Upon hearing the Hyūga Head's words, Danzō felt extremely displeased.
The most troublesome situation had arisen. It was clear that the Hyūga clan was no longer submitting to the authority of the four high-ranking officials. It must be understood that the four of them represented the final say of the Leaf Village.
If the Uchiha Clan were allowed to continue developing, they would inevitably reverse their reputation. In the future, even more people like the Hyūga family might stand up and speak for them.
That would be a disaster. He immediately retorted.
"Hyūga Head, your words are too disappointing. Such a perception is truly preposterous."
"The Uchiha Clan indeed has credit as vast as the heavens, but can credit cancel out crimes?"
"Obviously, the two cannot cancel each other out."
"Who among us here hasn't fought bloody battles for the village? Does that mean if we make a mistake later, we can use our past merits to offset our faults? Does the village still have laws then? It would be total chaos."
Immediately, many people began to agree.
"Lord Danzō is right, merits and faults should not be offset."
"I also agree with Lord Danzō's statement."
Hyūga Hiashi looked at these people and felt for the first time just how detestable they were.
They just wanted to suppress the Uchiha Clan.
What family returns to the village after achieving such great merit only to face punishment? It was simply absurd.
Danzō also wore a smile on his face.
"Since the majority of those present respect the opinion of the higher-ups, shouldn't the Uchiha Clan give us an explanation?"
At this moment, Ryōsuke slowly stood up and stared at the crowd.
"I feel like you are all a bunch of brainless idiots. Holding a stack of so-called complaint letters and wanting our Uchiha Clan to give up our position in the Police Force... you're acting like complete morons."
"Has any one of you verified the contents?"
The expressions of everyone present changed. Calling them brainless was simply too excessive.
He didn't know how to respect people at all.
Immediately, quite a few people shouted angrily.
"Where did this little bastard come from? How dare you spout nonsense in this venue!"
"Lord Third Hokage, please send someone to arrest this person and throw him in jail immediately!"
The Third Hokage was also angry in his heart at this moment.
What an arrogant brat. Even with strength, speaking like this on such an occasion deserves punishment.
He immediately wanted to reprimand him and use the opportunity to lock him up, but then he saw a shocking scene.
At this moment, Uchiha Ryōsuke had activated his Mangekyō Sharingan. A pair of pupils shaped like eight-pointed stars terrified everyone present.
The expressions of the crowd changed drastically.
Even if some small clans didn't understand, being stared at by those scarlet eyes made them realize something was wrong, as they felt a mental oppression.
Those who knew of these eyes not only changed their expressions but were also shocked to their core, unable to stop themselves from muttering.
"Mangekyō Sharingan."
Just like the eyes of Uchiha Madara back in the day.
It could be said that half of Uchiha Madara's strength was supported by the Mangekyō Sharingan.
They hadn't expected that someone in the current Uchiha Clan could reproduce these eyes. It was truly astonishing.
Even Danzō and the Third Hokage couldn't help but narrow their eyes. It was impossible for them not to recognize these eyes. They had even seen Uchiha Madara use them when they were young. He was someone who could be mentioned in the same breath as the First Hokage, known as the God of Shinobi. The scenes of their battles were truly earth-shattering.
And now, this guy had actually unlocked such a pair of eyes.
They also felt a trace of fear in the bottom of their hearts.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan wasn't terrifying; what was terrifying was the upgraded version above it.
Right at this moment, Ryōsuke's Mangekyō Sharingan looked directly at the few people who dared to speak disrespectfully to him.
"Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique."
The pupil power of the Mangekyō Sharingan erupted, casting a genjutsu far stronger than one released by a seemingly ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Those few guys instantly fell into the illusion.
Although Ryōsuke didn't enter the illusionary world himself, he inflicted torture upon them within it.
He created several clones holding knives, stabbing and withdrawing them repeatedly.
He let them suffer torment in that illusory space.
These guys were simply too presumptuous.
And since they supported Danzō so much, they were presumably Danzō's lackeys. If he didn't give them a little punishment, they wouldn't know who they were dealing with.
Seeing this situation, the Third Hokage immediately knew these people were under a genjutsu. His face changed, and he shouted angrily.
"Uchiha Ryōsuke, what on earth are you doing? This is a Clan Head meeting, cease hurting people!"
Uchiha Ryōsuke looked sideways at the Third Hokage with his Mangekyō Sharingan and spoke flatly.
"I just dealt with a few guys who dared to offend our Uchiha Clan, that's all. If I don't give them a little punishment, they might think our Uchiha Clan is weak and easily bullied. Does Lord Third Hokage have an opinion?"
At this time, Fugaku also slowly revealed his Three-Tomoe, and then, with a spin of the three tomoe, he also activated the Mangekyō Sharingan. His pupils looked just like shuriken.
Although his pupil power was insufficient, simply activating it wouldn't consume much power, nor would it carry the risk of blindness.
Ryōsuke had unexpectedly activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, unreservedly intimidating everyone.
Naturally, he had to help.
He spoke slowly.
"Uchiha Ryōsuke is the spokesperson for the Uchiha Clan. Being disrespectful to him is being disrespectful to the entire Uchiha Clan. I hope some people will use their brains before they speak, and it would be best to be more respectful to our Uchiha Clan."
Seeing Uchiha Fugaku's pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, the people present were startled once again.
Another pair of the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan.
Even the Third Hokage looked extremely ugly. Fugaku, that old fox, had actually been hiding his strength all along. truly harboring malicious intent.
But what struck him even harder was that the Uchiha Clan was hiding such terrifying power. Previously, he thought that occupying the seat of Hokage gave him the upper hand.
Now, whether it was the astonishing Taijutsu Ryōsuke displayed or these two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan, it was all too terrifying.
Even Danzō was horrified in his heart.
The damnable Uchiha Clan.
Mangekyō Sharingan... and two pairs at that.
This clan's threat to the village was now the greatest in history.
Because with his strength, he fundamentally couldn't suppress two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan, not to mention that one of them was a master of Taijutsu beyond standard scale.
Now, he even glanced at the Third Hokage with a bit of blame.
He had said early on that they should move against the Uchiha Clan. As a result, they delayed until now. How could they make a move now against this kind of legendary power?
It was obvious that this was a hard stubble; they couldn't just tackle it head-on.
The Third Hokage was also palpitating with fear, watching the other party looking ready to commit violence.
Now was not the time to break out into conflict with the Uchiha Clan.
He was truly frightened by this sudden eruption of power.
"They didn't know you were the Uchiha Clan's spokesperson. Ignorance is not a crime, so please let them off this time."