Fugaku: Qi-kun, Is There Any Girl You Like in the Clan? How About Holding a Matchmaking Selection?

Uchiha Fugaku was completely numb.

He couldn't kill them all. There was simply no way to kill them all!

He couldn't win. There was simply no way to win!

His combat skills and experience kept improving, and his individual strength had already far surpassed that of the red-clad monsters.

But...

The red-clad monsters had no martial ethics, and their methods were downright despicable. They used every kind of sneak attack against him, the twenty-eight-year-old heir of the Uchiha Clan.

Eye gouges, low kicks, throat locks, attacks from behind, attacks from underground, frontal ambushes—they used every method imaginable. They were impossible to guard against. Their style was clearly inherited from Chen Hegao: only results mattered, never morality. It gave Uchiha Fugaku, who had never set foot on a battlefield, a profound understanding of just how low the ninjas in the Ninja World War could sink.

As he was repeatedly killed in increasingly creative ways, his negative emotions piled up without end and his mentality completely exploded. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan went entirely out of control, the three tomoe spinning like pinwheels, as if they were about to tear apart the very traits of the Sharingan and enter another level.

When Uchiha Qi noticed, he nearly blurted out, "Holy shit," because Uchiha Fugaku's reaction looked exactly like the Sharingan was about to evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Could it be that the anime-original plot of awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan was going to happen today through his hands?

Hiss~~~

Just thinking about it was a little exciting.

Although Uchiha Fugaku in the original work really was an utterly useless type who waited to die, there was no doubt that he possessed strength, and he did have the will to make the Uchiha Clan better. His brain simply wasn't very good, perfectly demonstrating the Uchiha Clan's shared tendency to have something wrong with their heads.

But if the Mangekyo Sharingan really awakened through Uchiha Qi's hands, that would mean he had done Uchiha Fugaku and the entire Uchiha Clan an enormous favor, which could be directly converted into great merit.

With this experience, the relationship between Uchiha Qi and Uchiha Fugaku would improve further. At the same time, for the foreseeable future, he would be able to gain enormous benefits through Uchiha Fugaku.

Therefore, if Uchiha Fugaku really awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, it would absolutely be a tremendous boon for Uchiha Qi.

However, Uchiha Qi's expectations ultimately fell through.

Perhaps because he knew no matter what that everything in the Genjutsu Game was fake, Uchiha Fugaku ultimately failed to take that crucial step. Even when his defenses broke and he was boiling with rage, all he did was make his Sharingan spin from intense emotion. It failed to evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan.

He had thought something huge was coming, only for it to end with a massive dump instead—and a constipated one at that.

Uchiha Qi was utterly speechless.

By the time the ocular power and Chakra Uchiha Qi was supplying had run out, Uchiha Fugaku still failed to break through the red zone. He directly achieved the feat of getting stuck, performing far worse than Minato.

He truly didn't know how to comment on it.

After the Genjutsu Game ended, Uchiha Fugaku was dazed for a while. Then, remembering that he had been stuck the entire time, he felt rather embarrassed as well.

However, he was very good at putting on an act. Thus, without changing expression, he nodded and said with great admiration, "Qi-kun, I have experienced the Genjutsu Game. Without question, it is an extremely useful secret technique. Especially for our Uchiha Clan, it is something capable of changing our current circumstances."

"Just now, I clearly felt some changes in my Sharingan. I merely lacked a crucial opportunity, which was why the change ultimately failed to occur."

"However, after this experience, I believe my Sharingan will advance further."

After a pause, he did not mention the possibility of evolving into the Mangekyo Sharingan. Before everything was settled, there was no point in speaking of certain things, and if word got out, it could very well provoke the vigilance of Konoha's upper ranks.

Therefore, Uchiha Fugaku chose to conceal it.

However, Uchiha Fugaku was already extremely clear on the benefits the Genjutsu Game could bring to the Uchiha Clan. Thus, as he looked at Uchiha Qi now, his eyes shone with warmth and were filled with closeness and goodwill.

"Qi-kun, rest assured! You want more people to experience the Genjutsu Game, and I will certainly help you. Tonight, I will report your matter to my father and convene a high-level clan meeting to classify your work as a secret belonging to our Uchiha Clan."

"If nothing unexpected happens, you will receive notice tomorrow."

Hearing that, Uchiha Qi knew his plan to promote the game was secured. He immediately smiled and expressed his gratitude to Uchiha Fugaku.

After politely returning the gesture, Uchiha Fugaku considered the experience he had just undergone. Then, after a brief moment of thought, he said, "Qi-kun, this Genjutsu Game consumes quite a lot from you. In your current condition, you can cast the technique on at most two people per day. In terms of efficiency, that is somewhat low."

"If nothing unexpected happens tomorrow, quite a few people will definitely want to experience it personally. So, could this technique reduce its output to save ocular power and Chakra, allowing more people to undergo this secret technique's trial?"

"Qi-kun, please forgive me. I do not mean to make things difficult for you. It is simply that if more people can experience it personally, its promotion within the clan will be more effective."

These words made Uchiha Qi's eyes light up. He had only just thought of using a reduced version to play the profiteer's game of small profits and quick turnover, yet Uchiha Fugaku had directly handed him the perfect excuse.

After all, he had been wondering how to get Uchiha Fugaku and the other Uchiha to accept the scaled-down experience of a "trial version." He hadn't expected the answer to come to him just as he needed it.

Uchiha Qi immediately said there was no problem. He would return and modify the technique again, striving to let more Uchiha experience the charm of the Genjutsu Game tomorrow.

Thus, thoroughly satisfied, Uchiha Fugaku continued conversing amicably with Uchiha Qi. The two chatted pleasantly until, after some time had passed, Uchiha Qi finally took his leave on the grounds that he had other matters to attend to.

Uchiha Fugaku politely tried to keep him for a moment, then personally escorted Uchiha Qi out.

Every move Uchiha Fugaku made as the heir of the clan was watched by others. His friendly escort of Uchiha Qi was undoubtedly a statement to the Uchiha Clan, warning the clansmen to treat Uchiha Qi differently from now on.

The Uchiha who witnessed this scene also changed the way they looked at Uchiha Qi. Although Uchiha Qi had previously been able to speak with Uchiha Fugaku, the heir of the clan, and the two had a decent relationship, Uchiha Fugaku was clearly excessively enthusiastic today—so much so that it was somewhat inappropriate.

What right did Uchiha Qi have to make Uchiha Fugaku treat him like this?

The Uchiha did not understand, but they remembered it and immediately spread the news.

Therefore, the Uchiha Clan Compound quickly learned of the matter, and by tonight, the entire Uchiha Clan would surely know.

Only when they reached the entrance did Uchiha Fugaku end this demonstrative farewell.

However, at that moment, Uchiha Fugaku seemed to think of something and asked, "Qi-kun, is there someone you admire now?"

Uchiha Qi, who had been chatting so pleasantly with Uchiha Fugaku, instantly froze in awkwardness. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. After all, anyone would be embarrassed by such a sudden question.

Yet Uchiha Fugaku seemed not to notice Uchiha Qi's awkwardness at all. With a serious expression, he said, "Qi-kun, if there is someone in the clan you admire, you may tell me. Believe me, after tomorrow, your status among us Uchiha will be unique. Any woman of suitable age in the clan would be willing to unite with you."

Hearing this, Uchiha Qi snapped out of his awkwardness and understood Uchiha Fugaku's meaning—marriage within the clan. This was normal for the Uchiha Clan. It wasn't as if they never married outsiders, but outstanding bloodlines married within the clan.

This was also a method of strengthening the clansmen's cohesion and reinforcing the purity of their bloodline.

Perhaps because they possessed Otsutsuki Clan blood, descendants of the Otsutsuki Clan such as the Uchiha Clan had no issue with producing deformed children. Therefore, preserving bloodline purity through marriage within the clan was only natural.

In Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, although Uchiha Qi lacked talent as a ninja and his bloodline was considered bottom-tier trash within the clan, his talent was unmatched. The benefits a single Genjutsu Game could bring to the Uchiha Clan surpassed those of a whole group of Three-Tomoe Uchiha.

For someone like this, to allow him to continue the noble bloodline and deepen his identification with the Uchiha Clan, it was naturally necessary to have outstanding young women of the clan unite with him. Uchiha Fugaku also believed that once the young women of the clan learned of Uchiha Qi's abilities, they would absolutely be willing to unite with him. It would even be perfectly normal for them to take the initiative.

As for the clan's upper ranks and elders, once they learned of this, they might even directly hold a "selection" specifically for Uchiha Qi.

After all...

This was Uchiha!

Outstanding clansmen possessed the highest-tier mating rights within the clan!

Moreover, both men and women considered it perfectly natural. No one would object.

However, proud Uchiha generally did not use this privilege. Usually, they found someone they liked themselves, or the clan arranged it directly.

For example, Uchiha Fugaku's current wife, Uchiha Mikoto, had been directly arranged by the clan. They had been engaged since childhood.

Only someone special like Uchiha Qi, who had suffered no shortage of scorn within the clan since childhood, would have these privileges directly offered to him by the clan's upper ranks as compensation.

Even if Uchiha Qi could further demonstrate his value, it would not be impossible to discuss having several outstanding women from the clan who had awakened the Sharingan become his personal subordinates together.

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