She Is a Spy

Dinner began.

"Happy birthday to you!"

Amidst the well-wishes of everyone present, Uchiha Mikoto blew out the candles with a look of pure happiness, then personally sliced the cake to serve each person at the table.

It was a rare occasion for the whole family to gather, so they set aside the usual "no talking while eating" rule.

They chatted freely while they ate.

During the meal.

Uchiha Mikoto quietly signaled her husband, who immediately understood, gave a light cough, and naturally brought up the matter of the Police Force.

"Dan, would you be interested in working at the Police Force to help out your brother-in-law? You are very strong, and I believe it wouldn't be long before you could become a squad captain."

Fugaku extended an olive branch to his brother-in-law.

"Sorry, brother-in-law. I've grown too accustomed to my freedom." Dan politely declined.

"Dan, won't you really reconsider?" Uchiha Mikoto wrapped her arm around her younger brother's shoulder, trying to persuade him earnestly.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Thank you for your kindness, but I still prefer staying at my own Gym."

Dan shook his head, glanced at Samui, and casually made up an excuse, "Besides, I can't just dump all the dirty and tiring work at the Gym on her alone."

Upon hearing this, Samui quickly waved her hands and said, "Gym Director, I don't mind at all."

So that was it.

Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto exchanged a look, finally understanding that Dan had refused the job at the Police Force for the sake of Samui.

"Since that's the case, I won't force you. However..."

Fugaku smiled and added, "Dan, you haven't attended an Uchiha Clan Meeting yet, have you? Come to next month's meeting; I'll have Uchiha Itachi take you there."

"That's right, Dan."

Uchiha Mikoto also gently chimed in, "You are, after all, a member of the Uchiha family. If you have the chance, you should interact more with the clan members. Who knows, you might even attract quite a few customers for your Gym."

Faced with the good intentions of his older sister and brother-in-law.

Dan couldn't refuse again, so he agreed: "Alright."

At this moment.

Fugaku looked at his son, Uchiha Itachi, and continued speaking to Dan:

"I've already told Uchiha Itachi to go to the Gym whenever he has free time to learn more about fitness from you. Since he's your Nephew, feel free to order him around if you need anything done."

Oh?

Hearing this, Dan guessed Fugaku's intention; he likely wanted Uchiha Itachi to grow closer to his Uncle to bridge the distance between the family members.

He looked at Uchiha Itachi.

"Uncle, please take care of me in the future. I'll be in your hands."

Uchiha Itachi bowed to Dan and lowered his head, so no one saw the reluctance in his eyes.

He was afraid of being around his Uncle.

"Of course, you're always welcome." Dan grinned meaningfully, revealing two rows of stark white teeth.

Seeing Dan's smile, Uchiha Itachi swallowed hard, feeling a chill run down his spine.

It was getting late.

"Uchiha Itachi, take Sasuke to bed. Uchiha Mikoto, you should get some rest early too; leave the rest of the chores for today to me."

Fugaku smiled as he sent his wife and children back to their rooms.

"We should be going too." Dan and Samui exchanged a look and stood up as well.

"Wait."

Just then, Fugaku suddenly called out to them and said somewhat mysteriously, "Dan, I still have something to discuss with you. Samui, you come along too."

After saying this, he pushed open a sliding door on the left side of the hallway and walked inside.

In the room, there were neatly arranged low tables and cushions.

Fugaku sat opposite Dan and Samui.

Thump, thump.

Samui's heart began to race.

Tonight, while spending time with Dan's family, she could feel the goodwill they were showing her, especially Uchiha Mikoto, who had treated her like a younger sister almost the moment they met.

An undisguised affection.

Uchiha Mikoto had kept asking her what she thought of Dan's personality, if there were any interesting stories from their time together, if there was anything she was dissatisfied with regarding Dan, and so on.

Samui regained her senses, only then realizing that Fugaku and his wife had misunderstood.

They mistakenly believed that she and Dan were in a romantic relationship, which was why they had so warmly invited her to the family dinner and hadn't treated her like an Outsider.

Instead, they had treated her like a future sister-in-law.

At this moment.

Uchiha Fugaku sat upright with a solemn expression. Could meeting the two of them alone mean he intended to propose...

To be the witness for their wedding?

What should she do?

Should she reveal the truth and pull out in time, or simply play along, sacrifice herself, and seize this opportunity to infiltrate the Uchiha Clan?

Samui's mind was in turmoil.

She stole a glance at Dan, but unfortunately, she couldn't read any expression on his chiseled, stone-cold profile.

Had the Gym Director known about this all along?

Or was it possible that he really only had muscles in his brain and still had no idea what was going on?

Just as Samui was lost in her wild thoughts.

Swish.

Without any warning, Fugaku's pitch-black eyes transformed into the scarlet Three-Tomoe pattern.

He unleashed a violent surge of Pupil Power.

Caught off guard, Samui failed to avoid Fugaku's gaze and immediately shuddered, her eyes turning vacant.

The next second.

Her head tilted, and her entire body went limp, falling to the side until Dan caught her in his arms.

"Brother-in-law, what is the meaning of this?"

Dan glanced at Samui, who had fallen into a Genjutsu dream, and then questioned Fugaku.

Fugaku did not answer. Instead, he stared at Dan with his Sharingan and countered with a question:

"Dan, let me ask you, do you like this woman?"

"Why are you asking so suddenly?" Dan couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

"Rest assured, we Uchiha are not like those Hyuga fellows; we do not force clan members to marry within the clan just to maintain the purity of our bloodline. Who you choose to marry is your freedom, and the clan will not interfere.

However... this woman by your side, Samui, has a problematic identity.

Take a look at this file yourself."

As Fugaku spoke, he pulled a document he had prepared in advance from under the table and handed it to Dan.

Dan began to flip through it.

According to the contents of the file.

Samui was from the Cloud Hidden Village and was a Special Jonin who had come to Konoha three years ago to lurk by Dan's side.

"I'm sorry, Dan.

As your brother-in-law, I investigated the people around you without your permission. But I suspect this woman is a spy; she approached you intentionally to obtain Intelligence on the Uchiha Clan.

If you still don't believe me, I can use my Sharingan to interrogate her and make her confess everything herself."

Fugaku spoke with a serious expression, laying out his deductions.

He had expected Dan to be shocked or even unable to accept the truth upon learning it.

But strangely, Dan simply set the file down with a calm face and asked, "Then how do you intend to deal with her?"

Hearing this, Fugaku slowly furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought.

"According to regulations, all spies must be thrown into the Police Force dungeon for interrogation. But this Samui is said to be a confidante of the Fourth Raikage. If they find out something happened to her, Cloud Hidden will likely not let the matter rest easily."

He spoke these words with a grave tone.

"Brother-in-law, you are worried that what happened to the Hyuga Clan in the past might repeat itself with us Uchiha, aren't you?"

Dan saw through Fugaku's concerns.

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