Konoha: I, Uchiha, just want to die.

Chapter 448: Fugaku's wild laughter! We are the betrayers again!
now,

Facing Fugaku's merciless questioning, the gnashing of teeth and unwilling stares from his clansmen, and the intensification of his other senses due to his blindness, he could sense something in the dark -

He was being looked at by a cold and indifferent gaze.

Uchiha Setsuna's face showed no emotion, he just turned his head slightly and looked in the direction where Uchiha Fugaku was standing.
A pair of pale eyes looked at the person in front of him blankly, and said lightly,

"very good."

"Uchiha Fugaku, since you already have such eyes, then you should understand what kind of power is hidden in these eyes."

"And what kind of transformation will happen to Uchiha Ci when he gets such eyes!"

"Like a worm shedding its cocoon, like an eagle spreading its wings!"

“All our actions are geared towards this.”

"All our sacrifices have been for this day."

"The plan we are implementing was decided a long time ago, when I was still guarding Hell Valley. I even informed you of this and you agreed to it."

"Then you should also understand——"

At this point, Uchiha Setsuna's voice suddenly became louder, and a flame seemed to be burning in his lifeless pale eyes, and even the skin on his face began to twist hideously.

He stared at Uchiha Fugaku with these eyes, these empty eyes that he paid the price for, numbly and fiercely.
Like a crazy gambler who has already stood on the edge of a cliff, with one foot in the air and no way to retreat or hide, he suppressed his anger and roared in a low voice:

"What is it?"

"Indecisiveness leads to disaster!"

"You said we don't deserve it, but what did you do? It is because of your unauthorized actions that we are in this situation today. We have to pay a greater price to fill the void of hatred!"

"Uchiha Fugaku!"

Uchiha Setsuna's voice sank, and he spoke in a tired voice,

"Do you really understand what you are doing now?"

"Do you really want to stand against this clan?"

After the words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.

The Uchiha clan members present looked at each other in bewilderment. They did not quite understand the meaning of Uchiha Setsuna's words. Instead, they thought that such words were a bit too boastful of their achievements.

On the field,
Only Uchiha Fugaku, who knew what Uchiha Setsuna wanted to do, could understand the subtext of these words.

In just a moment, the experienced Uchiha Setsuna understood why he came, knew that he wanted to stop the clan meeting, and knew what kind of disaster would happen next!
But the old man still does it!

Looking at the pair of pale, lifeless, and blank eyes on Uchiha Setsuna's face,

Fugaku fell silent.
This old man lost his sight in one eye because he used forbidden techniques to save Uchiha Ci at the border of the Land of Hot Springs.
The other eye also lost its sight forever when he used forbidden techniques in Hell Valley in the Land of Hot Springs to save Uchiha Ci.
The words he said were applicable to Uchiha Shinichi, to everyone present, and even to Uchiha Fugaku himself.

But it doesn't work on the old man in front of me.

Uchiha Ci must become the clan leader, even if it is only for the old man in front of him!

Moreover, regardless of whether he has lost his memory or not, Uchiha Setsuna's actions are all based on his clan!
This kind of resolute will to truly give up one's own life and property and sacrifice oneself for the future of the clan cannot be shaken by simple verbal arguments!

The difference between his actions before and after is simply that the former is more tolerant, while the latter is more ruthless!

As a beneficiary——

Uchiha Fugaku, who had seen the future and could completely avoid the crisis of genocide, could actually easily survive this crisis.

Just stand still in front of your house like in the future limit Tsukuyomi.

Uchiha Ci has come to protect the surviving members of the tribe.

Judging from the situation, Uchiha Fugaku should have done the same.

Just by sacrificing a group of clansmen, you can get an Uchiha clan with two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan!
His Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan should not be wasted in such a place! He didn't need to risk his life to dance in front of a powerful enemy like Uchiha Madara who he could never defeat!

There is no need to act like a fool and waste your life here in vain to save an old man who is determined to die and a group of confused and weak tribesmen!
This should be the most correct choice!

But
Once you think like this,
The scene in the evil cult of the Kingdom of Hot Springs, when Seiichiro was holding the dying Uchiha Ci and questioning him with his eyes wide open, would flash through his mind like thunder -

"You just watch your clan members die tragically in front of you?"

"Are you so indifferent?"

"What is your power used to protect?"

"what?!"

"Answer me, our respected next generation clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku!"

and so--

I'm sorry, Great Elder!
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes suddenly shot out two cold rays, staring at Uchiha Setsuna, and suddenly raised his head. In the Nanga Shrine, in front of all the clan members, under the surprised gaze of Uchiha Madara on the roof,

“Hohoho hum hum hum, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha~!!!”

He covered his face and laughed wildly, his hair and beard stood up, his face became hideous, and the veins on his forehead suddenly popped out!
"wrong!"

Then, Fugaku's face darkened, his eyes widened, and he shouted fiercely,
"Old thing—"

"Your actions were only motivated by your own selfish desires. The plan you asked your people to carry out was only to satisfy your perverted desire for control!"

Then, Uchiha Fugaku looked at everyone in the hall fiercely again -

"You idiots!"

"The mission you thought you were carrying out 'for the good of that brat' was actually the fundamental reason why Uchiha Ci had a rift with the clan!"

"Don't you understand yet? Why would that brat rather wander around the ninja world than return to his clan?"

"Why would Uchiha Ci follow Orochimaru around the world and not even look at us!"

"It is precisely because he knows——"

"You are using this old man's 'death' to deceive him, toy with him, and betray him!"

"He knows that he is living in an 'illusion' deliberately created by you.
He knew that when he returned to this tribe, he would be greeted with more absurd and unrealistic expectations.

He also knew that there was no need to inherit or save such a clan any longer!"

"You idiots, you have done the same thing again as when you betrayed Uchiha Madara!"

"And all this—"

Uchiha Fugaku bared his teeth, the skin on his face twisted hideously, and he gasped rapidly. He turned his head and looked at Uchiha Setsuna who was sitting at the side of the main hall.
"It's because of you, old man,"

"You've obviously forgotten everything, haven't you? Because of the side effects of the Mangekyō Eye Technique, you've forgotten everything about that brat Uchiha Ci, but you still want to self-righteously carry out what you think is the right 'plan' under the banner of doing it for his own good!"

"Your arrogance for your clan has led to the Uchiha clan's betrayal of Uchiha Ci!"

"What are you still pretending?"

"Why are you still pretending to be noble?"

"Haven't you figured it out yet——"

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were red with anger, and he shouted in deep sorrow:

"We are the traitors!"

"We are the betrayers again!"

(End of this chapter)