The Uchiha clan, for the most part, were simple-minded people.
They were also the clan that most believed in the supremacy of the strong. Rengoku had already displayed his Mangekyō Sharingan and his strength.
Everyone tacitly acknowledged Rengoku's command authority for this operation.
Most of these people were representatives; under them were a number of Uchiha clansmen who were weaker.
So these twenty or so people already represented the majority of Uchiha's strength.
These people were all brought into the room by the Great Elder.
Although it was a bit crowded in here, it was still manageable.
After everyone sat down, Rengoku sat at the very front and spoke, "This matter this time, in itself, is extremely dangerous, a near-death experience."
"But I regret to inform everyone of two bad pieces of news."
"First, we have a traitor in our clan. The news of our planned coup has already been leaked to Konoha."
The clansmen below were all shocked and enraged. This kind of thing, once leaked out, with Konoha being prepared, their chances of success would drop drastically.
Without waiting for everyone to ask questions, Rengoku continued, "Second, this traitor is very strong, also possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he has already been brainwashed by Konoha and is now preparing to annihilate our Uchiha clan."
"What?"
"Bastard! Who the hell is it?"
"Damn it! To actually betray the clan!"
From below came uncontrollable shouts of anger from the Uchiha clansmen, this was simply unbelievable to them.
Rengoku calmly shook his head, "He awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan at a young age, naturally he's stubborn and incredibly arrogant."
"Someone like the Third Hokage, an old fox, just needs to flatter him slightly, and he would fall right into their control."
The people below looked around, "Could it be Itachi?"
"It must be Itachi, only Itachi is younger than Rengoku, and also in the ANBU."
Moreover, Itachi's arrogance was already famous throughout the Uchiha clan.
After Shisui's death, Itachi had always acted alone.
Had clashed with clansmen several times, always speaking nonsense like 'I carry the will' or some such.
But Itachi's strength was undeniable, anyone who clashed with him was basically defeated within seconds.
Everyone turned to look at Rengoku, who confirmed their guess, "That's right. It's Itachi."
The people below stirred in unrest.
No wonder, Itachi was only 13 this year. To awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan at 13 was truly a genius among geniuses.
But this genius had been brainwashed by Konoha.
Their coup plan had long since been leaked.
Everyone's thoughts were in disarray. Now, it wasn't a matter of whether the coup would succeed or not.
It was a matter of how the clan could survive.
Once everyone calmed down, they all looked to Rengoku.
Only then did Rengoku speak, "Fugaku naively pinned all his hopes on Itachi, wanting Itachi to control Konoha's upper echelon and attempt a bloodless revolution."
"What do you all think Fugaku will do when he finds out his own son has betrayed the clan and chosen Konoha?"
Makoto asked, "Fight desperately?"
The ridicule on Rengoku's face was obvious, "Do you think Fugaku still has that kind of backbone?"
Most of the clansmen below hesitated to speak. After all, as a clan head, Fugaku really hadn't done much.
Rengoku saw the guidance was almost done, so he finally spoke, "Our current situation is extremely dangerous. We cannot place the lives of the entire clan in the hands of a weak and indecisive clan head."
Fugaku, on the night of the massacre, had knelt and waited for death, and let the clansmen be killed by Itachi. Rengoku had no trust in Fugaku at all.
So here, he directly pointed out Fugaku's unreliability.
"Therefore, this crisis can only be faced by us few."
Everyone's expressions were grave, this action was dangerous.
They might not even see tomorrow's sun.
"Rengoku, what good plans do you have?", Kiyan asked in a low voice.
He was more mature and steady. Since Rengoku had taken command, he naturally had his own ideas.
"The Third Hokage is a competent politician, so he won't openly lead ANBU to wipe us out."
"Even other ninja clans won't get involved in this matter."
Rinjin asked doubtfully, "But didn't the Third Hokage receive the information about our planned coup?"
Rengoku let out a light laugh, "Well then, have we launched the coup yet?"
Rinjin suddenly came to his senses, 'Right, we hadn't done anything yet.'
"The only ones who might come to destroy us would be Danzo's Root."
"So, the enemies we need to deal with are Danzo and his Root organization."
"Itachi and the helper he brought."
Hearing Rengoku's analysis, everyone gradually calmed down.
As long as they clearly understood who the enemies were, then naturally there would be more strategies.
The Great Elder coughed at the right time, "Our Uchiha clan has not appointed a new elder for a long time."
"Special times call for special measures. I hereby appoint Rengoku as the Fourth Elder. Does anyone have any objections?"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one objected.
After all, if they couldn't get through tonight, there'd be no Uchiha left. If they made it, Rengoku's contributions would easily justify him being an elder.
"Greetings, Fourth Elder," Kiyan was the first to bow to Rengoku, showing approval.
The others also one after another bowed toward Rengoku, showing their recognition of him as the Fourth Elder.
Rengoku nodded to the Great Elder, then said, "We have a lot of things to do today. From now on, any orders I give must not be questioned, carry them out seriously."
"""Yes! Fourth Elder!"""
This time everyone was much more orderly.
"Great Elder, Fugaku must already know about our gathering."
"Next, you go visit Fugaku to keep him from disrupting my plans."
The Great Elder responded, "Rest assured, leave Fugaku to me."
Rengoku's command was very necessary. Although none of them respected Fugaku, Fugaku was still the clan head. Sometimes a single wrong order from him could ruin all of Rengoku's efforts.
"Kiyan, lead your people to set traps around our clan's territory. Anyone who dares covet the Uchiha must die!"
"Yes! Fourth Elder!", Kiyan quickly got into action and responded.
"Makoto, take people to gather our clansmen and start patrolling the clan grounds, and also set up barriers."
"Itachi's helper is someone who can use time-space ninjutsu. He could appear within the clan at any time."
"Rinjin, go lie in wait at the police department building. Itachi's helper is very likely to attack there."
"I'll give you detailed intel on him shortly. When he appears, notify me immediately."
"No matter who it is, if you discover his whereabouts, don't fight him head-on. Just stall him there, I'll rush over to support."
Makoto and Rinjin both had grave expressions. They naturally knew how troublesome someone who could use time-space ninjutsu was.
"We understand, Fourth Elder!"
"Yusuke, take a few people and follow me. Everyone else, follow the Great Elder's orders."
"Great Elder, go to Fugaku. If he refuses to wake up, act as needed."
The Great Elder nodded seriously. He naturally understood what "act as needed" meant.
"The rest of you, don't let Fugaku's people sense anything unusual during the day."
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