Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 106 Only Chizuru, No Uchiha

"Haha, Chieftain, you're joking. The matter that you personally invited me to discuss must be very important. I'm small and afraid I won't be able to complete it. I can only say that I will do my best. If I make promises I can't keep, then I would be letting you down."

Kirito laughed heartily, showing no fear whatsoever despite the pressure emanating from Homura Uchiha's eyes.

fear?

Just kidding, he's only here as a shadow clone.

Since his main body doesn't need to directly confront the Uchiha clan leader here, what does he have to fear?

In fact, he actually hoped that Uchiha Homura would destroy his shadow clone in a fit of anger.

In this way, he wouldn't have to repay the favor he owed Uchiha Homura, and could openly and legitimately get something for free.

Anyway, his only partner was Chizuru, so losing Uchiha Homura wasn't a big deal.

In his initial plan with Chizuru to change the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Homura was not originally included.

This was not his intention; it was entirely Chizuru's personal request.

Therefore, Uchiha Chizuru is Uchiha Chizuru, and Uchiha Homura is Uchiha Homura; these are two people with completely different relationships to him.

"Small stature? You're quite modest, kid. Danzo's Root organization has been through a lot lately because of you, and it's starting to split up internally."

When Uchiha Homura heard Kirito say that, he sneered and withdrew the pressure he had exerted on Kirito with his eyes.

As Danzo's mortal enemy, Uchiha Homura was always keeping an eye on Danzo and the Root organization he led. Even though he hadn't left the Uchiha clan's territory for a long time, he still had a fairly detailed understanding of the Root organization's situation outside the clan thanks to the Ninja Cat Clan.

Today, the root of the economy has been almost completely cut off, and the internal situation has fallen into great chaos due to the sharp reduction in wages and benefits.

Many peripheral members, who had little loyalty to the core, chose to betray the organization. Even those who didn't defect mostly chose to give up. As for the internal members, he didn't know much about them, but he estimated that the situation wasn't much better.

The reason why the root is in such a predicament is this sly little fellow who claims to be small in stature.

Ever since he handed over the list of Root members to this sly fellow, Root has been plagued with misfortune. Almost everyone on the list who provided financial assistance to Root has fallen victim to the scheme. If this sly fellow wasn't directly involved in all of this, then he wouldn't be able to continue as the clan leader.

"Haha, what are you saying, Chieftain? I don't understand!"

Kirito laughed again, refusing to admit that he had done anything to secretly target Root.

After all, no matter how much Root was at odds with him, it was still an organization of Konoha. His actions against Root were purely out of personal vendetta, which couldn't be justified openly. If the Third Hokage found out about this, it would be bad.

He wouldn't dare gamble on Uchiha Homura's character.

As for the list of Root members he obtained from Chizuru, as long as Homura Uchiha isn't out of his mind, he won't tell the Third Hokage about it.

Because the list was provided by Homura Uchiha himself.

He used the list provided by Uchiha Homura to deal with Root. In the eyes of others, the mastermind was undoubtedly the Uchiha clan, who had many conflicts with Root, and he was at most a henchman.

No, they were thugs who were accidentally used.

"snort."

When Uchiha Homura saw that Kirito wouldn't admit it, she snorted coldly and cursed Kirito as a little rascal in her heart again.

However, he also admired Kirito to some extent. When he was Kirito's age, he wasn't nearly as thick-skinned as Kirito.

As for their strength, let's not even mention it.

What a prodigy!

This is Homura Uchiha's assessment of Kirito.

Most kids that age wouldn't have Kirito's mature mind.

If it weren't for the fact that his eyesight wasn't actually failing due to old age, he would have felt as if he were facing not an eight-year-old child, but an old man who had lived as long as he had.

"Clan Chief, why don't you tell me what you want to discuss with me? Besides, isn't it a cause for celebration for the Uchiha clan that Root is in trouble? Does the Clan Chief actually want Root to continue to grow stronger, or to have another new enemy?"

Kirito felt it necessary to remind Homura Uchiha to be a little more polite to him. He was a guest, and the one being asked for a favor, yet he had been treated coldly, which was really unreasonable.

This time, his tone was slightly cold, as was his expression.

Heeding the warning in Kirito's voice, Uchiha Homura instantly activated his Sharingan and stared intently into Kirito's eyes.

In an instant, Kirito felt even greater pressure from Uchiha Homura's eyes than before.

But he felt no fear whatsoever, not even a ripple of emotion, and stared at the other person without changing his expression.

It's true that Uchiha Homura is very strong, and the Uchiha clan standing behind her is also very strong, but compared to the entire Konoha, they can only be considered a force that is not weak. If they were to fight against the entire Konoha with the strength of one clan, it would be tantamount to courting their own destruction.

As a genius of Konoha, a future Kage-level powerhouse, and a pillar of Konoha, he now has Konoha standing behind him.

Seeing that Kirito, this brat, wasn't afraid of him at all, Uchiha Homura felt his pride was hurt and was furious, desperately wanting to kill Kirito with a single eye technique.

But he eventually gave up on this tempting idea.

Killing one of Kirito's shadow clones is easy, but the favor of sending out that list before will be wasted, resulting in a huge loss.

For the sake of the Uchiha clan, he would temporarily tolerate this brat's rudeness.

He closed his Sharingan and said coldly, "Kid, I thought you were being humble, but it seems I was wrong. Young people should be more humble, or they'll easily die."

"The clan leader is right, but I'm quite confident in my ability to protect myself, so you don't need to worry about that. Let's get down to business. Chizuru and I are good friends, so it's only right that we help each other."

Seeing that Uchiha Homura's attitude remained firm, Kirito also spoke coldly, directly stating his attitude towards him and the Uchiha clan.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Homura's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints, and he fell silent, his aura diminishing somewhat.

He understood Kirito's words and finally realized why he had been unable to make Kirito, a junior who had benefited from him and the Uchiha clan, bow down to him.

From beginning to end, Kirito only had eyes for Chizuru, not the Uchiha clan. He only traded with Chizuru, not him, Uchiha Homura, nor the Uchiha clan.

Therefore, Kirito owes Homura Uchiha, nor the Uchiha clan, only Chizuru.

The reason Kirito came to see Uchiha Homura was because of Chizuru.

From the very beginning, his belief in the relationship between Kirito and the Uchiha clan was wrong, and completely wrong.

Kirito's attitude towards the Uchiha was at most neutral, not friendly. If it weren't for Chizuru's presence, his attitude might have been even worse.

Looking back now, it makes perfect sense.

Kirito was raised by that woman, Mito Uzumaki. How could he possibly have any goodwill towards the Uchiha clan, to whom he had shown no kindness whatsoever?

The thought that Kirito might wreak havoc on Root on his own and that he might become hostile to the Uchiha clan like the Third Hokage and the others made Homura Uchiha feel extremely distressed.

"Kirito, Chizuru is my granddaughter and a member of the Uchiha clan, so neither I nor the Uchiha will be your enemies."

After lowering his eyes and remaining silent for a while, Homura Uchiha suddenly refilled Kirito's cup of hot tea and then called Kirito by his name for the first time, speaking softly.

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