Chapter 155 For the Uchiha
In the deep, dark corridor, Haruko's resolute words echoed, ignoring everything and breaking down his self-defense, penetrating the coward's sharp shell, making him once again confused by the certainty of being chosen.
Uchiha Sasuke lowered his head, letting his hood completely cover him, and asked in a trembling voice the question that had always troubled him.
"What am I to you... exactly?"
Almost the instant he finished speaking, he heard Haruko Hayama's unwavering reply.
"He's my most important friend!"
It seemed to be the answer he most wanted to hear, and also the answer he most feared to hear. Uchiha Sasuke turned his back, just like the day he left Naruto's house.
Haruko was about to step forward and grab him when a hand suddenly appeared and stopped her.
"Itachi...brother?"
Haruko was momentarily stunned when she met Itachi Uchiha's dark gaze.
Uchiha Itachi was looking at her, but he didn't seem to take her seriously, uttering a cold rebuke, "Sasuke, this mistake was very serious."
Sasuke Uchiha, still with his back turned, tensed up, struggling to suppress his out-of-control emotions. "Hmm."
Seeing Itachi's current state, Haruko Hayama also became wary. Unlike Sasuke, whom she knew was still himself no matter how much he disguised himself, Itachi...
Haruko Hayama thought to herself, "Itachi Uchiha isn't pretending."
The chilling look in his eyes was undisguised, causing Haruko Hayama, who considered him family, to turn pale.
Haruko forced herself to remain calm and asked the most crucial question, "Why did the Uchiha clan betray us?"
Itachi Uchiha withdrew his hand. "It's not betrayal, but reclaiming the glory that rightfully belongs to the Uchiha."
"Many years ago, the Uchiha and Senju joined forces to build the village, but it gradually evolved into the Senju becoming the dominant force. The Uchiha, not wanting to fight anymore, endured the conflict, but Konoha did not stop its oppression of the Uchiha."
"The Nine-Tails' attack gave them the perfect excuse. They kept spreading rumors that the Uchiha had used the Sharingan to break the seal on the Nine-Tails, and they forbade the Uchiha from going to the front lines. Furthermore, after the rebellion was quelled, they intensified their surveillance and targeting of the Uchiha. A coup was an inevitable result."
Haruko noticed that he kept saying "Uchiha" instead of "we," and asked urgently, "So Itachi-nii didn't approve of the coup either, right?"
“No.” Itachi Uchiha gave her a deep look. “I am working on this, and you are a great threat to the Uchiha.”
Itachi Uchiha seemed to have only come to warn Sasuke Uchiha about his wavering, and after saying this, he left Haruko Hayama.
"Itachi-nii!" Haruko called out to him, staring at him stubbornly. "You're not that kind of person!"
Uchiha Itachi showed no emotion in response to her words, calmly replying, "Not what kind of person?"
Haruko uttered each word carefully, "People who would want to kill me."
Her blunt words lowered the atmosphere further, but they still failed to affect Itachi Uchiha.
Uchiha Itachi turned his head slightly, revealing his blood-red Mangekyou Sharingan, which locked onto her tightly. "For the Uchiha, for my clan, I can become this kind of person."
Haruko felt cold all over in the morning, and her fingertips trembled uncontrollably. Noticing this, she quickly clenched her hands.
Itachi Uchiha noticed her fear and turned away. "But let's leave it to Sasuke. After all, he needs to awaken his Sharingan."
"Awakening?" Haruko was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was referring to the evolution of the Uchiha Sharingan—the Mangekyou Sharingan.
The method to enable it is...
“Kill the one you love most,” Sasuke Uchiha uttered.
The wavering caused by Haruko Hayama vanished completely after Itachi Uchiha's few words. Sasuke Uchiha raised his head, revealing his three-tomoe jade pendant as he looked at Haruko Hayama.
Haruko sensed that things were getting a bit complicated. The Uchiha brothers clearly didn't want her to get involved, and judging from the deserted state of the Hokage Building, the higher-ups were probably being kept under surveillance, while a battle was raging outside.
Haruko Hayama knew that the village didn't have a good opinion of the Uchiha, but she never expected that in the real power struggle, the Uchiha had been forced to launch a coup.
Coups only bring bloodshed and cruelty.
The chilling gaze of Sasuke Uchiha across from her made Haruko Hayashi extremely anxious. Was there any way to both stop the war and help the Uchiha...?
With a final sigh, Haruko slowly closed her eyes. Since it was Kurama's fault, she would go and deal with Kurama!
"How did I end up with the ability to save the world?!"
Suddenly opening her eyes, Haruko's dark pupils shone brilliantly, with intricate platinum magic circles swirling and radiating light around them.
She quickly formed hand seals, and the barrier rapidly expanded, continuing to extend through the windows and walls.
The people fighting outside the building were stunned. In the morning, when Mom saw the barrier pass through her body, her heart sank slightly.
Haruko...
Startled by Haruko's appearance, Sasuke Uchiha instinctively tried to stop her from bleeding, but just then realized that she was releasing a dojutsu.
What kind of illusion is she casting?!
Sasuke Uchiha's face was grim. He had never seen Haruko Hayama use this secret technique before. Had she been wary of him all along?
More than the disgust she now evokes, Sasuke Uchiha is heartbroken by the fact that she has never fully trusted him.
A thick fog erupted around them, and for a moment it seemed as if only the two of them remained in the world.
Sasuke Uchiha stared blankly as Haruko Hayama smiled at him.
"Wait for me to come back, Sasuke!"
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"Haruko, be strong at school, and don't whine all the time, okay?" Fugaku Uchiha looked at the silent little girl in front of him with a bit of a headache.
Fugaku Uchiha has been with Haruko for a year now. Although taking care of her has softened his originally cold personality, he still can't do anything about her love of acting cute.
Seeing that she had been throwing a tantrum since she got home, Fugaku forced himself to be stern and stood up, intending to leave immediately.
But he felt his rough palm being held by a soft, warm little hand. It was a loose grip, and Fugaku could easily break free if he simply pulled away, but he didn't do so in the end.
Fugaku Uchiha sighed, raised his other hand to stroke her fluffy head, and said softly, "Go inside quickly."
Haruko only turned around and walked into the school after Fugaku Uchiha was completely out of sight.
She thought to herself: Teasing Fugaku is so much fun!
The classroom was filled with the chatter of children. Haruko sat alone in a row by the window, propping her chin up and quietly looking at the sky outside.
"Sorry, sorry! I met an elderly lady on the way who needed help, so I'm late!"
Obito Uchiha rushed into the classroom and immediately spotted the girl sitting quietly by the window with a white veil on her face. When she turned her dark eyes toward him, he quickly sat down next to her.
"Obito is so slow," Haruko complained.
"I'm so sorry..." Obito Uchiha quickly pulled out a few colorful fruit candies from his pocket and handed them to her. "I bought some as an apology on the way here!"
Upon seeing the glistening fruit candies under the sunlight, Haruko instantly jumped for joy and couldn't wait to take them, but Obito Uchiha stopped her.
Seeing her accusing gaze, Obito Uchiha added, "But you can only eat one today, or your tooth will hurt again!"
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