Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 203 What stance should I take?

"Tobirama! What happened..." Hashirama asked, puzzled, seeing Madara and Izuna standing in the doorway. "Huh? Madara, weren't you going to..."

Upon hearing this, Madara slightly stepped aside, making way for him. Looking through the gap, Hashirama nearly froze.

"Itama!! You're still alive!! Ah! And Yan Yi, you're all safe and sound?" Hashirama was somewhat incoherent. He rushed in and pulled Tobirama aside to hug his fourth brother.

"..."

Tobirama stood there, somewhat stunned.

"Big brother...I'm sorry..."

Having just experienced his second brother's embrace, and now with his eldest brother here, he felt incredibly safe looking at his brother holding him.

Seeing Tobirama in the same atmosphere as before, the emotion in his heart subsided considerably. He straightened his collar and put on a cool expression again.

"Um... Big brother, Banban, and you three Uchiha, don't just stand there, come in and tell me what's going on..."

Hashirama reluctantly released Itama, then glanced awkwardly at Madara. After all, he had strongly objected when Madara said he was going to find his brother. Now, not only had he found him, but it had all happened in just a few minutes...

Ban didn't seem to care, just nodded slightly, but his gaze never left Yan Yi.

Yan Yi had recovered from the atmosphere just now. Although he had no memory and was as blank as a sheet of paper, he had begun to understand the current situation of the others through the series of changes that had just happened.

I seem to have amnesia? Or perhaps it's more complicated...

After they finished tidying up, they sat down at the table, poured themselves a few cups of hot tea, and then looked towards the partition, waiting for his detailed explanation.

......

"How could this be? Yan Yi actually... was willing to go to this lengths for you?"

Tobirama stared at Yan Yi, who was completely bewildered but utterly silent, as if he had seen a ghost, and for a moment he didn't know how to express his opinion.

In contrast, Hashirama, Madara, and Izuna all looked completely bewildered, utterly failing to understand the complex terms Itama had mentioned, such as reincarnation and consciousness.

After Tobirama finished speaking, he began to ponder deeply with a solemn expression, trying to figure out the ins and outs of the matter. Compared to his older brother's natural airheadedness and his tendency not to consider such extremely complex and tedious things, only Tobirama could roughly understand the situation among the people in the room.

Yan Yi stood very close to Ban Jian. He would occasionally play with his fingers, glance at the tea leaves in his cup, and gently blow on them. He looked completely different from before.

"Banban... I heard your second brother call you that. Can I call you that too?" Yan Yi whispered in Banjian's ear, gently conveying her wish.

Hearing what Yan Yi said, Itama blushed slightly and replied softly, "Ah? Y-yes...or rather, you used to call me that too..."

"Hiss..." Izuna gasped as he listened to the two of them muttering to themselves.

He was now filled with resentment. His younger brother was definitely problematic. He had amnesia but didn't say anything. Why was he so attached to that kid, Itama, even though he had no memory of it? It was really...so cheesy.

However, Yan Yi didn't feel there was anything wrong with it. He just moved even closer to the itamoto. If this continued, the two of them could sit on the same chair.

"Well... after thinking for a long time, I still don't have a good way to awaken his consciousness..." Tobirama raised his head and looked at everyone present, and concluded, "If it's really as Itama said, since his main consciousness has already dissipated, then there's probably no question of whether it can be restored. Perhaps we can only hope that one day his consciousness can be reconstructed, and then it might be possible for it to return to his body."

(The "main consciousness" mentioned here refers to the part of Yan Yi's consciousness before his transmigration, which dominated this soul. The current Yan Yi is the soul that was born when Yan Yi was born in the original world. That part is gone now, but this part is also him. Only when the two merge together can the complete Yan Yi be achieved.)

The two finally returned to the village and were able to see the people they cared about most.

Itama glanced at Yan Yi beside him, then looked up at his older brother and Madara and said, "Brothers, Yan Yi must be tired... I'd like to take him back to rest and have something to eat..."

However, as soon as they finished speaking, they all stood up at the same time, looking at Itama simultaneously as if they had agreed beforehand...

"Let's do it together!!"

"Uh..."

Itama hesitated for a moment, but seeing Yan Yi leaning on his shoulder, looking tired and drowsy, he stuck to his opinion.

"No need, brothers, I'll take good care of him... Besides, he needs some peace and quiet."

Since things had come to this point, even though Izuna really wanted to go along, he had no choice but to sit back down and sigh softly, "Alright, but it has to be at our clan's territory! We'll bring you food later when he wakes up!"

......

"Yan Yi...why didn't I recognize you?"

After all, the two had returned so suddenly that Takita, who knew nothing about it, was still completely in the dark. The moment he regained his memories, he slapped himself hard.

He was almost dead at that time. He really couldn't withstand Bai Lian's attack. If it weren't for Yan Yi using his... apparently Susanoo to save him, he probably would have been gone.

But when Yan Yi, whom he once loved so much and who had made him secretly cry countless times, stood in front of him to shield him from an attack, he showed no reaction whatsoever, and even completely forgot about Yan Yi...

Now, Takita sat alone in his room, staring blankly out the window. He didn't know where the person he had sworn to protect had gone, but he had a strong premonition that Yan Yi probably wouldn't come back.

His hunch was right, because Yan Yi no longer remembered him.

Outside the door, a black-haired boy dressed in simple clothes stood frozen, hesitant to enter. He was afraid of disgusting Takita, even though Takita would never think of him that way.

But the initial source of this farce was his own sinful clan. He shared the same blood as them and bore the same surname. Even though Takita told him that he no longer belonged to the Shimura clan, he still couldn't overcome this obstacle.

The intense guilt was overwhelming him.

Seeing Takita's heartbroken state felt like a thousand needles piercing his heart. He wanted to comfort him... but what was his position? A friend? Did he even have the right?

sinner...

His own clan was an outright sinner, betraying the entire Land of Fire and causing a brutal war that killed countless people. Such an evil and insidious family, like demons, gave him no reason to stay here and enjoy Takita's protection.

He left without telling anyone, quietly departing Konoha Village using his not-so-powerful transformation technique.

If you say he went to commit suicide, some people might think he took his own life out of guilt. Even if no one blames him, he himself cannot forgive himself.

However, the black-haired boy knew very well that his name was Shimura Naoki, that he was an insignificant nobody whom everyone in the family looked down upon, and that he was a victim of their schemes and plots.

So, he wasn't going to commit suicide, but rather to find his clan and... wipe them all out with his own hands. Even if he couldn't do it now, one day... he would cleanse his family.

That's right, he wants to cleanse all the evil spirits in his family and establish his own clan.