Fugaku Uchiha deeply hated the way Zhang Miao whetted people's appetite, only to leave his words half-finished.
Especially when it concerned a matter as important as the Uchiha Clan!
However, Fugaku Uchiha's instincts told him that everything Zhang Miao had said before was true. But how could a child like him know such secret information?
More importantly, judging from the unfinished sentence he had spoken earlier, he clearly knew far more than just that.
From these two points, one could infer that this boy—or rather, the Uzumaki Clan behind him—possessed a super intelligence network that would put even the Five Great Nations to shame!
At that thought, the way Fugaku Uchiha looked at Zhang Miao changed. He took a deep breath, then gazed at him with a serious expression.
"Ryunosuke-kun, I have a favor to ask of you!"
By now, Fugaku Uchiha had set aside his status and even used honorific language with Zhang Miao. Hearing this, Zhang Miao immediately became wary.
"Then let me make this clear first: I won't tell you anything about Madara Uchiha!"
"It isn't about Madara Uchiha!"
As soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, Fugaku Uchiha shook his head.
"I hope you won't tell anyone about Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha. The matter is of great importance, so please keep it confidential. I'm asking you!"
With that, Fugaku Uchiha bowed to Zhang Miao.
Zhang Miao was immediately surprised at the sight.
Fugaku Uchiha was actually willing to lower himself and make such a request? As expected of the Uchiha Clan's patriarch. He was no simple man!
Thinking this, Zhang Miao solemnly nodded at Fugaku Uchiha.
"Fine, I can agree to that, as long as the Uchiha Clan doesn't come looking for trouble with me in the future. That little request isn't too much, is it?"
Hearing Zhang Miao agree, Fugaku Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief and immediately accepted.
"Of course. I can guarantee that!"
After saying this, Fugaku Uchiha adjusted his expression again, trying to make himself look gentler, then asked in a joking tone.
"Ryunosuke-kun, what is so special about this attendant of yours that he's worth trading such an important secret for?"
Hearing Fugaku Uchiha's words, Zhang Miao laughed again.
"There's nothing special about my attendant, so naturally he isn't worth trading such an important secret for. I told the Uchiha Clan head this secret only because I hoped to ensure that the Uchiha Clan wouldn't trouble me in the future. That's all!"
Naturally, Zhang Miao would not tell Fugaku Uchiha that Might Wei, whom he had recruited, was extraordinary—extraordinary enough to kick their ancestor Madara flat on his face!
And Zhang Miao had not been entirely lying. He truly did not want the Uchiha Clan causing him trouble in the future.
According to the original plot, from the Nine-Tails incident until the Uchiha Clan's extermination, Konoha's higher-ups would become increasingly harsh toward the Uchiha Clan, while the Uchiha Clan's dissatisfaction with Konoha would steadily deepen.
The result was that the Leaf Village Security Force's resistance and venting would grow more and more severe!
The Leaf Village Security Force was equivalent to Konoha's public security police. Just imagine it: if the police in a place stopped thinking about how to fight crime and maintain order, instead turning into an urban management squad that spent every day finding ways to hassle local residents, what kind of situation would that be?
Zhang Miao did not know how others would fare, but he felt that, given his usual behavior, the Leaf Village Security Force would probably arrest him three times a day.
It was precisely to prevent all this from happening that Zhang Miao had told Fugaku Uchiha about Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha. He wanted to make one thing clear to him.
I have your leverage in my hands. If you dare cause me trouble in the future, then trouble will come for the Uchiha Clan!
Of course, Fugaku Uchiha understood Zhang Miao's intentions. At the same time, he understood even more clearly what severe consequences would result if the secret Zhang Miao had just revealed leaked out!
Konoha had always been wary of the Uchiha Clan because it feared that someone like Madara Uchiha might emerge from within the clan.
If everyone now learned that Obito Uchiha was the one who had controlled the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha, it would be no different from telling everyone that another person like Madara Uchiha had appeared!
At that point, everyone's wariness and estrangement toward the Uchiha Clan would completely turn into hatred, and an internal war might very well break out!
The Uchiha Clan was strong, but that was only in comparison to other clans. Compared with the entirety of Konoha, it was somewhat weak.
If war truly broke out, Fugaku Uchiha felt that the outcome would not be optimistic for the Uchiha Clan. That was not what he wanted.
Compared to that, keeping out of each other's way with Zhang Miao was clearly the wisest choice. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, Fugaku Uchiha immediately nodded.
"Ryunosuke-kun, from today onward, no one from the Uchiha Clan will come looking for trouble with you. And if you encounter any problem you cannot resolve, the Uchiha Clan will do everything in its power to help you solve it!"
"Hahahaha, that's good!"
Seeing Fugaku Uchiha's solemn expression, Zhang Miao could not help laughing.
"Also, Uncle Fugaku, you should just call me by my name. If people find out that the Uchiha Clan head, the famous Fugaku the 'Fierce Eye,' uses honorifics with a child, I'll be in big trouble!"
"Alright!" Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Fugaku Uchiha nodded again. "Then I'll just call you Ryunosuke. Actually, I have a son who's a little older than you. His name is Itachi. I think the two of you could definitely become friends!"
Itachi? Itachi Uchiha?
From what Zhang Miao knew, Itachi Uchiha was already five years old this year and had been sent to the Ninja Academy.
Therefore, when Fugaku Uchiha said that Itachi was only a little older than him, Zhang Miao's expression immediately turned strange.
Has the system's help really developed me to the level of a five-year-old child?
Thinking this, Zhang Miao simply asked Fugaku Uchiha directly.
"Uncle Fugaku, how old do you think I look?"
"Ah?"
Zhang Miao's question clearly caught Fugaku Uchiha off guard. He froze for a moment before looking at Zhang Miao in surprise.
"I originally thought you were only three years old. Could you already be five?"
Zhang Miao: "..."
Do I really look older than Itachi?
At that thought, Zhang Miao immediately lost interest in continuing the topic and waved at Fugaku Uchiha.
"Alright, since the matter is settled, I'll head back first. Don't worry, I can keep a secret. I know perfectly well what should and shouldn't be said. When I have time someday, I'll come mooch a meal at your place and meet that Uchiha Clan genius while I'm at it."
After saying that, Zhang Miao left directly. Watching his departing back, Fugaku Uchiha frowned once more.
"How many secrets does the Uzumaki Clan still have?"
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