Chapter 47: The Uchiha Clan Meeting, Influence [bonus]

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Naka Shrine.

The Uchiha clan members were engaged in a heated discussion.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen is already old. It’s time for him to step down!"

"Konoha was founded jointly by the Uchiha and Senju clans. The Senju have already produced two Hokage.

"The Sarutobi clan only joined Konoha after its establishment!

"Why can they produce a Hokage, and even the Fourth Hokage might be Minato Namikaze, while our Uchiha clan doesn’t even have a position among Konoha’s decision-makers?

"This is unfair to our Uchiha clan!"

"Exactly! During the Cloud Shinobi battlefield, Konoha would have already lost if not for Shisui controlling the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki."

"That’s right! Shisui brought victory to the war, yet Konoha concealed all of his contributions!

"Now the entire shinobi world knows about the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. They even believe he’s a perfect Jinchūriki!

"But no one knows that the real hero of Konoha was Uchiha Shisui. The village’s higher-ups are clearly deliberately suppressing our Uchiha clan!"

"Why should we care about the attitude of Konoha’s higher-ups? We might as well force Sarutobi Hiruzen to surrender the position of Hokage!"

"That’s right! Have Shisui directly control the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki and force Sarutobi Hiruzen to step down!"

The moment the idea of controlling the Jinchūriki was brought up, the Uchiha clan members immediately voiced their support!

Uchiha Fugaku, who had remained silent with his eyes closed, finally spoke.

"Shisui once stated that only Jiraiya can undo the Eight Trigrams Seal on the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki."

Several clan members immediately objected.

"Back then, our Uchiha ancestor was able to fight Senju Hashirama to a standstill using the Mangekyō Sharingan! He even treated the Tailed Beasts like pets! How could a mere seal possibly stump the supreme dōjutsu of our Uchiha clan, the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

"Exactly! During the Nine-Tails’ attack seven years ago, an unknown Uchiha was able to break through Uzumaki Kushina’s seal. How could the current Jinchūriki possibly withstand our Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Fugaku’s words failed to gain the clan members’ approval.

They possessed an almost irrational confidence in the Uchiha clan’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

Another clan member spoke up.

"There is already someone from our Uchiha clan beside the Jinchūriki. Even if breaking the seal really is somewhat difficult, she can provide information about when the seal is weakest, or even tell us how to break it!

"After all these years, I’m sure she has already gathered enough information about the Jinchūriki. She can coordinate with Shisui from the inside!"

This proposal once again received enthusiastic support from the clan members.

Fugaku spoke again.

"Izumi Uchiha has already left our Uchiha clan. We were the ones who abandoned her back then."

The clan members, however, didn’t seem to care.

"Izumi Uchiha still has the blood of our Uchiha clan flowing through her veins. When the clan needs her, she should naturally do her duty without hesitation. Surely she wouldn’t dare betray the clan?"

Hearing this, the other clan members nodded one after another.

As though it were only natural.

As though it were simply the way things should be.

Seeing this, Fugaku couldn’t help secretly sighing.

He slowly closed his eyes.

.....

The discussion about seizing power continued until the clan meeting was nearly over.

Uchiha Itachi slowly walked into the meeting hall.

The clan members who had been arguing heatedly immediately fell silent.

Fugaku slightly raised his eyelids.

"Itachi, you’re late."

Itachi bowed slightly.

"I’m sorry, Father. Something delayed me."

Fugaku glanced at the bloodstains on Itachi’s clothes, and an uneasy feeling quietly rose in his heart.

But this wasn’t an appropriate place to ask about it.

He merely nodded slightly.

"Sit."

"Yes, Father."

Itachi lowered his head and quietly knelt down to the side.

At this moment, one of the clan members asked suspiciously,

"Itachi, where’s Shisui?"

"That’s right! Itachi, didn’t the clan leader say you were going to wait for Shisui? Why didn’t Shisui come back with you?"

Itachi shook his head.

"I didn’t meet Shisui."

"You didn’t meet Shisui?"

The clan members’ hearts tightened.

Something was wrong!

Shisui would never break an appointment!

Even if something came up, he would have notified them beforehand!

How could Itachi have waited and found nothing?

Shisui was the key to the Uchiha clan’s rise.

If something had happened to him...

Suddenly, one of the clan members noticed the bloodstains on Itachi’s clothes and immediately questioned him.

"Itachi, you just came from Shisui, didn’t you?"

Itachi, who had kept his head lowered, nodded.

The clan member’s expression changed.

"Liar! Why is there blood on you? Where exactly did you go?"

At once, everyone’s eyes turned toward Itachi.

Several clan members even walked directly over to him and examined the bloodstains on his clothes.

"It got on him about three hours ago."

Just from the bloodstains, they could determine that they had been left there around the time the clan meeting began.

One of the clan members seemed to realize something.

His pupils contracted.

He grabbed Itachi by the collar and lifted him up.

"Itachi! Did you kill Shisui?!"

The entire Uchiha clan erupted in an uproar!

Fugaku, who had been quietly resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his three-tomoe Sharingan.

"Silence!"

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it caused every Uchiha present to tremble inwardly.

Fugaku said,

"As for where Itachi went, I will give you all a satisfactory answer tomorrow.

"For now, the meeting is adjourned!"

"Clan Leader! Shisui..."

The clan member holding Itachi was about to protest.

Fugaku spoke again.

"I said the meeting is adjourned!"

The clan members looked at one another, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

After a moment, an elderly white-haired clan member snorted.

"Hmph! Clan Leader, I hope you can give us a satisfactory answer tomorrow. Let’s go!"

Their trust in Fugaku and his prestige accumulated over many years forced them to temporarily let Itachi go.

However, several of the younger clan members shot Itachi hostile looks.

Then they exchanged glances and nodded to one another.

After the clan members dispersed, Itachi bowed toward Fugaku.

"I’m sorry for causing you trouble, Father."

"Hmm. We’ll talk after we get home."

...

Meanwhile.

Hokage’s Office.

"Shisui still hasn’t returned to report..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the night sky outside the window, an ominous feeling rising in his heart.

Earlier that day, Uchiha Shisui had come to report the ability of his Mangekyō Sharingan, Kotoamatsukami.

He had also promised that during the Uchiha clan meeting that afternoon, he would use it on the clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku, in an attempt to resolve the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan.

But it was already late at night...

Shisui still hadn’t returned to report.

Nor had the Uchiha clan leader come to the Hokage Tower to express his goodwill.

Did the plan fail?

Or...

"Hokage-sama!"

Suddenly, an ANBU appeared before the Third Hokage and dropped to one knee.

Hiruzen nodded slightly.

"Speak."

"Uchiha Shisui was absent from the Uchiha clan meeting this afternoon, while the clan’s heir, Uchiha Itachi, arrived late.

"The clan meeting has now ended, and Uchiha Shisui is missing.

"The Uchiha clan members suspect that Shisui was killed by the clan heir, Uchiha Itachi. Several young Uchiha members even clashed with Itachi outside Naka Shrine."

The ANBU briefly reported everything he had observed while monitoring the Uchiha clan meeting at Naka Shrine.

As expected.

Hiruzen silently muttered to himself.

His ominous premonition had finally come true.

Uchiha Shisui had most likely been killed.

But as for Uchiha Itachi...

Hiruzen didn’t believe Itachi was responsible.

Both of them were devoted to Konoha.

Itachi would never willingly kill Uchiha Shisui.

Remembering how Danzō had hurriedly left after hearing about the ability of Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan that afternoon, Hiruzen immediately said,

"Have Danzō, the advisor, come here."

"Yes!"

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