Chapter 46: Itachi's Choice of Words
Konoha 54 years.
Naka Shrine, Uchiha Clan Association.
Most of the elite ninjas of the entire Uchiha clan were gathered here.
Many clansmen looked resentful, venting their dissatisfaction with the village.
"How long are those goddamn Anbu's going to keep an eye on us?"
"On the night of the Nine Tails, we Uchiha wanted to fight, but Danzo asked us to protect the villagers. In turn, the villagers are saying that we are turtles."
"The village did not even come forward and explain."
"We were obviously performing official duties in accordance with the management regulations, but the villagers complain about us."
"The Anbu usually has various conflicts with our police force."
The Uchiha clan was dissatisfied with being excluded from the core power of the village.
In the years following the Nine Tails Rebellion, this dissatisfaction had grown even greater due to the village's forced capture of their clan land and the Anbu's 24-hour surveillance.
Some clansmen even occasionally talked about a coup d'etat.
In fact, the Uchihas have had a long-standing grievance with the village higher-ups.
Right in front of Naka Shrine.
All the top members of the police force, including Uchiha Fugaku were here.
The police department is similar to the Anbu.
The leader is Uchiha Fugaku, the deputy leader is Uchiha Yashiro, and he also serves as the first division commander.
In addition, there are three officials Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Tekka, and Uchiha Inabi.
And Yuta is a squad leader under Shisui's second detachment.
Uchiha Yashiro looked around, saw that Yuta had not spoken, and asked, "Yuta, do you have any comments?"
"I just hope that the village can cancel their surveillance of us right now. Do those Anbu think the cameras are hidden?"
Yuta said with little interest.
The voice fell, and many Uchihas responded.
Especially the Uchihas who had awakened the three tomoe sharingan.
For the Uchihas who had awakened the three tomoe Sharingan, it was difficult to not see the large number of cameras near the clan.
When walking on the street every day, or training on the clan's training ground, they would feel the almost pervasive sense of peeps around them.
It was so annoying!
Yashiro nodded and said with some regret, "Unfortunately, the clan leader mentioned this to the village again recently, but it was still rejected."
In fact, this was not the first time it had been mentioned.
Initially, the surveillance of the Uchiha clan was to find out who was behind the Nine Tails Rebellion.
So, at first, the Uchiha clan held back in order to clear the suspicion.
However, it had been six years since the Nine Tails Rebellion.
After six years of surveillance, the Anbu still hadn't found anything unusual.
But every time the Uchiha requested to lift the surveillance, they were always denied.
"Itachi, you're with the Anbu. You have any news?"
Yashiro asked Itachi at the back of the crowd.
Itachi stood up, lowered his head slightly, and eyelids, and said, "I think part of the reason the village is monitoring the clan is because there have been too many gatherings in the clan recently."
"The village is afraid of what the Uchiha might do, so they are continuing to monitor the clan's land."
"So, I think the clan should reduce the number of rallies and show our goodwill to the higher-ups, in this case..."
As he spoke, Itachi suddenly found that the surroundings had become completely silent.
Looking up, he saw that almost all the clan members were glaring at him, and Shisui in front of him was winking wildly at him.
"ITACHI!"
Yashiro roared aggressively.
"Which side are you on? I doubt your position now."
'Here we go again! It's the same thing again!'
Itachi frowned with dissatisfaction in his heart.
"I am both Uchiha Itachi of the village and Uchiha Itachi of the Uchiha clan."
On the side, Tekka and Inabi also made some bad expressions.
"If that's the case, then show your attitude as an Uchiha!"
"According to what you mean, is it our fault that the Uchiha clan is being watched?!"
Of course!
Itachi wanted to say so.
The clansmen are arrogant, aggressive, ignore the overall situation, and only care about themselves and not the village.
In his opinion, the clansmen have completely lost their minds now, and they only know how to complain like grumpy women, venting their anger for nothing.
And they have frequent gatherings, and even sometimes talk about a coup d'etat, they completely ignore the peace of the village.
But looking up and seeing Shisui's worried eyes, Itachi gave in.
"I will reflect it to Lord Hokage and convey the thoughts of the clan."
After the clan meeting.
Shisui found Itachi and said helplessly, "Itachi, your situation just now was too dangerous."
Just now, Itachi was fighting against almost all the Uchihas.
Itachi even said that the Anbu were monitoring them because there were too many clan gatherings.
Such words, let alone Itachi, even if he or Fugaku said it, they would be strongly opposed by the clan.
"I stand by my opinion." Itachi said firmly.
"I understand your distaste for the clan, but you should also consider the mood of the clan. It is normal for the clan to have some resentment after being monitored for so long." Shisui said with a sigh.
He had always wanted to restore the trust between his clan and the village.
However, now the clansmen were starting to have more and more opinions about the village.
Itachi didn't say anything, looking unmoved.
Seeing this, Shisui said with a somewhat complicated expression, "Let me tell you something, Itachi."
"The clansmen have let me monitor you on weekdays. They have gradually lost trust in you, thinking that you have completely surrendered to the village."
Helping the clan monitor his own friends was something he didn't want to talk about.
"..."
Itachi looked startled.
Immediately, a strong sense of disgust came over him.
The feeling of repulsion towards the clansmen in his heart could hardly be suppressed.
Bowing his head slightly, Itachi covered his expression.
"Sorry, Shisui, I'm leaving first."
After saying that, he headed straight for the Hokage building.
As an Anbu, he had to report the contents of the meeting to Lord Hokage.
Shisui looked very complicated.
Initially, Itachi joined Anbu because of his recommendation.
At that time, he had never imagined that the conflict between the clan and the village would become as big as it is today.
So much so that itachi had now become a double agent caught between the village and the clan.
He reached out and stroked his eyes.
Is the only possible solution to use the Kotoamatsukami now?