Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

"Little friend, you should greet your elders. It's impolite to bring something to your mouth."

Itachi pursed his lips tightly, his body tense like a fully drawn bow.

He felt an unprecedented pressure emanating from this man, a pressure as unfathomable as an abyss.

"Itachi, you mustn't be rude."

Fugaku, with a stern face, stopped his son.

He knew the strength of the two monsters in front of him. If Itachi made a rash move and displeased them, the consequences would be unpredictable.

“These two are… distant relatives from the family.” Fugaku gritted his teeth and struggled to come up with a reason.

"A distant relative?"

Mikoto rolled her eyes as she watched Fugaku blatantly lie.

The portrait of Yue, an S-rank rogue ninja, is still hanging in the most prominent place in the clan. A distant relative? Who are you trying to fool?

But as the clan chief's wife, she possessed extremely high levels of refinement.

She quickly composed herself and gave a polite smile: "So you're a distant relative. Nice to meet you. I'm Mikoto. I apologize for my rudeness earlier."

"It's alright. Madam Mikoto is a good mother, and this child will surely amount to something great in the future."

Tsuki stood up and turned her gaze to the baby in Mikoto's arms.

That's Uchiha Sasuke.

At that moment, little Sasuke was fast asleep, completely unaware of what was happening outside. His rosy little face was half-exposed in his swaddling clothes, looking utterly unsuspecting.

"This is the newborn little guy? His name is Sasuke, right? Taken from the name of the Third Hokage's father, Sarutobi Sasuke... Chief Fugaku, you really went to great lengths to show your loyalty to the village."

Yue's words carried a hint of harsh mockery, which made Fugaku's face darken even further.

Can I hug you?

Chapter 37 Olive Branch

Yue suddenly reached out, wanting to hug Sasuke.

Just as Fugaku was about to refuse, he felt a subtle power of vision lock onto him.

That girl who opened a kaleidoscope...

He nodded stiffly, gesturing for Mikoto to hand the child over.

He did not sense any malice directed at Sasuke.

Although Mikoto was worried, seeing her husband nod, she could only carefully hand Sasuke to Yue.

Yue received the baby, who carried the reincarnation of Indra's chakra, with unexpectedly gentle movements.

"Is this... the hope for the future?"

Yue looked at the little Sasuke in her arms, a complex light flashing in her eyes.

In the original story's timeline, this child will lose all his clan members a few years later, and then awaken the Sharingan with a single tomoe.

"Light, come and see."

Yue turned and beckoned to Uchiha Hikaru, who had been standing guard at the door.

Guang paused for a moment, then hesitated before walking over. She looked at the limp creature in Yue's arms, whose ruthless hands, capable of killing without batting an eye, were awkwardly tucked behind her back.

"This is... a cub?"

Guang curiously leaned closer, extended a finger, and tentatively poked Sasuke's pink cheek.

It's soft, warm, and it moves.

"Well……"

Seemingly awakened by being poked, little Sasuke frowned, smacked his lips twice, but didn't cry. Instead, he reached out his little hand and grabbed Hikaru's finger.

Guang froze, as if he had been frozen in place.

For the first time, a feeling called "surprise" appeared in those empty eyes.

"He's grabbed me." Hikaru turned to look at Tsuki, a hint of panic in his voice. "Tsuki, is he trying to attack me? Should I fight back?"

"puff……"

Yue almost lost her grip on the baby, and Mikoto next to her covered her mouth and chuckled, instantly easing the tense atmosphere.

"He's saying hello to you, you idiot Hikaru."

Yue smiled and shook her head, then handed Sasuke back to Mikoto.

"Take good care of him, this child is going to be very successful."

After saying that, Yue stopped smiling, turned around, and walked straight to the main seat in the Japanese-style room. He sat down without any politeness, as if he were the master of the room.

"Alright, that's enough of the small talk."

Yue raised his head, and his deep right eye became cold and sharp again, staring directly at Uchiha Fugaku.

"Mrs. Mikoto, please take the children downstairs first. What I'm about to say is not suitable for children."

Fugaku nodded to Mikoto.

Although Mikoto was filled with worry, she was a smart woman and knew that there were some things that were beyond her control.

She gave the moon and light a deep look, then, holding Sasuke and leading Itachi, who kept turning back to look at her, out of the room, and thoughtfully closed the shoji door behind her.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, the air inside the room froze once more.

Guang silently walked into the shadows behind Yue, placed his hand back on the hilt of his sword, and resumed his aloof demeanor.

"October 10th, the day Kushina Uzumaki gave birth."

Uchiha Tsukuyomi didn't beat around the bush; he went straight to the point and dropped a bombshell that was enough to destroy the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

"A masked man from the Uchiha clan will take advantage of the moment when the seal is weakest to break the Nine-Tails' seal and use his Sharingan to control it to destroy the village."

Fugaku's hand trembled violently, and a few drops of tea spilled out.

There's still over a month to go, and even the higher-ups probably don't know the exact delivery date. How did this person in front of me know? Is it his kaleidoscope eye technique?

"At that time, as long as the Sharingan's reflection is seen in the Nine-Tails' eyes that night, the fate of the Uchiha clan is self-evident."

“Let me tell you what I saw first. After the Nine-Tails went berserk, they immediately ordered the Uchiha Police Force to evacuate civilians and absolutely forbade you from getting even a step closer to the Nine-Tails. Because they were afraid, afraid that you would control the Nine-Tails, and even more afraid that this was a coup you had planned.”

"When the disaster is over, the villagers and ninjas who suffered heavy casualties will find that the Uchiha clan, who possess the Sharingan and should have been able to suppress the Nine-Tails, were completely unharmed in the disaster."

Yue leaned forward slightly, staring intently at Fugaku's pale face:

"At that time, even if Danzo and the Third Hokage do nothing, the seeds of suspicion will take root in everyone's hearts. The Uchiha's situation will be even worse than it is now. They will go from being the 'founders' of Konoha to 'suspects,' and eventually be driven to a corner of the village and monitored like thieves."

"This is what they mean by 'boiling a frog in lukewarm water'."

Fugaku's breathing became rapid.

"The Fourth Hokage wouldn't do that; he's an ally of us."

"Oh? Right, I forgot to mention, the Fourth Hokage will sacrifice himself in this Nine-Tails attack, then the Third Hokage will take over, and Danzo will follow him."

He wanted to argue, to say how could the Fourth Hokage possibly die, and that the Third Hokage wouldn't be so heartless.

But what if it's true?

Reason told him that if the fourth generation died and the third generation regained power, the situation might really be as Yue said.

After all, during the Third Hokage's tenure in Konoha, he watched as the power of the security forces was gradually diminished.

That distrust had long since seeped into my bones like a malignant tumor.

"Then... what do you want me to do?"

Fugaku raised his head, his eyes bloodshot. "Now that you know the information, are we going to stop that masked man? Or should we prove our innocence to the village that night?"

"Prove your innocence? Don't be naive."

Yue chuckled, as if she had heard a joke.

"No matter what you do, once the Nine-Tails appears, it's a dead end, unless..."

Yue suddenly changed the subject, her tone becoming incredibly seductive.

"Unless the Uchiha stop playing this childish game with these hypocritical Konoha high-ranking officials."

He took out a specially made metal plaque engraved with the coordinates of Loulan from his pocket and gently pushed it in front of Fugaku.

"Bring your people and come with me."

"Where to?" Fugaku stared at the metal plaque.

Loulan.

Yue leaned back in her chair, spread her arms, and described the grand blueprint: "There is an independent kingdom that is completely under my control. There are no daimyo interfering, no Hokage's suspicion and suppression. There is inexhaustible energy and technology that is ahead of this era."

“The Uchiha clan has gone there. They don’t need to be a guard or security force. Your strength will be respected, not feared.”

"The entire clan... migrated?"

Fugaku suddenly stood up, his wide sleeves causing the teacup to overturn.

"This is impossible! The Uchiha are the elite clan of Konoha, our roots are here! Our glory, our land, our ancestors' tombstones... they're all here! If we run away now, we'll become true traitors, stray dogs!"

Fugaku's chest heaved violently. As the head of the clan, he could not easily agree to such a decision—betraying his ancestors' legacy and the village—even with a knife to his throat.

His deep-rooted sense of "clan honor" and "Konoha bond" made him instinctively reject the proposal.

"glory?"

The light, standing in the shadows, suddenly spoke coldly.

"The dead have no glory."

Chapter 38 Snake Uncle

Moon waved her hand, signaling to Light to calm down.

He had anticipated that Fugaku would refuse.