The clan members' angry appearance touched Shisui's heart.
Originally, after Danzo gouged out his eye, he had felt a negligible wavering toward the village.
After Hiromi used the Susanoo in the center of the village, Hiruzen didn't blame them, which put him at ease and made him grateful for Hiruzen's understanding.
However, when Hiruzen ordered him to use Kotoamatsukami to control Hiromi, he felt another negligible fluctuation.
With the tacit approval of the Jonin and Hiruzen, he recovered his eye and gouged back Danzo's Sharingan. This handling of the situation made him feel a bit more gratitude toward the village.
But when he carried Hiromi back and sensed the surrounding tracking Anbu and bursts of killing intent directed straight at Hiromi, his heart flared with anger.
However, he quickly calmed down.
After all, Hiromi had just caused a scene in the center of the village, so it was normal for Hiruzen to make such arrangements.
But he couldn't help but recall Hiruzen's attitude of tacitly allowing him to gouge out Danzo's eye.
Wasn't the Uchiha clan's current situation brought about by Hiruzen's tacit approval?
The isolation during the Nine-Tails incident, the rumors of the Nine-Tails incident, the front lines of the war, the heavy casualties of the clan members, the pressure during the ceasefire agreement incident...
Which of these things wasn't tacitly approved by Hiruzen?
Shisui thought of this, and then compared it to the warmth of his clan members, who treated him like family and eagerly stuffed things into his hands.
In his heart, the village was no longer equivalent to the Uchiha clan. It was lower.
Thinking of this, he became even more certain of what he wanted to do.
"Shisui, if you need anything, you must say it."
"Whether it's money or anything else, you can come to us."
"Right, don't be a stranger."
The clan members said worriedly while stuffing items into his arms.
"Mm, I understand."
Shisui scrambled to receive a large pile of items: vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat, bandages, and so on.
These were all inexpensive things, but even so, the dignified Hokage hadn't even mentioned them.
Was it his fault that his eyes had been gouged out?
"No, let's wait another two days."
Shisui still didn't want to make a final decision so easily.
Be cautious, be even more cautious.
...
"Nii-san, what's wrong?"
Although Hiromi couldn't see, he could feel that Shisui seemed to be waiting for something.
The first day was fine, the second day felt like disappointment and sadness, and by the third day, he had become calm.
"It's nothing." Shisui rubbed Hiromi's buzz cut.
"Mm, if anything happens, tell me." Hiromi said.
"Alright," Shisui said, but he had no intention of telling Hiromi anything.
However, the clan members told Hiromi everything. Over these two days, after the Uchiha clan learned why Hiromi had activated Susanoo in the village, they were furious with Danzo.
The inaction of the Konoha High Command and Fugaku also made them feel as frustrated as ever, creating a hot-blooded atmosphere where they wanted to head to the village center and launch a Coup d'état right now.
Besides that, their attitude toward Hiromi had undergone a total reversal.
It wasn't that they were bad to Hiromi before, they just weren't familiar with him, treating him as an insignificant ordinary person or just a relative of someone they knew.
Now, they vaguely treated Hiromi as a leader.
What the Uchiha clan needed wasn't a clan head who yielded at every turn, but a warrior who could lead the Uchiha clan in a fight to the death.
"Hiromi, what do you think about launching the Coup d'état at the next assembly?"
"I've had enough of being monitored every day."
"We Uchiha aren't criminals."
"It's one thing for the villagers to misunderstand us, but even the High Command is like this."
"Do you know what the enemies called us during the war? Konoha's lapdogs!"
"Why should we Uchiha work ourselves to death while they enjoy all the benefits?"
"Hiromi, you have no idea how good the ninja equipment of the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans is. Especially the Sarutobi clan—it feels like they didn't even give their full effort in the war."
"Exactly. Why should they! Konoha was founded by our Uchiha and the Senju clan!"
They didn't actually expect Hiromi, who was now disabled, to really lead them in a coup. They just saw him as one of their own and were venting their frustrations to him. Otherwise, they would have died of anger sooner or later.
However, there was still a question they hoped Hiromi could answer.
"Hiromi, how did you activate Susanoo?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sudden silence.
The clan members stared at Hiromi with fervent eyes.
Even if the price was blindness, as long as they had that power...
What would they be waiting for? They could launch the Coup d'état immediately!
Hiromi shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not too sure myself."
They weren't surprised by this answer, but they couldn't hide the disappointment in their hearts.
Hiromi honestly spoke his thoughts, "Susanoo relies on luck to possess, but Ninjutsu and Taijutsu do not. Our Uchiha clan's Sharingan has the ability of insight. Instead of chasing the ethereal Susanoo, I think it's better to pursue Ninjutsu and Taijutsu to strengthen ourselves."
"Mm, Hiromi has a point."
"Enhancing one's own strength is the most important thing."
"Right, we need to practice Ninjutsu and Taijutsu more."
That was what they said, but Hiromi could tell they didn't take it to heart, they were just giving him face.
However, Hiromi understood that right now, they were filled with frustration. They could see that unless it was absolutely necessary, Fugaku would not launch a Coup d'état. It was the clan members egging him on and forcing him that made him reluctantly agree.
Therefore, even if they increased their strength a little, what use would it be?
They talked about launching a coup, but who knew if it would be like the relocation of the clan compound—that compensation payment still hasn't been given even now.