"Isn't Shisui with Obito..." Fugaku felt a surge of surprise but quickly regained his composure. "Is Shisui an undercover agent sent to Akatsuki by Lord Seiki?"
At this moment, he was deeply relieved.
Thank goodness he had "betrayed" them; otherwise, the Uchiha wouldn't have had any chance left at all!
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel sorrow for the other clansmen. The Mangekyou they thought gave them an edge—one bearer had already betrayed them, and the other was directly under Lord Seiki's control!
How are we supposed to play this?
Kneeling on one knee, Shisui said, "Lord Seiki, I have crucial intelligence to report!"
"Crucial intelligence?" Lord Seiki replied in a deep, unfathomable tone. "Do you mean the Uchiha clan's plan to launch a coup?"
Shisui was taken aback, then honestly impressed. "No wonder you're Lord Seiki. Even being away from the village, nothing the Uchiha do can escape your notice!"
Lord Seiki smiled slightly but offered no explanation. "What are your thoughts?"
Shisui answered, "First, there's Obito. The Uchiha hope he'll join the fight on our side too, but in reality, he's already decided to see the light!"
"See the light?" Seiki rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Can we trust that?"
"Although I don't know why he changed, I believe his sincerity is genuine!" Shisui stated.
Fugaku thought cynically to himself. Well then, that half of a Mangekyou has also switched sides!
Lord Seiki asked, "There also seems to be another Akatsuki member named Zetsu working with Obito. Where is he now?"
One important reason he wanted Obito to expose himself was to see whether Black Zetsu still had any other hidden resources left after losing this key piece.
Shisui responded, "Obito said he had already killed Black Zetsu, but refused to give any details."
"I see," Lord Seiki nodded slightly, secretly thinking, *So he faked death to escape, huh?*
As for Obito's claim that he had killed Black Zetsu, Seiki gave it no further thought; there was no way such a result could occur given the intelligence gap between the two.
Nonetheless, Seiki didn't dwell on it. "Then what's next? What are you and Obito planning to do?"
Shisui's voice dropped lower. "I and Obito will eliminate half the Uchiha clansmen. Since we're already branded as Akatsuki, we might as well pin all the crimes on them."
Fugaku thought cynically to himself. This kid's ruthless—eliminating half the clan, just like that!
With his left hand resting on the table, Seiki lightly tapped the surface while preparing to make a decision. But suddenly, he glanced toward the door again. "Seems like today's bringing a lot of visitors. Shisui, please hide somewhere for now."
"More visitors?" Shisui felt puzzled but didn't have time to think much before transforming into a crow statue and hopping onto a cabinet nearby.
"Lord Seiki!"
Hearing this voice, Fugaku felt both amused and helpless. *Great, now all the Mangekyou have betrayed us!*
Lord Seiki smiled and asked, "Itachi, are you here to report the Uchiha's planned coup?"
"How did you know..." Itachi looked at Seiki in shock. After being caught out, his guilt somewhat lessened. "Yes, that's exactly why I came here—to report it to you!"
Lord Seiki asked with great interest, "If I entrusted you with handling this matter, what would you do?"
Itachi paused in thought. "I would kill all the Clansmen, sparing only the elderly, children, and women who lack combat ability. Then I would claim they were influenced by the Akatsuki and defected."
Lord Seiki couldn't help but sigh—these three were getting more ruthless one after another!
Fugaku, meanwhile, was thinking to himself, "Do I count as an elder? Would Itachi even want to kill me?"
Lord Seiki clapped his hands. "You can all come out now!"
Upon hearing Lord Seiki's summons, the two who had been hiding in the corners and on top of the cabinets dropped their transformations and jumped down.
"Uncle!"
"Shisui, Father!"
"Haha, everyone's here!"
Though the meeting was a bit awkward, all three were mentally strong individuals. After the brief discomfort, they quickly regained their composure.
Seeing the three now staring at their own noses with apparent calmness, Lord Seiki continued, "As for handling the Uchiha, my idea is to simply let them attempt a Coup!"
"What? Let them stage a coup?" The three's hearts chilled—was Lord Seiki planning to simply let the Uchiha destroy themselves?
Even if Lord Seiki wasn't bothered, the Uchiha branded as 'traitors' would still be isolated and unable to live peacefully in Konoha (the Hidden Leaf Village)!
Seeing their worried expressions, Lord Seiki knew they had misunderstood. He smiled, "Don't worry, I'll suppress the news of the Coup attempt and ensure no one else finds out!"
Realizing that Lord Seiki was willing to keep such a secret for these traitors, the three were deeply moved. "Thank you for your mercy!"
Lord Seiki waved his hand. "It's not your fault either. This was a problem left behind by Elder Danzo. Let them vent their grievances, then start anew!"
Fugaku asked, "Lord Seiki, should we prepare anything in advance?"
Lord Seiki shook his head. "No need to prepare anything—just play your roles well!"
"Our roles?"
"The role of the rebels!" Lord Seiki smiled. "Tomorrow, I will enter your Clan land alone, giving them the opportunity to launch their coup!"
Fugaku expressed concern. "You alone..."
"Only if I act alone can I ensure the Coup attempt remains secret, protecting your entire clan from this turmoil!" Lord Seiki emphasized. "Oh, and don't hold back during the confrontation—only by crushing their arrogance can we prevent rebellion from taking root again!"
"It's going to be one man taking on the entire clan—and this time, with three and a half Mangekyou!" Fugaku felt shaken, yet he did not object.
He knew—Lord Seiki truly had that power!
Shisui and Itachi both nodded firmly. Although they would play the part of the beaten-up villains, they couldn't help but feel excited knowing it would be Lord Seiki doing the beating.
Of course, it was all for the greater good of the Uchiha!
...
The next morning.
Since it was a weekend and there was no school, Sasuke had originally planned to go play with Naruto.
However, when he arrived at the park, he discovered that Naruto had been beaten into the ground by Neji (of the Hyuga Clan) for forgetting to ask Lord Seiki for his signature!
After silently feeling bad for Naruto for a moment, Sasuke turned around and left immediately.
Neji was the victim after all; it's not right to pick on him!
Returning to the clan land, Sasuke noticed that there were hardly any clansmen on the streets today, making the place feel eerily quiet.
"Are everyone just sleeping at home? How lazy!" Sasuke muttered inwardly as he headed toward his home.
He casually kicked a small stone along the road, like dribbling a ball with each step. But after just a few kicks, he suddenly froze. "Wait a second, didn't I just lose my house?"
He had been resting in the hospital for the past few days, and neither his father nor his brother had told him about their new home.
Realizing this, Sasuke felt dejected. "Damn it, I actually have nowhere to go!"
Just then, a clan member rushed past the intersection in a disheveled state, mumbling nervously, "I'm done for, done for! How could I oversleep? Could it be that I'm the only one who didn't go to the shrine?"
Upon hearing that, Sasuke's eyes sparkled. "So that's why everyone went to the shrine?"
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