Uchiha Ang: A Thief Isn't Stealing

Uchiha Ang listened with a face full of black lines.

Although calling everyone over at mealtime was a bit inconsiderate, this truly was a major matter concerning the Uchiha Clan.

Otherwise, he would not have been in such a hurry.

Seeing them grow more and more animated, nearly reaching the point of discussing beating him into shit,

Uchiha Ang hurriedly coughed and said,

"I called this meeting for a reason."

"Everyone knows that although our Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai is renowned throughout the Ninja World, the difficulty of awakening it is obvious to all."

"Clan Members who have not awakened the Sharingan are merely at the level of ordinary people."

At that moment, Uchiha Setsuna impatiently interrupted him.

"Enough. What exactly is so urgent that you summoned us like this? Stop beating around the bush."

"Get to the point!"

Uchiha Ang did not mind being interrupted.

Or rather, compared to what he was about to say, being interrupted was nothing.

"Since Great Elder Setsuna is so impatient, I'll be direct."

"The method of awakening the Sharingan may have been confirmed."

As soon as those words were spoken, the Uchiha present were instead somewhat stunned.

They actually all knew the method of awakening the Sharingan.

As long as one's family or friends died, one could awaken the Sharingan.

Those with sufficient talent could even awaken the Mangekyo through this method.

However, genjutsu could not be used to achieve this goal, for reasons unknown.

Only real death could awaken an Uchiha's Sharingan.

It was also for this reason that the Second Hokage said the Uchiha were a clan of love, and also a clan of curses.

Although ordinary Clan Members did not know this open secret,

as the Uchiha's upper ranks, they had access to such intelligence.

The Uchiha were merely proud, not foolish.

A thousand years was enough for them to reach this conclusion.

So when Uchiha Ang suddenly brought up something everyone already knew, they were left somewhat dumbfounded.

"Good! So you really want me to beat you into shit!"

The next moment, a burly old man flexed his wrists and looked at Uchiha Ang with a cold smile.

Just as he was about to make his move, the Clan Head beside him stopped him.

The Clan Head wore an excited expression as he asked in disbelief,

"The method you mean... isn't the one we're thinking of?"

Although Uchiha Ang had panicked a little when he was about to be beaten, he still forced himself to remain composed in order to preserve his image.

The Clan Head's question secretly made him breathe a sigh of relief. Then he nodded with a smile.

Uchiha Ang's nod in confirmation of the Clan Head's question set off the meeting room.

Everyone stared at him in disbelief.

After a while, they all silently looked at Uchiha Ang, hoping that he would give them a detailed explanation.

"No one is going to interrupt me this time, right?"

Seeing this, Uchiha Ang first snapped back at Uchiha Setsuna.

Uchiha Setsuna's face turned livid, but he said nothing more.

Compared to the matter of the Sharingan, he was insignificant.

Let alone snapping at him once, if what Uchiha Ang said was true, even removing him from his position would be possible.

Seeing Uchiha Setsuna be so tactful, Uchiha Ang curled his lips, clicked his tongue, and began explaining.

"Today, my Granddaughter, Uchiha Chiri, awakened the Sharingan."

"And unlike the traditional method of awakening it, she awakened the Sharingan merely after being provoked by Hoshiryu Uchiha."

"According to Chiri, Hoshiryu Uchiha deliberately provoked her at the time. She felt that something was off, so she came back and told me."

"Chiri might not understand, but how could I not understand?!"

"Perhaps our previous assumption was wrong! Awakening the Sharingan does not require the death of family or friends, but the intense emotional upheaval upon learning such news!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Ang calmed himself down before continuing,

"Once I had this guess, I naturally had to confirm whether it was correct. Otherwise, would it not all be false joy?"

"I selected several somewhat talented Uchiha and had the people within the clan specially responsible for delivering death notices inform them that their relatives had died in battle."

"When they received the news, three of them awakened the Sharingan on the spot!"

"Everyone, this is a great discovery!!"

"OH!!!"

After Uchiha Ang finished speaking, the crowd, which had long been unable to contain itself, burst into cheers.

For a time, the meeting room became a sea of joy.

The thunderous celebration exploded through the well-insulated room, allowing faint sounds to be heard outside.

It took them quite some time to calm their excited emotions.

Uchiha Ang's face was flushed, and he was full of high spirits.

This second possibility for awakening the Sharingan had, for a time, made his prestige within the clan unmatched.

Strictly speaking, this discovery should have belonged to Hoshiryu Uchiha, since even Uchiha Chiri could tell that he had done it deliberately.

Uchiha Ang could naturally see it as well, but he was the first one to put it forward.

Still, one should not forget the one who dug the well after drinking from it. Uchiha Ang was not an ungrateful man.

Thus, after the meeting room settled down, Uchiha Ang spoke.

"I merely summarized this conclusion. Hoshiryu Uchiha deserves great credit, and the clan should reward him as well. Otherwise, we would chill others' hearts."

Upon hearing this, the Uchiha all nodded in agreement.

The Clan Head frowned, unable for the moment to decide what to give him.

Just then, the man who had earlier boldly declared that he would beat Uchiha Ang into shit said,

"Why not give him the Sharingan manual? Since this Brat could deduce the secret behind awakening the Sharingan, perhaps after reading this manual, he might comprehend even more?"

This proposal gained the approval of most people, with the exception of Uchiha Setsuna.

He was still fantasizing about using this to draw Hoshiryu Uchiha to his side.

Unfortunately, although he was the Great Elder and the leader of the Hawk Faction,

he could not gain the Hawk Faction's support in this matter.

After all, giving the manual to Hoshiryu Uchiha would not only let others see their sincerity, but also allow him to continue his research.

Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance that Hoshiryu Uchiha could discover the secret of awakening the Mangekyo,

then those Three-Tomoe Uchiha would have a path forward.

Thus, amid this overwhelming trend, the opposing voice vanished at once like a drop of water falling into the sea.

After discussing how to reward Hoshiryu Uchiha, they continued discussing how to get more people in the clan to awaken their Sharingan.

Now that they had the secret to awakening it in hand, would it not be a waste not to use it?

Uchiha Ang said with a wicked grin,

"Why not continue using the method I used for my experiment? I think it can be improved further."

"For example, have one of their parents arrange a mourning hall, then tell them that their father died in battle after they return."

"That would feel much more real. Perhaps it could increase the number of people who awaken their Sharingan by a little?"