Chapter 15

A tearing pain shot through Uchiha Fugaku, covering his forehead in cold sweat.

"Get out of my sight right now! Understood?"

"I understand! I understand!" Uchiha Fugaku nodded hastily, his face pale and weak.

Back home, Uchiha Mikoto's little face was deathly pale, her eyes and expression filled with anxiety and fear.

"Liuyun! Let's leave! You broke Uchiha Fugaku's leg and killed Uchiha Zhongtong. We..."

Before she could finish, Liuyun interrupted her.

"Don't worry! Just leave it all to me. Everything will be fine!"

Liuyun affectionately rubbed Uchiha Mikoto's little head.

His deep gaze turned in a certain direction.

Within his mental perception, around Uchiha Fuchu's residence in the clan compound,

He estimated there were at least twenty chakra signatures, each at the level of an elite chunin.

"Hmph! You'd better not provoke me again. Otherwise, I won't mind paying you a visit later."

Throughout the meal, Uchiha Mikoto had no appetite, her pretty little face scrunched up with worry.

Liuyun smiled faintly. This girl... Looks like I'll have to settle this properly tonight!

He silently cast a genjutsu. Uchiha Mikoto slowly closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

After laying Uchiha Mikoto on the bed, Liuyun spoke inwardly.

System! Evolve my Three-Tomoe Sharingan into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ding! Evolving... Evolution successful!

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A cool sensation washed through Liuyun's eyes, and his black pupils instantly turned scarlet.

The three tomoe beside them began spinning rapidly and merging.

A moment later, a Sharingan with a scythe-like pinwheel pattern appeared in his eyes.

His Mangekyō Sharingan was complete!

Liuyun felt no discomfort at all after activating his Mangekyō Sharingan. Instead, it felt effortless.

In his mind, his previously stagnant mental energy began slowly increasing.

"Is this the Mangekyō?" Liuyun murmured, gazing at his beautiful eyes in the mirror.

Ding! The host is currently facing a crisis! Please make your choice!

1. Fly into a rage for your beloved. Enter Uchiha Fuchu's home alone and have a proper negotiation with him! Reward: freely choose the Mangekyō ocular abilities for your left and right eyes!

2. If the enemy does not move, neither will I. Sit quietly at home for the night and protect Uchiha Mikoto with peace of mind. Reward: double your chakra!

3. Go alone and give everyone, including Uchiha Fuchu, a thorough beating with the Fist of Love. Reward: basic sage body (can partially offset the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan)!

"System! If I don't choose the first option, will my Mangekyō abilities disappear?"

No! They will awaken automatically!

"So that's how it works! Then I choose the third!"

Liuyun smiled faintly and turned to look at the sleeping Uchiha Mikoto. He leaned down and gently kissed her lips.

He gently smoothed Uchiha Mikoto's disheveled hair.

"Don't worry! When you wake up tomorrow, everything you're worried about will be gone."

"Father! You have to avenge me!"

At Uchiha Fuchu's home, Uchiha Fugaku spoke with a wan, weak expression.

"Hmph! Didn't I tell you not to provoke Uchiha Liuyun? Why wouldn't you listen?"

A trace of anguish flashed through Uchiha Fuchu's eyes, but anger outweighed it.

Anger at Uchiha Liuyun. I, Uchiha Fuchu, have treated you well! I gave you whatever you wanted!

And you broke my son's leg over a woman!

He had shown him absolutely no respect!

How could Uchiha Fuchu not be furious?

Just then, the Uchiha who had been treating Uchiha Fugaku with Medical Ninjutsu stood up.

With a regretful expression, the clan member said, "Clan head! I'm sorry! Every bone in the young clan head's leg has been shattered. If the tendons weren't holding it together, it would probably have come clean off."

"I'm afraid this leg..." The clan member shook their head slightly.

Whoosh!

Fury surged skyward, and Uchiha Fugaku's expression turned ominously dark.

"I understand! You may leave! You are not to tell anyone about what happened today!"

"Understood, clan head!" The Uchiha nodded, then turned and left.

Once the clan member was far away, Uchiha Fuchu could no longer contain himself. He grabbed the objects around him and began smashing them furiously!

His face twisted, murderous intent spilling from his eyes. "Uchiha Liuyun! Uchiha Liuyun! Fine! Just wonderful!"

He had thought Uchiha Liuyun had merely broken Fugaku's leg.

He had never imagined that he had outright crippled Uchiha Fugaku.

Losing a leg meant Uchiha Fugaku could no longer become a ninja.

Even if he could, his achievements would be severely limited. He would be unable to carry out difficult missions and would remain stuck between genin and chunin!

Not only that, Uchiha Fugaku would also lose his position as the clan's heir.

The Uchiha Clan would never allow a cripple to become its next clan head!

By crippling Uchiha Fugaku's leg, Liuyun had effectively ruined his entire life!

At that moment, even the waters of three great rivers could not wash away Uchiha Fuchu's hatred for Liuyun.

Looking deranged, he roared, "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

"Where's Uchiha Zhongtong? Why haven't I seen him? Didn't I send him to protect you in secret?"

Fear filled Uchiha Fugaku's face as he answered in a trembling voice, "He's dead!"

"Dead?" Uchiha Fuchu's twisted expression froze in astonishment.

"You're saying Uchiha Zhongtong is dead? How did he die?"

Uchiha Zhongtong was an elite jonin who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

His combat strength ranked among the top twenty in the entire Uchiha Clan.

Most importantly, he had been utterly loyal to him.

"Uchiha Liuyun killed him with genjutsu!"

"Uchiha Liuyun's genjutsu? How is that possible?" Uchiha Fuchu could not believe it.

Uchiha Liuyun had only started learning genjutsu the previous year. Even the notes on genjutsu experience had been sent to him by Fuchu.

In just one year, he had become capable of successfully controlling Uchiha Zhongtong with genjutsu.

A brat who was not even a ninja had managed to ensnare an elite jonin with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

What an absurd joke. If his own son had not experienced it firsthand, Uchiha Fuchu would have slapped whoever told him such nonsense.

"Someone, come here!" Uchiha Fuchu shouted.

"What are your orders, clan head?"

"Go to the woods where the young clan head was attacked and look for Uchiha Zhongtong's body. If you find it, bring it back!"

"Yes!" The clan member left.

The entire room grew silent and oppressive.

"Uchiha Liuyun, I will never let you off! Never!"

A short while later, the Uchiha returned with Uchiha Zhongtong's body and spoke respectfully.

"Clan head! We found Lord Uchiha Zhongtong's body!"

Uchiha Fugaku stepped forward, looking at Uchiha Zhongtong's dying expression and then at the wound on his neck.

He immediately understood that what Uchiha Fugaku had said was true.

In one year, Liuyun had gone from a complete novice in genjutsu to someone who could ensnare and kill an elite jonin of the Uchiha Clan without him even noticing.

This not only indirectly demonstrated that Uchiha Liuyun was an extraordinary, top-tier genius.

It also showed that Uchiha Liuyun now possessed the strength of an elite jonin.

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For a ten-year-old brat to possess such terrifying talent—even Ancestor Madara had fallen short at that age.

Had a life-and-death feud not arisen between them, Uchiha Fuchu would certainly have devoted every resource in the clan to nurturing Uchiha Liuyun.

What a pity! He ruined my son's life. We are destined to be enemies! Uchiha Fuchu thought.

He wanted nothing more than to string Uchiha Fugaku up and give him a vicious beating.

He had seen sons cause trouble for their fathers, but never to this extent.

It was because of this bastard that he had been forced to stand against Uchiha Liuyun.

Given a few more years, Uchiha Liuyun would undoubtedly become another Ancestor Madara.

"Someone, come here!" Uchiha Fuchu shouted.

Hesitation when decisive action was needed would only bring disaster. Since they were already enemies, he had to resolve this swiftly.

"Clan head!" A bodyguard appeared before Uchiha Fuchu.

"Mobilize all the bodyguards and secretly kill Uchiha Liuyun!" Uchiha Fuchu ordered coldly.

His bodyguards were essentially death warriors. Uchiha Fuchu felt completely at ease entrusting the task to them.

"Yes, clan head!" Uchiha Shentong replied impassively.

"Go! I want news of his death tonight!"

"Understood!"

The two had barely finished speaking when an Uchiha bodyguard stumbled into the room.

Terror filled the bodyguard's face. "Clan head! This is bad! Uchiha Liuyun is here! I... All our bodyguards guarding the perimeter have been frozen solid!"

Uchiha Fuchu had been about to lash out, but upon hearing the bodyguard's words, his expression shifted unpredictably, and shock surged through his heart.

"Y-you said what? All the bodyguards outside are dead?"

Even he failed to notice the trace of trembling in his voice.

"I don't know whether they're dead, but they've all turned into ice sculptures and can't fight!" Uchiha Jitu was still shaken.

"Useless! Good-for-nothing fools! There were so many of you, and none of you even noticed Uchiha Liuyun coming?" Uchiha Fuchu roared furiously.

"C-clan head! I really didn't notice! We all fell under a genjutsu without realizing it!"

"By the time I came to my senses, everyone around me had already turned into ice sculptures!"

Uchiha Jitu shuddered, seemingly recalling the earlier scene.

Uchiha Fuchu was just about to speak when a cold current swept in from outside, followed by endless ice spreading across the floor.

The temperature around them plunged, as though they had entered the depths of winter.