"Kusu Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha, Nobuyuki Uchiha..."

One by one, the names of the Uchiha clan members were read out.

Both the clan leader Uchiha Hisasu and his only son Uchiha Fugaku were on the battle roster.

The clan leader going to war has always been a tradition of the Uchiha clan.

If Uchiha Hisahisa wants to suppress the other Uchiha clan members who are not convinced by him, he must demonstrate a performance on the battlefield that can overwhelm all the other clan members.

If his son, Fugaku Uchiha, wants to become a contender for the next clan leader, he must also put on a sufficiently outstanding performance in this war.

The three elders, however, all stayed behind.

With Uchiha Kusu absent, both clan affairs and police work require the assistance of the clan leaders' deputies to function properly.

Besides them, most of the clan members who stayed behind were also older. In fact, apart from the clan leader Uchiha Hisasu, there wasn't a single Uchiha over forty years old.

As clan leaders and elders, they were well aware of what was necessary for the awakening and evolution of the Sharingan.

Elderly people who have weathered storms generally have more stable personalities as they age, their physical and mental states change, and so on.

Although there are still some irritable people, their emotions are generally under control, making it increasingly difficult to cause emotional fluctuations.

Only by sending the still-young Uchiha to the battlefield can more and stronger Sharingan appear, and the Uchiha clan will become even stronger as a result.

Besides the young Uchiha, the team also includes some middle-aged Uchiha in their thirties and forties who possess considerable strength.

Their physical abilities are at their peak, and they have a decade or two of rich experience, enough to protect those young Uchiha in war.

When the last name was read out, the Third Elder closed the file, and Uchiha Hisasu then spoke:

"The above members must complete the handover of their duties within the police department by tomorrow. All participants should register with the Third Elder after the clan meeting and receive their participation allowance, which will be used to equip themselves with ninja tools and replenish their combat supplies."

Issue subsidies!

Given the Uchiha clan's consistent wealth and power, the amount of this subsidy was naturally substantial.

And the facts were just as Yuan had imagined.

"Gentleman, single tomoe, subsidy of 100,000 taels."

The Third Elder stuffed a thick stack of silver notes into Uchiha Gen's hands.

One hundred thousand taels is equivalent to the income from carrying out a high-level B-grade mission.

Even if other ninja clans were wealthy, they wouldn't distribute so much money directly to a low-ranking ninja.

The Uchiha clan, while wealthy, also genuinely valued every clan member who awakened the Sharingan.

"Come with me."

After the clan meeting ended, the First Elder addressed Uchiha Genji.

"I have some things to give to you and Mikoto."

Gen Uchiha turned his head and met the gaze of Mikoto Uchiha, whose bright, beautiful eyes shone through.

"Yes, Grand Elder (Grandfather)."

The two followed the elder all the way to a small building in the backyard of his house.

"My grandfather usually doesn't let me come in here."

Mikoto whispered to Uchiha Gen.

"It seems that what they've given us is quite special."

The latter said softly.

"Because the things here were not suitable to be shown to people in the past, especially after that defection thirty years ago, it became even more sensitive, especially before the Second Hokage and other older Senju elders retired."

Although the elder was old, he was once one of the best among the elite Jonin, and he could still hear Uchiha Gen and Mikoto whispering to each other.

"However, some things have become less sensitive as the older generation passes away and time goes by, especially after you, Minamoto, became the grand-disciple of the Third Hokage and were even on the same team as his son."

The elder pushed open the small door to the attic, and a fresh, woody scent wafted out of the room.

It's clear that this room is regularly maintained.

"Sometimes, I come here to reminisce about the past. Unfortunately, things have changed, and many things and regrets are gone forever. There is no chance to do them again."

The Grand Elder sighed.

As soon as Uchiha Gen entered the room, he kept looking around.

This place looks like a storage room because there are all sorts of things here, but it also looks like a museum with everything neatly arranged.

On the left hangs a set of red armor with a typical Warring States period style, next to which is a set of gray armor with an even more ancient design. Further behind, there are also sets of armor with different designs, but all covered with knife marks.

On the right are various weapons displayed on shelves, mainly ninja swords.

Beside the counter, there were boxes sealed with cloth strips engraved with sealing spells.

"Thirty years ago, Madara proposed at the clan meeting that he should lead the clan to leave Konoha. However, after experiencing countless years of war, the clan had finally had three or four years of peace and were naturally unwilling to leave the peaceful Konoha. Even I am the same."

The elder walked over to the set of red armor hanging on the shelf, his face full of admiration.

"As the most powerful and renowned clan head in the past few hundred years, Madara may have seen the future and believed that it would be difficult for the Uchiha to gain a voice commensurate with themselves in Konoha, which is centered around the Senju lineage. That is why he made this choice."

But I can't understand why he would fight the First Hokage to that extent several years after he left.

The elder shook his head.

This step directly led to a greater sense of vigilance towards the Uchiha clan among the core members of the Senju lineage, led by Tobirama Senju, and this awareness was passed down to the Konoha leadership, who were all disciples of Tobirama Senju.

Uchiha Gen shook his head inwardly.

No, Madara's departure from Konoha wasn't because he was so smart as to see into the distant future decades in advance; he was simply misled.

"Is this armor the one Madara left behind?"

Mikoto Uchiha touched the battle patterns on the surface of her armor, which were composed of countless sword marks, and asked curiously.

"Yes, this set was used by Madara earlier. Later, because it was severely damaged and took too long to repair, a spare set was replaced. By the time it was repaired, Madara had already left."

The set next to this is even older; it was used by the previous clan chief, Tajima. What I'm about to give you is also related to Chief Tajima.

The elder turned his gaze away from the two sets of historically significant armors, walked to the middle of the shelf, and selected two ninja swords from them.

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