As Uchiha Eiji and the others excitedly gathered around Uchiha Yuan, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi appeared nearby.
"Yuan, I want to talk to you."
Shisui walked up to Uchiha Yuan and spoke with a serious expression.
Uchiha Yuan met Shisui's gaze and nodded slightly. Then, he went with the two of them to a nearby grove.
"Itachi, you're entering the Ninja Academy this year too, aren't you?"
Uchiha Yuan smiled as he spoke to Itachi first.
"Yes."
Uchiha Itachi replied flatly.
"Then Sasuke will definitely cry and fuss. His beloved older brother suddenly won't be by his side anymore."
At those words, a doting smile appeared on Itachi's usually impassive face.
"Sasuke is very sensible. He'll understand."
At that moment, Shisui interrupted their conversation.
With a grave expression tinged with displeasure, he said to Uchiha Yuan, "Yuan, I'm very disappointed in you. How could you defy your Leading Jonin and do something like that?
"Not only did you make the village even more dissatisfied with the clan, you also worsened the other villagers' impression of us, the Uchiha Clan."
"Enough, Shisui!"
Uchiha Yuan gave a low shout, his sharp gaze meeting Shisui's without yielding in the slightest.
He asked, "Was I wrong?"
"I can't accept a despicable rat like Yoshiwara Yuto becoming my Leading Jonin."
Watching the anger on Uchiha Yuan's face, Shisui frowned.
"How was Special Jonin Yoshiwara despicable? I know you admire White Fang, but he criticized White Fang for the greater good of the village.
"And White Fang committed suicide to atone for it. Why use White Fang as an excuse to stir up trouble? You had no connection to White Fang in the first place."
Who said I had no connection to him? White Fang is my teacher now.
Uchiha Yuan could only keep those