Chapter 3: Weeding Out the Roots

Just as Uchiha Yin was puzzled by the overly aggressive reactions of the others, the four present simultaneously activated their crimson Sharingan and stared fiercely at him, making him hesitate to move even slightly.

"One with three tomoe, and the other three have two tomoe."

Uchiha Yin, nearly scared to the point of wetting himself under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, slowly raised his hands above his head and cautiously said,

"Everyone, if you want to kill or torture me, please make it clear. I know I delayed the mission, but it shouldn't come to this, right?"

"Shut up! Who exactly are you? Such a brilliant transformation technique, and even my two tomoe Sharingan can’t see any flaws."

The ponytailed Uchiha glared at him fiercely.

"No problem, he is indeed Uchiha Yin."

Uchiha Fenghuo activated his three tomoe Sharingan with all his might, carefully scanning Uchiha Yin from head to toe, before finally closing his eyes and shutting off the Sharingan.

"Then what's going on with him now?"

The muscular Uchiha, who had been silent, asked in confusion.

Uchiha Yin recalled the original owner's strange personality and realized that it was not just a lack of strength; the original owner was purely a spoiled brat, relying on being the clan leader's nephew to bully ordinary clan members, living like a rich second generation.

During this mission, he had repeatedly clashed with the others. If it weren't for Uchiha Fenghuo holding him back, he would have been beaten up long ago.

Thinking about the original owner's actions, Uchiha Yin couldn't help but gasp.

That the original owner had survived to this point could only be attributed to the Sage of the Six Paths' blessing.

At this thought, Uchiha Yin felt that if he continued to act like the original owner, he would likely end up in serious trouble during the upcoming mission.

After all, behind his reckless behavior, there were people stirring the pot; he had offended too many people, and it was highly likely that someone wanted him dead. He had to do something now.

With this in mind, Uchiha Yin rolled his eyes and spoke up,

"In the past, I only viewed the world from my narrow personal perspective."

Taking advantage of the moment when the others were confused, Uchiha Yin began to perform.

The others, hearing this, closed their Sharingan and started to see what he was up to.

"However, after spending these days with all of you, I have truly realized that as a member of the Uchiha clan, I should not live just for myself; I must fight for the revival of the Uchiha!"

Uchiha Yin clenched his right fist, starting to exert himself.

Initially just watching the spectacle, the others felt their blood begin to boil at Uchiha Yin's impassioned speech, as if something was about to burst forth from within them.

"This guy seems to have something."

The ponytailed Uchiha whispered.

"I have lived under the wing of Clan Leader Tajima, enjoying the benefits of my ancestors. Looking back now, it is truly shameful. I, Uchiha Yin, will dedicate my life to the rise of the Uchiha clan!"

Uchiha Yin began to ramble, but with his stirring rhetoric, the other Uchihas listened intently, nodding in agreement.

"This kid makes sense."

"It does seem like he's had an awakening."

"Recognizing one’s mistakes and correcting them is a great virtue."

Seeing that the others were moved by his "sincere expression," a sly smile crossed Uchiha Yin's lips, and he continued to intensify his performance.

"I am a member of the Uchiha youth vanguard team, and I swear under the Uchiha clan's emblem: I am determined to uphold the teachings of the Uchiha ancestors, train my ocular techniques, practice ninjutsu, refine my taijutsu, and always be ready to contribute all my strength to the revival of the Uchiha clan!"

His words were passionate, and the dumbfounded crowd seemed to faintly see a flashing red clan emblem behind Uchiha Yin.

One Uchiha, not known for his eloquence, quickly took out a scroll and excitedly transcribed his words verbatim.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Someone from the Uchiha started clapping uncontrollably, and then the others, as if awakening from a dream, began to join in.

Among them, the ponytailed Uchiha, who had the biggest conflict with Uchiha Yin, clapped the loudest.

The leading Uchiha Fenghuo looked at Uchiha Yin with a gratified expression and nodded repeatedly. He hadn't expected this spoiled brat to deliver such uplifting words; it was truly a great talent.

"Uchiha Yin, your words have stirred my blood! Now, I, Uchiha Ryoichi, recognize your identity."

It turned out the ponytailed Uchiha was named Uchiha Ryoichi.

"I have long seen that Brother Ryoichi is a person of talent and character, and his shuriken skills are truly superb, reminiscent of our ancestors!"

"I, Uchiha Feihe, agree!"

"Brother Feihe’s kunai techniques are also top-notch, dazzling and precise, striking at the enemy's vital points."

"I, Uchiha Daluo, am the same!"

"Brother Daluo’s Fire Release is even more extraordinary. Wherever he goes, not a blade of grass survives; he must have comprehended the nature of chakra transformation, making his Fire Release rival that of the clan leader!"

"Alright, let's save the compliments for after the mission."

Seeing the dawn break on the horizon, Uchiha Fenghuo called a halt to their mutual flattery.

Upon hearing the captain's words, the group reluctantly stopped their exchanges; if they had delayed a bit longer, they might have been bowing to Uchiha Yin and pledging brotherhood.

"This time's extermination operation, our team has fallen behind significantly, especially with the Hanabi clan taking the lead, which has really embarrassed our clan. Now it has entered a heated war phase, and I will distribute the mission target information to you."

Because the Hanabi clan had successfully eliminated their target, the Senju clan had discovered their intentions, and Uchiha Fenghuo decided to stop concealing the mission.

Taking the information from Captain Uchiha Fenghuo, Uchiha Yin began to read carefully. The original owner only had a vague understanding of the mission objectives, but with his knowledge of the plot, Uchiha Yin vaguely guessed the purpose of their mission.

The list included over a dozen children from the Senju clan, the oldest just over ten, and the youngest only four or five years old.

Uchiha Yin sighed internally. What a cruel era; it’s no wonder that living to thirty during the Warring States period was considered a long life.

The ages of the new generation of the Senju clan were like children in his previous life, carefree and playing in school.

He then began to seriously read from the first person on the list.

【Senju Hashirama: 14 years old, eldest son of Senju Butsuma, skilled in taijutsu and shuriken techniques, suspected to have innate superhuman strength, other information unknown…】

Looking at the hand-drawn image of the boy with a melon-shaped head, Uchiha Yin vaguely recognized this future ninja god who would end the Warring States period, establish the system of ninja villages, and trample upon Uchiha Madara for a lifetime.

Estimating by age, Uchiha Yin calculated that peace would probably come in another ten years.

"It seems the twisted fate between Hashirama and Madara has already begun."

He continued to look down the list.

【Senju Tobirama: 10 years old, second son of Senju Butsuma, skilled in Water Release ninjutsu and swordsmanship, extremely fast in taijutsu, other information unknown…】

Looking at the red-eyed, white-haired kid on the document, Uchiha Yin felt a headache coming on, recognizing the future brilliant Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

Many of the forbidden techniques he developed spanned the entire Naruto series, such as the Shadow Clone Jutsu, Flying Thunder God Technique, and the Reanimation Jutsu, which played a decisive role during the Fourth Great Ninja War, all originated from him.

Though he admired him, recalling the plot where Senju Tobirama held deep prejudices against their Uchiha clan made him uneasy, as he constantly targeted the Uchihas while alive and even referred to them as "evil Uchiha brats" after being reanimated.

The reason behind this might be that his older brother was neglected by Madara, leading to jealousy and a lifelong suppression of the Uchiha clan.

With a sigh, Uchiha Yin continued flipping through the list.

【Senju Kawarama: 7 years old, third son of Senju Butsuma, skilled in Earth Release and taijutsu, other information unknown…】

Since this was a young ninja, the information was not overly detailed, summarizing his strength in a few short phrases.

However, this Senju Kawarama was different from the previous two; his name was marked with a red X, and next to it was a hastily written note:

【Eliminated.】

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