Uchiha Clan Meeting!
The news spread within the Uchiha clan, and everyone knew what this meeting would be about.
Uchiha Itachi, the son of the clan leader, wanted to massacre his own people. Uchiha Fugaku, the clan leader, even gave up the fight and died at Itachi's hands without resistance!
Now,
The Uchiha clan is leaderless and needs a new leader!
Although Uchiha Kinya is currently leading the clan and managing all the clan affairs, his position is still not officially recognized.
Now is the perfect time to hold this clan meeting and decide Kinya's true position as clan leader.
We also need to discuss the future plans for the Uchiha clan.
It's early morning, and many people are already heading towards the Police Force's headquarters. It has a large open area where most of the clan can gather!
This meeting is for the entire Uchiha clan. Even the commoners are required to send one representative.
Back at Uchiha Fugaku's residence, Sasuke was still sitting under the roof, staring blankly with a dull expression.
Since last night, after meeting Itachi and hearing the truth from him, he had fallen into despair.
Especially knowing how powerful his brother is, and the immense strength he possesses, the thought of wanting to kill Itachi now seemed pointless.
If it was just Itachi's genjutsu, Sasuke would still have a chance to fight, but after witnessing his brother's strength, he felt hopeless!
Suddenly, just as Sasuke was lost in thought, a figure appeared in the yard!
The figure walked toward Sasuke.
Sasuke looked up at the person for a moment, then turned his gaze back to one direction, as if the newcomer had nothing to do with him.
He recognized this person—one of Uchiha Genya's followers, if he remembered correctly, called Senju Hayashi. Not even a member of the Uchiha clan.
"There's a clan meeting today. Genya-sama sent me to invite you!" Senju Hayashi said, looking at the confused Sasuke.
"Clan meeting? What does it have to do with me? I'm not going!" Uchiha Sasuke shook his head, his tone as stiff and awkward as ever.
"Genya-sama insisted you must attend!" Senju Hayashi said seriously. His meaning was clear: if Sasuke didn't come willingly, he'd have to force him to go.
Genya's orders were his duty to follow.
"Heh... Must attend? Is this some sort of trial for me, the 'guilty' Uchiha?" A bitter smile appeared on Sasuke's face, his usual blank expression turning slightly more relieved.
If he could be freed, that would be a relief!
Then he could meet his parents again.
"You might have misunderstood. Genya-sama just wants you to attend the meeting, there's no other meaning!" Senju Hayashi quickly clarified, noticing Sasuke had misunderstood Genya's intentions.
After all, Genya had only told him to bring Sasuke to the meeting. He didn't know what else Genya had in mind, nor did he want to guess.
But judging from how Genya had told everyone not to target Sasuke, he didn't think Genya would be planning to put Sasuke on trial.
However, Sasuke didn't listen to the explanation. He just walked toward the clan grounds, still stiff, while Senju Hayashi followed behind him.
Clan Grounds, Uchiha Headquarters
By the time Sasuke arrived, many people had gathered, though they were all just commoners from the Uchiha clan.
The meeting hadn't started yet, and they were whispering to each other below:
"Why do you think there's a meeting?"
"Obviously, with the old clan leader dead, they need to choose a new one!"
"Ugh, don't talk about the old clan leader! Uchiha Fugaku is just a coward. He'd rather die by his son's hands than save our clansmen. My brother's family died in the riot a few days ago, and Fugaku didn't do a thing! He's not worthy of being clan leader!"
"Right, Fugaku doesn't deserve to be clan leader."
"And that Uchiha Itachi, he even teamed up with outsiders to massacre our Uchiha clan? We treated him well, so why did he do this to us?"
"Maybe he went mad!"
"Honestly, none of them are good people. This time, I'm voting for Uchiha Kinya to be clan leader. At least he sees us as human beings, and those who followed the Merchant Association are all thriving!"
"Uchiha Kinya will lead our Uchiha clan to greatness! As for Fugaku, he's the shame of our clan, a coward!"
The civilians were all complaining, their voices filled with clear dissatisfaction with Uchiha Fugaku and hatred toward Itachi!
Uchiha Genya didn't tell them the truth. The helpers Itachi had were from the roots of Konoha, and if they found out, it would only cause more chaos!
Sasuke listened to the civilians' discussions, his small fists clenched tight, wanting to argue, but he was powerless to do so!
Itachi was the one who massacred the clan, and his father hadn't done enough as the clan leader. He was just a sinner!
"Look! Isn't that Uchiha Fugaku's youngest son, Sasuke?"
"I recognize him. He's Fugaku's son!"
"His brother massacred the clan, and his father abandoned them, and he still dares to show up at the clan meeting?"
"Beat him!"
"How dare he come here? His brother is the eternal sinner of the Uchiha clan!"
"Sinner, sinner..."
Some people got emotional when they saw Sasuke, and a few even considered taking action!
"Stop! Genya-kun said not to lay a hand on him—he's innocent!"
"He's just a child!"
"Listen to Genya-kun."
"Everyone, stop."
Some of the clan members remembered Genya's instructions and tried to stop the others.
Even so, some were too furious to listen, and things like old shoes were thrown at Sasuke, some even hitting him.
Sasuke stood there, motionless, not dodging. Senju Hayashi quickly shielded him and moved forward.
As they moved on, it was better. These were Uchiha clan members, many of whom had fought in the recent battle. They weren't as emotional as the civilians. They just gave Sasuke a cold look before turning away.
Especially for the shinobi who had fought in bloody battles, seeing their brothers and loved ones fall in pools of blood, they couldn't find any sympathy for Sasuke.
After all, the one responsible for all this was Sasuke's brother, Uchiha Itachi.
Among the crowd, Uchiha Izumi watched Sasuke, who was still standing stiffly, biting her lip. She wanted to defend Sasuke, but in the end, she kept silent.
Up ahead were the Konoha Chūnin and Jōnin!
The further they went, the more indifferent their gazes became. They knew the truth behind this, that it was part of Sarutobi Hiruzen's scheme, and Sasuke wasn't at fault.
Standing at the edge of a high platform, Uchiha Genya also observed the reactions of the crowd below.
Hearing the Uchiha clan's anger toward Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Fugaku, his expression grew dark. "Fugaku... Did you die for your eldest son? If you could see this now, would you regret it?"
"Now, you are a sinner of the Uchiha clan, and your son... Itachi!"
Fugaku and Itachi were now despised by the clan, and their names would forever be etched into the Uchiha clan's shame pillar.
Of course, Genya hadn't brought Sasuke here just to humiliate him. He wanted Sasuke to understand the brutal damage Itachi had caused to their clan and make Sasuke truly hate his brother.
To hate Itachi and the village... completely.
The Uchiha needed to rise again.
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