Chapter 8

The Uchiha clan and the Senju clan were sworn enemies, while the Uzumaki clan were distant relatives of the Senju clan. Before Konoha was established, the Uzumaki clan had often helped the Senju clan deal with the Uchiha, so a grudge had formed between them.

"The Uzumaki clan is about to be wiped out. I want to help them and win an ally for our Uchiha clan," Liu Feng said to Uchiha Cloud.

Winning an ally was merely an excuse. Liu Feng's main goal was to complete the mission, though bringing the Uzumaki clan over as allies truly was part of his plan.

Born into the Uchiha clan, he naturally had to consider the clan's interests. Liu Feng did not want to see the future Uchiha clan massacre happen.

The Uzumaki clan and the Uchiha clan had old grudges, but decades had already passed, and those grievances had mostly faded away. The Uzumaki clan was not impossible to win over, provided they could be saved.

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Chapter 8

Uchiha Cloud was a little dazed. Liu Feng's words contained too much information, and he could not process it all at once.

"Wait. You said the Uzumaki clan is about to be wiped out. How did you find out?"

Liu Feng felt a little helpless. He knew Uchiha Cloud would ask that. Anyone who heard it would probably have doubts.

"Uncle Cloud, everyone has their own secrets. I can guarantee that this information is true."

Seeing that Liu Feng did not want to explain, Uchiha Cloud did not press him. Everyone did indeed have their own secrets. If Liu Feng did not wish to say, he would not make things difficult for him.

"I believe you wouldn't lie to me, but even if the Uzumaki clan is about to be wiped out, why do you want to help them? Wouldn't their destruction be a good thing for us? Do you really think the Uzumaki clan can be won over?"

For the moment, he believed Liu Feng, because Uchiha Cloud could not find any reason for Liu Feng to deceive him. But Liu Feng wanting to save the Uzumaki clan was something he simply could not understand.

How could the Uzumaki clan possibly stand together with the Uchiha clan? Uchiha Cloud felt that was sheer fantasy.

"Uncle Cloud, let's not talk about the Uzumaki clan first. Let's talk about our Uchiha clan. What do you think our situation in Konoha is like?"

Uchiha Cloud fell silent for a moment. He had not expected Liu Feng to bring this up, but the Uchiha clan's position in Konoha truly was awkward.

"The Uchiha clan controls the Konoha Military Police Force and is responsible for maintaining order in the village. We hold considerable power, but it is not a good job. Uncle Cloud, you should know what the Uchiha clan's reputation has been like over the years."

Maintaining order in the village would inevitably offend many people. Those who had been punished naturally spread slander about the Uchiha.

And the Uchiha family members were proud by nature and disdained to defend themselves. When they encountered such people, they would only use force to make them shut up.

In terms of personality, the Uchiha clan did have flaws, but they were absolutely not as overbearing and tyrannical as others claimed. At most, they were aloof and difficult to get along with.

Moreover, not everyone was aloof. The Uchiha clan also had gentle-tempered people, yet their reputation in Konoha was still terrible because they had offended too many people.

"Giving the Konoha Military Police Force to the Uchiha was really just putting us over a fire. Coupled with the exclusion from the Konoha High Command, the Uchiha can no longer speak in Konoha's center of power."

"Also, does our Uchiha clan have any friends in Konoha? Not a single clan is our ally. If Konoha truly decides to move against the Uchiha one day, not one clan will speak for us."

Liu Feng's words came from the heart.

He had been in this world for ten years already. How could he fail to see that the Uchiha had been isolated?

The three Ino-Shika-Cho clans had aligned themselves with the Hokage. The Senju clan had nearly declined into nothing, so there was no need to mention them for now. In any case, they were enemies of the Uchiha.

The Hyuga clan also frequently clashed with the Uchiha clan. The Aburame and Inuzuka clans had no grudges against the Uchiha, but neither did they think much of them.

There was even less need to mention the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan. The Sarutobi Clan was part of the Hokage lineage and hostile toward the Uchiha, while the Shimura Clan's Clan Head was Danzo, who wished nothing more than for the Uchiha clan to die.

Other than enemies, they did not have a single friend. And there was even infighting within the Uchiha family. Honestly, the Uchiha clan was quite a failure.

"I didn't expect you to have considered so much." Uchiha Cloud looked at Liu Feng in shock.

After Liu Feng laid it out like that, Uchiha Cloud realized that their powerful Uchiha clan was actually in such a miserable position.

"Konoha probably wouldn't move against the Uchiha family, would it?"

"Uncle Cloud, what does the Senju clan look like now? Although the First Shinobi World War dealt the Senju clan a devastating blow, their foundation was still there. But what about now?"

Liu Feng's voice was not loud, yet his words shook Uchiha Cloud to the core.

"With the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha, an irreconcilable conflict will inevitably erupt in the future. Unless one side gives way, it may happen ten years from now, or perhaps twenty, but it will definitely happen."

"So we need allies now, at the very least ones who can make the Konoha High Command wary enough not to oppress us at will. We can no longer find allies within Konoha, so we can only seek allies outside it. The Uzumaki clan is the perfect choice."

"Liu Feng, even if we save the Uzumaki clan, will they really form an alliance with us?"

Uchiha Cloud looked at Liu Feng, whom he could not see through at all, and asked. In truth, by the time he asked this, Liu Feng had already persuaded him.

"Don't worry, Uncle Cloud. When the time comes, I'll naturally have a way to convince them. Trust me." Liu Feng looked seriously at Uchiha Cloud as he revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan.

"This is... the Three Tomoe Sharingan!!!"

Uchiha Cloud was utterly shocked. Awakening the Sharingan at ten years old was already considered genius-level talent, but possessing a Three Tomoe Sharingan at ten—he could hardly imagine it.

"Alright. Uncle Cloud believes you."

When Liu Feng revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Cloud's gaze turned fervent, and he chose to trust Liu Feng.

That was also why Liu Feng had pushed himself through such self-tormenting evolution to obtain the Three Tomoe Sharingan. To the Uchiha family, the Sharingan was proof of one's ability.

If he had not revealed the Three Tomoe Sharingan, then no matter how eloquently Liu Feng spoke, Uchiha Cloud would have found it difficult to agree.

"There's no time to lose. We'll set out today for the Land of Whirlpools."

Liu Feng relaxed inwardly. Having persuaded Uchiha Cloud greatly increased the odds of completing the mission.

Uchiha Cloud was also decisive. After he and Liu Feng ate the meal Mikoto had made, they left home. Naturally, they would not bring Mikoto along this time, since this trip was dangerous.

They used a mission as an excuse for leaving. Mikoto was angry that they were going on a mission without taking her, and though she wanted to follow them, Liu Feng still managed to persuade her otherwise.

Afterward, Uchiha Cloud brought Liu Feng and Uchiha No, who was responsible for protecting Liu Feng, to accept a C-Rank Mission that required them to leave the village. The mission was merely a cover.

Liu Feng suspected that the destruction of the Uzumaki clan was connected to Konoha as well. More precisely, he suspected that old thief Danzo.

So, to be cautious, they accepted a mission as cover. Leaving the village for no reason would definitely draw attention.

After leaving the village, Liu Feng had no time to admire the scenery outside Konoha. He rushed at full speed toward the Land of Whirlpools with Uchiha Cloud and Uchiha No.

The Uzumaki clan would be wiped out in seven days, so they had to hurry.

Liu Feng did not have much time left, and earning the Uzumaki clan's trust would not be easy. It was almost impossible, even, but for the mission reward, Liu Feng still wanted to try.