Tears welled up in the corners of Sakumo Hatake's eyes.
He knelt down, bowing his head until his hands touched the floor.
"Fucheng-kun, I know that the dojutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan has always been a top secret within the Uchiha Clan. This time, I, Sakumo Hatake, owe Clan Leader Fucheng, and I also owe the Uchiha Clan a great favor. If there is anything I can do, I will not refuse."
At this moment, it seemed that the samurai bloodline of the Hatake Clan was boiling within Sakumo Hatake.
Samurai value gratitude.
A favor of a single drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring.
Fucheng did not ask any questions or discuss any repayment this time, which was a testament to his immense trust in him.
This trust alone was enough to bring tears to Sakumo Hatake's eyes!
Standing nearby, Fucheng reached out to support him.
"There is no need to talk about owing me any favors. When I, Uchiha Fucheng, make friends, I only value the person that is Lord Sakumo, not any clan or favors."
Fucheng's confident tone and the aura of his refusal stirred Sakumo Hatake.
He did not insist on bowing further, but his inner resolve grew stronger.
Fucheng helped Sakumo Hatake up, "As for small matters like clan cooperation, let's not discuss them now. Let's focus on the treatment first. Once we've resolved Lady Hatake's health issues, we can talk about other things."
...
This time, because Uchiha Fucheng needed to use his Mangekyo dojutsu skill, he could not be careless about security.
He directly arranged for twelve UchihaJonin to accompany and guard him.
Uchiha Hezi and Yakushi Nonou, who were in the same squad as Hatake Shoichi, were also at Fucheng's home, so they accompanied Misaka Mikoto on the journey.
The imposing group of over twenty people naturally did not escape the notice of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the leader of Root, Danzo Shimura.
While Uchiha Fucheng was still on the road, intelligence reports from Konoha's Anbu and Root were already flooding into their hands like snowflakes.
"Uchiha Fucheng took a large group of Jonin to Sakumo Hatake's home?" The Sandaime, Hiruzen Sarutobi, narrowed his eyes.
"Is it the same as the time with Tsunade? It seems the illness of Sakumo Hatake's wife has become serious."
Hiruzen Sarutobi had always hoped that Tsunade could cure the serious illness of Sakumo Hatake's wife.
After all, Sakumo Hatake, as a top-tier expert and pillar of Konoha, was best won over to the Hokage's faction.
It was just unexpected that Tsunade's medical Ninjutsu could not cure this severe maternal illness.
The scene Hiruzen Sarutobi least wanted to see had come to pass!
This newly appointed Uchiha Clan Leader, Fucheng, seemed exceptionally popular among Konoha's experts.
Not only Sakumo Hatake, but even Tsunade and Orochimaru spoke highly of him.
Hiruzen puffed on his pipe, feeling a faint sense of worry in his heart.
"It seems I need to change my strategy. I cannot let Danzo Shimura go too far. The surveillance and control measures he has set up against the Uchiha Compound should be dismantled sooner."
...
In the underground base of Root.
Danzo's thoughts were actually not much different from those of the Sandaime, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The friendship of Konoha's hero, White Fang, the praise of Konoha's princess, Tsunade, and the recognition of Konoha's genius, Orochimaru, all made this Uchiha Clan Leader Fucheng, who had awakened the Mangekyo, exceptionally troublesome.
In the past, he could reap benefits by threatening the conservative faction of the Uchiha.
He could also provoke the radical faction of the Uchiha to stir up internal discord.
He could even use some secret agents who had defected from the Uchiha to pass on some unusually secret information.
But ever since this Uchiha Fucheng became the Clan Leader and head of the family, everything had changed.
The conservative faction of the Uchiha no longer cowered before him.
The radical faction of the Uchiha was no longer as explosive as before.
Even the Root surveillance personnel stationed near the Uchiha Compound had started to complain that the number of UchihaJonin on anti-surveillance patrols had been increasing recently.
Gently touching the bandage covering his right eye, turbulent thoughts rolled through Danzo's mind.
"Aren't the Uchiha all naive idiots like Uchiha Kagami? How did such an alternative freak like Uchiha Fucheng emerge?"
...
At the Hatake Compound, Hatake Shoichi shouted happily.
"Uncle is back, Uncle has invited Lord Uchiha Fucheng!"
Hatake Shoichi, who had been waiting in Sakumo Hatake's courtyard, saw the figures of Uchiha Fucheng and Sakumo from afar and ran happily into the house.
He reported to his aunt who was lying on the bed.
"Aunt, you will get better. Lord Fucheng's healing Ninjutsu is very powerful."
After delivering the news, Hatake Shoichi also became excited; he opened the door and ran outside to greet everyone.
The once nearly hundred-member Hatake Clan now had only nine households left.
Among the active Ninjas, besides Sakumo Hatake, only Hatake Shoichi remained as the sole seedling of a Ninja.
Seeing Hatake Shoichi waiting at the door, nervously welcoming everyone, Sakumo Hatake felt very guilty.
The gradual withering of the Hatake Clan had no small connection to his failure to take good care of the clan members.
In some respects, Sakumo Hatake was too obsessed with procedural justice and fairness.
"A gentleman can be deceived by righteousness." This was exactly the case for Sakumo Hatake.
Why did all the men of the Hatake Clan have to carry out extremely dangerous war missions?
Why, as a top-tier expert of Konoha, could his clan not have more say in some commercial competitions?
Often, some high-ranking officials in the Village used a kind of "grand righteousness" to openly bully Sakumo Hatake.
Or rather, they wanted to openly bully the Hatake Clan.
This type of "old-fashioned gentleman" who upheld samurai traditions was exactly the type that Konoha's high-ranking officials liked the most.
Later on, Sakumo's suicide was just a further progression of this tactic.
Fucheng saw everything.
He also had ideas in his mind.
Fucheng ordered everyone, "Uchiha Yashiro, take your men to guard the entire courtyard, inspect and patrol the surrounding streets, and forbid any Ninjas from entering."
"Members of Mikoto's squad, accompany Lord Sakumo and me inside for the treatment."
As the Uchiha Ninjas dispersed to guard the perimeter, the entire courtyard exuded an aura of sternness.
As Uchiha Fucheng and Sakumo Hatake entered the house, Mikoto, Hatake Shoichi, Uchiha Hezi, and Yakushi Nonou also became temporary monitors for several positions inside the room.
Looking at Hatake Inaho's weak and pale complexion, Fucheng said to everyone with a serious expression.
"The dojutsu secret technique of the Mangekyo Sharingan is different for every awakener."
"Moreover, using the Mangekyo dojutsu requires paying a certain price of backlash, which is why I had people guard the perimeter. At the same time, I hope that the details of using the dojutsu today will not be spread."
Everyone in the room replied in unison, "Yes, Lord Fucheng."
Sakumo Hatake, in particular, exuded an extremely dangerous aura!
It was as if, should any accident occur, he would immediately rush out and fight to the death with anyone.
Seeing that Hatake Inaho was a bit nervous, Fucheng gently reassured her, "Lady Hatake, do not worry. My dojutsu poses no danger to you. Just relax and lie down."
After speaking, Uchiha Fucheng's eyes had already turned into a pinwheel Mangekyo pattern with lightning trails.
[Mangekyo: Okuninushi-no-Mikoto]
A rich surge of ocular power, following Fucheng's gaze, shone onto Hatake Inaho.
Hatake Inaho, who was not originally a Ninja, had steam-like light green Chakra appear on her body.
Accompanied by Fucheng's blue Mangekyo ocular power, it quickly combed through Hatake Inaho's body.
Out of the corner of his eye, Sakumo Hatake saw Uchiha Fucheng's left eye gushing with blood.
"Is this the backlash of the special ability?!" Sakumo Hatake felt even more guilty in his heart.
Looking at his wife again, Hatake Inaho's skin had become plump, and the previously pale and sickly complexion had taken on a faint, healthy flush.
Even the dark circles caused by long-term insomnia and neurasthenia were fading visibly to the naked eye.
Sakumo Hatake's breathing became rapid.
The Mangekyo Sharingan's healing dojutsu is so powerful!
It's very effective!
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