Uchiha Kakuyama still didn't know that Shisui had already dealt with the Third Hokage. Meanwhile, he had just arrived at a residence within the Uchiha Clan Territory that was relatively close to the Uchiha Clan's ancestral shrine.
This residence was much larger than the average Uchiha Clan member's home, comparable to the Uchiha Clan Leader's residence. This was precisely the dwelling of the Uchiha Clan's Great Elder Uchiha Ling.
Uchiha Kakuyama went directly into the courtyard and said loudly, "Has the Great Elder retired for the night? Uchiha Kakuyama has something to request a meeting about."
After a moment, Great Elder Uchiha Ling's voice came from inside the house: "Kakuyama, it's so late, what is so urgent? Come in and speak."
The Great Elder was quite appreciative of Uchiha Kakuyama. As a genius on par with Uchiha Shisui, although he was close to Uchiha Shisui, his personality was not like Shisui's; he was ambitious and could be brought over.
Uchiha Kakuyama opened the door and entered the room. He saw a tall, white-haired, energetic old man sitting behind a low table, looking at him with a serious expression.
Uchiha Kakuyama nodded in greeting: "Kakuyama greets the Great Elder."
The Great Elder nodded, motioned for Uchiha Kakuyama to sit down, reached out and poured him a cup of tea, then picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip before finally speaking.
"It's so late, what did you come to see me about?"
Hearing the Great Elder's words, Uchiha Kakuyama calmly put down his teacup.
"Kakuyama is here for the future of the Uchiha Clan."
The Great Elder heard the hidden meaning in Uchiha Kakuyama's words, and his previously relaxed face immediately tensed up.
"What, you also think the current predicament of the Uchiha Clan is related to this old man?"
"Yes, please understand, Great Elder. I feel that the relationship between our Uchiha Clan and the Village is too tense right now. Like this, something will happen sooner or later."
"Heh heh," the Great Elder let out two expressionless laughs, no longer mentioning the topic, but instead talking about something else.
"Kakuyama, do you know how Konoha Village came to be?"
"Replying to the Great Elder, Kakuyama knows a little. Initially, the Village was jointly established by the Senju Clan and our Uchiha Clan. Later, clans like Hyuga, Sarutobi, and Shimura joined us, and only then did the current Konoha Village gradually form."
The Great Elder looked at Uchiha Kakuyama with a slight hint of surprise and sighed.
"You are very good. There are not many young people like you who know history nowadays."
"Kakuyama is just more interested in past events, which is why I know a bit more."
The Great Elder ignored Uchiha Kakuyama and continued:
"Back then, Konoha Village was established by our Uchiha ancestor Uchiha Madara leading the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan Leader Hashirama Senju leading the Senju Clan. Originally, Hashirama Senju wanted Madara-sama to be the First Hokage. Later, Madara-sama gave up for some unknown reason, and only then did Hashirama Senju become the First Hokage."
"Later, Madara-sama and the First Hokage fell out and had a great battle in the Valley of the End. In the end, he was killed on the spot by the First Hokage. Not long after the First Hokage returned, he also passed away.
The First Hokage's younger brother, Senju Tobirama, took over and became the Second Hokage. The Second Hokage believed it was Madara-sama's fault that the First Hokage died early, so he targeted our Uchiha Clan everywhere.
You should know that Konoha Village was established by our Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan. Without us Uchiha, where would the current Konoha Village be? Look at these generations of Hokage; they are all from the Senju lineage. There is simply no place for our Uchiha Clan."
Speaking up to this point, the Great Elder was very agitated, looking somewhat furious.
"So, you are unhappy and believe our Uchiha Clan should be in charge of Konoha Village?"
The Great Elder sighed: "This old man also knows it's impossible, but I just can't swallow this feeling. Look now, what are the Sarutobi Clan? A mere small clan actually sits in the Hokage position."
As he spoke, the Great Elder angrily slammed the table with his hand, causing some tea to splash out of the teacup.
Looking at the furious Great Elder with his hair standing on end, Uchiha Kakuyama smiled helplessly. It seemed that reasoning with the Great Elder was impossible; only the last resort remained.
After the Great Elder's emotions stabilized, Uchiha Kakuyama spoke.
"Great Elder, I didn't just come to persuade you this time. The main reason is that there's something wrong with my Sharingan. As an elder of the Uchiha Clan, you know a lot, so I wanted to ask you to take a look."
Hearing Uchiha Kakuyama's words, the Great Elder put down his teacup and looked at Kakuyama.
Uchiha Kakuyama activated his Sharingan and slowly channeled power. The Three Tomoe in his eyes spun faster and faster, gradually changing into the four-pointed shuriken pattern of the Mangekyo Sharingan, just like Uchiha Shisui's.
The Great Elder looked at Uchiha Kakuyama's Mangekyo Sharingan, his expression somewhat dazed, yet excited, and even disbelieving. He gripped the teacup tightly in his right hand and murmured, "It has finally appeared, it has finally appeared. The Mangekyo Sharingan of our Uchiha Clan has finally appeared..."
As he spoke, the Great Elder's eyes gradually became moist.
Uchiha Kakuyama had originally planned to use 'Kotoamatsukami' directly on the Great Elder, but he didn't expect the Great Elder to be so agitated upon seeing his Mangekyo Sharingan. Kakuyama thought for a moment and temporarily gave up on using 'Kotoamatsukami'. He wanted to hear what the Great Elder had to say.
After a long while, Great Elder Uchiha Ling finally recovered and laughed self-deprecatingly:
"I'm old, I'm old. I even cried. I've made Kakuyama laugh."
Uchiha Kakuyama asked his question:
"Great Elder, why are you so agitated? Is it just because my Sharingan mutated?"
Great Elder Uchiha Ling shook his head.
"Your Sharingan isn't a mutation, but an evolution. It's a higher level of Sharingan than the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, called the Mangekyo Sharingan. Do you know what it means to possess the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Although Uchiha Kakuyama knew in his heart, he couldn't say so, because he couldn't explain where he knew it from. He could only cooperate by shaking his head.
"Ah, I don't blame you. It's been a long time since the Mangekyo Sharingan appeared in our Uchiha Clan, and because our ancestor Uchiha Madara was a famous owner of the Mangekyo Sharingan, our Uchiha Clan doesn't promote the Mangekyo Sharingan within the clan either. It's normal for your younger generation not to have heard of it."
"So, back then, was our ancestor Uchiha Madara so strong just because of the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
The Great Elder nodded. "That's partly true, but Uchiha Madara was strong not just because of the Mangekyo Sharingan, but also because he was Uchiha Madara."
"But the Mangekyo Sharingan is also an extremely powerful Bloodline Limit. As long as someone awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan, given some time to grow, they will become a Kage-Level Peak expert."
"What about Uchiha Madara? Was he also a Kage-Level Peak expert?"
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