Recovering the Mangekyō Sharingan
"I can't leave the Mangekyō Sharingan to you; I'll take something with me too!"
Xuanyuan Group Zhongwu concealed himself as he quickly made his way towards the Uchiha Fugaku, and soon arrived at it.
Upon arriving at their destination, Xuanyuan Group quickly dispatched the guards at the entrance, while Uchiha Fugaku, sitting at home, sighed softly upon hearing the commotion outside.
"Alas, this day has finally come, the family, the family..."
The three members of the Uchiha Fugaku family knelt in the room, each with an extremely somber expression.
"Come in since you're here. I know you're already here!" Uchiha Fugaku said calmly.
Upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, the five paths of the Xuanyuan Group from Tianqi also entered the room. Looking at the three kneeling figures, the Asura Path slowly spoke, "It seems you're ready, Uchiha Fugaku!"
Looking at the five unfamiliar people in front of him, Uchiha Fugaku frowned slightly and asked calmly, "Whose people are you? Are you Danzo's or the Hokage's lineage?"
"We are neither Danzo's people nor the Hokage's lineage, so what's the point of asking about our identities now?" said the Asura Path of the Xuanyuan Group indifferently.
"Yeah, what's the point of asking this now!" Uchiha Fugaku shook his head, looking resigned to his fate.
"Sigh, I never imagined that the once invincible Uchiha would fall to such a state. If your grandfather Uchiha Kiyoyo, and Uchiha Sen had made a better choice back then, perhaps things wouldn't be like this today. It's truly a case of one wrong step leading to another!"
What do you mean by that?!
"Hehe, whatever, it's come to this anyway, showing you what happened back then won't change anything!" With that, Tianqi's Asura Path cast Genjutsu on Uchiha Fugaku, showing him the story of how he defected from Konoha and fought against the Five Great Nations.
After reading these things, Uchiha Fugaku immediately muttered to himself in disbelief, "This... this... how is this possible? How could the clan have such a history? This is impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible. As I just said, if your grandfather and father had had the courage to leave Konoha with us back then, none of this would have happened today. I believe that Konoha was the biggest mistake your family ever made in their lives, without a doubt. You can't refute that, can you?"
Upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku remained silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the people in front of him, saying calmly, "If all of this is true, does that mean you are members of another branch of the clan?"
"Now that things have come to this, I have no reason to lie to you, nor do I want to. I am Uchiha Tianqi, who once led my clan away from Konoha. What you see before you are merely my five puppets; my true self is not here!"
"Uchiha Tianqi! Why should I believe you! Tianqi hasn't returned to Konoha for over ten years, and his descendants are still serving in Konoha. How could he possibly have betrayed Konoha? What you're saying is all lies!"
"I didn't ask you to believe me. I, Uchiha Tianqi, don't need anyone's belief in what I do, especially you weak and Moderate Faction. The only reason I'm telling you this is because of your grandfather Uchiha Qingyang. After all, I used to be here too, and I don't want you to die so confusedly!" Asura Path said with his arms crossed and a look of disdain.
Looking at the person in front of him like this, Uchiha Fugaku thought for a moment and suddenly understood.
"Ha, that's true. You have no reason to lie to me, a dying man, and I have nothing to deceive you about!"
"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. We're running out of time; those guys are already on their way. My purpose here today is to reclaim the family's bloodline. We can't let them take the family's strongest power. Hand it over!"
"Things? What things?" Uchiha Fugaku's eyes darted around. Although he knew what the person in front of him was talking about, he still didn't want to hand over the thing, since the person in front of him was full of embellishments.
"Don't play dumb here. You know I'm talking about the Mangekyō Sharingan. Others may not know, but I know it all too well. If you Uchiha Fugaku, still care about your clan, you should understand the importance of clan bloodlines. I will not allow this to fall into the hands of outsiders!"
When Fugaku's wife and children heard that he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, they looked at Uchiha Fugaku with astonishment.
Seeing the surprised looks on his wife and children's faces, Uchiha Fugaku sighed and said calmly, "I didn't expect you to know about this. It seems I've been hiding it from you for all these years!"
As he spoke, Uchiha Fugaku activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, which was a three-lined windmill shape.
"Heh, as expected, he has the Mangekyō Sharingan. Not a single person in the entire Konoha noticed. Uchiha Fugaku, your ability to hide it is truly impressive!" Asura Path said calmly, looking at Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyo.
Meanwhile, Tianqi, who was far away at the hotel, saw Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan through the shared vision, and the corners of his mouth also turned up slightly.
"It really is the Mangekyō Sharingan. Uchiha Fugaku is quite the opportunist. He's been lying low for so long without achieving anything, and he's actually managed to outlast the Moderate Faction. If I were him, I would have fought Konoha head-on with that eye no matter what. In the end, a coward is still a coward. He doesn't even dare to fight to the death and doesn't deserve to have that eye!"
Uchiha Fugaku, with his Mangekyō Sharingan, slowly rose and approached the Asura Path, saying expressionlessly, "You'd better not lie to me, or else..."
"Otherwise what? You think you're qualified to talk to me as an equal just because you have the Mangekyō Sharingan? That's all stuff I've already mastered. You're not even worthy to talk back to me. If it were your grandfather Uchiha Qingyang, I might give him some face. As for you, hehe!" The Asura Path immediately unleashed a terrifying Chakra, directly forcing Uchiha Fugaku back. The floor and walls of the room cracked from the powerful Chakra.
After taking a few steps back to steady himself, Uchiha Fugaku finally showed a satisfied expression. He then said calmly, "To be able to force me back with just your aura, a strong person like you has no reason to lie to a dying man like me. I believe what you said!"
"Heh!" Asura Path didn't speak, only gave a cold laugh.
"Since we're from the same clan, can I ask you for a favor?" Uchiha Fugaku said calmly, looking at his wife and children.
"You have no right to negotiate with me!" Looking at the woman and child beside him, Asura Path guessed what Uchiha Fugaku wanted to do, and he refused outright.
Leaving behind the troublemakers of the Moderate Faction? What a joke! If they grow up in his own family, it will be a disaster. How could Tianqi, who is responsible for his family, take them under his wing?