The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 273 Planning a Way Out for the Clan

Chapter 273 Planning a Way Out for the Clan

After leaving the Hokage's office, Nara Shikasuke returned to his own office as usual and, as requested by Mizuki-sama, wrote out the "Wood Release: Sacred Body Hero Trial" event plan and had it submitted to Mizuki-sama for review.

After receiving approval, he allocated manpower and resources to have people begin implementing the publicity content in the plan.

Only after he finished everything did he leave work as usual and return to his clan.

Upon entering the clan's territory, he did not go home but went directly to the clan chief's house, asking the clan chief to convene a meeting of the clan elders.

Once everyone had arrived, Nara Shikasuke, looking troubled, recounted the resolutions reached at the Jonin meeting that day.

These clan elders were all intelligent men; they didn't need Nara Shikasuke to explain in detail, and they immediately understood the danger involved.

"Is he insane?"

"Is it really that easy to transplant Wood Release cells?"

"If it were that easy, Danzo would have succeeded long ago!"

"What's with this 'Hero Trials' thing?!"

"This is clearly playing with the lives of the village's ninjas!"

Nara Shikasuke rubbed his temples hard and sighed, "I don't know what Kazuma and Mizuki were thinking. Maybe they were really just terrified by Uchiha An's complete Susanoo!"

"When faced with an enemy that is too powerful, not everyone is able to calmly assess the situation."

"Right now, the villagers are in a state of panic, and it's not just He Ma and Shui Mu who are terrified."

"After a series of failures, the village's cohesion is getting worse and worse."

"I'm very worried that if Mizuki continues like this, the village will fall apart before Uchiha An even attacks."

"Alas, haven't you ever told Mizuki or Kazuma about these things?" an elder immediately retorted.

"Of course I said that!" Nara Shikasuke sighed. "I've tried to persuade Mizuki-kun many times in private, but he always insists that I come up with an alternative solution to deal with Uchiha An, otherwise he refuses to give up."

"When I realized I couldn't persuade him, I went to see Lord Kazuma in private. But Lord Kazuma's life was saved by Mizuki at the risk of his life from Takumi Village, and now he trusts Mizuki completely and supports all of Mizuki's plans."

His words immediately gave all the elders a headache.

They're not afraid of the Hokage being stupid; in fact, a stupid Hokage might be easier to control.

But what they fear most is that the Hokage is foolish without realizing it, and instead thinks he's clever.

If you add stubbornness and arrogance to that, then it's all over, there's no way to save it.

After a moment of silence, someone finally sighed and said, "Then we can only try to look on the bright side."

"What kind of bullshit Wood Release Hero Trial is this? It's impossible to succeed, but the Tenseigan synthesis plan is somewhat plausible."

"Everyone witnessed the power of those eyes when they were successfully synthesized last time."

"That's Hinata, that little girl's body, and she can unleash such power. If it were a fully grown Jonin, the power would definitely be several times greater."

"If we were to actually synthesize several pairs of Tenseigan, we might actually be able to defeat Uchiha An!"

"Shikasuke, you summoned us here because you're worried that those foolish members of the Hyuga main family will mess things up again, so you want us to help them out?"

"No." Nara Shikasuke shook his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone's faces, and said seriously, "I invited everyone here today to discuss with you the future of our Nara clan."

"The current situation is that Konoha Village is deteriorating, and there are powerful enemies lurking outside. It is still unknown whether it can continue to exist in the future."

"What I mean is, everyone should make some preparations in advance to deal with unexpected events."

"What...what do you mean?" The clan elders gasped, staring at Lu Jie in astonishment.

Shikasuke stared intently at the person who had asked the question and said seriously, "You should understand what I mean."

"We need to prepare for the worst-case scenario: what if Konoha is truly destroyed by Uchiha An, or disintegrates on its own? How should our Nara clan respond then?"

"This, this—" Many of the clan elders were astonished. "How is this possible?"

"Konoha Village is the strongest ninja village in the ninja world—"

The elders fell silent as they spoke.

They have clearly realized that the Hidden Leaf Village of today is no longer the Hidden Leaf Village of yesteryear.

In Konoha Village now, anything is possible; even being wiped out is not impossible.

Although the Nara clan members are generally very intelligent, they have lived in Konoha Village for so many years and have a deep affection for the place. They genuinely resist this conclusion from the bottom of their hearts.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent and no one was speaking, Shikasuke knew that they were finding it hard to accept, so he sighed and explained, "If possible, I would also like to stay in Konoha Village."

"Our Nara clan has painstakingly cultivated Konoha Village for over a hundred years, gradually developing from an ordinary ninja clan into the undisputed choice to assist the Hokage. We have also formed an ironclad alliance with the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans. We don't know how much effort and sacrifice we have put in."

"Moreover, our land, farmland, ranches, and shops—all of this wealth—are tied to the Land of Fire. If we leave, the losses will be incalculable."

"Of course I hope that the village will eventually find a way to deal with Uchiha An and overcome this calamity."

"In fact, if Kazuma hadn't ultimately chosen Mizuki, and if I had been in that position, I would definitely have done everything in my power to solve this problem."

"Unfortunately, Kazuma, out of a desire to reward him, let that guy Mizuki take charge of Konoha in his place."

"This has ruined all our previous plans."

"Without sufficient power, our subsequent plans simply couldn't be implemented; they all died in the womb."

"So, although this is very difficult for everyone to accept, for the sake of the family's future, we must start planning for the family's future now."

"It's not that we're really going to betray Konoha, but we have to have a contingency plan."

"If things slide into the worst possible outcome, our Nara clan cannot sink along with the wrecked ship that is Konoha Village."

"Wealth can be abandoned, but alliances cannot."

"We must inform the Yamanaka and Akimichi families in advance and reach a consensus with them to advance and retreat together in the face of the upcoming major changes."

After a moment of silence, reason ultimately prevailed over emotion.

Everyone raised their hands, and the "jump ship plan" was unanimously approved.

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