At Naka Shrine, several hundred people had gathered, their eyes gleaming with excitement.
The proud Uchiha had been silent in the shinobi no sekai for far too long!
Fugaku stood at the front, his voice heavy as he spoke, "We Uchiha were the clan that helped build Konoha. Everything in this village should belong to us as well. Yet now, we've been pushed to the village's outskirts and treated like suspects. Can any of you accept this fate?"
"No! No!" the crowd roared back, fanatically.
Fugaku raised his hand for silence. "However, we're not here to destroy Konoha. This is a delicate time, and cutting ties with the village would be unwise. Our coup is purely to reclaim what is rightfully ours!"
"Therefore, our actions will mainly serve as a show of strength—to prove our power to Konoha and discourage further oppression. The target of our demonstration will be Danzo—let our respected Hokage become the first victim of this coup!"
"Kill him! Kill him!" shouted the Uchiha clansmen in excitement.
In the distance, Sasuke, sneaking closer quietly, watched the scene unfold in disbelief.
Was his father really planning a coup!
A sudden wave of panic gripped his heart, so intense he could hardly breathe.
Though proud to carry the Uchiha name, everything he'd learned at the Academy and heard in whispers made him doubt their chances against the village—especially with someone like Lord Seiki, a god among ninja, protecting it.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Sasuke bit his thumb. "Maybe I should report this to Lord Seiki directly. Perhaps that would result in the village showing leniency toward them..."
Before the shrine, a Spatial Vortex suddenly appeared, and two individuals wearing black cloaks with red clouds emerged from the vortex.
"How about you count me in on this coup against Konoha?"
The crowd, filled with passion moments ago, now shifted their attention entirely.
"Obito Uchiha!"
"You dare show your face here, bastard!"
Obito Uchiha—a name unfamiliar to most of the clan just days ago—had suddenly become red-hot, nearly overtaking Danzo on the Uchiha's list of hatred!
Being an Uchiha himself, he had attacked his own clan alongside others. In fact, their current "forced" path toward rebellion was partly due to his actions.
Naturally, they harbored resentment and hostility toward Obito!
"Why so hostile?" Obito reasoned. "From my perspective, attacking you was actually protecting you!"
"After all, if my identity had been exposed days ago, why hasn't anyone come to question you yet?"
The crowd frowned slightly. His words made sense, but they still felt deeply annoyed.
"That's beside the point—we certainly don't welcome you here!"
"Exactly, our coup is simply meant to express our demands. We have no intention of associating with your Akatsuki organization!"
Some among the Radical faction hesitated, having been the ones who initially reached out to Obito, yet they could do nothing to change the majority's opinion.
Obito slightly shook his head. "We've already parted ways with the Akatsuki organization. Today, we're here as individuals—it's just my way of repaying the Clan."
"Left the Akatsuki?" The crowd began murmuring quietly, seriously considering the possibility of such a claim.
Itachi stood by coldly, indifferent. Regardless of whether this guy had truly left the Akatsuki or not, he would never forget the fact that this man had once tried to kill Sasuke!
Just then, the clan members keeping watch outside came rushing in one after another, their faces filled with panic.
"It's bad! It's really bad!"
"It's—It's Lord Seiki himself!"
The name Lord Seiki seemed to carry infinite magical power, instantly silencing the previously noisy shrine.
Then, one by one, people began muttering anxiously to themselves:
"Why would that Lord suddenly come here?"
"Has our coup been discovered before it even began?"
An Elder Representative barely managed to calm himself and asked the returning clan members, "How many people did Lord Seiki bring?"
A clan member stammered, "J-just him—alone!"
"Just one!" The Elder's clouded eyes sparkled with sharp light as he raised his voice. "Lord Seiki is our biggest obstacle in this coup, and also the core of Konoha. If we defeat him right now, two-thirds of our coup will already be successful!"
Seeing some wavering resolve among the people, the Elder continued to incite, "We have so many people here, all elite members of the Uchiha clan. We've even gathered three and a half Mangekyou eyes. Against only one enemy, even if we have to pile people on him, we can bury him!"
Moved by his words, fearful murmurs gradually transformed into passionate shouts.
"Fellow warriors, this is our decisive moment!"
"Defeat Lord Seiki! Kill Danzo Shimura!"
Just then, a gentle voice floated into the shrine from outside. "I heard you were looking for me?"
As soon as this voice appeared, the crowd's previous arrogant aura was instantly extinguished!
Then, Seiki walked in under their gazes, directly stepping into the middle of the crowd, his strong gaze sweeping around the room.
"If you want to stage a coup, you can start right now!"
Everyone whose eyes he scanned lowered their heads in fear, hesitating and unable to speak.
Although they surrounded Seiki with hundreds of men, in terms of momentum, it felt as though they were the ones being 'surrounded' by him alone!
Those who had seen battle before and witnessed Seiki in action trembled with fear, their previous impulsiveness doused like cold water had been poured over them, instantly sobering them up!
Could the gap really be closed with their strength alone and only three and a half Mangekyou eyes?
In contrast, the younger generation, who had only grown strong in recent years, still looked at Seiki with a faint eagerness to fight!
"Truly worthy of being my senpai!" Obito secretly mused. "One man alone has left the entire Uchiha clan speechless!"
"So the power of an elite leader is actually real!" Shisui felt deeply shaken. In a one-on-one fight, even an ordinary Jonin wouldn't dare lift a finger in front of Lord Seiki!
An Elder finally couldn't help asking, "You've known all along that we were planning this coup?"
Seiki nodded. "Exactly!"
"Then why come alone?"
"If you truly launch a coup, things will become irreversible. I don't want to see the founder clan of the village vanish… Therefore, I'll give you a chance to play around!"
"Play around?" That condescending tone, like a scolding parent to a child, shocked many people. In his eyes, was their meticulously planned coup nothing more than childish antics?
Such generosity was truly awe-inspiring!
They weren't just shocked—they were deeply moved.
Lord Seiki was actually willing to risk his life just to give them a chance!
Many felt ashamed and immediately wanted to withdraw from the coup!
Even the leaders among the radical faction were moved emotionally. "If it had been Lord Seiki who became the Hokage from the beginning, we wouldn't have come to this point!"
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