Not long after returning home, Uchiha Yu saw Mikoto busily tidying up the room.
Looking at the girl moving skillfully around the house, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.
“Very nice.
You’re already starting to look like a proper virtuous wife and good mother.”
Mikoto instantly rolled her eyes at him so hard that it practically resembled the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan.
“Do you really have to say that every single time?”
Yu chuckled and walked toward her.
Just as he was about to continue teasing her, his ears suddenly twitched slightly.
His gaze immediately shifted toward the entrance of the courtyard.
“The Vice Clan Head is here.”
Almost the moment his words fell, Uchiha Fugaku pushed open the courtyard gate and walked inside.
The instant Mikoto saw him, she immediately stood up respectfully and bowed before quietly heading off to prepare tea.
Meanwhile, Fugaku silently observed the scene before him with a rather strange expression.
What he was seeing now was completely different from what he remembered.
Yu naturally noticed Fugaku’s gaze, but he did not care much about it.
In his opinion, the other party was probably just a little jealous.
After all, even at her current age, Mikoto was already recognized as the most beautiful girl among the younger generation of the Uchiha Clan.
“Sit.”
Yu casually gestured toward the seat opposite him.
Fugaku calmly sat down beside him, and the two quietly looked out toward the courtyard without speaking.
Neither moved.
Neither spoke.
They simply watched silently, as though waiting to see how long the hidden observers outside could continue enduring.
Several moments later, two Root shinobi finally exchanged glances before flashing directly into the center of the courtyard.
The moment they landed, they first glanced cautiously toward Fugaku.
After noticing that the Vice Clan Head had no intention of leaving, the two immediately frowned slightly.
Yu lazily leaned back and spoke leisurely.
“If you have something to say, then say it quickly and get the hell out.
I don’t have any good feelings toward people like you.”
It had to be said that Root shinobi truly possessed excellent discipline.
Even after hearing such rude words, neither of them displayed the slightest emotional fluctuation.
One of them stepped forward and spoke indifferently.
“Uchiha Yu.
We have come under Danzo-sama’s orders.
Danzo-sama appreciates your talent and is willing to give you an opportunity to serve under him.”
Hearing that tone, Yu could not help laughing.
“I’ll pass.
I’m already used to freedom.
I have no interest in becoming someone’s obedient dog.”
The second Root shinobi immediately stepped forward, his tone becoming noticeably colder.
“Uchiha Yu, don’t fail to appreciate kindness.
Being acknowledged by Danzo-sama is an honor.”
“Is that so?”
A cold sneer slowly formed on Yu’s lips as his Sharingan instantly emerged within his eyes.
The next second, the speaking Root shinobi suddenly clutched his chest painfully as his face twisted in agony.
“Get out.”
Yu’s voice became icy cold.
“If you don’t leave immediately, then next time it won’t merely be Genjutsu.”
The remaining Root member did not dare continue speaking any further.
He immediately grabbed his companion and hurriedly retreated from the courtyard.
Only after the two disappeared did Fugaku finally speak with a somewhat stern expression.
“Was that really a wise decision?
Those were Danzo’s people.”
Yu immediately laughed dismissively.
“Danzo’s people?
I only saw two suspicious strangers without village forehead protectors suddenly barging into my home.
Who knows whether they truly belonged to Danzo or not?”
At that moment, Mikoto returned carrying freshly prepared tea.
“Please enjoy.”
After placing the tea down, she quietly withdrew once again.
Yu casually picked up the teapot and directly filled the cups to the brim, causing Fugaku to frown slightly.
“Tea isn’t supposed to be drunk like that.”
Yu almost rolled his eyes immediately.
“It’s just tea.
Why make drinking it so complicated?”
Fugaku looked somewhat helpless, but ultimately chose not to continue arguing.
He slowly picked up the teacup and took a small sip.
“Aren’t you worried Danzo will continue causing trouble for you?”
Yu snorted disdainfully.
“That old bastard causes trouble for the Uchiha every single day anyway.
If he doesn’t target us for even one day, he probably feels uncomfortable all over.”
Hearing this, Fugaku unexpectedly laughed softly.
Because it was true.
Although Danzo’s actions were usually carried out in secret, the Uchiha Clan were not fools.
The Shimura Clan constantly spread rumors and negative comments about the Uchiha throughout Konoha.
Anyone with a brain could figure out who was secretly orchestrating things behind the scenes.
After a brief silence, Fugaku finally spoke seriously.
“An ANBU messenger arrived earlier.
Hokage-sama has ordered the Uchiha Clan to send reinforcements to the Land of Rain.”
“Pah!”
Yu directly spat in disdain.
“That shameless old fox was still feeding me nonsense about the Will of Fire back in the Hokage office earlier.
The moment I leave, he immediately turns around and stabs the Uchiha in the back again.”
Fugaku quietly waited for him to finish cursing before speaking calmly.
“This is the Hokage’s order.
The Uchiha cannot openly refuse.”
Yu curiously looked toward him.
“Since the Young Clan Head has already decided to obey, then why come here specifically to tell me?”
Fugaku slowly placed down the teacup in his hand.
“Yu, you are not an ordinary person.
Awakening the Three Tomoe Sharingan at only ten years old…
your talent already rivals that man from the past.”
“And then?”
Yu tilted his head slightly while waiting for Fugaku to continue.
Fugaku silently looked into Yu’s eyes before his own Sharingan suddenly emerged.
The three tomoe rapidly spun before finally twisting into an entirely different pattern.
A Mangekyo Sharingan.
Seeing this, Yu’s lips twitched slightly.
As expected of the father of both Itachi and Sasuke.
This man’s talent truly could not be underestimated.
To awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan this early…
Fugaku’s expression became extremely serious.
“You should understand what this means.
With your talent, sooner or later you will also reach this stage.”
Yu’s expression gradually became serious as well.
Because he remembered clearly.
Fugaku’s Mangekyo possessed a terrifying ability related to seeing fragments of the future.
“What exactly are you trying to say?”
Fugaku slowly took a deep breath.
After closing and reopening his eyes, the Mangekyo Sharingan quietly disappeared.
“I once saw the future of the Uchiha Clan.”
His voice became unusually heavy.
“And in that future…
the Uchiha were destroyed.”
Yu remained silent.
Fugaku continued.
“However, not long ago, that future suddenly changed.
Everything became blurry and impossible to see clearly.”
His gaze fixed directly upon Yu.
“And strangely enough…
I could no longer see you at all.”
At this point, Fugaku’s expression became increasingly solemn.
“No matter how hard I tried, I could not observe your future.
Furthermore, some events that were originally destined to happen had already begun changing.”
Yu suddenly laughed softly.
However, there was a trace of coldness hidden within that laughter.
“Aren’t you afraid that I might become someone extremely dangerous?
Or perhaps do something that would frighten even you?”
For the first time, Fugaku’s usually calm expression changed visibly.
“I am discussing serious matters with you right now.
Stop joking around.”
Yu maintained the same faint smile.
“Young Clan Head, I am also being serious.
The future can change at any moment.
Who’s to say the future you saw wasn’t altered because of me?”
Fugaku stared at him silently for several moments before finally speaking.
“I saw Danzo.”
In the end, he admitted it.
Facing this ten-year-old child, Fugaku unexpectedly found himself at a disadvantage.
Yu immediately laughed.
“Your eye technique truly is frightening.
To actually see the destruction of the Uchiha and even discover the mastermind behind it.”
Fugaku directly looked into his eyes.
“Tell me your thoughts.”
At this moment, Fugaku no longer treated Yu as a mere child at all.
Yu slowly rotated the teacup in his hand while speaking calmly.
“If we want to change the final outcome of the future, then preparations must begin now.”
“The current Uchiha Clan is too fragmented.
We need to twist the entire clan into a single rope.”
Fugaku sighed heavily.
“Very difficult.
The clan is currently divided into three major factions, each possessing completely different beliefs and opinions.
Conflicts constantly break out between them.
Unifying everyone will not be easy.”
Yu suddenly interrupted him, his expression turning cold.
“Then divide them further.”
Fugaku frowned slightly.
Yu’s voice became icy.
“Start by dealing with the hardest bones to chew through first.
Afterward, slowly clean up the remaining problems.”
“If the Uchiha cannot truly unite, then sooner or later the clan will inevitably perish.”
Fugaku’s expression changed slightly.
“You mean…”
A cold glint flashed across Yu’s eyes.
“For this upcoming expedition, Young Clan Head should deliberately select more members from the Hawk Faction.”
“If they can be persuaded, then good.”
“But if they still refuse to cooperate…”
Yu did not continue speaking.
However, Fugaku already understood perfectly.
For a brief moment, even he could not help gasping inwardly.
He had still underestimated this child’s ruthlessness.
Yet after remaining silent for a while, Fugaku ultimately nodded slowly.
“I understand.”
Yu continued calmly.
“That is merely the most extreme option.
Try winning over whoever can still be won over during the journey.
However, if certain people remain stubborn until the very end…”
Fugaku slowly stood up.
“For the future of the Uchiha Clan, such sacrifices are acceptable.”
As he spoke, determination gradually appeared within his eyes.
“As long as the Uchiha can once again become truly strong, then no matter what price must be paid…”
“It will all be worth it.”