Leaf Village: I, an Uchiha, Am Done Lying Flat! Chapter 14

He got out of bed in a daze, yawned as he opened the door, and immediately couldn't help complaining when he saw Uchiha Shisui standing before him.

"I'm saying, Shisui!"

"Don't you need to rest?"

"Look at the time—it's only six in the morning!"

Uchiha Shisui: "..."

He was utterly dumbfounded.

He looked at Uchiha Jin, who was clearly still half-asleep, then looked outside at the Uchiha clansmen who had long since risen to train, their figures everywhere.

At that moment, he was at a loss.

Was this guy really an Uchiha?

It was already six in the morning, yet he still wasn't getting up to train?

Shisui couldn't understand it!

Still.

Remembering why he had come, he took a deep breath.

"First of all, it's already very late."

"Ordinary civilian ninjas in the Leaf Village get up at five to train."

"Clan ninjas like us Uchiha all get up at four thirty."

"And perhaps you don't know this, but there's also a Taijutsu ninja in the Leaf Village—Might Guy—who gets up at three thirty."

"Jin-kun, you need to work harder too."

"The day after tomorrow, you'll be assigned to a squad. You might even be sent straight into battle then."

Uchiha Shisui truly spoke with painstaking sincerity.

Toward this clansman before him, he felt fifty percent guilt, thirty percent familial affection, and twenty percent expectation.

Yes.

The two of them had often played together as children. Later, after his grandfather Kagami Uchiha died, he threw himself into training, and they gradually lost contact.

He was someone genuine.

Because of what had happened to Uchiha Jin's parents, he truly regarded Uchiha Jin as family.

And Uchiha Jin's circumstances left him with thirty percent guilt.

It was all his fault!

If he had paid attention to Uchiha Jin sooner, Jin would not have suffered such grievous wrongs.

So, he had expectations.

He believed Uchiha Jin had suffered grievances within the clan, which was why he put on such a lazy appearance.

As long as he truly pulled himself together, he would definitely become strong.

He believed that if the two of them joined forces, along with other clansmen who shared their aspirations, they would surely revitalize the Uchiha clan and strive for peace between the Leaf Village and the Uchiha!

But unfortunately.

Uchiha Jin let Uchiha Shisui's earnest words go in one ear and out the other.

"Enough, Shisui."

"Don't try to comfort me. I'm just trash. Working hard is way too tiring—lying flat and enjoying life is much more comfortable."

"Come in first."

Uchiha Jin waved a hand and immediately rejected Shisui.

He had spent so long slacking off before finally establishing this image for himself.

How could he give it up so easily?

He stepped aside, and the two of them walked into the living room together.

Shisui truly felt helpless and troubled by the clansman before him.

Trying to awaken his fighting spirit was truly a long and arduous task!

But it was fine.

He believed that, with the Bonds between them, Uchiha Jin would certainly pull himself together.

After sighing inwardly, Shisui did not hesitate and immediately spoke with a smile.

"Jin, I have some good news for you."

"After Clan Leader Fugaku heard about this, he flew into a rage and fiercely reprimanded those Elders of the Radical Faction."

"Starting today, the treatment suffered by my grandfather's former subordinates will be completely banned. All clan resources will be distributed according to the standard for regular Uchiha clansmen."

"As for the pensions and resources withheld over the years, the clan is willing to compensate all of it."

"Jin-kun, hurry and think about what you want."

"Oh, and there's more."

"The Third Hokage also learned about this. But since it's an internal Uchiha clan matter, Lord Hokage cannot directly intervene."

"However, likewise."

"Lord Hokage is willing to provide some of the village's funds to compensate clansmen like you, Jin-kun, who have suffered grievances."

"..."

There was light in Uchiha Shisui's eyes.

Clearly.

He was truly very satisfied with how this matter had been resolved.

Meanwhile.

Uchiha Jin could only remain silent.

Watching the wildly excited Shisui, he did not know how to persuade him.

It was suffocating!

He felt awful.

Uchiha Jin was a normal person, so he could naturally tell that Shisui genuinely meant well, treating him as a friend, even as family.

But, sigh!

With a helpless sigh, he truly did not need this!

And if you go and do this, how am I supposed to stand by coldly and watch Danzo kill you and dig out your eyes?

But if he could not remain cold-hearted, he would inevitably be dragged into the Uchiha's muddy quagmire.

So frustrating!

"What a child."

"But I suppose that makes sense. Shisui is only thirteen this year."

"In my previous world, he'd fucking be an elementary school student—not even a middle schooler, right?"

"What was I doing every day when I was that age in my previous life?"

"Copying homework? Arguing with female classmates? Skipping class? Talking back to my parents? Playing games?"

His heart felt heavy.

Looking at Shisui before him, something soft within his heart was instantly touched.

Still.

There was too much of a mess in the Uchiha clan, and he had not yet figured out what to do.

But it did not matter.

At worst, when the time came, he could stab Danzo in the back, save Shisui, and have him "disappear."

As for the good news Shisui had just mentioned?

Fugaku? Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Pah!

That excuse could only fool a naïve kid like Shisui.

Still, forget it.

It had little to do with him anyway, and he could even get some benefits out of it.

Thinking that, he immediately spoke. "I want Izanagi and Izanami. I also want a Tachi and sword techniques. Exchange everything else for Explosive tags and Ration pills."

Uchiha Shisui: "..."

He was utterly dumbfounded.