Chapter 467: Uchiha returns to glory?

One day, after training, Shisui invited Obito to walk back to the Uchiha Clan Compound together.

On the way, Shisui asked, “Obito, are you going to the clan meeting at eight o’clock later?”

The Uchiha Clan Compound would always notify in advance when holding a clan meeting. Shisui had received the notification for today’s clan meeting last night, so logically, Obito should have received it too.

Because there was only one prerequisite for the Uchiha Clan meeting: being a Ninja.

Whether it was a Genin, Chunin, or Jonin, any Ninja could attend the clan meeting.

Conversely, ordinary people or Ninja Academy students did not have the right to attend the clan meeting. This was also why Shisui did not refute when he was surrounded at the clan meeting at that time; he had indeed violated the Uchiha Clan’s rules.

“A clan meeting, huh? I forgot about it. Elder Yashiro told me about it yesterday,” Obito only then remembered that there was a clan meeting tonight.

“I don’t want to go. It feels boring. I’d rather spend that time training more,” Obito replied.

Obito had only attended one clan meeting, that time with Shisui. He felt that the Uchiha Ninja at the clan meeting were all very boring, full of self-important adults who only wanted to hear what they wanted to hear.

Obito’s answer was within Shisui’s expectations, because the last clan meeting indeed left a bad impression on both of them.

If it wasn’t for wanting to change the Uchiha Clan, Shisui probably wouldn’t want to deal with those clan members who were immersed in past glory.

They gave Shisui a feeling as if the Uchiha Clan was everything, and things outside the clan were not important.

Shisui believed this kind of thinking was incorrect and too extreme. The Uchiha Clan Compound was also a part of Konoha.

“If possible, could you accompany me? I want to attend another clan meeting,” Shisui invited, wanting Obito to go to the clan meeting with him.

It wasn’t that Shisui was afraid of going alone; it was that Shisui wanted to use Obito’s prestige to increase his own influence.

If Shisui went alone, he would just be a genius. If Obito was willing to go with him, they would be two geniuses, and others would see them as a small group, counting their strength together.

“It’s fine to go with you. It’s a bit lonely to go alone,” Obito readily agreed.

He didn’t think too complicatedly; he just felt that if a friend invited him, he would go.

Obito had a method for dealing with such situations: when he came to a class he didn’t like, he would concentrate on fantasizing about something, so he wouldn’t hear what he didn’t want to hear, and by the time he came back to his senses, the class would be over.

Obito planned to use this secret technique of distraction to deal with the clan meeting; if he didn’t like listening, he simply wouldn’t listen.

“I’ll come find you when the time comes,” Shisui said with a smile.

After arriving at the Uchiha Clan Compound, the two parted ways. Obito went straight home, while Shisui first went to the nearby market to buy groceries.

Shisui lived alone, and since he had just returned from the battlefield, there were no prepared ingredients. He had to buy groceries before he could cook.

After buying the groceries, Shisui returned to his solitary home.

Shisui’s home was very quiet, with only Shisui’s faint footsteps and the sounds of him handling pots and pans.

Knock, knock.

As Shisui was preparing dinner, there was a knock at his door.

“At this time, is it Obito with an urgent matter?” Shisui put down his cooking utensils, untied his apron, and walked to the door.

It was dinner time, and hardly anyone would come looking for him at this hour. Since he had just agreed with Obito to go to the clan meeting, Shisui thought something had happened with Obito.

When Shisui opened the door and saw the figure outside, he showed a surprised and joyful expression.

“Uncle, you’re back,” Shisui greeted him.

The person who came was Shisui’s uncle, Uchiha Nobuhiro.

“Yes, I just got back today, so I came to see you,” Uchiha Nobuhiro replied with a smile.

Since Shisui had lost both his parents at a very young age, Uchiha Nobuhiro had always been concerned about whether Shisui could grow up normally, and would come to look after Shisui whenever he had time.

Recently, Uchiha Nobuhiro had heard some information about Shisui. When he learned that Shisui had already earned the title of Shisui the Body Flicker on the battlefield, Uchiha Nobuhiro was excited and relieved.

At the same age, Shisui’s grandfather, Uchiha Kagami, was far inferior to the current Shisui, who had already gained a reputation on the battlefield at only eight years old.

“Have you had dinner? If not, I can make you some,” Uchiha Nobuhiro asked.

Shisui invited Uchiha Nobuhiro into his home and shook his head, saying, “Not yet, but I was just making some. You don’t need to trouble yourself, Uncle.”

Uchiha Nobuhiro had come all this way, and Shisui didn’t want to trouble him too much.

“Uncle, have you eaten? If not, I’ll make a bit more,” Shisui turned and asked.

“Then I’ll try your cooking today, Shisui,” Uchiha Nobuhiro said with a hearty laugh.

Uchiha Nobuhiro was willing to accept Shisui’s thoughtfulness. After all, the current Shisui was no longer the child he needed to look after; he was Shisui the Body Flicker, capable of killing enemies on the battlefield.

During dinner, Shisui proactively spoke about some of his experiences on the East Bank Battlefield.

In the past, it was always Uchiha Nobuhiro recounting his mission experiences, so Shisui also wanted to share some of his own stories.

“That was truly dangerous! To actually encounter Ninja of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist’s caliber,” Uchiha Nobuhiro exclaimed after listening to Shisui recount the skirmish.

The skirmish in the Leaf Newspaper depicted Konoha Ninja as incredibly brave and slaughtering the Hidden Mist, but Shisui’s personal description of the experience was fraught with peril, where every teammate had to perform to their utmost and even break their limits just to barely contend with the enemy.

In the end, if Lord Mu Yue hadn’t arrived in time, Shisui and their entire squad might have died there.

Although he hadn’t fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Uchiha Nobuhiro had heard of the brutal reputation of that elite squad. Uchiha Nobuhiro felt that he himself could at most only defeat one of them.

“Shisui, it’s truly a good thing that you met a teacher like Lord Mu Yue,” Uchiha Nobuhiro said while eating.

A good teacher could provide a lot of help to students, not only guidance in training but also networking resources.

Uchiha Nobuhiro found that Shisui was really a bit like Uchiha Kagami, both equally talented and both having a good teacher.

Although Muzuki was not the Hokage, Uchiha Nobuhiro believed that with Muzuki’s demonstrated abilities, he would at least be a Konoha high-ranking official in the future, definitely not bad.

“Meeting Teacher Muzuki was indeed my good fortune,” Shisui expressed his agreement.

He couldn’t imagine what he would be like if he hadn’t met Teacher Muzuki. Would he have been able to escape the influence of the Uchiha Clan’s extremist teachings? Would he have his current strength? Would his life be this happy?

Shisui imagined it for a moment and found that he couldn’t imagine it at all, because just thinking about it made him feel that it must be a bad story, and his heart genuinely resisted delving deeper into the thought.

After Shisui finished speaking, Uchiha Nobuhiro also talked about his recent mission experiences, stopping only when it was close to the time the clan meeting was about to begin.

“Uncle, are you attending tonight’s clan meeting?” Shisui looked at the time and asked proactively.

Uchiha Nobuhiro had just returned, and he wasn’t sure if Uchiha Nobuhiro was interested in attending the clan meeting.

“Yes, Shisui, are you going too?” Uchiha Nobuhiro nodded in reply.

When in Konoha, Uchiha Nobuhiro would usually go to the clan meeting. He needed to observe the atmosphere within the clan to prevent a repeat of the Uchiha Setsuna incident.

“Yes, but I need to go call a friend first to go with me. We had an agreement before,” Shisui explained.

“Then let’s go now, to your friend’s house. It’s almost time,” Uchiha Nobuhiro suggested.

Then the two of them went together to Obito’s house and met up with him.

“This is my uncle, Uchiha Nobuhiro,” Shisui briefly introduced Uchiha Nobuhiro.

“Hello, Uncle Shinhiro,” Obito chuckled as he greeted Uchiha Nobuhiro.

Before Shisui could introduce Obito, Uchiha Nobuhiro smiled and said,

“Hello, Obito. I know you, our Uchiha Clan’s great genius.”

“Hehe, it’s alright, just an average genius,” Obito scratched the back of his head and replied with a smile.

He liked honest people like Uchiha Nobuhiro.

On the way to Nanga Shrine, the three walked and chatted, getting to know each other better.

As they neared Nanga Shrine, Obito even saw Uchiha Inaho, who could barely be considered an acquaintance.

After Obito and the others entered Nanga Shrine, they casually found some floor cushions and sat down together.

There were no strict rules about where to sit during the clan meeting; only the clan head needed to sit at the very front, facing everyone.

“Elder Sheng Qing, please begin,” Uchiha Fugaku looked at a serious-looking middle-aged Ninja in the first row and said.

There were two types of Uchiha Clan meetings. One was a routine clan meeting, which was held at a fixed time each month.

The second type was called by the clan head or an Elder, or if a large number of clan members expressed a strong desire for a clan meeting, it could also be held.

This particular clan meeting was the second type, with an Elder named Uchiha Sheng Qing proactively calling the meeting.

Uchiha Sheng Qing nodded slightly, stood up, walked to Uchiha Fugaku’s side, and sat down facing the many Uchiha Ninja.

“Today, first and foremost, I want to commend two clan members. They are both the pride of our Uchiha Clan,” Uchiha Sheng Qing said with a smile.

The Uchiha Ninja present looked at each other, curious as to which two clan members were worthy of an Elder’s special praise at the clan meeting.

“It won’t be Inaho, will it? I remember he works very hard.”

“It shouldn’t be, right? How could they be singled out for praise at a clan meeting for that reason?”

The Uchiha Ninja discussed among themselves with their familiar clan members.

Some Uchiha Ninja who paid more attention to battlefield information focused their gaze on Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Obito.

Although it sounded a bit absurd, the two most famous Uchiha recently were Shisui and Obito, who had appeared in the Leaf Newspaper.

Because most of the Uchiha Clan’s Ninja worked in the Police Force, there were currently very few Uchiha participating in the war, and even fewer powerful Uchiha among them, which led to this result.

“These two are Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Obito. They displayed the Uchiha Clan’s prowess on the Hidden Mist battlefield. Suikazan Fuguki, one of the famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, was killed by Obito in the recent war,” Uchiha Sheng Qing said with conviction.

Some Uchiha who hadn’t paid attention to recent war news looked at Obito and Shisui with surprise.

Some younger Genin might not know, but Chunin and Jonin with some experience basically knew the reputation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. All seven of them were elites among Jonin, each difficult to deal with, and their combined strength was incredibly powerful.

“Obito actually killed even Suikazan Fuguki,” Uchiha Inaho was incredibly shocked.

Recently, he had been immersed in a two-point line of work and training, not paying much attention to outside news, and had no idea that Obito’s strength had reached such a level.

“Uh, I didn’t kill him alone. Kakashi and I teamed up to kill him,” Obito corrected.

Although the shocked expressions of the surrounding clan members made him feel good, Obito didn’t want to take all the credit for himself. At that time, he and Kakashi had It can be said that fought with everything they had just to barely kill Suikazan Fuguki.

Obito liked a bit of vanity, but not to the extent of taking credit for his teammates’ desperate efforts, even if it was Kakashi.

“Hmm, I believe it must have been through your efforts, Obito, that you and Kakashi Hatake together killed Suikazan Fuguki,” Uchiha Sheng Qing said with an unchanging expression.

Obito actually wanted to say that they contributed about equally, and if anything, Kakashi was the one who led it.

But he thought about it and decided there was no great need to explain it that way, so he didn’t say anything.

Shisui frowned slightly. He remembered the report clearly stating that Kakashi had personally killed Suikazan Fuguki. Why did Uchiha Sheng Qing insist on emphasizing that Obito’s contribution was greater, trying to differentiate between the two?

“Now they have both become Konoha Jonin. Shisui even broke the record for the youngest Konoha Jonin, becoming Konoha’s first ever eight-year-old Jonin,” After speaking about Obito, Uchiha Sheng Qing began to speak about Shisui.

“This is the Ninja of our Uchiha Clan! It shows that our Uchiha Clan has never lacked geniuses. We just lack a stage, lack opportunities!” Uchiha Sheng Qing said, excitedly standing up and waving his fists.

The Uchiha Ninja sitting there couldn’t help but applaud Uchiha Sheng Qing.

“Our Uchiha Clan has always been the strongest Ninja clan, and that’s proof.”

“If the opportunity arises, our Uchiha Clan will definitely return to the glory of the Sengoku period.”

Many Uchiha Ninja expressed their opinions, making Shisui frown.

Shisui subconsciously looked towards Uchiha Nobuhiro and found that Uchiha Nobuhiro also had a deep frown, which reassured him. At least his uncle was still a normal Uchiha and hadn’t been influenced.

Obito’s expression also became a bit displeased. When Uchiha Sheng Qing praised him just now, he thought this person was alright, but now Obito found that Uchiha Sheng Qing was not only not alright but also a bit detestable.

It was clearly his and Shisui’s efforts, so how did it become proof that the Uchiha Clan never lacked geniuses?

PS: There’s another chapter coming later, time uncertain, probably around three or four o’clock. After researching neck problems, I tried hot compresses and it felt much better.

As for readers asking why there are so many problems, you can imagine working continuously until three or four in the morning for several days and then working a normal day job…

Generally, if there’s no big problem, I won’t ask for leave. It’s just that if I’m not feeling well, it’s hard to write extra updates.

After all, novel updates are money. The author is from Jiangxi, and those who know, know this place. I’m still hoping to earn some dowry money from the novel, so if I can update, I definitely won’t take leave.