"Who?" Uchiha Takashi was stunned upon hearing the name. Homura Uchiha? How could it be this guy?
Uchiha Shin said, "It's Homura Uchiha). He was coming to the front lines and joined the supply convoy, so I asked him to bring me along."
Uchiha Shin had barely finished speaking when he pointed in a direction and said, " Homura Uchiha is here. Go find him, don't look for me."
Uchiha Takashi turned around and saw Homura Uchiha walking towards him. He sighed and said, "Why are you at the front lines? Weren't you supposed to be working for the Konoha Military Police Force?"
Homura Uchiha slammed his sword into the ground. "You have the nerve to say that? The job of the Guard Force is just fighting criminals and patrolling. I'm going to the front lines. This Guard Force job is completely unsuitable for me."
Uchiha Takashi: "But you're only 14 years old this year, and you have a younger sister at home. What if something happens to you on the front lines? How am I supposed to explain it to your sister?"
Upon hearing this, Homura Uchiha's expression grew even more furious. "Is this your reason for not letting me go to the front lines? I am Uchiha, how can the pride of the Uchiha tolerate me doing such things in the rear?"
Her younger sister absolutely did not want her brother to be a useless Uchiha who only knew how to Mui in the rear, but rather someone who, like an Uchiha soldier, would serve the clan on the front lines.
Making me do these things within the clan is an insult to the Uchiha name!
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Takashi froze on the spot, and after a long while, he said, "I'm sorry... I didn't know."
Uchiha Shin chimed in, "Exactly! Why does it have to be about age? So what if I'm young?"
Uchiha Takashi looked at Uchiha Shin: "Don't interrupt. You're not open to discussion. You don't need to stand alone."
Uchiha Shin raised his hands in protest. "Why should I? Just because I'm short? Just because I'm young? What if I'm needed to stand on my own in the future?"
Uchiha Takashi said without hesitation, "It's the clan leader's fault for being useless, actually sending a child like you to the battlefield to stand alone."
Upon hearing this, the two people present froze on the spot. Uchiha Shin lowered his head, standing there dumbfounded. "What did you say?"
Uchiha Takashi repeated, "If the moment truly comes when you children are needed to stand on your own, it will prove that your clan leader, me, is a useless fellow who can't even solve these problems."
Hearing this, Homura Uchiha suddenly felt very uncomfortable. After a long silence, he suddenly said, "And what about you? You're actually just a 14-year-old child."
You're the same age as me, so why should you be the one holding the line on the front lines while the rest of us just watch from the rear?
Uchiha Takashi turned to look at Homura Uchiha: "Because of this, these eyes mean I must shoulder more responsibility. Someone once told me, with great power comes great responsibility."
If one possesses such immense power but does not fulfill the duties that such power should fulfill, then what is the point of having such power?
I don't want to see any of my relatives or friends die in front of me again, including you. I hope that once I have power, these people can all be protected under my power.
If my strength is insufficient to protect you, then what use is this strength I have gained? Is it merely a testament to the tragedy I have endured?
Homura Uchiha and Uchiha Shin were stunned by Uchiha Takashi's words, unsure how to refute him, and tried to speak several times but then stopped themselves.
Seeing the two of them like this, Uchiha Takashi shook his head slightly, then turned around and said, "Alright, Yan, you've indeed reached the age requirement, so I won't send you back."
But really, whether you like it or not, if you're here when I return to the capital, I'll forcibly take you back. And right now, I'll write to your brother."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shin's previously dejected eyes suddenly lit up. "So, that means I can stay on the front lines for the next two months?"
Without even turning his head Uchiha Takashi tossed back a sentence: "Whether you stay on the front lines or go back for the next two months is your decision, but you only have two months."
Upon receiving confirmation Uchiha Shin danced with joy, exclaiming, "Great! I can stay on the front lines! I'll use my power to shine on the front lines!"
"Oh, right, you're not allowed to go into battle without my orders. And don't use your Mangekyō Sharingan unnecessarily. If you disobey, I'll have you sent back immediately," Uchiha Takashi suddenly turned around and added.
Uchiha Shin's hand, which had been waving, suddenly fell limp, and he returned to his dazed state. "Huh?"
Homura Uchiha walked up and patted him on the shoulder. " Little Shin- chan, look on the bright side. At least you're staying on the front lines, aren't you? Here on the front lines, you'll always have a chance."
Uchiha Shin thought about it and realized it made sense, so his expression brightened again, and he happily ran towards the tents prepared specifically for the transport team.
Back in his tent, Uchiha Takashi reread the letter sent by Yukimichi Uchiha, his eyes fixed on the description of the power of Fire Style Ashen Earth Returns to the Abyss.
After seeing Yukimichi Uchiha release this thing and use it to almost wipe out the main force of the Sarutobi Clan, Uchiha Takashi's brows furrowed tightly.
Is this thing really that powerful? When I used Susanoo to block it before, it didn't seem to do much. If it's really that powerful, even the outer shell of Susanoo would shatter.
Is this kind of power really Ninjutsu that could be unleashed using only half the Chakra Jonin like Yukimichi Uchiha, who is close to the Clan Head Level?
Uchiha Takashi was skeptical about the power of this Ninjutsu; after all, if it were any more powerful, it would be comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Moreover, it was only Yukimichi Uchiha's description; he hadn't actually seen it with his own eyes. So Uchiha Takashi kept this thing in mind, planning to use it himself to see its power when the Senju Clan attacked next time. Maybe this thing had other hidden mechanisms?
... underwear (advanced transition sound effect)
Meanwhile, far from the front lines, in a village near the Uchiha capital, shortly after a cleanup team dispatched by Fū Uchiha wiped out most of the local gangsters and left...
A huge figure appeared in the deep forest outside the village.
"Hiss, the strong stench of blood... Has war broken out even here? Has this place been implicated?"
"Sage of Six Paths, does the peace you seek truly exist?"
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating the enormous figure and slowly revealing it: a gigantic, orange-red fox with nine tails.
It was Chakra, Nine-Tails Kurama among the nine Tailed Beast.