Chapter 74

Late night.

Swift figures bathed in the cold moonlight, quickly leaping atop the trees in the forest.

These figures all look urgent, yet their destination is only one place: the Naga Shrine already engulfed in roaring flames!

"Damn it, how did this happen?"

"Don't just stand there, hurry and rescue!"

"Damn it, quickly find some water-release ninja!"

The Uchiha ninjas who arrived first, already enduring the choking thick smoke, began attempting to extinguish the fire.

But these roaring flames are not so easily extinguished, and compared to firefighting, the Uchiha are more skilled at setting fires.

They, lacking any water-release ability, are truly somewhat powerless in this situation.

Actually, even if a ninja with strong water-release ability arrived, they probably could not extinguish these flames anytime soon.

Because hidden among these flames are many black flames!

They are merely hidden behind the blazing fire, and the fire is so large that people cannot easily approach.

Furthermore, these flames have lost control and are slowly dying out; all the ninjas who rushed over are busy, which is why no one has noticed this.

"This fire is really big."

While everyone was busy, Yuzhi and Hikari had already changed clothes, appearing nonchalant as they came here again.

Although it's a bit like in Detective Conan, where suspects always return after the crime, Yuzhi didn't mind too much.

Even looking at those roaring flames, he, not minding making a big deal, suddenly made a teasing remark.

Hearing this, Hikari beside him couldn't help but glare at Yuzhi.

How could this fire not be big, after all they set it themselves!

Everything that happened tonight, Yuzhi had already defined it as 'the Clan Leader and elders dissatisfied with each other, ultimately erupting in armed conflict, everyone perishing together'.

Of course, a definition is just a definition; if one were to investigate, something could definitely be found.

The Sharingan's scrutiny of details is terrifying; to avoid any discovery, the best way is to destroy the entire scene!

Not only the scene, but it's best if the people are burned to ashes.

"After all, these people have no eyes."

Uchiha Fugaku, while alive, also helped Yuzhi a bit; he instructed Uzhibo ChaNa and Uzhibo JiuXin not to destroy the corpses.

That sounds nice, but its purpose was also to later recover the Sharingan.

Each Sharingan is worth a fortune; especially with the technique 'Izanagi', each Sharingan equals a chance at resurrection!

If Uchiha Fugaku could do it, Yuzhi naturally could as well.

With the effort of Shadow Clone Jutsu, he quickly obtained all the Sharingan, then they set fire to the place and left safely.

Moreover, to ensure no major issues, Hikari simply used Amaterasu, making sure these corpses showed absolutely no traces.

"Don't look at me like that, this has nothing to do with us."

Yuzhi noticed Hikari's gaze, he smiled and lowered his voice to speak.

"Besides, are your eyes still okay?"

"Not particularly good."

Hikari, hearing this, fell silent for a moment, then shook their head and said.

"Perhaps it's because of overuse, and I've used it a lot before; now my vision has already been somewhat affected."

"But didn't you say you had a solution?"

"Mm, indeed there is."

Yuzhi lightly nodded, also wondering how Hikari's eyes were doing.

Actually, it's not much different from what he thought, after all Hikari uses eye techniques without much restraint.

This had already been shown during the time in Grass Country; tonight's battle she ensured no one used ninjutsu or sent signal flares.

It's also likely that some other ability was used for roll call, and this ability is probably an illusion technique.

Yuzhi, while fighting Uchiha Fugaku, already sensed that this guy might use eye techniques.

But in the end he was directly controlled by Hikari's eye technique, and then Yuzhi stabbed him in the chest with no ability to resist.

To achieve this effect, Yuzhi thought it over and seemed only an illusion technique could do it.

"Could Hikari also have an ability similar to Tsukuyomi?"

"If so, wouldn't she be equivalent to Itachi Uchiha plus Sasuke Uchiha alone?"

But in the end Yuzhi didn't ask, for inquiring about others' secrets has always been impolite.

"As a ninja, who doesn't have a little secret?"

Shaking his head, Yuzhi stopped thinking about it, he smiled and continued speaking.

"Once this matter is completely settled, let's start researching."

"I certainly don't want my friend, because of helping me, to end up blind."

Of course, not only helping Hikari, this is also helping Yuzhi himself.

Although Yuzhi relied on Zhuo Er Extraordinary to enhance his own bloodline, the fate of the Mangekyou Sharingan seems not to have been rewritten for him.

His 'bloodline enhancement' did not raise him to the level of Indra, but that's not unusual.

After all, Indra is the son of the Six Paths; Yuzhi doesn't even know which generation of product he is.

Wanting to reach the stomach in one step, no matter how you look at it, seems impossible.

Therefore, research on White Absolute Cells also helps him.

"Moreover, my gains this time are huge; I think I can also try the effects of the Eye Technique Transplant Technique."

Uchiha Fugaku is dead; his Mangekyou Sharingan, Yuzhi will under no circumstances let go.

Now these eyes have already been sealed by him in a scroll, just waiting for everything to end so they can be properly studied.

He is very interested in Uchiha Fugaku's eye technique.

"I'll wait for your good news then; also, this is you helping me."

Hikari also showed a slight smile, but soon her smile faded away.

"It seems everyone's almost here; don't you still have something to continue?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Yuzhi glanced aside; indeed, all the elite who should have come from the Uchiha clan have arrived, and he can now prepare for the next step.

However, before that, he suddenly laughed and said to Hikari.

"Smile more from now on; you look great when you smile."

Although Yuzhi really wanted to say: although you've been buried for several hundred years, your actual age is not excessive for anyone's ancestors.

Moreover, keeping a straight face fits the Uchiha lunatic persona, but you look about my age; smiling more fits your age and makes it easier to blend in.

But Yuzhi felt that saying all this might have made Hikari tear apart his thoughts; after thinking it over, he could only blurt out this sentence.

And when Hikari heard this, she obviously froze for a moment, then her expression turned strange.

After a while, she tilted her head to look at Yuzhi's back and murmured.

"Do I look good when I smile?"

——

"Yuzhi-kun, everyone's gathered now; although you're still young, as the initiator I think you should say something."

In the forest behind the Uchiha clan's mountain, about dozens of ninja have gathered here.

The ninjas who came here vary in age, and everyone stands clearly divided into two rows.

On their faces one can see a sorrowful expression, and they are the elite of the Dove and Eagle factions within the clan who are eligible to participate in the clan meeting.

This time's clan meeting, they have no chance to participate, after all only elders can participate.

But they never expected to receive such terrible news this time.

Looking at the continually burning South Celebration Shrine, and hearing those around say that no one has left there.

They already know this is absolutely the greatest crisis the Uchiha clan has ever faced.

After all, since the clan's founding, there truly has never been an incident where the clan leader and elders collectively perished like this.

"What on earth happened?"

This is something everyone present wants to figure out, but they also know the most important thing now is something else.

"The clan leader and elders are dead; what should the clan do?"

Even if they hold a sliver of hope, hoping there are survivors inside.

But they are also ninjas; as ninjas they have always known from the start: one must never have any wishful thinking.

At this point they basically assume no one survived, making the clan's issue a top priority!

This is also why, after Yuzhi found them and said, "The clan leader and elders' status is uncertain; the clan needs stability; we are all ninjas eligible to participate in the clan meeting; we should discuss what comes next," they each decided to come.

You should know they are the clan's finest; although Yuzhi is one of them, he is young, inexperienced, and even only a Chunin.

If not for this reason, they probably wouldn't be easily persuaded, especially since they're with the other faction.

"No problem, then let's begin."

Yuzhi is not at all polite; especially looking at these people before him, he's also estimating something in his mind.

After this 'clan meeting' ends, how many people will be able to leave safely?

Now the Uchiha's high-ranking members have been cleared out by him; what he needs to do next is the 'Bullet Three-Step Walk'.

And this is the first step; he needs to properly 'entertain guests'.

"Everyone, although there's no definite result yet, everything that happened tonight is heartbreaking."

Yuzhi spoke nonsense with his eyes open, even wearing a smile, showing no trace of sorrow.

"But since things have come to this, we should also set aside grief and consider the clan's future."

Yuzhi's words made everyone nod; the Eagle faction naturally had no reason to oppose him, after all he's one of them.

The Dove faction members were displeased but didn't oppose, after all the current situation is as such.

"Moreover, have you all considered one thing?"

After seeing everyone's reaction, Yuzhi secretly nodded, then lowered his voice.

"With such a great fire, even if the clan leader and elders survived, would they still be able to handle clan affairs?"

This sentence immediately made everyone present fix their gaze on Yuzhi, while he likewise looked at their reactions with a smile.

The meaning of this sentence goes without saying, since whether those big shots are dead or alive is still unknown.

Moreover, even if they survive, whether they still have the ability to manage the clan is doubtful; so why not make some changes tonight?

Most of the people present are smart; after discovering this, they've already been considering this issue.

But each of them has reservations, and they simply dare not bring it up.

But now Yuzhi directly brought it up, making their already uneasy hearts surge even more.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"Do you know what you're saying, brat?"

Of course, there are also some diehards who, upon hearing Yuzhi's words, immediately shouted angrily.

Whether Dove or Eagle faction, such people exist; they are full of respect for their respective elders.

They understood Yuzhi's words, but they absolutely cannot accept this situation!

Yuzhi smiled and ignored them, merely looking at them calmly and silently memorizing them.

"Quiet down; when will you still be making noise here?"

Just then, a middle-aged person furrowed their brow and spoke up to interrupt.

「Although Yuzhi's words are somewhat inappropriate, we cannot deny this fact; for the clan, we now need to do what needs to be done! 」

Yuzhi remembered that this person's name was Uchiha Shin, an elite of the Eagle Faction; as for other information, he didn't really understand.

He had attended the clan meeting only twice, and everyone present was actually quite unfamiliar to him.

Now it seems, this Uchiha Shin appears to be a very ambitious person, right?

「That's right, the current situation doesn't allow us to keep arguing about these things. 」

On the Dove Faction side, similarly a middle-aged person spoke up; his name seemed to be Uchiha Xiu.

The moment these two spoke, those who were originally extremely dissatisfied immediately fell silent, keeping their mouths shut.

However, at this moment, their gazes toward Yuzhi were extremely unfriendly.

「That's right, now is indeed not the time to argue about these meaningless things; we need to consider the clan. 」

Yuzhi smiled casually, then continued to speak calmly.

「But before that, I want to ask everyone a question: do you think we are a family? 」

「Yuzhi, what do you mean by that? 」

Uchiha Shin furrowed their brows; they didn't understand why Yuzhi's train of thought jumped so wildly.

If it weren't for the fact that the matter being discussed is extremely sensitive, for their own reputation they wouldn't dare to speak up directly.

They need someone like Yuzhi, who fears nothing, to speak plainly; otherwise they probably can't be bothered to deal with this little brat now.

「We are naturally a family; we all share the same bloodline—what's the problem, Yuzhi? 」

Uchiha Xiu also furrowed their brow and spoke; it's clear they and Uchiha Shin are alike.

「Yeah, we're all family, so I have a question worth pondering. 」

Yuzhi lightly nodded, gazing meaningfully at the two clearly divided groups as they spoke slowly.

「Look at us now—do we look like a family? 」

Yuzhi's words caused many present to slightly change expression; they now realized that Yuzhi was not someone who scruples nothing.

This kid is simply reckless!

Still, those who can enter the clan meeting, aside from a few diehards, are actually not stupid.

Yuzhi's words have already touched on a sensitive issue of the clan, and the crux of this issue lies in their respective beliefs.

Even though many among them understand that the clan is currently in a relatively divided state.

But for the sake of their respective beliefs, or their own needed interests, they also won't discuss it further.

Moreover, with those elders who command unanimous support, and a Clan Leader who does not oppose the current situation, these matters won't even come up for them.

Just do your own part and get what you deserve—that's enough!

But now Yuzhi has laid this out plainly, which is somewhat impolite.

After all, Yuzhi himself has gained quite a bit from the Eagle Faction.

「Yuzhi, you're too extreme. 」

Uchiha Shin raised an eyebrow, then composed their expression before speaking solemnly.

「The clan is still the clan; we are still a family—this will not change. 」

「Moreover, thank you for everything you said, Yuzhi, but the fact shows you're still too young. 」

「You are the clan's future and hope, but perhaps the current matters exceed your understanding. 」

「Didn't you know whether it exceeded Senior Shin? 」

Yuzhi lightly shook their head, their face still retaining a smile.

「If it were before, I probably wouldn't have said these things, but the situation is different now. 」

「Moreover, everyone is seated at the same table; some things can be discussed properly, otherwise everyone might end up dissatisfied. 」

「After all, the clan is no longer what it used to be, right? 」

Yuzhi's meaning was concise; as those present heard these words and their expressions showed contemplation, their evaluation of Yuzhi also changed somewhat.

This person isn't just reckless; they're full of ambition!

The clan's upper echelons have been cleared out, meaning a huge cake lies before everyone.

How to distribute, what method to use—all are worth discussing.

Yuzhi's attitude is quite subtle: they not only deny the clan's former state, but even want to come to the table to talk!

「Yuzhi, you belong to the future, but you're still too young now. 」

Uchiha Xiu actually welcomed seeing such discord within the Eagle Faction, so they timely spoke up to fan the flames.

「Don't embarrass yourself any further. 」

Uchiha Shin's expression also changed somewhat, their tone turning cold.

「Now I actually somewhat believe we are a family, especially given your two attitudes. 」

Yuzhi smiled indifferently, but their words were full of mockery.

「Whether young or not, whether embarrassing or not—that's not for you to decide; everyone is equally eligible to attend the clan meeting. 」

「Wanting to eat alone is impossible; if you want a big share, show your ability, otherwise—」

As they spoke, their eyes instantly turned a sheet of crimson.

The 'welcome' has already been done, the attitude made clear; since we can't reach an agreement, it's time for the 'beheading'.

Although Yuzhi also feels somewhat tired now, their consumption tonight is indeed not small.

But handling this situation, they are still confident there's no problem——

「What on earth is going on? 」

Shisui stood in the forest outside the shrine, accompanying other ninjas to extinguish this raging fire, but inside they couldn't help feeling sorrow.

He also hoped that someone could survive this fire, but given the current situation, the possibility is probably slim.

And that Elder Jiu Xin, who raised and cared for him for many years, is also among them!

This situation is something he truly does not want to face, even if there had been some unpleasantness between them, even if he had begun to reflect on whether this elder's ideas were right or wrong.

After all, after his interaction with Yuzhi, he indeed discovered that Elder Jiu Xin's ideas were too extreme.

Such extremism would truly leave the clan with no sense of security at all!

"Wait, Senior Yuzhi."

All of a sudden, Zhishui suddenly thought of something, and his body gradually began to feel a bit stiff.

He would never forget the moment they parted that day, when Yuzhi had said to him in a somewhat teasing way.

"Perhaps in the future, two people could change the clan—one is you, the other is me."

Those words hit Zhishui very hard, and it was precisely those words that made him increasingly doubt Elder Jiu Xin's ideas.

It was precisely this doubt, combined with everything he experienced during the village negotiations he participated in, that truly brought about a change in his heart.

Change the clan. Change the clan.

Zhishui murmured softly, and in that moment he understood something.

To change this clan, the one leading the clan must leave his position.

The simplest way is to kill them all!

Without destruction, there can be no establishment; only in this way can everything be restarted, only in this way can some of the clan's rules be re-established.

"Could it be, Senior Yuzhi? No, that shouldn't be... but..."

The more he thought, the more Zhishui's body trembled violently; he naturally did not want to consider whether Yuzhi had done all this.

But upon careful thought, Yuzhi had this motive—he himself had said he could change the clan.

Yet Zhishui still couldn't quite understand: although Yuzhi was a war hero, the ninja guarding those clan leaders and elders were not weak.

"Senior Yuzhi, can you really do that?"

For some reason, Zhishui suddenly recalled his previous spar with Yuzhi.

Although he hadn't gone all out that time, under normal circumstances his strength would not be inferior to anyone's.

But that time he was completely suppressed by Yuzhi, whether in taijutsu or ninjutsu, Yuzhi gave him a thorough beating.

Before, he hadn't thought much of it, merely feeling that as a war hero Yuzhi had this ability.

But now, upon reflection, he suddenly had a terrifying thought.

"Senior Yuzhi also concealed his strength—could he also..."

Just thinking about that, Zhishui could no longer hold back; he now urgently wanted to go find Yuzhi to understand the situation properly.

But just as he was about to move, he froze again, because he himself didn't know how to face Yuzhi.

"Doubting Yuzhi's actions?"

"Without evidence, all his thoughts are just empty talk!"

"Even if Yuzhi admitted it, but for the clan's sake doing this, he himself has already thought of reasons—what right does he have to keep questioning?"

Zhishui felt his mind was in a mess, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

But in the end, looking at the raging flames, he still made a decision.

He wants to go find Yuzhi; no matter what answer he gets, he will go.

At least, this counts as an attitude.

At least, he also wants to understand Yuzhi's ideas about the clan's future!

"I recall that Senior Xiu, who came with me earlier, seems to be going to attend the clan meeting, heading toward the back mountain."

Upon thinking of this, Zhishui immediately prepared to set out, but looking at the raging flames before him, for some reason his heart, while grieving, also inexplicably gained a sense of anticipation.

The flames do not necessarily symbolize destruction; they also seem to be a kind of hope, a rebirth through fire—

"Yuzhi-kun, do you know what you're doing?"

Seeing Yuzhi's eyes already turned into the Sharingan, at this moment everyone realized that Yuzhi would not easily give up.

Uchiha Shin and Uchiha Xiu's faces both grew somewhat solemn at this moment; they both appeared very cautious.

They could look down on Yuzhi's age, or bring up his record, but there is one thing they cannot afford to be careless about: that is Yuzhi's strength.

This is someone who crossed two major battlefields on the battlefield, earned great merit in Grass Country, and was defined by Leaf Village as a war hero.

Especially his pair of Sharingan eyes shows that he is not someone whose reputation exceeds his ability.

Just like Zhishui—although Zhishui is also young, no one dares to question his strength!

"I naturally know what I'm doing; I don't need anyone's reminders."

Yuzhi lightly shook his head, and his gaze began to turn cold.

"Rather, you all need to think carefully about what I've said—are we really a family?"

Everyone's own ideas are correct, but no one has ever integrated the different ideas.

Instead of seeking common ground while reserving differences, they have merely expanded and even extremified some earlier ideas.

In the end, they formed what is called a 'will' and used it to divide into factions—does this really benefit the clan?

Now they are all dead, and everything should be changed.

I hope you can think carefully about whether you are subordinates of those so-called elders, or members of the Uchiha clan!

These words are not light, and combined with Yuzhi's attitude, they have thoroughly explained his determination.

The clan must be changed, and he too must take his seat; otherwise, he'll have to settle things with his subordinates!

"Who do you think you are, and what right do you have to question the elders?"

Just as everyone remained silent, a loyal elder could no longer bear it.

At that moment his eyes also turned crimson, and he glared at Yuzhi, shouting angrily.

Even the clan leader has never done such a thing!

Indeed, Uchiha Fugaku hasn't done that; after all, for him, the fiercer you fight, the greater his authority.

Yuzhi shook his head; whether it's like that, he doesn't know either way—anyway, once someone's dead, he can say whatever he wants.

Moreover, how did he become clan leader, or how did his ancestors obtain this position—you all more or less know.

Everyone present naturally knows that Uchiha Fugaku's clan leadership was inherited from his forefathers.

And his forefathers obtained this opportunity precisely because they jointly refused Madara Uchiha's departure.

Before, no one dared to speak of it, because Uchiha Fugaku still had a son.

But now that this topic has been brought up, everyone's heart involuntarily trembles.

This is tonight's biggest cake!

Moreover, the people present seem to have clearly realized Yuzhi's true intentions at this moment—this guy is even greedier than imagined.

Furthermore, they cannot help but admit one thing: using this method to deny the clan leader also amounts to denying everything Uchiha Fugaku has done before.

Including, he tolerated the existence of two major factions within the clan!

You deserve to die!

At this moment, the die‑hard loyalists of the elders could no longer bear it; they angrily charged at Yuzhi.

Nobody likes to be denied, especially these people who firmly carry out the elders' will!

Been provoked?

Yuzhi gave a light chuckle; seeing these people's figures, he didn't take them to heart.

The rest didn't act because they either still retained reason, or greedily wanted to wait for an outcome.

However, this isn't a big deal; Yuzhi had already prepared a strategy, and he naturally couldn't really leave the Uchiha clan with no one.

However, to make him obedient, we still need some thunderous methods.

As for the Uchiha people, aside from those steadfast in belief—such as the elders who could never be swayed, and their die‑hard loyalists—

For others, reasoning doesn't work, so we can switch tracks and talk physics with them.

Why did Sasuke finally submit, why did Madara join forces with ZhuZhang to found Leaf Village—largely because we never talked physics before!

It must be said, the Uchiha clan sometimes truly has the quality of a 'cheap bone'.

Then let's set out.

Yuzhi whispered softly; in an instant, the three tomoe in his eyes merged into one, and the suppressive, icy, destructive‑tinged chakra burst forth!

How is this possible!

Originally just watching on the side and considering what to do next, Uchiha Xi and Uchiha Shin, among others, now had their faces drastically change.

Such an aura is truly too terrifying, and they have also been staring at Yuzhi, wanting to gather some information.

But at this moment they horrifiedly discovered that Yuzhi's eyes had changed, becoming a strange pattern they had never seen before.

As elites of the Uchiha clan, they more or less also understand some things.

For example, the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan that no one in this era possesses!

How does he have these eyes, how did he obtain them?

This thought kept spreading in their minds, and compared to these thoughts, they felt even more fearful at this moment.

Because at this moment, Yuzhi moved!

Although the previous battle had consumed some energy, this time he still used pupil technique to enhance himself.

Under the power of God's Direct Assistance, his eyes can now perceive everything at this moment.

Each person's movement trajectory, direction of attack, even the force of their strike and what they think in their hearts—nothing escapes his eyes.

His speed was like a ghost's; after quickly approaching those who attacked, the next moment tragic screams rang out continuously!

Ah!

Each of his attacks sent a person collapsing into a pool of blood; each movement allowed him to dodge the enemy's attacks by the smallest margin.

Moreover, those who attacked were all elites; they also possessed Sharingan, yet at this moment they had no power to fight back.

Is this the Mangekyou Sharingan? Is this the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan?

How can the gap be so huge? Why is it so huge?

Those who did not act now stood silently in place; they dare not move at all, fearing this would cause Yuzhi to misjudge.

They kept questioning themselves in their hearts, but there was simply no answer, and they also felt some shame at this time.

Because they were frightened to the point of not daring to move, merely accompanied by that strong bloody smell entering their nostrils.

Such shame was simply overwhelmed by deep fear.

In less than a minute, Yuzhi stopped, because those active die‑hard loyalists no longer had anyone able to move!

His eyes still retained the Mangekyou Sharingan form as he turned his body and calmly looked at everyone.

That icy aura continually emanated from him; his scarlet eyes paired with the scattered corpses on the ground made him terrifying under the moonlight.

Now, can you tell me your thoughts?

After a while, Yuzhi then closed the Mangekyou Sharingan and reverted to the three‑tomoe state, speaking calmly.

Regarding my proposal, who agrees, who opposes?

——

Next morning, the early sun shone upon the earth.

But this new day was not a joyful matter for the entire Uchiha clan.

The blazing fire had already been extinguished at dawn, and when they entered the shrine that had been burned to ashes, they saw what they least wanted to see.

Charred, unrecognizable corpses lay everywhere, yet every Uchiha person knew exactly who they were!

These are probably the clan leader, the elders, and the people guarding them!

At this moment, all members of the Uchiha clan fell into panic.

Although for most clan members, the family's high-ranking figures were really too distant for them.

But these people really died, which was extremely tumultuous and unsettling for the entire clan.

But this had little to do with Yuzhi; at this moment he was lazily lying in bed, while Hikari looked at him somewhat speechlessly.

"What time is it already, and you still aren't getting up?"

"Just rest a bit more; after all, I had other battles last night, and I'm still a bit tired now."

Yuzhi lay there without intending to move; he spoke with a smile, and it was clear his mood was quite good.

"Sure enough, as expected, it looks like it went smoothly."

Although Hikari guessed that Yuzhi's subsequent matters wouldn't be that simple, Yuzhi didn't let her follow, so she didn't participate.

Moreover, last night's fire was quite big, everyone was putting out the fire, even those who had previously taken good care of her, as well as those little brats.

Therefore she also didn't worry too much about Yuzhi, after all she believed in Yuzhi's strength.

"Indeed, everything went smoothly."

Yuzhi smiled and nodded; last night everything indeed went very smoothly.

Welcoming guests, beheading, and finally taking them as dogs—this whole process, although Yuzhi was also doing it for the first time.

However, it must be said that the clan's elite truly didn't have as much courage as those elders.

Those elders, upon seeing the Mangekyou Sharingan, would likely still be thinking about how to subdue it and make it their own.

And these people, upon seeing those eyes and witnessing Yuzhi's merciless strike, immediately knew what they should do.

This matter also made Yuzhi understand that a person who truly accomplishes great things can not only reason calmly with others, but also swing fists and talk physics when communication breaks down.

Although the translation of "swing speech" is entirely comedic, looking back now it actually makes sense.

After being given a beating by Yuzhi, these people all became honest one by one, after all nobody wanted to discuss physics with Yuzhi.

If nothing unexpected happens, a piece of news will soon be transmitted—

The clan leader and the elders, because some proposals were never passed, therefore he decided to strike hard and take back what was rightfully his.

The elders and their guards fought desperately, ultimately resulting in a tragedy where everyone perished together.

Although saying this would bring a major negative impact on the Uchiha's reputation, after a group of people carefully analyzed it, they felt this was indeed the best.

After all, dying at the hands of one's own people is always better than dying at the hands of outsiders!

Especially when outsiders broke through the Uchiha's layered defenses, killed the clan leader, all elders, and their guards without alerting anyone.

That blow to the Uchiha's reputation is truly devastating!

Of course, these people also all suspected whether this was done by Yuzhi.

After all, Yuzhi openly displayed his ambition, and at the same time showed his strength.

But by now no one will talk about it anymore; even if they have thoughts, they will only bury them deep inside.

After all, the people who survived each got to eat cake.

"The clan's problem is temporarily settled; what we need to do now is figure out how to deal with our eye problem."

Yuzhi thought of this, he smiled and said to Hikari.

"I said before I had a method, but personally I still have some worries about it.

"Therefore we need to conduct some necessary experiments to confirm the safety of this method."

"Is that so?"

Hikari nodded; any thing involves risk, which is not surprising.

Yuzhi wanting to ensure safety is also normal, after all nobody wants some mishaps, which would be terrible.

"Then I'll wait for your good news; if you need anything, just say it straight, I'll cooperate with you."

"Don't worry, just some simple experiments, there won't be any pain."

Yuzhi also worried that Hikari would think of what the Uchiha had done to her before, so he spoke up.

"Just like before, I'll be with you; if you have any problems, I naturally won't be able to avoid them."

"Because we are friends?"

Hearing Yuzhi's words, Hikari couldn't help but laugh and ask.

"Mm, because we are friends."

Yuzhi nodded, and suddenly he thought of Hikari's malice toward the Uchiha.

Although he had previously told Hikari that after this operation ends they need to have a good talk, Yuzhi still needed to comfort this girl.

After all, the so-called clan leader and elders have now been dealt with by them; if they suddenly stop, Yuzhi also fears she can't take it.

Although she now seems fine, explaining it is still good.

Thinking of this, Yuzhi looked at Hikari solemnly, then spoke seriously.

"The clan's biggest problem has now been solved; remaining, as long as the news dies down, we can almost begin.

"Are you ready? Next time, we will burn the entire Uchiha to ashes!"

"Burn the Uchiha to ashes"

Hearing those words, Hikari's whole body paused slightly, and the smile on her face began to retract.

At this moment, images of those lower-ranking clan members who held goodwill toward her involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

Even people like Uchiha Ying, who treated her kindly, were good souls.

Also there were children who laughed while waiting for her to teach them, willing to share their best things.

Really, do we have to burn them to ashes as well?

This problem has troubled her for a long time; before, she had been somewhat dazed, that is, thinking about all this.

Although she utterly hated the Uchiha, when Yuzhi asked her to integrate into the clan to understand them, she discovered that what she could see was somewhat different.

These people, are they really going to be punished by association?

These people who didn't participate in anything at all, and even showed kindness to others, are they really going to be treated like this?

Hikari closed her eyes, and after a while she seemed to have made a decision.

She opened her eyes, looked at Yuzhi with utter seriousness, and then spoke seriously.

"Yuzhi, your idea is too extreme."

"Hmm"

Yuzhi nodded instinctively, he had thought Hikari would agree.

But when he clearly heard Hikari's words, he was stunned, and then his expression became somewhat bewildered.

"Ah?"

Sliding kneel apology, I forgot to set the timer QAQ

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(End of chapter)