After traveling through time, I became friends with Tsunade

"How do you know?"

Uchiha Fugaku widened his eyes, as if he wanted to see through Yusuke, and stared at him intently.

"Don't forget, Tsunade is my lover. It's easy to get the Second Hokage's records about the Sharingan from her. Fugaku, you have to understand that the people who know you best are not your relatives or friends, but your enemies."

Yusuke crossed his arms over his chest and spoke calmly, completely ignoring Uchiha Fugaku's open-mouthed look of shock.

The other Uchiha clan members present were all confused. They all turned to look at Yusuke with puzzled faces. Then, Uchiha Fugaku's reaction also made them feel that something was wrong.

"Yusuke, what Sharingan, what are you talking about?"

Uchiha Yan was the first to ask the question. He frowned and turned to look at Yusuke, his eyes full of curiosity.

Yusuke just glanced at him indifferently, then turned his head and looked at Uchiha Fugaku with a questioning look without saying anything.

"All of you should go out first and guard the yard. Don't let anyone get close!"

Uchiha Fugaku waved his right hand and gave a loud command. His brows were furrowed, and his expression was serious and solemn.

Although they were full of curiosity, they could only obey orders. As they walked, they looked back from time to time, with unwilling expressions on their faces.

After everyone left, Uchiha Fugaku gradually calmed down. He sighed deeply and rubbed his temples vigorously.

He looked at Yusuke, and saw that he was smoking leisurely, looking very contented.

"Don't be too nervous."

Yusuke said as he pulled out another cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Uchiha Fugaku, patting his shoulder and signaling him to relax.

"It's not the end of the road yet, is it?" Yusuke's tone was calm and steady.

"Yusuke, if it were you, what would you do?"

Uchiha Fugaku took the cigarette and lit it with shaking hands. He took a deep breath, and the smoke slowly rose, as if it also took away some of his pressure.

"Do you trust the Third Hokage?" Yusuke narrowed his eyes and asked suddenly.

"The Third Hokage?"

Uchiha Fugaku frowned slightly, glanced at Yusuke, and muttered to himself, "Isn't he your teacher?"

"Then do you believe me?" Yusuke asked again, with a slight smile on his face.

"letter."

Uchiha Fugaku did not hesitate at all. He nodded vigorously, his eyes firm and decisive.

"I have a plan. Let the tribesmen you can command search everywhere for the whereabouts of the missing tribesmen. Make a big noise and let everyone know about it."

Yusuke said with a determined look as he tapped the table rhythmically with his hands.

"But will this work? There are people missing in the village every year. Moreover, the Uchiha clan is the largest family in Konoha. Even such a thing can happen and they are powerless to do anything. I am worried that those clan members will not agree to do this."

Uchiha Fugaku frowned and held his chin as he thought about the feasibility of the plan.

"It's different. You also said that the Uchiha clan is the largest family in Konoha, and such a thing can happen. Tell me, other families or civilians, can they not panic?"

Yusuke's expression didn't change at all as he responded to Uchiha Fugaku's question and continued speaking in a calm tone.

"You mean, it caused the people in the village to be uneasy? In the end, the Third Hokage stepped in and sent a large number of people to help us find the missing clan members?"

A light flashed in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, and he immediately understood the profound meaning of Yusuke's words.

"Not bad at all."

Yusuke nodded slightly, and continued, "This is only part of the result. Another necessary result is to deter those who have bad intentions. At the same time, you have to find the right time to pledge allegiance to the Third Hokage."

"Pledge allegiance to the Third Hokage? Why?"

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Yusuke with a puzzled look on his face, leaning forward slightly.

"Because, if you want to change the current situation of the Uchiha clan, this is the first step. Become the clan leader first. He will be your greatest help at the moment."

Yusuke analyzed calmly, "After you find the Third Hokage, report the current situation of the Uchiha clan to him word for word. At the same time, you must show that you can transcend the narrow-mindedness of the Uchiha clan and look at this issue from the perspective of the village."

"But aren't you afraid of backfiring? And bringing disaster to the Uchiha clan?"

Uchiha Fugaku straightened up, looked at Yusuke in disbelief, and clenched his fists slightly.

"The Third Hokage is different from the Second Hokage. If it was the Second Hokage, this path would not work. But the policy adopted by the Third Hokage is conservative and steady.

As long as there are still many ninjas in the Uchiha clan who care about Konoha, the Third Hokage will not let the Uchiha clan go to extinction."

Then, Yusuke patted Uchiha Fugaku on the shoulder, with some indifference in his eyes.

"But some people will still die, and you need to make a cruel decision, which is to hand over the list of high-level members of the Hawk Faction to the Third Hokage. This is called a pledge of allegiance, or killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Then the Third Hokage will lean towards you and let you lead the Uchiha clan to continue protecting Konoha."

"What you said makes sense, but aren't you afraid that our Uchiha clan is closely following the Third Hokage, so your path to becoming the Fourth Hokage will be missing a powerful helper?"

Uchiha Fugaku frowned, rubbed his chin with his right hand, and looked at Yusuke seriously.

"Do you know?"

Yusuke looked at Uchiha Fugaku with a smile, a hint of teasing in his eyes.

"You can say you are pledging allegiance, but in fact you are just borrowing power. Don't forget how the Third Hokage treated your Uchiha clan after he took the throne."

Yusuke raised an eyebrow and reminded.

"And what if he does gain our allegiance?"

Uchiha Fugaku stared into Yusuke's eyes and spoke slowly.

Yusuke raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile: “Maybe we can get along peacefully at the beginning, but according to the character of the Third Hokage, you Uchiha can only do the work of the Konoha Guard.

Over time, watching other families rise to the top while you are still standing still, won't you, a proud family, be unwilling to accept this?

Don't forget, part of the reason why your clan is so arrogant is because Konoha was jointly founded by you Uchiha and Senju? Senju has served as Hokage for two generations, but you can't even squeeze into the upper echelons. "

Yusuke's lips curled up into a smile, "Besides, I always believe in your oath."

Uchiha Fugaku's mind suddenly flashed back to the night when he pledged allegiance to Yusuke. So he knelt on one knee again, lowered his head and said, "Yes."

"Okay, spend the next two days planning how to break the impasse."

Yusuke helped Uchiha Fugaku up and said seriously.

"But is it really okay for us to plot against the Third Hokage like this? Yusuke, he is your teacher."

Uchiha Fugaku asked the question he wanted to ask most. Although he would not doubt that Yusuke was helping Sarutobi Hiruzen to win over the Uchiha clan in disguise, he was puzzled about what kind of feelings Yusuke had towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"I'm not calculating. For the public, I'm also doing this for the stability of the village. For private, I think the teacher's approach is wrong. Perhaps he has seen the horror of Uchiha Madara and is afraid that another Uchiha Madara will appear among you."

Then aren’t you afraid?

Uchiha Fugaku thought in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

The matter was almost over and everything that needed to be said was said. Yusuke brushed the ashes off his body and prepared to get up and leave.

“By the way, you still need to comfort Yan and the others. You should know what you can and cannot say.

You have to be loyal to the Third Hokage, and you also need to tell those who follow you and let them know what you think. "

Halfway through the walk, Yusuke suddenly turned around and gave instructions to Uchiha Fugaku who was standing there. After that, without waiting for his answer, Yusuke turned around, opened the door, and left without looking back.