Konoha Year 44, Autumn
Uchiha Settlement
Above the Naka Shrine
Raindrops were continuously pattering rhythmically against the wall carved with a fan on one side of the street, creating a barely visible layer of water stains.
In the past month, a major event had occurred within the Uchiha clan.
During a mission, they had found an Uchiha who was not born in Konoha.
This led to the possiblity that there might be other Uchihas outside Konoha.
No one knows if there are any other Uchihas like Kiyoshi scattered throughout the world.
To prevent the Uchiha bloodline from being coveted by others, the Uchiha clansmen who had discovered Kiyoshi immediately brought him back.
"But why has his Sharingan only awakened in one eye?"
"Indeed, has anyone else in the clan ever experienced such a situation?"
The Uchiha clan members were in lively discussion.
Such a situation had never occurred before, and the sensation it would cause was imaginable.
From time to time, gazes were directed towards Kiyoshi, who was sitting at the very back.
Kiyoshi, however, paid no attention to these gazes.
Fugaku probed about Kiyoshi, "When you were in the Land of Lightning, did you encounter anyone else with the same red eyes as you? We are all members of the same clan, you can tell me, and I will order our clansmen to bring them back."
It was difficult to investigate exactly how many years Kiyoshi had lived in the Land of Lightning, and what exactly had happened during those years.
After the investigation that had lasted a full month, the only thing that was certain was that Kiyoshi's background was very clean.
He had learned some rudimentary chakra gathering process, but there were no traces of training on his body.
However, the games between ninja villages have always been cruel.
The newly appointed clan head, Fugaku, could not afford to be careless.
"I have not seen anyone with the same eyes as me, Fugaku-sama."
Kiyoshi's tone was calm as he raised his head.
He was a transmigrator, and had been in this world for several years.
From the moment he was born, he had awakened his past life's memory.
His mother had died giving birth to him.
As for his father?
He was never seen after he was born.
It wasn't until Kiyoshi was two years old and could be independent that he saw his father.
Unfortunately, he died on the battlefield not long after.
That's nothing, being an orphan is just a normal start in the Naruto world.
Naruto, Sasuke, Konan, Itachi, Orochimaru, etc, which one of them didn't lose both of their parents?
His previous name was Yotsuki Kiyoshi, a distant relative of the Yotsuki clan, living in a remote town.
It wasn't until he awakened the Sharingan and happened to meet Uchiha Yakumi, who was passing by to perform a mission, that he was sent to Konoha.
Fugaku said, "That's good. No matter what, as long as the Uchiha blood flows in your body, you are a member of the Uchiha clan. Later, I will arrange for someone to send you to Ninja school."
Fugaku's pair of scarlet eyes stared at Kiyoshi for a long time.
The history books of the Uchiha clan stated that the Uchiha had been to the Land of Lightning.
It was very likely that they had even lived there.
This had happened in the distant past even before the era of Hashirama and Madara.
In the Land of Lightning, there was once a lord whose wife had hired the Uchiha clan to drive out an enemy clan.
However, due to the battle with the Senju clan, many records were lost in history.
Even Fugaku didn't know the specific details.
Fugaku merely stared at Kiyoshi. The air seemed to be shrouded in a viscous atmosphere, making it almost impossible to breathe.
Kiyoshi remained unmoved. He knew what Fugaku was thinking. He was just wondering whether he had a legitimate origin.
Unfortunately, the Uchiha and the Land of Lightning did indeed have a story.
This matter is also recorded in the official novel "Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise."
Finally, Fugaku withdrew his gaze. After all, Kiyoshi was just a child of a few years old.
How could a kid still stand in the face of his pressure?
If that were the case, wouldn't it be too terrifying?
Even Kakashi, a recently renowned genius may not have such a strong mental state.
"Fugaku-sama, I'm so happy to have discovered that I am a member of the Uchiha clan, I... I will definitely not tarnish the reputation of the Uchiha clan in the future!"
Kiyoshi's tone seemed very sincere.
At this time, a mechanical female voice sounded, without a trace of emotion.
"You have acquired the trait: [Eloquence (White)]"
[Eloquence (White)]
[Requirements: Speak falsely without any change in your expression in front of a person of high status 5 times.]
[Progress: Completed]
[Effect: Your words are more believable, and people of lower status than you will be more easily affected by this.]
[Note: Can be upgraded.]
"Finally done."
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Kiyoshi's mouth.
If he doesn't want to be helpless, then he must at least have the necessary strength to protect himself.
As everyone knows, in the Naruto world, power is largely dependent on bloodline or a teacher.
Either have a good bloodline, or have a good teacher, and inherit a series of techniques from the teacher.
And Kiyoshi happened to have something beyond these two, a simple trait system.
It records the traits Kiyoshi has acquired, the achievement conditions, and the effects.
But these are not given away for free, Kiyoshi needs to complete the set conditions first.
To gain this [Eloquence], Kiyoshi has said at least five insincere things in front of Fugaku.
Happy to be born in the Uchiha clan?
How could he be happy?
Kiyoshi's heart was full of pressure.
The night of Uchiha extermination, the two great ninja wars...
His life has been set on a count down.
Putting aside the distant future, in another ten years or so, Fugaku's son Itachi will wipe out the entire Uchiha clan.
"Not bad."
Fugaku nodded.
Hearing Kiyoshi's sincere speech, he felt much more comfortable, this was a promising talent.
Kiyoshi's speech made him feel the emotions hidden in his words.
Fugaku realized that Kiyoshi's awareness was even higher than some ordinary Uchiha clansmen.
Then Fugaku signaled Kiyoshi to go out first.
After Kiyoshi left, Yashiro looked at Fugaku, who was expressionless but imposing, and said, "Kiyoshi is a descendant that Yakumi and the others had found from the Land of Lightning, and it is said that he also has the characteristics of the Yotsuki clan, could he be a spy?"
Fugaku said, "This point remains to be investigated further, but his bloodline is surely from the Uchiha clan."
"If a person without the Uchiha bloodline transplants a Sharingan onto themselves, they are unable to deactivate it, and will bring great burden to themselves."
Fugaku shook his head and continued, "Tsunade will come later to check on the situation of Kiyoshi's Sharingan."
Mikoto said, "Fugaku, I'll go arrange some things for this child."
On the tatami mats in the Naka Shrine, Mikoto stood up.