"Uchiha... You're from the Uchiha Clan?"
Upon hearing the old woman's full name, Second Pillar practically jolted, the words slipping out of his mouth.
Neji Hyuga, Hyuga Hinata, Haruno Sakura, and Uzumaki Naruto also showed looks of surprise.
Yukina and Hirohiko, on the other hand, did not seem particularly changed. It appeared they already knew the old woman's full name.
"Strictly speaking, I am not truly a member of the Uchiha Clan."
The old woman who appeared to be in her sixties—Uchiha Saintess—shook her head and said so.
"Not truly a member of the Uchiha Clan?"
Hearing this, the five of them nearly repeated the question in puzzled murmurs at the same time.
"Yes. Although my name is Uchiha Saintess, I do not possess the bloodline of the Uchiha Clan. Naturally, I do not have the Sharingan Kekkei Genkai either."
Uchiha Saintess explained.
"Then you..."
Almost instinctively, Second Pillar spoke.
"Grandma Saintess, stop teasing these children. Little Sasuke, whenever it concerns the Uchiha Clan, you become foolish! Grandma Saintess married into the Uchiha Clan. She took her husband's surname after marriage, so by blood, she isn't from the Uchiha Clan. Yet in a sense, she is."
Hirohiko lightly slapped his forehead and explained.
"Is that it? I get it now. She married into the Uchiha Clan! That's why she's called Uchiha, but she isn't actually a member of the Uchiha Clan."
Haruno Sakura slapped her forehead and instantly understood.
The others also came to their senses one after another.
Only Second Pillar continued staring intently at the kind old woman in her sixties before him, remaining silent.
He showed neither emotion because of Hirohiko's words nor the embarrassed anger of being called foolish. He merely looked quietly at Uchiha Saintess, utterly calm.
"Sigh... You poor child."
At that moment, Uchiha