57 Chapter 57
"What a fine day it is today."
Early the next morning, Kaito sat in his room, the events of the previous night still fresh in his memory.
He succeeded. He successfully forced Uchiha Fugaku to abdicate, and at this moment, Uchiha Fugaku was no longer the clan's leader.
Because through his omniscient analysis and judgement, the mistakes Uchiha Fugaku made were exposed in front of all the high-ranking members of the family.
His reputation had suffered an unimaginable blow. Clearly, he was no longer capable of controlling the large Uchiha clan.
But Kaito hadn't entirely succeeded, for Uchiha Fugaku had revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan in front of everyone at the last moment.
And he also made a request that was impossible to refuse: the new clan leader needed to defeat him. Only by defeating him could they qualify to be the new clan leader.
Although Kaito was not surprised by this turn of events - after all, Fugaku, despite his weakness, was still a Uchiha, and a Uchiha who possessed the Mangekyo!
"In simple terms, he's just a lunatic."
Kaito had already prepared himself mentally, and he wasn't even surprised that Uchiha Fugaku possessed the Mangekyo.
After all, in "The True Tale of Itachi," this guy had unabashedly displayed his Mangekyo to Itachi, so its appearance now was not really a surprise.
However, his actions prevented Kaito from directly claiming the position of clan leader. After subsequent negotiations, his fight with Kaito was scheduled to take place a month later.
But this battle for the position of clan leader is just a nominal dispute for legal succession.
In essence, Kaito and Shisui, both possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan, had already gained actual control of the family!
Uchiha Fugaku was no longer considered the clan leader. Such a severe blow to his reputation and trust had already cost him control of the clan.
And the Uchiha clan's high-ranking members had basically taken sides. It could be said that the final say in the Uchiha clan now lay with Kaito.
All he lacked was the formal title of clan leader, which needed the approval of the former clan leader. That was all there was to it.
"However, Shisui told me that the young Uchiha Itachi has also activated the Mangekyo Sharingan, which is the most perplexing part."
The thought of Uchiha Itachi's situation made Kaito frown.
He had never expected Uchiha Itachi to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan. How could this young man have activated the Mangekyo Sharingan, especially when Shisui hadn't died?
Although Kaito had always known that Uchiha Itachi had the potential to activate the Mangekyo, without a strong emotional breakthrough, how could he have done so?
"Could it be that he believed Shisui has taken a different path, and decided that the Shisui in his heart had died, thereby activating it?"
Kaito couldn't help but silently complain. Who knew when the Uchiha clan would have a mental breakdown and then undergo a spiritual transformation.
As for how to deal with this kid, if we go by the original narrative, Kaito really doesn't need to take Uchiha Itachi too seriously.
The reason is quite simple, that is, Kaito knows him like the back of his hand!
In the original story, the abilities of Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan are practically known to all, and since Kaito is aware of these abilities, he can naturally formulate corresponding countermeasures.
But the way this guy has now awakened is somewhat baffling, and Kaito finds it somewhat difficult to guess his abilities. Right now, he's as tricky as Uchiha Fugaku.
"However, if my thoughts are correct, then Uchiha Itachi's abilities should still be the same as before, after all, it seems that only Shisui could have stimulated him to awaken.
In any case, I haven't heard of any accidents happening to Izumi, and Shisui is no longer the Shisui of the past.
So, this kid has likely awakened due to the changes in Shisui, combined with a series of actions by the clan that have plunged him into profound despair."
Although Kaito can't be sure if his thoughts are correct, after all, Shisui didn't lay a hand on Itachi at that time, this doesn't prevent Kaito from guessing in this direction.
Moreover, regardless of what type of Mangekyo it is, Kaito still has some confidence to cope with it, because he too has his trump cards.
His success at the clan meeting resulted in a boost to his points, though it wasn't much, just about a thousand points, but Kaito is still very satisfied!
Especially so, as the rewards granted by the system are really bountiful.
[Current Binding: Uchiha Clan]
[Current Status: Relative Equilibrium — You've solved the internal issues of the clan and received official recognition, but external threats still loom]
[Prosperity Level: 12345 (The base prosperity level of a normal clan is 10000)]
[Suggestion: Acquire the position of clan head to lead the clan and deal with those who target the clan]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully integrating the clan. Although you are one step away from leading the clan, reaching this point also demonstrates your ability, hence you are awarded the advanced points reward draw]
[Secret Technique · Unyielding Will: Can purify all current negative states and acquire high healing ability (does not harm the self fundamentally), lasts for eight seconds]
[Secret Technique · Crescent Guard: Use chakra to repel or kill nearby enemies and form a protective wind. All ninjutsu and kunai throws from enemies outside the wind's range will cause no harm, lasts for eight seconds]
[Secret Technique · Brahman Curse: Can use the secret technique to strengthen your own ninjutsu, genjutsu, and sage techniques, causing massive damage, within eight seconds]
The rewards this time truly left Kaito gaping. If he remembered correctly, these all fell into the category of 'ultimate moves'.
And to be frank, he was coveting all three of these skills because each one could give him a tremendous boost!
No wonder the system said it was an advanced points reward draw this time. Perhaps these abilities aren't ones that can be acquired at the current stage, or maybe they can't be exchanged with the current one thousand points?
However, Kaito couldn't be bothered to care about these now. Given these choices, he certainly wouldn't miss out, but as for which one to pick, he was really torn.
In the end, after much deliberation, he chose the skill [Secret Technique · Unyielding Will].
Although this was a defensive skill, the ability to purify all negative effects was something Kaito truly didn't want to miss!
"In the original work, Uchiha Fugaku's abilities weren't explained, but he demonstrated future fragments that he derived through thought to Uchiha Itachi via genjutsu.
This suggests that his Mangekyou Sharingan likely also possesses strong genjutsu abilities, thus this technique would be a good counter.
As for the issue of Uchiha Itachi, even though I don't understand what his doujutsu is, the high recovery power of Unyielding Will could also play a major role!
Combined with my Susanoo, I'm really not afraid of you."
Kaito strolled along, silently pondering in his mind. Although he always had a feeling that he'd become a Minotaur, having this ability did indeed provide security no matter what.
"Get up, go to the library and read carefully, then go to the training ground and train hard. I can't waste this month."
Although Kaito was not yet the clan head at this point, the permissions he had obtained were already quite significant, which was also a good thing for him.
Moreover, in order to secure a steady victory, Kaito had to prepare thoroughly.
He had to defeat Uchiha Fugaku, so he absolutely couldn't slack off in the slightest.
What he didn't know was that at this moment, Uchiha Itachi had quietly arrived at the Hokage building...
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