"Captain Mirai, please, spare Fugaku's life!"
Hearing Mikoto Uchiha's plea, Mirai Uchiha snorted coldly: "He chose this path himself, so he must pay the price for his choice."
Hearing this, Mikoto Uchiha lifted her head.
Her expression turned somewhat desolate, and an unusual look of anger appeared on her usually gentle face: "Then why didn't you kill him?"
"Fugaku is the head of the Uchiha clan, having him locked up is an insult to him!"
She could accept Fugaku Uchiha being killed, but she could not accept the head of an entire clan being humiliated in such a way.
To this, Mirai Uchiha simply said indifferently: "I have not restricted his actions, he can choose to commit suicide."
"It's just that… he doesn't have the courage to do so."
After hearing Mirai Uchiha's response, Mikoto Uchiha fell silent.
She knew Fugaku Uchiha's character quite well; Mirai Uchiha was probably not lying to her.
In reality, when Fugaku Uchiha was first imprisoned, although Mikoto Uchiha was shocked, she did not feel much concern.
After all, Fugaku was the head of the Uchiha clan and had only gone to cause trouble for Mirai Uchiha on the orders of the Third Hokage.
Even if Mirai Uchiha had temporarily imprisoned him, he would surely have a chance to recover in the future.
But what she didn't expect was that after Fugaku Uchiha was locked up, the Third Hokage chose to remain silent.
In all this time, he hadn't made the slightest move; it was obvious he had already abandoned Fugaku.
Lately, the clan members who used to come to her house to discuss how to rescue Fugaku had also gradually dwindled.
Many of them had disappeared inexplicably, and nothing more was ever heard from them.
The voices within the clan had also gradually unified, all supporting Mirai Uchiha.
Under such circumstances, Mikoto Uchiha had no choice but to come and visit him in person, to see if she could negotiate with Mirai Uchiha.
Whatever the case, at least she couldn't let Fugaku die in prison with a bad reputation.
Thinking of this, Mikoto Uchiha said in a grave voice: "Captain Mirai, the Uchiha clan now respects you. Even if Fugaku were released, he would pose no threat to you."
"I guarantee that in the future, we will not interfere in the affairs of the Uchiha clan again."
After speaking, Mikoto Uchiha probed: "Or perhaps… Captain Mirai wants money, ninjutsu resources?"
"Whatever we have, we can give it to you."
"Are you finished?" Mirai Uchiha snorted lightly. "Power? Money?"
"Lady Mikoto, if you think my capacity is limited to that, then you are underestimating me."
Feeling the disdain in Mirai Uchiha's tone, Mikoto Uchiha forced herself to appear more serene and asked: "Then, Captain Mirai, what is your objective?"
"The future of the Uchiha clan!"
"What do you mean?"
Mikoto Uchiha would have never imagined that Mirai Uchiha would give such an answer.
Seeing the bewildered look on Mikoto Uchiha's face, Mirai Uchiha stepped forward and took her by the chin: "Further talk is useless. It's better for you to see that hopeless future for yourself."
A pair of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan eyes activated, and Mikoto Uchiha's gaze became vacant in an instant.
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"Where… where am I?"
Mikoto Uchiha looked at the sun in the sky with confusion in her eyes.
How had it suddenly become day?
Just now… what was she doing?
"Mom!"
A childish voice sounded from behind her. Mikoto Uchiha turned and saw a young man carrying a boy on his back walking towards her.
The jumbled memories instantly became clear, and a tender smile appeared on Mikoto Uchiha's face: "Itachi, Sasuke, where have you two been playing?"
Hearing her, the boy being carried pouted: "Mom, today we went to do ninja training."
"Even though I twisted my foot, I've improved a lot!"
"Soon I'll be able to beat nii-san."
After speaking, the boy lowered his head to the young man's ear and asked in an expectant tone: "Nii-san, come train with me again tomorrow."
The young man gently set the boy down on the ground and showed a warm smile on his face: "Sasuke, let's talk about it when your foot has healed. First, let Mom bandage it for you."
"A sprain like this is nothing."
"But I have things to do tomorrow."
"Huh? Seriously, nii-san always uses that excuse to get out of it."
"Sasuke…"
"Hmm?"
Poke!
The young man gently poked the boy's forehead: "Sorry, Sasuke. Forgive me."
Seeing her two sons so happy together, Mikoto Uchiha felt immense happiness in her heart.
Surely, the two brothers would support each other in the future and become excellent ninjas, right?
As a mother, what could make her happier than a scene like this?
After silently watching the two joke around for a while, Mikoto Uchiha approached and took Sasuke Uchiha in her arms: "Itachi, it seems your father has something to discuss with you, you should go first."
"Yes."
…
Mikoto Uchiha felt that her eldest son was coming home less and less, and the smile he used to wear on his face had almost disappeared.
Even Sasuke had been in low spirits lately.
But it was no wonder; his favorite brother was never home, and every time he learned something new and excitedly went to show Fugaku, most of the time he received harsh criticism.
With such an outstanding brother like Itachi, the pressure on Sasuke must be enormous.
But the relationship between the two brothers was surprisingly good… Having two sons like that really saved her a lot of worries.
On another note… a while ago the Nine-Tails went on a rampage, and the relationship between the village and the clan seemed to have become even more strained.
Sigh! The Fourth Hokage and his wife were such good people, yet they died at the hands of the Nine-Tails… and they were so young.
I wonder how Minato and Kushina's son is doing.
The name of that child, I heard Kushina mention it before…
I think it was "Naruto," right?
Right, the Third Hokage is back in power. Everyone says that during the Nine-Tails' attack, they saw the Uchiha clan's Sharingan in its eyes.
Now things are going to get difficult for the Uchiha clan again.
These were troubled times, and unfortunately, she could do nothing about it.
But she had to trust Fugaku; surely he could handle everything.
Sighing, Mikoto Uchiha began to hang the laundry and prepare today's dinner.
She couldn't help with other things, so she could only do her best to fulfill her duties as a wife and mother.
…
Mikoto Uchiha sat alone in the courtyard, sunbathing, her brow habitually furrowed slightly.
Although she did not participate in clan affairs, as the wife of the head, she had more or less heard about many things that had happened recently.
The genius ninja in whom the clan had placed great hopes, Shisui Uchiha, had disappeared.
The radicals in the clan were convinced that the Third Hokage and his people were responsible, and they kept clamoring for an explanation.
Meanwhile, the conservatives strongly opposed this stance, arguing that Shisui Uchiha's disappearance could not be judged lightly, much less blamed on the Hokage.
Both sides argued heatedly every day, almost reaching a breaking point.
Many people came to her asking for news, but unfortunately, not even she knew what Fugaku was thinking.
Mikoto Uchiha couldn't help but feel a pang of worry.
Was it really okay to let things continue like this?
In times like these, whether it was the radicals or the conservatives, shouldn't they choose a side and support it firmly?
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