The farce at the one-year-old birthday party ruined Uchiha Fugaku's good mood, and also revealed the cover-up he had tried hard to apply on the family's wounds, showing the Uchiha family's predicament to the entire clan.

Prior to this, the Third Hokage's suppression of the Uchiha Clan was mainly focused on policies, and the damage was limited to the ninja community.

Moreover, the ninjas of the Uchiha family have not yet clearly felt the persecution from Konoha Village because there are not enough prominent cases of victims.

For example, the Uchiha who were sent to the Land of Rain and the Land of Hot Spring were mobilized together with thousands of Konoha ninjas. The members of the study club who were almost wiped out in the Land of Rain also died on the battlefield along with nearly 2,000 Konoha ninjas.

Data is the best way to illustrate the problem.

In the First Ninja World War, the casualty ratio of the Uchiha clan ninjas was one tenth of the overall casualty ratio of the Konoha ninjas, which was very consistent with the powerful strength of the Uchiha ninjas.

But starting from the late period of the Second Ninja World War, the casualty ratio of the Uchiha clan ninjas began to increase rapidly.

In the Third Ninja World War, the Uchiha's casualties were the same as the overall casualties of the Konoha ninja, or even slightly higher.

Considering that the Uchiha ninjas are still very powerful, such a casualty ratio is abnormal.

But except for those who are interested like Uchiha You, and the clan leaders and elders who can get the overall data, ordinary Uchiha ninjas can only feel unhappy but cannot find any problems.

But they are not blind.

The Uchiha ninjas also saw Uchiha Fugaku's absolute obedience to the Third Hokage and his submissiveness to Shimura Danzo.

The Uchiha were proud, even the side branch Uchiha ninjas were equally proud. When they saw their clan leader acting like this, they were of course very angry.

Because of the lack of information communication and the silent majority, the Uchiha ninjas did not know that they were actually the majority who were dissatisfied with Uchiha Fugaku.

Out of a natural fear of their superiors, coupled with the fact that their own lives were pretty good and they had no leader to speak for them, the Uchiha ninjas hid their dissatisfaction with their clan leader deep in their hearts.

Until Uchiha You publicly attacked the clan leader at a banquet, which made him furious. However, the final punishment was just house arrest for one month.

Most of the Uchiha ninjas realized that I was not the only one who was dissatisfied with the clan leader, and that the clan leader was so soft.

…

Uchiha You was punished. He was confined and hid in his own small yard, practicing petting cats, making delicious food and tea. He was living a very comfortable life.

Especially at that farcical banquet, he also realized the principle of "finding peace in the midst of noise", further strengthened his state of bright moonlight at night, and the speed of solving problems in his body was significantly accelerated.

So Uchiha You, under the punishment of confinement, closed the door of his courtyard and began a one-month retreat, devoting himself to advancing his training progress.

In addition to practicing, he taught Sanlun Yashi to learn the state of bright moon and night sky. They all believed that this state of practice was extremely compatible with the Cat Fairy's Howling Moon Method. If they could be combined, it would definitely greatly speed up the practice progress of the tabby cat.

Uchiha You also had to study Wood Release Ninjutsu, ponder the three basic training methods summarized in the Tiger Unit, and solve the various problems and errors therein.

In short, even though he was put in solitary confinement, Uchiha You felt that he did not have enough time. He lived a fulfilling life every day and did not feel like he was being punished at all.

It took Uchiha You seven days to complete the perfection of the basic cultivation techniques, which he named respectively: Hundred Refinements Body Tempering Method, Circular Refining Method, and Meditation Soul Tempering Method.

The three exercises are respectively for training the body, chakra and mental strength. By following the sequence step by step and practicing in cycles, you will be ready to absorb natural energy and embark on the path of cultivation.

Of course, this technique is definitely not perfect, but it is the limit of Uchiha You's cognitive level. Next, we should find a true genius to discover problems through his practice and make the final improvement by solving the problems.

Therefore, if we want to continue to improve it, we need the participation of Uchiha Shisui.

Although Uchiha Yuu was confined, there was no problem for Shisui to sneak in. No Uchiha would tell the clan leader about this.

But when Uchiha You wanted Miwa Masayo to inform old man Uchiha Shinin and brother Shisui, someone sent him a request for a meeting first.

Orochimaru is back.

Uchiha You couldn't help but be greatly surprised. He had long guessed that after the death of Shimura Danzo, the Third Hokage would withdraw people from the front line to help him, and the most likely candidate would be his disciple.

Orochimaru is the most likely candidate, as he is not only very popular and can make up for the lost prestige of the Third Hokage, but he is also not shy about doing dirty work and can take on Danzo's job.

But what Uchiha You could not have expected was that Orochimaru came back too quickly. He was the commander of the front line of the Land of Hot Springs, and he had a lot of work to do. How could he complete the handover in just a few days?

Uchiha You put away the letter he wrote to Shisui and began to prepare food for his meeting with Orochimaru in the evening, because Orochimaru wrote in the letter sent by the summoning snake that he would visit at dinner time.

Out of courtesy and etiquette, Uchiha Youde prepared a decent meal to treat him.

[Tea is a must, but what dishes should be prepared? ]

[Is Orochimaru still a human now? If he is already a white phosphorus snake, would the famous dish "Three Shouts" be more to his liking? ]

【……】

[Forget it, I can’t stand it myself. 】

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While Uchiha Yuu was worrying about what dish to prepare for Orochimaru, the head of the Uchiha family was worried that he didn't know what to cook.

After Danzo Shimura's death, Uchiha Fugaku was only happy for a few hours before he was tricked by the Third Hokage.

At the Jonin meeting, Uchiha Fugaku was surprised to find that he was isolated by all the ninjas in the village.

Even after such a terrible incident, all the ninja clans, including the Hyuga clan, continued to support the Third Hokage.

The only ones who opposed the Third Hokage were Uchiha Fugaku and a few useless civilian jonin.

This incident caused unrest in the family, so Uchiha Fugaku thought of taking advantage of his eldest son's first birthday to hold a banquet to boost the morale of the family and increase his own prestige.

As a result, Uchiha Setsuna got drunk and verbally provoked Uchiha You, whom he disliked, which led to Uchiha You suddenly counterattacking. Not only was Uchiha Setsuna knocked down by unknown means, but his youngest son also had half of his teeth knocked out.

The crazy Uchiha You even refused to obey the clan leader and cursed Uchiha Fugaku who tried to mediate. The two bastards ruined a good banquet.

What's worse is that Uchiha Fugaku discovered that after this incident, his clan members showed obvious disobedience to him, resisting every one of his orders, either overtly or covertly.

Even in the strictly disciplined Security Department, Uchiha Fugaku, as the director, felt obvious resistance. His authority was almost wiped out, and he could only rely on the inertia of the system to barely function.

At the same time, the Third Hokage also showed a completely different side from the past. He was very harsh to the Uchiha family, no less harsh than the deceased Danzo Shimura, which made Uchiha Fugaku in a panic.

During these six or seven days, Uchiha Fugaku felt that he was trapped both internally and externally, and his life became more and more difficult day by day.

Suddenly he remembered what Uchiha Yuu, who was hated by Uchiha Setsuna and looked down upon by him, said last year:

"The Third Hokage and Shimura Danzo are two sides of the same coin. They are both hostile to our Uchiha clan, but one uses force while the other uses soft tactics, and they just cooperate with each other."

When he said this, I had sneered and put it behind my mind. But now, the performance of the Third Hokage after Danzo's death has proved that it was an extremely correct judgment.

Uchiha You was just an 18-year-old boy last year, but he was able to judge people and things more accurately than himself and all the elders, which really made Uchiha Fugaku feel ashamed.

Whether you feel shame or regret, you still have to live your life.

But whenever Uchiha Fugaku thought about the future, his mind went blank.

For some reason, he remembered Uchiha You's words: "For a clan leader, a leader, even the captain of a team, the most important ability is not leadership, but foresight."

"Without foresight, even the most powerful leadership can only lead everyone to a dead end more quickly."

Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but punch his desk. He roared in a low voice: "Asshole, I am the most foresighted clan leader!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and the three magatama were spinning rapidly. After a blur, they turned into a three-wheeled windmill pattern with holes. This was the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Just as Uchiha Yu had always feared, Uchiha Fugaku did possess the Mangekyō Sharingan, a pair of super powerful eyes that could foresee the future.

As the Mangekyō Sharingan slowly moved, Uchiha Fugaku's consciousness gradually fell into an illusion. It was an illusion of the future deduced by the Mangekyō Sharingan's unique eye technique, Tenjo Rizun.

The Sharingan Amagari no Tsune does not actually possess the power of time, but relies on current information to deduce the future.

Uchiha Fugaku can add any elements at will, such as people and behaviors, to deduce different futures.

During the last war, Uchiha Fugaku relied on this technique to roam the battlefield and kill people everywhere, earning the name "Evil Eyes" and even being as famous as Konoha White Fang.

During the war, he established absolute confidence in his own eye technique, Tian Chang Li Zun, which also laid the seeds for his later indecision.

When the war ended, Uchiha You became the patriarch of the Uchiha family. What he faced were no longer clear enemies, but political opponents who were difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

The only one he could rely on was the Uchiha Clan, but he was facing the invincible Konoha Village and the Land of Fire.

Uchiha Fugaku does not have the qualities for political struggle, especially he does not understand that when engaging in internal political struggle, any enemy can be divided and any of his own people are unstable.

When he still extrapolated the future from the perspective of war, he was shocked to find that he was at an absolute disadvantage. Not only were the enemies he faced too powerful to be resisted, but none of his allies were reliable.

In addition, Uchiha Fugaku had too high a bottom line and did not want to damage the interests of Konoha Village at all. After he became Shimura Danzo's biggest weapon to control him, any powerful eye technique would be in vain.

After all, there are too many limiting conditions, which means that the deduced future can only be bad or worse. Uchiha Fugaku can only choose the "least bad" one he deduced.

Over time, Uchiha Fugaku developed a problem with making decisions, and it was an incurable problem.

But this time the result was very different. With the addition of Uchiha Yuu's factor and the removal of Shimura Danzo's factor, the future of the Uchiha family actually took a major turn for the better.

Although still struggling, Uchiha Fugaku saw for the first time a future in which Konoha Village was not destroyed and the Uchiha family was not exterminated.

The excited Fugaku made different choices again and again, and deduced different futures again and again, until his eyes were in unbearable pain and black and red tears of blood flowed out, and then he reluctantly stopped the operation of the eye technique.

Uchiha Fugaku sighed deeply, picked up the towel he had prepared, wiped away the blood and tears, and then said to himself: "It turns out that Uchiha You, who I ignored, is the key to saving the family. It turns out that the existence of the study club is the foundation of the family's prosperity. I was wrong."

"It seems that I have to be more tolerant of Uchiha You. Although I hate him, I have to be patient for the sake of the Uchiha family."

"Hahaha, what's so hard to endure? I can even tolerate Shimura Danzo, let alone a rude junior."

Uchiha Fugaku suddenly shouted, "Someone come!"

An Uchiha ninja suddenly appeared in front of Fugaku, knelt on one knee and said, "Master, what are your orders?"

"Go and convey my order to Uchiha Yuu: seven days of confinement is enough, and the punishment of confinement will be lifted from now on."

"yes!"

"Also, tell Uchiha You to let him take over the Ninjutsu and Tactics Study Club tomorrow and let him serve as the president. You can ask me for anything you need."

The Uchiha ninja was stunned. As Uchiha Fugaku's absolute confidant, he certainly knew how much the clan leader hated Uchiha You.

Even before dark, the clan leader was still complaining that Uchiha You did not follow the rules, had no etiquette, and did not respect himself as the clan leader.

How come just a few hours later, the clan leader entrusted Uchiha You with such an important task?

The Ninjutsu and Tactics Study Club is an important institution of the Uchiha clan, second only to the powerful institution of the Security Department in importance. The president of the study club can be said to be the first person after the clan leader.

Precisely because of its importance, the position of president has remained vacant until now, and no faction has been able to take it over.

The Uchiha ninja was stunned. He was stunned for a long time before he recovered and responded with fear: "Yes, clan leader, I will go right away."

Uchiha Fugaku certainly understood how abrupt his decision was. He understood his confidant's shocked state of mind very well. He did not blame him for his daze, but nodded and said, "Go."

…

The clan leader's trusted ninja did not dare to delay and rushed to Uchiha You's courtyard as quickly as possible. Then he saw Uchiha You wearing an apron and preparing ingredients with the tabby cat.

Uchiha You said in surprise: "The confinement has been lifted? What did the clan leader think? Why was it lifted?"

He wiped his hands on his apron and continued to ask, "Since you are allowed to run so late, the clan leader must have given more orders than just this one. What else is there?"

The Uchiha ninja woke up with a start and quickly replied, "Ah, and I'm appointing you as the president of the family study club. You will take over the management of the study club tomorrow."

"Ah? When did the clan leader become so generous?"

"Also, the clan leader said that you can ask him for anything you need, and he will do his best to meet it."

This time Uchiha You was really shocked. How could Uchiha Fugaku change so drastically? After giving him so many benefits and welfare, would he still have the nerve to overthrow him in the future?

Uchiha You took three seconds to think, and then he was very sure: I have the nerve to do that.

He is very self-aware. He has already started playing politics, so why does he need such luxurious things as integrity and shame?

According to Uchiha You's belief, integrity is also very important, but it is only necessary to guarantee absolute integrity to the grassroots, and only they are worthy of being treated with sincerity.

As for the family high-level officials, Konoha high-level officials and the rentier class, being honest with them is a sheer waste of emotion, and there is also a huge risk of being backstabbed.

For these political animals, talking about interests is the most appropriate, safest and most reliable.

Uchiha You really couldn't understand why the clan leader suddenly showed goodwill, but he had to accept it.

With the help of the clan leader Uchiha Fugaku, the process of overthrowing him seems to be accelerated a lot. Maybe in the 47th year of Konoha, he can be kicked out and let him have children in peace.

Uchiha You smiled widely and happily accepted the kindness of the clan leader. He even took out a piece of exquisite snack and gave it to the Uchiha ninja who delivered the message, and sent him away happily.

Miwa Masayo jumped onto Uchiha Yuu's shoulder and asked, "Patriarch Fugaku has given you such a big benefit. You have achieved all your goals in the Uchiha Clan, but you still want to meet Orochimaru, meow?"

Uchiha You looked at the Uchiha ninja's back as he walked away, and replied with a smile, "Of course I will."

"Rika-chan, I can't be allies with Patriarch Fugaku, but I can be allies with Lord Orochimaru."

Miwa Masayo asked curiously, "Why? Chief Fugaku is obviously from the same tribe as you, meow. It's not okay for him to look down on you before, and it's not okay for him to value you so much now, meow?"

Uchiha You sighed: "Definitely not."

"Look at the doubts and confusion in the eyes of the clan leader's trusted ninja today. This proves that the clan leader's change of heart happened suddenly today, and even his trusted ninjas were not mentally prepared."

"Although I have no idea how the clan leader made the decision, he certainly did not make it based on interests. This is a manifestation of instability."

"If I become an ally with the clan leader, no one can guarantee that he won't change his attitude again without warning. Wouldn't that mean I've been sold out by him?"

"So meow?"

"So it's more reliable to be an ally with Lord Orochimaru."

Uchiha You smiled and looked towards the corner of the courtyard and asked, "Isn't that right?"

Orochimaru's figure gradually darkened and appeared in the corner. He smiled and said, "I am very happy to be considered reliable by Uchiha Yu."