The hundred-meter long sword turned red, ignited, then surged forth with roaring flames....
A blind dry leaf tumbled in the wind, landing on the tip of the flame and instantly vaporized into ash.
The intense heat nearby condensed into waves, stirring Uchiha Obito's stark white hair to fly backward....
Roy slowly rose, the three tomoe in his blood-red pupils rotated slowly, reflecting an astonished and incredulous face before him,
The young man let Yubashiri cut across the entire shrine, drawing a burning thin line willfully, with one step he vanished, only to appear again sitting cross-legged before the main hall's door, his back to the blazing hundred-meter Yubashiri, silently watching the crowd.
"Sizzle~" The flames cast a sliver of light and shadow, extending the boy's silhouette long, ever so long....
Inside the hall, the clamorous noise faded away, plunging everything into a strange silence, without a sound.
"Gulp~" Uchiha Obito's throat moved, he could even hear himself swallowing. He sat at the edge of the crowd, closest to the door, now feeling the heat waves formed by the burning flames brushing against him... A bead of sweat appeared on Obito's forehead, he glanced at Roy silently, and cautiously moved a bit further into the hall.
"Nissan..." At the coffin, just moments before, Shisui had been clinging to Roy, grabbing his clothes, trying to find a sense of security, but suddenly, his palm felt empty, and as he lifted his eyes to look, his brother was like a demon or a god, bearing the blazing hundred-meter giant blade, his pupils lined with crimson... Shisui's slightly chubby face couldn't help but flush with excitement, his eyes bright as lightbulbs, staring dazedly at Roy!
'Nissan always said that my clumsy sword swinging was far from mastery in swordsmanship, and now it seems... Nissan was right... This time it's the sword, that is true swordsmanship!'
The emotional turmoil within those like Obito and Shisui, unconsciously injected a flame into the "strong stimulus" of emotional fluctuation...
[Panel prompt... "Emotional fluctuation" current accumulation level.... 110%.... 120%... 130%....]
Ten points... Twenty points... Thirty points... even... exponentially exploding in growth....
A bright sun rose in Roy's mind, his long black hair shook gently and he seemed oblivious to everything outside....
Yet inside the hall, like Uchiha Hachida, Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Sazabi... even the Uchiha who'd lost their parents, siblings... beloved friends, could not remain indifferent, their mouths opened and closed, pupils contracted, utterly dumbfounded!
"Embers...."
"Uchiha Embers!"
"Another pair of three tomoe!"
All the whispers were swallowed whole, disappearing into the belly of an insect, thereafter serving as nourishment for "emotions".....
After a long eerie silence, accompanied by Uchiha Fugaku's ethereal chiding: "Embers, enough of this arrogance!"
"Swiftly release the clan elder!"
"Yes." Roy cast a faint glance at Uchiha Obito, merely saying: "Yubashiri...."
"Hum—"
Another whoosh of sword chant!
The radiant white blade seemed snow-like, leaning towards fire, the hundred-meter long sword suddenly retracted, with a thought from Roy, whirling around the main hall, in the end dropping in front of the young man... Roy reached out a hand to grip it gently, securing it on his lap, as he retrieved a squared cloth from his bosom to wipe it carefully....
Uchiha Obito, previously fiery-tempered and ready to lead other clan members away in a hasty split from the family, found himself unable to take even a tiny step forward,
as if nailed to the ground, he could no longer move.
"Hiss..." Wisps of smoke rose....
The path once blocked by Yubashiri was gone, but a scorched trench nearly a hundred meters long lay horizontally ahead,
A ghostly sigh issued forth, the old man's crimson eyes fixed steadily on Roy, he took a deep breath, finally regaining his footing... This time, he chose to retreat a few steps, returning inside the hall to stand firm.
"Clan leader, forgive my misjudgment, it was rash...." Uchiha Obito bent his already hunched back into almost a bow shape... he bowed deeply, much like Fugaku before him,
Alongside him, Uchiha Hachida, Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Sazabi... including Obito and Shisui, every Uchiha looked back at Roy seated steadfast at the door, then at Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Fugaku... a shared thought sparked in their minds, thinking: "It ought to be this way."
"Clan leader,"
"Lord Fugaku,"
"I was foolish, I apologize!" In a crashing wave... with Uchiha Obito's bow, the dozens of Uchiha who went away with him all paused to apologize.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at Roy deeply, then raised his hand, displaying a gentle smile: "We're all family, no need for outsider talk, Uncle, Sazabi... Kohara... rise quickly...."
The three tomoe slowly dissipated from his eyes, Uchiha Fugaku embraced Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Sazabi... and a few discontented, long-resentful against the leadership, Uchiha members, lifting them up,
he sighed and said: "It's me who should apologize to everyone, my son is reckless, offending you all, please do not mind him."
"Clan leader jests." Uchiha Obito was helped by Fugaku to rise, shedding the sharp arrogance from earlier, voluntarily dispersing the Sharingan in his eyes, he turned smilingly towards Roy, still cleaning his sword at the door, and said with emotion: "Years ago, I followed Lord Madara and had the fortune to witness his magnificence, today... what this old man sees, Embers already possess the bearing of Lord Madara!"
At eight, awakening the three tomoe independently, in one sword strike achieved swordsmanship beyond human comprehension!
Uchiha Obito confessed: "Fugaku, having a son like this is fortunate for our entire clan!"