43 Chapter 43

Maintaining Susano'o for a long time indeed isn't good for Kaito's eyes, but the truth is, it isn't as bad as this old man imagines.

Kaito's Susano'o was activated with the help of Reverse Path, who significantly lowered the difficulty for Kaito to unlock Susano'o.

Furthermore, after a month of training and learning, Kaito found that this 'difficulty reduction' was not just for the initial activation.

Even the self-exhaustion from Susano'o seems to have been included in this 'difficulty reduction'. The actual wear on Kaito's eyes wasn't as severe as he imagined.

However, what Susano'o drains isn't just physical strength, it's also massively consuming chakra.

Although the consumed chakra seems to be mostly from the Susano'o buried deep within Kaito's eyes, a Susano'o that seems to exist in a different space and belongs to Kaito's own guardian deity.

But channeling such power, and bringing it down through the Mangekyo Sharingan is a very difficult task and consumes a lot of chakra.

Luckily, after activating the Mangekyo, Kaito's chakra experienced a massive increase, and what he had activated was only the initial stage of Susano'o.

This amount of consumption was nothing for him. This was the conclusion drawn from a month of almost experimental training, otherwise, Kaito wouldn't dare to use it recklessly.

Silently closing the Susano'o, and also closing his Mangekyo Sharingan, Kaito just quietly looked at the old man before him.

In Kaito's memory, this old man was called Uchiha Takechi, a very respected elder in the clan.

However, like Uchiha Sō, Kaito basically has no connection with Takechi, and in Kaito's view, their political demands are very irritating.

After all, once they gained enough influence to force Uchiha Fugaku, the deeply hidden moderate, into opposition, Konoha did not hesitate to take action against the Uchiha.

It would be truly strange if Kaito had a positive opinion of such people.

Now this guy has kept the elder here, indicating that he wants to have a good talk, Kaito is quite curious about what they intend to discuss.

But what pleases Kaito is that perhaps what they are about to discuss now might be the answer Kaito is willing to accept.

It wasn't until Uchiha Tomoya and the others who were beaten by Kaito one by one left the bamboo forest with their heads down, that Uchiha Takechi began to speak.

"Alright, they've all left. I hope you aren't upset about what happened tonight, Kaito-san."

With this, Uchiha Takechi sighed silently, then continued speaking.

"I've heard from Elder Naoki about your meeting this morning. Fundamentally, I agree with your viewpoint, but there's one thing I cannot do.

That is to demand, in the firmest manner, that the children who follow me listen to me, to give up their grudges, to let go of their hatred, as well as to abandon our past beliefs.

Since an unknown number of years ago, the dispute over beliefs between the two sides has arisen, and up to today, many times, many things have forced us into a state of helplessness."

"So, you need me to step in and tell them?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Takechi's words, Kaito couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. While there wasn't anything wrong with what this guy was saying, Kaito wasn't going to completely trust his words.

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment of thought, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"At the same time, you also want to see my Mangekyou Sharingan, don't you? Your eyes just now told me everything."

"Indeed, I yearn to see the Mangekyou Sharingan again. After all, it's been a very long time since I've seen such eyes."

Uchiha Takechi didn't have any intention of rebutting. He simply nodded and then revealed a slight smile.

"Moreover, fighting with them also serves as a confirmation of your authority. To be the clan leader, you naturally need everyone's approval.

On Uchiha Sō's side, having the approval of Shisui was enough to get everyone else's approval.

But the situation here is different. Even if Shisui is strong, we don't have much interaction with him.

The children who follow me are ignorant, having only heard of the Mangekyou Sharingan but not understanding its power. They naturally won't acknowledge this.

Therefore, your intervention could make up for this, letting these ignorant children know about the ultimate power of the Uchiha is also a good thing."

The ultimate power of the Uchiha?

Upon hearing this, Kaito was taken aback. The Mangekyou Sharingan may indeed be a strong power of the Uchiha clan, but it's hardly ever considered the ultimate power, right?

After all, beyond the Mangekyou Sharingan, there's the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, which is almost infinitely powerful and never loses its sight.

Could it be that this old man doesn't even know about the existence of these eyes?

After a moment's thought, Kaito didn't bother worrying about the matter any further. After all, he had received an answer that he was rather keen to hear.

"Clan Leader," the word, coming from Uchiha Takechi's mouth, along with Kaito's threats this morning and his current performance,

Can be entirely seen as this old man's recognition, or perhaps it could be a compromise.

Regardless of which it is, Kaito had received the answer he wanted!

"So, what are your requests?" Kaito took a deep breath, raising his head to seriously look at Uchiha Takechi.

Though he knew he had received approval, he didn't believe that Uchiha Takechi would so easily completely obey.

Uchiha Sō even negotiated terms with him, albeit it was Shisui's involvement that gave him the courage to do so.

However, Uchiha Takechi is also an elder, and he surely has his own ideas. Even if Kaito doesn't necessarily agree with him, he can still hear him out.

Hearing his demands, knowing his thoughts, it would also facilitate Kaito in making some judgments.

"I know, Uchiha Sō proposed two demands to you - making Shisui the vice clan leader, and gaining our recognition.

I heard you agreed to the first request, and the second request you have already fulfilled, so I also have two demands.

Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you."

Uchiha Takechi earnestly looked at Kaito, before he began to seriously speak.

"Firstly, you must ensure the safety of the clan, as is your duty as Clan Leader.

Secondly, you must fulfill all your promises, I want to see you make the Uchiha great again!

My demands are only these two, can you promise me?"

Kaito was taken aback upon hearing his words. He had been wondering what sort of demands this old man would make, even thinking they might be requests that would put him in a difficult position.

However, he didn't expect that his demands would be so simple, and they could even be said to be what Kaito intended to do in the future.

At this moment, he seemed to realize that although the people of the Uchiha were somewhat problematic in their thinking, their hearts were not as terrible as he had imagined.

Despite their differing ideologies, they were still trying to save the clan in their own ways.

Although the outcome was terrible, they were genuinely trying to do something, which made Kaito look at them in a more positive light.

Taking a deep breath, Kaito nodded seriously, "I accept your demands, and I will do my best to fulfill them. Moreover, your demands are also my ultimate goals!"

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, a radiant smile appeared on Uchiha Takechi's face.

He turned to look at Uchiha Sō and others. Uchiha Sō, leading his line of elders, and Uchiha Naoki, along with their bloods elders, walked over.

Soon, they all stood together, their expressions becoming extremely serious. The next moment, they collectively bowed slightly.

"Clan Leader, we entrust the future of the Uchiha to you."

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