"That's great, father. As long as we cooperate, there's still a chance to defeat Kazuki." Fugaku looked at Ryoma, invigorated.
Individually, neither of them might be a match for Kazuki, but they only needed to avoid defeat. He believed the other Uchiha would not rashly support Kazuki.
The only real concern was the Hokage intervening. It seemed the Third Hokage wanted to groom Kazuki to become the Fourth Hokage, which was no longer a secret in Konoha.
And once Kazuki became the Fourth Hokage, a huge split would occur within the Uchiha. For the Uchiha clan to recover, one side would have to concede, or even be annihilated. Fugaku couldn't even imagine how terrifying Kazuki's methods would become after gaining access to all of Konoha's political resources. Their enemy at that point would be the entire Konoha.
As for giving up the Uchiha clan head position, the former Fugaku might have considered it, but thinking of his cousin who had died protecting him, Fugaku immediately discarded such a thought.
Even for revenge for his cousin, he could not possibly give up the clan head position, it would become their base for resisting Kazuki.
"No, that's impossible. Just a Mangekyo Sharingan is far from a match for Kazuki."
Mentioning Kazuki, a trace of fear flashed in Ryoma's eyes.
"Fugaku, I previously sensed the ocular power of Kazuki's Sharingan. Even with only a three-tomoe Sharingan, his ocular power surpassed my Mangekyo Sharingan."
To be honest, Ryoma still found it incredible when he brought up the matter.
That was merely a three-tomoe Sharingan, so why was Kazuki's ocular power so strong?
"Then?" Fugaku was also bewildered.
However, recalling Kazuki's hundred-meter-tall Susanoo from before, he understood that, indeed, Kazuki was not someone he could casually contend with.
"Therefore, we need the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. As long as you fuse my Mangekyo Sharingan, you will become the second person after Madara to wield the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. At that time, you will possess inexhaustible ocular power, and your strength will receive an even more significant boost. What Madara could achieve, there's no reason you can't."
Ryoma spoke of this, his pair of Mangekyo Sharingan filled with a frantic glint.
"Only by defeating Kazuki can we protect ourselves."
"But why isn't it you fusing my Mangekyo Sharingan?" Fugaku was shocked.
He hadn't expected his father to give him his Mangekyo Sharingan, allowing him to get an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to fight Kazuki.
Thinking of this, he clenched his fists. All of this was Kazuki's fault.
If Kazuki hadn't been lurking nearby, pressuring them so intensely, why would his father have made such a choice?
"I am old, and you are my son. As a father, I naturally hope you can be as strong as possible." Ryoma looked at Fugaku with a relieved expression.
Putting Kazuki aside, Ryoma was quite satisfied with Fugaku. He had talent and character. He believed that in the future, Fugaku would definitely gain the recognition and support of other members of the Uchiha clan.
He would lead the Uchiha clan to continuously grow stronger. In the future, competing for the Hokage position would not be impossible.
Making Konoha the village of the Uchiha clan, and making the Ninja World prostrate at the feet of the Uchiha.
It was just that Kazuki appeared, his strength made Ryoma feel despair. He believed he couldn't catch up to Kazuki, and his age was already advanced.
Compared to himself, who would soon be old and unable to maintain peak combat power for long, it was better to help Fugaku obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Ryoma was willing to sacrifice a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, after all, this was his son.
Ryoma wasn't so reluctant to part with a pair of eyes. If they didn't create an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, both he and Fugaku might be finished.
Fugaku pursed his lips. He naturally wanted to possess the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. At that time, he would have the potential to rival Madara. He also wanted to use Susanoo without restraint, to use Susanoo like Kazuki.
"Father, do you really think Kazuki's Mangekyo Sharingan vision has been damaged?"
After a moment of hesitation, Fugaku asked Ryoma, "Why is there such a huge difference between Kazuki's Mangekyo Sharingan and ours?"
"Could it be that Danzo has already given Kagami's Mangekyo Sharingan to Kazuki?"
"I don't know." Ryoma fell silent.
"According to my information and tests, Kazuki has not obtained Kagami's Mangekyo Sharingan."
"Fusing two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan is not that easy, Kazuki simply doesn't have the time."
"You've seen the difficulty of Mangekyo Sharingan fusion before. Without Madara's experience from back then, it would be impossible."
"After all, this is fusing eyes, not just taking off one's Mangekyo Sharingan and putting on another pair of Mangekyo Sharingan."
"If Kazuki already possesses the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, then you need to get even more stronger, and possess the corresponding eyes yourself. Otherwise, how can you be a match for Kazuki?" Ryoma said earnestly.
"As for me, there are still quite a few three-tomoe Sharingan in the clan, which should be barely enough for my use. Anyway, no one knows that I awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan except you. You can definitely catch him by surprise at that time."
Fugaku opened his mouth, but finally nodded in agreement.
Thinking of his cousin's death, he had to take responsibility. The conflict between him and Kazuki was no longer merely a struggle for interests, but a life-or-death, unending duel.
Ryoma nodded in satisfaction.
They had a great advantage in this situation. Others might not know, but Ryoma knew that Madara back then had relied on the power of his Mangekyo Sharingan, which would never lose its light, to stand against Hashirama.