"Alas!!"
Looking at the elite ninjas of the excited Uchiha clan, directly ahead, Uchiha Fugaku's expression remained unchanged, but he sighed involuntarily in his heart. Others may not have noticed it yet, but he had already noticed that Uchiha Shisui seemed to be dedicated to the Uchiha clan, but in fact, he often turned his elbows outward.
Take this one, for example: as a major hero on the battlefield, the first thing Uchiha Shisui did when he returned to Konoha Village was to meet with the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Still, Uchiha Shisui is a ninja of the Uchiha clan. Therefore, Uchiha Fugaku remained confident in him and firmly believed that, at a critical moment, Uchiha Shisui would know how to choose and would stand by the Uchiha clan.
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"What is the meaning of life?"
At this moment, the elite ninjas of the Uchiha clan, who were looking at the conference room, and Uchiha Itachi, who was standing next to Uchiha Fugaku, unconsciously fell into confusion and incomprehension.
On the battlefield, he had witnessed the death of his comrades. After experiencing several life-or-death situations, Itachi, who was only four or five years old, deeply felt the cruelty of ninja war in his soul.
"Maybe the Will of Fire is the best choice!!"
The next moment, the precocious Uchiha Itachi seemed to have thought of something. His fists clenched slightly, and he silently made a decision in his heart—to find a time to meet Uchiha Shisui, who was both his teacher and friend.
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"Alright, I have one more thing to announce..."
After a moment, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes narrowed, he took a deep breath, and said in a surprising voice, "The Third Great Ninja War is almost over, and this time, Konoha Village has won a great victory, but... it's still a heavy loss. So, I got the news that the Konoha high-level will elect the Fourth Hokage in the near future."
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"What... The Fourth Hokage?!"
"Captain Uchiha Fugaku, our Uchiha clan must have recommended you."
"The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is going to abdicate?"
"...."
Buzz!!
In an instant, the huge conference room was buzzing.
Just kidding—Hokage, as the supreme leader of the Fire Nation's Konoha Ninja Village, the position would have a profound impact no matter who took the throne!
If only it were a little more daring—Captain Uchiha Fugaku becomes the Fourth Hokage, and wouldn't that allow the Uchiha clan to go to the next level?
"Selecting the Fourth Hokage?"
"White Fang was killed by suicide, Tsunade is afraid of blood, Jiraiya's heart is not on the Hokage position, Orochimaru will eventually defect... And the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, can also be considered a ruthless character...."
In the last row, Uchiha Yuta clasped his hands to his chest and pouted disapprovingly. As a time traveler, of course, he knew that Uchiha Fugaku would withdraw from the battle for the Fourth Hokage.
To be more precise, the high-level of Konoha Village, that is, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, already had a candidate for the Fourth Hokage.
That's right. It was Minato Namikaze, who had become famous during the Third Great Ninja War.
At present, Konoha Village seemed to have won the Third Great Ninja War and was known as the first ninja village in the world, but... in terms of strength, the interior was already full of cracks.
As for why the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, favored Minato Namikaze for the Fourth Hokage? On the one hand, it was because Minato Namikaze's ability and strength were extraordinary, and after the blessings of the Third Great Ninja War, his prestige was comparable to that of the three great forebears.
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"Quiet!!"
Hearing the noise in the conference room, Uchiha Fugaku frowned, accentuated his tone, and said in a deep voice, "I have already informed the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, that I will withdraw from the competition for the Fourth Hokage."
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Silence!!
A complete silence followed.
After these words, the entire conference room fell into an eerie stillness. The elite ninjas of the Uchiha clan at the scene froze with a confused look on their faces, their eyes filled with extreme shock.
Uchiha Fugaku had withdrawn from the competition for the Fourth Hokage, which meant that the Fourth Hokage had nothing to do with the Uchiha clan anymore?
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"Alright, that's the end of today's meeting...."
"Itachi, let's go!!"
At this time, Uchiha Fugaku, not caring much about the reactions, glanced around indifferently and walked out of the conference room without looking back.
"Well... Okay, Father...."
Uchiha Itachi nodded hurriedly and followed.
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"How can it be..... like this?"
"The Fugaku patriarch withdrew from the competition for the Fourth Hokage?"
"Forget it, maybe Captain Fugaku has his own considerations!!"
"....."
After Uchiha Fugaku left the conference room with Uchiha Itachi, some of the ninjas of the Uchiha clan became a little angry. Even more of them began to lose control of their emotions.
For all this time, the Uchiha clan had been actively improving their status and prestige in Konoha Village. Now, there was such a great opportunity in front of them, but... Uchiha Fugaku took the initiative to give up. This undoubtedly puzzled many ninjas of the Uchiha clan.
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"Sure enough, it's you, Uchiha Fugaku...."
At this time, Uchiha Yuta shook his head and left the conference room slowly.
As for the complaints and frustration of some of the ninjas of the Uchiha clan in the conference room, he didn't take it to heart at all.
Just kidding, these ninjas can't even understand the basic trends of the world. Maybe this is the consequence of having the Sharingan!
Absolutely.
This is also reflected from the side—some ninjas of the Uchiha clan, with the blessing of the Sharingan, are so arrogant and self-centered, they haven't been humbled by society yet.
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