“Forget it! The Clan’s future can only rely on me!”
Uchiha Ming thought to himself, then changed the subject, saying, “Then, are we, the Uchiha Clan, just going to concede and let the Uchiha Clan’s prestige be swept away?!”
“Of course not!”
“Yes! How could that be!”
“It’s just about planning for the long term!”
“…”
Seeing Uchiha Ming bring up the Uchiha Clan’s glorious reputation, which had been passed down for a thousand years, everyone waved their hands in denial, adopting a delaying tactic that neither agreed nor disagreed.
Uchiha Ming’s brows furrowed tightly. He couldn’t understand why these elders were so hesitant, as if they feared the Earth Spider Clan. Could it be that the Uchiha Clan had truly fallen to such a weak state that they didn’t even dare to retaliate against a small Earth Spider Clan?
“Indeed, with these parasites in the Clan, how could the Clan be managed well!” Uchiha Ming couldn’t help but roar in silent anger. The scene before he left the Hokage Office kept replaying in his mind.
At that time, in front of the future Second Hokage, Lord Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, he had solemnly promised that upon returning to the Clan, he would bring glory and prosperity to the Clan, make the Earth Spider Clan, who dared to challenge Konoha and the Uchiha Clan, pay the price, and let them know Konoha’s strength.
However, reality dealt him a heavy blow. Upon returning to the Uchiha Clan, not a single elder agreed to his proposed retaliation, even though he had presented all the intelligence on the Earth Spider Clan.
With sufficient conclusive evidence, these Clan elders were still hesitant and dared not take action.
This was simply a great humiliation for the Uchiha Clan!
Uchiha Ming’s heart was filled with anger and unwillingness. He was determined to reclaim this honor and let the outside world know the inviolability of Konoha Ninja!
At the same time, Uchiha Ming was secretly annoyed with Uchiha Raimon, the Seventh Elder, wondering why he didn’t just die outside. That way, the Clan could have obediently followed Konoha’s arrangements and lived well, without having to worry about this matter being exposed and causing various negative controversies among external Ninja regarding the Clan and the Village.
Then, the Clan and the Village could further integrate, and there would no longer be those conflicts between them.
Hoarding food and weapons like this every day, those who didn’t know would think they were going to war with the Village!
These stubborn Clan members had no sense of the Village in their hearts; truly backward and narrow-minded thinking.
“Unfortunately, the plan I racked my brains over for the Clan and the Village was completely shattered with Elder Raimon’s return, and the painful sacrifices I made for the greater good are destined not to be understood by these power-drunk rats!” Uchiha Ming felt a surge of secret resentment and self-satisfaction, and he made up his mind to continue fulfilling Lord Second Hokage Tobirama Senju’s request.
However, when he brought this matter to light, the elders present greatly disappointed him. Not only did these elders not directly agree to his proposal, but they all refused to retaliate against the Earth Spider Clan for various reasons.
Some elders said it was just an accidental incident and not worth dwelling on; some worried that it would lead to greater conflict, which would be detrimental to Konoha; and some even questioned Uchiha Ming’s motives, believing he was deliberately stirring up trouble. They hadn't found out who the culprit was. How could Uchiha Ming have found out? There were too many doubts…
Facing these elders’ evasions and accusations.
A raging fire seemed to ignite in Uchiha Ming’s heart. He felt incredibly disappointed and angry, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him from head to toe.
He simply could not understand why these so-called Clan elders would be so cowardly and incompetent when the Clan’s dignity had been so severely violated! Just because the Earth Spider had a destructive Forbidden Technique, could they just do nothing?
Were these Clan elders just going to be like a bunch of timid sheep, trembling in the face of danger?
Although the intelligence leak and the trap were indeed due to his own disclosure, did Elder Uchiha Raimon himself not have even one percent of the problem?
Could his mistakes be ignored?
Moreover, his betrayal of Uchiha Raimon was also a decision made for the rise and fall of the entire Clan.
It wasn’t for his own benefit.
Just by sacrificing Uchiha Raimon alone?
Could the entire Uchiha Clan enjoy the glorious beauty of being assimilated by the Village? Wasn’t that good?
Why couldn’t anyone understand him?
“Alas! Truly narrow-minded and inherently evil people!” Uchiha Ming’s heart was filled with unbalanced anger. He thought about how he had racked his brains for the harmony of the Village and the Clan, while these people disregarded everything, only knowing how to contend for power and profit, and once a truly important matter arose, they were utterly powerless.
Facing a hostile Clan like the Earth Spider Clan, which had violated the honor of the Clan and the Village, they were still so incompetent.
Truly useless.
Here, no matter how Uchiha Ming tried to persuade everyone, most of the elders could not agree with his decision.
“Oh, although Elder Raimon was indeed ambushed, we cannot prove that the Earth Spider Clan did it. Our Uchiha Clan is a reasonable and civilized Clan; we cannot persecute others without evidence.”
The Great Elder said solemnly, and the Third Elder, Fifth Elder, and Seventh Elder next to him all nodded in agreement.
For a moment, Uchiha Ming was speechless. Wasn’t the Uchiha Clan always an unreasonable and overbearing Clan?
Why did they suddenly have to be reasonable when doing things, according to them?
On the other side, Fourth Elder Uchiha Kin, who had always been on his side, also spoke up: “Elder Raimon was seriously injured. Since it was done by an enemy, we must retaliate. However, Elder Raimon doesn’t remember any information about the opponent. You insist that the Earth Spider Clan did it, but where did you get this information? Could it be from the Hokage Office? We can’t trust that.”
As soon as Uchiha Kin mentioned the Hokage Office, Uchiha Ming immediately became agitated and quickly said, “What nonsense! As an elder of the Uchiha Clan, my thoughts and considerations are naturally from the Clan’s perspective. Ever since I heard that Elder Raimon was seriously injured, I inquired day and night. By chance, I recalled legends about the Earth Spider Clan, and after some comparison and confirmation, I pinpointed the enemy as them.”
Uchiha Ming knew that everyone disliked Senju Tobirama, so he naturally wouldn’t attribute the intelligence he obtained to him.
“Oh! So it was a guess!” Uchiha Feng slammed the table and immediately said, “Meeting adjourned, meeting adjourned! Our Uchiha Clan cannot make enemies recklessly based on a guess!”
The other elders also immediately stood up, making it seem as if they were about to leave.
“Indeed, indeed, the Great Elder is right. It’s a time of peace in the Ninja World now. Without conclusive evidence, we should investigate slowly.”
“Exactly. Not to mention that it’s not clear if they did it, even if it were clear, I would still need to find their weaknesses before acting, as the power of that Ninjutsu is still quite astonishing. We must not be careless.”
“That’s right, we must act cautiously, only then can we be worthy of the Clan members’ trust in us.”
“…”
Seeing everyone about to leave, Uchiha Ming recalled his solemn promise to Senju Tobirama and instantly became anxious, immediately saying, “Wait a moment, everyone, please listen to me for one last thing…”
Uchiha Raimon glanced at him. Although he wished he could kill him, he suppressed his expression and said softly, “Since that’s the case, then speak!”
“We, the Uchiha Clan, are a prestigious Clan in the Ninja World. We absolutely cannot be slapped in the face and not fight back! Since you all disagree, then I’ll personally lead the action, will that suffice?!”
Uchiha Ming stood up and said. To fulfill Lord Second Hokage Tobirama Senju’s instructions, he was desperate.
Anyway, what Lord Tobirama needed was for the Clan to attack the Earth Spider Clan and reclaim Konoha Ninja Village’s lost face.
He hadn’t specified who should act.
So, I will act personally.
That also counts as the Uchiha Clan making a move!