Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 148 What! The plan has been shelved?

"Where's the message? Why was it cut off?" The old patriarch of the Shimura clan, Shimura Shio, had a frosty expression and a low voice, like a volcano on the verge of eruption.

"We...we don't know either...they should send back a message every week..."

The senior members of the Shimura clan sat around the table, all silent and trembling, not daring to utter a sound.

Who knows? They haven't received any messages from Konoha since the week before last. According to the plan, Naoki should have already made a preliminary move to win over the young clan leader of the Hagoromo clan.

But here's the problem: ever since Naoki entered their house last time, he hasn't come out again.

Although no one cares about Naoki, what they care about is not how Naoki is doing, but whether their plan is facing the possibility of failure.

"You're all useless trash! What's the point of keeping you around? What's that brat Naoki up to now? Cough cough cough cough!"

When the old clan chief got excited, he started coughing violently again.

Upon seeing this, his eldest son immediately turned around indignantly and said, "Second son! What a fine son you raised! How come he's completely useless?"

However, his younger brother, who was referred to as the second son, seemed indifferent, shrugging his shoulders and saying, "How would I know? I've already given you my son, what more do you want? I haven't interfered in family affairs, you all know that..."

Her tone was full of nonchalance, and she didn't even show the slightest concern for her son's disappearance. Her words were all about shirking responsibility and absolving herself of any responsibility.

The old patriarch sighed, a hint of disappointment in his voice, "It's rare for our clan to produce such a handsome boy, and now he's failed to prove himself? Oh well... let's wait and see. Perhaps there's some unforeseen problem..."

The clan meeting ended hastily in a rather unpleasant atmosphere.

However, what the Shimura clan received was not the good news they had been hoping for. A week later, a clansman rushed into the clan hall in a panic, carrying a bundle of scrolls...

"What did you say!!"

After hearing his explanation, the old clan chief almost fainted.

The message they received was none other than an official announcement from Konoha... the content of which is as follows.

"Two spies from the Shimura clan have been arrested for allegedly stealing classified information from the village and have now been convicted of espionage..."

In short, the Shimura clan's carefully laid tricks were exposed, and... Naoki and the ninja who followed him were both sentenced.

The ninja Shimura Kou, who was in charge of supervising Naoki, is scheduled to be executed soon... and Naoki himself has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Konoha...

Finally, the Shimura clan can never join Konoha, and... any family that associates with the Shimura clan will be considered an enemy.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, striking the old patriarch like a thunderbolt.

He slumped into the chair, panting heavily, as if he were about to...

He died, from anger.

Already old and consumed by greed, his plans before passing away were completely shelved, even rendered impossible. The Konoha's domineering and unreasonable attitude was too much for the old clan leader to accept, and he died prematurely.

The entire Shimura clan has been shrouded in gloom lately... except for two people, of course.

That is, Shimura Shiu's eldest son, Shimura Musashi, and his own son, Shimura Heizo.

The father and son were very happy, but on the surface they put on a heartbroken appearance, as if they had a particularly deep affection for their deceased father and grandfather...

However, only they themselves knew that this old fellow had occupied the position of clan leader for decades, and now he was finally dead, and the position they had been waiting for was finally theirs to sit in.

The clan head's grandson, Shimura Heizo, who is also Naoki's cousin, is sitting to the side of the head of the clan, delivering a sorrowful speech...

"...Grandpa has passed away, and we are all heartbroken...but our clan has never given up. We will forge ahead and complete Grandpa's unfinished work!"

His words deeply moved everyone present, although most of them were superficial, but the formalities were certainly well done.

Shimura Musashi naturally inherited the position of clan head. His gaze was serious as he praised his son, then uttered some perfunctory words, and finally...

"Second brother, I'm going to eliminate the potential threat. You don't have any objections, do you?"

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The younger brother who was called out remained the same, looking indifferent and not saying a word. He just sat there absentmindedly staring into the distance.

Seeing his younger brother like this, Musashi didn't care too much. Anyway, his second brother had always been this carefree and irresponsible.

Eliminating the threat... to put it bluntly, it means finding a way to kill Shimura Naoki, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Information about the Shimura family must absolutely not be leaked...

Now that the old clan chief is dead and the plan to join Konoha has completely fallen through, and the Shimura clan has been forcefully blocked from all communication with Konoha, the newly appointed clan chief cannot sit idly by and wait for his doom. He must demonstrate his strength!

He wanted everyone to see that he was many times more capable than that senile, foolish old man.

The idea is wonderful, but putting it into practice is incredibly difficult. At least for now... he hasn't found a breakthrough.

"What should I do..." Musashi propped his head up, sitting in the clan leader's seat with a melancholy expression.

He now needs to think of a way to both protect himself and annoy Konoha... He can't win in a direct confrontation, there's no way he can win, but... when it comes to scheming and trickery, he believes he's second to none.

......

Under Yan Yi's diligent guidance, while he may not have completely revolutionized the era and led Konoha to its peak, he at least did his best to protect those he cared about!

Although Konoha is still in its infancy, he is confident that he is already ahead of the game!

While other countries are still embroiled in civil wars and clans are fighting to the death, Konoha has already united.

I believe that as long as this momentum continues, even if my older brother and Hashirama are not as strong as they were during the war, they will definitely be able to stand out from the crowd!

However, all of this is contingent on no one causing trouble. What Konoha lacks most right now is time for growth.

The same goes for Ichiro; he trains diligently with Itama every day, striving to improve his strength even a little bit more!

Others may not know, but while enjoying the happiness of the moment, Yan Yi is also constantly reminding herself that she must learn how to cope with crises.

"I hope peace lasts a little longer..." Yan Yi stared at the sword in his hand and murmured to himself.

Upon hearing Yan Yi's words, Ban Jian stopped his cultivation and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Aren't we at peace now? Could there be other dangers?"

Yan Yi was taken aback, then smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's okay, no matter what happens in the future, I will protect you!"

"Hmm...I can protect Yan Yi too!"

Itama didn't understand, but he still clenched his fists with a determined look on his face.

Yan Yi was a little touched, but more worried... Would establishing Konoha so far ahead of schedule cause some other butterfly effects?

Moreover, both I and Banban are still too young.