The Naka Shrine lay beneath the seventh tatami mat in the Uchiha Shrine in Konoha.
Uchiha Fugaku and many of the clan members were discussing the coup.
Suddenly, the entrance to the passage above them opened, and Itachi jumped down with Chuan Yu.
"Father, stop the coup."
Itachi walked forward and said calmly.
"What are you talking about? The coup is the hope of the entire clan!"
Before Uchiha Fugaku could respond, an elder beside him flew into a rage.
Even the older relatives, his uncles' generation, looked at Itachi with suspicion.
Uchiha Fugaku had discussed the coup with Itachi before, but Itachi's position had wavered.
So the clan members had demanded that Itachi be watched, and Shisui had been assigned to do it.
"Shisui is dead."
At Itachi's sudden words, the entire room fell silent. Everyone stared at him in shock, their suspicion now even more apparent.
Uchiha Fugaku drew a deep breath, his right hand tightening slightly on the armrest of his chair.
He knew that Shisui had been negotiating with Konoha recently. At the last meeting, Fugaku and Danzo had reached an impasse, and the talks had ultimately been declared a failure.
Shisui had died right around then...
"Itachi, how exactly did Shisui die?"
At that moment, the elder Uchiha Hiuhe glared fiercely at Itachi.
His question immediately drew everyone's attention.
Itachi had been the one wavering, and Shisui had been assigned to watch him.
The two had been closest. If something had happened to Shisui, then the truth was obvious.
The clan no longer trusted Itachi, all because of their resolve to carry out the coup.
"On the bridge over the Naka River. By the time I arrived, Shisui had already decided to die. But do you know when he reached that point?"
Itachi's eyes were filled with sorrow. At a time like this, the clan members still didn't realize how they had contributed to what happened.
"When the final negotiations were declared a failure, the Uchiha had already pushed Shisui to the brink..."
After hearing Itachi's words, the clan members in the hall fell silent.
Itachi took out Shisui's suicide note and handed it to Fugaku. A moment later, Fugaku announced to the clan that he intended to suspend the coup.
The clan members didn't object. Shisui had died for their sake, and Konoha had now driven him to his death. They could at least hold back for a while.
After a brief silence, Uchiha Fugaku turned his gaze to Uchiha Chuan Yu, standing beside Itachi.
"You've been through a lot, little one..."
Fugaku's eyes were full of warmth. He rose and walked toward Chuan Yu.
When Chuan Yu looked up, the Uchiha clan members were genuinely startled.
The Sharingan in his left eye, the Byakugan in his right.
But the Uchiha didn't react like the Hyuga Clan had. Instead, the warmth of kinship enveloped Chuan Yu, making him feel truly at home.
"The Hyuga Clan must be blind! To call a child like this a freak... I say he'll surpass every Hokage before him! From this day on, Uchiha Chuan Yu is one of us!"
Fugaku patted Chuan Yu's head and smiled warmly down at him. "He's also my son, Uchiha Fugaku's own."
Chuan Yu froze. As he looked into Fugaku's eyes, tears suddenly streamed down his face.
Even though he had arrived in this world as a transmigrator, he had been alone for two years. This was the first time he had felt the warmth of family.
And the first time anyone had accepted him.
Fugaku hadn't been exaggerating when he said Chuan Yu would surpass the Hokage. He had seen that the six-year-old Chuan Yu had awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan—a talent even greater than Itachi's.
But what truly won Fugaku over was Chuan Yu's right eye.
The Hyuga Clan's Byakugan wasn't present from birth. Awakening it required rigorous training.
When Kagami Uchiha was still alive, he had once mentioned Chuan Yu to Fugaku.
The Hyuga Clan hadn't taught him their ninjutsu or secret techniques, either.
Between being bullied and constantly having to think of ways to deal with them, when could Chuan Yu have found time to train hard?
And yet the child had awakened his eye without anyone noticing. It had truly astonished Fugaku.
Fortunately, the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans had both kept things under wraps. No other Konoha clan knew who Chuan Yu was.
The Hyuga Clan didn't want to lose face.
The Uchiha, meanwhile, had been under tremendous pressure.
"Everyone, listen! Chuan Yu's identity is to remain secret! No one is to mention his past. If I find out anyone has brought it up in private or told an outsider..."
Uchiha Fugaku swept his cold gaze across the clan members, then said harshly, "I'll kill them!!!..."
Fortunately, Chuan Yu had discovered that he could conceal both his Sharingan and his Byakugan. This was something Fugaku hadn't expected.
After the discussion ended, Chuan Yu went home with Fugaku and Itachi.
As soon as they reached the house, Itachi opened the door.
"Nii-san!!!"
A little boy about Chuan Yu's age rushed straight into Itachi's arms.
"Sasuke must've been bored all alone at home."
Fugaku smiled, took off his shoes, then picked Chuan Yu up and carried him inside.
"Mikoto, guess who this little guy is."
In the kitchen, Uchiha Mikoto was preparing dinner. When she saw Fugaku carrying Chuan Yu in, she froze.
"He's so adorable. If you're asking who he looks like, though, he does resemble Shisui a little!"
"Come here, let me hold him!"
Mikoto hurriedly wiped her hands and reached out to take Chuan Yu.
"Mikoto..."
"Shisui..."
Fugaku suddenly spoke, his expression complicated.
After decades of marriage, Mikoto could naturally understand what Fugaku was trying to say.
Itachi and Shisui had been close friends. Back then, after training, Shisui would come over to eat with Itachi all the time.
He had often praised Mikoto's cooking, too, and eagerly polished off several bowls every time.
Mikoto's tears began to fall before she even realized it...
A few minutes later, Itachi took Chuan Yu and Sasuke back to their room, while Fugaku and Mikoto began discussing adopting Chuan Yu.
"Nii-san, who's this guy?"
This was the first time Chuan Yu had met the adorable little Sasuke.
He was much better than the grown-up Sasuke Chuan Yu remembered from the anime, always acting so smug.
Chuan Yu didn't answer. He walked over and pinched Sasuke's cheek. "You're so cute..."
"S-stop! That hurts! Nii-san!!!"
Seeing that the two little boys seemed to be getting along, Itachi was relieved.
"Sasuke, this is Chuan Yu. From now on, he'll be your older brother, too. I'll protect both of you."
Itachi ruffled their hair and said with a smile.
"I don't really want to... But since you've said so, nii-san, I'll settle for calling him my second older brother. Hmph!"
The little Sasuke really was a tsundere.
But passing up an advantage was for fools. Chuan Yu grinned shamelessly and, imitating Itachi, ruffled Sasuke's hair. "Be a good boy, little brother!"
Sasuke immediately pouted in protest.
"Itachi! Chuan Yu! Sasuke! Dinner's ready!"
Mikoto's voice came from outside.
Sasuke was the first to jump off the bed and scamper out.
The table was laden with delicious food.
Looking at all the dishes, Chuan Yu was overwhelmed with emotion.
Two years...
Did you know what I'd been through these two years?!
Did you?!
He picked up his bowl and chopsticks and began devouring the food.
Seeing him eat like that, Mikoto's eyes immediately reddened.
This poor child...
"Slow down, or you'll choke!"
Mikoto said it, but she kept piling food into Chuan Yu's bowl.
Fugaku nodded slightly from beside her.
"From now on, you'll live here. We're a family. After a little while, you and Sasuke can start school together."
Seeing how much Chuan Yu was enjoying his food, Sasuke wasn't about to be outdone. He picked up his bowl and dug in.
The two boys ate with greasy mouths, rice grains stuck to their chins, and everyone burst out laughing.
Night fell. The warmth of the family was etched deep into Chuan Yu's memory, a moment he would never forget.
Before bed, Mikoto took out a pair of scissors and trimmed Chuan Yu's long hair, then gave him a bath.
When he looked in the mirror, he saw that his hair now looked exactly like Shisui's. Mikoto said that looking at Chuan Yu was like seeing Shisui; the two of them looked so alike.
She said she had cut Shisui's hair, too, and had gotten used to it.
Late at night, Chuan Yu lay in bed, making detailed plans for the future.
Shisui was only the first victim of the coup. The real coup would erupt a year from now.
And at that time, Itachi Uchiha would also move to wipe out his clan.
Itachi Uchiha must already be a double agent for Konoha and the Uchiha.
Chuan Yu's goal was to grow stronger as quickly as possible over the next year and stop Itachi Uchiha from wiping out the clan.
To Chuan Yu, there was no right or wrong. The Uchiha had simply been put on the defensive from the start. In this world, only the victors got to decide what was right.
If the Uchiha won the coup, they would be the ones calling the shots, and they wouldn't have to endure this treatment.
And it was all because of Danzo and that hypocritical Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Kill them, then lead the Uchiha to take control of Konoha—that was how he could change their fate!
[System Notification! The host's idea is more lit than Bor! Force-triggering five-nature chakra training! (Proficient)] [System Notification! Automatically signing in! Location: Uchiha Clan Head's home! Reward: Uchiha ancestral Fire Style! (All techniques proficient)] Host: Uchiha Chuan Yu Body: 7 Genjutsu: 8 Ninjutsu: 8 Intelligence: 9 Left eye: Two-Tomoe Sharingan. [Training in progress] Right eye: Byakugan. Five-Nature Chakra (Proficient √) (Well-Practiced) (Masterful) [Training in progress] Uchiha Fire Style (All techniques proficient)
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