"Do you mean you're afraid that because the Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan can control the Nine-Tails, we would become wary and guarded against the Uchiha Clan?"
After hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and asked slowly.
"Exactly. Whether it's Uchiha Madara or Uchiha Obito, neither has anything to do with the Uchiha Clan in the Village."
"I don't want a mere pair of eyes to cause an even greater rift between the Uchiha Clan and the Village."
Minato Namikaze said seriously.
"So, if it weren't for this Quiz Space showing you what happens next..."
"...after the 'Nine-Tails Attack', the conflict between the Village and the Uchiha would have become even more severe because of the Sharingan."
"Is that right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, truly a man who had been Hokage for decades, easily organized his thoughts and understood Minato Namikaze's point.
Minato Namikaze and Nara Shikaku nodded, and the latter stepped forward to continue explaining:
"Correct. From the moment I saw the phrase 'Uchiha Clan coup,' I thought of this reason."
"In those images, the Fourth Hokage died to seal the Nine-Tails, and the one controlling the Nine-Tails was an Uchiha with the Mangekyo Sharingan."
"With Danzo Shimura adding fuel to the fire, it would be hard for the Village and the Uchiha not to grow apart, leading to the Uchiha Clan coup."
"I understand."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and sighed:
"As expected, that fellow Danzo is involved everywhere."
"I admit our approach was flawed. Go ahead and answer the question."
By saying this, Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted that the Hokage Faction's suppression of the Uchiha was unreasonable.
From the perspective of political compromise, it meant he agreed not to take further action against the Uchiha, handing over all decision-making power in this regard to people like Minato Namikaze.
I was wrong, so I'll let you handle it.
After seeing Minato Namikaze nod, Nara Shikaku spoke to Ye Chen:
"Sir, my answer is D."
"Congratulations, that is correct."
Ye Chen said with a smile.
As a bystander, Ye Chen was thoroughly enjoying the show.
Several times he had been tempted to interject, but was unable to speak due to the system's rules.
"Let's look at the images for this round."
Next, Ye Chen played some scenes of Uchiha Clan members from the The Guard Platoon clashing with villagers and Village Ninja during law enforcement.
Countless conflicts, combined with the Uchiha Clan's arrogant nature, finally caused a massive rift between the clan and the entire Village, leading to mutual hostility.
It gradually evolved into the Uchiha Clan isolating themselves within their compound, no longer interacting with the villagers and keeping to themselves.
Taking advantage of this conflict, Danzo Shimura also fanned the flames, spreading rumors throughout the Village about the Uchiha Clan being evil and arrogant, causing their reputation to hit rock bottom.
Throughout the playback, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Utatane Koharu remained silent.
Clearly, the three were long familiar with these matters; in fact, they were likely pleased to see much of it happen.
As the Hokage Faction, the holders of the Village's supreme power...
...an unrestrained, lawless Uchiha Clan was always a ticking time bomb.
Without proper restraint, no one knew when they might explode.
This was the judgment the three had made based on their own positions.
"Looking at it this way, the Uchiha Clan certainly has its own problems."
Minato Namikaze said:
"But more than that, it's the estrangement between the two sides that led to mutual misunderstanding and eventually turned into hostility."
After watching these images, Minato Namikaze was also filled with emotion.
As a Ninja of civilian origin, his parents had died when he was very young.
Alone and without support, Minato Namikaze had been very familiar with the famous Uchiha Clan since childhood.
He had also personally witnessed the cold-bloodedness of the Uchiha members in the Konoha Military Police Force.
But this was the first time he had viewed the entire process of evolution from such an objective and neutral perspective.
This allowed him to reach a much clearer judgment.
That is to say...
The Uchiha Clan could be brought into the fold, but they also needed to be subject to certain restraints.
More importantly, it was necessary to resolve the villagers' grievances and allow the Uchiha Clan to reintegrate into Konoha Village.
"Yes, only through mutual understanding can we protect the seeds of peace."
Jiraiya also sighed with emotion.
Ye Chen looked at everyone with a smile and asked:
"Now, I am about to announce the third question. Are you ready?"
"Sir, we are ready."
Nara Shikaku replied respectfully.
Ye Chen nodded, waved his hand to disperse the images, and formed the third question.
[Question 3: Within the Uchiha Clan, there were two individuals who, unlike the other fanatical Uchiha members, were devoted to Konoha Village and tried their best to bring about a reconciliation between the Village and the clan. One was Uchiha Shisui; who was the other?]
A: Uchiha Fugaku
B: Uchiha En
C: Uchiha Saemon
D: Uchiha Itachi
After reading the question, Minato Namikaze sighed:
"To think there's another Uchiha member devoted to Konoha. Could it be Fugaku?"
The first person Minato Namikaze thought of was, of course, Uchiha Fugaku.
If one were to compare who in the Uchiha Clan had the best relationship with the Hokage Faction...
...setting aside the still-young Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Fugaku would definitely be the first.
You see, Uchiha Fugaku and the Hokage, Minato Namikaze, could be said to be on very close family terms.
The two families were very familiar with each other, often eating and chatting together.
And Uchiha Fugaku's existence was a major reason why Minato Namikaze believed the Uchiha Clan could be brought under his wing.
"Why do you say that? My impression of Uchiha Fugaku is that he's a cold person."
Jiraiya asked in confusion upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words.
Jiraiya spent very little time in Konoha. The last time he had close contact with Fugaku Uchiha was on the battlefield of the Third Great Ninja War; the Uchiha Clan leader's strength and cold demeanor had left a deep impression on him.
Facing his teacher's question, Minato Namikaze replied with a smile:
"Fugaku is actually a very gentle person."
"Our families meet often. Fugaku, his wife, and his eldest son, Uchiha Itachi, are all very easy to get along with."
Minato Namikaze couldn't help but chuckle as the image of the cool-faced Uchiha Itachi appeared in his mind.
"Especially Itachi-kun. Although he looks very indifferent, he has a very gentle heart. I really hope my Naruto grows up to be a boy like Itachi-kun."
Hearing this, Ye Chen almost burst out laughing.
Uchiha Itachi, gentle?
And you want Uzumaki Naruto to become someone like Uchiha Itachi?
Aren't you afraid Uzumaki Naruto might also go and massacre his entire clan?
Then again, the Uzumaki Clan has long been wiped out, so I guess there's nothing to fear?
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