Naruto: Dual System Power At The Beginning

"The village wants to destroy the Uchiha clan, but doing so will inevitably cause the village to decline, right? So, it's absolutely impossible."

Ryosuke sneered coldly. 'Hmph. Afraid of the village's decline, so you, the butcher, decided to slaughter your own clan?'

Uchiha Itachi noticed the disdain in Ryosuke's eyes, feeling extremely displeased.

"Stop changing the topic. Don't you still realize your mistake?"

Ryosuke, however, laughed loudly. "According to you, if the people from the Hidden Cloud come to abduct the villagers of Konoha again, should we also endure them? Even sacrificing our own people again to appease them?"

"These two matters cannot be confused. I believe such things won't happen again in the village."

"Why can't they be compared? The one who instigated all this was the Hidden Cloud. Can you represent the Hidden Cloud, or have you already joined them?"

Uchiha Itachi felt like the person in front of him was being unreasonable. "I'm just saying that the Hokage will no longer tolerate such things happening."

Ryosuke's lips curled into a cold smile. 'Won't tolerate it? So that's why the Night of the Massacre was initiated?'

Uchiha Ryosuke turned to look at the surrounding clansmen. "Perhaps some of you think I destroyed Konoha's peace."

"If something like this happens to our Uchiha clan next time, should we also sacrifice our own clansmen to appease the enemy's anger?"

After saying this, he pointed at a few people among them.

Naturally, these people…

These individuals were left somewhat flustered and at a loss.

"Don't point at me. I'm not willing to sacrifice myself so miserably. Even dying in war is better than this."

The people Ryosuke pointed at all gave reasons for not wanting to die in such a humiliating way.

Uchiha Itachi felt even more displeased in his heart. What did these people learn at the ninja academy, to think dying in war is better?

Dying in war isn't glorious. It signifies the outbreak of war, which means not just a few, but dozens, hundreds, or even thousands could die—a severe loss.

It's too short-sighted.

He felt it was unnecessary to waste words. His thoughts were on a different level from those of his clan; perhaps only Shisui could understand him.

Uchiha Itachi obediently sat back in his seat without speaking further.

The clansmen were like this, entirely unable to grasp the deeper meaning of the Will of Fire.

As Konoha's ninjas, they placed personal interests above the village's. This was a grave mistake.

However, he couldn't scold them directly, as that would only heighten tensions between them.

At this moment, Uchiha Hachiyo stood up.

Although he understood Ryosuke's reasons, the current timing wasn't right. If the Uchiha and Hyuga clans led a confrontation against the Hidden Cloud, many ninjas would undoubtedly die.

He couldn't accept that.

If the Uchiha's strength weakened further, the higher-ups in Konoha, who already disliked them, might suppress them even more. That could lead to the Uchiha clan's decline.

So, he spoke up. "Ryosuke, while I agree with your opinion, there's no need for the Uchiha to take the lead for the Hyuga clan. If war breaks out, our Uchiha clan will also lose strength."

Ryosuke didn't respond coldly to Hachiyo but looked at the gathered clansmen.

"As one of Konoha's two founding clans, do you think we have no responsibility to protect the other people in the village? What the Third Hokage couldn't achieve, we Uchiha can."

"The Third Hokage chose to sacrifice a villager to appease another village's shameless anger, but we Uchiha choose to resist."

Hearing these words, Hachiyo felt somewhat invigorated.

The Uchiha clan was indeed one of Konoha's founding clans, yet they were being oppressed by once-minor clans.

This undoubtedly angered the radical faction.

Ryosuke was clearly the representative of the radical faction now. The statement, "What the Third Hokage couldn't achieve, we Uchiha can," left Hachiyo feeling uplifted.

It wasn't just about proving their superiority but showing the Uchiha's capability to lead Konoha.

"Well said. This matter is something our Uchiha clan will handle." Satisfied, Hachiyo sat down.

Even Izumi felt increasingly respectful of her Ryosuke brother. She didn't like how the Third Hokage handled things either.

The village's people should be protected from being bullied by outsiders, which was precisely Ryosuke's approach—something she admired.

Even Uchiha Fugaku began to appreciate Ryosuke's actions.

While other clansmen might feel Ryosuke's actions were satisfying, as the clan leader, Fugaku saw the strategic benefits.

Though weaker than the Uchiha, the Hyuga clan held significant strategic value with their Byakugan.

Ryosuke's actions undoubtedly seized the opportunity to align with the Hyuga clan, potentially reducing their hostility toward the Uchiha—a major gain.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Itachi's expression grew increasingly calm, though his heart was in turmoil.

This guy was too radical. He even believed his methods were better than those of the Third Hokage? There was no way Uchiha Itachi would buy into such nonsense.

He had experienced the battlefield firsthand, witnessing countless lives vanish like dust in the wind.

The Third Hokage's approach was undoubtedly correct. Sacrificing one person to save countless others could never be wrong.

As ninjas, they must have the will to sacrifice the few for the greater good. That was the essence of being a ninja.

Uchiha Ryosuke's behavior lacked such awareness, making him selfish and overly extreme. To protect one person, he recklessly triggered war—a grave mistake.

At this point, Ryosuke scanned the room. "Does anyone else want to accuse me?"

Neither the moderates nor the radicals voiced further objections. After all, the Uchiha clan had founded Konoha.

There was no way they'd tolerate other villages bullying Konoha.

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