Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou-Chapter 247: Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou []

The Land of Fire Daimyō's Mansion.

"Minato, are you alright?"

Minato's expression was somewhat dazed, and even Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, the two elder advisors, could see it.

Faced with their concern, the usually humble Namikaze Minato forced a strained smile.

"No worries, elders. But are we heading back to the village now?"

Since yesterday, after his encounter by the stream with Nawaki and Shirou, Minato had found himself looking at these two kindly elders—who had devoted their lives to Konoha—with an inexplicable sense of dread, a chill running down his spine.

Unaware of Minato's inner turmoil, Koharu displayed a look of discontent and snorted coldly:

"Hmph! I dare not trouble the Uchiha clan for protection."

She held no gratitude for Tsunade's arrangement, where Shirou and Minato were tasked with escorting her back to the village.

On the other hand, Homura smiled and waved at Minato, saying:

"Minato, let's head back to the village."

It was evident that their visit to the Daimyō's mansion had yielded results.

As Minato and the others left the city gates, Konan, who usually maintained a calm demeanor, frowned and showed an uncharacteristic look of dissatisfaction.

"Lord Shirou, that so-called advisory elder is going too far!"

Beside her, Mikoto remained silent, her face calm, though a fleeting glint of killing intent in her eyes betrayed her true thoughts.

Only Shirou smiled as he glanced at the two women and said softly:

"For those obsessed with power, the cruelest punishment isn't death—it's falling into disgrace while still alive..."

As he watched the distant figures, Shirou's smile carried nothing but contempt.

"Let's go. We should prepare as well."

...

The Daimyō's Mansion.

Inside a grand palace, the walls and screens were adorned with the Senju clan's emblem.

"Tsunade, you were chosen as the successor by Lady Mito, and you are the head of the Senju clan. How can you associate with the Uchiha clan?"

"Exactly! What's so special about the Uchiha clan?"

"We are the Senju clan..."

The middle-aged shinobi gathered in the hall, each wearing the Senju clan's emblem, were filled with anger.

"Nawaki, you are someone we've nurtured, the next head of the clan..."

This particular branch of the Senju clan, regardless of their status or other factors, showed no respect for Tsunade.

After all, Tsunade may be the direct granddaughter of the First Hokage, but Nawaki, whom they supported, was also the First Hokage's grandson.

In terms of lineage, they were evenly matched!

Nawaki was their choice for the next leader of the Senju clan, while Tsunade was just a transitional figure.

Pushed to the forefront, Nawaki could only manage a helpless expression. He fully understood the frustration of this branch of the clan.

Once a mighty clan, the Senju had splintered into two factions. The direct branch in Konoha had withered away, and while this branch still existed, they were far from the glorious Senju of the past.

Now, the Uchiha clan stands as the most powerful in the ninja world.

"Have you all said enough!?"

As the arguments and disputes among the clan members continued, Tsunade, seated at the head of the room, slowly opened her eyes, her expression indifferent.

"Clan leader, we are the Senju clan! If the Uchiha clan were to marry into our family, that would be one thing..."

"Exactly! A Mangekyō Sharingan—our Senju have faced them before!"

The fifty or so Senju clan members present all wore expressions of defiance.

Learning of Tsunade's connection to the Uchiha clan, and especially knowing that Homura and Koharu's visit was meant to stir trouble, only fueled their grievances.

Their biggest fear was that Tsunade might abandon the Senju name entirely.

Would the granddaughter of the First Hokage, the pride of the Senju, really change her surname to Uchiha?

Unthinkable! It was utterly outrageous!

The thought of Tsunade possibly having children bearing the Uchiha name was enough to make even the oldest members of the clan see red.

Seeing this, Nawaki sighed helplessly and looked up at Tsunade seated above.

"Sister, while I won't stop you from associating with Shirou, asking the Senju clan to support them is a bit too much..."

Even Nawaki felt wronged. After hiding away for years, he returned only to find his sister had been wooed by a classmate. How was this fair?

And yet, Tsunade simply watched the clamoring clansmen with an amused expression, not stopping them. She even seemed to enjoy their outbursts.

This left Nawaki speechless. He leaned in and whispered, "Sister, you're still the head of the Senju clan. You can't be this reckless..."

"Reckless?"

Tsunade smirked and stretched lazily. Looking down at the flushed and angry clan members, she teased:

"It seems those two troublemakers from Konoha didn't come here for nothing. At least they managed to spark your anger. But in the end, isn't all this about the Uchiha name?"

Her tone suddenly turned playful as she shrugged and said:

"Then how about having the Uchiha change their surname to Senju? Would that solve everything?"

The bombshell Tsunade dropped left the room in stunned silence. Everyone's eyes widened in shock.

One middle-aged Senju shinobi blurted out in disbelief, "The Mangekyō Sharingan... changing his surname to Senju?"

Was she serious?

Realizing what she meant, the clan member's expression turned awkward. Seeing Tsunade's amused smirk, he gave a dry laugh:

"Well... as long as the children you have in the future bear the Senju name, it's not entirely unacceptable."

Having the Uchiha change their surname to Senju was impossible. Neither the Uchiha nor the Senju were foolish enough to think that could happen.

If the Uchiha were to agree, a clan war would erupt the next day.

"When the First Hokage passed away... the Uchiha were partly to blame!"

As the room erupted in arguments again, Tsunade's voice suddenly rang out, silencing everyone.

"Having the Uchiha take the Senju name isn't impossible."

The entire room froze as every eye turned to Tsunade. Even the most vocal Senju members were left speechless.

"Are you serious? The Uchiha would never agree to that! Clan leader, you can't just say things like this."

"If the Uchiha agreed, I'd change my surname to Uchiha myself!"

The eldest elder among them shook his head and sighed, saying:

"Clan Leader, Uchiha's second generation once studied the Sharingan. The higher the level of the Sharingan, the greater the mental stimulus it endures... We cannot entrust Konoha to a mentally obsessive Uchiha."

"The Uchiha's obsession will lead Konoha to destruction!"

Once this reasoning was put forward, countless members of the Senju Clan displayed grave expressions. After all, their clan had been dealing with the Uchiha for over a thousand years.

"Sharingan? Mental instability!?" Looking at the gathered clansmen, Tsunade revealed a meaningful smile. She slowly pulled a scroll from her ninja pouch and tossed it directly to the group.

"Our Senju Clan's obsession isn't any less extreme than the Uchiha's. Back then, my grandfather was so stubborn that he insisted on sealing the Tailed Beasts..."

As Tsunade spoke to herself, the scroll was opened below. When the Senju clansmen saw the information in the scroll, they exploded into chaos, each with wide, disbelieving eyes.

"Impossible!"

"How could the Senju and Uchiha be from the same family..."

"Tsunade! You've gone too far! How dare you—"

"Silence!"

As things were about to spiral out of control, Tsunade slammed the table hard, her temper flaring, and coldly shouted:

"This is research data! The thousand-year grudge between the Senju and Uchiha—what is it? The clan records only date back a few hundred years and don't even clarify the cause. Yet the real data shows that the Senju and Uchiha share the same ancestry and lineage!"

It wasn't just the others; even Nawaki's eyes widened. If the data in this scroll were true, then what did the thousand-year feud between the Senju and Uchiha even mean?

"There's a legend that the Senju and Uchiha are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths—Senju inherited the Sage's body, while Uchiha inherited the Sage's eyes..."

As Tsunade's calm voice echoed, Nawaki took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Sister, this isn't enough to make everyone believe... believe..."

The firm tone of his questioning suddenly faltered, as if stuck, and everyone present from the Senju Clan stared in shock, their eyes wide in disbelief.

Even Nawaki seemed to witness something that shattered his worldview. His voice stuttered as he began to speak.

"How... how is this... possible..."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Tsunade slowly raised her head. In her light brown pupils, a crimson hue emerged, and three black tomoe appeared, spinning continuously.

"We Senju have studied the Sharingan before. You should know these eyes are not transplanted!"

At this moment, Tsunade's eyes held a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan, leaving everyone utterly dumbfounded.

"The Senju and Uchiha share the same ancestry and lineage. That concludes my statement. Who agrees? Who opposes?"

Her voice, full of authority, echoed without room for doubt. No one responded; it was as if the space had frozen.

After a long silence, the Senju meeting room erupted into chaos. Each of the stubborn elders stared with bloodshot eyes, veins bulging in disbelief.

What the hell!

The Senju had awakened a Sharingan!

And it came from none other than the granddaughter of their former clan leader!

"This! How is this possible!"

"A Sharingan!"

"This isn't genjutsu..."

After the initial shock and heated arguments, the meeting room fell silent once more. Yet the bloodshot, disbelieving eyes of the Senju clansmen seemed to scream about the earth-shattering revelation they had just experienced.

Sitting at the head of the table, Tsunade watched this group of usually stubborn old men with an amused expression.

"The data report I wrote is very clear. Over the course of a thousand years, our two clans have developed in different directions. Our bloodline genetics... So, as long as we fill in the missing parts of the genes..."

"The Senju can possess the Sharingan, and the Uchiha can possess the Senju's body constitution..."

As Tsunade used professional terminology to explain, none of the people below were in the right frame of mind to listen. The revelation had completely shattered their worldview.

One by one, they sat there, staring blankly, as if they'd just undergone some kind of existential crisis.

Even Nawaki was stunned, his mind completely blank. What was this?

"The Senju and Uchiha share the same ancestry and lineage—what does that even mean?"

Nawaki was completely numb. Today, his sister had truly taught him a lesson.

"The cursed seal gene reagent I distributed earlier can fill in the missing Sage of the Six Paths' eye genes in our bodies...

I've already awakened Wood Release, and naturally, Uchiha members like Shirou, with their Mangekyo Sharingan, can also awaken Wood Release..."

When Tsunade calmly knocked on the table and dropped this statement, those Senju members who still wanted to deny the truth were instantly wide-eyed.

What the hell!

Sharingan + Wood Release!? The Senju can do it? The Uchiha can do it too!?

Their last line of defense had been destroyed!

The temptation of the Cursed Seal Sage Mode was already too great to refuse. Almost everyone had tried it, meaning that theoretically, they all had the potential to awaken the Sharingan!

As Tsunade watched the crowd's expressions of despair, disbelief, and various other emotions, she felt deeply satisfied. She had felt the same way when she first discovered the truth.

Today, she finally felt vindicated.

"In terms of stubbornness, our Senju Clan has always been no different. For example, my grandfather was also incredibly fixated on his ideals. To establish the village, everyone thought it was impossible. But what happened in the end? The Warring States Era transitioned into the era of ninja villages. Even when dividing the Tailed Beasts, everyone opposed it. But what happened in the end?"

Tsunade sighed deeply as if to say, "The Senju and Uchiha are, in fact, the same."

"Even my second grandfather was stubborn. No matter what my grandfather said, he insisted on guarding against the Uchiha. Wouldn't you say that's also an example of being extreme?"

Tsunade's playful tone echoed in the air. The Senju clansmen, their pupils dilated in shock, were completely stunned. Their minds had gone blank.

Rebuttal? What was there to rebut now!?

One of these days, one of them might awaken the Sharingan too!

The once-fiery meeting room had fallen into complete silence. After a long pause, everyone exchanged glances, seemingly just beginning to process the magnitude of the revelation.

Meanwhile, Tsunade's lips curled into a smirk. The three tomoe in her eyes spun slightly as she teased:

"These eyes are said to represent the 'evil' of the Uchiha. In that case, for us Senju..."

Before she could finish, the previously staunchest opponent—a middle-aged Senju clansman—had already given up. At this point, what was left to oppose? He raised his hand and said:

"I agree!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

"The Uchiha were our companions who helped us establish Konoha in the first place!"

"Seconded! I believe the First Hokage and Uchiha must have already known the truth back then. It was just that our hatred blinded us to it..."

"I agree! Senju and Uchiha—we're all one family."

"Whoever dares to say in the future that the Uchiha are extreme and evil is going to be against us!"

One by one, the Senju clan members slammed their hands on the table in anger, their sudden change in attitude leaving Nawaki utterly dumbfounded.

"Did they change their tune this quickly?"

Only Tsunade curled her lips into a satisfied smile as she watched the scene unfold.

She had long known the stubborn nature of this group of old fogeys.

Back when Konoha was first established, the hatred between the Uchiha and Senju had already faded into the dust of history.

Perhaps there was still some lingering resentment at that time, but it had long since dissipated with the passing of the older generation.

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What remained now was more a sense of inherited dissatisfaction.

But when everyone learned that, after all this time, they were family, they were initially dumbstruck. And after that brief confusion, realization dawned on them.

Senju + Uchiha—who in the ninja world could compete with such a powerhouse?

Who else in Konoha could even contend to become Hokage?

Especially with the union of Tsunade and Uchiha Shirou, it stirred up all sorts of wild thoughts in people's minds.

Could this mean that the fusion of the Senju and Uchiha would make them even stronger?

Could this herald the revival of the Senju?

Or perhaps... could Senju + Uchiha give birth to the undisputed strongest clan in the entire ninja world?

Ambition! It has never been in short supply!