Chapter 247: Discussion

Actually, there is another reason; Dong Shilang did not say it outright.

The Uchiha clan has actually lost the best opportunity to become Hokage.

Originally, if Madara hadn't caused trouble, the position of Second Hokage would still have offered the Uchiha a glimmer of hope.

Even if not the Second Hokage, couldn't the Uchiha clan at least vie for the position of Third Hokage?

With Madara around, anything is possible.

But this guy, having been deceived by the stone tablet left by Black Zetsu, became a rogue ninja and even attacked Leaf Village.

He turned all of this into nothing.

Nowadays, with the birth of many civilian ninjas, their combined strength is already enough to send the future Fourth Hokage onto the Hokage's throne.

During the First Ninja World War, it was still the clan ninjas who bore the main burden; by the Second Ninja World War, it was already half clan ninjas and half civilian ninjas.

And now, ordinary civilian ninjas make up the majority of the ninja population.

For Leaf Village to produce another Hokage from a major clan has become extremely difficult.

Unless there is a power that can suppress everything.

"This... even if what you say makes sense... relying on the clan's bloodline limit... these are not problems..."

Facing Dong Shilang's question, Uchiha Tiehuo's voice grew softer and softer.

Obviously he himself also knows that, relying solely on his clan's strength, it's impossible to ignore the existence of those people.

"Even so, relying on Patriarch Fugaku's strength..."

"I think the focus of everyone's attention should not be placed here at all; what we should really be concerned about is that Kakashi possesses the clan's Sharingan!"

Without waiting for Uchiha Tiehuo to finish his words, Dong Shilang interrupted him, and as soon as he spoke, the just-relieved Uchiha Fugaku's face changed.

"Dong Shilang! This is Uchiha Obito's wish; we should still respect the deceased's decision!"

Fugaku also hadn't expected things to take such a turn; just a moment ago he was relieved that the other party wasn't as radical as Tiehuo.

Now he has given himself such a situation.

"Senior Fugaku, a single tomoe Sharingan is nothing to the clan! The point of this matter is not here at all!"

"What do you mean then?"

This left Uchiha Fugaku also somewhat confused, since the Sharingan isn't the point.

Then what is the point?

"Compared to that single Sharingan, we should be more wary of a mere medical Chunin who, under the tense battlefield environment, successfully completed the Sharingan transplant surgery!"

"And Kakashi Hatake, who lacks Uchiha blood, has adapted extremely well to that Sharingan, without any hiccups along the way!"

"What this signifies, I suppose need not be elaborated further!"

Without waiting for Uchiha Fugaku to continue questioning, Dong Shilang spoke his words.

"..."

As Dong Shilang's words fell, the entire shrine fell silent, not even a sparrow chirping.

In the Warring States era, no ninja clan dared to transplant the Uchiha's Sharingan, for once they did, they would face the Uchiha's relentless pursuit.

Aside from the Senju clan, no other clan could withstand the Uchiha's wrath.

Moreover, at that time medical ninjutsu was not well developed, and medical ninjas capable of performing eyeball transplant surgery were few and far between.

But with the advent of the ninja village era, facing one large ninja village after another, the Uchiha were willing but unable.

Furthermore, over these years medical ninjutsu has advanced; a twelve-year-old girl has now accomplished this, so how could they not be on guard?

Otherwise, every time a member of the Uchiha clan goes out on a mission, they must proceed with extreme caution.

All the Uchiha clan members present, upon a little thought, would understand the meaning behind Dong Shilang's words.

For a moment, they all fell into silence.

"Why don't we... take back this Sharingan~"

After a long while, someone finally broke the prolonged silence.

As soon as they spoke, everyone agreed.

"Good! Good!"

"The Sharingan is indeed unsuitable for non-clan members!"

"We are doing this for his own good; without Uchiha blood, he cannot exert the Sharingan's power and would only become a burden."

"We must still reclaim this Sharingan; otherwise, future troubles will be endless~"

Actually, in Dong Shilang's view, the Uchiha clan's later annihilation owes a large proportion to this very reason.

Although he doesn't know whether his eye has already been transplanted with a Sharingan, in the future the other party will wipe out the Uchiha clan, an important reason being to collect the Sharingan from clan members' bodies.

As for Kakashi Hatake, who constantly swings that Sharingan around, what role he plays in this is uncertain.

If this prompts the clan to develop some targeted countermeasures, the future of these clan members might undergo some changes.

"Dong Shilang! This matter was raised by you; do you have any good solution?"

Seeing those clan members endlessly discussing, Uchiha Fugaku threw the problem to Dong Shilang, asking him to provide a better solution.

This Sharingan was after all sent out by Obito himself; if we violently demand it back, it would bring considerable trouble to the clan.

That guy Uchiha Obito really has brought considerable trouble to the clan.

"Since this Sharingan was given to Kakashi Hatake as a congratulatory gift for Obito's promotion to Jonin, we really cannot be too harsh... how about we give a different gift instead!"

"I heard Kakashi Hatake's White Fang dagger was damaged in this mission; we could give him a chakra weapon instead, and if he's not satisfied, the clan has plenty of S-rank ninjutsu and secret techniques."

"Also, we need to make preparations in advance to prevent the thing we most dread from happening~"

The key is to make preparations in advance; if the clan had a sealing technique like the Caged Bird, it could cause the Sharingan to wither directly upon a member's death.

Thus, the scenario of these clan members being killed and their eyes stolen would not happen.

Consequently, the likelihood of such an event occurring in the future would be greatly reduced.

Like this... I hope it works!

Facing Dong Shilang's proposal, Uchiha Fugaku nodded; this relatively mild solution, he was still quite satisfied.

If it can be resolved this way, for the family, the village, or even Kakashi Hatake, it would still be a perfect solution.

However, there is still one trouble, namely what Dong Shilang said, doing some targeted preventive measures...