I rely on myself

Chapter 136 Respectable Elders

"The reason why I came to the Uchiha clan at this time is just to fulfill the contract. You don't need to worry."

"Contract? What does that mean?"

Regarding the contract mentioned by Lin Yuan, Uchiha Fugaku could be very sure that he had never signed any contract with the other party, not even a verbal one.

Lin Yuan certainly understood this very well, so he explained directly: "It means literally, but the one who signed this contract is not you, but..."

"it's me!"

Before Lin Yuan could finish his words, a deep and serious voice of an old man suddenly emerged.

"This voice is, yes, Elder Lie."

Hearing this sudden voice, Fugaku's face changed immediately. At the same time, he recalled who the other party was. It was Uchiha Rei, one of the elders of the Uchiha clan.

An old man appeared in the room. Although he was leaning on a crutch, his body was straight without any bends, giving people a feeling of being in high spirits. As soon as the old man stepped into the room, he looked at Fugaku with a stern look, and did not give him any respect because of his status as the clan leader.

Although Uchiha Rei did not say anything, Fugaku couldn't help but lower his head when facing the other party's gaze. His wife Mikoto, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but look at Fugaku with worry.

Looking at Fugaku who lowered his head, Uchiha Rei's anger kept coming out, and he roared: "Uchiha Fugaku, as the head of the Uchiha clan, is this how you act? Now the enemy has come to kill you, but you do nothing and just sit in your home stupidly. Are you worthy of the trust of your clan members?"

After listening to this, Fugaku was speechless, because the other party was absolutely right. He had indeed betrayed the trust of his clan members, but he also didn't want to fight with his own children, so he could only sit here and let things develop.

Looking at Fugaku who didn't respond even after being scolded by him, how could the experienced Uchiha Rei not know what the other party was thinking? But it was precisely because of this that he regretted giving the position of clan leader to the other party.

Although he knew that Fugaku was a bit indecisive, he didn't expect it to be so serious. It was human nature not to want to fight with his own child, and Uchiha Rei also understood this very well, but now he was the head of the clan and carried the trust of the entire clan.

Even if you can't kill your own child, you should have stopped the other party. But you did nothing and watched your own child slaughter your own people. Fugaku is undoubtedly unqualified as the clan leader.

"Just sit there and wait for your child. I won't keep you company."

As he said this, Uchiha Rei didn't want to stay here for a moment and left the room.

"I have something to do next, so I won't keep you here. But I guess we won't meet again after this meeting. So goodbye, Chief Fugaku."

Seeing this, Lin Yuan left a word and left the room.

The room was now quiet again, with only Fugaku and his wife left. Looking at the door through which Uchiha Rei left, Fugaku couldn't help but mutter to himself, "What should I do?"

At this point, Fugaku hesitated again. At this time, his wife Mikoto reached out and held Fugaku's hand and comforted him: "No matter what decision you make, I will support you, Fugaku."

After thinking about it, Fugaku finally decided to do nothing and wait for his son to appear. On the other side, Uchiha Rei and Lin Yuan, who had left the clan leader's room, walked side by side in the Uchiha clan's residence. Hearing the increasingly loud noise, Lin Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Elder Lie, didn't you notify all the Uchiha clan members in advance?"

"No, although I wanted to do so, but in order not to alert the enemy, I only informed some of the trusted members of the tribe. Although I am a little different from Fugaku, I have also betrayed the trust of the tribe members like him."

When saying this, although Uchiha Rei did not show any expression on his face, his eyes revealed a sadness. It was obvious that he did not want to make such a decision if possible, but in order to preserve the bloodline of the Uchiha clan, he had to do so.

"I originally thought that when you knew that the Konoha high-level officials had decided to attack you, you would gather the fighting power of the entire clan and fight back with all your might."

Uchiha Rei didn't think there was anything wrong with the possibility mentioned by Lin Yuan, because this was exactly the way most Uchiha clan members would choose.

"But this method is only a temporary measure. Our clan cannot compete with the entire village of Konoha. That is why I agreed to the contract with you and let some of the young clan members join you and leave Konoha together to preserve the bloodline of the Uchiha clan, while we old antiques will stay behind to cover the retreat."

As he said this, Uchiha Rei stopped, and seeing this, Lin Yuan turned around and looked at him.

"We will make a big noise of the battle next, and you can take the opportunity to leave then. But Lin Yuan, I still want to say one more thing here, please take good care of those younger generations."

As he spoke, the old man, who had always kept his back straight all his life, bent down towards Lin Yuan.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan did not say anything or make any move to stop the other party's action, because this was disrespectful to the determination of the old man in front of him.

Lin Yuan just said seriously: "I won't say anything about giving you, the Uchiha clan, special treatment, but I won't look at you with tinted glasses either. If you want to get any kind of treatment, please use your own abilities to fight for it. This is my only guarantee."

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Uchiha Lie couldn't help but smile, straightened his back again, and said with satisfaction: "That's enough, as long as you can treat everyone equally, as for relying on your own ability to fight for treatment..."

At this point, Uchiha Rei's tone changed, and he said proudly: "I believe in the abilities of the younger generation of the Uchiha clan, they will not let me down!"

Hearing Uchiha Rei's proud words, Lin Yuan couldn't help but smile. Although he wanted to chat more with this respectable elder in front of him, the noise caused by the battle in the base was getting louder and louder, reminding him that he should leave as soon as possible.

"Well, it's already late, and I should leave too. Goodbye, Elder Lie."

"Ah, Lin Yuan boy, goodbye forever."

After saying goodbye, Lin Yuan's figure instantly disappeared in front of Uchiha Rei.

Looking at the place where Lin Yuan was standing, Uchiha Lie couldn't help but sigh: "Should I say, this kid is really good at hiding. Even I couldn't see his figure when he left. But this is right. Only in this way can I safely hand over the Uchiha seed to him. Then, I should go and make a big fuss next."

Having said that, Uchiha Rei turned and walked towards the direction where the sound of fighting came from. That was the place where he would die.

(End of this chapter)