"We accept the villagers' hatred and insults towards us… but those young Uchiha are innocent.
They did nothing wrong and are so young, yet they have to suffer this kind of treatment."
"This is so unfair to them."
"Adults shouldn't have to bear the consequences of their mistakes; they're still just children."
"All of us will have children in the future."
"But I know it's difficult."
"The only solution I can think of is to ask for help from you, Hokage.
Only you, Hokage, can make the villagers restrain themselves. Only you have such an ability."
"We hope that the Hokage can give the Uchiha clan a hope, and give the children of the Uchiha clan a hope."
Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a while.
"Uchiha Gen, what do you want me to do?"
Luo Sha raised his head.
"Lord Hokage, I hope you can do what the Second Hokage did back then.
The Second Hokage accepted Uchiha Kagami as his disciple, and I hope you can accept Uchiha Shisui as your disciple."
"Uchiha Shisui's talent, ability, and character are all excellent, just like Uchiha Kagami back then."
"Lord Hokage, by accepting Uchiha Shisui as your disciple, you will give the Uchiha clan hope."
"Moreover, Uchiha Shisui will certainly not let you down, Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flickered.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was initially quite satisfied with Gen Uchiha's performance.
But suddenly, "Uchiha Gen" mentioned Uchiha Kagami, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel uneasy, since rumors about Uchiha Kagami had been circulating in Konoha not long ago.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not dislike Kagami Uchiha.
But I despise those who believe the rumors.
If it weren't for the sincerity shown by "Uchiha Gen," Hiruzen Sarutobi would have thought that "Uchiha Gen" was there to mock him, and that everything he had said before was just a prelude and a disguise.
As for accepting Uchiha Shisui as a disciple?
Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled Uchiha Shisui's performance in his mind.
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Shisui Uchiha was very talented, no less so than Kagami Uchiha back then.
It might even be above Uchiha Kagami.
However, firstly, I am getting old and haven't taken on any disciples for a long time.
Secondly, the other party is, after all, an Uchiha.
Moreover, he looks very similar to Uchiha Kagami.
Furthermore, there was an Uchiha who was already a disciple of Minato Namikaze, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had high hopes for Minato Namikaze, considering him as the future Hokage successor.
I will consider your suggestion, but I cannot make a decision now.
"Uchiha Gen, you are very good. I also hope that the rift between the village and the Uchiha clan can be eliminated, and that tragedies like the one before will never happen again in the village."
"You should go back first."
Rasa did not force Hiruzen Sarutobi to make a statement; he simply nodded.
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
Rasa turned around and slowly walked towards the Uchiha camp.
Many people were standing on both sides of the street.
But most people's eyes still held disgust, hatred, and contempt, with only a very small number showing a hint of complexity.
Luo Sha smiled.
"Everyone, if hitting and scolding can vent your anger and dissatisfaction, then please come at me, Uchiha Gen, and I will accept it all."
"I only hope that after you've vented your resentment on me, you won't go on to resent other Uchiha."
Luo Sha opened his arms.
Someone started it, and suddenly, a lot of garbage, stones, eggs, and rotten vegetable leaves were thrown at the location of "Uchiha Gen".
"Uchiha Gen" is like a prisoner, being judged by everyone.
They offered no resistance.
No rebuttal will be offered.
With his own body, he seemed to want to bear all the "sins" of the Uchiha clan.
"Senior Xuan!"
Uchiha Shisui's eyes turned red.
When "Uchiha Gen" returned to the Uchiha camp, he looked extremely disheveled and unkempt, covered in a lot of garbage, and a stench wafted from him.
Several other areas were bruised and swollen, and the wounds were bleeding.
"Senior Xuan."
Uchiha Shisui appeared in front of Uchiha Gen immediately.
"Senior Xuan, what you're doing is a huge sacrifice..."
Rasa interrupted Uchiha Shisui with a smile.
"It doesn't matter. As long as my sacrifice is effective, that's enough. Besides, compared to the people who died and were injured that night, what I'm suffering now is nothing."
"Senior Xuan, I'll go with you tomorrow..."
Rasa interrupted Uchiha Shisui again.
"no."
Luo Sha's expression turned serious.
"Shisui, I did this to save the Uchiha. You are our Uchiha genius, you are our hope, you absolutely cannot be harmed."
"Let the adults bear the responsibility."
"The future is in your hands."
Rasa patted Uchiha Shisui on the shoulder.
"I'm fine, don't worry. The villagers don't understand our situation, but the Hokage certainly does. Not all Uchiha are rebels."
"If the Hokage accepts you, Shisui, as his disciple, then the situation of the Uchiha clan in the village can truly change."
"Everything I did was worth it."
"I'm going back to wash up first; I really smell bad."
Luo Sha chuckled self-deprecatingly and turned to walk home.
Uchiha Shisui stared at the back of "Uchiha Gen" for a long time, stunned.
"Senior Xuan, you are so great."
Night falls.
The effects of Uchiha Genpaku's actions during the day are beginning to unfold.
The villagers started talking about it.
"This Uchiha clan has really produced a remarkable person. To stand up in this way, even though he is an Uchiha, I have to admit that I admire him to some extent."
There are also those who hold the opposite opinion.
"It's just a cheap trick to attract attention. Do you think that this will make everyone in the village forget the crimes committed by the Uchiha?
Impossible. No matter what mistakes you've made, do you think a sincere apology is enough?"
"Then what's the point of having laws?"
"Is this fair to the dead, the injured, and their families and friends?"
"He even wants the Hokage to take Uchiha Shisui as his disciple, just like the Second Hokage took Uchiha Kagami as his disciple back then.
That's outrageous. How dare he make such a request and try to morally blackmail the Hokage?"
"That's too much. It's only because the Hokage is kind-hearted."
Is the current situation the same as it was back then?
One of them was silent for a moment before speaking.
"It does seem somewhat similar. Back then, it was Madara Uchiha who defected and seriously injured the First Hokage.
Now, it's the Uchiha clan rebels causing trouble and inflicting huge losses on the village."
"I wonder what the Hokage is thinking."
Just then.
A patrolling ninja was walking through the shopping street when suddenly a corpse fell from the roof of a nearby building.
The patrolling ninja was startled.
Who is it?
"Uchiha Gen?"
"Dead?"
The patrolling ninja's pupils contracted.
Before long, news of Uchiha Gen's death spread at an extremely rapid pace.
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