the village…”
In Konoha Village, within the Uchiha clan grounds, there was a series of urgent knocks at the door.
Shisui, who had just returned home, had to drag his tired body to open the gate. As soon as he opened it, Itachi’s small figure appeared.
“Itachi, you’re finally back,” Shisui greeted with a smile.
The Uchiha clan was aware of Shisui’s secret mission. Many in the Uchiha clan believed it was a ploy by the Third Hokage to eliminate the Uchiha’s top genius, so Itachi had been worried about Shisui’s safety.
Shisui, still smiling, led Itachi into the house.
After they sat down, Shisui briefly mentioned Team 11’s recent mission and reassured them, “Don’t worry. With Kyo-senpai in our team, there’s not much to fear.”
Hearing that Team 11 had caused chaos in the Land of Lightning, Itachi looked curious. “Shisui-Nissan, does that mean Kumogakure slowed their offensive because of you?”
Konoha had been puzzled by Kumogakure’s unusual behaviour and had been investigating it. Once they confirmed that Kumogakure had issues in their rear, the Third Hokage attacked Kumogakure’s assault forces, driving them out of the Land of Fire.
Shisui nodded with a smile.
Recalling the Third Hokage’s surprised expression after Team 11’s debriefing, Shisui felt a great sense of satisfaction.
Undoubtedly, after analysing all the information, Team 11 concluded that their harassment of Kumogakure’s assault forces was a key reason for Kumogakure’s slowed offensive, buying Konoha precious time.
After chatting, Itachi suddenly grew serious and said, “Shisui-niisan, look!”
As he spoke, Itachi’s eyes turned red, and two tomoe slowly appeared in his pupils.
Shisui was delighted. “You’ve awakened your Sharingan?!”
Itachi nodded. “I awakened it on the battlefield last week.”
“Why were you on the battlefield?”
“I’ve graduated early,” Itachi explained.
At that moment, a figure landed in Shisui’s courtyard and said, “Shisui, the clan head is holding a clan meeting at the main house. We’ve been waiting for you!”
Shisui’s smile froze, and his face grew solemn.
Arriving at the main house, Shisui observed the people inside.
The clan head, Fugaku Uchiha, sat in the centre with his arms crossed. Surrounding him were elite members of the Uchiha Police Force, all Jonin.
Seeing this, Shisui felt a tightness in his chest.
Ordinary special jonins from the clan weren’t qualified to attend this meeting. He could already guess what this meeting would discuss.
“Clan head,” Shisui greeted before quietly sitting in the corner.
Fugaku glanced at Shisui and nodded.
With Shisui present, the Uchiha clan meeting officially began.
Soon, an elite jonin from the Uchiha Police Force said, “Captain, I’ve received accurate information that the village lost more than thirty jonins in this conflict. The Hyuga, Nara, Akimichi, Yamanaka, and Aburame clans all had jonin casualties. The number of chūnin and genin losses is even higher.”
As he spoke, the Uchiha elite jonin became increasingly agitated. “After suffering such losses, the Third Hokage agreed to peace talks. Many in the village are dissatisfied. This is an opportunity for us!”
Another elite jonin methodically added, “I’ve heard that the Hokage’s direct Anbu also suffered significant losses. The Third Hokage’s forces have been weakened again.”
When he finished speaking, the Uchiha turned to look at Shisui in the corner.
Shisui was the only Uchiha in the Anbu, so the clan relied on him for accurate information about the Anbu.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Shisui felt both annoyed and helpless. He casually replied, “I don’t know much, but I think we lost about three Anbu squads.”
The Uchiha in the room were visibly excited upon hearing this. One stood up and said to Fugaku, “Captain, it’s time. The position of Hokage rightfully belongs to the Uchiha.”
“Yes, Captain, let’s act now!”
The atmosphere heated up as the Uchiha in the Police Force stood up one after another.
Fugaku remained seated, his arms crossed, scanning his clan members before finally resting his gaze on Shisui. “Shisui, what do you think?”
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