Chapter 80 Uchiha Masaki: My Poor Nose

"So..." Uchiha Masaki stretched out his voice, with a threatening smile on his face, "You arrogant little brat, do you understand why no one messes with Uchiha?"

Madara, whose fingertips were originally feeling cold because of what Ling and Uchiha Masaki had explained, suddenly rolled his eyes - did they think he was brought up by fear?

Ling did not notice the small conflict between the two in time, and just nodded slightly, "Yes, the fact is just as Yashu said. After that incident, the Uchiha clan gradually came into the public eye and no longer lived in peace in a corner. It was from then on that they were dubbed the "madman"."

"Well, I understand the sacrifices our ancestors made for us, but..." Madara showed a somewhat conflicted expression, "What does this have to do with the fights between ninja clans?"

“Hahahaha, although you have a good talent for fighting, you don’t have much understanding in this regard—” Uchiha Masaki raised his hand and put it on Ling’s shoulder, laughing frivolously, “From this point of view, you are indeed very naive~”

Madara's eyebrows jumped and he secretly bit his back teeth, deciding in his heart that when he was strong enough, he would punch the guy in front of him hard in the face.

"Yashu, stop teasing Madara all the time," Ling sighed a little helplessly, "You weren't much better at the beginning, or do you want me to talk to Madara about your story?"

Uchiha Masaki's laughter suddenly choked, and his voice became resentful, "... I say, Ling, there are so many people of the same generation, why do you only pick on me and bully me? If you want to fleece someone else, why don't you find someone else to fleece?"

"When did I bully you?" Ling looked even more helpless. He sighed and raised his hand to support his forehead. "Really? What was I saying?"

Uchiha Masaki muttered quietly, "Speaking of which, your brother has no understanding at all."

"Yashu, you...ah," Ling sorted out his thoughts and turned to the direction where Madara was, "Madara just asked, what does this have to do with the disputes among the ninja clans, right?"

"Yes." Spot nodded, "I really don't understand what the relationship is between us Uchiha being called crazy and the fighting between ninja clans."

"In that case, Madara, I want to ask you, why was our clan oppressed in the first place?" Ling's face was expressionless, "Is it because we shouldn't have thanked that person for entertaining us, or because we shouldn't have allowed that person to pass on our clan's information? Or is it because our clan doesn't have the strength to fight against others?"

"No, they saved our people, so we should repay them for their hospitality. Besides, information will get out sooner or later, so it doesn't really matter. As for strength..." Madara curled his fingers slightly, and shook his head after a brief thought. "Since our clan was able to do that to retaliate against those who harmed us, they are obviously not weak."

"Then why do we, who are not weak, become objects used by others to exchange for rewards?"

Madara's brows knitted together, looking extremely troubled, "Because, because... I'm not famous?"

"That's right, but that's only part of it," Ling nodded slightly, "Another major reason is that the Uchiha clan did not fight back at that time."

"...Not fighting?" Madara tilted his head, "Why would fighting be a reason for being violated?"

"If you can't think of it, you can try it yourself," Ling chuckled, "and see what happens when you don't fight."

"When I don't fight..." Madara recalled his experiences since childhood, "I will be troubled by others...ah."

"So how did Madara deal with it?"

“…I called back.”

"So, what happens after we fight back?"

"After I fought back, they took a detour when they saw me..." At this point, Madara understood a little, "So, brother, you went to the Land of Lightning this time not only to vent your anger on your friends, but also to warn the Kaguya clan?"

"That's right," Ling chuckled and nodded, "As I told Madara before, in order to preserve their strength, the major ninja clans usually don't touch each other's training teams.

Even the Senju clan, who are almost our mortal enemies, would not attack the younger generations of our clan who are out for training except during the period of war between the two clans.

After all, attacking the younger generation of a clan not only means declaring war on that clan, but also means their contempt for that clan.

You must not retreat at this time. If you show weakness and remain silent, then the enemies you have to deal with will no longer be just the provocative ones. All enemies with grudges will follow behind them and pounce on you and tear you to pieces. Even people who have no grudges against you will not mind stepping on you...

This is the battle between ninja clans. It starts silently, but if you are not careful, it will devour the person completely. Therefore, when the other party knows your identity but still insists on provoking you and causing a conflict, you must not show weakness under any circumstances.

Because at that time, you no longer represent just yourself, but the clan behind you."

"Well, this is indeed fundamentally different from the usual fights..." Madara nodded thoughtfully, "But in this case, wouldn't it be better to just let the stronger members of the family respond to the other party's provocation? Why did my brother take action?"

"The fundamental reason why the other party dares to provoke you is that they think you are not strong enough," Ling explained patiently, "At this time, only peers or juniors can respond to the provocation to better deter you."

"Well, it probably expresses a thought like 'You are not even as good as my juniors, how dare you come and provoke me?'" Uchiha Masaki added at the right time, "And sending peers or juniors also means that we don't want to make the conflict worse.

To put it bluntly, [You sent juniors to provoke me, and I sent juniors to respond. It’s just a fight between juniors, so there’s no need for the clan to intervene, right? ]”

Madara nodded slightly, lost in thought.

Uchiha Masahiro glanced at Madara who was lost in thought, and spoke again, "Now that you have finished educating your brother, let's talk about some serious business."

"Huh? What?"

Seeing Ling turn around, Uchiha Masaaki frowned and said, "...The other party's roots are in the Land of Lightning, and there are also people from the clan who are going to handle the affairs of the ancestral land. If there is a real commotion, I'm afraid it will be a bit inappropriate."

"Heh...what's wrong with that?" Ling smiled, "It's not the Uchiha clan that's targeting the Kaguya clan. After all, as a big clan, we should have the tolerance of a big clan.

But the nobles of the Land of Lightning, whose interests have been damaged, are different. They will not allow [lowly weapons] to reach out to the cake on their plates. "

When Uchiha Masaki heard Ling's words, they were automatically translated into - if we don't find a way to injure Kaguya seriously this time when we go to the Land of Lightning, we will be unworthy of their provocation.

[It’s bad luck, the Hyuga clan. 】

This thought unconsciously emerged in Uchiha Masaki's mind, but sympathy was sympathy, so how could he ask him to show mercy?

Thinking about his poor nose bridge, I decided to give up.