"If that's the case, I'll tell you the truth."
"But remember, this matter must remain buried within your heart. Absolutely no one else can know about it!"
Mirai Uchiha warned Shisui Uchiha while locking eyes with him.
Observing Mirai Uchiha's serious gaze, Shisui Uchiha involuntarily became tense as well. "Please rest assured, even if it costs me my life, I will definitely keep this secret."
"The story begins during the Warring Clans era..."
Seeing Shisui listening intently, Mirai Uchiha carefully gathered his thoughts. "Back before Konoha was established, during the Warring Clans era, ninja lived and fought in clan-based factions, often clashing over mercenary missions."
"The Hyuga Clan, Sarutobi Clan, Shimura Clan, Hozuki Clan, Uzumaki Clan..."
"Among them, the two most powerful clans were the Senju and the Uchiha."
"If one side recruited ninjas from one clan, the other side would inevitably hire from the rival clan to retaliate."
"Over time, these two clans became sworn enemies, each determined to eliminate the other completely."
"This state of affairs continued until Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha became leaders of their respective clans—only then did improvements begin."
"To stop children barely a few years old from being forced into killing and dying, the two united their strengths to bring peace across the warring regions by establishing the 'one country, one village' system."
"Thus, Hidden Leaf Village was born."
Shisui Uchiha listened intently to Mirai Uchiha's explanation, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Although these records could be found within family secret scrolls, he hadn't accessed such information yet.
What Mirai Uchiha said broadened his perspective significantly.
"After Konoha's founding, Hashirama Senju became the First Hokage."
"After living there for some time, Madara Uchiha keenly realized their established system contained major flaws, which would inevitably breed darkness over time. He chose to leave Hidden Leaf."
"Worth mentioning is that when Madara Uchiha left Konoha, he commanded all Uchiha clan members to leave with him. However, those who had already become accustomed to stable lives didn't follow this former leader."
"Everyone already viewed themselves as villagers."
"So that's how it happened!"
Shisui couldn't help but feel confused. If all the clan members back then preferred staying in the village rather than following Madara, why did the current situation turn out like this?
As if seeing Shisui's confusion, Mirai Uchiha continued speaking, "Later, after Hashirama Senju's death, Tobirama Senju, who received the highest acclaim, became the Second Hokage."
"Unlike Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju held deep suspicion toward the Uchiha Clan."
"The phrase 'Evil Uchiha...' became one of Tobirama Senju's favorite sayings."
"
Under the policies of Tobirama Senju, the Uchiha Clan was gradually excluded from the village's core power structure. Additionally, the clan's compound was relocated to the outskirts of Konoha.
To prevent future generations of the Uchiha Clan from aspiring to the position of Hokage, Tobirama established the Konoha Military Police Force and entrusted the responsibility of village security entirely to the Uchiha Clan.
Holding up his right hand, Shisui Uchiha interrupted, "Elder Mirai, isn't entrusting the Uchiha Clan with village security essentially a sign of trust in our clan?"
Mirai Uchiha shook his head, "Shisui, you're too naive.
Most Uchiha ninja aren't skilled at verbal communication. Our thoughts often come out meaning the exact opposite when we try to express them.
Tobirama understood this well, which is precisely why he had the Uchiha Clan establish the Military Police Force.
Village security should be the responsibility of the Anbu directly under the Hokage. What we call 'maintaining order' mostly involves dealing with trivial everyday matters among the villagers.
No matter how fairly we handle these issues, some villagers will inevitably develop resentment toward us.
Over time, relations between Uchiha clan members and ordinary villagers have deteriorated significantly.
Tobirama gave the Uchiha Clan a knife—but the blade was turned directly against us."
After hearing Mirai's explanation, Shisui Uchiha felt like a light bulb had suddenly switched on in his mind.
Clarity struck him like a sudden flash.
No wonder relations between the Uchiha Clan and villagers kept worsening—no matter how hard they tried, their efforts yielded little success. The root cause was right here!
If things were indeed true, then wasn't everything merely the Second Hokage's scheme?
After giving Shisui a moment to reflect in silence, Mirai took a sip of tea and resumed speaking.
"Later... before his death, Tobirama directly designated Hiruzen Sarutobi as his successor.
The so-called jounin election system became practically meaningless. As one of the Hidden Leaf's founding clans, the Uchiha had completely lost their voice.
Inheriting Tobirama's ideology, Hiruzen Sarutobi took power, and along with Danzo Shimura, further intensified the oppression against the Uchiha Clan—leading to the current situation.
Shisui, now that you know the truth, who do you think is to blame?"
After listening to Mirai's question, Shisui remained silent for a moment before firmly replying, "It's the village's fault!"
The reason for the current tense relationship between the village and the Uchiha Clan was clearly due entirely to the prejudice held by the Second Hokage and his successors.
"So trying to change just the Uchiha Clan is ultimately pointless," Mirai said solemnly. "What truly needs changing... is the Hidden Leaf itself!"
"My eyes have already seen the future. If things continue like this, the Uchiha Clan will ultimately face destruction."
"Mirai, what should we do then?"
Shisui Uchiha felt alarmed.
Right now, all the power in the village was under the control of The Third Hokage. Changing something as massive as the village was no easy task.
"The answer is simple."
"As long as we possess absolute strength, everything will naturally change accordingly."
Looking at Mirai's calm expression, Shisui exclaimed in shock, "Mirai, are you actually planning to… lead a rebellion of the Uchiha?"
"Shisui, it's only called rebellion when you fail. When you succeed, it's called reform."
"But… with just our strength, can we really stand against the entire village?"
"Also… once a coup begins, many people will die."
Hearing Shisui's concerns, Mirai Uchiha let out a slight hum. "Shisui, remember this: the blame lies entirely with them."
"They forced us into this dead-end themselves."
"And with me leading, things won't be nearly as dire as you fear. Once we display overwhelming power that brings despair even to the Hokage bloodline, they will naturally crumble."
Looking at Mirai's confident expression, Shisui felt completely overwhelmed by the other's magnitude.
He had never imagined that the young teenager before him actually had a lion's heart!
"Alright, you now know everything. Tell me your thoughts."
Mirai looked at Shisui with an amused smile as he asked.
"Mirai, I will strive to grow stronger so the leverage in your hands becomes even greater!"
Shisui lowered his head to the ground and performed a kneeling bow—prostrating himself fully before Mirai.
Seeing his gesture, Mirai quietly withdrew his hand from the hilt of his sword.
Shisui was only the beginning.
In time, the entire Uchiha Clan would rise under his leadership, becoming a revered ninja clan that the entire ninja world would come to admire!
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