The Yuki Clan Produces Femboys

"Why can't I go?"

"Our Clan Land needs a Mangekyō Sharingan stationed there. What if something happens?"

"Isn't our third brother still there?"

"The one in the office is just a Shadow Clone Technique. He himself went out."

"What? It was a clone?!"

"You..."

It had been nearly two months already, yet idiot Izuna had somehow failed to notice anything wrong with Uchiha Yuan? Madara truly did not know what to say.

Uchiha Yuan himself knew nothing about what had happened in the Clan Land. His Shadow Clone Technique only exchanged memories every six months, and he did not have the energy to worry about things at home while in the laboratory.

Right now, he was busy...

"Why is it different? Why can't I make it work?"

Uchiha Yuan carefully sensed the two different elemental Chakras within his body. He tried every possible method, but he could not fuse them together.

On the second day after arriving, he had impatiently begun his work. There was no particular order among the five people, so Uchiha Yuan simply chose one who looked pleasing enough.

Then Yuki Kiyoshi lay on the cold table, his lower body covered only by a white sheet. Uchiha Yuan had anesthetized him, since the test subject moving around would affect the data.

Two Shadow Clones beside him worked together. While one examined Yuki Kiyoshi's body, the other recorded the data. Meanwhile, the original body drew one hundred cc of blood for analysis.

Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion until the final step. He found that Yuki Kiyoshi had not awakened Ice Release, and the Chakra in his red blood cells possessed no elemental attribute at all. In other words, this guy might not even have the strength of a Chunin.

Feeling somewhat frustrated, Uchiha Yuan woke him and asked whether he knew about Ice Release. Unexpectedly, that question actually got him talking.

"Aren't you afraid of betraying your clan?"

"Do you think I care about that?"

"...What do you mean?"

"My standing within the clan... perhaps it was even worse than this. And my... current fate, the clan had a hand in it too."

"Oh?"

Uchiha Yuan's brows twitched. There was more to those words. This was the first time he had heard of a ninja being dissatisfied with his own clan.

During the Warring States Period, everyone wished they could twist their clan into a single rope so they could survive the chaotic era more easily. Yet this Yuki Clan seemed to have some issues. With the spirit of enjoying gossip, he immediately became interested.

"Tell me about it?"

Uchiha Yuan felt no guilt whatsoever about poking at someone's wounds. He even wanted to crack open some sunflower seeds.

"In the Yuki Clan, talent determines everything. Those who awaken Ice Release enjoy many additional privileges and rank first. Those who do not awaken it are ranked one level below based on their ninjutsu talent. Ordinary clan members like me, with neither an awakening nor talent, are sold in exchange for resources."

"Hiss... You think the clan sold you?"

"In the words of our current clan head, this could also be considered a contribution to the clan."

"...Nice."

After that, Yuki Kiyoshi said nothing more. He remained indifferent the entire time, clearly looking like someone whose heart had been completely broken.

Uchiha Yuan was at a loss for words. It was somewhat similar to the mentality of favoring sons over daughters, but he was not in a position to judge.

Without a bloodline or talent as a ninja, staying in the clan truly served no purpose. The Uchiha Clan also dismissed some ordinary clan members, but if their children displayed talent, they would still be brought back. Only... the Yuki Clan's way of doing things was a little too... decisive.

Those with high talent had a greater chance of passing that talent on to their children, but a lack of talent did not mean the next generation would also lack it. This was a matter of genetic probability, like the fruits in a field—some grew large, some small. Just because a small fruit grew this time did not mean the next one would definitely be small too.

The fruits in a field could be seen, but human talent could not. Uchiha Yuan did not know how to comfort him, so he simply had him get dressed and leave.

"Water and Wind attributes combined?"

Yuki Kiyoshi did not know how to combine them, nor did he know the proportions. Uchiha Yuan could only experiment slowly, but after several days, he felt like flipping the table.

"The proportions aren't wrong. If my nine years of compulsory education didn't lie to me, Wind plus Water should definitely make ice."

Several pages on the table were filled with formulas. He had tried the proportions back and forth countless times, yet the two types of Chakra simply would not combine. After thinking it over, if the problem was not with him, then it had to be with the Chakra.

"These two attributes feel like separate entities. They just can't stic... Hm?... Stick?"

Uchiha Yuan's eyes suddenly widened. He seemed to know the reason! He stood up and paced back and forth, searching his memories of the Naruto anime for anything that could support his theory.

Hashirama's Wood Release was Earth and Water, yet he was the only one in all of Naruto who could use it. But Hashirama was Asura's reincarnation, so that did not count. The man had a Sage of Six Paths father, so there was no way to verify it.

The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan had the highest probability of awakening. Basically, anyone with a little talent could awaken it. The difficult part was evolving beyond the One-Tomoe Sharingan. It was unlike the Hyuga Clan, where everyone was born with the Byakugan, which was why they had the Caged Bird Seal... Hm?

His Uchiha Clan's Sharingan did not seem to have any protective measures. Were they not afraid of outsiders stealing them?

As Uchiha Yuan thought, an arm covered in Sharingan appeared in his mind—Danzo's arm... Ugh, disgusting.

Thinking of people coveting the Sharingan, Uchiha Yuan inexplicably thought of Danzo. After all, he was Konoha's pot king. Then there were Orochimaru, Kakashi, and the like. But honestly, there really were not many people who coveted the Sharingan.

"The Sharingan... It seems that aside from the Uchiha Clan, outsiders can't actively deactivate or activate it?"

Having a Chakra-draining debuff constantly hanging on one's body... it really was rather useless. It even locked away one's talent.

"Constitution? Bloodline Limit... passed down through bloodlines... It's genes!"

Uchiha Yuan flashed to the experimental table and stared fiercely at the red blood cells on the slide.

In the end, he could only see the outer layer of the cell membrane. So he got up and switched to another optical microscope, then somewhat clumsily stained the slide.

Long-dead memories suddenly resurfaced. He seemed to remember learning these steps back in school...

This time, through the optical microscope, he not only saw through the cells but also saw the chromosomes. The genome should be inside there...

Ancient memories and knowledge continuously resurfaced. Once he got busy, he completely forgot to eat and sleep, while remaining excited and exhilarated the entire time. In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

Outside the laboratory, the bored group of five gradually became familiar with one another. They were all test subjects, and none of them were more noble than the others. As they chatted, they became closer, gathering together each day to talk about anything and everything.

Uzumaki Shibaki looked at the chubby guy and muscular man beside him, one named Tenbin Heiyan and the other Hoshigaki Kuroto. The two were like sealed jars, never speaking unless asked. Then he looked across at the two girls, each prettier than the last—one named Yuki Kiyoshi and the other Sabaku Meigetsu. Finally, he turned back to glance at the laboratory doors, which had remained shut for an entire week.

"Hey! Everyone, how about we just leave? Look, that guy went in and still hasn't come out. I think there's a good chance he's already dead. Why don't we loot the place and go our separate ways?"

Uzumaki Shibaki winked at the others as he spoke, but no one responded. Yuki Kiyoshi had long since seen through everything and still wore the expression of an icy beauty. Sabaku Meigetsu merely raised her eyes slightly without immediately stating her position, though the Land of Wind was quite close to her.

Hoshigaki Kuroto beside them snorted, though it was unclear whether he was mocking Uzumaki Shibaki for being brainless or overly fanciful. Tenbin Heiyan rubbed his stomach.

"I'm hungry. Who's cooking today? How about Big Sis Yuki does it again? Your cooking tastes good."

"Sure~ But we're running out of ingredients."

The topic immediately went off track. Uzumaki Shibaki felt like he was watching iron fail to become steel. What were these people thinking? Were they really going to remain here as test subjects?

Just then, the laboratory doors made a sound. Uchiha Yuan walked out with bloodshot eyes, wearing a disturbingly sick smile.