"Your eyes?"
The instant Uchiha Yue spoke, Nagato wasn't the only one left dumbfounded. Yahiko and Konan forgot all about scolding him, staring at him just as blankly as Nagato. Seeing their expressions, Uchiha Yue was quite pleased with their reaction. Then, in front of Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, he revealed for the first time the long-hidden secret of the Shinobi World. He put away his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and changed them into Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then said:
"I'm a member of the Uchiha Clan. That's hardly a secret in the Shinobi World. But few people know that my mother was a member of the Uzumaki Clan. Nagato, you're also a member of the Uzumaki Clan. Have you noticed? You've always felt a certain closeness to me, haven't you? It's not because our personalities match. It's because the same blood flows through both our veins—the blood of the Uzumaki Clan, the blood of the same people."
"The Uzumaki Clan? What's that?"
Hearing Uchiha Yue mention the Uzumaki Clan, Nagato suddenly thought of his mother, and then his father. But when he thought back to his parents, he realized they had never told him about the Uzumaki Clan. He had always believed his parents were ordinary civilians with no chance of getting involved in the affairs of shinobi. Only now did he learn from Uchiha Yue that one of his parents might have belonged to the Uzumaki Clan.
Seeing Nagato's confusion, Uchiha Yue's lips curled into a satisfied smile. "That's right, the Uzumaki Clan. Most members of the Uzumaki Clan have red hair, physical strength far beyond that of ordinary people, and an immense supply of chakra. Sensory abilities are another of their strengths. Nagato, now that I've told you this, you should have realized that your traits are exactly like those