Chapter 111: The Furious Fugaku!
Hearing the unusual tone in Oborotsuki's voice, Mikoto immediately became alert.
"So… what exactly is the method…?"
She asked hesitantly, curiosity mixing with apprehension.
"Before I answer that, let me ask you first: do you know which high-ranking figure in the village dislikes your Uchiha clan the most?"
Oborotsuki countered with a question of his own.
The question stumped Mikoto. She thought for a moment, then shook her head to indicate she didn't know.
"It couldn't be Lord Third Hokage, could it?"
The most powerful person in all of Konoha was the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, so he was the first person Mikoto thought of.
In truth, clan matters were almost entirely handled by her husband Fugaku.
She was only responsible for managing the household and being a proper housewife.
So this question—she genuinely couldn't answer.
Mikoto noticed Oborotsuki shake his head when she guessed the Third Hokage, and she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Konoha's top leadership consisted of four people.
Besides the Third Hokage, there were the two advisors: Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.
And finally, the leader of Root—Danzō Shimura.
He was Konoha's number-two figure, the Hokage's advisor.
As long as it wasn't Hiruzen Sarutobi targeting the Uchiha clan, the others were at least bearable.
At least, that's what Mikoto believed in her heart.
"Right now, the person in all of Konoha who is most dissatisfied with your Uchiha clan isn't the Third Hokage—it's Danzō Shimura, the Hokage's advisor."
Oborotsuki directly gave Mikoto the answer.
Hearing this, Mikoto wasn't even surprised.
Instead, her expression was one of "I should have guessed it."
"Lord Danzō is a hardline elder with immense prestige in the village. His personality is such that he cannot tolerate even a speck of sand in his eye."
"I should have realized it sooner…"
Mikoto nodded in sudden understanding.
At the same time, a faint worry rose in her heart.
Although she had rarely met Danzō, she occasionally heard her husband Fugaku and other senior clan members mention the man when they attended meetings at the Hokage's office.
Rumors described him as an extremely stern and ruthless elder.
Whether dealing with internal village problems or external threats, Danzō Shimura's most common stance was to resolve everything through overwhelming force.
Now, the Uchiha clan had already fallen under suspicion throughout Konoha because of the Nine-Tails incident—everyone believed they had controlled the Nine-Tails to attack the village.
And currently, the conflicts between the police force and the villagers were growing more and more intense.
Under such circumstances, it was only natural that a hardliner like Danzō would take a hostile stance toward the Uchiha clan.
Oborotsuki saw that she was quite clever and nodded with satisfaction.
"Good that you understand. But what you don't know is that Danzō has already begun deploying his subordinates."
"What…?"
Mikoto looked at him in shock: "Deploying subordinates?"
"Against your Uchiha clan."
"Of course, this is only the preliminary stage. For now, they're just monitoring your every move."
"But if the Uchiha clan takes any further action, you will face a thunderous counterstrike."
Oborotsuki explained immediately.
Hearing this, Mikoto's expression turned extremely grave and worried.
She had heard of Danzō Shimura's methods.
That man was incredibly ruthless. Once he decided on an enemy, he gave them no chance whatsoever.
For the Uchiha clan to be targeted by such a person was definitely not good news.
"But… what does this have to do with resolving the Uchiha clan's crisis?"
"Are you saying we should try to persuade Lord Danzō to change his prejudice against the Uchiha?"
Mikoto asked, confused, lifting her head to look at Oborotsuki again.
This time, before Oborotsuki could answer, he suddenly frowned slightly.
His chakra perception had detected Uchiha Fugaku returning home.
Oborotsuki inwardly cursed and involuntarily tightened his grip by another third.
"Ah—"
Mikoto let out a short, startled cry that she immediately stifled, covering her mouth in panic as she looked left and right.
Then she turned back to Oborotsuki with a complicated expression, eyes rolling upward.
"Next time, then. Your husband is back."
Oborotsuki casually rubbed a few more times before pushing her away.
"When I come back next time, I'll tell you how to use Danzō to resolve the Uchiha crisis."
"Remember—nothing is gained without a price."
With those final words, Oborotsuki vanished.
Sure enough, not long after, Mikoto heard the sound of the door opening outside.
She turned and looked toward the courtyard, seeing Fugaku enter with a gloomy, exhausted expression.
Just seeing her husband in such a terrible mental state told Mikoto his mood was very bad.
She immediately went to greet him, asking about his well-being.
"Damn it!"
Fugaku—who was usually gentle and broad-minded—now gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.
Seeing her husband like this, Mikoto was stunned:
"Fugaku, what's wrong?"
After her brief shock, she hurriedly asked.
"Who the hell is this bastard? Why does he keep impersonating members of our Uchiha clan?!"
"What exactly is his goal?!"
Fugaku stormed to a chair and sat down heavily, clutching his head in agitation and muttering to himself.
Hearing this, Mikoto's heart gave a slight jolt.
"Fugaku… are you talking about the enemy who used the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails during that incident?"
"Who else could it be?!"
Fugaku looked up and snapped irritably.
Mikoto's expression darkened. She lowered her head in silence for a few seconds:
"Has that enemy caused trouble for us again?"
A mysterious enemy possessing the Uchiha clan's exclusive kekkei genkai—the Sharingan.
No matter what he did, outsiders would naturally assume he was a member of the Uchiha clan.
"Mm! This morning, I received a summons from the Third Hokage ordering me to come to his office immediately!"
"When I got there, I learned that someone had impersonated an Uchiha clan member, gone to Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, and used the Sharingan to control their tailed beast Shukaku!"
"Now Sunagakure has suffered massive destruction, and the Land of Wind has come to Konoha to demand an explanation."
"The Third Hokage demands that I give them an answer within three days!"
"Damn it! This clearly wasn't done by our Uchiha clan!"
"It must be that same bastard who caused the Nine-Tails incident again…"
By the time Fugaku finished speaking, he was trembling with rage, fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white as he ground his teeth.
The Uchiha clan's situation was already difficult enough.
They hadn't even fully escaped the shadow of the Nine-Tails incident yet.
And now this had happened, making their position in Konoha even more precarious.
Right now, Fugaku felt like his head was about to explode.
If he ever found out who the mastermind was, he wanted nothing more than to capture him and beat him to a pulp.
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