Hatake Kakashi Absolutely Will Not Be a Chakra Unit!

Chapter 95: The Summary Meeting

The meeting with Danzo Shimura could be said to have brought Minato Namikaze's trust in Root to rock bottom. Over three hundred ninja—this number already exceeded that of the Hyuga clan, the largest of the great clans. The Hokage's direct Anbu numbered just over two hundred, and half of them were still controlled by the Third Hokage and the elders.

Fifteen days later, the Uchiha clan returned, bringing with them the rich spoils of their battle with the Land of Water. The death rate among the clan's active Sharingan users exceeded one-third. Even the clan head, Fugaku, was seriously injured. Fortunately, the medical corps' timely treatment allowed him to survive.

Mikoto Uchiha stood beside Fugaku as they met with the Fourth Hokage, a man younger than themselves.

Despite paying such a heavy price, the war could still be called a great victory. The reason was that they had not only blocked all of Kirigakure's attacks but had even pushed the front line forward by dozens of kilometers in the later stages, after adapting to the rhythm of Kirigakure's killing techniques.

From the look on the man's face, his injuries had not yet fully healed.

Minato Namikaze stood up. Regardless, the fact that they had set out without hesitation when Lord Third Hokage had ordered them to stop the Land of Water, and had successfully completed the mission despite sacrificing so many clansmen, deserved the highest respect from the Fourth Hokage.

"Clan Head Fugaku, thank you for your hard work. For the time being, please continue to be responsible for Konoha's security affairs. There will be no external combat missions for a while. Rest and recover well. The matter of Obito Uchiha has been dealt with. He was not at fault; on the contrary, he, along with others, defeated Hanzo of the Salamander and dismantled the threat Amegakure posed to Konoha."

"Is that so. Then we will return to the clan compound first, Lord Fourth Hokage."

"Alright."

The grand return of the Uchiha clan was sensed by Kakashi. He did his best to conceal himself to avoid revealing his position. The Uchiha clan was not short on sensory ninja; as far as he knew, Shisui Uchiha's senses were excellent, and the clan head's would be no weaker.

Tonight, Obito should begin to act.

Kakashi thought to himself, and he would need to appear as well, in the guise of a ninja from the Land of Rain.

Donning the Akatsuki robe and activating the Disguise Mask, the silver-haired boy blended into the crowd on the street, slowly making his way towards the Uchiha compound.

The first thing all members of the Uchiha clan did upon returning to the compound was to convene a full clan meeting. Regardless of rank, all battlefield commanders were required to attend.

This naturally included the now-released Obito Uchiha.

Unlike the other commanders, as the deputy commander, second only to the supreme commander, the gazes directed at him as he entered the meeting hall were filled only with contempt, hatred, anger, and disdain.

The proud Uchiha family would never allow a deserter to appear on their family tree and tarnish the family's honor. For some ninja who centered their lives around the clan, Obito Uchiha's behavior was a slap in their own face.

Compared to the Uchiha clansmen who were unaware of the truth, Fugaku Uchiha awoke from his state of rest with his eyes closed.

"In the Land of Rain, Obito, along with others, killed the renowned demigod of the ninja world, Hanzo of the Salamander. If anyone present has a greater battle record than this, you may raise your objections."

"What?"

"That's impossible!"

"By this deserter?"

"This little brat..."

It was like suddenly dropping a shark into a calm pond; all the small fish leaped out, trying to get away from this anomaly.

Those members who had just been mocking Obito Uchiha now had ugly expressions on their faces. Many of them had lost friends and family in this battle, and Obito Uchiha had been the outlet for their anger. Now that this only outlet was blocked, and the Third Hokage had already stepped down, how would the account of their deceased clansmen be settled?

Of course, even after hearing this, there were still many who were unconvinced by Obito. This was not a Uchiha clan mission; what he did could at most make up for his desertion in the Land of Water, far from deserving praise.

But Obito didn't need those empty rewards. Killing Hanzo of the Salamander had indeed raised his prestige within the clan by a large margin, vaguely threatening to overshadow Shisui Uchiha.

There were countless jonin in the ninja world, and five Kage, but there was only one demigod.

The feat of god-slaying was not something everyone had the courage to do.

Could this prove that Obito Uchiha had the talent of a "Kage"?

Several of the older elders of the Uchiha clan, who had never produced a Hokage, understood this. Their expectations for this young man grew a little more. Coupled with the fact that the Fourth Hokage was his teacher, his chances of becoming the Fifth Hokage might very well surpass "Shisui of the Body Flicker."

"Silence. The full clan meeting will now begin."

As Fugaku's voice spread throughout the hall, the clansmen who were still questioning and discussing immediately fell silent, listening to the clan head's summary of the war.

His eyes swept over everyone in the hall, lingering for the longest on his son, Itachi Uchiha. The Uchiha clan head slowly began to speak.

"In this war, we lost a total of 65 outstanding clansmen, including..."

One by one, names were read out. Among them were the parents, comrades, and partners of the living. Suppressed sobs could be heard from the hall, coming from the more emotional clansmen. Those who restrained themselves let tears stream down their faces, dripping onto the floor.

The deaths of these clansmen provided greater strength for the remaining members. Under extreme emotions, the Uchiha clan explosively gained 30 new three-tomoe Sharingan users.

"Of the 65 clansmen's Sharingan, only 60 pairs were recovered. Five pairs are still missing. On our way back from the Land of Water, two newly awakened three-tomoe clansmen were assassinated. The methods were brutal, their eyes gouged out."

"Who exactly is coveting our power?"

"To be so familiar with the Uchiha clan's schedule, I suspect..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but all the clansmen understood the clan head's meaning. The war-hawks sat uniformly on the right, the conservatives on the left, with a few scattered clansmen as the neutral faction. At this moment, the war-hawks were scrutinizing everyone in the conservative faction.

If there was going to be an insider colluding with outsiders, it would undoubtedly be the conservatives.

The war-hawks placed the honor of the clan above the village, while the conservatives placed the village above the clan. This was the source of the conflict.

Obito had not joined any faction and sat in the front row as a rising star.

The boy added more fuel to the fire just as tensions were about to escalate.

"While I was fighting Hanzo of the Salamander, I was also fighting the leader of Root, Danzo. His right eye... is a three-tomoe Sharingan."

This sentence drew everyone's attention. Fugaku, sitting in the clan head's seat, asked in a deep voice.

"Danzo has a Sharingan? Can you take responsibility for your words?"

"You'll know once you see it."

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