Behind the scenes, someone unseen may have already pulled the strings. However, it didn't matter. What was important was that the plan seemed feasible. A plan by which Uchiha Yue, a broken, guilt—ridden commoner, could be pushed into the same abyss that Konoha's White Fang had once stepped into. To make him, like Hataka Sakumo, die of despair.
At first, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo viewed this idea with outright contempt. "Are you saying that the Will of Fire lives in Uchiha Yue? You must be joking. Or are you mocking us?"
Did this man look like someone who carries the legacy of the First Hokage?
The memories were too fresh. He killed them without a shadow of a doubt. Danzo, who was fleeing, clearly remembered his own desperate cry. He begged Yue to come to his senses, warned that by killing him, the elder of Konoha, he would become the enemy of the entire village. After all, attacking a friend is an unforgivable sin!
Yue's act was not just a violation— it was an outrage against the very essence of the Will of Fire. In this way, he was no different from a renegade ninja, even if he was not technically a Shinobi. And faced with the threat of becoming an outcast, of being kicked out of Konoha, Yue struck anyway. Without hesitation.
And are you saying that there is at least a spark of the Will of Fire in this madman who spits on the consequences, lacks understanding of the big picture, tramples on the laws of the village?
It wasn't just funny, it was absurd.
"Yes, there is more Will of Fire in a stray dog than in him!" — so thought not only Danzo, but also Sarutobi Hiruzen himself. If Yue had been Konoha's true son, he would have immediately stopped resisting when he saw the Hokage himself and submitted to the court. But what did this geek do? In front of Hiruzen, he killed a comrade in cold blood, and then, without the slightest regret, he killed him himself.
How could such a monster comprehend the greatness of the Will of Fire?
Uchiha Itachi completely agreed with them. If Yue, like him, Itachi, had possessed the true Will of Fire and thought in terms of the village, he would have acted differently. After awakening his Mangekyo Sharingan, he had to, like his father, humbly kneel and expose his neck to the blow. To let Itachi take on all the pain and sin of destroying the clan to ensure the future of the village and Sasuke.
Instead of launching a mad, senseless attack on him, Konoha's loyal servant who acted for the greater good.
A man with the Will of Fire would never do that. No, Itachi was absolutely sure: Uchiha Yue did not have a drop of this sacred flame.
So the initial reaction was predictable: to discard this ridiculous plan and find another way to eliminate the threat. Regret? Confusion? What kind of feelings can a brat have, in whose heart there is no place for a village and who raises his hand against his own people without hesitation?
However, Tsunade's arguments silenced them and made them think. She outlined her vision of the current state of Yue, emphasizing two key facts. Firstly, having the power to wipe Konoha off the face of the earth, he did nothing. Secondly, Uchiha Sasuke managed to escape from him.
At first, these details seemed insignificant to them, but the longer Tsunade talked, the more clearly the iron logic emerged in her words. Yes, that made sense. Moreover, it made a huge, decisive sense.
They remembered who Uchiha Yue was before the tragedy — just a psychologically fragile philistine. To survive the massacre of his own clan, almost to die himself — such a blow is capable of crushing any mind. So, Tsunade's guesses could be correct. Yue was really confused and frustrated. And it was the perfect moment to trick him into suicide.
Their way of thinking had a solid foundation rooted in the very culture of this world. Here, the apology of a superior to a subordinate had almost magical power. There were no myths about commoners seizing power in their society. Ideas like "are kings and generals born like that?" or a rebellious spirit capable of "shaking the capital to its foundations" were alien to them.
The life of a common man was worth very little here. No matter how he was oppressed, he did not rebel. A light bow and a quiet "I'm sorry" were enough for all the sins to be forgotten. As a last resort, you can do dogedza by prostrating yourself and burying your forehead in the dust. But no more.
"Yes, I destroyed your clan and almost killed you, but I apologized. I even got down on my knees. What more do you want, you despicable commoner? Don't you dare be ungrateful!"
From their point of view, having discovered this imaginary weakness in Yue's soul, their plan was bound to succeed. This was their culture—the ability to endure and endure humiliation beyond any imagination. The common people in this world were more submissive than cattle. The cattle, driven to the brink, could rebel. They never do.
So Tsunade's plan seemed perfect.
But this whole coherent theory was based on a single assumption.: that Uchiha Yue is an ordinary person raised in their culture.
Unfortunately for them, he wasn't. He was a migrant from another world.
After listening to Tsunade, Hiruzen and the others agreed. The plan was accepted.
When Uchiha Yue gouges out her own eyes and takes her own life, they will receive these divine eyes that surpass any imagination. Konoha will become the greatest and invincible village in the Shinobi world. And then, using the idea of the Hidden Stone Village, they will begin to parasitize the others, subjugating them to their will.
"Hehe, this old man Onoki couldn't even imagine what it would lead to," Hiruzen chuckled to himself, already anticipating Tsuchikage's face distorted with rage. — What an irony. The plan born in his head will turn into a triumph for Konoha."
It was even worth mentally thanking the old man. If it wasn't for his sinister, crazy, but so tempting plan, they wouldn't have thought of such a thing. If they got Yue's eyes, they would probably just use them as a deterrent so that the other villages wouldn't dare to think about attacking.
It could be said that it was the greed sown by Iwagakure's plan that saved Yue. If it weren't for her, all the great nations would have already joined together to destroy a common enemy, rather than plotting against each other in the hope of snatching the grand prize.