Becoming a Bridge for the Clan

The Uchiha Clan.

After leaving the Hokage Building, he had been ruthlessly abandoned by Tsunade. The moment he returned home, he ran into an anxious Uchiha Fugaku.

"Yoru, I heard you got together with Lady Tsunade!?"

The moment they met at the door, Uchiha Fugaku stared at the figure before him in shock. He had been dumbfounded when he received the news in the middle of the night, then utterly stunned.

The Clan mission had sent you to get close to the future Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Kushina. Good heavens, how long had it even been?

You had skipped right over Uzumaki Kushina and gotten together with Tsunade, the Princess of the Senju Clan?

This was no longer merely completing the mission. This was overfulfilling it!

Between Uzumaki Kushina and Tsunade, anyone with half a brain in Konoha knew whose influence was greater.

"Captain Fugaku, listen to me!"

Seeing Uchiha Fugaku like this, Uchiha Yoru felt as sick as if he had eaten dog shit. He waved his hand bitterly, wanting to explain.

However, Uchiha Fugaku shook his head.

"Yoru, you don't need to explain. I understand. The clan sees your sacrifice."

At that moment, Fugaku looked at Uchiha Yoru's handsome face and could not help muttering to himself. No wonder his father and the Elders had sent Yoru to carry out this mission.

Sure enough, when it came to this sort of talent, he was far inferior to this young Uchiha Yoru.

"Yoru, the clan leader and the Elders have summoned you urgently."

Upon hearing Fugaku's words, Uchiha Yoru was filled with frustration. Damn it!

He had only just returned, and the news had already spread. By tomorrow, the whole of Konoha would probably know.

Of course he could not get enough of a woman like Tsunade, but the problem was that his current strength was not enough to handle her. The risks were too great.

How had Dan Katō died in the original story? And Nawaki before him—there were far too many suspicious details. He still had lingering fears.

Before obtaining absolute strength, he only wanted to join the larger collective rather than stand apart from everyone else.

But this had all gone beyond his expectations!

The clan leader's meeting room.

Under the dim firelight, the Uchiha Clan Leader and Elders had been awakened in the middle of the night. Yet this time, as the two sat at the head of the room, neither spoke.

Even now, the two were still bewildered. They had only wanted this brat to establish friendly ties with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, yet the kid had overfulfilled the mission.

They had never even considered Tsunade.

"Clan leader, elder!"

Facing the two old timers, Uchiha Yoru steeled himself and began explaining helplessly.

He did not say much. He only mentioned how Tsunade had used him as a shield, and that everything was fake.

Living off a woman and getting involved with Tsunade were not the issue. What worried him was that his current scrawny frame could not bear the burden.

However, after hearing this, the two old timers did not see it that way. Elder Setsuna, in particular, revealed a thoughtful expression.

"Tsunade represents the Senju Clan. Since she did this before so many people, there must be a deeper meaning!"

Upon hearing this, the clan leader beside him nodded gravely.

"Indeed. It is probably because of White Fang."

After exchanging a glance, the two seemed to have guessed something.

Quite a few clans in the village supported White Fang, including the Senju Clan. It was simply because the Third Hokage's faction had gone a little too far.

Although the Uchiha Clan had always wanted to befriend White Fang, they were clearly still lacking something.

What the Senju had done was likely a signal to the Uchiha: join this larger collective together.

At that thought, the clan leader and elder immediately revealed eager expressions.

"This is goodwill released by the Senju Clan. The Uchiha Clan cannot pretend not to see it. As long as the clan joins them and forms ties with the Major Clans, we will gain the village's trust in the future."

Good heavens, seeing that the two old ghosts had clearly misunderstood, then hearing them say all that, Uchiha Yoru's eyes widened. He wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, this seemed beneficial to both him and the clan.

"Yoru!"

Suddenly, the clan leader and elder turned toward him and looked at him solemnly. Uchiha Yoru respectfully replied in a deep voice,

"Clan leader, elder!"

"Your burden is now even heavier. The clan needs you. If the necessary moment comes, we hope that before Jonin Tsunade, Yoru will dare to make sacrifices for the clan and the village!"

There was clearly an implied meaning in those words. Seeing the looks in the two old timers' eyes, Uchiha Yoru could not help taking a deep breath. He put on a resolute expression of enduring humiliation and nodded.

"Clan leader, elder, rest assured. For the glory of the Uchiha, Uchiha Yoru is willing to become a bridge between the clan and the village."

Damn it!

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku lowered his head and did not dare raise it again.

Was this sacrifice even proper?

They were the proud Uchiha, after all. At that moment, as he glanced from the corner of his eye at Uchiha Yoru, who was righteously willing to devote himself, Fugaku could not help admiring him. I am not as good as Yoru.

"This is intelligence on Jonin Tsunade."

Suddenly, his father, the Uchiha Clan Leader, shifted his gaze toward him. Uchiha Fugaku shuddered and hurriedly took out an Intelligence Scroll.

What had happened tonight was far too unexpected. But a ninja's ability to react was not only displayed through mobility—it also applied to intelligence.

After opening the intelligence gathered by the clan on Tsunade of the Senju Clan, the clan leader and elder studied the information on it with grave expressions.

Fond of drink! Addicted to gambling?

The two exchanged looks and could not help smiling.

"Yoru, your Dual Kekkei Genkai is the clan's most precious asset. The clan will provide you with sufficient funds. We hope you can act freely and earn Tsunade's trust."

"That's right. Everything you are doing is for the clan. And once you gain Jonin Tsunade's trust..."

The two old ghosts seemed afraid of provoking Uchiha Yoru's rebelliousness. They played off each other, speaking of doing it for the clan while dangling promises before him.

Uchiha Fugaku, standing to the side, watched his nose, his nose watched his heart, and remained silent. Yet there was obvious awkwardness in his eyes.

They were clearly telling Uchiha Yoru to gain her trust and act as freely as possible. If necessary, he could choose to sacrifice himself—his looks.

Wasn't this mission clearly asking the proud Uchiha to bow their heads!

The more Uchiha Fugaku listened, the worse he felt. His initial embarrassment gradually turned into anger.

"Father!"

In the end, Uchiha Fugaku, still young and lacking the steady temperament he would have in the future, gritted his teeth and raised his head, revealing a stubborn expression.

"The Uchiha's honor—how will outsiders view the Uchiha in the future?"

Uchiha Fugaku's words left the clan leader dumbfounded. The person concerned had not even spoken, yet his foolish son had stepped forward to object.

Elder Setsuna beside him frowned and gave the clan leader a deep look, as though saying, Look at your fine son.

Having lived to such an age, they had long learned to adapt from the unyielding stubbornness of their youth. Certain methods were inevitable.

"Captain Fugaku! This is all for the clan. I am doing this willingly!"

Suddenly, seeing this, Uchiha Yoru widened his eyes and hurriedly stopped him.

You thick-browed, big-eyed Uchiha Fugaku, at a time like this, how could you still try to stop such a good thing?

There was one thing the two old timers had not been wrong about: this time, he might truly have to ride the momentum of both the Senju and Uchiha clans.

Now that Tsunade using him as a shield had become established fact, only by relying on both sides could he grow quickly.

As the saying went, fortune was sought amid danger!

Having thought it through, Uchiha Yoru stood up directly. Looking at the elder and clan leader, he said in a deep voice,

"Although the clan is now situated in the heart of Konoha, the Uchiha are like a solitary flame in the night. This time is an opportunity. My Bloodline Limit can openly allow me to approach Jonin Tsunade, and at the same time..."

He went on at length, merely making it clear that his Bloodline Disease gave him the perfect excuse to continue approaching Tsunade publicly.

These words meant that not only should the clan exploit Tsunade's preferences, but they should also give outsiders a proper reason. After all, the Uchiha Clan had its pride.

At that moment, the Uchiha Clan Leader and Elder revealed gratified expressions. This was what it meant to be a young man brave enough to dedicate everything to the clan.

Uchiha Fugaku, meanwhile, revealed a ashamed expression. Yoru had sacrificed too much for the clan. He had even forcibly bent the Uchiha Clan's unyielding backbone.

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