Chapter 16 Acting

After parting ways with Saiguu, Kadoya returned to his own home alone.

For him, comforting Saiguu was just a small favor he did casually for friends.

As for what kind of fruit it will bear in the future, it is beyond his control.

Kadoya returned along the same route. He was no longer interested in taking a walk. His previously relaxed mood became somewhat heavy again.

His previous talk with Saiguu has got him thinking.

Time is always high above; it overlooks our lives, manipulating the stories of everyone's birth, death, and separation.

It makes the most lively people silent, makes the most tenacious waiting tasteless, and makes the most sensitive souls dull.

And we are powerless to resist.

Kadoya walked toward his house.

"Who?" Kadoya narrowed his eyes, revealing a vigilant look.

Just now, a faint aura locked onto him.

Swish.

A figure appeared in front of Kadoya, and he reacted fast, drawing his Zanpakutō and pointing his blade toward the figure's neck.

In front of him was a man in his teens, wearing the Uchiha clan's clothing, looking at Kadoya with a stern yet shocked expression.

Kadoya's pupils shrank. Recognizing the face in front of him.

"Vice-Captain of the Police Force, is there anything you need from me?" Kadoya's tone revealed an appropriate amount of respect, despite the disgusted feeling he is having.

That's right, the person in front of him was the vice-captain of the police force managed by the Uchiha clan—Fugaku Uchiha.

This was the future clan leader who led the Uchiha clan to ruin. How could Kadoya not feel angry about it? 

"Could you put your blade down?" Fugaku asks a bit hesitantly, not expecting to almost get killed by a six-year-old.

"Why are you here?" Ignoring his request, Kadoya asks him directly. Seeing the boy didn't back down, Fugaku decided to try and ignore the blade pointing at his neck and speak.

"The clan leader has something to ask you. Come with me." He takes a step back, getting out of the range of the sharp blade.

Kadoya spun the blade in his hand before putting it into his sleeve and sending the blade into his inventory.

Kadoya follows silently. There were some people that an orphan like him could not resist.

Don't be fooled by Fugaku's submissive attitude just now. As the vice-captain probably had countless lives on his hands. After all, he is the man who takes his four-year-old to war for work experience.

A man who unlocked the Mangekyou Sharingan but isn't willing to lift his blade up to defend his clan when they needed him the most, all because he is too afraid of the higher-ups and isn't willing to fight his son.

He is a failure as both a clan leader and a father.

Fugaku Uchiha deliberately slowed down his speed, obviously afraid that Kadoya would not be able to keep up with him.

Kadoya's house was quite far from the clan leader's house.

The clan leader lived in the center of the Uchiha clan's territory.

And Kadoya only lived in the peripheral area.

However, this was Kadoya's first time going to the clan leader's house. Only here could one clearly feel the foundation of Konoha's number one clan.

Under the guidance of Fugaku Uchiha, Kadoya entered a room.

The room was filled with scrolls. The Uchiha Clan leader was sitting there, processing official business. He is a man in his forties. He appeared full of momentum.

He was a formidable figure.

This was a man who survived the late Warring States period and the First Shinobi World War.

The experience of the Warring States period had made him develop a sharper style than ordinary ninjas, like a steel knife.

The Uchiha Clan leader waved his hand, and Fugaku Uchiha immediately retreated.

"Clan Leader." Kadoya said with his head down.

There was no way around it; he was under someone else's roof.

As Kadoya said, weakness was the original sin.

Even if Kadoya was a genius now, he was just a student at the Ninja School. He hasn't become the anti-Uchiha, Tobirama Uchiha, yet, so he couldn't beat all of them into submission.

"You've come." The Clan leader stopped writing. He raised his head, his eyes scanning Kadoya.

Kadoya felt a little breathless under this momentum.

Fortunately, the other party immediately restrained his aura.

"Alright, sit down, child." He said, showing a hearty smile.

"Not bad, not bad. As expected of the Uchiha clan's genius who has been in the limelight recently."

"I can hear rumors about you in the clan. You're really bringing honor to our Uchiha clan. Although I advise you to use more of the Clan Fire Style instead of your Water Style." The clan leader said, having an expression of caring for the younger generation.

"Back then, I and your father, Kagami Uchiha, were good friends. I was both his teacher and his friend. I didn't expect him to die young." He said before letting out a long sigh, like reminiscing about the past.

What a load of crap!

Kadoya almost fell back.

Kagami Uchiha was the disciple of the Second Hokage, so how could he have a good relationship with these conservatives?

Moreover, Natsumi and Kadoya had been ostracized in the clan all these years, and he had never seen them stand up for them. If Kadoya hadn't realized this fact, he might have really been moved.

After all, that sincere old face shed sad tears.

The other party was definitely a powerhouse, and his acting skills were above good.

However, Kadoya's acting skill wasn't bad, showing a surprised expression on his face.

"You knew my father?"

"Of course, I was your father's best friend back then. He was the number one expert in our Uchiha clan back then, but alas—" The old clan leader's voice dragged out, revealing a sad expression.

Kadoya stays calm while cursing this Old Fox inwardly.

"Unfortunately what, Clan Leader?"

"Unfortunately, your father was killed." He looked angry.

"Impossible! Didn't the Hokage say that my father sacrificed himself during a mission?" Staying true to himself, Kadoya began to act shocked.

The Uchiha Clan Leader showed an expression of grief and indignation.

"That's right, that's what I thought at first. But later, I felt something was wrong and had been secretly investigating all these years."

"Later, I finally discovered the secret. It turned out that when your father, Kagami Uchiha, was performing a mission, his information was leaked. So he was ambushed and sacrificed by the enemy."

"Who did it?" Kadoya asked appropriately.

"It was the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the leader of Root, Danzo Shimura."

"After the Second Hokage died in battle, Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily inherited the position of Third Hokage. But he was too young, and his position was unstable. At that time, your father Kagami Uchiha did his best to help Hiruzen Sarutobi secure his position."

"So Hiruzen Sarutobi was very afraid of the influence of the Uchiha clan. He was afraid that your father would seize power in the future and he would become a puppet. So during one of your father's missions, he joined forces with the current leader of Root, Danzo Shimura, and killed your father."

This old fox couldn't help but stand up when he explained this.

"I lost my composure, I lost my composure. Child, we are all of Uchiha blood. Do you think I would lie to you?"

Kadoya wanted to say yes, but he held himself back.

"And look, our Uchiha clan is clearly one of the two founding clans of Konoha Village. The Senju clan has already had two generations of Hokage, but our Uchiha clan is still excluded from the center of power."

"Are you willing to accept this, child? Don't you want to inherit your father's wish and become Hokage?" The Old Fox tempted.

This was really…

He has always been the one to tempt others into doing what he wanted; now being on the receiving end felt a bit off. Like an actor going on stage holding the wrong script.

"So, child, if you want to take revenge, your current strength is not enough. You need the help of the clan." The Clan Leader's voice came.

"Then what do you need me to do, Clan Leader?" Kadoya asked with his head down.

The Old Fox pondered for a moment and asked, "You won the top three places today and can choose one of the three Jonin."

"So I hope you can choose Orochimaru."

Kadoya raised his head, looking at the old Clan Leader with his black eyes.

"Orochimaru?"

"That's right. If you want to avenge your father, choose Orochimaru." The Clan leader said in a low voice.

"Among Sarutobi Hiruzen's three disciples, Orochimaru is the most likely to become the Fourth Hokage."

"Although Tsunade is the granddaughter of the First Hokage, she is just a woman. And she doesn't have the ambition to become Hokage."

"As for Jiraiya, he is just an idiot. He has the least hope of becoming Hokage. But Orochimaru is different. He perfectly inherited the Third Hokage's attainments in ninjutsu. Hiruzen Sarutobi's attainments in the five-element ninjutsu have only been truly inherited by Orochimaru."

"Although Orochimaru is a commoner, he is a true genius. Among these three disciples, Hiruzen Sarutobi likes Orochimaru the most."

"So, among the three of them, the most likely to inherit the position of Fourth Hokage is Orochimaru."

"If you want to take revenge, you must get close to Orochimaru and become Orochimaru's disciple. Then gain Orochimaru's trust and constantly obtain Orochimaru's information for me."

"Only in this way can you truly confront Sarutobi Hiruzen and avenge your father, Kagami Uchiha."

"If you complete it well, the Uchiha clan will fully support you in becoming Hokage. At that time, Fugaku will be the head of the Uchiha clan, and you will be the Hokage. You will support each other and promote the Uchiha clan. This is what I want you to do."

Kadoya narrowed his eyes. His face was flushed, looking very tempted.

But Kadoya was complaining in his heart.

A spy?

Was he going to walk the old path of Itachi Uchiha? Does this Old Fox want him to commit the Uchiha Massacre a few years early?

Support Orochimaru in becoming the Fourth Hokage? He already invested in Minato. Isn't that just shooting himself in the foot?

Kadoya felt very tricky.

He just wants to grow up stronger and do his own thing.

But reality wouldn't give him so much time.

A genius will be courted by all forces.

And Kadoya, as a newly rising genius, and this genius is also the son of the Second Hokage's disciple, Kagami Uchiha.

The Third Hokage and the Uchiha clan will immediately start a game.

And Kadoya must immediately stand in line.

Whether it is the Hokage side, or the Uchiha clan side, or even the Root side.

All forces are now ready to win him over.

Kadoya didn't know how much of what the Uchiha Clan Leader said was true.

However, supporting him to become Hokage was the most absurd sentence. If he were just a six-year-old boy, he might be bewitched.

Unfortunately, he was not... maybe, he isn't fully sure about that part.

If he had this ability, the Clan Leader would definitely do his best to make his son Fugaku the Hokage.

And Kadoya would be discarded after being used.

But he has to say that the Uchiha Clan Leader is indeed is a ninja who has been alive from the Warring States Period, and his analysis and control of the situation are beyond ordinary people.

Orochimaru is indeed the most perfect Hokage candidate in the Third Hokage's mind now.

But things are unpredictable.

In the end, the development of things will only be the opposite of this Old Fox's expectations.

Orochimaru's indifferent personality and ambition made this Third Hokage's favorite disciple lose the opportunity to become Hokage.

In addition, with Minato's sudden rise, Orochimaru completely lost hope.

And the most regrettable thing is that Jiraiya, the idiot that he is least optimistic about, is actually the most likely to become Hokage among the gambling trio.

It's just that Jiraiya is lazy by nature and unwilling to inherit the position of Hokage, so he gave it to Tsunade.

The most promising Orochimaru eventually defected. The least promising Jiraiya was the one who had the most chance to become Hokage. And the person who finally won the position of Hokage...

It was Tsunade who laughed at the Hokage as a fool.

So things are unpredictable.

"I see. Clan Leader, can you tell me a bit about my mother?" Kadoya asks, changing the subject, not wanting to continue this conversation with his old fool anymore.

"Your mother..." He paused before exhaling deeply, his face twisted into genuine anger. "She is a disgrace to the Uchiha Clan. Not long after your father's death, she was caught sleeping around with a Senju Clanman, instead of facing the consequences for her actions. That woman chose the easy way out, committing suicide and leaving her children behind."

Kadoya widened his eyes, but he didn't say anything in response.

As his vision locked onto the notification his system is showing.

Congratulations! Hidden Quest Complete: "Mom & Dad: Act 2"

Reward: + 2 Sharingan Level +2 Throwing Level