Earning the Uchiha Clan's trust

The three of them sat around the tatami mat, drinking tea. 😾♗ 🍟♟

"Alright, can you tell me what important matter you have to discuss with me?" Seeing that the other party was not shy at all and was so generous, Fugaku Uchiha couldn't help but frown, wondering what kind of background this kid had.

He only knew that the person in front of him seemed to be one of the Fourth Hokage's disciples, but such a status was not enough to warrant the Aburame Clan being so cautious and accompanying him to find him.

This Fugaku Uchiha completely puzzled.

Yang Xing took a sip of tea, and his words made his expression darken. "Ah, this tea is quite delicious."

Fugaku Uchiha: "..."

"I'm sorry, but I have some other matters to attend to and cannot discuss this further." Fugaku Uchiha's expression darkened, and he stared at Yang Xing with a serious look in his eyes.

Facing the imposing aura of the Uchiha Clan head, Yang Xing showed no sign of distress, waving his hand and smiling, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm just saying a few words."

"Would you like to say a few words?"

Clearing his throat, Yang Xing calmly asked, "Isn't the Council of Elders the most powerful force in Konoha?"

Fugaku Uchiha thought for a moment, nodded, and looked at Yang Xing with great confusion, not understanding what he was trying to say.

"Isn't it annoying that you don't make decisions solely through the Council of Elders?" Yang Xing smiled, a smile tinged with a hint of cunning.

A strange glint flashed in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes, and he said with an extremely serious expression, "The Council of Elders of Konoha is the honor and symbol of Konoha. This is nothing to be unhappy about."

"Hahaha..." Yang Xing laughed, laughing so hard he could hardly breathe.

Fugaku Uchiha's face darkened, so much so that he almost wanted to kick him out. "What's so funny?"

"Hey, I'm not here to chat idly. I'm here with a purpose." Yang Xing stopped laughing, his expression hardening as he said seriously, "Don't give me empty promises. I can tell you now: what I want to do is rebuild the Anbu under the Council of Elders' Council."

"Rebuilding the Anbu?" Upon hearing this, not only Fugaku Uchiha, but even Shibi Aburame standing beside him was surprised.

If it really is Yang Xing, it's truly astonishing.

That's the Anbu, a special investigation team that Konoha has built up over many years and passed down through generations.

It is also where the real power of the Council of Elders resides.

Ignoring their expressions, Yang Xing continued, "Well, I want to change the Anbu of Konoha's Anbu. Simply put, I want to change the management and all the officers of Konoha's Anbu."

"That's probably the worst joke I've ever heard. Excuse me, but I really don't have time to listen to your jokes. I have things to do." Fugaku Uchiha found it ridiculous that a brat in front of him dared to suggest changes to the decades-old foundation of the Anbu. He simply didn't want to listen anymore.

If it weren't for the presence of the Aburame Clan chief, he would have cursed her out.

"Is this the right way to go?" Yang Xing asked calmly, taking a sip of tea. "I have information that there is a traitor among the higher-ups of the Anbu. At the same time, I have the ability and the strength to make even Quasi-Kage Level figure no match for me, including a complete plan."

Fugaku Uchiha was about to stand up, stopped and pulled his leg back, staring at Yang Xing with extremely sharp eyes.

The Quasi-Kage Level figure is no match for him is probably another big joke I've heard.

The Chakra of this brat in front of me is only at the level of Special Chunin. Such talk is just empty boasting.

As if knowing what Fugaku Uchiha was thinking, Yang Xing smiled and said, "Although I do not have much Chakra, if you, clan leader, could compare with me, you would understand whether what I said is true."

"Haha, alright." Fugaku Uchiha chuckled, then his expression turned serious. "If you lose, I'll treat this as just a joke. Of course, I'll also tell the Fourth Hokage. Then, even if you're a child, you won't be able to simply say it was a joke, right?"

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It seems this kid doesn't want to leave, and with the head of the Aburame Clan present, Fugaku Uchiha couldn't very well force him to back down. This guy's insistence on competing actually gave him a way out.

How could he refuse?

"Yes, but what if you lose, Chieftain?"

Before Yang Xing could finish speaking, Fugaku Uchiha found it amusing and couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Haha, someone from my Uchiha Clan can lose? Very well, brat, seeing how confident you are, I can promise you, if you win, I'll consider what you said earlier."

"Make a deal."

Yang Xing's smile widened, and he stood up abruptly.

Needless to say, a fight couldn't take place inside a house. Instead, there was a quiet grove of trees not far from Fugaku Uchiha's backyard, where there was no one for a mile around, making it a perfect spot for a fight.

The backyard, the Uchiha Clan's training ground.

When Yang Xing and Fugaku Uchiha were locked in a standoff, no one around could calm down.

"You really intend to fight the Uchiha Clan?" Shibi Aburame stepped forward, her brows furrowed, and said to Yang Xing, "You should know how terrifying the Sharingan is."

"Yes, I understand. However, I also have an ace up my Sharingan."

"Kid, you don't understand. The Sharingan can see through all Ninjutsu Taijutsu. You have absolutely no chance of winning."

"No, no, no, the Sharingan isn't invincible. Like I said, I have an ace up my sleeve. It can't break my Ninjutsu." Yang Xing's eyes were full of confidence.

Perhaps it was this confidence that left Shibi Aburame speechless.

"Oh?" After giving Yang Xing a deep look, Shibi Aburame had stepped back from the fighting arena, simply left behind a single sentence. "If you win the match, I'd be very willing to hear about your plans to rebuild the Anbu."

"Alright, can we begin now?" Fugaku Uchiha genuinely had clan matters to attend to; he didn't want to waste another second playing around with this brat.

Ultimately, there's no need to activate your Sharingan to deal with this brat; two simple Ninjutsu will suffice.

He's just a kid who just became Chunin. So what if he's the Fourth Hokage's disciple? Does he think he can fly to the heavens?

Fugaku Uchiha found the current match laughable; he, the dignified head of the Uchiha Clan, was actually fighting with a brat.

Alright, I'll hold back a bit later and only use 30% of my strength, so this Fourth Hokage disciple doesn't get hurt.

"Well then, Uncle Uchiha Clan, I'm going to begin." Yang Xing gave a reminder as he completed the hand Hand Seals.

"Okay, let's begin." Coming to his senses Fugaku Uchiha casually Hand Seals and, opening his mouth, shouted at the Ninjutsu Yang Xing was about to unleash, "Fire Style, Great... Great... What?! This can't be! Is this our clan's Fire Style: Fireball Technique? Holy crap, it's huge!"

Clearly, Fugaku Uchiha just wanted to casually unleash a Fire Style to let that kid in front of him know his level and that he was no match for the Uchiha Clan.

Unfortunately, before he could unleash his Ninjutsu, a huge fireball from Yang Xing's mouth startled him, and without thinking, he leaped away swiftly.

Boom!

Looking at the scorched earth of the ten-meter-deep ditch and the signs of several large trees collapsing instantly, Fugaku Uchiha's face turned grim; it looked as if he had lost his parents.

"Water Style: Water Clone Technique!" At this moment, Yang Xing had no time to give this guy in front of him a chance to rest. Since he was going to underestimate him, he would let him know what the price was.