"Clan Leader… please forgive Sora…"
"Clan Leader…"
Uchiha Zhan continued pleading desperately.
One after another, Uchiha Feng and the others knelt beside him, begging Isamu to spare Uchiha Sora.
"Isamu…"
Unable to bear watching any longer, Tsunade stepped forward to intervene.
Before she could speak, however, Garuda gently held her back, shook her head, and gave her a reassuring look.
Listening to everyone pleading around him, Isamu frowned in annoyance.
"In your eyes…"
"Am I really such a bloodthirsty person?"
"Move aside."
"And watch carefully."
"I don't have time to explain myself to you right now."
Hearing those words, Uchiha Zhan and the others were left completely confused.
Wasn't he punishing Sora?
It certainly didn't look that way.
Ignoring everyone else, Isamu activated his Rinnegan and fixed his gaze upon Uchiha Sora.
This was his first attempt at using his own Yin Chakra to evolve another person's Sharingan into the Mangekyō.
Even he couldn't afford to be careless.
"AAAAAHHHH!!"
As Yin Chakra poured continuously into his body, Sora's screams never stopped.
Meanwhile…
The three tomoe inside Sora's Sharingan began spinning faster and faster.
Faster.
And faster.
Until finally—
The tomoe intertwined.
A brand-new pattern slowly emerged.
A three-pronged Mangekyō Sharingan was born.
"It… it…"
Feeling the tremendous ocular power flooding through his eyes…
As well as the overwhelming strength surging throughout his body…
Sora stood there completely stunned.
"It worked…"
Seeing the successful evolution, Isamu smiled.
Even he hadn't expected his very first attempt to succeed.
Apparently…
The process was far easier than he had imagined.
"No Uchiha Clan Leader should ever be weak."
"Today…"
"I grant you this power."
"First…"
"So that you may regain your confidence."
"Second…"
"Because I entrust the future of the entire Uchiha Clan to you."
"Uchiha Sora…"
"Do not disappoint me."
"Thank you for your gift, Former Clan Leader!"
"I, Uchiha Sora…"
"…will never let you down!"
Sora immediately knelt.
His respect for the former Clan Leader had risen to an entirely new level.
"It's not me you mustn't disappoint."
"It's the entire clan."
"Yes!"
After finishing with Sora, Isamu turned toward Uchiha Zhan and the other elders, who were still kneeling.
"What?"
"It's been so many years."
"Have your bones grown soft?"
"Are you waiting for me to personally invite you to stand up?"
The older generation of Uchiha hurriedly rose to their feet.
Even so…
They still seemed rather uneasy.
"What?"
"I'm no longer the Clan Leader."
"So you're not even going to invite me inside?"
Isamu looked at them speechlessly.
This reunion…
Was nothing like the emotional scene he had imagined.
"Ah…"
"Right…"
"Clan Leader, please…"
"I'm no longer the Clan Leader."
"Don't call me that again."
"Y-Yes…"
"Please come in…"
Without saying anything else, Isamu clasped his hands behind his back and walked toward the Uchiha compound.
Uchiha Sora immediately stepped forward to guide him.
"Lady Tsunade."
"Please come inside as well."
After Isamu walked ahead, Uchiha Zhan respectfully invited the others.
Tsunade and the rest followed.
Thus…
The farce finally came to an end.
After entering the Uchiha settlement, Shizune couldn't help looking around in amazement.
"I never imagined…"
"There would actually be another Uchiha Clan hidden on the northern border of the Land of Fire."
"This is incredible."
"Hehe, of course it is."
"This entire land was personally created by Clan Leader Isamu for our Uchiha Clan."
"It is nothing short of divine power."
"The Clan Leader is our faith."
"Our pillar."
"My admiration for the Clan Leader is like an endless river—"
"Alright, alright."
Tsunade quickly interrupted him.
"Zhan."
"Stop praising Isamu every chance you get."
"We haven't seen each other in years."
"Tell me about yourselves instead."
"Ah… right."
"Lady Tsunade…"
"May I ask who these people are?"
Realizing Tsunade had no interest in listening to endless praise, Zhan wisely changed the subject.
"This is my assistant, Shizune."
"And this little one…"
"…is my grandson, Itachi."
"Oh!"
"So this is the Clan Leader's grandson!"
"Hahaha!"
"Hello, little Itachi."
"I am your grandfather's most capable subordinate."
"My name is Uchiha Zhan."
Knowing this child carried Isamu's bloodline, Zhan instantly became extremely fond of him.
"Um…"
"Hello, Grandpa Zhan."
Itachi politely greeted him.
"Hahaha!"
"Good!"
"Wonderful!"
"I never imagined the Clan Leader's bloodline had already been passed down."
"This is truly wonderful!"
He laughed heartily before finally turning toward the last unfamiliar woman.
"And who might you be?"
"Oh?"
"Her?"
"She is also your master's—"
Before Tsunade could finish…
Garuda stepped forward herself.
"Hello, Uchiha Zhan."
"My name is Garuda."
"I am also Isamu's wife."
"…"
"So…"
"You're the second Madam."
"Welcome."
"Welcome to the Uchiha Clan."
Zhan was briefly stunned before politely bowing.
Personally…
He had no objections whatsoever to Isamu having more than one wife.
In fact…
He hoped Isamu would have many descendants.
Only then could that heaven-defying bloodline continue to flourish and strengthen the clan.
Looking at the descendants of her elder brother, Indra, Garuda couldn't help feeling emotional.
She had never imagined his bloodline would prosper to this extent.
Yet…
She hadn't seen a single descendant of her younger brother, Ashura.
Could Ashura's ideals truly have been wrong?
Thinking of this, she looked toward Uchiha Zhan.
"Um…"
"May I ask you something?"
"Lady Garuda."
"Please just call me Zhan."
"If there's anything you'd like to know…"
"I'll answer as long as I can."
"It's like this…"
"Throughout this journey…"
"I've only seen members of the Uchiha Clan."
"I haven't seen…"
"…any members of the Senju Clan."
"Do you know where they are?"
The instant those words left her mouth…
The atmosphere froze.
Everyone's expressions darkened.
Seeing their reactions, Garuda blinked in confusion.
"Um…"
"Did I say something wrong?"
"Lady Garuda…"
"I'm sorry."
"But I really can't answer that question."
"And to be honest…"
"I've spent most of my life here."
"We know very little about what happened to the Senju Clan outside."
"If you wish to know…"
"You should ask Lady Tsunade."
"She understands the Senju Clan far better than we do."
Having said that…
Uchiha Zhan quickly excused himself and hurried after Isamu.
It was obvious that…
Even after all these years…
Neither he nor the other veterans had forgotten what the Senju brothers had done when they tried to stop them.
For them…
It remained a painful taboo.
And because Tsunade was Isamu's wife…
There was even less he was willing to say.
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