Looking at the hysterical person, the others wisely remained silent.
In fact.
Among the people present, apart from the three Uchiha, including Uchiha Fugaku, the others also didn't want to believe their suspicions were true.
If this was true, it would be a huge disaster.
A disaster big enough to change the entire balance of the ninja world.
"Hehe!"
A night-owl-like voice sounded.
Uchiha Setsuna.
He laughed wickedly, "At this point, there are still people who don't want to admit it. Tsk tsk, do you need a tree to suddenly appear beside you and cut off your heads for you to believe?"
Silence!
There was complete silence around.
At this moment.
Apart from the two Uchiha clan advisors, there were also members of other ninja clans present.
Including the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.
Including the Hyuga clan.
Including the Inuzuka and Aburame clans.
Various smaller ninja clans.
Even members of the ANBU and Root were present.
Why were these clan representatives gathered at the Uchiha's?
It was all because of the problem with the Hidden Cloud.
The ANBU and Root members had encountered problems in the Hidden Cloud.
They clashed directly with the Hidden Cloud and were all wiped out, but not before killing hundreds of Hidden Cloud ninjas.
Would the Hidden Cloud let this slide?
No way!
That village of bandits was notoriously aggressive.
The final outcome of this incident would likely be a war between the two villages.
Therefore, many ninja clans, under the Third Hokage's suggestion, came to the Uchiha clan.
One reason was that Uchiha Itsuki had also participated in the mission to the Hidden Cloud, and the Third Hokage wanted to shift some of the blame onto him.
At the very least, Uchiha couldn't stay completely uninvolved.
The Third Hokage couldn't let Danzo take all the blame by himself—it would be too much for him.
Not only would it crush him, it would flatten him completely.
The other reason was that Konoha now needed the Uchiha's strength.
Whenever war breaks out, the Uchiha are always Konoha's sharpest weapon.
Even the Third Hokage had never denied this.
In the original story, the reason the Uchiha clan was wiped out was because the war had already ended, right?
The troublemakers and unstable individuals all had to be removed.
However!
During the Uchiha's mission against the Hidden Sand, they lost four Jonin and more than twenty elite ninjas.
Of the two survivors, one was still in critical condition.
The Third Hokage also worried that the Uchiha might not cooperate this time and might flat-out refuse.
The old Uchiha would never have done that.
But the current Uchiha? Who knows.
Therefore.
All the ninja clans gathered at the Uchiha's to persuade them.
At the same time.
They applied pressure.
As for the Hyuga clan...
What about them?
No one cared!
Would the Uchiha willingly be oppressed?
Originally, the Uchiha's dove faction and hawk faction were in balance, with Fugaku leaning toward the doves.
But who knew that this only led to the Hokage faction pushing their limits again and again.
So, he began leaning toward the hawk faction.
This caused the Uchiha to become more aggressive.
Thus.
When Shisui wanted to spar with Itsuki, the Uchiha leadership immediately agreed.
Come!
Let these people witness the power of the new generation of Uchiha.
As a result.
It led to this mess.
Not just the other ninja clans, even the Uchiha present were stunned.
Watching Itsuki completely dominate Shisui, it didn't seem like a Body Flicker Technique.
No!
This definitely wasn't the Body Flicker Technique.
"Boom!"
With another dull thud, Shisui crouched down, hands covering his head.
"Not fighting anymore! No way, I'm done," he muttered, "You're just bullying me now."
Itsuki figure appeared in front of Shisui, smiling brightly, patting him gently on the head.
"Shisui, be good. Don't cry."
Shisui looked at the culprit with teary eyes. If only he could defeat him, he'd teach him a lesson.
Clap clap clap!
The figure clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, what do you think? Wasn't the battle between the Uchiha brothers exciting? Aren't you left with endless thoughts?"
"Endless thoughts, indeed!" one by one, people stepped out from the shadows, revealing various ninjutsu they had been using.
Seeing so many people, Itsuki blinked in surprise, "Why are there so many of you? What are you all gathering at the Uchiha clan for?"
Then, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Wait... Did the clan leader die?"
"Oh no!" He let out a sharp cry, "Mikoto, you have to stay strong! I'll—"
Before he could finish, Fugaku, who had just appeared, glared at him coldly.
From today onwards, he swore to make sure Uchiha Itsuki wouldn't get away with this. If no opportunity presented itself, he would create one.
Itsuki awkwardly scratched his head, mumbling, "Not my fault, you were the last one to come out."
Fugaku's face darkened further, "As the clan leader, isn't it natural that I'm the last to appear?"
"What about my dignity?" he thought.
But after Itsuki's dramatic outburst, his dignity had disappeared.
The surrounding crowd was now eyeing him with strange looks.
Itachi sighed, "Itsuki, you've gotten stronger again. That Body Flicker Technique you used was incredible."
"Body Flicker?" Itsuki raised an eyebrow. "Who told you I used the Body Flicker?"
Itachi's brow furrowed slightly, "Itsuki..."
"That was Flying Thunder God, do you understand!?" Itsuki said with a smile. "I've been training this jutsu for years since I got it, and finally, I've mastered it."
There it was, his admission.
The crowd fell silent once more.
Zongyi's voice was strained as he asked, "Itsuki, was that really the Flying Thunder God?"
"If you want to rename it, go ask the Second Hokage. I don't mind, but you'll have to ask him yourself. I have a generational gap when it comes to communicating with him," Itsuki said, nonchalant.
Zongyi twitched, "I have a generational gap too..."
"Uchiha Itsuki!!!"
A loud roar echoed as a masked man stepped forward, pointing at Itsuki, shouting, "The Flying Thunder God is a forbidden jutsu. Who allowed you to learn it?"
Itsuki looked him up and down, "You're from Root?"
"Yes!"
"Oh, that explains it!" Itsuki clapped his hands. "It was Lord Danzo who approved it."
"What?!"
The Root ninja froze for a second, then angrily shouted, "That's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"How would you know?" Itsuki rolled his eyes. "Does Danzo need to report to you when he does something? You think you're more important than him? Are you, what, the Almighty Danzo?"
"No, I—"
The Root member was furious. What could he say? That Danzo would never let an Uchiha learn a forbidden jutsu? Or that Danzo didn't have the authority to approve such a thing? He couldn't say that.
He looked towards the Anbu nearby, hoping for some support.
It's your turn!
The Anbu sighed internally. To be honest, he really didn't want to deal with Uchiha Itsuki.
Arguing with him was pointless. He was unbeatable in a debate, and even if you somehow won, he'd just beat you up! Who could stand that?
The Anbu spoke slowly, "Itsuki, Lord Danzo doesn't have the authority to let you learn a forbidden jutsu."
"Then go take it up with Danzo!" Itsuki shrugged, looking at the Anbu, "You're from the Anbu, right?"
"Yes."
"Oh, that makes sense!" Itsuki clapped his hands again. "When Danzo gave me permission to learn the Flying Thunder God, the Third Hokage also approved it."
"That's impossible!"
"And why not?" Itsuki rolled his eyes again. "Does the Third Hokage need to report to you too?"
The Anbu fell silent.
The Root ninja, losing patience, jumped out again, pointing at Itsuki, "Stop twisting the facts—"
But before he could finish, Itsuki used the Flying Thunder God technique, instantly appearing in front of him and delivering a swift kick.
The Root ninja flew through the air.
"I should've just started with this! Why bother arguing?" Itsuki muttered, "And who said Root members don't have emotions? Didn't he scream just like anyone else?"
The men nearby were drenched in cold sweat. Getting kicked in that spot and sent flying—any man would scream.
(End of chapter)