At night, the Uchiha clan was having a meeting.
The meeting was called by Uchiha Setsuna, a radical (Hawk) faction leader, to talk about the future of the clan.
As the head of the radical faction, Uchiha Setsuna was unhappy with Senju Tobirama's policies towards the clan.
Setsuna had always wanted to take power from the Senju clan and become the "master" of Konoha.
Now that the Senju clan was disbanded, he didn't care about them anymore.
However, Senju Tobirama, the village's second Hokage, was still around, and Setsuna wanted to bring him down.
Tobirama's presence was hurting the clan's progress.
It was crucial to get rid of this Second Hokage.
One of the clan members, Kagami, was actually Tobirama's disciple.
Kagami's position made him a valuable spy who could provide information about Tobirama.
But Kagami had no intention of attending the meeting and even broke the legs of the person he sent in his place. He was quite bold.
Setsuna was furious.
He had never been this angry since becoming an elder of the clan.
He was upset that Kagami attacked his own people, which embarrassed him and undermined his authority.
He was even more frustrated that Kagami ignored the clan and didn't attend such an important meeting.
"Damn you, I'll deal with you eventually."
Setsuna calmed himself and asked someone else to lead the meeting.
During the meeting, Setsuna's side repeated the same points over and over to get everyone warmed up.
Once the conservatives (Doves) and neutrals grew impatient, he started discussing the main topic.
There was only one subject: How to kill Senju Tobirama.
"Setsuna, are you radicals crazy? You actually want to kill the village's Hokage?"
"That's right. Do you want us to rebel?"
"Let's not talk about whether we can kill him. Have you, radicals ever considered the consequences of this?"
Obviously, besides the Hawk faction members, the other members of the clan were scared by this issue and began blaming Setsuna, the leader of the Hawk faction.
"Damn it, if you want to die, go ahead, but don't drag us down with you."
Setsuna was already prepared for these accusations.
He walked forward slowly and signaled the host to leave, as he would now take control of the meeting.
"Have you said enough?"
Setsuna crossed his arms and looked around at the clan members who were dissatisfied with him.
When they gradually stopped talking, he nodded with satisfaction and continued, "I didn't call you here to ask for your opinions. I am determined to kill Senju Tobirama. Even if Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara are resurrected, they can't stop me. That's what I say!"
Setsuna's words were very domineering, but the clan members around his age didn't accept him and secretly showed their disdain.
He knew that many didn't follow him, otherwise, the clan wouldn't be split into three factions. He was only the leader of the Hawk faction and had no control over the other two factions.
However, to make the clan thrive and possibly become the master of Konoha, he needed to unify the three factions.
In his opinion, the Hawks were the strongest of the three factions. Even if the other two factions combined, they were not as powerful as his.
And as the leader of the Hawk faction, who else but him could lead the clan?
"Everyone, listen up. Since Konoha was founded, haven't we Uchiha suffered enough? First, Lord Madara was driven out of the village, and then Senju Tobirama discriminated against us. How long will we have to endure this?"
"Our Uchiha clan is as famous as the Senju clan, and we were also among the founders of Konoha. Why are both the first and second Hokage from the Senju clan?"
"I've heard that the candidate for the Third Hokage isn't from our Uchiha clan. Can we really accept this?"
Some older members in the crowd hesitated to speak after hearing Setsuna.
They wanted to say that the Uchiha clan had a significant role in Uchiha Madara's departure.
Considering Setsuna's influence in the clan and following the principle of avoiding trouble, they chose not to refute.
"Setsuna, where did you get the information about the Third Hokage selection?"
Uchiha Fumio, the clan leader and head of the dove faction, asked.
"Don't worry about where I got it. I just know it."
Fumio frowned and replied, "But from what I know, Lord Hokage values Kagami. Kagami might still have a chance as the Third Hokage candidate."
"Yes, Kagami is one of the Hokage's six disciples and has our Uchiha clan's support. I don't think anyone would object to him becoming the Third Hokage."
"I also think Kagami is a reliable candidate for the Third Hokage."
"Yeah, yeah."
Seeing the situation he had tried to control unravel, Setsuna wanted to argue with Fumio immediately.
"Kagami as Hokage? Don't be ridiculous. Look at what Tobirama Senju did to our Uchiha clan after he came to power."
Setsuna glared at Fumio but chose not to act. Instead, he criticized Senju Tobirama's policies.
"There are so many departments in the village. Except for the Police Force, we have no control over the others."
"And more."
Setsuna's comments made many doves and neutrals uncomfortable.
The Uchiha Fumio realized that if Setsuna kept talking, someone might defect to the Hawks right then.
For this reason, he quickly interrupted and said, "Wait, if it's true what you said, that Hokage-sama discriminates against us Uchiha, then why did he accept Kagami as his disciple?"
Setsuna sneered and replied, "Of course, he's just pretending to show it to you and the other clans in the village. If he can't be fair in public, then he, Tobirama Senju, is not worthy of being the Hokage."
Fumio was speechless, but what Setsuna said made sense.
However, as the head of the clan, no matter how nice and inspiring Setsuna's words were, he would never let his clan members participate in the assassination of the Hokage.
"Fumio, you are too weak. You are no longer fit to be the head of the clan."
"Setsuna, I think you are too radical. If you want to change the situation of the clan, you don't necessarily have to take action."
"Where will the opportunity come from if we don't take action?"
"Anyway, I just don't agree, Setsuna. I am the clan leader."
"Fumio, you're going to regret this."
Just as Fumio and Setsuna were arguing fiercely, someone reported that Kagami had returned and was walking towards them.
The noisy conference room suddenly became quiet.
Fumio and Setsuna stopped arguing and waited quietly for Kagami to arrive.
After a while, Kagami calmly came to the meeting place, looked at Setsuna, and asked, "I just heard from the clan members that you want to kill the Second Hokage, my teacher?"
Setsuna smiled evilly and stared at Kagami, saying, "Yes, I'm saying it clearly. I want to kill Senju Tobirama. What about you? Who agrees, and who disagrees?"
At this moment, even some of the more aggressive members thought that Setsuna was crazy.
In front of other students, anyone who wants to kill their teacher would never do that.
"Haha, if that's the case, then go and die."
After saying that, in front of everyone's surprised eyes, Kagami directly opened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
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