Even if Shisui didn't believe it in his heart, he knew Jin-kun was right.
All of it went into the pockets of the many Ninja Clans, led by Sarutobi Hiruzen, to train their own clan's ninja.
Sigh!
Thinking of this, his face was filled with helplessness.
Recalling his past actions, he even felt a little scared.
The Uchiha were already rotten, and he had trusted such a Hokage.
If things continued like this, the consequences were hard to imagine!
"Is there really no other way?" Shisui asked softly.
Uchiha Jin merely shrugged in response: "I'm just a child."
"How the Uchiha Clan fares is not something I actually care about."
"It's just that you've been so good to me, Shisui, and I don't want to see you die because you took the wrong path."
"You are my friend, I must save your life."
Shisui gave a wry smile.
He had never imagined that Jin, whom he was so worried about and treated like a younger brother, actually saw him this way in his heart.
However, on second thought.
It really seemed to be the case!
In front of Jin, he was the one who seemed like a child.
His previous thoughts seemed too idealistic.
What to do?
He knew that for now, he couldn't change Jin's view of the clan.
But, similarly.
He loved his clan, and as a descendant of Uchiha Kagami, he had to work towards that goal.
So, after a moment of contemplation, he spoke again.
"Jin, I won't force you."
"But I have my own goal, and if you consider me a friend, then give me some advice."
"What should I do?"
Yes.
He felt utterly lost at this moment.
Suddenly discovering that the direction he had been striving for was wrong, what he needed most now was to find a path that offered a glimpse of the future.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Uchiha Jin was a little surprised.
He truly hadn't expected this to go so smoothly.
Shisui, this person, was surprisingly easy to persuade.
However.
Considering how Shisui in the original story truly had no one he could trust. Although Itachi was a kindred spirit, he couldn't offer him any advice.
On the contrary.
Uchiha Itachi even needed his guidance.
Now that he had himself, Shisui, though kind and working hard for the family, was not extremist.
As long as what you said made sense, he was willing to listen.
In this regard, he was much stronger than Itachi, that filial son.
"Shisui, it's very difficult!" Uchiha Jin sighed: "The current Uchiha can only achieve greatness through great destruction."
However, in response.
Shisui merely shook his head: "I don't care, as long as there's a path."
"Alright, then."
Uchiha Jin pondered for a moment.
After a moment of thought, he slowly began: "To completely change the Uchiha, the first priority is to consolidate the voices within the clan; at the very least, there must only be one voice."
"To achieve this, you need to have your own power, so you'll have the qualifications to contend with the other two factions."
"What you need to do now is, like the radical and moderate factions, find a suitable stance of your own, one that others can agree with."
"The first step is the hardest!"
"But once that step is achieved, what follows, though not difficult, will require you to be ruthless."
"Because you will need to divide and win over, using all manner of schemes and tricks to eliminate the other two factions and thus strengthen your own."
"This includes, but is not limited to, framing, public opinion attacks, deliberately provoking conflict, and so on."
"For example, through a small incident, use public opinion to make the two factions fight. At a crucial moment, you assassinate one of them and frame the other faction, forcing them to fight!"
"When they are both severely wounded from fighting, you secretly ensure that both faction leaders 'accidentally' die. Even if they don't die, they must be crippled."
"Then launch a public opinion campaign, just like against Hatake Sakumo, to completely ruin their reputation!"
"Finally, clean up the mess, absorb the other two factions, and then force Fugaku to abdicate!"
"Only when you have completely united the Uchiha as one will you grudgingly have the qualifications to negotiate with the village."
"As for other things."
"Let's talk about it once you've reached that point."
Shisui trembled all over.
His scalp tingled as he listened, and his mind went blank.
Yes.
He wanted to change his family, but he was unwilling to do it this way.
"This is too ruthless, isn't it?" Shisui couldn't help but say: "Does it have to be this way? Can't it be a bit gentler?"
Uchiha Jin rolled his eyes.
"This is a struggle!"
"Shisui, I hope you understand that the struggle for power is not a dinner party. If you want to firmly grasp the Uchiha's power, you will be smashing other people's rice bowls."
"They will fight you with their lives; this is a life-or-death struggle!"
"If you don't have that resolve, I advise you to give up immediately."
"If you are kind in a power struggle, Hatake Sakumo is your cautionary tale."
"In this kind of struggle, there is no good or evil, right or wrong; the winner takes all!".
Chapter 41: Hand-holding Guidance for Shisui, and a Sudden Appointment
Shisui fell silent.
His expression was uncertain, and his mind was deep in intense thought.
Clearly.
The path Uchiha Jin described was not consistent with his beliefs.
But, he had to admit.
Although doing so would go against his beliefs, the possibility of success was indeed very high.
How to change the family?
He had been thinking about this since he was a child. Graduating early from the Ninja Academy a few years ago was also to find a way out faster.
He, of course, had gained something!
Through studying the 'will of fire,' and being the grandson of Uchiha Kagami, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had extended an olive branch.
He promised to help him, but now, after several years, there was still no change within the clan.
In the past, he had also been lost.
However.
After a brief period of confusion, he still chose to believe in the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.