Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened, and he said angrily, "What are you implying! Do you really think I want to sacrifice the Uchiha?"
Uchiha Fugaku remained silent, the implication self-evident.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed heavily: "I know the difficulties the Uchiha face, but the Uzushigakure specifically named Uchiha Mikoto. What can I do?"
"If I had a daughter, I would definitely send her to the Uzushigakure in place of Uchiha Mikoto!"
Uchiha Fugaku inwardly snorted. You don't have a daughter, but you have a wife.
Sarutobi Hiruzen appealed to his emotions and reason, persuading him:
"If we don't send Uchiha Mikoto to the Uzushigakure as demanded, Konoha will certainly fall into crisis again, and at that time, the Uchiha won't be able to survive alone either!"
Uchiha Fugaku was silent for a moment, then said heavily, "Hokage-sama, Mikoto is my fiancée!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen paused. He hadn't realized that Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku had this relationship.
This... asking a man to send his wife to another man is indeed very...
Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a moment, then asked, "Are you engaged?"
Uchiha Fugaku remained silent.
Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief and reassured him: "If you haven't gotten engaged, it doesn't count yet. Fugaku, don't feel any psychological pressure!"
He was determined to send Uchiha Mikoto away!
He patted Uchiha Fugaku's shoulder and said earnestly, "Fugaku, I understand your distress, but for the sake of Konoha, and for the Uchiha, it's only the sacrifice of a fiancée!"
"You are now the Clan Chief of the Uchiha. If not for Konoha, you must consider the Uchiha!"
Uchiha Fugaku's face was ashen, his fists clenched. Then he closed his eyes, suddenly deflated, and said in a heavy voice, "I will consider it carefully, Hokage-sama."
Sarutobi Hiruzen patted his shoulder in relief, then left the Uchiha Clan Compound.
The sorrowful expression on his face had long vanished.
Uchiha Clan Compound, Clan Chief's Residence.
Uchiha Fugaku closed his eyes, sinking into silence.
No one knew what he was thinking.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes. The crimson Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun wildly, showing faint signs of linking together.
"Send out the notice. A Clan Meeting will be held tonight at Naka Shrine!"
During the dead of night.
Flames suddenly lit up the Naka Shrine in the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Inside the Naka Shrine, pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan were seated side by side.
Everyone was filled with indignation.
"Konoha is bullying us Uchiha too much!!"
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