"Man, what a nice day," Yuhara muttered the next morning, sitting in his room, still vividly recalling everything that happened last night.
He'd done it. He'd successfully forced Uchiha Fugaku to step down. Fugaku was no longer the clan head.
Yuhara's god-tier analysis had exposed all of Fugaku's failings in front of the entire clan leadership. His authority had taken a devastating blow—there was no way he could still control the vast Uchiha clan.
But Yuhara hadn't completely won. Because Fugaku had pulled a fast one in the end—revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan.
And he'd laid down an impossible-to-refuse condition: the new clan head had to defeat him in battle. Only then would they be qualified to take the title.
Yuhara wasn't really surprised by this stunt. Fugaku might act mild, but he was still an Uchiha—and an Uchiha with a Mangekyō.
"In other words... dude's just a lunatic."
Yuhara had already mentally prepped himself for this. He wasn't even shocked that Fugaku had the Mangekyō. Hell, in Itachi Shinden, the guy openly showed it off to Itachi. So this reveal? Totally expected.
But the whole thing now meant Yuhara couldn't immediately claim the title of clan head. After some discussion, the duel with Fugaku was set for one month later.
Still, the battle for the clan head title was more a legal formality. In truth, with both him and Shisui wielding Mangekyō, Yuhara already had the Uchiha in his hands.
Fugaku was done. His shattered reputation and lost trust had stripped him of control. The clan's leadership had already lined up behind Yuhara—he was calling the shots now.
The only thing he lacked was the title—that one ceremonial nod from the former clan head. That was it.
"But seriously, Shisui said that brat Itachi awakened the Mangekyō too? That's the real head-scratcher."
Just thinking about Itachi made Yuhara frown.
He really hadn't expected that kid to awaken the Mangekyō. Shisui was still alive, so how did he trigger it?
Sure, Yuhara always knew Itachi had the potential. But without a huge emotional shock, where'd the trigger even come from?
"Don't tell me... he saw Shisui taking a different path and decided the 'Shisui in his heart' had died, so that triggered it?"
Yuhara couldn't help but roast the idea in his head. Who knew when an Uchiha would just suddenly go full schizo and mentally evolve?
As for how to handle the kid—if this were the original timeline, Yuhara wouldn't be that worried about Itachi.
Why? Because Yuhara knew him way too well.
Itachi's Mangekyō powers were basically public knowledge in the original series. Yuhara could prep countermeasures in advance, no problem.
But now? Itachi's awakening method was completely off-script, so his abilities were harder to predict. Just like Fugaku—another wild card.
"Still, if I'm right, his powers should be similar to what they were originally. After all, the only thing that could've triggered him was Shisui.
Sasuke's fine, and Shisui's not the same as he used to be.
So maybe the combo of Shisui's shift and all the clan chaos pushed Itachi into despair and triggered the awakening."
Yuhara couldn't be totally sure—after all, Shisui hadn't even fought Itachi—but it was still a reasonable guess.
And regardless of what kind of Mangekyō it was, Yuhara had some confidence. He wasn't without his own aces.
The success at the clan meeting had netted him a bonus—his system points had gone up. Not by much, maybe a thousand or so, but he was still satisfied.
Especially since the system's rewards this time were juicy.
[Current Binding: Uchiha Clan]
[Status: Relatively Stable – Internal issues resolved, officially recognized, but external threats remain]
[Prosperity: 12345 (normal baseline is 10000)]
[Suggestion: Obtain the official clan head title and prepare for those who target the clan]
[Congrats, Host. You've completed clan integration. Though still one step away from leadership, your accomplishment proves your capability. Reward: Advanced Points Draw]
[Secret Technique: Unshakable Will – Purifies all negative status effects and grants high-speed recovery (without harming your core), lasts 8 seconds]
[Secret Technique: New Moon Guard – Chakra blast repels or kills surrounding enemies, creates a wind barrier that blocks all ninjutsu/kunai from outside range, lasts 8 seconds]
[Secret Technique: Brahma Curse – Boosts all ninjutsu, genjutsu, and dojutsu for 8 seconds, causes massive damage]
The reward drop left Yuhara straight-up stunned. These were ultimate-level moves.
And no joke, he wanted all of them. Each one would give him a massive power spike.
No wonder the system called it an advanced reward draw. These probably weren't even available for regular point exchange—definitely not with just 1000 points.
But Yuhara didn't care. Now that he had the options, he wasn't gonna pass them up. The only problem? Picking one.
After some serious thinking, he went with [Unshakable Will].
It was a defensive skill, sure, but the ability to purge all debuffs was something he couldn't pass on.
"In the original, Fugaku's abilities weren't clearly shown, but he used genjutsu to show Itachi a vision of a potential future.
That suggests his Mangekyō leans heavy into illusion-type power, so this technique is a good counter.
As for Itachi, I don't know exactly what his new powers are, but the recovery effect alone makes this skill invaluable.
Combined with my Susanoo, I'm really not afraid of either of them."
As Yuhara walked, he thought it over. Despite feeling like he'd been kinda NTR'd by fate, having this ability did give him a solid sense of security.
"Alright then—time to hit the archives and study, then go train. Can't waste a single day of this month."
Yuhara wasn't officially the clan head yet, but he had enough authority to act like one—and that was good for him.
To ensure a steady win, he had to be fully prepped.
If he wanted to beat Uchiha Fugaku, there could be zero slacking off.
What he didn't know, though... was that at that very moment, Uchiha Itachi had quietly arrived at the Hokage Tower.
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