Uchiha Setsuna couldn't help but grip the top of his cane tighter, his five fingers, deeply lined with age, turning pale from the excessive force.
A pair of cloudy eyes had turned blood red. Those Three-Tomoe Sharingan stared intently at Uchiha Chisen in front of him.
"Chisen, you... say that again?!" His tone deepened slightly, his somber expression exuding a palpable pressure.
Uchiha Chisen did not repeat himself as requested.
He simply activated a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan as well.
But his attitude and intent were perfectly clear.
"Uchiha Chisen! Are you still a member of our Uchiha Clan?" another hawk-like elder of the Uchiha Clan pointed at Uchiha Chisen.
He spoke with contained fury, "Everything we are doing now is for the future of the Uchiha Clan! Are you trying to betray the Uchiha by blocking us here?"
"And... you were the one who brought the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the Uchiha clan's territory in the first place. Now you're turning around and trying to stop us from going after that demon fox? What exactly do you mean?"
Despite saying so much, he didn't dare take another step forward.
Uchiha Chisen finally spoke, "In your eyes, everything I'm doing now seems contradictory?"
The other party huffed, his beard bristling, "Hmph! It is contradictory!"
Uchiha Chisen calmly stated, "But your smooth brain, free of any wrinkles, doesn't seem to consider another perspective – I have never, not once, stood on the same ground as you vermin who bring ruin to the ninja world."
As he spoke, he slowly walked forward, "But don't misunderstand, I am not on the same ground as people like the Patriarch."
Uchiha Setsuna's eyelids twitched violently: "Vermin..."
He had worked diligently and conscientiously for the future of the Uchiha Clan, believing himself to be blameless.
Back then, he had even been imprisoned in Konoha Prison by the damned Second Hokage for it.
And now, in Uchiha Chisen's eyes, he was considered vermin of the ninja world?
Uchiha Setsuna could barely contain his anger.
"You bastard!!" The other hawk-like Uchihas were incensed.
Uchiha Chisen narrowed his eyes, his gaze lingering on the vital spots of their necks, chests, foreheads, and so on.
"Enough!!!"
A loud shout erupted from behind Uchiha Chisen, "If outsiders see us Uchihas fighting amongst ourselves, what kind of image does that project? Put away your ninja swords!!!"
Sensing the commotion outside, Uchiha Fugaku appeared.
He walked to Uchiha Chisen's side, stared at the hawk-like elders ahead, his poker face unreadable, and said, "Elders, I am the current Patriarch of the Uchiha. I have my own considerations regarding the conflict between the village and the Uchiha. And as for Uzumaki Naruto, no one is allowed to touch him casually!"
"Fugaku..." Uchiha Setsuna frowned.
But before he could finish speaking, Fugaku interrupted him, "Senior Setsuna, I respect your seniority within the clan and can address you as 'Senior,' so I ask that you also respect my decision."
"Furthermore, my actions are for the greater good of the Uchiha. Besides, I have already sent someone to deliver Uzumaki Naruto to Konoha Prison. It's useless for you to come here now."
Fugaku had anticipated this situation.
That's why he had immediately sent Naruto away.
Forcefully ignoring the grim expressions of the hawk-like elders, Fugaku turned and sternly addressed Uchiha Chisen, "Chisen, put your sword away too. This is the Patriarch's order."
Uchiha Chisen's left ear heard it, his right ear let it go.
Fugaku: "..."
He realized that the killing intent in Uchiha Chisen's eyes had not diminished at all.
He even had a fleeting thought – if he said one more word to Chisen, Chisen would turn around and strike him, Fugaku, down with his sword.
Having such a subordinate...
Was truly a headache!
"Senior Setsuna, you should withdraw." Fugaku shifted his target, looking directly at Uchiha Setsuna, and said gravely, "Do you intend to continue confronting Chisen and me here?"
"Fugaku."
Uchiha Setsuna took a deep breath, "You are too indecisive. One day, you will regret the decision you made today. You are pushing the future of the Uchiha into an abyss."
"Senior Setsuna, I am the Patriarch."
Fugaku the Fierce Eye was subservient to outsiders but unyielding internally.
At least...
He hadn't been pushed to his limit by the hawk faction yet.
"Hmph!!!"
Uchiha Setsuna's gaze, shifting between emotions, lingered on Uchiha Chisen's indifferent young face for several seconds.
It was as if he wanted to engrave this unique, out-of-place young Uchiha into his memory.
"Let's go!"
...
"Hoo..."
The tense atmosphere had made Izumi so nervous she was almost out of breath, but now she could finally relax.
She had been afraid that after Senior Chisen finished a bloody battle with the Root ninja, he would then engage in another fight with his own clansmen.
Living a life that believed in [Absolute Justice] was simply too thrilling.
It was as if he was an enemy to everyone within Konoha!
"Hm?"
"Eh!"
Suddenly, Izumi noticed Senior Chisen toss his ninja sword towards her. Startled, she quickly reached out to grab the hilt and then carefully sheathed the ninja sword.
At this moment.
Izumi heard Patriarch Fugaku speak, "Chisen, was the killing intent you just displayed... serious?"
Uchiha Chisen replied, "I always mean what I say. If they had taken one more step forward, they would have died."
Fugaku took a deep breath. "While their methods might be extreme, they are still your kin. Sometimes, you don't need to show such hostility towards your own clan."
Fugaku's words were actually pointed, alluding to Uchiha Chisen's inexplicable hostility towards his eldest son, "Uchiha Itachi."
At the very least, Fugaku couldn't understand what Itachi had done to offend Chisen.
He recalled that Itachi wasn't the type of person to offend others.
Uchiha Chisen said indifferently, "I explained it once today, and I don't want to explain it a second time."
Fugaku was taken aback.
"Are you saying... [Absolute Justice] doesn't distinguish between public and private matters?" He remembered Chisen saying this to him.
"Haa, so you really were serious..." Even though he had already guessed Chisen was serious, his internal speculation and the actual reality were two completely different psychological impacts.
Fugaku remained silent for a long while.
He reminded him, "Although your ideals differ from mine, at least your ideals also differ from theirs. At the very least, you also don't want the village to fall into chaos. But you should be careful, Uchiha Setsuna and the others can be quite extreme at times."
Uchiha Chisen retorted, "Which Uchiha who has awakened their Sharingan isn't extreme?"
Fugaku was momentarily speechless.
It seemed...
That was indeed the case.
Uchiha Chisen also coldly reminded him, "I still suggest you have your son see a psychiatrist. I've suspected all along that there's something wrong with his head."
Fugaku: "..."
...
"Never has a junior dared to look down on this old man like that! That guy... the look in his eyes just now, he even wanted to kill me!"
Uchiha Setsuna, who had already gone far, was forcefully striking the ground with his wooden staff, producing a rapid "bang bang bang" sound.
His wrinkled old face was covered in dark clouds.
"He... is disloyal to the Uchiha!!!"
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