An Outcast Among the Uchiha

Clearly, Hiruzen Sarutobi was putting pressure on Fugaku Uchiha.

Genkawa Uchiha was doing the same.

As a result, the atmosphere became somewhat strange. Fugaku Uchiha had arrived in a rage, but now he inexplicably felt tense.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was one thing. After all, he was the Third Hokage. Speaking those words as the Hokage under such circumstances, though not explicit, was still a very direct accusation.

But Genkawa Uchiha...

"Don't fool around."

Fugaku Uchiha instinctively put on the bearing of a Clan Head. He first spoke to Genkawa Uchiha, then replied to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"I do not yet know the specifics of what the Third Hokage has mentioned."

As the Clan Head, how could he be intimidated by just a few words? Naturally, he would stall for as long as he could.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly.

"Very well. This indeed isn't the time to discuss this. We'll deal with it after tonight's matter has been resolved."

Fugaku Uchiha visibly relaxed.

Seeing this, Genkawa Uchiha smiled.

He gave Fugaku Uchiha a thumbs-up. "Fugaku, you're really something."

Without caring whether Fugaku Uchiha understood him, he picked up the bag he had set down earlier and headed toward the clan compound without looking back.

Fugaku Uchiha immediately wanted to speak, but Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped him.

"Let that child go back. Danzo was at fault tonight, and that child was wronged. Fugaku, make sure you comfort him properly when you return."

Fugaku Uchiha nodded. "I understand."

Since Genkawa Uchiha had left, he naturally no longer cared about what happened at the scene.

He could still hear the two discussing matters behind him, their topic centered on the Sharingan in Fugaku Uchiha's hand. Genkawa Uchiha, however, found it laughable.

For the Uchiha Clan to have a Clan Head like this was truly a blessing earned over several lifetimes.

Tonight's events had been an accident to him.

If the Nine-Tails had not come right at him, he would not have acted at all. Now, after another "self-destruction," most of the natural energy he had accumulated within his body had been depleted. He needed to go back and gather more.

Having now witnessed Fugaku Uchiha's hesitation, Genkawa Uchiha completely gave up on thoughts he should never have had in the first place.

To hell with them all.

When Genkawa Uchiha stepped into the Uchiha Clan Compound, he saw the chaos within.

It was not truly that chaotic. They had merely been affected by the destruction caused by the Nine-Tails.

Fresh blood stained the stone steps. There was not much of it, and no one had wiped it away.

Several clan members with awakened Sharingan stood atop the walls, looking toward where the Nine-Tails had appeared earlier. Children formed two lines on the road, led hand in hand by older clan members as they hurried toward the north gate.

No one cried, and no one asked why.

"Don't look back. Move faster."

A middle-aged man gave the order in a low voice, the Sharingan in his eyes crimson under the glow of the flames.

Several clan members with awakened Sharingan leaned against the collapsed walls they had pried apart, searching beneath them for wounded people. Their Sharingan were still active.

They did not speak. They merely stared toward the distant Hokage Building.

"Why won't the village let us go out and help?" a young man asked in a hushed voice.

"Heh, why else? They fear the power we possess," another replied, his tone clearly dissatisfied.

"Was it an order personally issued by the Hokage?" someone else asked.

"Who knows? The Anbu delivered the order."

"Damn it, we're Uchiha, not prisoners."

"Shut up."

An elder interrupted him. "Do your own job properly."

The young man who had been reprimanded was clearly resentful, but seeing the chaotic state of the clan compound, he wisely shut his mouth.

Genkawa Uchiha walked past them without slowing, as if he did not care about anything before him.

Naturally, others noticed his behavior.

"Where did you go?" someone asked him.

"To buy groceries."

Genkawa Uchiha's reply was simple, so simple that it was as if the Nine-Tails had never appeared.

Seeing his attitude, someone naturally became upset and rebuked him, "Can't you see what state the clan compound is in?"

Genkawa Uchiha stopped and looked at the man. "So?"

The man had clearly not expected such an attitude from Genkawa Uchiha. Furious, even the tomoe in his Sharingan spun faster as he took several steps forward and came before Genkawa Uchiha.

"Is this the attitude an Uchiha should have? Our clansmen need help, yet you stand by coldly?"

As soon as those words fell, many people stopped walking or paused in their work, all turning their eyes this way.

When they saw that one of the people arguing was Genkawa Uchiha, some immediately changed expression.

Some looked at Genkawa Uchiha with utter indifference, while others showed disgust.

There were all kinds of reactions.

Clearly, even among the Uchiha, Genkawa Uchiha could be considered an outcast.

"Or what?"

Genkawa Uchiha asked in return. He looked at the others before finally withdrawing his gaze and staring directly at the young man before him.

"Do they need my help? Haven't you all always been indifferent?"

After saying that, Genkawa Uchiha spoke no more. He walked forward directly, knocking the young Uchiha aside with his shoulder.

"That's enough, Tekka."

A somewhat older Uchiha spoke up and stopped the youth. He watched Genkawa Uchiha's departing back with an unreadable expression.

"Uncle Yashiro, look at that guy!"

The youth, Uchiha Tekka, was clearly furious at Genkawa Uchiha's answer and actions. He wanted nothing more than to go up and teach him a lesson immediately.

"Just ignore him."

Uchiha Yashiro gave him a somewhat stern look.

Uchiha Tekka had no choice but to fall silent.

Meanwhile, Genkawa Uchiha strolled through the streets of the clan compound.

On both sides were ordinary clansmen who appeared somewhat panicked, adults and children alike. There were also clansmen with awakened Sharingan who had stopped walking. Without exception, all of them turned their eyes toward him.

Under the moonlight, the eyes of the Uchiha with awakened Sharingan lining the streets of the Uchiha Clan Compound were blood-red, carrying an eerie gleam beneath the moon.

If it had been anyone else, being watched by so many eyes would likely have made them extremely nervous, perhaps even afraid.

Yet Genkawa Uchiha acted as though he saw none of it. Carrying the bag in his hand, he continued walking, completely ignoring the stares from both sides.

"It's that guy."

"He doesn't deserve the Uchiha name."

"That bastard should be kicked out of the Uchiha Clan."

"He's disgusting."

Quiet conversations rose from both sides of the street, all directed at Genkawa Uchiha.

Those words reached his ears, but he continued to ignore them.

From this alone, it was not difficult to see Genkawa Uchiha's position within the Uchiha Clan.

He had been isolated.

More precisely, Genkawa Uchiha had voluntarily isolated himself from the entire Uchiha Clan.

Throughout Konoha, Genkawa Uchiha was a true outcast, solitary and self-centered in the eyes of outsiders.

Within the Uchiha Clan, he was likewise an outcast—unsociable and cold, entirely lacking the pride an Uchiha ought to possess.

Over time, the clansmen had accumulated no small amount of resentment toward him.

However, these people only dared to mutter quietly. No one dared to come up and criticize him to his face.

Thick-headed fools like Uchiha Tekka were a rarity.

Ultimately, the reason was simply that Genkawa Uchiha was unwilling to contribute to the clan.

As for why he was unwilling.

The reason was simple.

After he blew up the Ninja Academy at the age of six, the Uchiha Clan learned of his talent. Believing him to be a treasure bestowed upon the Uchiha by heaven, the entire clan placed great expectations on him, hoping he would become the Uchiha Clan's sharpest spear.

Unfortunately, Genkawa Uchiha had absolutely no interest in that.

Thus, the conflict between both sides deepened more and more, until it had become somewhat irreconcilable.

But Genkawa Uchiha was simply too strong in a fight.

Although he could not use ninjutsu, his terrifying strength and powerful body had made quite a few troublemakers within the Uchiha Clan suffer.

In the past, anyone who dared to act up before him had, without exception, experienced the weight of his fists. Their endings went without saying.

And the more that happened, the less welcomed he became by the other clansmen.

Over time, things became what they were now.

Genkawa Uchiha suddenly stopped walking, and the conversations immediately ceased.

"Are you all that free?"

Someone's face twitched, but he still looked away.

Some lowered their heads, refusing to look at him.

Others showed anger on their faces.

"A bunch of trash."

Genkawa Uchiha gave the assessment calmly, then resumed walking. He no longer looked at them as he headed toward his home.

If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you don't lose it next time.