Chapter 397 Uchiha Hikari:...?

"Do you... want to become my disciple?"

Hearing the person in front of him say this, Uchiha Hikari couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly, "...What are you talking about?"

"I said - you, do you want to be my disciple?" Ling stretched out his finger and pointed at Uchiha Hikaru accurately, "You may not believe it, but I actually still have a lot of say in the clan. I guarantee that you are not What a problem – although the price may be a bit high.”

"…I don't trust you."

"It doesn't matter. After all, like the clan, I have no intention of giving you a choice from the beginning - it's just that the clan wants to see your value immediately, and I am willing to wait for it...that's all."

Uchiha Hikari:...?

Ling chuckled lightly, "Ah, I haven't introduced myself yet - my name is Uchiha Ling. You shouldn't be unfamiliar with my name."

"...You are the abandoned heir." Uchiha Hikaru gave the answer after a short silence, but he couldn't help but wonder, "Since you didn't intend to let me choose, why did you ask me?"

"Well, it is indeed me." Ling nodded calmly, "The so-called inquiry is just to try to see if I can coax you into your hand through a friendly method. After all, there is a difference between force and voluntariness - what you gave The choice only determines whether the relationship between us is a close master-disciple relationship or a relatively unfamiliar transaction relationship..."

Uchiha Hikari couldn't help but become more and more confused. Her eyes were fixed on Ling's every move, and she continued to ask, "...Then how do you confirm whether I will betray you? Since you are here, you should have already told me If I know something about the pupil technique, I can pretend to cater to you and then betray you ruthlessly."

"It doesn't matter."

Uchiha Hikari opened his eyes slightly, not understanding what Ling wanted to express.

[No matter what method you use, as long as I lose in your hands, it means that I am still inadequate and have not escaped from the so-called shackles. In this case, it is only natural that I will be the stepping stone for you to break free from the shackles - but now, I All I need is your answer. 】

"Master..." Uchiha Hikaru chewed on the word, still finding it difficult to understand Ling's actions, but his eyes gradually became firmer when he touched the broken chain, "...Master."

……

Quan Nai looked at the sumptuous meal on the table, and then at the vacant primary and secondary seats. She couldn't help but hold up her chin and sighed, looking at Madara who walked in from the door, "Hey, Brother Madara, what do you mean by father and brother?" You won't get into a fight, will you? It's the first time I've seen my father show such a serious and disapproving expression to my brother..."

"No," Madara walked over to Izuna and sat down with a calm expression. "Since my father allowed my brother to bring Hikaru back, it means that he has compromised with his brother. As for his disapproval... it's probably because Hikaru once wanted to Be a traitor."

"Rebel?!" Quan Nai suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Brother Madara, where did you get the news? You can't say this casually!"

"Hokone told me a few days ago that an Uchiha from the Mangekyō clan wanted to betray his clan but was discovered. It's unclear what happened next... and when Guang came, he still had the shackles on his feet that had been cut off."

Madara tilted his head slightly, "If this person wasn't Hikari, it's really hard for me to imagine why my father would have such a serious attitude - after all, my father even acquiesced to my brother's deal with that dead red hair, and he didn't seem to be reluctant. .”

Izuna fell silent and frowned unconsciously. If the situation was really as Madara said, then Hikaru's situation would be very complicated.

Uchiha's reputation in the ninja world is not very good, but due to the [characteristic] of "provoking a bunch of people", no matter who plans to attack Uchiha in the ninja world, he must be careful.

After all, even the Senju clan, Uchiha's current enemy, will not try to provoke Uchiha outside of war. If the two clans fight outside of war missions, then there is no doubt that when the two clans meet, Uchiha will fight. Bo's man came over and had a bad mouth, and happened to meet Senju's stunned Qing.

Oh, you ask why Uchiha wants to have a bad mouth?

Have you forgotten that during the one-year truce, the Senju came unruly and attacked the Uchiha clan?

Those Thousand Hands deserve it!

Of course, to put it nicely, this kind of behavior is called a strong sense of collective honor and not forgetting family shame, but to put it ugly, it means being vindictive and mindlessly defending one's shortcomings.

But it is precisely because of Uchiha's brainless... well, this strong sense of collective honor that allows them to continue generation after generation in this meat grinder-like ninja world.

This also makes most Uchiha clansmen have this idea in their hearts [If you dare to insult Uchiha, you are insulting me. If he insults me, I should kill him].

Izuna, who was allowed to be qualified for the battlefield but was still young, always believed in this, but also because he was too young, the dark side of some clans would definitely not be exposed to him who was not the heir at this time.

But Madara is different. As the official heir, he has to understand both the bright side and the dark side of the clan. It can even be said that he is deliberately taught.

This also let him know the difference in the clan's attitude towards those who are willing to fight and those who are unwilling to fight, and also how the clan will deal with these clansmen who may waver to the clan.

[Just like Brother Yougu’s value was discovered by the clan, my elder brother is always willing to make this kind of long-term investment full of uncertainty. If Guang is really the person Huo He told me, then She is indeed valuable to win over, but...]

Madara lowered his eyes slightly, tapped his fingers gently on the table, and frowned unconsciously, [I can only feel fear and wariness from Hikari during the two times I came into contact with him - or, in other words, can Hikaru still be able to survive after being hurt by the clan? If you trust the clan, will you regard your brother's behavior as another test of the clan and do something unfavorable to your brother? 】

Listening to the approaching footsteps, Madara calmed down his expression again and looked at the poor and helpless girl who was like a small animal falling into the water - he didn't know what his brother was up to, but he would observe carefully with his eyes, and Try every means to completely eliminate any signs that are not good for your brother.

He said that he would protect his brother from now on.

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Wuhu, every time I write about the psychological transition and changes of the characters, I feel so happy ~ I feel a strange sense of satisfaction ~ And I have said it before, Uchiha, as a ninja, actually doesn't have many good things, it's just because of the perspective. They look silly and cute, don't put on filters - also, if you can see Zuo Hua, please remember to tag me, I really don't know what kind of wind Tomato is doing... [expletive] [Also, Merry Christmas] .