Chapter 29
"You’ve lost, Fugaku. Don’t make this worse," Hiruzen Sarutobi stood on the rooftop, gazing at the Uchiha clan leader within the Susanoo. "I promise to spare the Uchiha, just as the Second Hokage did when Uchiha Setsuna rebelled."
Uchiha Setsuna was a member of the Konoha Police Force during the Second Hokage’s tenure. He sought to reclaim power from the Senju clan and incited rebellion among his clan members, only to be swiftly crushed by the Anbu.
Setsuna wasn’t the Uchiha clan leader, and his rebellion failed before any significant action was taken. Compared to Fugaku’s current situation, their scale and nature were entirely different.
Hiruzen’s message was clear: only the ringleaders would be punished. He wanted Fugaku and a few high-ranking Uchiha to surrender and spend their lives in prison while the remaining clan members would be spared.
"Who said I’ve lost?" Fugaku asked calmly.
"The Nine-Tails hasn’t appeared. Your plan has failed. Isn’t that enough?" Hiruzen frowned. Aside from causing damage to Konoha, he didn’t see what Fugaku’s persistence would achieve. "I never knew you had such hatred for Konoha."
"I don’t hate Konoha," Fugaku shook his head. Perhaps due to the Mangekyou Sharingan, his face twisted in anger. "But my clan hates you and Danzo to the core!"
"Hiruzen!!"
"My Uchiha clan has been pushed to this point by you and the other Konoha leaders!"