Rengoku turned his head and said to Fugaku and the Great Elder, "That's about it, right? Plans should be carried out step by step. If I say too much, you won't remember it anyway."
"As for the Patriarch's mistake this time…", Rengoku gave a glance to the Great Elder.
Fugaku also looked nervously at the Great Elder. This matter could be either big or small; it all depended on the Great Elder's intentions.
Even directly removing him from the Patriarch's position would be reasonable.
He didn't particularly cling to the position of Patriarch.
It's just that now Itachi was about to defect from the village. If he held the position of Patriarch, he would have more power and could better take care of Sasuke and Mikoto.
The Great Elder saw the cautious look in Fugaku's eyes and seemed to recall the time when Fugaku followed him into battle during his youth.
Rengoku had handed over the authority of decision to him, the message he wanted to convey was already very clear.
The Great Elder, Kairen, glared at Fugaku impatiently, "You'll continue to be the Patriarch for now, but you'll be fined half a year's salary, to be given to Rengoku."
Fugaku let out a sigh of relief and also smiled apologetically, "That's how it should be, that's how it should be."
Rengoku smiled, 'Just in time, I am short on money.'
The Great Elder looked at Rengoku with great satisfaction. With this kind of strength and intelligence, the Uchiha had someone to carry on the legacy.
Although Rengoku was a bit young, age had never really been a problem.
"Rengoku, in the future, familiarize yourself more with the clan's affairs…", When the Great Elder said this, everyone present understood what it meant.
However, Fugaku had no objections, and neither did Itachi.
'If Rengoku-senpai becomes the Patriarch, he will surely lead the Uchiha to go even further.'
There was no joy on Rengoku's face; his reaction was quite calm:
"Let's talk about it when I have the time. There's still a long road ahead, and the Uchiha's path is also long."
After seeing off the Great Elder and Fugaku, Rengoku checked his golden finger.
On Fugaku's side, the bond was still short of reaching three stars.
As for Itachi, it was just a little sliver away from hitting four stars.
Rengoku was both curious about what was in the fourth star, and also considered Itachi a very important part of his plan.
So he prepared to come clean with Itachi.
"Itachi, I know you long for peace in the Shinobi World, but do you know that this kind of peace won't last long before it's broken?"
Itachi bowed to Rengoku, "Rengoku-senpai, I know you definitely have a solution."
Rengoku looked at Itachi for a long time and sighed, but didn't directly answer Itachi's question. Instead, he asked, "Do you know the origin of us ninjas?"
Itachi paused, not understanding why Rengoku was asking this.
But Rengoku didn't intend for Itachi to answer. Instead, he directly said, "In the universe, there is a race called the Otsutsuki…"
Then, Rengoku, using third-person narration, explained the Otsutsuki's Tree Planting Plan and how the ancestor of the ninjas, Otsutsuki Kaguya, was sealed.
How Black Zetsu planned to revive Otsutsuki Kaguya.
How Madara manipulated Obito, and how Obito triggered the Nine-Tails Rebellion, all of it was explained clearly to Itachi.
Rengoku explained in great detail, even covering some minor details, and spent quite a lot of time.
Itachi's expression became dazed, especially when he learned that the one who claimed to be Uchiha Madara was the one behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
His expression turned complex, he didn't expect there to be so much behind it.
"Then can we stop Kaguya's resurrection?", Itachi still thought a bit simply.
But Rengoku's line of thinking was clearly different, "Stopping the revival of this Otsutsuki is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
"Otherwise, even if Obito and Madara die, others will still come to revive Kaguya."
"And the Otsutsuki aren't just one. Even if Kaguya doesn't come back, there are still Otsutsuki lurking in the Shinobi World."
"Only if we ourselves are strong enough to defeat the Otsutsuki will we not fear any conspiracy."
"Compared to the lives on a whole planet, how many people do you think die in the ninja village wars?"
Itachi's expression shifted, as if going through an intense mental storm.
Rengoku wasn't in a hurry, he waited patiently for Itachi to process it.
After a long while, Itachi sighed, "I understand, Rengoku-senpai."
Rengoku saw that Itachi's bond bar was finally full, it seemed he now understood what level of bond was needed to unlock those stars.
He patted Itachi's shoulder for comfort, "Uchiha's current situation is still not good."
"Sending you out also serves another purpose, to use Konoha's secrets to deter Konoha from taking action against us."
After all, Itachi had been a genuine Anbu captain, and he held many secrets.
But what Rengoku told Itachi was even more than what Itachi already knew.
Rengoku's tone shifted, "But if Konoha is dead set on eliminating our Uchiha clan…"
"Then you'll expose all of Konoha's intelligence and all the Konoha secrets I've told you, destroy everything in a scorched-earth way."
Itachi looked a bit stunned, "Will it really get that bad?"
Rengoku casually shook his head, "Any plan can run into unexpected situations."
"And we should always consider the worst possible outcome."
"Remember, planning is up to man, success is up to luck."
Itachi chewed on this phrase he hadn't heard before and silently nodded.
"I just told you about Obito's ability. If you get the chance, act directly."
"If you can't kill him, then at least frighten him, make sure he doesn't dare approach our Uchiha clan again."
"I understand, Rengoku-senpai."
Rengoku looked at the sky outside. There was already a faint light, 'Dawn is approaching.'
He stood up and stretched lazily, "I just told you the big picture. Now I'll tell you more."
"About the stone tablet, about the Rinnegan…"
Then Rengoku explained to Itachi the relationship between the Rinnegan and Sharingan, and the two ways to prevent the Sharingan from going blind.
As well as the identity of the big brother he loved, and that he would eventually awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
Itachi listened very seriously, as this was the foundation of the Uchiha's survival.
"You awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan too early. Your body may not be able to bear the burden."
"So you must be cautious in using the Mangekyou Sharingan."
"The Mangekyou Sharingan is a great tool, but a tool only has value if it is used."
"Now that both of Shisui's eyes are in your hands, we can also use those two Kotoamatsukami to find two allies."
"Place the eyes in the ninja crows, I can also access them anytime."
Itachi now had complete trust in Rengoku, so he naturally agreed without hesitation.
"After Shisui jumped off the cliff, do you know where the body is?"
Itachi was a bit surprised. Back then when Shisui jumped, it was just the two of them there.
'How did Rengoku-senpai know?'
But Itachi quickly came around, 'It seems that Rengoku-senpai knows everything.'
Even if he knew about Shisui jumping off a cliff, it wasn't a big deal.
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