The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

Chapter 27 The position of Fourth Hokage will inevitably belong to the Fugaku clan head.

"Our Uchiha Sharingan is generally only activated when our lives are in danger or when we feel sad and desperate."

Uchiha Mitsunori's voice echoed in the conference room, each word like a poisoned senbon needle, piercing the hearts of everyone present.

He paused for a moment, allowing the weight of his words to settle, before continuing, "Just how much heartbreak and despair must an 8-year-old child experience to advance to the three-tomoe Sharingan?"

Fugaku Uchiha's voice was so low it was almost inaudible, and the wrinkles between his brows were so deep they could trap a fly: "Eight years old... Three tomoe... Yes, what kind of hardships must one endure..."

Chief Saddle Horse's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his nails digging deep into his palms, drawing out traces of blood.

The Kazama clan chief's face was ashen, his lips trembling incessantly, as if he wanted to say something but could not utter a sound.

Even the usually composed Uchiha Yatsuhoshi was now like a volcano about to erupt, his anger almost tangible. He slammed his hand on the table, and a crack immediately appeared in the solid wood surface.

His voice was as cold as ice: "Sanfeng, just say what you're thinking. If you keep beating around the bush, I'll beat you up."

Uchiha Sanfeng surveyed the crowd and calmly walked to the ninja world map on the wall.

His long, slender fingers precisely pointed to the location of Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).

"The Hidden Mist Village was the weakest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, with approximately 10000 ninja. Yagura Karatachi, dissatisfied with the Blood Mist policy, staged a coup and killed the Third Mizukage before becoming the Fourth Mizukage. The infighting between the old and new factions in the Hidden Mist Village resulted in a conservative estimate of over 2000 deaths. Then, the Hidden Sunagakure Village attacked the Hidden Mist Village, resulting in another conservative estimate of around 2000 deaths. In other words, the Hidden Mist Village was left with only about 6000 ninja."

Chief Anma impatiently interrupted, "Sanfeng, we already know all that. Just get to the point."

"Because of the above changes, Kirigakure could only send 3000 people to attack the Land of Fire, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi seem a bit overconfident. So he sent Hyuga Hiyori, the elder of the Hyuga main family, as the commander-in-chief of the Kirigakure battlefield. I heard that this commander-in-chief had his right eye gouged out by Ao, a Jonin from Kirigakure. As a result, the Hyuga clan issued a gold-lettered arrest warrant for Ao."

Several cold snorts suddenly rang out in the high-level conference room.

The Eighth Hokage of Uchiha cursed, "The Hyuga main branch's trash! They're used to a life of luxury, but in wartime they've brought shame upon themselves on the international stage!"

Uchiha Mitsunori remained calm and composed, moving his finger towards the vicinity of the Cloud Village battlefield.

"The Cloud Village battlefield is very close to the Mist Village battlefield. The Konoha leadership and the Cloud Village signed a peace agreement, so the Konoha ninja who retreated from the Cloud Village battlefield should have been sent to the Mist Village battlefield. I've heard that Orochimaru seems to be in trouble at the Sand Village battlefield and has retreated to the vicinity of Mount Kikyo in the Land of Fire."

After a moment of silence, the Kazami clan chief said, "Since our ninjas on the Cloud Village battlefield have already gone to support the Mist Village battlefield, why don't we go support Kikyo Mountain and gain some more merit? This will help Chief Fugaku in his bid for the Fourth Hokage position."

All eyes turned to Uchiha Fugaku, the commander-in-chief.

Fugaku Uchiha raised his hand to signal for silence: "Mitsubone, your information is very detailed. Clan Chief Kazama has proposed supporting Kikyo Mountain. What's your opinion?"

Uchiha Mitsumine's finger swiftly moved to Mount Kikyo.

"No, Minato Namikaze knows the Flying Thunder God Technique. He can probably use it to get back to Konoha Village ahead of time. He's already on his way to Kikyo Mountain. When the people of Sunagakure see Minato, they'll definitely know that the battle in Kumogakure is over, and they might choose to retreat. So it'll be difficult for us to gain any merit by going to Kikyo Mountain."

Chief Kurama asked unwillingly, "So we're just going to wait here like this?"

Uchiha Mitsunori suddenly smiled, the smile of a hunter seeing his prey fall into a trap.

He held up three fingers and said in a strong, forceful voice, "No, we need to do three things. First, withdraw all four thousand ninja from the stronghold back to Konoha; second, distribute full compensation to the families of the deceased; third, publicize our achievements on the Iwagakure battlefield extensively."

The Eighth Hokage Uchiha realized what was happening and narrowed his eyes, saying, "You're trying to win people over!"

Uchiha Mitsunori deliberately lowered his voice, as if whispering a demon: "Not only that, after our 4000-plus men return to Konoha, they will naturally know that Hiruzen Sarutobi forced the Ninja Academy students to graduate early and gathered 3000 old, weak, and disabled people to fight against Kirigakure. At that time, we will 'accidentally' leak some details, such as Kirigakure's heavy casualties on the battlefield, or that the Hyuga commander-in-chief had his right eye gouged out..."

Upon hearing this, the clan chief Kurama gasped, "That's ruthless. The people of Konoha will riot then."

Uchiha Mitsunori turned his gaze to Fugaku: "If the clan leader were to volunteer again to support the Kirigakure battlefield at that time, given your current achievements, the higher-ups would either refuse or delay—either choice would be tantamount to digging your own grave and losing the support of the people."

The meeting room fell into dead silence; even breathing could be heard clearly.

All eyes were focused on Uchiha Mitsunaga, as if for the first time they truly saw how terrifying this young Uchiha was.

After a long silence, Fugaku Uchiha finally spoke: "And then?"

Uchiha Mitsunori's smile widened as he moved his fingers to the Hidden Mist battlefield.

"Then, with a wave of his arm, Chief Fugaku will surely gather his followers. We'll lead our troops directly to the Hidden Mist battlefield. Once we defeat Hidden Mist Village, the position of Fourth Hokage will undoubtedly belong to Chief Fugaku!"

(In reality, Uchiha Mitsunori's true intention was to push Uchiha Fugaku to the position of Fourth Hokage to shield himself from criticism, while he himself would quietly develop his strength and become invincible.)

Chief Kazama suddenly stood up, his chair crashing to the ground: "Brilliant plan! This way, we can avoid disobeying orders and make Hiruzen Sarutobi suffer the consequences. Mitsumine, what's wrong with your brain to come up with such a good idea?"

If they were to support the Hidden Mist battlefield, there would inevitably be casualties among the clan members, so as the clan head, Fugaku Uchiha did not immediately express his opinion. He walked to the window and looked at the Uchiha clan members training in the distance on the training ground.

"Sanmine, we lost 1227 clansmen in the Battle of Iwagakure. If we were to fight Kirigakure, how many more do you think we would lose?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Sanfeng felt a surge of resentment.

Back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi used a widely circulated saying in the ninja world: when facing an Uchiha with Sharingan, the usual tactic is to attack from behind in a two-on-one situation, and in a one-on-one situation, you must escape. (In other words, the chances of winning are extremely low, and escaping is the priority) to flatter and kill them. The arrogant Fugaku Uchiha naturally fell for this.

Thus, he led 8000 Konoha ninja in the arduous mission of fighting against 11000 Iwagaku ninja. As a result, the war lasted for more than a year, and 3226 of the 8000 ninja were killed in action. Uchiha Fugaku was also demoralized and turned into a cowardly fool.