Sure enough, the elder's people followed him.
Chimi felt powerless:
"Yes, Yan did express his desire to win me over, but he did not ask me to leave the faction."
"Do you think we will believe your words?"
The Elder was so angry that he kept pounding on the table:
"I knew something was off. The clan leader had already started making arrangements in advance. This isn't negotiation, it's a showdown!
He didn't even give us a chance to question him. He privately meet everyone, unified their opinions, and then made a fuss at the clan meeting."
"That Uchiha Yan, I used to think he was talented and wanted to win him over!! Who knew I was wrong. This damn kid is like a hungry wolf, he was ready to bite anyone and tear off a piece of flesh."
The Elder was so absorbed in his rant that he didn't notice the gradually darkening look in Chimi's eyes.
Yan had sought him out, or to be precise, he couldn't help but seek Yan out.
Yan did indeed try to win him over, but he didn't agree.
As for leaving the faction, this was completely a joke. Yan didn't want to get involved in factional disputes.
Chimi spoke the truth.
Even if he wasn't trusted, was doubted, he accepted it.
Who would have thought, the Elder didn't trust him at all, didn't have a shred of trust in him.
At this moment, Chimi felt ridiculous. All these years, he had been part of the hardline faction, doing things by the book. What was it all for?
Just like Yan said, to become a tool for the elders to fight for power?
To become a tool that doesn't even have trust?
"Uchiha Chimi, why did you go to see Uchiha Yan!!! Are you planning to betray me?"
The Elder who was already angry, started to berate him directly.
As for whether it would make Chimi feel cold-hearted, the Elder had never considered it, because that's how he always did things.
As the saying goes, without comparison, there is no harm. Comparing Yan and the Elder, one could see who was higher and who was lower.
Who was working for the clan, who was fighting for power.
Who could trust the clan members, open their hearts to them, and who was petty, unable to trust even those close to them.
Some things, you might not notice before comparison.
But with comparison, the gap becomes apparent.
Perhaps I'm just a pitiful tool?
Chimi shook his head and laughed, raised his head to look directly at the angry Elder, and said:
"Because I wanted to know why he would help me, why the clan leader chose me as the squad leader. I have many doubts in my heart, and I hope to clear them up."
"So you went to see Uchiha Yan?"
The Elder could hardly control his rage. He stood up abruptly and kicked over the table between them.
The wooden table shattered and flew towards Ichimic.
Chimi raised his hand to catch the table flying towards him, put it down properly, stood up, and bowed:
"No matter whether the Elder is willing to believe me or not, I have no intention of leaving the faction, I have not accepted Yan's invitation, and I have not betrayed anyone."
"Although our positions are different, I think Yan has a point. We are all members of the same clan, and there should be no prejudice or targeting."
"Elder, I will take my leave now."
"You....."
Chimi turned around and left, clearly not wanting to listen any longer. The Elder was stunned for a few seconds, shaking with anger.
They're rebelling, one after another.
"Uchiha Chimi, if you dare step out of this threshold, then you are no longer one of us, you will be a traitor!!!"
In his rage, the Elder threatened.
"...."
Chimi, who had just reached the door, stopped. He, who had still held some hope for the hardline faction, was completely disappointed at this moment.
"If the Elder thinks I'm really a traitor, then I will be a traitor who only contributes to the clan."
He became a person of the hardline faction because his elders were also from this faction.
Growing up, he was also labeled as a hardliner, but that didn't mean he supported the hardline faction's ideas and practices.
And the Elder's actions had chilled his heart.
"Bastard, you're a traitor!! A traitor!!!"
The Elder's curses came from behind, but Ichimic didn't care. He even felt as if some invisible shackles on his body had been unlocked, and he became more relaxed.
At this moment, Chimi suddenly understood why the younger generation in the clan were all willing to stand up and support Yan.
Compared with Yan, these elders were completely rotten to the core.
They only saw the value of use and interests in their eyes, always using others as tools, never truly trusting them.
"Knock, knock."
"Come in."
Pushing open the door, Kaze walked into the room.
"Captain, just as you predicted, the elder couldn't help but send someone to notify Chimi. I didn't dare to get too close for fear of being discovered.
It sounds like the elder is very angry, cursing Chimi as a traitor, and Chimi left without looking back."
"Heh, I've said it before, an old stubborn like the elder will never trust others."
"As long as Chimi contacts me, he will explode like an angry lion, regardless of whether Chimi accepts my invitation, in his view, Chimi is no longer trustworthy.
Because at the moment he contacted me, there is always the possibility of betrayal."
This result is what Yan hoped to see, and the elder did not disappoint him.
He directly came up with a divine assist.
Without the elder's assist, it's not that easy if Yan wanted to make Chimi completely loyal and obediently follow him.
Bad temper, arrogant, doesn't put others in his eyes, anyone can become his tool for competing for benefits, this kind of person, is easy to manipulate.
Also the easiest to have a rift with subordinates, and the easiest to do things that make subordinates feel cold.
"They are just a rotten old guy to the bone." Kaze sneered coldly.
"But if Chimi does this, the elder won't do anything to him, right?"
This kind of thing has happened in the clan before, so it's worth being vigilant.
"Don't worry, especially at this time, he dares not do anything to Chimi, I believe Chimi will also be prepared."
If they dare to casually harm their own people.....
Then do it, and I will seize this opportunity and bring you down.
The elder has a problem with his character, but it doesn't mean he's stupid. After calming down, he will definitely control himself and not do anything that crosses the line, otherwise, being watched by Yan and Fugaku, he will have a hard time.
"You've worked hard, go back and rest, we don't need to watch Chimi, we have to trust him."
"If all of their hearts are torn apart, and Chimi is still fooled by the elder, then I can only say that he is really stupid."
Everything is going well, next is to wait for Chimi to stand on his side, and then gradually unite with Fugaku, pull down the hardliners one by one, and completely dissolve the existence of this faction.
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