Master Yamashita

Chapter 49: Master Yamashita

Seeing the door open to reveal a child not even six years old, Master Yamashita, who was currently meditating, merely glanced up before lowering his head once more to continue chanting.

"Hey!"

Seeing Master Yamashita remain so uncooperative even after Uchiha Shin had entered, Uchiha Nobuhide grew somewhat annoyed.

What is this? Are you trying to make me look bad in front of my superior?

Uchiha Nobuhide immediately prepared to shout a reprimand at Master Yamashita.

"Brother Nobuhide, please head out for a moment."

"I would like to have a word with Master Yamashita."

Uchiha Shin turned his head, offering Uchiha Nobuhide a full, bright smile.

"This..."

"Very well, Young Master Shin, take care of yourself."

Uchiha Nobuhide hesitated for a moment, but still nodded toward Uchiha Shin.

Before leaving, Uchiha Nobuhide shot a fierce glare at Master Yamashita, as if warning him to behave himself.

Yet, faced with Uchiha Nobuhide's parting look of warning, Master Yamashita remained as still as an ancient monk in deep meditation, his expression as calm and undisturbed as a stagnant well.

Uchiha Nobuhide's attempt at intimidation felt like punching a pile of cotton.

Heh, this is interesting...

Uchiha Shin watched Master Yamashita with a faint smile, saying nothing, simply sitting cross-legged in silence before the master, his gaze fixed steadily upon him.

Heh, a test of patience, is it?

From the moment he stepped through the door, Uchiha Shin had been secretly observing Master Yamashita.

There are those who truly desire nothing, but based on Uchiha Shin's observations, this Master Yamashita was certainly not one of them.

As the saying goes, he who has no desires is strong.

But anyone who desires something has a weakness.

Master Yamashita was a man of desire, and therefore, he had a weakness.

It was just like taming a hawk; Uchiha Shin could not show any sign of urgency before Master Yamashita, or the subsequent negotiations would become difficult, wouldn't they?

You claim to have no desires?

You claim to have an iron will?

Heh...

Uchiha Shin sat in that room for an entire day.

During this time, ninjas came in to bring Uchiha Shin food and water.

Uchiha Shin ate with great relish, but as for Master Yamashita's portion...

My apologies, aren't you supposed to have an iron will?

You might as well stop drinking water, too.

If you have the guts, then starve yourself and die of thirst!

In any case, there are plenty of captured monk-ninjas from the Fire Temple, and the Fire Temple itself is still there.

Uchiha Shin was in no rush.

There is great terror between life and death, and Uchiha Shin did not believe that everyone was so fearless or possessed such an iron will.

If they were, then during the Battle of the Canyon, even if they couldn't win, they could have chosen to perish alongside the enemy—so why did they surrender?

Was it not out of fear of death?

When evening came, Uchiha Shin left, instructing Uchiha Nobuhide that since the captured monk-ninjas of the Fire Temple dared to go on a hunger strike, they should be denied water as well.

As for poisons that sap physical strength, they were to be force-fed to all the captured monks of the Fire Temple without exception.

They've already been taken prisoner, yet they're still acting so brave?

Do they really think the Uchiha Clan is a pushover?

Hmph! I could wipe out the Fire Temple's lineage in a heartbeat...

Uchiha Nobuhide had actually wanted to do this for a long time, but he had been unwilling to take the responsibility...

Since Uchiha Shin had given the order, if he, Uchiha Nobuhide, didn't seize the chance to deal with these bald monks from the Fire Temple, he would be doing a disservice to all the frustration he had endured these past few days.

The next morning, Uchiha Shin appeared punctually once again in the room where Master Yamashita was being held.

To obtain the training method for the secret technique known as the "Talent of the Immortal Clan," Uchiha Shin was prepared to stop at nothing.

"Sigh..."

"This benefactor, if you have something you wish to ask, then ask it!"

Having eaten nothing for days due to the hunger strike, his body was already incredibly weak.

Furthermore, because of this guy from the Uchiha Clan standing before him, they had even cut off his water supply since yesterday.

Master Yamashita did not actually want to die...

He had only wanted to use this opportunity to stall for time, hoping to buy enough time for the temple to rescue them.

But he had not expected that this Uchiha Clan fellow would refuse to play by the rules, going so far as to deny him even water.

Moreover, from the look in this Uchiha Clan member's eyes, Master Yamashita could be certain that he truly intended to starve and dehydrate him to death.

Heh, this was just like encountering youths fighting on the street in his past life; you had to stay as far away as possible.

Those fifteen or sixteen-year-old youths didn't care about collateral damage, execution, or going to prison.

When these youths fought, once their eyes turned red, they would just pull out a knife and stab; as for the consequences?

Heh, they didn't care at all.

That is why the fierce are sometimes truly afraid of the reckless.

Clearly, Master Yamashita was afraid that Uchiha Shin would really starve and dehydrate him to death, and there would be nowhere for him to seek justice then.

So, the moment Uchiha Shin walked in today, Master Yamashita could no longer hold it together and spoke up directly.

After all, the worst that could happen in an execution was a quick death, but being starved and dehydrated to death was a process no ordinary person could endure.

"I want the specific cultivation method for the Talent of the Immortal Clan."

Uchiha Shin chuckled, looking at Master Yamashita as he got straight to the point.

"Shh..."

"Don't you dare lie to me..."

"There are dozens of other captured monk-ninjas in the next room."

"The Fire Temple is right there, too; it isn't going anywhere."

"If I can't get it from the living, I'll just have to set my sights on the dead."

Uchiha Shin did not wait for Master Yamashita to refuse before laying out all of his subsequent plans.

"Choose for yourself..."

Uchiha Shin narrowed his eyes and gave Master Yamashita a sinister grin.

However, to Master Yamashita, this smile looked more like the grin of a demon from hell.

Uchiha Shin waited quietly for Master Yamashita to make his choice.

After a struggle of conscience, Master Yamashita finally made his decision.

After all, the situation was stronger than the man, and the Uchiha Clan truly had the capability to wipe out the heritage of the Fire Temple.

It was not worth sacrificing everything for a secret technique like the "Talent of the Immortal Clan."

Besides, even if he gave the secret technique to this fellow, it didn't mean he would be able to learn it.

Although the "Talent of the Immortal Clan" secret technique was powerful, it was easy to learn but difficult to master.

Otherwise, the Fire Temple would have long since used this "Talent of the Immortal Clan" secret technique to ride roughshod over the other ninja clans in the Land of Fire.

By doing this, he was merely protecting the heritage of the Fire Temple.

Having made the compromise, Master Yamashita could only comfort himself in his heart this way.

Heh, what a typical case of self-deception, haha.

Immediately, Uchiha Shin had the ninjas outside bring paper and pen, letting Master Yamashita transcribe the entire cultivation method for the "Talent of the Immortal Clan."

As for tampering with the transcribed cultivation method of the "Talent of the Immortal Clan"?

Uchiha Shin was no fool; he would certainly seek verification from the Fire Temple monk-ninjas imprisoned in the large room next door afterward.

As long as Master Yamashita wasn't an idiot, he would absolutely not try to fool Uchiha Shin with a fake "Talent of the Immortal Clan" cultivation method.

After Master Yamashita finished writing...

Uchiha Shin asked Uchiha Nobuhide to bring water and food to Master Yamashita.

Afterward, Uchiha Shin took the cultivation method for the "Talent of the Immortal Clan" and went to verify it with the captured Fire Temple monk-ninjas next door.

As for how to deal with the group from the Fire Temple, there was no rush; that could wait until after the Uchiha Clan finished their negotiations with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

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