Uchiha clan grounds.
"Genitsu, we meet again." Fugaku welcomed Genitsu inside.
"Lord Fugaku, I came in a hurry and didn't know what to bring, so I could only prepare something small."
Genitsu placed a scroll on the table.
"Genitsu, you're too polite. What kind of gift requires a sealing scroll for storage?" Fugaku's expression changed, his face full of approval.
"It's just an ordinary sealing scroll. Don't mind it." Genitsu waved a hand.
After all, Root had plenty of sealing scrolls. He could take one whenever he wanted.
"...?"
Well, damn. So after making such a solemn display, he was really just giving him a scroll?
Did the Uchiha clan lack one measly sealing scroll from him?
Fugaku took a deep breath. "Genitsu is quite humorous. Have some tea, have some tea."
The two drank tea in silence, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.
"Kazue has received much care from Genitsu. Without you, she would not have grown so quickly... I heard from Elder Setsuna that you seemed to have helped Kazue awaken her eyes."
"That was entirely because Kazue herself was exceptionally talented."
Genitsu immediately understood.
Now that Clan Head Fugaku had returned, the Uchiha clan had finally grown restless and wanted to inquire about the secret of his Bloodline Limit—whether it truly helped the Uchiha awaken their eyes.
That ability of his, which attacked the human body and damaged human cells, was becoming increasingly well known.
More and more people in the Shinobi World were studying and trying to decipher Genitsu's Bloodline Limit.
And Kazue, who followed at Genitsu's side and was hailed as the Uchiha clan's greatest genius, had long drawn the attention of Uchiha higher-ups such as Setsuna.
"Lord Fugaku, I am Danzo's disciple. Is it really appropriate for you to ask this?" Genitsu set down