"What? You all disagree with this revenge?" Uchiha Ming's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief as he looked at the eight elders in front of him. His voice unconsciously rose by eight octaves, echoing in the Uchiha Clan's meeting room.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was exceptionally heavy. The eight elders sat there expressionlessly, their silence making Uchiha Ming feel an unprecedented pressure.
Uchiha Raimon, along with Grand Elder Uchiha Feng, Third Elder Uchiha Yue, and Fifth Elder Uchiha Liu, who had already been informed, were not only indifferent but also inexplicably revealed a hint of mockery in their eyes. At this point, he was still thinking of sowing discord and making the clan take the fall for Senju Tobirama. He truly deserved to be called a traitor to the clan, a henchman of Senju Tobirama.
If it weren't for the latest intelligence.
Perhaps, if they had truly chosen to take revenge, the clan would have suffered heavy losses due to the action he supported.
Now...
Only a fool would seek immediate revenge!
Uchiha Ming, who didn't realize he had been exposed, was still spouting his thoughts in the meeting room.
"...With the Uchiha Clan's genjutsu, as long as we make the first move against the Ninja of the Earth Spider Clan, we can absolutely achieve a crushing effect! No matter what trump cards they have, they will not be a match for our Uchiha Clan."
"This is a meticulously planned combat strategy!" Uchiha Ming said excitedly, "The Earth Spider Clan has caused immense losses to our Uchiha Clan; we cannot just stand by and do nothing! We must cleanse all of this with blood!"
"If we act according to my plan, we will definitely be able to successfully retaliate against the Earth Spider Clan!"
"If the plan is perfectly executed, it can even turn this clan that attacked us into Ash."
However, the elders remained unmoved. Among them, Grand Elder Uchiha Feng slowly spoke, "Uchiha Ming, you need to calm down. It's not that we don't want to retaliate against the Earth Spider Clan, but this plan is simply too risky."
"Risky?" Uchiha Ming sneered, "When did our Uchiha Clan become so timid and afraid of trouble? Can't we even deal with a small Earth Spider?"
Another elder, Uchiha Yue, also shook his head and said, "Ming, you are still young and don't understand the cruelty of war. Although the Earth Spider Clan is not as strong as us, they have their own advantages. We haven't figured out that technique yet. If we act rashly, we might suffer more losses than gains."
At this moment, everyone, thanks to Uchiha Raimon's description, was aware of the terrifying attack range of that unknown Forbidden Technique.
Naturally, without any certainty, they did not intend to retaliate casually and provoke a new round of war.
Beside them, Uchiha Kin, who had always been at odds with Elder Uchiha Raimon, now changed his usual fierce stance and also supported, saying, "Yes! Yes! Our Uchiha Clan never fights a battle without certainty. Let's wait until we have all the enemy's intelligence before retaliating! Besides, it's not necessarily the Earth Spider Clan who did this. I've heard of the Earth Spider Clan; they never participate in conflicts between Ninja. They are a clan that keeps to themselves, similar to nobles. They wouldn't have the guts."
Uchiha Kin smiled, waved his hand, and defended the Earth Spider Clan, showing complete disregard for them.
After Uchiha Raimon revealed the ambush trap he encountered outside, the elders treated it as a grave threat and conducted a thorough investigation of the situation at the time. The traitor who sold out Elder Raimon's intelligence and route, like a startled bird, had already committed suicide out of fear of punishment, destroying all traces of his whereabouts.
However, all signs indicated that behind this traitor, there must be other traitors supporting him, and it was even highly likely to be the work of high-ranking clan members.
This sudden turn of events left Uchiha Kin dumbfounded, a lump in his throat, and unable to speak of his bitterness, fearing that he would be confirmed as a clan traitor. After all, within the entire clan, only he and the other party had the biggest conflict.
Fortunately, before he could defend himself, Uchiha Raimon, along with Uchiha Feng and several other elders, came knocking like hungry tigers, almost scaring him to death.
However, what was unexpected was that.
These people did not come to demand an explanation, but to mediate, and revealed to Uchiha Kin the shocking secret that the traitor in the clan was Second Elder Uchiha Ming.
In an instant, Uchiha Kin's hair stood on end, his anger erupting like a volcano. He gritted his teeth and said, "I wondered why he always stood by me and strongly supported all my actions. So, it wasn't because he shared my aspirations, but rather he was a minion of Senju Tobirama, specifically instigating me to oppose Raimon and the others! This insidious and despicable traitor!"
The thought of himself once being manipulated like a pawn, used as a tool in the dark by the other party, filled Uchiha Kin's heart with anger and resentment.
His hatred for Uchiha Ming grew stronger, even wishing he could immediately kill him and erase this former traitor.
However, Uchiha Kin was not blinded by emotion. He deeply understood Uchiha Ming's insidious hypocrisy, so to cooperate with the demands of Elder Raimon and the others, he outwardly continued to act as if nothing was wrong, maintaining a certain connection with Uchiha Ming to avoid arousing suspicion.
At the same time, Uchiha Kin began to act in the shadows. He carefully observed Uchiha Ming's every move, not missing any detail, always wary of the various tactics the other party might employ; on the other hand, he also quietly contacted other allies, gathered them together, and held a secret conversation.
During this conversation, Uchiha Kin unreservedly revealed Uchiha Ming's actions to everyone, as well as his own plan to secretly isolate Uchiha Ming. He detailed how Uchiha Ming had used him and the potential threat this behavior posed to their entire faction.
After hearing this, everyone was shocked and angry at Uchiha Ming's actions. Even though they usually competed for power, they only limited their actions within certain boundaries, fearing that breaking the rules would allow outsiders to profit. No matter what, they were always members of the Uchiha Clan.
They had never imagined betraying the clan.
However, the current Uchiha Ming no longer had the clan in his heart, clearly betraying the very foundation of the clan.
Not to mention, from his series of actions involving outsiders ambushing members of their own clan, he had completely become a running dog of Senju Tobirama, specifically to harm the Uchiha Clan.
This was something they could not tolerate.
They wished they could kill him on the spot.
Fortunately, Uchiha Kin spoke up and persuaded everyone, informing them of the isolation plan arranged by Elder Uchiha Raimon and the others.
Using this opportunity to confuse Senju Tobirama, a counter-espionage tactic.
Thus, everyone expressed support for Uchiha Kin's decision and cooperated with his plan to deal with this traitor.
Through this conversation, Uchiha Kin successfully conveyed his intentions to his other allies, giving them a clearer understanding of Uchiha Ming's true nature. As a result, although Uchiha Ming still ostensibly belonged to his faction, he had in reality lost everyone's trust, becoming an isolated, exposed traitor.
Therefore.
In the current meeting, despite Uchiha Ming's various confident and passionate words, which sparked a discussion and differing opinions among the elders.
But in reality.
When it came down to it.
Everyone always had various reasons to disagree.
Or some agreed, and some disagreed.
Under the principle of minority obeying the majority.
Those who agreed would always become the minority.
For example, at first, the Grand Elder's words were vague, seeming to agree, but the next second, more people suddenly agreed, and the Grand Elder then disagreed again, with other reasons for disagreement suddenly coming to mind in his words.
And so on.
This left Uchiha Ming bewildered, thinking to himself, "Such chaos in the clan, isn't it all caused by these power-hungry elders? No wonder I can clearly escape this quagmire. How can these high-ranking clan members, who only know how to compete for power, integrate into the Konoha collective!"