Thinking of this.
Itachi looked at Shisui, because he said that he would speak up at this meeting.
Sure enough.
Shisui held the table with his hand and slowly stood up.
Huh.
Seeing this, Fugaku knew that Shisui had something to say, so he said loudly, “Silence.”
Then, he asked Shisui to speak.
“Thank you, Clan leader.”
Shisui first thanked Fugaku for giving him the opportunity to speak. After some deliberation, he said, “I partially agree with Elder Setsuna’s point of view. The police department is the foundation of Uchiha’s establishment in Konoha. We must firmly grasp the right that we should grasp, but…”
The point was here.
Shisui paused for a moment and pointed out the biggest problem that the police department was facing at the moment.
“Because of its stance on cracking down on criminals, the police department is naturally easy to be excluded, and it is also a fact that it has become more and more unpopular over the years.
If this goes on, it will only arouse a greater backlash of public resentment and intensify the opposition between Uchiha and the villagers.
At that time, even if Uchiha takes back all the power of the police department, I’m afraid it will be useless. Instead, it will be boycotted by all the villagers. No one will be willing to obey the management of the police department.”
After listening to Shisui’s earnest words.
“Then what do you think we should do?” Fugaku asked on behalf of the villagers.
“I suggest that Uchiha make a move on the village and reform the police department.”
With a solemn tone, Shisui spoke out the thoughts he had been thinking about for a long time.
“How do we reform?” Fugaku asked, a light flashing in his eyes.
In fact, he, as Clan leader, had also thought about the reform of the police department.
Next.
Shisui gave him his reform plan.
The most important point was to open up part of the position of the police department. It was no longer limited to Uchiha, but to all the village ninjas.
Anyone could register freely, as long as they could pass the examination of the police department, they could be put on duty.
In Shisui’s imagination.
As long as Uchiha took the initiative to share, and let all the Ninjas with the identity of civilians in the village have a chance to join the police department, then –
Not only could it alleviate the lack of manpower in the police department, but it could also greatly improve Uchiha’s reputation and reduce the hostility of the villagers to the police department.
“No!”
Before Shisui could finish, the second-in-command of the police department, who had just recovered from his injury, Uchiha Yashiro jumped out to object.
His reason was that according to Shisui’s proposal, outsiders would definitely swarm into the police department and squeeze a large number of Uchiha clansmen out of their current positions.
Yes.
Yashiro words were strongly approved by many clansmen.
No one was willing to lose their job.
Moreover, for Uchiha, who had always been proud of being a police officer, they could not put down their pride for a while and worked with other Konoha ninjas.
In the face of opposition.
Shisui did not explain much, but asked on the spot,
“All the positions that are released are fair competition. Do you think that we, Uchiha ninjas, have no confidence in ourselves?”
These words directly made Yashiro and the others speechless.
“In addition, in this plan of mine, even after the reform of the police department, Uchiha still has leadership, financial income, and personnel appointments. Foreign Ninja can only be promoted to the position of sub-captain at most, and will not be a direct threat to Uchiha’s power.”
After Shisui choked Yashiro and the others, he added.
Fugaku pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded and spoke up for Shisui.
“Indeed. If I were to attend Clan leader’s meeting tomorrow and propose Shisui’s police department reform plan, I’m sure I would be able to win the support of Konoha and the other clans. From there, I have a high chance of resolving this crisis.”
It had to be said.
Shisui’s suggestion was very creative and bold. Compared to Elder Setsuna’s radical idea, it was more feasible.
It was the way to help Uchiha and the police force get out of this predicament.
Hearing Clan leader say that,
A portion of the clansmen also calmed down and seriously discussed if the reform plan was feasible.
However, there was still a portion of Uchiha who firmly opposed Shisui’s proposal. They believed that if this continued, the police department would fall into the hands of others sooner or later.
For a time, the two sides could not argue and even started to quarrel.
Looking at the noisy clansmen, Fugaku sighed and shook his head helplessly.
“Silence!”
He spoke again and ordered his clansmen to stop the meaningless quarrel. Then he looked at his brother-in-law on the right.
“Dan, what do you have in mind? Tell everyone.”
Dan. As the number one expert in the current Uchiha, his prestige even faintly surpassed Clan leader.
Once he made his stand, whether it was supporting Setsuna or Shisui, they would break the balance of the scales and play a decisive role.
Why are you asking me?
Dan raised his eyebrows.
He had promised his nephew to stay out of this. Now that his brother-in-law asked this, he could only turn to look at Itachi, not saying a word.
Being looked at by his uncle meaningfully, Itachi suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.
And in a few seconds, everyone in the entire conference room, except the blind Shisui, turned their eyes to Itachi.
Because everyone was very curious, why Dan did not answer Clan leader’s question, but suddenly stared at Itachi.
Under the gaze of more than seventy pairs of eyes.
Itachi endured the great pressure, and in the end, he could only helplessly vent his anger and compromise with Dan. “Uncle, what do you want to say… just say it.”
“Certainly.”
Dan smiled and habitually rubbed his nephew’s head. Then, he turned around.
His gaze started from Fugaku on the main seat. He moved to the right and swept past all the clansmen.
Under the nervous and expectant gazes of everyone.
Dan was silent for a moment, then finally said with a calm face, “I suggest that Uchiha completely give up the police department.”
The moment he said this, there was silence.
In the large conference room, the expressions on everyone’s faces froze, full of shock.
After a long while.
“Dan, did I not hear you clearly? You said that you wanted Uchiha to give up on the police department?” Elder Setsuna’s voice was trembling, and his jaw was about to drop.
On the other side, Shisui’s face was wrapped in bandages, and everyone could not see his “eyes”, but from his open lips, it could be seen how surprised Shisui was.
“Dan, are you serious?” Even Fugaku frowned and asked seriously.
In this kind of situation, you can’t joke around.
In the face of everyone’s surprise, Dan leaned back on his chair and did not explain anything.
He also discovered it.
These radical factions, moderate faction, and neutral faction in the clan all especially liked to interpret his words, often able to figure out several different meanings.
Don’t you like to guess? Then go guess.
Seeing Dan like this.
The clansmen couldn’t help but look at each other, but soon, there was a burst of whispers in the conference room.
He was the strongest expert of Uchiha, the chief of the body transformation, whom the clansmen respected. What he said could not be said without purpose.
Therefore.
Everyone was thinking hard to break the true meaning behind the shocking words just now.
Unexpectedly.
The first person who understood the meaning was not Fugaku, Shisui, and Setsuna, but a young clansman.
“I agree with the curator!”
A clansman in his twenties with a ponytail raised his hand.
His name was Uchiha Kenzo. He had worked in the police department for ten years and was now a captain.
Swish swish swish.
For a moment, everyone’s eyes were focused on Kenzo.
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