Uchiha En frowned after hearing Elder Yu's description of Uchiha Setsuna.
This guy certainly sounds like a dangerous individual!
"Elder Yu, the Second Hokage passed away more than ten years ago. Has Senior Setsuna been imprisoned in Konoha Prison for over a decade?" Uchiha En asked.
"Yes, although Konoha Prison is managed by our Uchiha Clan, Setsuna had concrete evidence of betraying the Village at the time, so we couldn't release him.
For the past ten years, he has been imprisoned in Konoha Prison. By now, he should be about the same age as Hachidai."
Uchiha En nodded and didn't ask further.
Uchiha Setsuna is confined in Konoha Prison, and Konoha Prison is controlled by the Uchiha Clan, so Uchiha Setsuna most likely just can't leave the prison.
Now, the hawk faction of the Uchiha Clan wants to exchange Obito's Sharingan for Uchiha Setsuna's freedom.
Uchiha Setsuna already possessed a Three-Tomoe Sharingan before the age of 20, and now he most likely has the strength of an Elite Jonin.
Exchanging a Double Tomoe Sharingan for an Elite Jonin is certainly not a losing deal.
What's more, the fact that Uchiha Setsuna is remembered by those two hawk faction Elders indicates that he himself held a certain status within the hawk faction.
"We can agree to let this Sharingan remain with Kakashi, but it must be exchanged for Uchiha Setsuna's freedom," Uchiha Takeshi and Uchiha Chiri said after communicating in the Genjutsu Space.
Uchiha Fugaku turned to Uchiha Hane upon hearing this.
Just as Uchiha Hane was about to speak, Uchiha Yakumi, Uchiha Fugaku's confidant and captain of the Police Force's Fourth Division, suddenly ran over and whispered something into Uchiha Fugaku's ear.
Uchiha Fugaku's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. He addressed the Uchiha Clan high-ranking officials present, saying, "Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake are here. Come with me to meet them!"
Subsequently, the Uchiha Clan's high-ranking officials arrived at Uchiha Fugaku's home.
Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake were already waiting. Accompanying them was Minato Namikaze's girlfriend, Uchiha Mikoto's classmate and close friend, the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha—Uzumaki Kushina.
When Uchiha Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan's high-ranking officials entered, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi were sitting there properly.
Minato Namikaze wore his signature bright smile.
Kakashi looked listless, his eyes vacant, like a walking corpse.
Uzumaki Kushina, on the other hand, was chatting quietly with Uchiha Mikoto, seemingly having a pleasant conversation.
"Cough cough! Mikoto, you and Kushina should go out first!" Uchiha Fugaku cleared his throat and said.
Uchiha Mikoto nodded and turned to Kushina, asking, "Kushina, do you want to go see Itachi? You haven't seen him in a long time!"
"Sure! Then Minato, you guys take your time talking, I'll go see Itachi!" With that, Kushina eagerly left.
"Their friendship is still as strong as ever!" Minato Namikaze said with a smile.
"Indeed! They were good friends back in the Ninja Academy, and later... never mind! Let's not talk about that. Minato, you're here today because of Kakashi, right?" Uchiha Fugaku asked.
Minato Namikaze's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Fugaku, I hope my Disciple Kakashi can keep this Sharingan. This Sharingan was given to him by Obito, and it holds profound significance for Kakashi.
Kakashi hopes to use this eye to see the world well on Obito's behalf, so Fugaku, please, for the sake of Obito's dying wish, let Kakashi keep this eye."
"Clan Chief Fugaku, I beg of you!" As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Kakashi, who was beside him, performed a dogeza before Fugaku.
Uchiha Fugaku sighed at the sight. If it were up to him personally, he wouldn't make things difficult for Minato Namikaze and Kakashi, but the Uchiha Clan wasn't solely his decision.
"Minato, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that..."
"Fugaku, I know your difficulties. Before I came, Hokage-sama told me that he is willing to exchange Uchiha Setsuna's freedom for Kakashi's Sharingan."
Uchiha Fugaku was stunned. He hadn't expected the Third Hokage to actually propose this condition.
But Uchiha Fugaku quickly understood; the Third Hokage was trying to trip up the Uchiha Clan!
The Third Hokage's open conspiracy was truly brilliant.
At this stage, the hawk faction and dove faction within the Uchiha Clan are largely balanced.
The hawk faction has two Elders and a captain of a Police Force division, while the dove faction has one Elder and two captains of Police Force divisions.
Uchiha Yakumi's Police Force Fourth Division stands with him, the Clan Chief.
Now, with the addition of Uchiha Setsuna, it is highly likely to disrupt the balance between the hawk faction and dove faction within the Uchiha Clan, plunging the Uchiha Clan into chaos.
However, since the Third Hokage proactively offered Uchiha Setsuna as an exchange, Uchiha Fugaku could not and would not refuse.
Because no matter what Uchiha Setsuna did, he is a member of the Uchiha Clan, and as Clan Chief, he has an obligation to help every Clan member.
What Uchiha Fugaku thought of, Uchiha Hane naturally also thought of. But now he couldn't step in to stop it. The Third Hokage proactively offering this condition, in a sense, also avoided the further deterioration of the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and the Village.
But now he couldn't step in to stop it. The Third Hokage proactively offering this condition, in a sense, also avoided the further deterioration of the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and the Village.
At least on the surface, that's how it appeared.
The dove faction no longer had a reason to object.
Uchiha Fugaku saw that Uchiha Hane remained silent and knew that the matter was already decided.
He sighed and then said, "Alas! Logically, Setsuna shouldn't be released, but Hokage-sama is benevolent and willing to give Setsuna a chance to reform, so we naturally have no objections.
As for Kakashi's Sharingan, it was originally Obito's keepsake left to Kakashi. Our Uchiha Clan never intended to reclaim this Sharingan from the beginning."
After hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Kakashi thanked Uchiha Fugaku again. Only then did his expression show some vitality.
Minato Namikaze also expressed his gratitude to Uchiha Fugaku.
With the deal concluded, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi didn't linger. The two called Kushina and left the Uchiha Clan compound.
Uchiha En hesitated for a moment, said something to Uchiha Fugaku, and then chased after them.
"Is Uchiha En's relationship with Minato Namikaze and the others very good?" Uchiha Takeshi asked Uchiha Fugaku after Uchiha En left.
"I don't know, I don't know much about En either," Uchiha Fugaku replied.
"I think En chasing after them must be related to Obito. En taught Obito the Body Flicker Technique back then, and since they were classmates at the Ninja Academy, their relationship should be quite good," Uchiha Hane said.
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