Worshiping Parents, Performing a Crying Scene

Two days later.

The combat personnel from the front lines returned one after another.

The first order of business, under Hiruzen Sarutobi's leadership, was to bury the deceased.

In this localized war against Kirigakure, one-third of the casualties were from the Uchiha Clan.

The rest were various support ninjas and a large number of expendable ninjas.

The bodies of the fallen were covered with white cloths and laid out on the grass.

Their relatives came to see them off on their final journey.

"Father, don't go!"

"Brother, brother..."

"Rest in peace, I'll take care of your wife."

Heart-wrenching cries echoed around.

Uchiha Tunan, with a white cloth tied around his head, knelt before the bodies of Uchiha Genbo and Uchiha Nanako, his face a mask of silence.

The key to a good cry scene isn't the crying itself, but making others genuinely believe you are grieving.

Wailing at the top of your lungs won't make you stand out.

A somber atmosphere requires a subtle buildup, with contrasting expressions or actions used when necessary.

Uchiha Tunan placed cups he had prepared earlier in front of the bodies of Uchiha Genbo and Uchiha Nanako.

He then poured sake and tea into the cups respectively.

The tea was brewed strong, and the sake was chosen for its fragrant aroma.

In an instant, the scent of sake and tea filled the air, drawing the attention of many.

"Father, I always knew you were a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

You never said a kind word to me, but I knew you sacrificed a lot for me."

Uchiha Tunan gazed at his parents' bodies, his eyes filled with fond memories, and spoke in a calm, low voice:

"On the day of the Ninja Academy entrance exam, I was very nervous.

You had a stern face and kept calling me trash, telling me not to embarrass you or the Uchiha Clan."

"Actually, I knew you were more nervous than I was. Your palms were covered in sweat.

The sun was so strong that day, and I was taking the exam in the classroom.

You stood outside the school waiting the entire time."

"When I told you I passed the exam, you simply said it was good.

That night, you drank three pots of sake, though you usually only had one cup.

You always said ninjas must stay alert at all times, but you got drunk that day."

"My grades were always poor after starting school. You would scold me as trash every day when you came home, then teach me hand-in-hand how to refine chakra and how to throw kunai.

You were already working hard every day, but you still stayed up late with me."

"You told me that ninjas improve their strength through danger, and that you were setting an example for a son like me, who was trash.

You gave up your stable position in the guard squad and resolutely chose to go to the front lines to fight.

You said that if my strength wasn't the worst when you returned, you would teach me the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique."

At this point, a stiff smile spread across Uchiha Tunan's face, and he said foolishly, "Not only have I awakened my Three Tomoe now, but I've also secretly learned the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique. I wanted to surprise you when you returned.

I wanted you to praise me, to say that your child wasn't trash."

As he spoke, Uchiha Tunan's voice grew hoarse, as if he were struggling to suppress his grief, yet he maintained a smile on his face.

Two streams of tears uncontrollably welled up and spilled from the corners of his eyes.

He wiped them away with his hand, stood up, and began forming hand seals.

Everyone around turned their attention to Uchiha Tunan.

Uchiha Tunan's hands moved like phantoms, quickly completing the final hand seal.

"Fire Style, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique."

With a hoarse shout.

Several fire snakes spewed from Uchiha Tunan's mouth, soaring into the sky before converging and colliding.

The sudden commotion completely shifted everyone's attention.

After releasing the Phoenix Sage Fire, Uchiha Tunan's hands drooped powerlessly, his face vacant as he said, "I'll never hear you call me trash again. Let me drink with you, for the first and last time."

After speaking, Uchiha Tunan tilted his head back and poured sake from the wine bottle into his mouth.

Tears and overflowing sake met at his chin, flowing down Uchiha Tunan's neck and soaking most of his shirt.

Those who came to mourn were moved by the sight.

Even those who had been crying hysterically before now felt that compared to Uchiha Tunan, they weren't that sad.

Fugaku Uchiha stood at the front of the mourning crowd.

At this moment, his attention was also drawn by the commotion from Uchiha Tunan's side.

"Our clan actually produced such a genius, and he cherishes his family so much.

He should have been a focus of the clan's training, but his heart leans towards the Hokage lineage."

Fugaku Uchiha's expression grew uglier as he spoke, clearly dissatisfied with the clan elders' arrangements.

The Great Elder beside him looked at Uchiha Tunan's performance with deep eyes and whispered:

"Don't be fooled by appearances. This young man's character is no ordinary person. I believe if he can grow, he will be able to lead the Uchiha clan to relive the glory of the Warring States period."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha glanced at the calm Great Elder in surprise, then shifted his gaze back to Uchiha Tunan, scrutinizing him carefully.

He asked with a puzzled expression, "But as soon as I returned, I heard people in the clan discussing this young man, saying he..."

The Great Elder smiled slightly and patted Fugaku Uchiha's shoulder, saying, "Fugaku, don't mind those things. You'll understand later."

Fugaku Uchiha nodded. He chose to believe the words of the highly respected Great Elder.

The Great Elder had always been a good judge of character.

Uchiha Tunan hadn't finished his performance. After all, he had lost both parents, so he couldn't just pour out his emotions for his father.

Next was his mother, Uchiha Nanako.

"Mother, you always..."

Kakashi and Hatake Sakumo stood not far away, quietly watching Uchiha Tunan.

"Kakashi, Tunan is a trustworthy comrade. You must cherish this bond."

"Got it," Kakashi replied nonchalantly, feigning indifference.

But a hint of worry showed in his eyes as he looked at Uchiha Tunan.

"Ding, gained Kakashi's approval."

Uchiha Tunan, who was pouring out his heart, suddenly paused.

Kakashi... He lives quite a long time, and his strength is only average later on.

Not a good target for conquest, a bit of a chicken rib.

Uchiha Tunan secretly shook his head. Kakashi was simply tasteless to him.

He wondered when he would gain Hatake Sakumo's approval.

On the side where the fallen bodies of the Hyuga clan were placed, there were only a sparse few dozen people.

Hyuga Senrin knelt before a corpse with vacant eyes.

Because she was too far from the center, Hyuga Senrin didn't see Uchiha Tunan.

Hyuga Senrin's father was a reconnaissance ninja. When this localized war first began, he died on the battlefield.

However, no one had specifically informed her of her father's death until today.

Hyuga Senrin's father didn't have good talent; he was merely a Special Chunin.

For this kind of small, localized war, the Hyuga clan didn't send elites to the battlefield.

Instead, they sent cannon fodder like Hyuga Senrin's father to act as reconnaissance ninjas.

"The powerful Main Family members can enjoy peace and leisure within the clan, while the weak Branch Family members can only go to the battlefield to die.

Does such a dirty clan need to be protected?"

Hyuga Senrin muttered, lowering her head. She reached out her right hand, tucked it into her long bangs, and gently stroked the Caged Bird Seal on her forehead.

Her eyes flashed with madness, no longer showing the delicate and weak appearance she had before.

The next moment, veins bulged on Hyuga Senrin's face.

It was at this moment that Hyuga Senrin awakened her Byakugan.

However, due to the line of sight, no one noticed this scene.

After the burial was over, the ninjas who participated in the war and the relatives of the fallen ninjas gathered before the memorial monument.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, clad in his Kage robes, began his condolence speech.

"Where the leaves dance, the fire of the will shall never be extinguished..."

Everyone was already tired of these speeches, but due to their status, they could only silently lower their heads.

However, as Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke, his tone shifted, and new content emerged in his speech.

"The village of Konoha has now existed for three Hokage."

The Will of Fire also changes with the times.

In summary, the core idea of the Will of Fire has never changed, but the emphasis has differed in each era.

I have summarized the emphasis points of these three eras.

The emphasis of the First Hokage's Will was unity...

Standing behind the crowd of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Tunan gazed at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was speaking eloquently on the stage, with an expression of excitement and reverence.

Everything Hiruzen Sarutobi was lecturing on were details from Uchiha Tunan's diary.

Not only did he plagiarize, but he even copied several key points, instead focusing on trivial matters.

But even so, many people below gradually became engrossed in his speech.