Konohagakure, Naka Shrine.
"Stomp, stomp, stomp..."
The assembly room, which had been filled with arguments, suddenly fell silent. As the door closed again, the air became stuffy once more, but this stuffiness was mixed with an extreme sense of oppression that made it almost impossible to breathe.
The Uchihas stared straight ahead, silent, leaving only the sound of Fugaku's footsteps as he pulled Qing Xuan along.
Suddenly, the footsteps stopped beside the altar on the right, and then everyone heard a childish voice full of complaints.
"Ew! Is this the Qinglu you told me about? It's so broken, how can you give it to me?"
Scarlet eyes turned to see a six-year-old child standing beside the clan head, hands on his hips, a look of disdain on his face.
"As expected of Liu Yun's child..."
The older generation Uchihas looked at the familiar face with emotion. Since Fugaku became clan head, only Liu Yun dared to speak to Fugaku so carelessly. Now, there was Uchiha Qing Xuan as well.
Uchiha Fugaku was not angered. He simply held Qinglu in his hand and frowned at the marks on the scabbard.
"Clang!"
The long sword was drawn, and the light of the blade bloomed with a clear hum, like a spring. It wasn't dazzling, but it was chilling enough to make one tremble.
"Elder Shana."
A deep voice sounded in everyone's ears. Uchiha Shana looked up and met those fierce eyes. The chain at his waist trembled, as if in mourning.
"The blade is very shiny."
Fugaku praised faintly. Although he made no further moves, Uchiha Shana, who had been so arrogant moments before, was already sweating profusely.
He casually threw away the scabbard and handed Qinglu directly to Qing Xuan, saying, "Use the sword for now. I'll have someone forge a new scabbard for you tomorrow."
"Straight blade?"
Qing Xuan's gaze fell on the tip of the sword, which had no curve. He muttered inwardly, Are there ninja swords shaped like Tang Dynasty blades in the Hokage world?
Fugaku stood at the front, facing dozens of pairs of Sharingan eyes, yet his presence alone suppressed the entire scene.
"Elder Homen has already made the situation very clear."
He spoke slowly. The Uchihas didn't dare to breathe, listening quietly. Elder Shana lowered his head in silence, while Elder Homen looked terrified.
How does the clan head know everything?
This was likely the common thought of all the Uchihas at that moment.
But these people would never have guessed, no matter how hard they racked their brains, that the clan head of the Uchiha Clan standing before them had actually been eavesdropping at the door for a long time just now.
This was why Fugaku always arrived last at every meeting and always knew everything!
"I believe Qing Xuan will shoulder the mission of reviving the clan in the future and make the Uchiha great again!"
Fugaku got straight to the point. His calm words held no hint of seeking consensus, "Therefore, this child is the young clan head of the Uchiha Clan."
I've spoken. Who agrees? Who opposes?
Looking at the faces below, who dared not speak despite their anger, and then at his uncle, who was grabbing the MVP award for the entire scene.
Qing Xuan couldn't help but think, So domineering!
Is this old guy really that powerful in the Uchiha? I don't remember him being this forceful in the original plot. If he had this kind of prestige, how did he end up being overthrown in the end?
"I do not approve!"
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
Instantly, all the Sharingan eyes converged. Qing Xuan even gave a respectful nod to this warrior who had slammed the table.
My moment of showing off and slapping faces has finally arrived! he thought.
Shisui frowned and looked at the young Chunin. The latter showed no signs of being under genjutsu, but that fluctuation in his pupils... was it a suggestion? His peripheral vision involuntarily swept towards Elder Shana, but the elder was simply sitting there, not even looking at the man.
Uchiha Jin, who had impulsively stood up, was now sweating profusely. The pressure from the clan head put him in a difficult position, but when he looked at the child again, a surge of anger burned wildly within him.
He's just some wild kid from outside with an unknown identity.
He chanted inwardly, as if instantly gaining courage.
He just didn't realize that the emotions of impulse and jealousy had already been amplified countless times by someone else in secret.
"The Uchiha only has a clan head; there is no rule for establishing a young clan head."
The next moment, Fugaku said dismissively, "Now there is."
"This does not comply with the rules."
"In the Uchiha, I am the rule!"
Uchiha Fugaku's strong stance made his brave heart weaken again. The surroundings were silent; no other clan members were willing to speak up at this moment.
His heart slowly calmed down. However, just then, the sound of an unknown chain quietly rang in his mind. Vaguely, he suddenly remembered something an elder had inadvertently said yesterday.
"He will drag the entire Uchiha into the abyss! Lord Liu Yun does not represent the child himself, let alone inherit everything from Lord Liu Yun!"
He roared, saying everything some people wanted him to say.
"I do not approve of him!"
This time, Fugaku didn't say anything further. Instead, he directly shoved Qing Xuan out.
"Make him wake up."
He commanded, and the already eager Qing Xuan impatiently raised the straight blade in his hand.
The sharp tip pointed directly at Uchiha Jin. The child grinned, baring his teeth, "Are you ready?"
"Hmph!"
Uchiha Jin crossed his arms, looking down from above with the inherent arrogance of the Uchiha.
This was because he himself was a master swordsman, and Uchiha Qing Xuan's current stance with the sword was completely unprofessional.
"Even Lord Liuyun's prized sword becomes nothing when held in your hands..."
He judged dismissively, but the other party didn't seem to have much patience to listen.
The small figure chuckled, and the next moment, his entire aura changed!
He dragged his sword and casually took a step forward. The entire person seemed to have no weight as he instantly crossed several meters. Then, to everyone's astonished gaze, he launched a fierce lunge with a rising sword strike.
The Qinglong blade vibrated as if emitting a joyful cry. An ice-blue blade aura, over two meters long, expanded like a giant straight blade. Dragged by the edge, it slashed directly towards Uchiha Jin!
"Retreat!"
Gasps of alarm rang out.
The blade aura carried a chilling mist, moving with extreme speed and sharpness. The Uchiha along its path scattered.
Finally, with a BOOM, ice and wood chips shattered. The temperature plummeted within the chilling mist.
Under the immense temperature difference, a strong wind howled, dispersing the mist. It revealed a crack nearly two meters long on the ground. The wood chips around the crack had shattered and been frozen into sharp ice spikes by the cold. Uchiha Jin, however, was kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.
Even his single-tomoe Sharingan hadn't predicted the terror of this strike, resulting in tiny ice crystals drawing bloody lines across his face.
The icy aura seeped into his body, causing him to shiver. The madness in his eyes cleared considerably, even revealing a hint of fear.
"Is this all you've got?"
The residual wind was outlined in white by the cold mist, swirling around the Qinglong blade.
Amidst the sound of the wind, the child carrying the sword changed again, causing many Uchiha to gasp in shock.
"Sharingan?"
Looking at the single-tomoe in Qing Xuan's eyes, even Elder Shana couldn't help but show a fanatical expression. The old man murmured, "This talent, and this swordsmanship..."
"This... is this child really Itachi's brother?"
Shisui gazed at the face that resembled Itachi's but held an exceptionally arrogant expression, the sense of unreality growing stronger in his heart.
He truly couldn't connect the two individuals. As expected of that adult's child.
He mused inwardly, only to hear a clang, and Qing Xuan had already planted Qinglong into the ground.
He rested both hands on the hilt, his single-tomoe eyes looking provocatively at all the Uchiha like a young lion. He let out a childish roar, "Who else!"
However, this time, no Uchiha was willing to step forward, including the two elders.
Having awakened the Sharingan at the young age of six, possessing such powerful swordsmanship, and being taken as a disciple by the Hokage! The Uchiha's revival was in sight!
What no one knew was that a panel was currently floating in front of Qing Xuan.
[Qing Long Possession Fusion Complete. Total duration: 1 minute 36 seconds. Final settlement: This time consumed 200 Soul Points...]
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