Chapter 205 197 Before the Mangekyō Sharingan, no one can rival it.

Killing two birds with one stone, this plan was interlocking yet not complicated, and executing it wasn't very difficult.

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Black Zetsu's combat awareness was terrible. Even as a strategist for a super powerhouse like Kaguya, it still managed to get overturned by Six Paths Naruto and Sasuke, but it was quite adept at plotting schemes.

Coupled with the strong-willed and action-oriented Uchiha Madara, the combination of the two causing trouble was truly quite tricky.

"Lord Gen, whether Fugaku is missing or left intentionally, let's first figure out how to deal with the Second Elder and Third Elder."

Uchiha Shi said anxiously to Uchiha Gen.

"It's fine. Since they've come looking for me, I'll just go out and meet them."

Uchiha Gen's expression was calm as he sheathed the Sengoku Ninja Sword, with not a trace of fluctuation audible in his tone.

At this time, he definitely had to show himself; otherwise, he would just let people fling dirty water at him. He simply tidied his clothes a bit and walked out of the building accompanied by Uchiha Shi.

Outside the camp's corridor, clansmen were already packed, with the Second Elder and Third Elder at the lead.

Behind them were Uchiha clansmen hastily assembled, including more than twenty Three-Tomoe Sharingan Jonin of the clan.

"Gen, you're finally here. Fugaku has gone missing. The fortress has strict security, and having the ability to make Fugaku disappear silently is not something an ordinary person can do. As the clan's current top powerhouse, what do you think?"

Seeing Uchiha Gen appear, the Second Elder immediately asked impatiently.

What was spoken was "what do you think," but listening to it sounded more like "did you do this."

"I have no opinion. Fugaku's strength is not bad; even if the Third Raikage personally made a sneak attack, it wouldn't be to the point where not a single stir could be made. Among those stronger than him in the camp, none have a reason to make a move against him."

Uchiha Gen looked at the crowd that automatically made way on both sides, walked into the very center of the crowd, and gazed at the gathered clansmen.

"No reason, no stir? But what if someone whose strength is above Fugaku, and who is someone trusted by Fugaku, launched a covert sneak attack while he was completely unguarded?"

The Third Elder's face sank as he stared intently at Uchiha Gen.

"Oh? Could it be that the Third Elder means it was I who, under the condition of Fugaku being completely unguarded, defrauded his trust and launched a surprise attack, thus causing such a matter to happen?"

Uchiha Gen's face similarly sank, and he pressed his hand onto the hilt of the Sengoku Ninja Sword at his waist.

This action directly caused the Third Elder to involuntarily activate his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

A person's reputation precedes them.

Uchiha Gen currently possessed illustrious military achievements and was a top-tier powerhouse renowned throughout the Shinobi World, making him worthy of being treated this way.

"This old man does not intentionally mean to frame you for anything. Rather, the last person Fugaku saw before his disappearance was Jin, and according to Jin, Fugaku was going to find you to discuss something at that time. Not long after that, Fugaku went missing, which is why we came to consult you."

The Third Elder couldn't help but soften his tone a bit as he spoke, his gaze also turning toward an Uchiha in the crowd who was around thirty years of age.

Uchiha Jin, a Three-Tomoe Sharingan Jonin and a direct subordinate of the former clan head, Uchiha Hisaku.

"Looking for me to discuss? Dragging so many people over? What, does someone want to splash dirty water onto me? Everyone, food can be eaten indiscriminately, but words cannot be spoken carelessly. Everyone knows about the matters within the clan right now, but please forgive my bluntness: whether it is Fugaku or anyone else, I, Uchiha Gen, have never regarded you as rivals, nor is there any need for me to make a move against Fugaku."

Uchiha Gen's tone was calm and his expression cold and stern as a pair of eyes swept past Uchiha Jin.

This fellow was merely a chess piece pushed out to the front, and he wasn't important.

Second Elder Uchiha Hane spoke again: "Gen, do you know what you are saying? The crux of the problem now does not lie in the internal struggle of the clan, but in Fugaku's disappearance. If you want to steer the topic toward the internal struggle of the clan——"

"Alright, Elder Hane, let this matter end here. I know that under the guidance of certain people, someone might suspect me, but I can't be bothered to do that kind of self-proving of innocence that won't yield any results."

"Because as I said just now, I have never taken these internal clan matters to heart. Whether it is you, the Third Elder, or Fugaku, in my view they are all the same. Because these matters are completely meaningless before this pair of eyes of mine, and I have no need to do things that will not have any impact on the outcome."

As his voice fell, red light welled up in Uchiha Gen's eyes.

Three tomoe spun rapidly, merging into one piece and transforming into a pair of hexagram patterns with a black background and red markings.

Beautiful, eerie, and as perfect as gemstones, they exuded a powerful aura akin to devastation.

Stimulated by the higher-level Ocular Power, quite a few Uchiha successively activated their Sharingan.

"This is, this is——what kind of Sharingan is this?!"

"Above the Three-Tomoe, there are even more powerful eyes!"

"This is the Mangekyō Sharingan! The strongest Sharingan that the clan's ancestors relied on back then to awe and terrify the Shinobi World!"

Not everyone recognized the Mangekyō Sharingan, but so many elite Uchiha were gathered on the scene, and there was no lack of older clansmen with higher status and advanced age.

After all, it had only been a little over thirty years since Konoha was founded; for the generation of the Second Elder and Third Elder, when they were young in their teens and twenties, it happened to be the period when Madara and Izuna led the Uchiha.

The moment the Second Elder and Third Elder saw the Mangekyō Sharingan, they were struck as if by lightning, their faces filled with disbelief. After exchanging a glance with each other, however, they quickly regained their composure.

They were both old hands who had also been suppressed by Uchiha Hisaku for nearly half their lives, and they had long since lost the sharpness and vigor of those young clansmen, having instead gained a bit of worldly sophistication and slickness.

Once the Mangekyō Sharingan appeared, regardless of whether Uchiha Gen had made a move against Fugaku or not, it would not have any impact on the outcome.

He possessed the only pair of Mangekyō Sharingan in this era. Even if he wasn't the clan head, given the prestige he had accumulated nowadays, coupled with the Great Elder behind him, his words within the clan carried more weight than anyone else's.

"Gen is entirely right. With this pair of strongest Sharingan here, there is simply no need to make a move against Fugaku."

"Indeed, presumably there are other hidden circumstances behind this. Jin, is there anything else you want to say?"

The two elders sang in tune with each other, instantly shifting the spearhead from Uchiha Gen to Uchiha Jin.

"I am truly unaware of the situation either. Perhaps Fugaku really does have some unspeakable hidden suffering, forcing him to leave on his own initiative."

Uchiha Jin lowered his head, and proactively changed the characterization of this matter from "questioning whether Fugaku was secretly plotted against by Uchiha Gen" to "why Fugaku took the initiative to leave."

He was the old clan head's man, but he wasn't a fool.

Fugaku was absent, the old clan head was hemiplegic and had voluntarily abdicated, and now Uchiha Gen had activated the Mangekyō Sharingan. Within the clan, no one could rival him.