Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-25626003-20150530135803/@comment-26275777-20150530222658

Meh, I'm about 50/50 on the initial coup effort even succeeding. I was actually laying out the most realistic best case scenario for them (successfully taking out Hiruzen, Danzo, Koharu and Homura and seizing power/the Hokage tower/whatever). All that I listed is just on the outward, offensive side mind you. Let's not even get into the bureaucracy.

How the village runs? They likely know jack shit about that. Lines of information that are so classified they're ears-only, fragile agreements that only exist because one person or the other is in so and so position, informal arrangements with merchants/noble families/etc - sorry, all that dies with Hiruzen and Danzo. Those weak paper-pushers they likely don't give a damn about? They control what paperwork lands on whose desk and when - suddenly the daimyo is pissed because his letters have been mysteriously gone unanswered for months.

Come to think of it, the hospital alone could wipe out the Uchiha if they so pleased (and if they're on Hiruzen's side). Healing isn't their clan's strong suit after all, and all a rebel medic-nin has to do is feign extreme uselessness while the Uchiha in her lobby bleeds to death. Or she could make use of her detailed knowledge of poisons. Or she could "accidentally" fuck up his chakra system during a routine checkup. Or...

...you know what, the clans don't even have to get into this. They just need to kick back and watch the Uchiha dig a bigger and bigger hole for themselves.