Redefining a Clan, the Uchiha are the Heaven-Favored Clan!

Uchiha Mikoto, who was in the kitchen, seemed to have heard something. She poked her head out and smiled, "Itachi, you're back? Dinner will be ready in a moment, go wash your hands first."

Itachi Uchiha forced a smile and said, "No need, Mother. I've already eaten. I'm a bit tired from several days of missions, so I'd like to go back to my room to rest."

After saying this, he turned to look at his father and Sasuke, "Father, Sasuke, I'm sorry, I won't be able to join you for dinner."

Mikoto spoke up, "Oh, that's right, Itachi, you don't know yet, do you?"

"Izumi passed her graduation exam today and has officially become a ninja. Mother prepared a grand feast to celebrate!"

A graduation celebration... Itachi Uchiha's expression dimmed. Then, seeing Izumi also poke her head out from the kitchen, he had no choice but to force a smile, "Then, congratulations, Izumi."

"It's just that I'm really a bit tired. I didn't prepare a gift in advance either. Izumi, I'm sorry, I can't celebrate with you. I will definitely make up for the gift tomorrow."

"Father, Mother, Sasuke, I am very sorry, I am going back to my room to rest."

With that, he headed straight to his room.

Once the sound of the door closing echoed through the house, the others finally snapped out of their daze.

Something was definitely wrong...

Itachi still valued his family deeply; in a situation like this, he wouldn't have missed it, no matter how tired he was.

Mikoto couldn't help but look worried, glancing at Fugaku.

Seeing this, Fugaku gave Sasuke a look.

It's me again... Sasuke sighed helplessly, stood up, and walked toward Itachi's room.

When he reached the door, before he could even knock, Itachi's voice came from inside: "Is that you, Sasuke?"

"I've already rested. Can we talk about whatever it is tomorrow?"

"Also, please tell Izumi I'm sorry I couldn't celebrate her graduation. I'm really a bit tired, and I don't want to ruin the mood for you all because of me..."

Heh, you've already ruined it... Sasuke pushed the door open directly.

Stare.

"..."

Hearing the noise, Itachi Uchiha, who was sitting on the garden walkway connected to his room with his arms wrapped around his knees, looking up at the moonlight, turned his head. His expression was a mix of helplessness and awkwardness.

Sasuke walked straight over and sat down beside him, resting his elbows on his thighs and his chin in his hands, watching the moon in silence.

The two remained wordless.

After a long while, Itachi sighed and said, "Tenma was killed in action."

"Is that so? That's a pity..."

Tenma was a member of Itachi Uchiha's ninja squad; Sasuke naturally knew him.

Turning to look at Itachi's eyes, Sasuke saw them shift into scarlet Two-Tomoe Sharingan as Itachi nodded, "He died protecting me."

Sasuke patted Itachi on the shoulder, "The feeling of losing a comrade must be hard to bear..."

Itachi nodded, "I have always believed that the birth and death of life both have meaning, and that life can be saved."

"I once saved Tenma, and he said he would definitely repay that debt, but I never expected that he would end up dying to protect me."

"I have experienced the pain of a comrade losing their life and felt the sensation of losing the most important things. That is why I awakened the Sharingan."

"But if one must experience such pain to awaken the Sharingan, then... what is the meaning of these eyes?"

"What does this bloodline limit that we, the Uchiha clan, are so proud of even amount to?"

"Are we truly an evil clan under a curse?"

No, why are you able to say this with a completely expressionless face, without even a fluctuation in your tone?! Looking at Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke couldn't help but scream internally.

Itachi seemed to realize something. He finally showed a shift in emotion and turned his head with an apologetic look, "Sasuke, I forgot you haven't awakened the Sharingan yet. I'm sorry, my words must have troubled you."

Sasuke shook his head, "Although I haven't awakened the Sharingan and haven't experienced this kind of pain, Brother..."

"I don't think we should dwell on the pain of the past, but rather, after experiencing loss, cherish everything we have around us even more."

"Whether it is family, friendship, or love."

"That is the meaning behind the awakening of the Sharingan."

"Therefore, we shouldn't question our clan's bloodline limit; on the contrary, we should be grateful."

"Because sorrow transforms into the Sharingan, granting us power and allowing us to better protect the things worth cherishing in the future."

"Compared to others, our clan is undoubtedly fortunate."

Fortunate?... Itachi Uchiha was stunned, "You think that compared to others, our clan is fortunate?"

"Yes." Sasuke nodded, "Because they can only watch helplessly as they lose things time and time again, and are highly likely to become completely decadent after repeated blows and repeated feelings of powerlessness."

"But we, the Uchiha clan, are spurred to evolve our Sharingan through every loss, and grow stronger through every sorrow, until we possess the ability to never lose anything again."

"Unless death occurs, no predicament can defeat us."

"In times of prosperity, we are no different from ordinary people."

"But in times of adversity, the heavens have uniquely granted our clan the ability to be reborn from the ashes."

"Therefore, aren't we exactly the lucky clan favored and doted upon by the heavens?"

Itachi Uchiha's pupils constricted violently!

The meaning behind awakening the Sharingan lies in protecting everything still worth cherishing.

Unless it is death, no predicament can ever strike down the Uchiha clan...

We are not an evil clan, nor are we a clan cursed by the heavens!

We are a clan favored and doted upon by the heavens!

Could it be... that I have truly misunderstood our clan?

Sasuke's words undoubtedly struck his heart like a heavy hammer, shattering the understanding and doubts he had just formed regarding the clan and the Sharingan into pieces!

Outside the room.

Fugaku Uchiha, who had been pricking up his ears, could not help but wear a dazed expression, and he too began to harbor doubts:

Could it be that our understanding of the clan and the Sharingan has been wrong all along?

In the thousand years of Uchiha heritage, no one had ever interpreted their clan in such a way!

Inside the Soul Space.

Is it even possible to interpret it this way?... Elder Nobuhiko was also left stunned by what he heard.

However, he understood Sasuke better than Fugaku and Itachi did.

Two years ago, Sasuke had once claimed that the Uchiha were the Clan of Love, which had shaken him to his core!

But even so, he still believed the Uchiha clan to be a twisted one.

At that time, Sasuke did not have this current theory to overturn his argument.

Clearly, this set of ideas was either thought up after that, or made up on the spot!

It was just... it sounded far too reasonable!

No one is willing to define their own clan or their own bloodline as evil, nor are they willing to be defined as such!

It was only because they could not provide a positive explanation for the phenomenon of awakening the Sharingan through grief that they had no choice but to accept the definition of themselves as an evil clan.

Elder Nobuhiko believed that if this theory were handled properly, the Uchiha bloodline would be draped in a sacred veil and redefined!

But if handled poorly... it would likely invite a catastrophe!

Thinking of this, Elder Nobuhiko said in a hurried tone:

"Sasuke, you must not spread this theory around casually. A title like the Heaven-Favored Clan is far too likely to invite resentment!"