Watching Shisui leave, Yuhara could only sigh helplessly.
He originally intended to go out and handle the trouble himself since he had promised Shisui he would take care of it.Of course, part of him also wanted to teach Itachi a lesson.
Even though Itachi hadn't done anything unforgivable yet, Yuhara had lived under the shadow of what Itachi did in the original story for fifteen long years.
For fifteen years, he had thought about whether he should try to "re-educate" Itachi, but as the clan leader's son, Itachi was simply out of reach.
When he finally managed to get close to him, he only subtly expressed some of his ideas, but Itachi immediately distanced himself.
Shisui, on the other hand, was different. Having grown up together, their bond was stronger.But back then, Yuhara had been too young, and there were things he didn't dare say openly.
Especially when it came to political stances, he feared that if Shisui relayed anything to the elders, it would only bring trouble upon himself.
Things had to be done step by step; rushing headlong was impossible.That's why he always planned carefully, expressing his stance little by little.
The difference between Shisui and Itachi was that Shisui, despite not always agreeing with Yuhara, could still accept differing viewpoints and find common ground.
Because of that, Yuhara and Shisui maintained a good relationship, something that couldn't be said for Itachi.
Shaking his head, Yuhara turned around, looking at Uchiha Fugaku, and continued, "Although some unexpected things happened, I believe Shisui can handle this."
"Yes, Shisui can solve the problem," Uchiha Fugaku sighed and nodded. "Let the meeting continue, Yuhara-kun, please go on. I really want to see just how unqualified I am in your eyes."
"Clan Leader Fugaku, your lack of qualification is rooted in your inability to recognize reality, your compromises, and your indecisiveness."
Yuhara looked straight at Fugaku, speaking calmly.
"The most important quality of a clan leader is to understand reality. Clan Leader Fugaku, do you still remember the decision you made on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack?"
The Nine-Tails' Night was undoubtedly a turning point where the Uchiha Clan's situation began to deteriorate.Everyone present could not deny that fact.
And those who were involved that night remembered clearly—Uchiha Fugaku ultimately followed the command of an old man, stopping all supporting action.
That decision made many people question him, but according to Fugaku, it was the Third Hokage's order to clear them of suspicion regarding control over the Nine-Tails.
Yuhara brought up the matter again today, which puzzled everyone, including Uchiha Fugaku himself.
"Yuhara-kun, that was an order from the Third Hokage. I—" Fugaku began, but Yuhara interrupted him.
"No, Clan Leader Fugaku, that might not have been the Third Hokage's decision."
Yuhara gently shook his head, his expression serious.
"Do you remember how chaotic things were back then? The Third Hokage was fighting the Nine-Tails on the front lines.The Nine-Tails was so dangerous; how would he have the time to give out such orders?Besides, every bit of strength counted in that battle. One more force would mean one more chance to defeat the Nine-Tails.
You might say the Uchiha were suspected of controlling the Nine-Tails, but the truth is, if we had gone out to face the Nine-Tails head-on, that would have been the best way to clear our name!"
Yuhara's words made Fugaku open his mouth, but nothing came out. Yuhara, meanwhile, continued speaking.
"And even if we assume it was the Third Hokage's order, I want to ask you one question, Clan Leader Fugaku.
Eight years ago, who was the Hokage of Konoha? Was it Hiruzen Sarutobi, or was it Minato Namikaze?"
Yuhara's question made Fugaku's face pale, and everyone else present also seemed slightly taken aback.
Indeed, regardless of whether the order to stop the Uchiha came from Sarutobi Hiruzen, the critical question was—who was really the Hokage at the time?
"Clan Leader Fugaku, because you failed to recognize reality, the Uchiha Clan missed its best chance to prove its innocence.The chain reaction from that decision led to the village pushing us to more remote areas during the reconstruction after the Nine-Tails incident.
The reason was simple—we never proved ourselves, never cleared our name, and you once again made the wrong choice.You chose to compromise; you accepted it all without fighting back.That was as good as admitting everything!"
Yuhara's words pierced everyone's hearts like a sharp blade. Their gazes naturally shifted to Uchiha Fugaku.
Even the most loyal supporters of Fugaku couldn't help but look at their clan leader with doubt.
Fugaku clenched his fists, clearly struggling and in pain, but he did not say anything in his defense.
He had no idea how to refute it. Listening to Yuhara's words, he reflected on the past and realized that maybe Yuhara was right.
"As for your indecisiveness..."
Yuhara looked at Fugaku and sighed, his tone softening.
"The outside situation has escalated to this point, yet inside the clan, you never thought about unifying everyone's thoughts or correcting the wrong mindsets within the clan.
The moderates are too willing to compromise. You've already shown us what kind of peace that compromise brings—it leads to annihilation.
The hardliners, on the other hand, are too extreme. They have no clear goal, only talking about reclaiming Uchiha's glory.
So does that mean the Uchiha Clan intends to go to war with the entire village?
Konoha is vast, filled with many shinobi clans—Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka, Aburame, Kurama, and countless civilian shinobi.What could a single Uchiha Clan do against all of Konoha?
Are we still led by Uchiha Madara? Others could simply outlast us, but you allowed this thinking to grow unchecked!
You never tried to unify the clan's thoughts; you only sought to balance the two factions.
And because of that, both sides grew more convinced that they were right, leading to endless internal strife.
Every clan meeting is like a market stall—chaotic, with no real solutions.
The clan members have no clear or unified goal; they don't even know what they truly want.This is the change you brought to Uchiha as the clan leader!"
Yuhara paused, staring seriously at Fugaku for a long while before finally asking in a soft voice,
"Clan Leader Fugaku, you are truly not a qualified clan leader."
[TL.n]For me to get serious with this fanfiction, surprise me!