Chapter 144: Fugaku and Itachi

Itachi stared unblinkingly at Tetsuka.

"My Mangekyō Sharingan was also awakened by Ishihara!"

Tetsuka's voice was not loud.

But as his words fell, the entire secret chamber fell into dead silence.

Itachi's eyes instantly widened.

It really was him!

The Elder stared at him blankly, "What did you just say?"

Tetsuka spoke with some agitation, "I said my Mangekyō was also awakened by Ishihara!"

"This... what exactly is going on? Why can Ishihara help you awaken the Mangekyō? How did he do it?! And why did he gouge out your Mangekyō?"

The Elder and others asked urgently.

Tetsuka took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, then recounted everything from witnessing Ishihara's contact with Itachi to the matter of having his Mangekyō gouged out.

Finally, Tetsuka said, "Elder Zhang can check my memories to verify the truth."

After Fugaku guaranteed that everything Tetsuka said was true, the three elders each checked Tetsuka's memories one by one and finally confirmed it.

"It's true; Ishihara can let us awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

Instantly, the entire secret chamber erupted.

Some cursed Ishihara, others were excited, and some wanted to go find Ishihara to awaken their Mangekyō.

After all, this was the Mangekyō; no Uchiha could resist such temptation, even if the price was extremely terrifying!

So much so that even the news of Fugaku having awakened his Mangekyō, which should have been extremely shocking in the past, was not mentioned by anyone at this moment.

The Elder looked at Fugaku and asked unwillingly, "Clan Head, does this mean we can only become Ishihara's puppets if we want to awaken the Mangekyō?"

Fugaku nodded with a bitter expression on his face.

If there were any other way, how could the proud Uchiha bow their heads?

Fugaku took a deep breath and spoke coldly:

"Our conflict with the Konoha elders was already severe; once they learn that Ishihara can help us awaken the Mangekyō, their fear of the Uchiha will increase greatly, the conflict will inevitably intensify, and they may strike against us at any time."

"So we have absolutely no other choice now!"

The Elder and others were unwilling, but they also knew he spoke the truth.

Fugaku looked at the crowd with varied expressions and spoke heavily:

"Everyone should understand the Uchiha's current situation, but I will not force you to make a choice."

"You already know the price of awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan; whoever is willing to awaken the Mangekyō can come find me later."

The clan meeting was dissolved.

But the hearts of those who attended the meeting could not settle; they needed to think carefully before making a decision.

Soon, only Fugaku and Itachi remained in the conference room.

Fugaku spoke heavily, "Itachi, you also attended the clan meeting just now; tell me your thoughts now."

Itachi's expression was somewhat complex.

He never expected that Fugaku had already awakened the Mangekyō.

Moreover, with Ishihara now involved, the complexity of the whole matter had multiplied by an unknown number of times.

It was no longer something he could influence.

He thought for a moment and said, "Many clan members will certainly go to awaken the Mangekyō, but once Konoha learns this intelligence, conflict with the Uchiha will inevitably break out again."

"And those who paid a huge price to awaken the Mangekyō will certainly not let the Konoha elders off."

"A coup... is恐怕 inevitable!"

After saying this, Itachi felt somewhat powerless.

Unless the Konoha elders strike against the Uchiha immediately, this is the inevitable outcome.

But without sufficient reason, the Konoha elders simply cannot strike against the Uchiha.

This is an unsolvable deadlock.

Hearing this, Fugaku nodded; although he had not deduced it, he also knew how dangerous the future would be, and spoke heavily:

"Rest assured, I will make a deal with Ishihara; no matter the cost, I will ensure you awaken the Mangekyō!"

Hearing this, Itachi's expression became even more complex.

He had already awakened the Mangekyō, but he still had no intention of telling anyone; he lowered his head slightly, "Thank you, Father!"