It was during one of her many plotting sessions mid-class when she figured out Itachi. She leaned back, wearing her kibbles shirt for the fifth time in a row.
Or rather, why he wasn't in ANBU.
It was a question that had been haunting her for awhile now, due to it's importance.
In canon, he was signed up right away by Fugaku. It was a move to appease the clan elders, show Konoha the Uchiha were strong, and, most importantly, to use Itachi as a spy. The fact that Itachi had not joined yet was a sign that he was not needed as a spy, and thus, the Uchiha weren't currently planning a coup. Because if they were, Itachi would have been rushed into ANBU by now instead of getting treatment from Ino's father through their new connections.
With her actions and the revival of the clan's spirit and influence, the clan elders have been mostly appeased. Konoha knows the Uchiha are strong and wealthy. Conditions are brighter then they ever were in canon and that had contributed to no plans for a coup.
That was the best news she had heard in an entire fucking lifetime. Literally.
What had seemed like an impossible insurmountable task from the very beginning was now doable, and in fact halfway complete. That idea of the village elders, of grouping the Uchiha all in one place was rendered impossible by her and her parents machinations. The Uchiha were effectively spread all over the village, claiming stakes in the animal clinics, opening stores of their own, selling food like her Aunt and Uncle, or living permanently at the art institute like a few of her relatives were-who had just purchased the building.
To uproot that would be damn near impossible, even more so with all the business ties they had to other clans. It was her goal in the first place, something she had been working relentlessly at for years, and the feeling of actually succeeding when she failed so bad the last time she actually died left a tingle in her hands.
Now all they had to do was meet the village in the middle.
Which would be fucking impossible with Danzo. Bitch.
It was noticeable the effort he put into approving anything that would disadvantage the Uchiha. He had an edge over her in the fact her clan wasn't really in politics, none of them were councilpersons. In fact non of the clans were really into politics. The only politics ninja had besides protecting the village was the Hokage. The council was mostly for civilians and rules and regulations concerning them. Civilians did make up the majority of the population and a sizable portion of the village's finance after all.
But...the Uchiha clan had civilians. There were no laws against a clan civilian running. Her Aunt had often complained about the outdated regulations when selling her food. Wouldn't it be funny if she went over after school with Sasuke and Itachi and accidentally slipped that idea while there?
Clan civilians were stuck in a middle ground,throughout all the clans. Not really represented in any sense of the word. It would be interesting to see what would happen.
But maybe she shouldn't. It would be seen as a power grab by a lot of people, and no doubt Danzo would exploit that. She would open the floodgates to other clans desperately trying to get councilpersons elected and create a cesspool of chaos.
It would undo most if not all of her work in a brutal competition.
So no. She would not slip that idea. But it was still something to consider...like, maybe a civilan tied to the Uchiha, but not actually a Uchiha?
"MIKO!"
"Ouch!" An eraser hit her head.
She had zoned out. Again.
The class giggled at her again. They all though it was hilarious whenever she got chewed out.