Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 99 Uzumaki Naruto's Verbal Battle
The Anbu members put down what they were doing and looked at Naruto with different expressions, wanting to know the purpose of his visit.

"Sir, could you please excuse me for a moment?"

Naruto turned his gaze to Xi Yan. He hoped that not too many people would know about this matter. He was currently at the center of public opinion. Making a high profile would only make people think that he was trying to make big news.

Xiyan glanced at the others, nodded, and signaled them to continue with the work at hand. She and Naruto went to the corridor.

After confirming that no one was around, Naruto said, "The captain should have mentioned to you before that I need to recover the remains of the Uchiha clan members stored in the Root..."

He explained his purpose in a more official tone, and did not say that he was going to recover the Sharingan, but used the "remains of the clan members" instead, in order not to irritate Sasuke who was standing by.

"I understand, but the Anbu needs a reason. After all, these [wreckages] are of great strategic significance. Considering the safety of Konoha, they are usually kept by us."

At this point, even Sasuke, who was in a bad mental state, understood what was meant. He immediately lost control of his emotions and expressed strong protest against Konoha's monopolization of the Sharingan:
"Why can you, Anbu, safely preserve the remains of our Uchiha? These people were once my uncles and aunts, my cousins..."

Naruto listened quietly to Sasuke's voice, which was gradually becoming choked, and suddenly said, "This person is the reason why I brought him to you."

The surroundings fell into silence. Konohamaru now understood the whole story. He stared at Naruto with wide eyes, then looked at Sasuke.

Naruto's brother... is actually here to fight for the rights of the Uchiha clan?

why?
Xiyan and Hongdou exchanged a glance. The former looked at Sasuke, and after considering what he had just said, she remembered his identity and immediately looked at Naruto: "Is this the Uchiha who survived the disaster?"

"To be precise, he is also the only descendant of the Uchiha clan. No one here is more qualified than him to dispose of the remains of the Uchiha clan."

Naruto spoke calmly, explaining the stakes of this matter to everyone:

"Sasuke is not only the only heir of the Uchiha clan, but he is also destined to be the future clan leader. If Konoha still wants to maintain its appearance of respectability and prevent the Will of Fire from becoming an empty shell, it should respect the young clan leader's request. From his point of view, this request is not excessive."

"Secondly, ordinary people can't control the Sharingan. Over the years, only Hatake Kakashi has made a name for himself with the Sharingan. But you've seen the price. The Sharingan can't be turned off. Even the slightest exertion will overdraw his body."

"In that case, why not hand them all back to our young clan leader? He won't scatter them to ninjas from other villages like jelly beans anyway. Since everyone can't use the Sharingan, they naturally won't threaten the safety of Konoha."

Here, Naruto deliberately avoided Hashirama's cells, because the combination of Sharingan + Hashirama's cells is actually quite useful, but this fact is not conducive to his debate with Yugao.

Of course, if Xiyan insisted on bringing this up, he would have something to say.

"Also, is it safe to leave it to your Anbu for safekeeping? What makes you think that there won't be another Danzo in the Anbu? As far as I know, you haven't captured all the Roots yet. What if someone inherits Danzo's ambition?"

When he said these words, his tone was sonorous and powerful, and his eyes were directed at Xiyan, making himself appear to be extremely right.

Xi Yan didn't say anything. After thinking for a while, she slowly said, "This reason... can be included in the Anbu report, but the problem is, I think the risk is the same if Uchiha Sasuke handles it or if we handle it."

"The Anbu has been burdened with countless secrets since its establishment. Naturally, there have been leaks, but overall, the Anbu still plays its role. So what you said makes sense, but I still think there is no difference between the two."

Naruto's eyes narrowed and his tone darkened, "No, there is a difference."

"What's the difference?"

"The difference is that if this matter cannot be accomplished today, then the Will of Fire that Konoha uses to whitewash the situation will be challenged."

"..."

Hongdou's eyes slowly widened, and she immediately understood the threat in Naruto's words - if it didn't work, he would tear off Konoha's hypocritical mask in front of the villagers!
Based on her understanding of Naruto, this man is capable of doing such a thing!
Xi Yan's expression was somewhat awkward. She could see Naruto's determination in this matter, but out of responsibility for her job, she still asked Sasuke beside her: "Do you think so too? Do you really want to reclaim these Sharingan?"

Naruto looked at Sasuke, who was now trembling slightly, his fists clenched so tightly that his fingertips turned white. He said to Naruto in a hoarse voice, "Naruto... did you do this for me today?"

“Why…why!?”

He originally thought that he came here to help Naruto, and he came here with him based on the idea that "Naruto is weak, so he needs my help."

But now the situation has reversed. It turns out that Naruto is not doing this for himself, but for him, for the Uchiha clan!
It's like your family members lying to you that they are sick and asking you to accompany them to the hospital, but then the doctor secretly treats you.

This behavior deeply hurt Sasuke. He felt that Naruto was treating him like a poor puppy.

Why? !
"Naruto...you clearly said that I came here to help you, do you think I'm a fool now?" Sasuke's questioning made Hongdou and Yugao frown slightly, they realized that things were not simple.

"Naruto, am I a pitiful person in your eyes, huh!?"

Naruto just looked at Sasuke calmly and shook his head slowly: "I'm doing this for myself."

"Naruto!" Sasuke was completely furious. This guy was still being stubborn. Did he think he was easy to fool?

"Look me in the eyes and tell me you're doing this for yourself!" He glared at Naruto fiercely, the black energy in his body slowly escaping, and his newly recovered sanity seemed to be on the verge of being lost at any moment. Naruto didn't avoid Sasuke's questioning gaze, but met it and said, "I'm doing this for myself."

After saying that, he slowly took a step back, stroking his belly with one hand, and pulled his shirt open, revealing his seal.

"This is my concern. The Sharingan is the Nine-Tails' natural enemy. If I allow the Anbu to keep and develop the Sharingan, I will never have peace."

"But I know what you will do after I hand it over to you. Only you can make me, Uzumaki Naruto, worry-free."

Naruto did not say how Sasuke would deal with the Sharingan, but the latter immediately understood what Naruto meant. He subconsciously opened his mouth, but was left speechless by Naruto's words.

He did it for himself, but also for Sasuke.

Konohamaru couldn't help but sweat. Naruto's verbal battle not only required him to debate with the Anbu and argue his case, but he also had to consider Sasuke's feelings and figure out the psychology of all parties.

If he were to come, he would probably be knocked out by Xiyan's verbal attacks in the first round.

But it's not surprising, Uzumaki Naruto is a master of mouth escape, if mouth escape doesn't work, he is also a master of beating escape, can use force to make the enemy successfully escape with illness, or even lose limbs.

Everyone fell silent, as if they were chewing and digesting Naruto's words. Naruto waited for half a minute and said to everyone:
"In summary, I advocate that the Sharingan be handed over to Uchiha Sasuke. Having said that, who is in favor and who is against?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. After a moment, Xi Yan finally spoke: "...I need Uchiha Sasuke to submit a report on [how to deal with the Sharingan], and the entire process of the disposal must be followed up by the Anbu."

After that, she added, "My people will implement it."

This meant that she would not allow the opposition in the Anbu to interfere and ruin this matter, which was the greatest concession she could make.

"That's fine with me. What about you, Sasuke?"

Sasuke tried hard to control himself and stop his body from shaking any further. After a moment, he rasped out, "Okay."

This matter has been preliminarily finalized.

Naruto seemed to remember something and said to Konohamaru beside him: "You also have to help record this process."

Konohamaru was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly and took out his camera. Xiyan suddenly became alert. Naruto explained: "Don't worry, he won't be able to take any pictures of secrets."

"He is only responsible for recording Uchiha Sasuke."

Xi Yan gave Naruto a meaningful look and said, "I'll have someone follow and supervise."

She knew Konohamaru's identity very well. Naruto chose him specifically, probably because he considered his identity as the third-generation grandson. In this way, it would be difficult for them, the Anbu, to openly oppose it.

He is very scheming.

Everyone first followed them to a room, where Xiyan presented a file and asked Sasuke to write a report, focusing on stating his identity and how to deal with the Sharingan.

Sasuke's method of dealing with the writings was very simple: [these writing chakras were secretly buried in the Uchiha clan's territory]

All those involved must keep it "confidential" through special means of the Anbu. This method is similar to the Seal of the Tongue, and its purpose is to seal everyone's mouth and prevent outsiders from having the opportunity to pry open their mouths.

The burial site also needs to be sealed secretly and firmly. If a tomb robber is so foolish as to run to this place, the Anbu people will know it immediately.

If you look at it this way, the nature of this matter is not much different from [letting the Anbu keep it]. It's just that the storage location has been transferred from the Anbu to the Uchiha clan's territory.

But Naruto knew that the key point here was not how to deal with the Sharingan, but the action of [letting Uchiha Sasuke personally bury his clan members].

Sasuke's heart knot stems from the tragedy of his clan's annihilation. Naruto's first step is to open the scars in his heart and let the pus and blood of Sasuke's heart flow out, so that he can have a chance of recovery.

After the report was completed, Xiyan checked it and signaled Naruto and the others that they could wait. She would submit the report to her superiors first. Once it was reviewed and approved, they could receive the Sharingan.

"Well, we'll just sit here and wait."

Naruto was not surprised by this. He sat down on the chair in the room and motioned Konohamaru and Sasuke to sit with him.

In order to speed up the administrative efficiency of the Anbu, he simply "stayed" here.

After all, he was in a hurry.

After seeing this, Xiyan and Hongdou looked at each other again, feeling a little helpless about the young man's courage and stubbornness.

(End of this chapter)