Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 110 The Joining of the Sarutobi Clan?

"Yes...yes? What...what's wrong? You know me...?" Sasuke was startled, not expecting the other person to react so strongly when they heard his name.

Yan Yi took a closer look at the boy in front of her... Although he wasn't particularly handsome, he had a youthful and spirited air about him, and overall, he was quite pleasing to the eye.

So this is Sarutobi Sasuke...

Yan Yi found it hard to believe that the lecherous, pipe-smoking old man was actually the son of the young man in front of him.

In an effort to ease tensions with the village's leadership, Fugaku Uchiha, a member of his own Uchiha clan, even named his son Sasuke...

This isn't an intentionally offensive act, but rather a respectful gesture of goodwill. In the ninja world... or rather, in Japanese tradition, passing on the name of one's predecessor to a junior is a form of encouragement and a sign of respect.

To inspire children to strive to become as outstanding as their predecessors, and also to express respect for them.

Well... no matter how I look at him, he seems pretty ordinary.

"It's okay~ Don't worry about it..."

Yan Yi skipped over the topic and then continued to explain: "You may not know the information, but the Senju clan, the Uchiha clan, and the Hagoromo clan, our three clans reconciled and then jointly established this Konoha Village."

"You...you...you've reconciled??"

Sasuke's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment. These three clans were the three most powerful families in this forest, basically controlling eighty percent of the territory.

For so many years, they fought to the death, and even when Sasuke flipped through the history books, it was difficult to trace back to which year they started fighting. And yet, this protracted war ended just like that.

"Yeah, what's the point of everyone fighting and killing each other? It's more important to work together to live a good life." Yan Yi shrugged, looking completely matter-of-fact.

Sarutobi Sasuke's eyelids twitched. The logic was sound, but wasn't this reconciliation a bit too abrupt? Just a few months ago, they could still see a massive burst of energy erupting in the center of the forest! They were so scared back then they didn't dare go outside...

"Alright, after all this talk, do you want to go see my brother or not? The Thousand Hands Clan Chief is over there too."

Yan Yi wasn't going to waste any more time talking to them. He'd just happened to be passing by; he was actually in a hurry to find Itama to hang out with...

"Go! Of course I'll go!" Sasuke's heart pounded with excitement.

He knew his chance was about to come! This forest was about to change drastically! The future would be completely different, and the current way of life where each family fought its own battles would soon become unsustainable!

"Then let's go. By the way, don't take it to heart when they kicked you earlier. After all, you were planning to destroy the wall we worked so hard to build."

In just a few words, Yan blamed Sasuke for the kick he received. After all, it was already a good thing to give such a small family a chance to join!

Hmph~ After all, the three clans in our village are the real powerful families! The others are just minor households~

Yan Yi walked ahead, leading the way, his expression becoming somewhat proud as he thought to himself.

......

"So...you want to join our Hidden Leaf Village too?"

Madara remained expressionless, adopting a cold demeanor, and quietly watched the restless Sarutobi and his group below.

"Yes...yes...Clan Chief Madara." Sarutobi Sasuke felt immense pressure; every time he looked up, he could see the group of Uchiha clan members with red eyes, led by Uchiha Madara.

"Hey, Ban, don't be like that. It's good that someone's joining us. Wouldn't it be better if everyone were together?" Hashirama tried to smooth things over, looking quite relaxed.

At this point, Hashirama seemed to be gradually showing his compassionate side, although he was still a bit of a naive airhead as before...

"Ahem, Hashirama, shut up! I'm only thinking about the village..." Madara muttered to Hashirama, looking speechless.

Such good laborers should certainly be recruited, but we can't treat them too well, since the village's leadership can only consist of members from the three clans. After all, Ban has to consider the future.

Tobirama, standing nearby, also deeply agreed. Although he still didn't quite enjoy seeing Madara Uchiha, it was rare to find that Madara's views were sometimes quite similar to his own.

"Alright, brother, say less. Let Madara handle this kind of situation..." Tobirama said, then stared at Sarutobi and the others with a piercing gaze.

As for our Feathered Robe Clan's young patriarch... he simply sat quietly in his seat, unable to interject with anything.

It's not that he doesn't want to express his opinion, but rather that he doesn't know how... or what opinion to express, so he can only sit here and act as a mascot...

Fortunately, Madara and Hashirama took good care of him and would take the initiative to consider the Hagoromo clan in many things, so he didn't need to express his opinion.

Returning to the previous question, Madara figured that since there had been a first time, there would likely be a second and a third, with more and more families joining and the factors that needed to be balanced becoming increasingly complicated.

Hmm...should we give these smaller clans a chance to become Hokage too?

Ban didn't really want to; he only felt at ease when power was in the hands of his own people. However, considering the long term, this wasn't a solution. After all, outstanding individuals would always emerge. As long as they could lead the village to prosperity, it seemed that one's background didn't really matter?

"Alright, I agree to let you join the village, but you also need to show sincerity..."

gudu~

Sasuke swallowed hard, wondering what Madara meant by sincerity. Was it money? Could such a large clan as the Uchiha or Senju clan possibly care about his few taels of silver?

"Our three races have endured countless bloodshed to achieve the peace we enjoy today. You cannot expect to receive the village's protection without contributing anything, so... you will need to put in even more effort in building the village from now on!"

Ban paused, then continued, "Even though everyone's dwellings will still be divided according to clan territory after entering the village, no one can harm or betray each other, and resources must be shared..."

"We understand...we will definitely do it!"

Sasuke readily agreed, after all, his Sarutobi clan wasn't particularly strong or outstanding in anything, so being able to get on the good side of such a large village as Konoha was a huge win.

Madara couldn't think of anything they could offer that was of any value, and in any case, he couldn't just kick them out. So Madara decided... he'd leave all the future house construction to them!

Seeing that Madara had finished speaking, Hashirama began to summarize: "Yes, that's it. Go back and tell your clansmen that they can lead them to join the village anytime! Let's build this place together and live here together!"

"Thank you both, clan leaders!" Sarutobi Sasuke was overjoyed and immediately clasped his hands in gratitude.

"Ahem, there are three of you!"

Madara somewhat displeased corrected Sasuke's statement, after all, the Hagoromo clan was truly important to the village's development.

Moreover, although the young clan leader was still quite young and somewhat overwhelmed with the duties of a clan leader, he was at least very honest, and Madara admired him.

"Ah... I'm sorry! Thank you, clan leaders!" Sarutobi Sasuke glanced apologetically at the gray-haired boy and quickly added.

Takita simply shook his head and said, "It's alright."