Uchiha's Love for the Village!

Under the setting sun, inside the house.

Uchiha Yoru and Uchiha Mikoto stood facing each other.

"Sister Mikoto!"

Before Uchiha Yoru could say anything, Uchiha Mikoto gave him a gentle, understanding smile.

"Yoru, this is the fastest way for you to enter the upper circles of the clan."

Looking at Mikoto, warmth rose in Uchiha Yoru's heart. He knew she was worried about him.

Bloodline Disease!

Those three words were a nightmare to bloodline clans. He, Uchiha Yoru, was merely a genius who had just awakened his Sharingan and had yet to grow. He simply was not worth the clan investing so much in him.

Each bottle of Cell Stabilizing Agent cost between one hundred and two hundred thousand, and the price could rise further depending on his physical condition, the number of doses needed, and other factors.

Dual Kekkei Genkai—in the eyes of the proud Uchiha Clan, only the Sharingan was the strongest. Everything else was weak.

Thus, his Dual Kekkei Genkai barely caused a ripple within the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Yoru sighed, burying the matter deep in his heart before revealing a puzzled expression.

"Sister Mikoto, what about Kushina?"

When the matter of Uzumaki Kushina came up, Uchiha Mikoto showed a rare, helplessly calm smile.

"Yoru, although I deliberately approached her for the clan's sake, Kushina is also a pitiful person. She even knew that I had approached her, yet we still became good friends."

Uchiha Mikoto was older than Kushina, but when speaking of her, a smile as though recalling something wonderful appeared on her face.

"You don't need to take this mission too seriously. Just go through the motions. I've already made arrangements with Kushina..."

Listening to Uchiha Mikoto's arrangements, Uchiha Yoru finally realized just how much effort she had put in for him.

Bloodline Disease! Uchiha Mikoto did not want anything to happen to him, so she had taken control of how this matter developed.

She had even played both sides.

Seeing the look in Uchiha Yoru's eyes, Uchiha Mikoto revealed a rare teasing smile.

"Yoru, I'm not doing this just for you. I have selfish motives too. Once the old man is gone, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold things down alone. I'll need your help."

If Uchiha Mikoto had another five or six years, she was confident she could take over Elder Setsuna's power base.

Although the Uchiha Clan valued bloodlines, they valued strength even more.

Uchiha Yoru naturally understood that, and he chuckled teasingly.

"Sister Mikoto, then the clan will have to rely on the two of us from now on."

Amid their quiet laughter, it seemed as though they had set aside all their worries.

Before leaving, Uchiha Mikoto narrowed her eyes, and a flash of scarlet passed through her pupils.

"Yoru, train hard. I'm preparing to become a Special Jonin."

Good heavens. Uchiha Mikoto had actually thrown out such a line before leaving, leaving Uchiha Yoru speechless.

Watching her departing figure, with only himself left in the empty house, he could not help narrowing his eyes.

"Uchiha!"

Rubbing his brow, Uchiha Yoru smiled. This extreme clan was precisely what he wanted—ancient, yet not stubbornly conservative.

In this ninja world where strength reigned supreme, the Uchiha's philosophy of strength above all was far better than the Hyuga Clan's.

"There was a saying from my ancestors in my previous life: when you lack the strength to change everything, you must learn to become part of it."

At that thought, a smile curled Uchiha Yoru's lips.

He truly loved this place too much.

Senju Clan.

"Kid, what did you come here in the middle of the night to report?"

To outsiders, Tsunade had just lost her younger brother, so she could only maintain a cold demeanor.

Before her, Uchiha Yoru lowered his head and spoke respectfully in a deep voice.

"Captain Tsunade, the clan has learned that I awakened the Sharingan, as well as about my Dual Kekkei Genkai. Then, the clan leader and elder received me at Naka Shrine.

"According to my observations, the disagreement between the elder and clan leader seems to be an act put on for outsiders."

Hearing Uchiha Yoru's report, Tsunade sneered inwardly. How could the Senju Clan not know about such a situation? Even anyone with eyes could see it.

It was merely to ease the conflict between the Radical Faction and the Moderate Faction. Without those two old bastards taking the lead, with the Uchiha's temperament, they would not rest until they had wiped out the other side.

But she had only assigned this kid to be a spy during the day, and he had come to report that very night?

Tsunade looked at the clan crest on Uchiha Yoru's clothes and muttered inwardly. As expected of the extreme Uchiha.

"Lady Tsunade, afterward, the elder and clan leader ordered me to secretly approach Uzumaki Kushina... They said she was a bridge between the clan and the village, and that through her, I might even enter the upper ranks in the future..."

After hearing what Uchiha Yoru said next, Tsunade's expression grew increasingly grave.

"They actually had you secretly approach Kushina!"

Though Tsunade was furious, upon thinking it over, it really was something the Uchiha Clan's way of thinking could come up with.

The current Uchiha Clan was single-mindedly trying to squeeze into Konoha's upper circle and gain their trust.

"Sister Mikoto contacted me in secret. She said she would tell Kushina about this, and that it would merely be going through the motions..."

This time, Uchiha Yoru held back almost nothing, recounting every detail of what had happened at Naka Shrine.

He even told her about Uchiha Mikoto arranging for him to simply go through the motions.

First, there was no need to lie. Second, he needed Tsunade's trust.

After all, based on the information from the original work, Uchiha Mikoto's contact with Kushina had indeed gone well. Sincerity for sincerity.

Yet the ones who ultimately reaped the reward were the Third Hokage's faction and the future Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

From this, it could be inferred that in the struggle for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the Third Hokage's regime had won, while the Senju Clan had lost.

Those aligned with the Third Hokage's faction could not possibly stand by and watch the Senju Clan continue controlling an existence as powerful as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Tailed beasts! Only when they were under one's own control could one truly rest easy.

"Kid, doesn't it hurt your heart to sell out your own clan's intelligence so easily?"

After hearing Uchiha Yoru's report, Tsunade gazed deeply at the kid before saying that.

Uchiha Yoru's expression turned solemn as he replied in a deep voice.

"Captain Tsunade! I did not betray the clan! Konoha Village was founded jointly by the Senju and Uchiha, and I have always kept that in mind! Everything I do is for the clan and for the village!

"The Uchiha Clan's love for the village is no less than the Senju Clan's, nor is it less than anyone else in the village!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Yoru's expression grew even more impassioned, and tomoe gradually emerged in his pupils.

"What kind of world do we live in now? War! Ninjas with power, yet ninjas living in poverty! Aging ninjas suffering through poverty and hardship! Captain Tsunade, can't you see the damage the current war has brought to the village?

"The Uchiha Clan has always worked to end the war. For that, Uchiha ninjas skilled in Fire Release have never retreated even half a step on the Land of Rain battlefield!"

The more Uchiha Yoru spoke, the more agitated he became, making Tsunade's scalp tingle. This kid was getting carried away!

"We Uchiha are not madmen! We Uchiha have also shed blood to protect the village and worked for peace!"

The tomoe in Uchiha Yoru's Sharingan spun fiercely in his excitement, leaving Tsunade speechless. Was this kid about to evolve to two tomoe?

"Captain Tsunade! The Uchiha Clan's enemies have always been those who seek to divide and sow discord within the village!"

Looking at the righteous, impassioned Uchiha Yoru before her, Tsunade showed a rare solemn expression.

"I understand. I apologize for what I said earlier!"

Tsunade apologized!

This scene left Uchiha Yoru somewhat stunned. Then, recalling Tsunade's character, he understood. This future Fifth Generation had envisioned a world where the Uchiha Clan still existed in the Infinite Tsukuyomi dream.

Though she had a bad temper, she was absolutely someone who dared to take responsibility for her actions.

At that moment, solemnity showed in Tsunade's bright brown eyes, along with a heroic air.

"Captain Tsunade!"

Uchiha Yoru took a deep breath. The Sharingan in his eyes gradually faded, and then, with a grave expression, he took a scroll from his ninja tool pouch.

Next, it was time to gradually win Tsunade over.

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