"Otherwise, this place cannot grow food and there is nothing for them to guard. How can they support themselves and the people here if they don't go out to work and make money?"
Sasuke was stunned, but Quan had already approached. When she could see Sasuke's face clearly, she showed a slightly plain smile, stretched out her hand and touched his hair. "You just called me so unfamiliar, so I couldn't help but joke with you."
Although he realized that the other party's head touching was a subconscious action, Sasuke was a little embarrassed and took a step back to avoid Quan's head touching reward.
"Clan Head Izumi..."
"Oh, I'm not as cute as I was when I was little... don't you call me Older Sister Izumi anymore?"
Sasuke finally heard it. At this time, Quan's words didn't still have the strange feeling that he had just deliberately put on.
"Quan...Older Sister."
"Well, that's right."
Quan retracted her palm and looked at Sasuke. Her beautiful face was full of relief. "Let's change places. You should have a lot of questions. Let's have a good chat."
Sasuke I have thought about countless kinds of reactions that Quan would have when seeing him.
Some people said with disdain, "You actually have the face to appear in front of us and live in Konoha, you must have completely forgotten your clansmen";
There are also angry "Uchiha Itachi's brother, you also bear his blood debt, I will kill you first!";
Some are indifferent, some are sad, and some just ask him to leave...
Only, Sasuke never thought about such an occasion.
"The house is a bit simple. Isn't it different from what you imagined?"
Quan brought Sasuke to his house and poured him a glass of water. "If you don't like the water, can I make some tea?"
"No, no need."
Sasuke quickly took the tea cup and carefully looked at Quan's residence.
From the outside, it looks the same as the Ruins house where the elderly people lived. The only difference is that it is located in the center of the Ruins and has a larger space.
Instead, when I walked inside, I discovered that it was not just Ruins.
Although the inside is simple, it is fully equipped with all the necessary furniture. There are even bookshelves on both sides with many books and materials.
"Oh, that's fine. I've already given the tea that Sara gave me to others. If you really want to drink tea, I have to go to Granny I to ask for some."
Quan didn't care, and sat down with the water, face to face with Sasuke: "I heard that Rōran... that is, Sara's daughter came to send a message saying that they met you and Naruto-kun, so I was looking forward to your coming. Where is Naruto-kun?"
"He's here too... but he hasn't come over yet."
"Oh, then this is just time for you and me to chat a little bit about the Uchiha Clan. Naruto-kun is still so considerate. Then let's talk about the things in the Family first."
Quan picked up the water cup and took a sip and smiled.
"You should have seen the new houses that were recently built on the way here. It has been many years since I left Konoha, and the style is still the same as in my memory. From your point of view, does it look like the original one?"
"... the style is quite similar."
"Really, that's good. After all, the Ruins here is in disrepair and it's not safe to live in. It's better for the clansmen to move to new houses as soon as possible."
"There have been several occasional collapses before, which not only affected the people living there, but also affected the surrounding areas. It happens several times every year, so there is no other way but to make the places where most people live a little farther away from dangerous buildings. This way, even if something happens to one house, it will lessen the impact on the surrounding areas."
Quan recalled that scene and said with a headache.
[No wonder when I saw the housing there, everyone lives in a building across from each other. It turns out that's the reason.]
Sasuke thought for a while, "Since there is a new house, why do I see the elderly still living in the old house?"
"Aside from the similar styles, which make them miss each other and make them sad, the biggest reason is that they can't bear to part with them."
Quan sighed, "Old people always think that these houses are for young people to live in, and they are useless. They are just a drag on the Family...
So now only a few people can live in those houses, and most of the elderly people are unwilling to do so. Alas, I took it too much for granted at that time, thinking that everyone would miss their former clan land. If I had known, I would have built it in a different style, after all, it cost a lot of money."
"What kind of job does that young man... do?"
"They do everything. They can be found in the nearby towns. They usually set up stalls or something like that. Some of them even open a restaurant."
Sasuke I feel like everything is different from what I thought.
Going out to set up a stall? Open a restaurant?
Is this what the surviving Uchiha Clan does?
As if he saw Sasuke's thoughts, Quan said, "Sasuke, in your opinion, do you not understand why you do these things?"
"Actually, there is no special reason. It is very simple. Our primary purpose now is to survive."
"At first we also hated it. The hatred of genocide was such a big thing! We also thought about revenge and the glory of the Uchiha Clan."
"But the reality is always very straightforward. No matter what we want to do, we must first consider the issue of livelihood..."
Quan pointed to the water in his glass.
"In this place, where does the water come from? Where does the food and drink come from? Where does the clothing come from? Who will take care of the children, and who will support the elderly... I care more about these than revenge."
"Most of the tribesmen here are not Ninja. Some of them are the elderly and children who cannot work. Even if there are less than a hundred people, the materials required for daily life are not a small amount..."
"If they are just hidden in this place, where did these things come from?"
Quan's voice was very calm, but in this calmness, it also revealed that her journey was not easy.
Sasuke Listening to Quan talking about these things, I have no real feelings and cannot refute.
It is far different from my Ninja life in Konoha and even the previous Uchiha Clan lifestyle.
Quan continued to tell.
After that night, in fact, few of the people rescued had activated Sharingan. Later, stimulated by the genocide disaster, some people did activate Sharingan, but they were all Commoners who could not even master the basic Ninja ability.
At first, when everyone learned that they had to live in such a place to survive, most of them were unwilling.
But Quan told them that Truth, Uchiha Clan had been destroyed, and the culprit was still there. Once the outside world knew that they were now weak, it might bring another devastating disaster.
And the result of doing it again is that no one can save them.
At first, some people did suggest that they wanted to leave, or return to Konoha to seek asylum. Some even considered giving up the name Uchiha and integrating into the surrounding villages to live as Commoners.
"... But in the end, the tribesmen decided to stay here silently, at least until the next generation grows up."