Chapter 8 Do You Know the Truth About Uchiha Madara's Betrayal and Separation
New Year is an important festival for the people of Konoha Village, second only to the Hokage's inauguration ceremony.
Early morning.
Uchiha Fugaku put on a complicated black kimono. After offering incense at the shrine at home, he returned to the bedroom and noticed the heavy Tangyi on Mikoto: "Huh? Didn't I say yesterday that you should stay at home and have a good rest, Hatsumi?
It’s too hard.”
"She's less than three months old...and as Fugaku-kun's wife, it would be rude not to participate in the clan's New Year celebrations!" Mikoto, who was pregnant, simply put on light makeup and asked aloud: "Did you see Itachi just now?
"
Last year, Itachi put on his clothes sensibly and waited for his parents in the hall. Children have little resistance to New Year festivals and are often more active than their elders in wanting to participate in festivals. Participating in adult activities means that their parents approve of their growth.
.
It seems different this year...
Beiyuan curled up in the quilt and refused to get up.
Next to him, Uchiha Itachi was wearing a child's kimono, kneeling next to the quilt: "Kitahara, wake up! The first day of the new year is the first achievement of the clan, let's go and participate together!"
"Gah!"
The crows' cries came out dully from under the quilt, something like getting up in winter...
Itachi made a sad face, frowned, and pushed Beihara through the quilt: "On the first day of the New Year, you can't stay in bed!"
The first achievement of the Uchiha clan means that on the first day of the new year, all members of the clan, men, women, old and young, will go to Nanga Shrine to worship the gods. As a ninja clan famous for their fire escape and sharingan, the gods they worship are a bit strange.
Congratulations to He Bo... It should be that farming was not easy during the Warring States Period, and I wanted He Bo to bless me with abundant rain or something.
…
five minutes later.
After the Uchiha Fugaku family went out, the Uchiha tribesmen who were heading to the shrine on the street retreated to make a way for them. It seemed that the clan leader was very impressive, and some even shouted loudly: "Master clan leader, many people are at the shrine.
Wait! Please hurry up!"
The corners of Fugaku's mouth twitched slightly...
"Dad is very respected..." Uchiha Itachi said, holding the sleepy Kitahara on his shoulders with his hands, and the crow who was lying in bed was still bothered by him to get up.
"..."
Uchiha Fugaku didn't answer, but Uchiha Mikoto had a smile in her eyes: "It's the same as last year... It seems that this year will be very hard too!"
Even someone as slow as Beihara would still find something strange.
As the flow of people moved forward, Beiyuan noticed that this event was actually not particularly solemn. Many young people or children were wearing simple home clothes... but the patriarch's family was obviously dressed in a bit of splendor.
There are actually people wearing ninja uniforms!
He was a boy with big eyes. People would more or less give in when facing him. It was obvious at a glance that he was someone who was not easy to mess with... This guy...
"Do you also like Ninja Crow?" The young man stood beside Itachi, seemingly not standing out at all. He stared at Itachi and Beihara, and the refreshing young voice came into his ears: "I am Shisui, Uchiha Shisui.
"
The little boy's face tightened: "Uchiha, Itachi."
"Well, relax." Uchiha Shisui bent down and held the boy's shoulders: "Are you wearing such a grand ceremony for the New Year? That's right, after all, you are the son of the patriarch's family..."
"Itachi, you and Shisui are together, go slowly!" Uchiha Fugaku turned his head and saw Shisui standing next to Itachi, and continued helplessly: "I'm sorry to bother you, Shisui, Mikoto and I need to go as soon as possible.
I used to host the beginning of Chuyi..."
Zhisui nodded towards the couple: "Don't worry, I will take good care of him."
As an emerging genius of the Uchiha clan, after graduating from the first grade, Uchiha Shisui was allowed to take the Chunin exam with a very high task completion rate and was promoted to Chunin... Of course, the most important thing is that Uchiha Shisui already has three
Magatama Sharingan!
The most important thing is that he is only eight years old now... The Uchiha people believe that he will definitely open the Mangekyō Sharingan...
Recognized as the future top master of Uchiha...
The two future Uchihas seemed to have met in fate. The younger boy was obviously not very interested and lowered his head in frustration: "It's all my fault. I forgot that my father would be the first to worship the gods..."
"Gah..."
It's obviously the crow on the shoulder that stays in bed.
When the boy heard Itachi's words, he couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha... The patriarch will not blame you! If someone can't help but want to be the first to worship the gods, he will be happier than before!"
The little boy and the crow with red eyes looked at Uchiha Shisui with curiosity.
"The clan leader must have never told you about it!" Uchiha Shisui didn't show off. He looked at the Nanga Shrine on the mountain and softly recounted the traditions of the Uchiha clan.
"According to legend, in a very distant era, it should be a time further than the Warring States Period! Nanga Shrine once had a shaman and a witch, and they had a very high status. The former was responsible for hosting worship; the latter was responsible for distributing clean water. But
Later, with the rise of ninjas and the advent of war..."
"The powerless witches and shrine maidens perished... Later, the people who presided over the first ceremony of Nanga Shrine became the family of the clan leader. The clan leader replaced the witches, and the clan leader's wife replaced the shrine maiden... This was a very hard job."
"At the end of the Warring States Period, the Uchiha clan became more and more powerful, with more and more clan members, so the process of first attainment was greatly simplified... However, new problems arose... The then-serving clan leader, Uchiha Madara, worked with the first Hokage to end the war.
The man who founded Konoha."
"He has no wife and is a very willful man."
"The New Year's ceremony is a grand event that can unite all tribesmen. Every tribe member opposes his decision to cancel the collective ceremony and worship individually. However, the role of the witch is very important."
"Uchiha Madara has decided that on the first day of the new year, whichever clan member is the first to arrive at Nanga Shrine to pay homage, he and his wife will be the ones to preside over the new year."
"Because the patriarch at that time had no heirs."
"During that time, many powerful people in the Uchiha clan wanted to preside over the first sect, so as to gain great prestige and then run for the next clan leader... so the clan became more and more prosperous... and the number of people increased..."
Having said this, Uchiha Shisui paused for a moment and said helplessly: "Later... the clan leader has never stopped, and it became a chore to host many clan members to participate in the New Year's ceremony... Everyone returned to the past, and by default it was the clan leader who presided over the first ceremony...
There are few exceptions, but it is because the patriarch has important matters in his family and cannot take charge..."
"..."
Both Kitahara and Uchiha Itachi felt that their outlook on life had been impacted. This attitude of leaving the dirty work to the clan leader...should it be said that he really deserves to be an Uchiha? No wonder Fugaku's expression didn't look good after he left the house...
The reason why Madara defected to Konoha was not only because the clan yearned for peace, but also because he liked to escape from a bunch of messy dirty work. As a result, the Uchiha clan did not recognize the clan leader...
"Don't look like that!" Uchiha Shisui smiled and took Itachi's hand, led him across a step, and continued: "After all, this is also the responsibility of the clan leader! Future Itachi, don't run away either.