"What a rude brat."
"I didn't call you here for anything else. I'll be blunt: join us, Genmei!"
Hearing that,
Uchiha Genmei
could only think that this old bastard had some nerve.
"Having your subordinates try to kill me was one thing. I'm still alive and well."
"What about the clan members who died, and their families?"
Uchiha Setsuna let out a scoff.
He said loudly, "You naive brat. For the sake of the Uchiha, for the sake of the Hokage's seat,"
"sacrifice is unavoidable. This is a necessary evil!"
His expression cold and still,
Uchiha Genmei listened to Uchiha Setsuna's words.
He took a sheet of white paper from his pocket and held it up.
His indifferent voice rang out:
"I don't want to hear any more of your grandstanding."
"Write down the names of all your subordinates."
Without waiting for the old Uchiha Setsuna to react, he set the paper on the table.
Then he picked up a nearby clay jar.
He continued in a calm voice:
"This is a little something from me."
Uchiha Setsuna sneered.
"What do you mean, brat? You think you can make me betray my subordinates with this? Do you think that's possible?"
Uchiha Genmei paid no mind to the old man's mockery and continued setting the clay jar on the table.
"This isn't a gift."
"These are the eyes of everyone here's..."
"fathers, mothers, grandmothers, grandfathers, brothers, sisters, and lovers..."
"..."
His voice was utterly devoid of compassion, yet perfectly calm.
Like the breath of a cruel, malevolent asura, it snuffed out every trace of warmth in the room.
That ominous yet indifferent voice
was like the whisper of a Jashin.
Everyone present broke out in a cold sweat.
Uchiha Setsuna lowered his eyes, his expression impossible to read.
His hand touched the clay jar, trembling slightly as he opened it.
Clatter!
Uchiha Setsuna opened the jar and was horrified by the pile of eyes soaking in saline solution inside.
The jar slipped from his hand and landed on the table. He sank back in his seat, as if all his strength had been drained away. His ever-vigilant posture finally gave way.
One of the middle-aged Uchiha ninja present couldn't hold back any longer.
He strode forward,
grabbed Uchiha Genmei by the shoulder,
and roared, "You bastard—"
Before he could finish, Uchiha Genmei turned around, the man's hand still gripping his shoulder.
He stared at him coldly.
His eyes were filled with intricate patterns.
A surging force of ocular chakra pressed down on everyone in the room.
The terrifying pressure bore down on them all.
The Uchiha's eyes went blank, and blood trickled from his nostrils.
Thump!
His knees buckled, and he fell to the ground.
Uchiha Genmei patted his shoulder and stood up.
The divine eyes in his sockets gazed down at Uchiha Setsuna with the serene composure of a Buddha.
His merciless voice continued: "Your so-called necessary evil, in my eyes, is nothing but an excuse you made up to justify your own evil deeds."
He raised a hand.
"Naka, let's go."
At Uchiha Naka's lead, more than a dozen Uchiha stepped behind Genmei.
The Uchiha present were shaken by the sheer cruelty of Genmei's oppressive presence and the unfathomable power of his eyes.
Even with a traitor in their midst, no one dared utter a word.
They could only watch as Uchiha Genmei and the others swaggered toward the door.
Just before the door closed,
Genmei turned his head
and looked at Uchiha Setsuna, who was trembling all over but remained silent.
His cruel words continued:
"Old man, if you want them to return safely, you have half a month to think it over."
"If you still want to struggle, I'm looking forward to it."
Bang!
The room fell silent.
After an unknown length of time,
a furious, frenzied roar rang out.
Uchiha Genmei led the way.
A group of elite ninja in traditional black Uchiha robes followed behind him.
They left the estate
and made their way straight to the Police Force headquarters.
The personnel changing shifts along the way were stunned by what they saw.
"Isn't that Lord Naka?"
"Wasn't he, like Lord Rai, one of Lord Setsuna's right-hand men? Why is he following Genmei?"
"Didn't Genmei just come from Lord Setsuna's estate? Aren't those all Lord Setsuna's men?!"
"They all seem to be taking their orders from him."
"Looks like something earth-shattering happened."
"I remember Lord Naka has a Mangekyō Sharingan. If Genmei is leading him, does that mean Genmei has awakened the power of the gods too?!"
"The Uchiha are in for a change. Two Mangekyō wielders and a group of elite ninja have formed another faction."
Ignoring the shock of the clan members around him,
Uchiha Genmei led his subordinates into the Police Force's enormous conference room.
Uchiha Genmei nodded.
He was pleased that no one else was there.
He formed Hand Seals.
[Silent Boundary]
He wasn't skilled in Barrier Ninjutsu, but he knew enough for something like this, which was meant to keep information from being overheard.
He turned around
and looked at his silent subordinates.
He said calmly:
"I know you think I'm cruel, especially you, Naka."
"But I told you I had a foolproof way to handle the aftermath."
He beckoned to Uchiha Naka.
"Come here, Naka."
Uchiha Naka stepped forward.
Silence.
Seeing this, Uchiha Genmei let out a helpless sigh.
"Naka, as you use the Mangekyō, has your vision gradually become blurry?"
"Yes, Lord Genmei."
A hum!
Uchiha Genmei manifested his Eternal Mangekyō.
His left eye twitched slightly.
"Don't resist my ocular chakra, Naka. Feel that miraculous power. It has even more wondrous uses."
[Eye Technique: Amaterasu-Omikami]
A divine light enveloped Uchiha Naka.
He raised his hand in surprise.
"The lines on my palm are clearer? No, they've been restored?"
He was overwhelmed with excitement. He had awakened the Mangekyō long ago, and as he used its power, his vision had gradually grown blurry.
He had been worried for a long time about what he would do when he lost his sight.
"Lord Genmei, I understand!"
"This healing power is incredible!"
Uchiha Genmei nodded at his words.
"You should have more faith in me. You've even experienced the dead coming back to life, so there's no need to worry about what comes next."
But inwardly, he sighed.
After assigning Uchiha Naka that task the other day,
he had already considered how to handle the aftermath.
Now that his eyes had evolved into the Eternal Eye,
the conditions for using Amaterasu-Omikami had become less demanding.
The revival ability's cooldown had dropped from ten years to one week, and the chakra cost had been halved.
That might sound like a small cost, but it was half of his own chakra reserves after awakening the Eternal Eye.
Just look at Uchiha Madara after he awakened the Eternal Eye.
He had been able to fight Senju Hashirama for days.
That alone showed that an Uchiha who had reached the realm of the Eternal Eye had an utterly immense chakra reserve.
Taking into account
that the other night, in order to save him, the one who had started the fight with Uchiha Rai had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan,
and that he had Mangekyō wielders under his command who would all need to use this power in the future,
he had spent 50 points on Aura Epiphany
to strengthen the eye technique, Amaterasu-Omikami.
Now Amaterasu-Omikami had no cooldown, and he could activate it at will for just two-thirds of his chakra.
It also came with the ability to heal anything.
Including blurry vision caused by the Mangekyō.
After demonstrating his ruthless methods, this power would help him win people over.
It would also give him a safety net in this situation.
"As long as Uchiha Setsuna behaves from now on, I'll let those people go."
"If he doesn't, don't worry. I'll only take thunderous action against those who refuse to surrender and the ringleaders."
Hearing their leader's words, the Uchiha present were all reassured.
They bowed.
"Yes! We will obey your orders."
Kagami Uchiha looked at the intelligence in his hands.
He glanced at the subordinate who had brought it to him.
His voice was laden with complicated emotions. "He's already grown to this level?"
"Lead the way. I'm going to see Genmei."
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