But the thought of someone old enough to be Uchiha Seiryu's grandmother being called "older sister" makes them want to laugh.
Even someone as remarkable as Mito Uzumaki felt a bit flustered in front of so many people.
She stepped forward and quickly changed the subject.
"Since Xiao Xingliu has nowhere to stay, and since everyone is here today, let's take care of tomorrow's business ahead of schedule."
"I will adopt this child from now on. There's no need to change his name. He can keep Tsunade company from now on."
Mito Uzumaki's two seemingly casual words carried immense weight in the ears of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
Mito Uzumaki's act of adopting Seiryu Uchiha was something both of them, being shrewd and cunning, could naturally discern from the underlying implications.
They see this behavior as sending a political signal, demanding that they change their policies.
They have been targeting the Uchiha clan openly and covertly, but now they want to change their ways. This is a very damaging act to their prestige.
But since it was Mito Uzumaki who did this, they could only swallow the bitter consequences.
Seeing that the two were not speaking, Mito Uzumaki didn't care.
After all, she has made a decision, and she will see it through to the end.
In her view, adopting Uchiha Seiryu would effectively solve the Uchiha problem and prevent potential internal strife in the future.
Just like how Hashirama Senju was able to attack his close friend Madara Uchiha.
Anyone who threatens the village, no matter who they are, Mito Uzumaki will not hesitate to take action and deal with them.
If Sarutobi and the others stop her and can't offer a more effective solution, then they should just change the Hokage.
Incompetent people can only drag the village down.
"Since no one objects, then this matter is settled."
After saying that, Mito Uzumaki didn't wait for anyone else to react, took Uchiha Seiryu's hand and left.
A while after she left, the sound of a table being slammed was heard in the office.
"Hiruzen, you saw it all!"
"That brat is bound to cause trouble in the future. Hand him over to me, and I'll definitely get rid of him for you!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi held his pipe but didn't smoke it, instead quietly pondering Danzo's words.
"No, he has been adopted by Lady Mito. He has become a bridge, and anyone who touches him is making an enemy of Lady Mito."
"Moreover, not all Uchiha are bad. Kagami is also an Uchiha, and he possesses the Will of Fire."
In fact, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Uchiha Seiryu was now unable to move.
He has become a bridge between the village and the Uchiha clan; anyone who dares to destroy this bridge will be killed by Mito Uzumaki.
But Danzo didn't care about any of that. He only heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's rebuttal and couldn't help but roar out in anger:
"You'll regret this, Hiruzen!!"
To this, Hiruzen Sarutobi simply said:
"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"
Danzo slammed the door and stormed out, while Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pipe again and began puffing away.
For a moment, the smoke obscured Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.
...................
Let's rewind to a dozen minutes earlier, to the residence of the Uchiha clan elder, Uchiha Setsuna.
A disheveled and embarrassed Uchiha En knocked anxiously on the door of the room.
"who is it?"
"It is I, Uchiha En. I have urgent business to discuss with the Grand Elder!"
Upon hearing this, the door was instantly opened, and a butler-like figure stepped out.
"In that case, I'll take you there."
After saying that, the butler strode off and led Uchiha En to where Uchiha Setsuna was.
At this moment, Uchiha Setsuna was drinking tea. He frowned unhappily when he saw Uchiha En's disheveled clothes.
"What's the matter?"
Uchiha En knelt on one knee and solemnly said:
"Lord Setsuna, I have discovered a genius, a one-of-a-kind genius!"
Uchiha Setsuna thought it was something important that made Uchiha En disregard etiquette and come directly to his door, but it turned out to be just a trivial matter.
Geniuses are the least of their kind in the Uchiha clan.
Seeing his indifferent expression, Uchiha En disregarded all etiquette, stood up, and went straight to Uchiha Setsuna to continue speaking:
"That kid looks only six or seven years old, but he's already awakened the Sharingan with three tomoe!"
Uchiha Setsuna stood up abruptly, ignoring the overturned teacup, and pulled Uchiha En up.
"What did you say?"
Chapter 20 The Uchiha Meeting
In a moment of panic, Uchiha Setsuna lost control of his strength, causing Uchiha Enju to feel a sharp pain.
But he still forced himself to speak through the pain:
"I discovered a battle while patrolling the tribe's territory today."
"When I arrived at the scene, I found that there was no trace of the enemy, only a little kid standing there."
"After that... he was forced to the ground by the three-tomoe Sharingan, and then he left with the Anbu."
He hesitated for a moment as he spoke, after all, it was a bit embarrassing to be defeated by a child.
However, he could still distinguish the importance of the matter, so after hesitating, he told the whole story.
Uchiha Setsuna was excited when he spoke, and it wasn't until he heard that this genius had left with the Anbu that he understood why Uchiha En had come to inform him.
What does it mean to have three tomoe at the age of six or seven? There has never been such a monster in the Uchiha clan for a thousand years.
Even those who develop Sharingan at the age of six or seven are considered extraordinary geniuses, let alone those with three tomoe.
With such talent, Uchiha Setsuna simply didn't believe that he wouldn't awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan when he grew up.
Unable to restrain himself any longer, he ordered his servants to investigate the Uchiha Seiryu while also convening a meeting in the name of his authority as the Grand Elder.
As a representative of the hawks, Uchiha Setsuna longed to wrest sovereignty back from the Senju clan and even incited the Uchiha clan to rebel and cause trouble.
Unfortunately, he was imprisoned by the second generation before he could succeed, and he was only released after the second generation died in battle.
Its purpose was to appease the Uchiha clan so that the Third Hokage could smoothly succeed to the throne.
Ever since being imprisoned by the Second Hokage, Uchiha Setsuna had been pondering why the Uchiha clan couldn't become Hokage.
In the end, he came to the conclusion that the Uchiha clan was not strong enough.
Although most Uchiha with three tomoe are elite Jonin, that level of strength is not enough to become Hokage.
Uchiha Setsuna knew his limits; he couldn't awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.
But now things are different; a promising talent with a kaleidoscope-like potential has suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Like a drowning person, Uchiha Seiryu's appearance was like the last straw, and Uchiha Setsuna would not give up.
"Lord Setsuna, the information has been fully investigated, and the clan leader and elders have all arrived."
Just as Uchiha Setsuna was envisioning the future, his butler arrived and took care of everything that needed to be done.
Everything is ready now, all that's left is to wait for Uchiha Setsuna.
He walked to the conference room, pushed open the door, and went inside. Before he could even sit down, a sarcastic voice rang out.
"Elder Shana, you have quite the airs. You notified us of something that concerns the entire clan, yet you arrived last. Tsk tsk."
Uchiha stared intently, and saw it was Uchiha Ang, the second elder, with whom he usually didn't get along.
Uchiha Setsuna was a representative of the hawks, while Uchiha Subaru was a representative of the doves.
As for the clan leader Uchiha Meitoku, who was sitting to the side, he remained neutral.
Normally, Uchiha Setsuna would have argued with him after being mocked like this, but he had more important things to do today.
Uchiha Setsuna snorted coldly, ignoring the Second Elder, and instead looked around before slowly saying:
"I have gathered you all here today because there is something that concerns the fate of the Uchiha clan."
Seeing that Uchiha Setsuna ignored him, and given how seriously he was speaking, Uchiha Subaru stopped mocking him.
"Today, my subordinate Uchiha En has discovered a genius, the most talented person in the Uchiha clan in a thousand years."
As he spoke, he took out the data he had just retrieved and passed it to everyone present.
"This document belongs to this genius; you are all welcome to take a look."
Uchiha Subaru picked it up and saw that the first page of the document contained a picture and the name of Uchiha Seiryu.
'Uchiha Seiryu, that name sounds familiar. Let me think.'
Just as Uchiha Subaru was still pondering this somewhat familiar name, Uchiha Setsuna excitedly continued:
"I could hardly believe it when I saw it. The information showed that this kid named Xingliu was actually just the child of two Chunin."
"And he's only 6 years old this year, and he's never received any ninja training since he was little, yet he's already awakened the three-tomoe form!"
"We've all been through this before, so I don't need to explain what this talent means. The light of the Mangekyou Sharingan will soon shine on the Uchiha clan once again."
Upon hearing this, the entire conference room erupted in excitement.
Everyone abandoned their usual manners, and some even cheered.
"May God protect the Uchiha!"
"A six-year-old with three tomoe, the future Mangekyou Sharingan! The Uchiha will surely shine again!"
"That's right, he will definitely lead us to the Hokage throne, something that Madara couldn't do during his time as clan chief!"
When Uchiha Subaru heard that the child was six years old, he remembered what Uchiha Nobu had told him when he returned that morning.
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