"Then, Clan Head Fugaku, do you have a better solution?"
Mitsuki had already experienced Fugaku's subsequent words at the previous clan meeting.
At this moment, if Fugaku were to spread his troublemaking ideology, it would be over. He had to anticipate and interrupt his casting!
Fugaku was about to express his core ideas to stabilize the situation and let the clan members brainstorm together.
But Mitsuki suddenly interrupted his train of thought.
"Ahem, didn't I just say? This is precisely the purpose of the clan meeting."
"My personal ideas alone are useless; everyone needs to work together."
"My previous decisions have already proven that my personal ideas failed."
"That's why all clan members need to express their opinions."
At this point, Fugaku's tone was clearly lacking confidence.
Mitsuki decided to spread the love; everyone else had been "critiqued," so how could he be biased?
As the most important Clan Head, he definitely needed some extra special attention—that would be fitting for his status as Clan Head.
"Clan Head Fugaku, you now realize your decisions were problematic, don't you? Then why didn't you realize it sooner? You've needlessly caused the clan to lose two geniuses. What is Itachi and Shisui's attitude towards the clan now!?
"The clan already had a ridiculous split between the pro-war faction and the pro-peace faction. Why did you create a neutral faction? Did you resolve any conflicts? Now both sides are trying to win over your neutral faction!!!"
"Whichever side can win over the neutral faction will be able to dictate the clan's decisions and direction. Is this what you mean by listening to everyone's opinions and ideas? Doesn't it still only cater to a portion of the people!?!
"As the head of the clan, not only did you fail to stop the two factions from splitting the clan, you even further deepened the division. Weren't two factions chaotic enough? Do three factions fighting each other satisfy you!?!
Mitsuki's words constantly stimulated Fugaku's brain. Looking back, had he really done so many foolish things? Not only had he failed to alleviate the clan's conflicts, but he had further intensified them. He was truly a failed Clan Head... Fugaku could realize his own problems, but the clan members below couldn't think that far.
They only knew that the Clan Head they had always followed, who could influence the clan's overall situation and decisions, shouldn't be "insulted" by a mere Jonin.
"Mitsuki! How can you speak to the Clan Head like that?"
"Didn't the Clan Head also work very hard?"
"Without the Clan Head, the Uchiha might have been destroyed long ago!"
Compared to earlier, when he had angered the pro-war and pro-peace factions, these remaining neutral faction members were even worse.
Some even stood up and cursed Mitsuki loudly.
"If you have the guts, fight me! What are you, a young punk, spouting nonsense about!"
Even more, some had already stood up, ready to challenge Mitsuki.
Mitsuki looked back. Uchiha Jicang, the Deputy Head of the Military Police Force, always thinking about how to become the Deputy Clan Head.
This guy's thoughts were almost visible to the naked eye, practically plastered on his face.
He quickly formed hand signs, preparing to use genjutsu to control Mitsuki and make him look foolish.
Mitsuki's Sharingan rotated rapidly, instantly activating genjutsu and controlling the opponent instead.
"Genjutsu — Binding Stake Technique!"
Uchiha Jicang suddenly stopped forming hand signs, his eyes dull and empty.
Everyone was shocked, not expecting Mitsuki's Sharingan's visual prowess to have reached such a level.
He could even instantly cast genjutsu, something only Clan Head Fugaku could do within the clan!
Witnessing Mitsuki's strength, the others also stopped criticizing him.
After all, within the Uchiha Clan, strength was king; weak Uchiha had no right to speak.
Fugaku looked at Mitsuki's scarlet eyes, constantly weighing Mitsuki's strength in his heart.
If he hadn't awakened the Mangekyo, he might not necessarily be Mitsuki's opponent. He hadn't expected Mitsuki's strength to have surpassed Itachi and Shisui.
To have hidden his strength for so many years, what terrifying patience.
However, it was a good thing that because Mitsuki hadn't exposed his strength, he hadn't sent him into the Anbu.
Otherwise, there might have been a third "traitor" within the Uchiha.
If Mitsuki knew Fugaku's current thoughts, he would definitely scoff.
He wasn't like Itachi and Shisui, short-sighted individuals. Joining the Anbu? He didn't have a habit of living in the shadows and being a slave to others.
Mitsuki released Uchiha Jicang from the genjutsu. After all, with his upcoming words, the more people he could break, the more rewards he would get.
He couldn't let this guy miss out.
"Becoming a Clan Head requires three essential conditions: First, powerful strength. One must be the top Ninja in the clan, earning the trust of the clan members."
"Second, having extraordinary vision and insight, capable of guiding the clan through its rise and fall, and leading it down the correct path. Most clan members lack the capacity, otherwise, there would be no need for a Clan Head."
"Third, being able to unite the clan! Not allowing it to split! To bind the clan into a single rope! To make the clan united as one! This is what a Clan Head is!"
"Clan Head Fugaku, I ask you, besides the first point, have you achieved the other two? Have you brought the correct choices to the clan? Have you united the clan? No! You haven't!!!"
"Uchiha Fugaku's mental defense is broken, replication successful, Mangekyo Sharingan awakened."
Uchiha Fugaku was now so verbally attacked by Mitsuki that his "Dao heart" was shattered, and his beliefs crumbled.
Mitsuki's pupils rotated, the Three-Tomoe patterns gradually merging and transforming into a brand new shape.
Three equally spaced thick black lines extended from the center of the pupil to its edge, the straight lines connected by black circles.
"This is! The Mangekyo Sharingan!!"
"Hahaha! This is the hope of the Uchiha Clan!"
"What! Mitsuki has already awakened the Mangekyo!"
"No wonder he could instantly cast genjutsu to control Jicang! He's even younger than Uchiha Madara was when he awakened it!"
Mitsuki did not intend to hide his Mangekyo. After all, as long as he had the system, if others didn't know about it, what did it matter if they knew the rest?
In the face of absolute strength, everything else was an illusion.
And at this moment, he had to display his power, otherwise, how could he gain the trust of the clan members, how could he lead the clan?
Fugaku also recovered from his broken state, caused by Mitsuki earlier.
Despair was immediately replaced by shock and joy. With just his Mangekyo, he couldn't contend with the Konoha higher-ups.
But now Mitsuki had also awakened the Mangekyo; this was no simple one plus one equals two. The deterrence it brought was enough to make Hiruzen Sarutobi seriously reconsider.
If Konoha wanted to fall out with the Uchiha, both sides would surely suffer heavy losses, and the other Villages would definitely seize the opportunity.
Presumably, Hiruzen wouldn't want to see the Village besieged by the Four Great Nations of Wind, Lightning, Water, and Earth, would he...?