Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 35 Are you going to betray your clan?

Far away in the Senju clan's territory on the other side of the forest, Itama was also diligently training.

He gradually realized that his strength was really poor, just like before, he would only drag his older brothers down on the battlefield.

This version of himself made him feel particularly bad...

Whenever he thinks of the scene of his third brother's burial, he feels like he has difficulty breathing.

The sun was almost setting, but Itama was still holding the wooden sword, practicing his moves with each strike...

Tobirama watched silently from a distance, making no move to stop him. Since his third brother's accident, the eldest brother had been working very hard, and now the fourth brother had matured considerably...

With a silent sigh, Tobirama turned and left the kendo dojo.

He is a gifted young man who can master many basic things without much hard work.

Although he's still no match for his older brother, given the age difference...

So Tobirama was reflecting on his actions, and he also regretted not protecting his younger brother...

On the battlefield, the enemy won't spare you just because you're young. In fact, when they see such weak children, they might even prioritize eliminating them...

"I need to think of a way..." Tobirama thought to himself as he walked home, "Those damned Uchiha and Hagoromo clans..."

The thought of the Uchiha's Sharingan made Tobirama feel particularly irritated. His own Mori clan also possessed a bloodline limit, but as a Senju, he didn't have the same tangible advantages as the Uchiha...

Unable to utilize his physical bloodline advantage in a short period of time, Tobirama came up with another solution.

A series of ninjutsu techniques specifically designed to target the Uchiha clan gradually began to take shape in his mind...

Although Tobirama doesn't approve of the current war, he needs to possess the strength. It seems that only by completely defeating the Uchiha can the war end...

......

Itaru hadn't been to that little cave in a long time...

At this moment, Itama sat alone in the center of the kendo dojo, holding a wooden sword and looking worried.

He's so tired...

The death of his third brother and the Uchiha clan's slaughter of their own brothers made it impossible for him to connect the boy with the big, blinking eyes who had been leaning on him with a pitiful expression.

I used to go to the little cave and spend some quiet time alone when I was in a bad mood. But now...

He dare not.

He was afraid that the psychological defenses he had painstakingly built up would collapse again...

"Don't think about it! Senju Itama! Those people are villains who killed your own family... They are the enemy, you can't have any hope!"

Itama clenched his little fists and pounded them hard on the ground. He almost bit his lower lip until it bled in an attempt to hold back his tears.

He could normally resist thinking about these things, but ever since his third brother died, he's been in this state every day.

Now, whenever I think of my third brother, I think of the Uchiha and Hagoromo clan who killed him, and whenever I think of the Uchiha...

The sun had completely set, and Itama dragged his tired body home.

The food was almost cold, but he just quietly ate a few bites...

The familiar pancakes on the table... I even brought him some before...

"Ah!"

Itama was going crazy. The more he tried not to recall the past, the more his surroundings kept prompting him to, as if his mind was completely out of his control.

Just when Itama was feeling down, his father, Butsuma, appeared before him...

"Itama, what's bothering you?"

Startled by his father's sudden voice, Itama looked up in a somewhat fearful manner.

"No...no, I'm sorry, Father, I'm late." Itama stammered, frantically trying to cover up what was on his mind.

Unexpectedly, Butsuma suddenly continued, "Itama, didn't you save a brat from the Uchiha clan before...?"

"!!"

Itama's heart skipped a beat as fear gripped him. He looked up in disbelief and met his father's gaze... which was as cold and icy as ice.

"Father...I..."

He didn't know how to explain, nor how his father knew about this... but now that his father was suddenly asking, it must mean he had discovered crucial evidence...

Buddha's eyes were like sharp knives, as if they could see right through Itama...

Seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, Itama suddenly seemed to lose all his strength.

"Yes... Father, I'm sorry..."

He admitted it.

Tobirama and Hashirama, who had already sensed something amiss inside, were startled. The two brothers rushed out of the room, and their hearts sank even further when they saw their father's calm, indifferent gaze...

It's over...

Even if Tobirama wanted to protect his brother now, he would likely be powerless. Hashirama, meanwhile, was completely incredulous, utterly unaware that such a thing had happened...

Tobirama's palms were sweating; he wondered what kind of punishment his younger brother would face from their father...

"Fine, you're quite something... They're the ones who killed your brother, and you're even willing to save an enemy? Heh heh heh..."

Butsuma laughed in anger, saying that the previous events could not be so simple. Considering Itama's strange and abnormal behavior recently, Butsuma secretly went to investigate.

really...

The small cave was discovered by Butsuma. Even if the writing on the ground was erased, how could a kid as young as Itama completely erase the traces left after living there for ten days?

Not to mention...

Fujian silently took a beautiful piece of jade from his pocket and waved it in front of Banjian...

Do you recognize this?

Itama looked up and was immediately plunged into despair...

That was Yan Yi's last memory of him, and he couldn't bear to throw it away, so he buried it. Unexpectedly, his father found it...

"A token of the Uchiha clan, huh? And something containing the clan head's chakra at that. I know Tajima's chakra all too well... You're really something, Itama..."

When Fojian threw the jade into Banjian's hand, a hint of murderous intent even appeared in his eyes.

"This belongs to the Uchiha clan head. Itama, you're really lucky, managing to save a brat like Tajima on a casual mission..."

Buddha even suspected that Senju's information had been leaked, and this act, which was tantamount to betraying his family, was simply intolerable to him.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, the usually calm Tobirama completely panicked.

He did make those connections, but he never expected that the person his younger brother saved was the son of the Uchiha clan leader.

If that's really the case...

Tobirama didn't dare think any further. He jumped out and knelt before his father, bowing his head and pleading, "I'm sorry, Father, it's my fault! I didn't realize the seriousness of the problem..."

Hashirama reacted just as quickly and immediately stood in front of Butsuma, staring at his father without saying a word.

Butsuma shoved Hashirama aside, then grabbed Itama by the collar and dragged him outside like a sack of potatoes...

Itama's mind is completely blank right now; he's almost unable to feel fear anymore.

The boy knelt on the ground, head bowed, silent. He couldn't defend himself, because his father already knew everything he had done...

“Smash it.”

"..."

Itama gripped the jade tightly in his hand, his raised hand still not falling...

"Smash it! Senju Itama! Are you going to betray your clan to protect the murderer who killed your brother?!"

Every word the Buddha spoke struck Ban Jian's heart like a hammer blow, and his tears finally broke free.

Kneeling on the ground, the shoji shook his head, crying, "No...it's not like that..."

The jade in his palm was warmed by his body heat. Tears streamed down his face as he once again raised his hand, still clutching the jade, and slammed the piece that belonged to Yan Yi onto the ground...

click -

The jade, struck violently, shattered into countless fragments, leaving only irreparable pieces...