When Uchiha Yang saw Uzumaki Mito, she was still unconscious and had no idea she was already inside the Uchiha Compound.
Splash!
A basin of cold water was roughly dumped straight onto Uzumaki Mito's face.
Whoosh!
Uzumaki Mito suddenly jolted awake and sat up, breathing rapidly. A certain part of her body rose and fell, making Uchiha Yang unable to stop his eyes from wandering.
Good grief, Senju Hashirama was going to have a wonderful life.
Uchiha Yang would absolutely not admit that he was jealous.
"Kidnapping me won't do you any good. Don't even think about using me to threaten my clan. I'm telling you, my father would never damage the clan's interests for my sake."
As expected of the Princess of Uzumaki, even though she knew her situation was extremely dangerous, Uzumaki Mito kept up a calm appearance.
More and more Uchiha elders gathered to watch. After all, Uzumaki Mito was key to the start of their next plan.
They observed her civilly. Though everyone hated the Uzumaki Clan, no one had subjected Uzumaki Mito to any humiliating treatment.
Uzumaki Mito was just one person. What they were plotting against was the entire Uzumaki Clan.
"Yang, I think instead of letting Senju Hashirama have Uzumaki Mito, you might as well take her for yourself."
After giving Uzumaki Mito's delicate features a close look, Uchiha Izuna couldn't help making the suggestion.
He had never liked Senju Hashirama, who had fooled his big brother. He thought Hashirama was a hypocrite, a thoroughly self-righteous man.
Unfortunately, his big brother had never seen through Hashirama's true nature and had foolishly believed in his illogical dream of peace.
"That's a pretty good suggestion. Keep making it—I like hearing it."
Uchiha Yang burst out laughing. "Of course, if your big brother can beat Senju Hashirama, then I'll marry her."
"What are you talking about? How could I possibly lose to Senju Hashirama?"
Hearing that Yang didn't believe he could beat Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara immediately flared up.
"See? Your big brother's getting worked up."
Uchiha Yang's words were sharp enough to get under Uchiha Madara's skin at once.
"What do you mean, I'm worked up?" Uchiha Madara hurried to argue back, his face flushing red.
"Big brother, you still can't let him go."
Uchiha Izuna's voice was low as he challenged his brother. "Big brother, have you forgotten how Father died? Senju Hashirama's father was the one who killed him."
"I haven't forgotten." Uchiha Madara clenched his fist, but didn't dare meet his younger brother's eyes.
"Good. I hope you haven't."
Uchiha Izuna knew when to stop and didn't press the matter further.
Seeing Uchiha Madara get shut down, Uchiha Yang snickered to himself.
Uchiha Madara really was a doting older brother. Uchiha Madara without Uchiha Izuna was practically a different person from the one standing here now.
Even if Uchiha Madara weren't so devoted to his younger brother, Uchiha Yang would never let Uchiha Izuna die on the battlefield just to preserve the so-called original plot.
He was his cousin, after all—family, bound to him by blood.
"Madara, you can't give back a woman you've already got."
Uchiha Yang spoke with righteous conviction. "Marrying her will count as contributing to the clan. I'll definitely get the Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan out of her someday."
"Fighting isn't my strong suit, but I can still help you guys handle women."
After saying that, Uchiha Yang sighed as if he were the one making a sacrifice.
"Don't act like you're the one losing out," Uchiha Madara said with a laugh.
Stealing Hashirama's fiancée was certainly dishonorable, but Yang was his cousin, so of course he'd support him. He could only apologize to Hashirama.
The Uzumaki Clan would surely find Hashirama another fiancée.
Thinking of it that way, Uchiha Madara felt a little less guilty about Hashirama.
Uzumaki Mito's attention had been fixed on Uchiha Yang the whole time.
This man actually wanted to marry her. How ridiculous.
Who exactly was this guy? What was his relationship with the two Uchiha brothers?
The Senju Clan had shared plenty of information about the Uchiha Clan with her family, but none of it mentioned a genius who could rival Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna.
"This woman looks like she'll need some proper discipline. Put her in the basement at my place."
At a glance, Uchiha Yang could tell that though Uzumaki Mito looked calm, she was a strong-willed woman.
He needed to break her spirit a little.
"No problem. I'll have someone fix up the basement at your place in a bit, so she can't escape."
Uchiha Madara readily agreed. To be safe, though, he arranged for two elite jonin to keep watch.
After all, in Uchiha Madara's eyes, Yang was an ordinary person who couldn't even hurt a fly.
Even when Uchiha Madara used the Sharingan to examine Uchiha Yang's body, he couldn't see any chakra flowing through it.
To avoid being discovered, Uchiha Yang had tested this himself. His body was unusual; even the Byakugan couldn't detect a trace of chakra.
Uchiha Yang couldn't figure out why, but he couldn't be bothered to think about it. All that mattered was that nobody could tell he had chakra.
On his way back, Uchiha Yang's body started acting up again.
[Brain: Women will only slow down my thinking. Stay away from women, starting with me.]
[Hands: The brain is absolutely right. With no women in my heart, my blade will be divine.]
[Legs: Instead of wasting time chasing women, I'd be better off training more.]
[Mouth: What, you get to say all the good things? What's wrong with women? Can't the master enjoy himself a little?]
[Sharingan: It's just one woman. Is there really any need to discuss it? Give her to me, master. I'll return her to you as a well-behaved, obedient maid.]
[The Sharingan really gets it. We'll do as you say.]
Hearing that, Uchiha Yang nodded with satisfaction. It seemed the Sharingan was the one that understood him best.
The other Five Great Attributes didn't show any reaction at all. They didn't even have time to chime in, busy competing with one another in hopes that one day their master would find a use for them.
As soon as he got back to the courtyard, Uchiha Yang told Xia Lian to tidy up the basement. After all, Uzumaki Mito was the princess of the Uzumaki Clan; they couldn't make it too shabby.
All he prepared for Uzumaki Mito was a simple iron cross, so she could feel the warmth of home.
As for a bed, Uzumaki Mito wasn't worthy of one yet.
Uchiha Yang wasn't the type to go easy on a pretty face. Women were no big deal to him right now.
With the Uchiha Clan's influence, he could have any woman he wanted.
Uzumaki Mito's chakra had been sealed, and with a black cloth over her head, she was escorted to Uchiha Yang's basement by two elite Uchiha jonin.
The basement had been dark and damp for years, never seeing sunlight. Only after torches were lit around the room did it become a little brighter.
Uzumaki Mito only felt herself being bound. Then the black cloth over her head was suddenly pulled away.
After pulling the black cloth off Uzumaki Mito's head, Uchiha Yang turned to Xia Lian and gave her an order.
"Go wash her face. Let me see just how beautiful Senju Hashirama's fiancée really is."
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