If Uchiha Yuu just wanted to see the Third Hokage retire, he didn't have to do anything.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is a very powerful Kage-level ninja, but as a leader he is capable of defending the status quo but not of advancing, and is very poor at commanding wars.

In the upcoming Third Ninja World War, he would lose all the reputation he had accumulated over the past twenty years and would no longer be able to sit firmly on the throne of Hokage.

Because the Third Ninja World War was fought so badly, the ninjas of Konoha could not wait for the end of the war, so they expressed their consensus through actions that they urgently wanted him to step down.

But it is quite difficult to make the Third Hokage truly retire.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's obsession with power is even greater than that of Shimura Danzo. He is particularly good at finding high-sounding reasons to convince himself, and then implementing policies that harm the interests of Konoha Village with peace of mind.

For example, he forced Hyuga Hizashi to death, abused Uzumaki Naruto, and after confirming that he would step down, he did not hesitate to suppress his favorite disciple and pushed Namikaze Minato to become famous.

After a series of mysterious operations, Orochimaru, the most suitable candidate for the Fourth Hokage, became disloyal, and the most suitable candidate for the Fifth Hokage was forcibly pushed to the position of the Fourth Hokage.

The Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was born ten years prematurely, so naturally his foundation was weak. Even the Anbu, which was exclusive to the Hokage, was taken away by Sarutobi Hiruzen, making him a complete puppet Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen never gave up the title of "Third Hokage" from beginning to end.

If one wants to make the Third Hokage truly retire, one must break off his minions, destroy his power base, and bring in a Fourth Hokage who can truly replace him.

These three conditions are not something that can be accomplished by one person alone.

Because Sarutobi Hiruzen represents the strongest force in Konoha Village, and he has countless villagers and ninjas supporting him and willing to work for him, his minions will regenerate.

If Danzo Shimura was killed and the Root was still there, there would be no point in further destroying the Root. With just one order, Hiruzen Sarutobi could make some Anbu ninjas change their identities and rebuild the Root in an instant.

Political struggle is never a matter between individuals, but a struggle between one group and another.

There must be a political force to compete with the Third Hokage, supervise the use of Konoha Village's funds, obstruct the wanton expansion of the Anbu and the Root, and interfere with the Hokage's personnel power.

Only on this basis can we begin to clip Sarutobi Hiruzen's wings and weaken his power base bit by bit.

The Uchiha family is the most suitable family in Konoha Village to confront the Third Hokage and serve as the main force to push for his retirement, but the head of the Uchiha family is a softie and will not do anything.

Therefore, Uchiha You decided that in order to force Sarutobi Hiruzen to retire, he had to kick Uchiha Fugaku away and take the family into his own hands.

A power struggle within the Uchiha clan would inevitably lead to chaos within the clan, so Danzo Shimura's attention had to be diverted.

Then the news that the madman who blew up the Root ninjas into fireworks in the sky appeared again, attacked Ebizo's son in the Sand Village, killed many senior ninjas, and exploded fireworks in the sky above the Sand Village again would naturally attract the attention of Danzo Shimura.

Uchiha You can take advantage of the reduced surveillance on the family to make changes within the family.

Uchiha You told Miwa Masayo the rough plan he had just thought of, and finally convinced her with the reason to divert Danzo's attention.

Miwa Masayo asked doubtfully, "You, you are just a Chunin and you have no reputation in the Uchiha Clan. Who will listen to you?"

"If no one is willing to listen, what can you do, meow?"

Uchiha You grinned and said, "Hehe, Miwa Masayo, think about it carefully, is there really no one in the family who listens to me?"

The tabby cat thought about it and asked doubtfully, "There are two, but Uchiha Shisui is a child, and Uchiha Shinin is an old man who is about to die. Who else is there besides them?"

Uchiha You sighed and said, "Miwa Masayo, your standards are too high. Think about these names: Shigenobu, Ayumi, Momoko, Ikki, Hiroto, Kazushi, Tadamichi, ..."

Miwa Masayo was stunned. These were all Uchiha Yuu's brothers and sisters, and they were...

"That's right. These brothers and sisters of mine are all neglected collateral branches. Only a quarter of them have the possibility of awakening the Sharingan. They are the bottom of the Uchiha family ninja community."

"His ninja talent is average among the Uchiha. He was not able to get into the top ten in the ninja school, and he didn't even have the chance to go to the ninja school."

Uchiha You said meaningfully: "But they are also of Uchiha bloodline, born with the Sharingan bloodline limit."

Miwa Masayo said: "You can say that they only have a one in ten chance of awakening, and it has nothing to do with their own efforts. It all depends on talent and opportunity!"

"Unless you have another way to help them awaken..."

The tabby cat just finished speaking when she remembered something. She looked at her shit shoveler in surprise, "...Is it really possible?"

"Yes!" Uchiha You nodded, "I can!"

Miwa Masayo was stunned and murmured, "That's right, meow, you didn't encounter any bad luck in your two Sharingan upgrades. The upgrades were driven by your increased strength."

Miwa Masayo covered his ears frantically and asked fearfully, "For such an important matter, I actually assumed it was normal. Did you give me some weird hints?"

Uchiha You denied it in surprise: "Dear Miwa Masayo, you are my psychic contractee and my immortal companion, how could I give you a hint?"

[…Let me think about it. How can I make an excuse?]

"I think you would ignore it because you have been with me for a long time and agree with what I said from the bottom of your heart. The key to the advancement of Sharingan is the growth of spiritual power, not the curse of fate."

Miwa Masayo breathed a sigh of relief, and then she began to get excited: "What are you going to do? Challenge the chief of the Fugaku clan directly?"

"If you succeed, meow, I will break Setsuna's windows every day. Humph! He called me a loser last year, I still remember it."

"Hahaha, this is not my style. I have the ability to bear the consequences of the spread of the method, but I won't be stupid enough to stand out in the open right from the start."

"I will organize all my brothers and sisters to form a mutual aid ninjutsu learning club, teach them ninja skills and knowledge, and take the opportunity to teach them how to train their mental strength."

"Before Shimura Danzo turns his attention back to the village, make study sessions a daily routine for the lower-level clan members of the family to avoid unnecessary obstacles."

After that, you can wait for the results of the study session. The Uchiha branch has more than two hundred ninjas under the age of eighteen, one hundred and twenty of whom have a close relationship with Uchiha You.

If he could raise the probability of awakening the Sharingan to half, he would be able to quickly gain more than sixty loyal subordinates.

Uchiha You is 90% sure, which means that if the study session is successful, he can get more than a hundred Sharingan ninjas as his subordinates, which is his capital to fight for the power of the Uchiha family.

You should know that there are only 300 core members of the Uchiha family who have awakened the Sharingan. After Uchiha Yu's plan succeeds, his subordinates will reach a quarter of the core members of the family.

Together with the Sharingan ninja who switched sides for the future of his children and the family, Uchiha You was able to gain the support of more than half of the core members.

With such support, it is enough for him to replace Uchiha Fugaku and become the youngest clan leader.

In short, the new understanding of his own strength led Uchiha Yu to choose a more proactive strategy, moving forward the node that changed the fate of the family to interfere in the competition for the Fourth Hokage, as well as the subsequent power struggle between the old and new Hokage.

If successful, the Uchiha family can escape the fate of destruction in advance, without having to wait for Uchiha Shisui to grow up and then change the fateful node of the night of genocide.