Fugaku was very surprised by his Patriarch's plan. His Patriarch's behavior today was somewhat inexplicable.
Indeed, to be able to gain the favor of the Second and Third Hokage, and even the support of the Uchiha Clan, how could he be so weak?
At least, his behavior today didn't match his status at all. How could a Patriarch act so cowardly?
Even if the Uchiha were afraid of Konoha's higher-ups, they wouldn't be this weak. This was already kneeling and licking Konoha's boots. It's no wonder that Shen showed such an expression.
"Patriarch …" Fugaku said softly. He was a little confused by Kagune's behavior, and he didn't know how to ask him.
Kagune didn't respond to Fugaku. After seeing Shen step out of the Patriarch's residence, he relaxed and sighed softly. He turned his head and looked at Fugaku with deep eyes. It could be seen that there was a little disappointment in Kagune's eyes. He looked at Fugaku and couldn't help but say softly, "Don't you understand?"
"Huh?" Fugaku didn't understand, "What do I understand?"
"Ugh." Kagune shook his head, "I don't know if it was the right choice to give you the position of Patriarch. You can keep a calm analysis, but why don't you have any political sense in this regard?"
Mikoto, while treating the two, covered her mouth and chuckled as she looked at Kagune and scolded her husband. Her husband was good at everything, but when it came to his own people, he was a little slow. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the problem, but her husband didn't see it at all.
Obviously, their Patriarch didn't want to have anything to do with Uchiha Shen, so he pretended to be crazy and didn't seem rational at all. In fact, Kagune wasn't as irrational as he appeared to be before.
On the contrary, he was very smart. When he learned that the Uchiha's higher-ups wanted the Uchiha Clan to win Shen over, he already thought of this.
They both hoped that the Uchiha Clan could win Shen over, but they were also worried that the Uchiha Clan would become stronger after winning Shen over. This kind of contradictory mentality made them very confused.
After much consideration, he decided to continue with the plan.
After all, the Uchiha Clan has always been the power of their village. Even if they were rampant, they would still have some restraint. Not all Uchiha Clan members have the Mangekyou Sharingan. For a Patriarch like Kuroto who is single-mindedly focused on his family, his biggest weakness is his family. It is precisely because of this that the higher-ups of Konoha were so confident in giving this task to him.
Uchiha Kagami had already seen through the thoughts of the higher-ups, and he wisely chose to play dumb and not get involved in this mess. Compared to the peace of the family, nothing was more important.
Uchiha Kagami sighed and explained to Fugaku, who had a puzzled look on his face, "This is all an act."
"Acting?"
"Yes." Uchiha Kagami looked at the direction where Shen left. His deep eyes revealed a hint of thought-provoking meaning. "Didn't the higher-ups want us to win over this young genius? Actually, anyone can do this, but only our family can't do it. "
"He is too strong, and the current Uchiha Clan is too strong."
Listening to Uchiha Kagami's words, Fugaku didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he exhaled and continued to ask, "Is it because of this reason? Didn't I hide the news of the Mangekyou Sharingan? Why does it have to be like this? "
"You are still too young." Kagami smiled helplessly. "Don't you think that three pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan is a bit too much? This old man has suffered a lot of assassination attempts over the years. "
"Could it be?"
"That's it."
Fugaku was silent. As early as after he opened the Mangekyou Sharingan, he didn't make the news public. He even weakened his influence in the village in a disguised way. The once most famous genius of the Uchiha Clan has become ordinary. Now, many people feel that he is unworthy of being the successor of the Patriarch and want to replace him. If it weren't for Kagami's suppression, perhaps he would have lost his title long ago.
But even so, the higher-ups still feel that the Uchiha Clan is too strong. A trace of rebellious mentality took root in Fugaku's heart. He looked at Kagami's old face, and his eyes were a little uncertain.
Fugaku knew that the old man in front of him dedicated his life to the village. For the peace and stability of the clan and the village, he was even willing to give up his life, so he wisely hid his inner thoughts and nodded calmly. "I understand."
Kagami saw that Fugaku was silent, and thought that he really understood his good intentions and was thinking about the gains and losses of the Uchiha Clan. He couldn't help but nod with satisfaction and said with relief, "It's good that you understand. It's not in vain that I pushed you to the position of the successor of the Patriarch. There are many talented people in the clan. Do you know why I only look at you? It's because you understand the general situation, know when to advance and retreat, and can understand the awkward position of our clan. I hope that after you inherit the position of the Patriarch, you can continue to maintain the relationship between the clan and the village. "
"Rest assured, Patriarch, I will do it." Fugaku looked at Kagami and said with a firm expression.
Seeing Fugaku like this, Kagami became more and more satisfied, and then he couldn't help but sigh. "I didn't expect that person to be so shrewd at such a young age. It seems that the higher-ups' goal of winning him over to achieve the goal of controlling him has failed."
"Huh?"
"While the old man was acting, he was also acting."
…
After walking out of the Uchiha Clan's base, Shen couldn't help but look back and snorted. "Old fox!"
He found that no one who can be the Patriarch of Konoha is easy to deal with. Tobirama was like this, and so was Kagami. Don't look at Kagami's performance as if he was trying to please the village, but it was also a good way for them to protect themselves.
Yes, after walking out of the base, Shen had already realized it, but what could he do? Kagami has already made up his mind to play the fool, so why should he stick his warm face to his cold ass? Coupled with the matter of injuring Uchiha Shisui, Shen simply did Kagami a favor, and from now on, he and the Uchiha Clan don't owe each other anything.
"The next time we meet, it won't be so simple." Kagami muttered to himself, his eyes full of deep thought-provoking thoughts.
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