Fugaku's Invitation: Come to Future Clan Meetings Too

Fugaku: "???"

Shisui: "???"

The moment Kaze openly admitted it, both of their expressions changed dramatically.

In their minds, Kaze had always been the dead last of the clan.

He had not awakened the Sharingan.

His Taijutsu was utterly ordinary.

He was not even particularly skilled at the Uchiha Clan's signature Great Fireball Technique.

The only reason he had become a Chunin was because he had the Uchiha Clan backing him.

Had he been born into an ordinary family, he would have been, at best, a Genin.

And yet...

This dead last had suddenly claimed that he had developed a new Ninjutsu.

And blown apart his own roof?

Was that a joke?!

Fugaku swallowed and glanced back in the direction of his home.

The distance between their homes was neither particularly far nor particularly close.

By rough calculation, it was still sixty or seventy meters away.

Ordinary projectile Ninjutsu lost power as the distance traveled increased.

That meant if Kaze's so-called new Ninjutsu struck a target at close range, its power would increase by at least thirty percent!

"To release Lightning Release Ninjutsu at that level, one would need at least Jonin-level strength."

Shisui thought to himself beside him.

What he found most unbelievable was...

After releasing such a powerful Lightning Release Ninjutsu, Kaze's body showed no signs of exhaustion. There was not even a drop of cold sweat on his forehead.

He looked as though he had merely cast an ordinary Ninjutsu without any effort.

"Just how much Chakra does this guy have?"

After noticing this detail, Stormy Waves surged through Shisui's heart.

Kaze's strength had improved as though he had suddenly activated a cheat code.

It had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Soon...

The younger generation of the Uchiha Clan also discovered the source of the attack.

They all gathered around Kaze's home.

On the utility poles, on the rooftops of other buildings.

They were all Uchiha!

It felt as though he had been surrounded.

Fugaku raised both hands, indicating that tonight's incident had merely been a false alarm.

No one had infiltrated the Uchiha Compound.

The Lightning Release that had torn through the night sky had actually been Lightning Release Ninjutsu developed by Kaze!

But as soon as he said that, all the Uchiha ninja present erupted into an uproar.

"What? That brat Kaze did it?"

"You've got to be kidding, right? This place is at least seventy or eighty meters from the Clan Head's house, isn't it? Even a genius like me, who has awakened the Sharingan, couldn't pull off such terrifying Lightning Release Ninjutsu."

"Wasn't Kaze the dead last? How did he suddenly become so strong?"

"Could Kaze have fallen under Genjutsu and mistakenly believed he did it, when it was actually someone else?"

"That possibility can't be ruled out. Kaze hasn't awakened the Sharingan, so unlike us, he can't resist Genjutsu."

For a time, the Uchiha ninja gathered near Kaze's house all spoke over one another.

None of them truly believed Kaze could do such a thing.

The radicals within the clan even proposed a conspiracy theory.

They believed it was very likely the work of Anbu ninja.

And that they had framed Kaze for it.

But at that moment, Shisui firmly shook his head.

"It couldn't have been an Anbu ninja."

"Setting aside the fact that Anbu ninjas had no motive for this."

"Whether Kaze was under Genjutsu could be determined just by observing the flow of his Chakra."

For Uchiha ninjas who possessed the Sharingan, observing Chakra flow was as easy as turning a hand over.

Just as Shisui had said.

Kaze was not under Genjutsu at this moment.

Combined with all the details at the scene, everything pointed to Kaze being the ninja who had unleashed that Lightning Release just now.

"Ah, Kaze really isn't under Genjutsu..."

"No way, was it really Kaze? But when did he become so strong?"

"Hahaha, who cares how it happened? What matters is that our Uchiha Clan has produced another Lightning Release genius."

"Nicely done, Kaze."

However, none of the Uchiha clansmen present dwelled on the matter.

Although they did not know why Kaze had suddenly become stronger, for the clan as it stood now—

this was undoubtedly a good thing.

Even Fugaku, the Clan Head, wore a gratified expression.

"With this, our strength against the Third Hokage has grown a little more."

Fugaku's eyes narrowed.

As for the damage Kaze had done to his roof, compared to the Lightning Release talent he had displayed—

Fugaku naturally did not take it to heart.

"Come to think of it, Kaze, you're already fifteen years old this year, aren't you?"

Fugaku slowly spoke, asking Kaze's age.

In his view, perhaps Kaze had reached a certain age, causing the amount of Chakra in his body to undergo a sudden surge and allowing him to unleash Lightning Release of that level.

"Mm." Kaze nodded.

He had thought he would be in trouble for blowing up Fugaku's roof.

Unexpectedly, these people's attitudes were rather friendly.

I suppose it makes sense...

Less than a year remains until the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, and Itachi Uchiha has already joined the Anbu.

At this point, the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Konoha leadership has already escalated to a certain extent.

They can't wait for more powerful members to emerge within the clan.

Having regained his composure, Kaze quickly came to terms with it internally.

Before Fugaku and the others, he also appeared more at ease.

"Starting today, you will attend the Uchiha Clan Meetings as well, Kaze."

Fugaku crossed his arms and suddenly extended an invitation to Kaze.

All along, Fugaku had used the excuse that Kaze had not awakened his Sharingan and was too weak to keep him from attending important Clan Meetings.

But now, Fugaku had changed his mind.

Kaze's performance tonight had truly shocked him beyond measure.

"Clan Meetings?"

Kaze blinked.

Thinking back carefully, only young men within the clan had ever attended Uchiha Clan Meetings.

He truly had never seen elders, women, or children of the Uchiha Clan in scenes of those meetings.

Based on various reasons.

Being invited to attend the Clan Meeting could be considered a form of recognition from Fugaku.

Kaze's gaze swiftly swept over the others' reactions.

The others all smiled at the news that he had been invited to attend the Clan Meetings.

But...

While everyone was happy that Kaze could attend future Clan Meetings, Shisui raised an eyebrow.

As one of the younger experts within the clan, he was not only qualified to attend Clan Meetings.

He had always been a core member of them.

But the recent Clan Meetings had been filled entirely with complaints about the Konoha leadership.

Some of the more radical members had even revealed their intent to rebel against the Konoha leadership.

It would have been fine if Kaze were just an ordinary person.

But what if he really was a Lightning Release prodigy?

And then fell victim to certain Uchiha ideas...

It seemed he needed to spend more time around Kaze.

He had to pass on the Will of Fire to him.

"Oh, right. I should find an opportunity to report what happened tonight to Lord Hokage."

Shisui began making plans in his heart.