Chapter 19: Opinions
Actively apply to send the main force of the clan to the border area to guard against the possible invasion of the Hidden Cloud Village!
The clan meeting on that day ended.
After Fugaku had a final discussion with the eight elders,
Still came to this conclusion.
For this proposal of Masashi and the final decision made by the head of the clan, Uchiha Fugaku, the clan had mixed opinions. It cannot be said that many people opposed it, but it is also difficult to say that many people agreed with it. This is the internal situation of the Uchiha clan now. It will be destroyed in the original book. This is also one of the important reasons. The clan is up and down, and the people are not united. No matter what they do, it is difficult to succeed. Then there is heavy pressure from the outside world, and there are two to five sons inside. It would be a ghost if the Uchiha clan could turn the tables.
It's just talk.
The overall strength of the Uchiha clan is still there.
Once this clan makes a decision, everyone in the Hidden Leaf Village must think carefully.
Therefore,
When Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage who returned to his position, received the news of Uchiha Fugaku's initiative, a trace of surprise appeared on his old face. It's not that he didn't expect such a possibility. As a Hokage who has ruled the Hidden Leaf Village for more than 30 years, he still has this kind of magnanimity. The Uchiha clan will make such a decision.
It was also in Sarutobi Hiruzen's earlier expectations.
It's just a matter of time and efficiency.
But it was something that Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't predict.
In the final analysis, just as Masashi thought, this was a test trip designed by Sarutobi Hiruzen for the Uchiha clan, and he wanted to use this action to see what the current mentality and thoughts of the Uchiha clan were like.
In Sarutobi Hiruzen's estimation.
The Uchiha clan has a probability of more than 80% to choose to tacitly indicate, which means not to take the initiative, not to resist, not to admit, and not to oppose unless the village directly issues an order; otherwise, the Uchiha clan will most likely take such a passive choice. This is based on the current situation of the Uchiha clan and the character analysis of Uchiha Fugaku, the head of the clan.
The remaining 20% probability is that the Uchiha clan will choose a more active way.
But it is also a choice made based on the herd mentality after other ninja clans have expressed their opinions one by one.
This time point.
It has to be pushed to three or four days later.
After all, the border situation is still okay now, and the Hidden Cloud Village is not pressing in with a large army.
There is still a certain degree of room for maneuver.
Originally, this was expected, but all this happened too quickly, like a tornado. Just after the meeting yesterday morning, Uchiha Fugaku came to volunteer on behalf of the clan this morning.
It's a bit strange no matter how he looks at it.
And just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was planning to use some methods to further investigate and confirm.
Shisui's timely arrival reported the intelligence.
It also relieved Sarutobi Hiruzen's doubts, but what followed was a slight interest in Uchiha Masashi, a genius boy who belongs to the same young generation of the Uchiha clan.
Is this another Uchiha boy who has a village in his heart like Shisui?
Or is he a gloomy person pretending to be a disguise?
From his performance and age, Sarutobi Hiruzen is more inclined to the former, but for the specifics, the Third Hokage must discuss more with his advisors and close friends, and he needs to do further testing on Masashi, and the same is true for Shisui before.
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who were hastily summoned by Sarutobi Hiruzen, came to the Hokage's office. After hearing the relevant information about the Uchiha clan from Sarutobi Hiruzen, the two of them fell into a brief silence.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had no intention of urging him.
Just sitting quietly in his seat, taking a deep puff of the pipe in his mouth, and then slowly exhaling a thick circle of smoke as it slowly spread.
"From this point of view, this Masashi-kun should be a Uchiha clan member who can be expected a little. I think he can be trusted to a certain extent. Of course, the specific details still depend on his performance in the future. You can ask Shisui-kun to pay more attention to him, but you must refrain from revealing more information to him. Instead, you need to pay more attention to Fugaku-kun and other Uchiha clan members."
Mito Kado Homura seemed to have sorted out his thoughts. He raised his eyelids again, looked directly at Sarutobi Hiruzen on the left, and said in a deep voice.
"I agree with Homura's opinion. We can put aside the matter of Uchiha Masashi for a while and let Shisui contact him more. We can win over a strong young Uchiha. Although it is indeed easier to arrange our plan, we must not misunderstand the key point. The core is still Uchiha Fugaku and other Uchiha elders. That mysterious person must be from the Uchiha clan. There is no doubt about this. The key is to find out his identity and whether the Uchiha clan has penetrated deeply into it. This is the problem we must focus on now!"
Utatane Koharu rarely opened her slightly narrowed eyes and said in a slightly low tone.
"There is no need to worry about Fugaku for now. From the information Shisui gave us, Fugaku is still relatively restrained and calm. Now the focus should be on investigating the identity of the mysterious Uchiha clan member. This time the opportunity is just right. Since the Uchiha clan took the initiative to apply, we can just agree to it!"
"What do you mean, Hiruzen? But wouldn't that be too dangerous? If it is an internal problem of the Uchiha clan, this choice is very easy."
Mitokado Homura frowned and asked back with a look of disapproval.
"If it is true, this is also an opportunity. We can't always be passive in defense. After all, we have to choose a more proactive way. Moreover, the pressure on the border is real. If we dispatch some people out and leave some people inside, we should be able to see some tricks. Besides, this is also the best opportunity to test that, Masashi, isn't it?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, interrupted Mitokado Homura's words, and said softly.
"But..."
"Homura, on this point, I think Hiruzen's approach is correct. There will never be a risk-free option. When it comes to the safety of the Nine-Tails and the village, the risk of the Uchiha clan is acceptable."
When Mitokado Homura wanted to continue to say something.
Utatane Koharu on the opposite side also echoed Sarutobi Hiruzen's words and continued to speak.
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