Born with a great love for the Uchiha

"is this real?"

"The Third Hokage actually invited Gen to join the Anbu? I've never heard of this before!"

"They actually refused? What a pity! If Genya had joined the Anbu, we could have stayed in the village..."

The very straightforward, even arrogant, Uchiha Eighth Hokage frowned on the spot and questioned in a rough voice.

"Yuan! Is what Itachi said true?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Gen Uchiha stood up slowly.

"That's right, Eighth Squad Leader, I did receive an invitation from the Third Hokage, and I did indeed decline it."

"Why!?"

Uchiha Hachimoku pressed for an answer.

"The clan needs to know the village's specific movements, and the Anbu is the department that has the easiest access to the Hokage. You should know how to dedicate your strength to the clan!"

A sense of old-fashionedness wafted over, causing Uchiha Gen to frown involuntarily.

“It has been a tradition for the Uchiha to join the police force since ancient times.”

Uchiha Gen said expressionlessly.

"Squad leader, is there anything wrong with me refusing the Hokage's offer in order to uphold family tradition?"

"This……"

Uchiha Hachimoku was speechless.

Although he didn't understand why Hiruzen Sarutobi would invite Gen Uchiha to join the Anbu.

This kid isn't even a Chunin, he's just a Genin.

But it must be admitted that...

It is definitely the right thing to do to serve the family.

Maintaining family traditions seems to be the right thing to do.

The Eighth Hokage of Uchiha was cornered.

Other clan members may not agree with Gen Uchiha's attitude, but there is really nothing wrong with what he said.

Even Fugaku Uchiha merely frowned and didn't say anything more.

After dealing with the "noise," Gen Uchiha turned his attention to Itachi Uchiha.

"Itachi".

Gen Uchiha tilted his head.

Is there something you're unhappy about with me?

Just outside the Nanga Shrine, Uchiha Gen was met with a cold shoulder from the other party.

At the clan meeting, Itachi Uchiha didn't even bother to pretend anymore!

Gen Uchiha thought about it carefully.

Besides attracting Itachi's childhood friend, rejecting Itachi's boss, and flirting with Itachi's younger brother...

It seems like I didn't do anything particularly noteworthy for the other party.

Gen Uchiha was puzzled.

"Do not."

Itachi Uchiha said coldly.

"I have no complaints."

"It seems you are indeed dissatisfied with me."

Gen Uchiha raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and beckoned to Itachi Uchiha.

"Then let's use the methods that ninjas are best at!"

"Come on, let's have a fight."

A perfectly good clan gathering.

It was turned into an atmosphere like a martial arts arena.

Fugaku Uchiha was immediately very dissatisfied.

"Yuan! Sit down! And Itachi! Apologize to Yuan!"

Fugaku Uchiha adopted the demeanor of a clan leader, attempting to quell the escalating conflict.

"Now is not the time for you to spar."

Uchiha Gen didn't say anything, but simply nudged Uchiha Yan sitting next to him with his toe.

After observing him for an afternoon, he concluded that Yan was not only very talented, but also extremely clever.

as predicted.

After receiving the "signal" from the Uchiha source.

Uchiha En immediately started yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Clan leader, does it look down on us police officers because itachi joined the Anbu?"

What a huge hat!

Uchiha Itachi's mouth opened slightly, as if he was about to argue.

Those clansmen who had received help from Uchiha Gen during the afternoon's ninjutsu exchange also began to speak up.

"Whether it's the police force or the secret service, it's all work. There's no distinction between high and low."

"Itachi's words are too much! Just because he wants to be the Third Hokage's lackey doesn't mean everyone else does!"

"Chief, let those two fight! Fighting! That would be awesome!"

One was a young genius who had already made a name for himself.

One is a recently emerging ninja prodigy.

The Uchiha clan members also wanted to see who was stronger between the two.

At the urging of his clansmen, Fugaku Uchiha reluctantly agreed.

"Itachi!"

Fugaku Uchiha glared at his eldest son, annoyed, and complained that he had been stirring up trouble and ruining the clan meeting.

"Quickly finish this! Don't hurt anyone!"

It's not hard to discern Fugaku Uchiha's true bias from his words.

Itachi Uchiha did not reply, but simply nodded silently.

He raised his eyes, and a red light appeared in them, with three jet-black tomoe constantly rotating.

Information about Uchiha Gen kept flashing through his mind.

Skilled in Fire Release techniques, wields a ninja sword, and is very fast...

He's a ninja of the same type as Uchiha Shisui!

"senior……"

Itachi Uchiha looked at Gen Uchiha, his eyes suddenly narrowing.

I'm sorry!

The voice just fell.

Itachi's eye power followed the gaze and rushed towards Genji Uchiha at such a speed that it was impossible for anyone to react.

【Magical Technique: Shackles】!

Uchiha Gen was staring at Uchiha Itachi when he suddenly felt the world spinning around him.

Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap—

One after another, enormous iron nails, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, flew at high speed from all corners, fixing Uchiha Gen's body in place.

"How far can your Sharingan see?"

Within the genjutsu space, Itachi Uchiha used his three-tomoe Sharingan to stare directly at Gen Uchiha's single-tomoe Sharingan.

"The difference in pupil power is something you simply cannot contend with!"

"You lost, senior!"

"Really? I don't believe it."

A sarcastic smile curled at the corner of Uchiha Gen's lips, and he suddenly closed his eyes.

"I hereby solemnly offer you a piece of advice, Itachi-kun."

"Don't make boastful remarks lightly, as this will only reveal your inner weakness."

The moment Uchiha Gen closed his eyes.

A strong sense of unease suddenly welled up in Itachi Uchiha's heart.

The Uchiha clan's genjutsu is indeed very powerful.

With the amplification of the three-tomoe Sharingan, Itachi Uchiha's genjutsu could even instantly take down a Jonin.

but.

The vast majority of the Uchiha clan's genjutsu is conveyed through "visual" means!

In other words.

Once the opponent closes their eyes or avoids eye contact with the Uchiha, most of the Uchiha's genjutsu techniques will be rendered useless on the spot.

Gen Uchiha did not devote much effort to genjutsu.

But he knew exactly how to break the illusion!