socalfunplaces Chapter 131 Why don't you dare glare at the Third Hokage?
Chapter 131 Why don't you dare glare at the Third Hokage?
Chapter 132 Why don't you dare glare at the Third Hokage?
"According to seniority, you should call me great-great-great-grandmother." Uchiha Hikaru's tone was calm, but it exploded in Fugaku and Mikoto's ears like thunder.
"Great-great-great-great-grandmother?! How is this possible?!" Fugaku's pupils contracted sharply, unable to believe it.
When Madara Uchiha left, he took most of the historical records and secret technique scrolls with him.
Fugaku Uchiha was born a year after Madara Uchiha left, but no elder in the clan had ever mentioned that the Uchiha clan had a female Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha with such terrifying eye power!
He tried to find any clues from the information he had, but found that everything was blank, and there was not a trace of the girl in front of him!
Mikoto was completely dumbfounded as she stared at the imposing girl in front of her, who wore the Uchiha clan crest and whose kaleidoscope patterns in her eyes were exquisite.
Koto's heart was in turmoil. As Fugaku's wife and a former Jonin of the Uchiha clan, she knew all too well how much pain one had to endure to awaken the Sharingan.
Meanwhile, Sasuke Uchiha, who was playing nearby, looked curiously into the older sister's eyes, thinking they were so beautiful.
Menma looked down at Sasuke. At this time, Sasuke, who was only four years old, had already grown up a bit, but his eyes were still very innocent. He was completely different from the aloof and handsome god he had when he appeared in the main storyline.
Hikaru Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan looked at Fugaku again, condescendingly like an elder: "Fugaku, right? The current head of the Uchiha clan."
Menma arrogantly commented on Uchiha Fugaku: "Your Mangekyou Sharingan power is quite good, but your temperament is too weak, and you lack decisiveness. You guard this decaying clan land, willingly submitting to the Konoha leadership, fantasizing about exchanging compromise for peace."
Little did they know that this would only hasten the demise of the Uchiha clan.
Shura's voice wasn't loud, but every word was like a knife, piercing straight into Fugaku's heart.
"The Uchiha clan was once the most powerful clan in the ninja world, but now it has fallen to the point where it is suspected by the village and torn apart by internal conflicts. This is all because of you incompetent clan leaders who lack true vision and sufficient courage." Shura's words were full of disappointment and disdain, as if stating an indisputable fact.
Fugaku's face turned ashen.
The illusion he just witnessed allowed him to see Uchiha Hikaru's immense power.
Now, Shura's words laid bare his deepest fears and sense of powerlessness.
Menma, wearing a white three-eyed fox mask, held a teacup the entire time, like a guest. But every word he said was the truth. Since the Nine-Tails' rampage, the Uchiha clan had become a stagnant pool.
Menma leisurely accompanied Uchiha Hikaru to visit Fugaku, the last clan head, guessing that Uchiha Hikaru still had some affection for the Uchiha clan.
Menma's voice echoed in the silent living room: "We've come today to tell you what Konoha is like now..."
They are unworthy of the Uchiha clan.
"The conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership is escalating. If we stay any longer, the only outcome will be the extermination of the clan."
Uchiha Hikaru also spoke up: "When the time is right, we will take the remaining Uchiha clan members away from this decaying Konoha to find the true future that belongs to the Uchiha!"
Her eyes shone with a resolute light, an unquestionable determination, a verdict against Fugaku and the entire Konoha leadership.
Fugaku Uchiha struggled to maintain his Mangekyou Sharingan, his eyes still stinging from the genjutsu he had just experienced. However, his dignity as the head of the Uchiha clan did not allow him to succumb to this.
Fugaku suddenly raised his head to meet the two people opposite him. Although his face was pale and cold sweat was still dripping from his forehead, an indomitable rage burned in the eyes of both of them.
"Absurd! No one can take the Uchiha clan of Konoha away! Not even Madara Uchiha back then!"
"One of you claims to be the ancestor, yet stood idly by when the Uchiha were in their most perilous moment, and now you suddenly appear! The other dares not show his true face, yet here he is sowing discord between the Uchiha clan and the village! What exactly is your purpose?!"
He was panting, his chest heaving violently, each word seeming to be squeezed out from his lungs, filled with resentment and anger:
The Uchiha clan has served Konoha for generations, and my clan was once the village's sharpest blade! During the Three Shinobi World Wars, my clan shed more blood than any other clan!
"As the clan head, I have devoted myself to the peace and continuation of the clan, enduring countless hardships and humiliations. How dare you accuse me of 'incompetence'? Do you know that the current predicament of the Uchiha clan is not solely my responsibility? Why are the village's higher-ups so suspicious and wary of our clan? Isn't it because of the indelible stain left by the Nine-Tails' attack?!"
Fugaku's tone suddenly became sharp and questioning. He stared intently at the girl opposite him, as if he wanted to unleash all the anger and doubt that had been building up in his heart: "You say I'm incompetent, you say I led the Uchiha to destruction, then what about you!"
"Your powerful eye energy has never been revealed to the world, and I've never heard of any Uchiha bloodlines roaming outside! Or perhaps, the Nine-Tails' rampage was your doing?!"
Mikoto stood to the side, hugging Sasuke who was somewhat frightened, her eyes slightly red, her lips tightly pursed.
She looked at Fugaku with concern, then at Uchiha Hikaru and Shura with wariness.
Although Fugaku's question was bold, every word was piercing, revealing the hidden pain and oppression of the Uchiha clan over the years. She knew that these words were very likely to enrage the two unfathomable powerhouses in front of her, but she also understood Fugaku's anger and helplessness.
Seeing that the enraged Uchiha Fugaku dared to meet his gaze.
A barely perceptible ripple flickered in Uchiha Hikari's cool eyes as she coldly stared at Fugaku.
Beneath the white, three-eyed fox mask, a meaningful smile curved at the corner of his mouth.
"Pfft, you're so tough on us, but why don't you dare glare at the Third Hokage like that?"
That smile carried a hint of mockery, a hint of disdain, and a hidden understanding.
Fugaku Uchiha's face turned red, but he still wanted to protect the village.
"Hmph, the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage?" Shura's voice came from beneath the mask, still calm, yet carrying a chilling aura.
"Your ridiculous suspicions are enough to prove how narrow-minded you are and how little you understand this world."
Menma chuckled inwardly, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth beneath the mask. His gaze swept over Fugaku imperceptibly before turning to Uchiha Hikaru.
He was also happy to see the situation become even more muddy.
The more chaotic the Uchiha clan became, the higher the resistance within the clan grew, and the closer they got to the night of their extermination.
Menma's tone was filled with contempt for Fugaku as he continued, "I would never stoop to being a coward hiding in the shadows. We naturally know who the 'mastermind' behind the Nine-Tails' rampage is. But—even if I told you, what could you do? With your 'incompetence,' what could you change? It would probably only hasten the Uchiha clan's inevitable annihilation."
These words, while not directly revealing the true culprit behind the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage, clearly implied that they knew everything. This unfathomable attitude was far more oppressive and chilling than a direct admission or denial.
Menma said casually, "I've said it before: the 'peace' you believe in is nothing but a slow poison. You've unilaterally protected the village, yet you've never received the respect and trust you deserve. When the village's suspicion of the Uchiha clan reaches its peak, when internal conflicts completely erupt, what will you use to resist?"
Fugaku looked at the white three-eyed fox mask in front of him, the eye holes seeming to reveal the fear and despair in his heart.
Menma continued, "Think about it carefully. How much effort did your Uchiha clan contribute to the village? How many people died in the three Shinobi World Wars? Yet, because of the Nine-Tails' attack, you are being so doubted by the Konoha higher-ups."
Uchiha Hikaru spoke up at the opportune moment: "The Uchiha clan never needs to explain anything to others, because they disdain it!"
Hikaru Uchiha, who was born in the Warring States period, viewed the Uchiha clan of Konoha as if they were a tamed dog.
Fugaku's body trembled with anger and shock. He opened his mouth, but found that he could no longer make a sound.
Uchiha Hikaru's words were like an invisible knife, cutting open the deepest scar in his heart. The sense of powerlessness over the fate of his clan overwhelmed him once again like a tidal wave.
He seemed to see the sorrow of being in the position of clan leader yet being powerless to turn the tide.
Do they really know? Who is the real culprit behind the Nine-Tails' rampage? Could there be other Uchiha bloodlines scattered outside besides them? Under the power of the Nine-Tails? Fugaku's thoughts were in turmoil, his mind constantly replaying the crimson eyes of the Nine-Tails when it went berserk.
"Could it be—could it be that my Uchiha clan has really been used as pawns?!" This thought sent chills down his spine. Seeing that Fugaku was powerless to refute, a barely perceptible look of disappointment flashed in Uchiha Kou's eyes.
Mianma nodded slightly to her: "It's getting late, and we've said enough. Let's go."
Menma suppressed the playful smile on his lips, glanced at Fugaku with a condescending scrutiny in his eyes, as if looking at an ordinary person struggling like a trapped beast.
As he watched the two get up to leave, Fugaku's heart skipped a beat. When he clashed with their kaleidoscopes just now, he felt the almost overwhelming difference in eye power.
Moreover, there's a powerful figure nearby. Just a few days ago, four elders of the Hyuga clan's main branch had their eyes gouged out, and the entire Hyuga clan and the Jonin forces led by the Third Hokage couldn't stop him! This shows how strong he is!
So even though anger and resentment filled Fugaku's chest, his body instinctively stiffened, unable to make any move to stop him.
He knew that in his current state, forcing a move would only bring him humiliation, and might even lead to more terrible consequences.
If the other side were truly going to kill, the Uchiha clan's territory would inevitably be destroyed, and even Mikoto and Sasuke would be caught off guard. Just as the two had reached the edge of the courtyard and were about to leap out, Fugaku suddenly shouted hoarsely, "Wait! You! What is your name?!"
Uchiha Hikari paused slightly in mid-air. She didn't turn around, but her clear, cold voice drifted on the wind and disappeared into the night: "Uchiha Hikari."