Endless, and finally, looking at Uchiha Shisui!
"What on earth? Uchiha Shisui?"
"Wasn't Uchiha Shisui already killed?"
"More importantly, didn't they find his body downstream of the Naka River a while ago?"
But, the next second.
When everyone saw Uchiha Shisui walk out, their minds were instantly blown.
"He's actually alive?"
And just as everyone was shocked and wanted to ask questions, Uchiha Shisui activated his Mangekyo first.
That cold and overwhelming Dōjutsu Power instantly made everyone shut up.
Because other things might be faked, but the Sharingan—especially the Mangekyo—could absolutely never be faked!
That Uchiha Shisui could reveal this was enough to prove his identity.
At this moment.
Even Uchiha Fugaku, the clan head, was shocked, nearly revealing his own Mangekyo.
"Alright, everyone!"
"I know you all have many things you want to ask, but there isn't much time left for us, so we can discuss your doubts later. Now, we need to attend to a serious matter immediately."
"A matter concerning the survival of the clan!"
Uchiha Shisui's expression was serious, his eyes filled with gravity.
Upon hearing this.
Everyone present shut their mouths and began to look at Uchiha Shisui solemnly.
Although they couldn't figure out for the moment why Uchiha Shisui was alive, or what the body they had buried earlier was, Uchiha Shisui's cold Mangekyo Dōjutsu Power could not deceive anyone.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Uchiha Shisui, knowing that time was tight, naturally dared not waste any time and immediately explained the whole situation.
Even… in more detail than what he had just told the Second Elder, Uchiha Tianye.
Twenty minutes later.
When Uchiha Shisui finished explaining the whole matter, all the Uchiha in the meeting hall were completely shocked.
What followed was anger!
Uchiha Setsuna, as a veteran of the Radical Faction, immediately slammed the table and cursed, "You guys from the Moderate Faction, did you all hear that?"
"I have long said that the Village's heart to destroy us never dies!"
"Now that even Uchiha Shisui has said so, what else do you of the Moderate Faction have to say!"
He didn't know if the matter was true or false, and he also had some doubts about Uchiha Shisui.
But… this matter was advantageous to him. Regardless of whether he was Uchiha Shisui, the Mangekyo could not be faked.
Therefore.
He immediately stood on Uchiha Shisui's side without any hesitation.
Uchiha Yashiro frowned, and after taking a look at Uchiha Shisui, he couldn't help but say, "Is there some misunderstanding in this? We shouldn't act rashly."
"I suggest confronting the Hokage and clarifying this matter!"
The other two elders, Yashiro and Siming, both frowned and remained silent.
Obviously.
As fence-sitters, the two of them didn't know which side to support.
So after thinking about it, they decided to wait.
Only Uchiha Fugaku's expression was extremely ugly, because the implication in Uchiha Shisui's words was very clear.
"Uchiha Itachi is a traitor!"
This made him unable to accept it.
After all, Uchiha Itachi was all the hope his family had, the key figure he believed most suitable to take over the position of clan head and truly achieve reconciliation between the Uchiha and the Village…
Whether for personal or public reasons, he could not accept it!
He wanted to retort, but he couldn't say it.
Because the person speaking was—Uchiha Shisui!
As someone who had also opened the Mangekyo, he could naturally perceive that Uchiha Shisui was real and not an imposter disguised by others.
That pure and cold Dōjutsu Power was even many times stronger than his own now, so let alone outsiders, even within the Uchiha Clan, no one could be found like this.
He subconsciously wanted to activate the Mangekyo and use his left eye's Dōjutsu, Izanagi's prophecy, to predict it.
However.
He didn't want to expose his Mangekyo abilities for the time being, so he put that thought aside for now and decided to predict it properly after going back.
And just as he was thinking, he suddenly discovered that everyone's gaze was almost entirely focused on him.
Uchiha Fugaku's mouth twitched, but his mind went blank.
"What to do?"
He didn't know either!
If what Uchiha Shisui said was true, as the clan head, he had to make a decision as soon as possible. After all, if anything went wrong, the whole clan would be wiped out!
But… what if it was fake?
For a moment.
Thinking about these things, Uchiha Fugaku hesitated again.
Finally.
He could only look at the only person who hadn't spoken: "Second Elder, what is your opinion?"
"Trust Uchiha Shisui, leave it to Uchiha Shisui." The Second Elder, Uchiha Tianye, spoke immediately upon hearing this: "Although there are still some questions about Uchiha Shisui's matter, now is not the time to consider those things."
"At the very least."
"Everyone is familiar with Uchiha Shisui's Chakra, let alone the fact that he has opened the Mangekyo."
"His strength is the strongest; there is no need to fool us."
"Tonight is the night of the clan extermination that Uchiha Shisui spoke of. Even for the continuation of the clan, we cannot afford to gamble."
"Because if we lose the gamble, the whole clan will be wiped out!"
Uchiha Fugaku could not retort and could only remain silent.
More importantly…
Now Uchiha Shisui's words could not be confirmed yet, but if the person exterminating the clan was truly Uchiha Itachi, then he, as the clan head, would be in a really awkward position.
Therefore.
After a long sigh, he spoke helplessly.
"Uchiha Shisui…"
"Let's just call you that for now. What do you plan to do next?"
"I want to hear your thoughts first!"
Almost instantly.
Following these words from Uchiha Fugaku, everyone looked at Uchiha Shisui.
And, regarding this.
A flash of disappointment appeared in Uchiha Shisui's eyes. He hadn't realized it before, but after the few years that Uchiha Jin had been the clan head, he truly realized that Uchiha Fugaku was simply not a suitable clan head.
He was only suitable for charging as the tip of the spear, but not suitable for being the Uchiha Clan head!
But, there was no choice!
Who let him be the current clan head, and he hadn't heard any rumors about Lord Jin here…
Could it be.
Did Uchiha Jin of this Ninja World not grow up at all and die in the Third Great Ninja War?
However.
Now is not the time to think about these things. The most important thing now is the night of the clan extermination. Let's find a way for the clan to survive tonight first.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and spoke.
"First of all, what I want to say is, abandon the so-called armed coup."
"It is meaningless!"
"Because to put it bluntly, if we can survive tonight and not be exterminated by the Village, that would already be good enough."
"Please don't take offense at my harsh words, but let me first take stock of the enemy's combat power!"
"First is Uchiha Itachi; he currently has the Mangekyo."
"One Dōjutsu is Tsukuyomi, known as the strongest Genjutsu power. Even a Jonin can be taken down with a single glance."
"The other Dōjutsu is Amaterasu!"
"The black flames that never extinguish; once you are tainted by them, there is no way to resist."
"He has also activated the third power, Susanoo!"
"He even possesses the two great Uchiha artifacts, the Totsuka Blade and the Yata Mirror."
"Uchiha Itachi's conventional combat ability is also among the strongest in the clan."
"Besides that, there is another mysterious Mangekyo enemy."
"The guy who controlled the Nine-Tailed to go berserk during the Nine-Tails Attack Night will also participate in the extermination of the Uchiha Clan tonight."
"His goal is to collect Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"
"The reason is simple."
"He needs to use the Three-Tomoe Sharingan as a resurrection coin to cast the Uchiha's strongest Genjutsu, Izanagi!"
"This person's Mangekyo technique is even more unsolvable: Kamui!"
"He can hide himself completely in another dimension, leaving only a phantom in place. Simply put, our attacks cannot hit him, but he can easily switch between reality and illusion to attack us."
"The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, died because of this. You all surely don't think you are stronger than Minato Namikaze, right?"
"Besides these two Mangekyo Experts, there is the Root scattered outside the clan grounds. They are just waiting for Uchiha Itachi to kill the whole clan so they can come in to finish off survivors and collect corpses for human experimentation."
"Even if we can withstand the Root, behind them are the Hokage's Anbu, and even the Jonin Squad, various Ninja Clans, and countless Civilian Ninjas."
"Even if we could barely kill all the enemies, we would still have to face the Four Great Shinobi Villages preparing to take advantage of the situation while we hold this weakened Konoha."
"…"