"Are you sure he really is from the Nara Clan?"
After holding back for a long while, Shibi Aburame finally couldn't resist asking.
He wouldn't press for the source of the information, but he at least needed a definite answer.
Was this Nara genuine or not?
"Yes, absolutely."
"Don't ask anything else. This must not get out."
"At least for now, we can't reveal the Nara connection."
Yan Uchiha spoke with heavy emphasis.
If the Aburame Clan hadn't taken this stance, he would never have shown this hidden card so early.
But he really had no other choice.
He had poured far too much effort into the Uchiha. He genuinely feared that the moment he left, everything the Uchiha and Aburame had built would collapse.
To reassure the two clans, he could only cautiously reveal a little. He didn't dare reveal too much.
What else could he do?
Surely he couldn't just watch the two clans fall apart?
Still, it wasn't a major problem.
He still had the situation firmly in hand.
Keeping a Nara hidden away to offer advice carried very little risk of exposure.
The effect was immediate.
With that reassurance, Shibi Aburame's confidence soared.
Of course, the Nara connection and the Mangekyo were only a small part of the reason.
The more fundamental reason was Yan Uchiha himself.
Before, Shibi had merely thought him ruthless and levelheaded. Only now did he realize that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Without anyone noticing, he had even won over a Nara.
That was the clan universally recognized as the smartest in the entire shinobi world. They were one of a kind, not just in Konoha, but across the whole shinobi world.
The fact that a Nara had chosen Yan Uchiha said a great deal in itself.
Besides, he