This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

How to ease the relationship with the village?

When Itachi raised this question, Fugaku instinctively felt wary in his heart.

But soon, he remembered his son's precocious remarks last night and slowly relaxed.

Want to delve deeper into this topic? With a... five-year-old?

"Itachi, can you guarantee that today's conversation will not be leaked?"

In the end, Fugaku decided to believe in his son, who had been extremely precocious since he was a child.

It is also a good thing for him to understand this as early as possible.

Rather than being influenced by some people with ulterior motives, Fugaku hoped to plant the seeds in Itachi's heart first.

Itachi nodded, "I will keep it a secret, father."

This topic should only be mentioned in clan meetings that only those who become ninja can participate in.

But he still wanted to know what his father really thought.

Also, let's see if Artoria has any suggestions on this.

"...To understand how I plan to ease the relationship between the clan and the village, we need to first know why there is conflict between the village and the clan."

Fugaku looked at Itachi and asked, "How much do you know about this matter?"

"During the Warring States Period, Senju and Uchiha were feuding."

Itachi recalled the books he had read, "But in a certain generation, Senju Hashirama, the leader of the Senju clan, and Madara Uchiha, the leader of our Uchiha clan, put aside their hatred for each other and established Konoha for the sake of peace."

"But the flame of hatred has not been extinguished because of this, it only subsided briefly."

"When Konoha was established and clans such as Sarutobi, Shimura, Nara, Akimichi, etc. were gathered, Senju Hashirama won the support of many families because of his character and became the first Hokage."

"Compared to the popular Senju Hashirama, our clan's Uchiha Madara was isolated by other clans. Because he was unwilling to surrender, he chose to leave..."

He briefly explained what he knew about his family history.

Including later, after Uchiha Madara left Konoha, he returned to Konoha and wanted to destroy the village he built with his own hands.

"So when do you think the conflict between our clan and the village started?"

These are all histories in books. Fugaku was not surprised by Itachi's answer and continued to ask, "Is it because of Uchiha Madara? Or...blood?"

He still remembered Itachi once said that the family was excluded because the family values ​​were too strong and did not conform to the values ​​of the village.

Itachi fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked at his father, and replied: "I think... we have gone in the wrong direction from the very beginning, starting from the establishment of the village."

"Good answer."

Next to her, Arturia quickly realized the reason for Itachi's words, her eyes full of admiration, "You have... considered it from a relatively broad height."

As a king, he already has the vision.

Compared to Artoria, who was already aware of Itachi's thoughts, Fugaku seemed a little confused, "There was a mistake from the time the village was established?"

"Yes, I think we Uchiha should probably not be involved in building the village."

As he answered, the thoughts in Itachi's mind continued to become clearer, "Judging from what my father just said, it seems that someone in the clan attributes the conflict between the family and the village to Uchiha Madara."

"But I think that's wrong."

"I think even if the person who became the first Hokage was not Senju Hashirama but Uchiha Madara, we Uchiha would still be squeezed out, and even the village of Konoha would be disbanded when it was first established."

"Compared to other families who inherit based on secret techniques, the foundation of our family's inheritance lies in blood."

"Unless we give up the Sharingan and allow our bloodline to gradually become thinner as we interact with foreign races, there is no way we can truly integrate into Konoha and become a member of Konoha."

"As for this, I feel that neither Madara Uchiha nor others in our clan can give up our surnames, give up our bloodline, and fully integrate into the big tree of Konoha like the Senju, and become

Nutrients for the growth of Konoha."

Although he didn't know what conflicts the clan had had with the village over the years, nor did he know what kind of unequal treatment the clan members had received in the village.

But...Itachi clearly judged based on the information he had at this stage that as a bloodline family, they simply could not abandon the so-called family concept and integrate into Konoha.

"I have read the Ninja Calendar. Looking at the five major Ninja villages, no village can completely allow an independent blood family to continue to develop."

"Even the Yeyue clan, who often holds the position of Raikage in Yunyin Village, has gradually integrated their bloodline into Yunyin Village through intermarriage."

"When various ethnic groups gather together in villages, those clans that still maintain the concept of family will eventually be eliminated. Only the clans that abandon their families and take villages as a unit will be accepted."

"Perhaps Uchiha Madara realized this before he left Konoha, and even came back later with the intention of destroying Konoha."

"Rather than saying that we Uchiha and the Senju built a home called Konoha, it would be better to say that we Uchiha cultivated an enemy named Konoha for ourselves."

"It's not even just such an enemy. We Uchiha promoted the concept of establishing a ninja village, but we ourselves are trapped in the confinement of our bloodline."

"But in this case... between Uchiha and Konoha, apart from one side disappearing, is there really any other path to choose from?"

As he thought, Itachi's mind became clearer.

He had never thought about these issues before, after all, he was not involved in family affairs.

But now, when he truly looked at the entire relationship chain from Uchiha's perspective, he found... there was no way to go!

Even if the current situation is relatively calm, one day the intensification of conflicts will make the people in the clan continue to become more radical, until finally...

"No, that's not right."

Fugaku's face gradually became serious in response to Itachi's remarks, truly treating him as a person with whom we could discuss, "Itachi, your idea is very dangerous. Of course our clan has other options."

"In addition to Uchiha, have you forgotten that there is another family in Konoha whose heritage is based on blood?"

Itachi pondered for a moment, "You mean... Hinata?"

But soon, he shook his head, "But there is a difference between Hinata and us. The system of clan, division, and caged bird allows Hinata to protect his own bloodline."

"At the same time, Hinata's Byakugan has a much wider role on the battlefield than our Uchiha."

"Every Hinata who turns on the Byakugan is a top-notch sentient ninja. There are many ninjas in the village who survived because of Hinata's Byakugan."

"On the contrary, although Uchiha's Sharingan is very powerful, it cannot be used as a bridge to maintain the relationship with the village."

Standing opposite him, Uchiha Fugaku calmly replied: "Why not?"