Chapter 502: What the Clan Emblem Represents

Time passed slowly in the anxiety of Hyuga Enzyme and the other two, and the hostility of the surrounding Uchiha towards the Senju group became increasingly stronger.

Seeing that the two sides would clash if they waited any longer, Ban frowned fiercely, "Are you all standing here with nothing to do? Except for the normal guards, all the others disperse! Otherwise, I will assume that you are not in a hurry to return home for the New Year and assign you to stay behind!"

The Uchiha people around immediately scattered, and the originally tense atmosphere at the scene immediately eased.

Uchiha Qizhi raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes full of satisfaction, "Okay, our Madara is becoming more and more dignified as a clan leader."

"Please don't make fun of me. If my brother came here, there would be no need to order them. I am still far from my brother." Ban shook his head. "My brother may have been tripped by something. This is not a place to talk, and there is no one who needs to be interrogated. Let's change places. Guang, you stay here and wait for my brother, and then bring people to the highest white tent."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Hikaru first silently withdrew his gaze from the rock to the side, and then nodded slightly, "Okay, I will go with Master."

After Madara led the large army away in a mighty manner, Uchiha Hikaru found a place where he could not get in the way, squatted down with his knees hugged, and continued to stare at the rock. About a quarter of an hour later, he saw Ling leisurely coming out from behind the rock.

Uchiha Hikaru stood up, patted his clothes, and ran to Ling's side and whispered, "Master, you obviously arrived a long time ago, why haven't you come out yet? Do you have some evil taste in seeing your brothers in trouble? Or do you not know how to deal with the complicated situation of Uchiha and Senju?"

Ling was not surprised that he was discovered by Uchiha Guang - after all, Uchiha Guang had already told him that he had left his pupil power on him - so he just chuckled and shook his head, "If it was before, it would be fine, but now, it is not an occasion for me to show up."

"But that would be best to calm the chaos, right?"

"Yes, but if I do that, Madara will lose an opportunity to confirm his status, and prestige is accumulated through repeated actions. Although it is said that things should be handled as quickly as possible, sometimes the fastest way is not the best, nor is it the most beneficial to the current situation..."

Ling raised his hand and patted the top of Uchiha Guang's head, a smile spread across his lips, "Let's go, and tell me briefly about the journey."

"Well, it was Tobirama who first crossed the territories of both clans to look for Izuna shortly after he returned..."

The master and the disciple did not walk very fast, and with Uchiha Hikaru's succinct words, Ling soon learned the whole story. After hearing the whole story, Ling could not help laughing again, "Oh, oh, I was just thinking of creating some coincidences to quickly improve the relationship between the two clans. It's really thanks to the deep brotherly love between Hashirama and Tobirama."

"Is it okay if outsiders find out?"

"Well, it's better to let them know - the more they spread the word and the more people believe it, the sooner the Uchiha and Senju will be forced by the uneasy nobles to put aside their hatred and unite as a front."

Ling curled his lips, "And the relationship between the Senju and the Uchiha is even closer than you have seen."

"So there are many couples between the two tribes?"

"It's not a lot, but it's definitely not a small number. I can confirm that there are five pairs - Senior Feng Li is just one of them."

Uchiha Hikaru was suspiciously silent for a moment before speaking, "...How did Master know?"

"Hmm? A lot of small pieces of information will be reflected. As long as you are attentive, you can easily deduce it-" Ling shrugged slightly when he said this, "After all, most of the tribesmen are not very good at hiding their emotions, right?"

"Not good at hiding?" Uchiha Guang lowered his head and shrugged slightly after a moment. "Not good at hiding is what Uchiha is, right? After all, for Uchiha, only extreme love and extreme hatred can build up a powerful force. Master, don't you think there is one thing that is worth paying attention to?"

"Ok?"

"It's our clan emblem. I always feel like it doesn't look that much like a round fan?" Uchiha Hikaru tilted his head. "The clan leader's weapon is the flame round fan, but that one is in the shape of a gourd."

"Well... saying that we use the Flame Fan as our clan emblem is just a convention among us. Because our clan leaders have used the Flame Fan for generations and are proficient in Fire Style, it has gradually spread."

Ling began to explain, "The clan emblem is actually a simplified Sharingan and tears - it symbolizes strength accompanied by pain, but this statement is only recorded within the clan, and it is no longer taught in clan studies. I only know this statement because I accidentally heard Yashu say it before."

Uchiha Hikaru blinked, "Eh - that's very appropriate, why don't you teach it this way?"

"It seems that one of the clan leaders felt that describing eyes with tears was not impressive enough, so he tried every means to spread the story of the Fire Fan."

Uchiha Hikaru: ...A flaming fan isn't that impressive, is it? How did this mentally ill clan survive to this day?

Ling naturally couldn't hear Uchiha Guang's inner complaints, and followed her all the way to the tent that Madara mentioned.

While the master and his apprentice had not yet arrived, a group of people who had arrived at the tent earlier had another conversation that shocked even their own families.

The cause of this incident was Senju Momoyama, who had been following the team calmly. After his tent was closed to block the outside world's view, he walked up to Uchiha Keizhi and winked at him, "Your young clan leader is quite good. He has some of the style of that kid in the past - but his words are too dry."

Uchiha Qizhi waved his hands in a nonchalant manner, "Hey, there's nothing we can do. This kid is too stubborn. He can only get to this point thanks to Xuan Shan's guidance and Xiao Huohe's help. If Ling had been the only one to lead him, he would have been led astray by someone long ago."

The familiar attitude of the two made it impossible for the three Hyuga people who were watching the development of the situation to hide the fear in their eyes - it’s okay for the younger one, but isn’t it too much for the elders from your two families to do the same?

Madara was obviously stunned for a moment, and his eyes turned to Senju Momoyama, "Uncle Kei and this..."

Senju Momoyama said in a very good-natured manner, "Senju Momoyama."

"Are you familiar with this Momoyama-senpai?"

Senju Momoyama continued, "In the early days when the clans still had the habit of training, we worked together without recognizing each other's clans."

Uchiha Qizhi snorted and laughed, "Yeah, we've been working together for half a year, and this guy only showed hostility when he saw me open my eyes and recognized me as an Uchiha - it was also at that time that I discovered that he was a Senju. What a pair of idiots."

Senju Momoyama was not angry, but agreed cheerfully, "Indeed, now that I think about it, there are only a few places you can go to at the beginning of your training, and the great ninja clans around are easy to remember. Even if you disguised yourself a little, it is indeed my fault that I didn't recognize you as an Uchiha."

"Don't mention it. We've been together for so long, but my eyes are useless." Uchiha Qizhi crossed his arms and sighed, his face full of regret, "Why didn't I recognize you as a Senju? Later, when we became so familiar with each other, I was too embarrassed to do anything bad to you."

Senju Momoyama shook his head, looking somewhat helpless, "What's the use of that? Our Senju's expertise, apart from the mysterious Wood Technique that has a subtle effect after activation, doesn't have any special features. Your good physical strength won't be obvious, so it's just like that no matter how you recognize it, it's strange that I didn't recognize you as a Uchiha psychopath.

It's all because you were so normal back then, so different from the other Uchiha I've met - or maybe you all had normal personalities before you opened your eyes? Anyway, our team broke up a few days after you opened your eyes, so I didn't have a chance to observe you."

"I'm talking about it. Jing Xin must have seen through our identities a long time ago. He's just waiting for us to be exposed so that he can make fun of us. If he doesn't follow Uchiha and goes to Senju instead, I will teach him a lesson no matter what."

Senju Momoyama laughed, "He has been so bewitched by your sister that he has lost his soul. How could he be willing to come to Senju? As for you, I saw that you wanted to clear your eyes, so I thought you would be determined to get her."

Now, everyone in the room looked at Uchiha Keizhi.