"Clan Elder Setsuna, I think if you ate properly, you could at least live for another..." Akaseki tried to persuade him further.
But Setsuna cut him off. "Enough... If you don't want it, then go call Fugaku over."
Hearing this, Akaseki understood that Setsuna had already lost the will to live—or rather, only this could make him feel like he was still alive.
So...
"Then... should I call the clan head over to witness it? If it's just the two of us and you lose an eye afterward, what would people think?" Akaseki asked hesitantly.
"Pah! It's not like I'm about to die, and I already told Jiancheng about this... What exactly do you mean by that? Are you implying something?" Setsuna snapped.
After all, back then, Madara Uchiha had abandoned the clan in the middle of battle to save his younger brother. In the end, Izuna died, while Madara Uchiha emerged with the "Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan"—and he never gave much explanation for it.
This matter had always been controversial within the clan. Twenty or thirty years ago, more clan members believed that Madara Uchiha had taken advantage of Izuna while the iron was hot. That was also one reason no one followed him when he defected.
However, over the past decade, Madara Uchiha's reputation within the clan had inexplicably improved. The militant faction led by Setsuna back then all believed that Izuna had done it willingly.
So when Akaseki brought this up, Setsuna immediately bristled!
After that came a stream of muttering about things like, "You measure an Uchiha Clan heart with a Senju Clan belly..."
"No, no, I'm just being cautious..." Akaseki said with an awkward laugh.
"If you weren't the only one with Yang Style Chakra right now, I would've given my eye to another clansman long