Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 268 No Name

Akaishi entered the Forest Town and soon saw the place where the memorial service was being held.

So Akaishi joined the mourners and lined up to offer incense.

Nobody found it strange.

Besides the residents of the Forest Town, there were already some ninjas participating, but most people only glanced at Akaishi, who had just returned.

While still at the main house, Akaishi saw an acquaintance—

Kato Dan!

When it came time to offer incense, Akaishi noticed that the person on the memorial tablet also had the surname Kato.

It's not surprising that this person, although married and living with his wife in the Forest Town, is a member of the Kato clan. Although the Kato clan has a lineage, its population is dwindling, and whether it can still be considered a "ninja clan" is debatable.

Therefore————

Although Akaishi didn't recognize him, he was basically certain that the deceased was Kato Dan's brother, since the Kato clan didn't really have any "family members".

Akaishi then saw Ranmai and noticed her beside a grieving pregnant woman. This must be the deceased's wife, and Ranmai's contemporary in the Forest Town, though it was unclear which branch she belonged to.

In short, it's neither the first nor the second generation.

Akaishi had heard Lanwu say that the descendants of the Third Hokage only looked at her, while the descendants of the First Hokage only looked at Tsunade and Nawaki.

In addition, the first and second generation leaders had two brothers, but they died young in this chaotic world, leaving no descendants—this is what Akaishi knew from the clan records, and Lanwu would never normally tell him these things.

After offering incense, Chi Shi and Lan Wu exchanged glances. When Lan Wu saw Chi Shi, her expression shifted slightly, but she simply nodded to him from afar.

Then Akaishi came to Kato Dan's side —

"Captain Kato, my condolences," Akaishi said politely.

"Akaishi." Kato forced a smile to keep the atmosphere from becoming too somber.

Later, feeling the urge to confide, Kato told Akaishi about his brother, Kato Satoshi.

In this generation of the Kato clan, only the brothers Kato Dan are capable of cultivating the "Spirit Transformation Technique".

Three years ago, Kato Dan's older brother fell in love with and married Natsu, a former member of the Senju clan. They moved to the so-called "Kato clan" in the Forest Town. In Konoha, there was no such thing as clan land; it was just the two of them.

Although Kato Satoshi could not master the "Spirit Transformation Technique," he had a good talent for Yin Release chakra manipulation. He was a Special Jonin before, and was promoted to Jonin after the war began.

Konoha's offensive has been going smoothly overall recently.

Sunagakure's strength was already inferior to Konoha's, and after the "One-Tailed Night," Sunagakure not only suffered a major blow to its reserve forces, but also saw its frontline ninjas wavering due to the deaths of countless people in the village.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Konoha pushed the battle line forward, almost reaching the mainland of the Land of Wind!

but----

Not long ago, on the battlefield of Rinzuhara in the western part of the Rain Country's wetlands, Sunagakure launched a large-scale counterattack, abandoning many strongholds and concentrating its local numerical advantage, catching Konoha off guard.

Satoshi Kato died in this counterattack!

"My brother is gone. This time I'm applying to go to the battlefield. The Hokage should grant my request no matter what." Kato Dan smiled, his anger barely contained.

If Kato Dan were on the battlefield and decided to kill freely, he would indeed be a headache for any ninja village.

"Captain Kato, what's wrong with you now—" Akaishi asked worriedly, noticing Kato's pale face.

Previously, when they were in Yugakure, Kato Dan's soul was severely injured.

After returning, he still frequently experienced visual and auditory hallucinations, so he stayed in the village to recuperate, and his requests to join the fight were not approved.

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine now," Kato Dan said matter-of-factly.

Indeed, Kato Dan is usually a pretty boy.

Akashi felt somewhat relieved upon hearing this.

After that, Akaishi stayed with Kato Dan. Kato Dan guessed that Akaishi must have come to see Ranma, so he didn't stand on ceremony with him and advised him to leave and rest.

It wasn't until after the memorial service that Natsu, supported by Ranmai, walked over.

Judging from her prominent pregnant belly, Natsumi is estimated to give birth in the next two months, and everyone is worried that she will be too sad.

"Sister-in-law." Kato Dan quickly got up to greet her.

"Dan, before leaving the village, A-Cong named his unborn child—if it's a boy, he'll be called Jingzhen, and if it's a girl, she'll be called Shizune," Natsu said to Kato Dan.

Kato Dan can tell the difference between men and women.

However, it's not very polite.

There is no need for that now.

Natsu paused for a moment and then said, "However—I think perhaps we should give him the surname Kato."

Akaishi, standing to the side, was taken aback upon hearing this—what else could it be?

Kato Dan shook his head and said, "No, sister-in-law, you don't need to think too much. My brother told me before he died that he voluntarily respected the rules of Sen-mori-no-gai."

Akaishi, who was listening nearby, was completely confused.

Seeing that others were talking about their own affairs, Lan Wu stepped forward and pulled Chi Shi away.

"Have you been to the Third Generation's place?" Lan Wu asked after carefully examining Akaishi.

"Of course! As the great hero, I was welcomed immediately!" Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that the Third Hokage was personally going to greet him.

Akashi immediately changed the subject, saying, "Aren't you going to ask me if I'm injured?"

Lan Wu rolled her eyes at him and said, "I checked, you're not injured."

"Are you still going to the Land of Wind to find me? You're a Chunin, how come you're still like this—"

Upon hearing Akaishi mention this, Lan Wu's face immediately darkened, and she glared at him, saying, "I didn't! Minato and Tsunade made a mistake!"

"Oh." Akaishi paused.

Seeing that Lan Wu didn't want to bring it up, Akashi changed the subject and asked, "What's going on with the Kato family? Why do they need to discuss whether or not they should keep the Kato surname?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Wu's expression shifted, and she said, "We have always advocated for the absence of surnames, not only by not having the surname Thousand Hands, but also by encouraging our descendants to follow suit after marriage."

"I see—" This was the first time Akaishi had ever heard of this.

After all, this has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan; the two families have never had a marriage alliance!

After the atmosphere quieted down a bit, Lan Wu added, "Of course, this is all encouraged, and it depends on the spouse's willingness."

The Thousand Hands clan has no surnames, and there's no question of whether it's voluntary or not—not to mention that only later-born children no longer have surnames—even if the clan leader wanted to take back other people's surnames, he could do so!

However, marrying into other ninja clans is a different matter.

But hearing Lan Wu say something about "voluntary" —

Akaishi refrained from asking—could this "voluntary" be the same as the "democracy" the second generation was talking about?

In short, Akaishi finally understood why Natsu had said those things to Kato Dan earlier.

It is estimated that Natsu was worried about the risk of the Kato family name dying out after her husband's death—after all, Kato Dan had not yet married.

Although Kato Satoshi had previously yielded to the rules of Mori no Machi, Natsu felt that if Kato Dan had any objections, she could let the child take the Kato family name.

However, Kato's words dispelled Natsu's doubts.

At least Kato Satoshi really did it voluntarily.

Kato Dan did not go against his brother's wishes, expressing his willingness to respect the namelessness policy.

Lan Wu stared at Chi Shi's thoughtful expression for a moment, then angrily retorted, "What are you thinking about?"

"Huh? I was thinking about namelessness—" Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

Hearing Chi Shi speak so directly, Lan Wu blushed and said, "You—you're already thinking about this—"

How old are you?

"Although I am not very old, I am a Jonin and have voting rights in the Jonin Council!" Akaishi said immediately.

Lanwu: ? ? ?

What does this have to do with anything?

What does it have to do with you being a Jonin?

"Besides, even if I'm not even a Jonin, I'm still a Konoha ninja. Isn't it normal for me to think about the future of Konoha? Even though I'm lowly, I dare not forget the village. This is the embodiment of the Will of Fire!" Akashi lectured Lanwu.

Lanwu: ? ? ?

Seeing her stunned expression, Akaishi became even more excited—I think you really should inject the Will of Fire into yourself!

"When I was in Sunagakure, I observed the atmosphere and structure of their village—the First and Second Kazekage went even further in eliminating surnames, and there wasn't a single person in the entire village with a surname—and what was the result?"

"In the end, the namelessness policy resulted in the disappearance of the small ninja clans, but it created five behemoths. The factionalism of the five major clans became even more pronounced, greatly damaging the cohesion within the village!" Akaishi said, shaking his head.

Seeing Lan Wu's stunned expression, Chi Shi immediately said, "I think this namelessness is being done too hastily. The absence of surnames has actually encouraged them to band together in another form."

"Moreover, it is even more difficult for commoner ninjas to rise in the ranks, and they need to rely on clans even more. Because of the abstinence of surnames, clans place even greater emphasis on blood relations, and nepotism is rampant."

Lanwu: ————

Lan Wu, who was standing to the side, gradually came to her senses.

"You—were you just thinking about this?" Lan Wu said after a long pause—so it was purely a matter of policy concern, and you were actually thinking about the village's development?

"Yeah! What did you think?" Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

Before Akashi could ask any questions, Lanwu explained, "Recently, because of those messy things with the Hyuga clan, Hizashi—seems to have become quite distant from his brother."

It's more than just the daily difference.

Lanwu has started calling Rishi "His older brother Rishi"!

Akaishi was taken aback by these words, then said, "Hey, back then, why didn't the First Hokage take care of the Hyuga clan when he was doing all that nameless stuff?!"

I think they should be depersonalized.

"The Hyuga and Sarutobi clans were among the first to respond to the Senju and Uchiha clans' call to jointly build the village. How could Grandpa possibly have too many demands on them?" Lan Wu said helplessly.

"But they were all built later!" Of course, Akaishi knew that it wouldn't have worked "at the time"—but why wasn't the bridge demolished afterward?

Lanwu: ————

Akaishi really has a lot to say on this point. After the village was built, even Uchiha Madara didn't want to pay attention to the Uchiha clan. This "former clan leader" wanted to leave and no one could be persuaded to go!

What difference would it make if we took the opportunity to deal with the Hyuga clan's problems?

We just need to ask him to "carry out the will of fire"!

At most, it was the dissatisfaction of the Hyuga clan leader at the time.

So what? Everyone else has established ninja villages, does he still dare to break away and become independent?

However, as everyone knows, the first generation was a very "soft" person. As long as his bottom line is not crossed, he can't get tough at all.

Now that the window of opportunity has passed, it's becoming increasingly difficult to intervene, and the village can only acquiesce to their "family affairs."

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