Saving Uchiha starts from being the patriarch Uchiha Zongxian

On a spring afternoon, Zongxian walked under the blossoming cherry trees, listening to the small sound of the wind passing through the branches and leaves. He came to a grand house with two open doors. The courtyard was decorated with extremely beautifully trimmed grass and trees. Looking at the road paved with blue-gray stone bricks, there is a sliding door at the end.

He walked in without being polite, opened the door and asked, "Is anyone here?"

No one responded.

Zong Xian took off his shoes at the entrance to the entrance and stepped onto the corridor with wooden floors. This was not the first time he came to visit the clan leader. There was a grandfather who was an elder. He had been to this home several times as a guest before. Otherwise, Sasuke wouldn't have called him "Brother Sogen" when they met.

He couldn't say he knew the structure of this house very well, but he was still familiar with some of the areas used for entertaining guests. On the right hand side of the corridor was the kitchen and dining room. There was no busy figure inside at the moment. The patriarch's wife Probably not at home.

On the left is a six-fold room, which is neatly arranged with low-leg tables and futons. Sitting in the center right now is the current patriarch of the Uchiha family——

Uchiha Fuyake.

This is a very majestic man with short black hair, a rectangular face, and expressionless facial features that give people an indescribable sense of oppression. He is wearing a dark blue gown with a flame fan symbol in the center of his back.

"Zongxian, come in!"

Uchiha Fuyue said.

"Clan leader, excuse me."

Zong Xian walked into the room and consciously sat down on the futon opposite the patriarch.

There is a teapot and two teacups on the short table. The tea in the cups is still steaming, with green tea stems floating in it.

"I heard recently that you want to replace me as the patriarch?"?

Not even the slightest bit subtle, Uchiha Fugaku got straight to the point.

"Ah! Patriarch, do you already know? I still want to give you a surprise when I finally see you!"

"Surprise? Shocked, right?"

"It feels pretty much the same, doesn't it? Surprise, fright... being frightened is the most important thing."

"Stop talking nonsense, Zongxuan, you kid. You have been talking nonsense since before." Uchiha Fugaku stared at Zongxuan with that scary and cold expression.

"Since you already know, patriarch, aren't you angry?" Zong Xian asked curiously.

It’s not surprising that Fugaku Uchiha knew what he was doing. The Uchiha clan is not big, it’s just over a thousand people. Some things can be hidden if you don’t want to. The more the plan reaches the later stage, the more noise will be made, and it will be discovered. It was also destined, but fortunately, Zongxian didn't intend to play any conspiracy. He wanted to snatch the position of clan leader from Uchiha Fugaku in an upright manner.

"If it were five years ago, I would probably hang you up, give you a beating, and then throw you into the border garrison so that you would never have time to cause trouble for me in your life."

five years ago?

The Nine-Tails Rebellion?

Zong Xian thought thoughtfully, it is true that the wrinkles on the patriarch's brow have become more and more common in the past few years, and the heavy and gloomy aura on his body has become thicker and thicker.

"And now...if you really have the ability to replace me, it may not be a bad thing for me or the family." Uchiha Fugaku rubbed his eyebrows, and the deep dark circles under his eyes proved that he was afraid last night Didn't sleep all night.

It may not be just last night, it is possible that the patriarch has not had a good sleep for a long time.

The conflict between the village and the family is becoming increasingly acute. How can he, the patriarch, sleep peacefully?

If this were not the case, there would not be only two children, Itachi and Sasuke, and maybe the third child would have been born...

"Of course, the premise of all this is that you really have that ability." Uchiha Fugaku stared at Zongxian and said word by word: "If you want the position of clan leader, you can, it is here with me, just come and grab it! Let me see What kind of abilities do you have?"

"I won't keep you waiting too long, patriarch."

"Then I'll wait and see."

After saying that, the two of them fell into silence at the same time. Zong Xian picked up the tea cup and drank tea slowly. His eyes also turned to the lush courtyard outside the verandah. Under Chunhui's gaze, the vegetation in the courtyard was growing extremely well. It turns out that the owner has been diligent in pruning, and every branch and leaf is in order. The whole courtyard is uniform, without any incongruity.

It's just like--

Just like the patriarch who abides by the rules.

"Are you here just to expose my ambition? Lord Patriarch?"

Zong Xian was the first to break the silence, lifting the teapot and adding tea to the cup.

Uchiha Fugaku pushed the empty teacup over.

The tea cup was once again filled with blue-green tea, and as the hands shook, it rippled.

"I'm looking for you..." Uchiha Fugaku looked at the tea in the cup and said slowly: "I went to see Lord Hokage last night. He expressed it tactfully, Zongxuan, that you shouldn't get too close to Jiu. The Tail Jinchuuriki... To be more precise, I hope that the Uchiha clan can put a certain distance between themselves and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki."

"Intimidating?"

"Yes, it's a threat. Not only Hokage-sama is present, but also Hinata, Aburame, Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Kurama, Inuzuka...the heads of these families are also there. No one wants to see Uchi Bo was too close to the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, and that night five years ago is still fresh in many people's memories."

"Hinata... I thought the death of a Hyuga Hizashi would make them resent the Hokage!"

"The Hyuga branch exists to protect the clan. In the eyes of those in the Hyuga clan, Hizashi probably deserves to die." When mentioning the Hyuga clan and branch, Uchiha Tomino rarely showed a little contempt.

"Then what have you decided to do, clan leader? Are you going to punish me for this? The Sandaime personally praised me last night for my merits in protecting the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki."

Zongxian asked.

"Hokage-sama praises you, but that doesn't mean I can't punish you."

"It's shameless!"

"I need to give an explanation to the village." Uchiha Fugaku paused and continued: "Uchiha is a member of the village, and it is no longer the internal affairs of the family when it comes to the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. All other families in the village are Staring at us, if we don't give an explanation... those families who were originally neutral may stand against our clan."

"Neutral family?"

Zongxian laughed sarcastically, "I really didn't know that there was a neutral faction in the village. Aren't members of those families widely serving in Anbu and Gen? Can this also be called neutrality? It is probably the decline of Kurama. Spotted by ANBU and Gen."

"Don't confuse those members who joined ANBU and Gen with the family. Those people cannot represent a family. Didn't Shisui also join ANBU? Could he still represent Uchiha?"

"...Okay! What you said makes sense, then... what is the punishment?"