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  Ordinary ninjas envy them, the vilgers of Konoha detest them, and the higher-ups of Konoha grant them the "Police Force" honor. These three factors form a whirlpool that stantly drags the Uchiha deeper into the abyss.

  Furthermore, sihe founding of Konoha, there has always been a sense of vigince against the Uchiha . This vigince, like an ideological barrier, keeps the Uchiha outside the core power structure of Konoha. The perception of the "ily evil Uchiha " acts as a wall of sighs, preventing the from fully iing into the vilge.

  Konoha he Uchiha, yet it ruly accepts them.

  They do the hardest, most thankless work, sidering it an honor, yet they never receive the respect that matches their tributions.

  Who could possibly accept such treatment?

  Gojo Kaigetsu sighed. He couldn't ht bme the Sed Hokage for being wrong; after all, he wasn't Tobirama and couldn't fully uand the prejudices Tobirama held against the Uchiha at that time.

  The closer they got to the Uchiha 's district, the fewer vilgers they entered on the road. The few who did pass by couldn't hide the fear mixed with disgust in their eyes when they looked at Fugaku, who was dressed in the Police Foriform. These looks did not escape the notice of either man.

  "Gojo-kun, did you see that? The way those vilgers looked at me."

  "It's truly... hard to accept."

  "As the head of the Police Force, I don't even know what exactly it is I'm proteg."

  As they finally ehe Uchiha district, Fugaku, using his keen sense, firmed that the annoying presence of Root operatives had stopped following them. It was then that he became more bold in his speech:

  "Gojo-kun, you're a friend I trust."

  "It's also because of your presehat I see a possibility of having an equal dialogue with Konoha's leadership."

  "To be ho, retly there has been growing support within the to 'restore the honor of the Uchiha,' with some elders advog for a coup to secure the Uchiha's rightful p Konoha."

  A coup!

  In other words, a rebellion!

  Using force to se the oppression that had existed sihe time of the Sed Hokage.

  From the perspective of the Uchiha's hawkish fa, only a coup could ehe future prosperity of the . Otherwise, over time, they would perish uhe persecution of the remnants of the Third Hokage's influence, just like the Senju had.

  "Sigh, is it really okay to talk about this with me, the Deputy ander of the Anbu, Uchiha Fugaku? Just from these words alohe Uchiha could be annihited."

  Gojo Kaigetsu half-joked.

  "So, do you have a way to solve the current situation, Gojo-kun?"

  As they arrived at Fugaku's home, Uchiha Mikoto greeted Gojo Kaigetsu with a warm smile, inviting him into the reception room.

  "If I said no, does that mean I won’t get to enjoy Mikoto-san's cooking?"

  "No, even as a friend, you should still have this meal."

  Shhht.

  The paper sliding door to the reception room ushed open by a little boy, about five years old. He carefully banced a tray of tea in one hand as he ehe room. After pg the tray oable, he quietly retreated.

  Gojo Kaigetsu, with his Six Eyes, gazed at Uchiha Itachi through the bck silk c his eyes. "There's something you've lied to me about, Fugaku."

  "What?" Fugaku was momentarily stunned, caught off guard by Gojo Kaigetsu's abrupt ent.

  "If I said I couldn't help, you would probably sider having your son, Uchiha Itachi, join the Konoha Anbu, wouldn't you?"

  "This would be the most direct, and in your view, the most effective way to ie into Konoha."

  "Whether as a spy for the Uchiha within the Hokage's ranks, or with the goal of being a 'Uchiha Hokage,' it would be the most logical course of a."

  Gojo Kaigetsu sipped his tea and, with a maturity that belied his age, said, "You, Fugaku, are too indecisive. You think of sacrifig everything for your , yet you 't let go of your attat to the vilge. How you aplish anything like this?"

  "This child... he has great talent as a ninja. If I were you, I'd raise him to the point where the Hokage's fa would have no choice but to promise."

  "This..."

  Uchiha Fugaku's pupils stricted.

  His thoughts, his pns, were pletely seen through by Gojo Kaigetsu.

  Indeed, as Gojo Kaigetsu said, if he could not ge the flig situation, he would have Itachi join the Konoha Anbu after graduating from the Ninja Academy, making him a spy for the Uchiha within Konoha.

  This way, the Uchiha could clearly see ahe voices of the higher-ups, allowing them to respond swiftly to any developments.

  But now, all these thoughts were pletely exposed by Gojo Kaigetsu.

  What scary insight...

  Uchiha Fugaku didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Gojo Kaigetsu stood on the opposite side. Could their Uchiha hawk fa's rebellion pn ever succeed?

  Fugaku fell silent.

  As a strategist, the best option was undoubtedly to find an opportunity to eliminate Gojo Kaigetsu. But as Gojo Kaigetsu pointed out, Fugaku was too indecisive to fully it to any side.

  Cp, bsp;

  Gojo Kaigetsu cpped his hands, breaking the heavy and oppressive atmosphere.

  "Alright, enough joking around."

  "In fact, I've already thought of a way to ge the Konoha leadership's prejudice against the Uchiha . Trust me, Fugaku, no one wants the Uchiha and the Hokage fa to coexist peacefully more than I do."

  Are you kidding? If any real flict broke out, the first oo be in trouble would be Gojo Kaigetsu himself.

  "Really?!"

  Uchiha Fugaku grew excited. "What kind of method?"

  Gojo Kaigetsu habitually tapped the wooden table with his fingers. "As you see, Fugaku, I'm just an ordinary in, a minure in Konoha's politidscape. But by ce, I happen to have some insight into this kind of issue~"

  "There are many ways, the simplest of which is to divert the flict, shifting the tensioween the Uchiha and the Hokage fa to a flict between the Uchiha and any of the major nations."

  "Of course, Konoha 't afford the cost of war right now, so let's not sider that for now."

  Gojo Kaigetsu waved his hand, stopping Fugaku from voig his s.

  "Another method is to dissolve the flict. Let's start by addressing the misuanding that ordinary ninjas and vilgers have about the Uchiha."

  "Fugaku, let me ask you a question. Hoeople have a genuine prejudice against the Uchiha based on personal experience?"

  "That... 't be many. Since I became head of the Police Force, I've issued strict orders to curb excessive use of force, but the stereotype of the Uchiha has never ged..."

  Snap.

  Gojo Kaigetsu snapped his fingers. "So, most of the prejudice against the Uchiha is just people following the crowd."

  "We need an article, something that ge the perception of the Uchiha both iher major nations and within the Land of Fire."

  "An article? What kind of article?"

  Uchiha Fugaku furrowed his brow even deeper. He had tried simir methods before, like posting notices on the Police Force bulletin board, but hardly anyone paid attention.

  "Bring me paper and pen!"

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