I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 471 The Farewell of the Dead!

Before the Nine-Tails' rampage broke out, and anti-Uchiha became the "politically correct" stance in Konoha.

The Uchiha clan receives relatively good overall treatment within Konoha Village.

Although he still can't escape the assessment that he is arrogant by nature, difficult to get along with, and has an unstable mental state.

However, Konoha as a whole still regarded the Uchiha clan ninjas as fellow villagers who fought alongside them and were trustworthy comrades.

Until the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage broke out.

That night, almost all the participating ninjas could see those huge Sharingan eyes set in Kurama's eye sockets...

It was only then that the Konoha ninjas realized what was happening.

Eh?

Why is it that it's Uchiha clan ninjas controlling the Nine-Tails to cause trouble again?

Since then, the status of Uchiha clan ninjas in Konoha—especially within the ninja community—has suffered an epic decline.

Even more fatally, after the Nine-Tails' rampage broke out, the Konoha leadership—more precisely, Danzo Shimura—directly pointed the finger of suspicion at the Uchiha clan.

Then came the mutual wariness, exclusion, and antagonism between the Konoha leadership and the Uchiha clan.

Then there was the Uchiha clan's coup and rebellion, which wiped them out overnight, leaving only Itachi and Sasuke, the two brothers who truly loved and hated each other...

Since entering the Uchiha clan's territory, Nara Rinka's thoughts have been wandering.

As Nara Rinkazu thought about it, he remembered Uchiha Sasuke.

Although he preferred to verbally tease Erzhuzi, saying things like, "The sky has cleared up, the rain has stopped, and Erzhuzi thinks he's all that again."

However, it must be admitted that among the many ninjas of the Uchiha clan, the most normal one is probably Uchiha Sasuke.

Especially the legendary "Uchiha Four Laughing Heroes" combination.

Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha.

They're all incredibly crazy, each one more insane than the last.

Compared to the other three, Erzhuzi is incredibly "naive"...

"Hokage-sama!"

"Yondaime-sama!"

"Always bring girls along!"

As Nara Rinka and Uchiha Shisui walked through the Uchiha clan's territory, they attracted an unusually large number of attention.

Even when the two passed by a pancake shop, the shop owners came out and very "forcefully" stuffed a seafood scallion pancake into the hands of Nara Rinka and Uchiha Shisui.

"Uncle with hand-burned rice cakes, Auntie with rice cakes, thank you."

Holding the steaming hot pancake, Uchiha Shisui thanked the couple repeatedly.

Nara Rinkachi took advantage of the couple's inattention and left some money for pancakes in their shop.

The Fourth Hokage likes to live off women, but he doesn't eat for free.

As the pancake shop owners waved goodbye, Nara Rinka and Uchiha Shisui quickly left the alley.

"Hmm, it tastes pretty good!"

Nara Ranke took a bite of the seafood scallion pancake and gave it a positive review.

"Shisui, those two just now seemed to be ordinary people?"

"Yes, Uncle Tsubaki and Aunt Jing are both ordinary clansmen who have not awakened their chakra or obtained the Sharingan."

Uchiha Shisui stared at the pancake in his hand, and as he spoke, his tone suddenly became somber.

"It's really hard to imagine that this couple would die in—"

"Stop the water!"

Nara Rinka gave a soft shout, stopping Uchiha Shisui from speaking.

"Why don't you go outside the village to carry out a few missions first and calm your mind down?"

"If you still can't calm down, I'm willing to fight you a few times."

"Fourth generation—"

Uchiha Shisui looked at Nara Langui.

The latter interrupted the former again.

"After get off work, there's no need to be so clear about who you are."

"Um... Captain."

Uchiha Shisui reluctantly changed to a more familiar title.

"Where are we going now? Straight to see—the chieftain?"

When Uchiha Shisui mentioned the word "clan head," his tone was still somewhat unsteady.

Clearly, he wasn't thinking of Fugaku Uchiha at this moment, but rather Fugaku Uchiha's son, the boy named Itachi Uchiha.

"I think something's not right with you right now."

Nara Rinka observed Uchiha Shisui's expression for a while, then shook his head and said.

"Hmm, Senior Kagami, how is he doing lately?"

The "Kagami-senpai" that Nara Rinka mentioned was, of course, Uchiha Kagami.

To be honest, he hadn't paid attention to Uchiha Kagami for quite some time.

I wonder if this "impure being" has ever returned to the Pure Land...

"My father is doing well."

Uchiha Shisui nodded slightly.

"However... the body after the [Edo Tensei] is indeed not suitable for showing its face in public, so Father has rarely gone out lately."

"Let's go see Senior Kagami first!"

Nara has made a firm decision.

"Also, tell Senior Jing about the future fate of your family."

Nara Rinka was quite wary of making the news of the "Uchiha's annihilation" public.

However, I wouldn't mind revealing this to a few Uchiha.

There's even less need to hide someone like Uchiha Kagami, who's "dead."

Led by Uchiha Shisui, Nara Rinko went directly to the former's house and met Uchiha Kagami, whom he hadn't seen for many days.

"Yondaime-sama!"

Uchiha Kagami was surprised by Nara Rangsuke's sudden visit and quickly bowed in greeting.

"Senior Jing, I apologize for coming without prior notice."

Nara Lan Gui bowed slightly and explained his purpose.

"We've encountered some problems with water control and need your guidance."

Uchiha Kagami immediately looked at Uchiha Shisui.

The latter clenched his fists, seemingly calm but actually gritting his teeth as he recounted the information about the future he knew.

The Uchiha clan...

Dead?

And it was destroyed by its own people?

Uchiha Kagami understood and was deeply shocked.

"Father..."

Uchiha Shisui looked at Uchiha Kagami with great pain, his Mangekyou Sharingan unconsciously appearing.

"What should I do now?"

kaleidoscope?

Uchiha Kagami was slightly taken aback as he clearly saw the patterns on Uchiha Shisui's eyes.

He paused for a moment, carefully considering his words.

"Shisui, I only have one suggestion..."

Uchiha Kagami patted the child on the shoulder.

"Trust the Fourth Hokage and follow him."

Follow the captain?

Does this mean giving all decision-making power to the captain?

A hint of confusion flashed in Uchiha Shisui's eyes.

"Still Water, I still stand by what I said."

Uchiha Kagami emphasized his words.

"Never forget, we will always be the Uchiha of Konoha."

"I understand, Father."

Uchiha Shisui took a deep breath.

He felt he had no way of handling the matter.

After learning that the Uchiha clan would be wiped out by a single Uchiha.

Uchiha Shisui was torn between his inner thoughts and his own.

Should we just kill Itachi Uchiha?

Or should we guide the other person to grow properly?

The former is clean and efficient, but the fratricide is a true human tragedy.

The latter is lengthy and tedious, and if one is not careful, one may repeat the same mistakes.

Uchiha Shisui was never a ninja who was good at making decisions.

If we let him dwell on this any longer, something might go wrong...

Now, Uchiha Kagami, as a father, is giving Uchiha Shisui a new choice.

Give the decision-making power to the village, to the Hokage!

"Now let's talk about your eyes."

Uchiha Kagami searched the room for a while and found a canned container.

"Shisui, you've awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, haven't you?"

"Um."

"Then let my eyes protect your eyes."

Uchiha Kagami handed over a glass container, inside which floated a scarlet eyeball.

"Even though it's only one, it should be enough to elevate your left eye to the level of 'Eternal Kaleidoscope'."

As he uttered these words, a shimmering light suddenly emanated from the surface of Uchiha Kagami's body.

"Father?!"

Uchiha Shisui was startled and quickly reached out to help Uchiha Kagami.

"You—Captain!"

Nara Rinka rushed over upon hearing the commotion, only to find Uchiha Kagami's body emitting light before collapsing and turning to dust.

"Shisui, my time has come."

Uchiha Kagami gazed at his child, his immortal, impure body gradually turning into nothingness.

"When I saw your kaleidoscope, I knew... it was time to leave."

"Shisui, protect your clan, protect Konoha."

"Where the leaves dance in the air, the fire will never die out..."

(End of this chapter)