Fugaku had come prepared with a carefully crafted speech, intending to persuade Xin. But with just one sentence, Xin had him on the back foot.
The Young Master of the Uchiha Clan, out grocery shopping? What a joke! Was Xin mocking the Uchiha?
"It's not like that," Fugaku finally said, calming himself. "I'm here to talk to you."
Reminding himself not to get angry, not to lower himself to a kid's level, Fugaku glanced around. "Shouldn't we find a more private place to talk?"
"Don't bother."
Xin said, raising a hand. "I think here is just fine. Say what you need to say, but I'll tell you now-I don't want to get involved with the Uchiha's troubles."
Go somewhere private to talk? Yeah, right.
Only an idiot would agree to that. While the higher-ups hadn't shown any signs of targeting him yet, getting too close to the Uchiha could change that.
Especially with someone like Fugaku Uchiha.
Xin only interacted with Mikoto Uchiha and her mother-nothing that would raise any flags.
But if he started talking to Fugaku, that would be a whole different story.
It would send a clear signal that Uzagi Xin was planning to return to the Uchiha Clan.
Xin wasn't stupid. There was no way he was falling into the trap Fugaku was setting.
"So we can't even sit down for a calm discussion?" Fugaku asked, frustration seeping into his voice.
"No, we can't," Xin replied bluntly, giving Fugaku no room to maneuver. "You're the Young Master of the Uchiha Clan, that makes things complicated."
"I..."
"Let me be clear,"
Xin interrupted. "Returning to the Uchiha Clan was my mother's wish, but I don't intend to fulfill it. I hope you understand that."
"I'm not interested in revisiting old grievances because my mother was always worried about me clashing with the Uchiha. Now that she's gone, I don't want to cross that line. So I'd appreciate it if you all stopped stepping over it."
"I'm not going back to the Uchiha Clan. So please, don't come looking for me again."
Cutting Fugaku off before he could respond, Xin laid it all out. Some people and some situations needed to be dealt with directly.
"But you carry the Uchiha blood in your veins! You should take pride in that and uphold the responsibilities that come with it!" Fugaku retorted.
"Say that again?" Xin's eyes flashed red as the three tomoe of his Sharingan spun into view. He stared coldly at Fugaku, who was now spewing rhetoric.
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