Hearing Grandma Chizuru's decision, Akaseki could not help but freeze.
"Which of those old geezers is easy to deal with? They only became more honest after going blind," Chizuru said, shaking her head.
Seeing that Akaseki remained silent, seemingly lost in thought, Chizuru sighed. "Sigh, you're still young... The years you were growing up should have been the most harmonious period the clan ever had."
Hearing this, Akaseki thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood. Wasn't he the one who knew best whether the Uchiha Clan were good people?
The Uchiha Clan's current reputation in Konoha had all been built up bit by bit by himself.
Even within the clan, they had never exactly been known for their friendliness. Things were relatively harmonious now only because it had been just twelve years since the civil war ended.
That previous civil war had been far too brutal.
If anyone truly believed the Uchiha Clan was united and loving internally... then Akaseki's parents in the Pure Land, as well as Uchiha Nameless lying in the sealing of the Land of Whirlpools, would surely have something to say!
"Then... Grandma Chizuru, I actually want to see whether I can help restore your eyes too," Akaseki proposed at that moment.
It was clear that Chizuru's expression was not calm upon hearing this, but she still composed herself and asked, "This special Dojutsu of yours... will it truly not harm you?"
"It won't. It just takes a great deal of time to recover from... It has already been five months since Setsuna gave me his ruined eye, and it was only repaired yesterday. And that was relatively fast because I've been fairly free these past two months," Akaseki confirmed with a nod, adding further explanation.
It would not exactly "harm him," but it