A person who was so great in Uchiha Shisui's eyes, who loved Konoha so much, who had such goodwill towards Konoha, and who made such great sacrifices for Konoha, just died like that?
He died for no reason?
Who could have killed "Uchiha Gen"?
Why kill "Uchiha Gen"?
If even an Uchiha like that has to die, then what kind of Uchiha can Konoha possibly tolerate?
The scales in Uchiha Shisui's heart were slowly tilting to one side.
On one side of the scale is the Uchiha clan, and on the other side is Konoha.
The scales were balanced before.
The side in Konoha might be even heavier.
But now, Uchiha Shisui's thoughts are slowly changing.
The death of "Uchiha Gen" caused a certain psychological blow to Uchiha Shisui.
An Uchiha who cared more about the village than he did died at the village's hands. What can the Uchiha do now to gain the village's acceptance?
Uchiha Shisui couldn't think of any solution.
"Is the Uchiha clan destined to remain like this forever?"
"Then can this kind of Uchiha still be considered Konoha's Uchiha?"
"Are the Uchiha still considered one of the village's members?"
A deeper sense of confusion appeared in Uchiha Shisui's eyes.
They arrived at the home of "Uchiha Gen".
Uchiha Gen's body has been given a simple burial in the Uchiha clan's cemetery.
The village did not reclaim the cemetery; it still belongs to the Uchiha clan.
Uchiha Shisui sat on the steps, staring blankly ahead, his eyes vacant, lost in thought.
The figure with the scent of medicine from the Uchiha clan approached and sat down next to Uchiha Shisui.
"Shisui, don't be too sad."
"No one expected Xuan's death."
"Xuan is dead, but we will never forget him."
"He died for our Uchiha clan."
"His actions brought about significant changes to the Uchiha clan. We will all be grateful to him, and he will live forever in our hearts."
Uchiha Yakumi patted Uchiha Shisui on the shoulder.
"Furthermore, in Xuan's words, Shisui, you are the hope of the Uchiha clan. You absolutely cannot be discouraged or dejected, otherwise you will have let Xuan down."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui finally showed a change in expression and nodded.
"I won't, Yakumi-senpai."
"I will definitely make the Uchiha clan better. I will give it my all. I swear!"
After the smell of medicine from Uchiha left, Uchiha Shisui entered "Uchiha Gen's" room.
Here, Uchiha Shisui is a stranger.
Two days prior, Uchiha Shisui and "Uchiha Gen" were not actually familiar with each other.
One is a young genius from the Uchiha clan.
He was just an ordinary Chunin.
But it also feels very familiar.
Because in his heart, Uchiha Shisui had completely accepted "Uchiha Gen".
"Senior Xuan, I will definitely finish what you didn't finish, please rest assured."
Sudden.
A diary caught Uchiha Shisui's attention; it was in a half-open drawer by the bedside.
Uchiha Shisui didn't want to watch, but he couldn't resist his curiosity.
There is only one diary entry above.
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Konoha Year 50... The weather is clear, but the situation of the clans and the village is not optimistic. The emergence of the Uchiha rebels has destroyed everything, and the Uchiha have failed Konoha.
I wasn't involved, but as a member of the Uchiha clan, I know I have to take responsibility...
But the new generation of Uchiha is innocent. Each generation has its own sins, and they shouldn't be dragged into this. If the village needs someone to bear this sin, I hope it's just our generation.
Since the founding of Konoha, the Uchiha village has been in a bad situation, and now, the situation is getting worse and worse. It's embarrassing, and I really don't want the Uchiha to stay like this forever.
I dream that one day, the children of the Uchiha and Sarutobi clans can play freely together in the plaza.
I dream that one day, the children of the Uchiha and Shimura clans can walk side by side.
I dream of a day when the Uchiha, Yamanaka, Hyuga, Aburame, and all the commoner ninjas in the village can live together peacefully, drinking and eating meat together, back to back, hand in hand...
I have a dream...
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The words were plain, but as Uchiha Shisui read them, his eyes welled up with tears.
"Snap!"
Tears fell, soaking the pages of the diary.
"Senior Xuan, you are very good, really very good. It is the Uchiha who has wronged you, it is the village who has wronged you."
The entire Uchiha clan mourned the death of "Uchiha Gen".
Including Uchiha Fugaku.
But Fugaku Uchiha felt that "Gen Uchiha" was a bit foolish.
"Given the terrible relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village, trying to gain the approval of the villagers in this way is too naive and simply impossible."
"However, I never expected that someone would actually try to kill Uchiha Gen."
"A member of the Shimura clan?"
"Or is it that someone on the Hokage's side demanded that the Hokage accept Uchiha Shisui as his disciple, thus angering the Hokage?"
Fugaku Uchiha frowned deeply.
The Uchiha clan's dire situation was giving Fugaku a real headache.
The current Konoha Uchiha clan is completely separated from the Uchiha Rebellion Party. Even if they escape Konoha, they will not be accepted by the Uchiha Rebellion Party and will have no choice but to stay in Konoha.
Staying in Konoha inevitably means facing the village's targeting, discrimination, and resistance.
"Uchiha Gen's actions will improve the Uchiha's situation slightly, but it's not a fundamental solution."
"There are only two ways to change the situation of the Uchiha in Konoha."
"One reason is that the Uchiha clan is powerful enough."
"They are much stronger than the entire Uchiha clan from before."
"For example, is there anyone who has reached the level of Madara Uchiha back then?"
"Secondly, the Uchiha clan has considerable value to Konoha."
"It is useless to place your hopes on others; you can only rely on yourself."
"However, both of these points are extremely difficult."
Inside the Hokage Building.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi received the news, his face immediately darkened.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat displeased because "Uchiha Gen" mentioned Uchiha Kagami, but Hiruzen Sarutobi did not intend to kill "Uchiha Gen". On the contrary, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that the more Uchiha like "Uchiha Gen", the better.
Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that with the sudden death of "Uchiha Gen," someone would inevitably suspect him.
It was clearly not me who did it.
It has absolutely nothing to do with me.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that he couldn't stop others from having doubts.
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated."
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced out the window, his brows furrowed.
"Danzo, it's not you again, is it?"
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