Following the brief greeting, Fugaku entered the store, and the twin brothers left for their house carrying their infants.
"Brother, are the Uchiha's also taking the same route as us?" When Hizashi saw Fugaku enter the store, he enquired.
"Probably. We don't need to interact with them much. Currently, their status is unstable." Hiashi didn't want to discuss Uchiha in his speech. The largest clans in the town had virtually made it forbidden, and Uchiha's had established itself as a shining example of how not to behave.
Hizashi sighed and just followed his brother. He had some sympathy for the Uchiha. In the end, his and Uchiha's circumstances were essentially the same. There was nothing they could do to stop the unjust oppression that they were both experiencing.
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After entering the store and observing that there were no new customers there, Fugaku almost raced towards Aoto and prepared to attack him before stopping himself. He had remembered what had occurred the last time and was beaten down. If he wanted to fight this guy, it was probably by the use of Mangekyo Sharingan. There was no escape.
He was currently genuinely unsure of himself. He intended to use the Susano to attack this young man, whom he believed to be the cause of his son's illness. Because he believed he had cursed him. The people of Konoha could be superstitious at times.
Aoto saw the violent reaction from Fugaku after entering the shop and also saw the struggle in his eyes. He was able to discern what was going on in his thoughts with ease.
"Fugaku-san, even if you use the Mangekyo Sharingan, it would be useless against me." To break the awkward quiet between the two, Aoto abruptly spoke. To ensure that sound didn't enter the business too easily, Aoto had also erected effective soundproofing and sturdy walls.
Fugaku's eyes widened as he stated that his typically black eyes had instantly changed to full tomoe-sharingan 3. Fugaku, who had been holding back anything he might later regret, instead grabbed Aoto by the collar of his jacket and pulled him away from the counter.
"Speak. Or I wouldn't care even if you belong to the Hokage. I will employ all resources possible to bring you down. Speak, how do you know of Mangekyo Sharingan?" Fugaku enquired in a stern voice that was quite hoarse. He was both worried and furious. Only his wife in the clan was aware of the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he had completely concealed the ability from everyone else.
He couldn't figure out how his secret had been revealed. Did Hokage let him know? But why would he act in that way? He would not have sent a youngster to carry out his orders if he had known it; instead, he would have confronted him in front of his peers and superiors.
What was the angle here?
"I know a lot more than you. And trying to pull me down will only make your problems bigger. You are already surrounded and Konoha just needs another reason to launch an attack against you." As he spoke, Aoto gave Fugaku a direct look in the eyes.
He abruptly and covertly revealed certain information to him for a cause. He didn't want the clan to vanish one day. If possible he would do everything to protect the clan. Additionally, because he was helpless and unable to defend himself when he was outside, he needed a protective umbrella.
Something that would only serve as a bodyguard and not pry into his professional life. He had the option of accepting Konoha's protection from Hiruzen, but doing so would have required Anbu, or, to put it another way, Danzo's filthy eyes.
Even though he was certain they wouldn't learn his secrets, he was under no circumstances going to permit it. Fugaku, who was quivering with rage, punched him without thinking it through.
But that punch wasn't just any punch; Fugaku's hand appeared to be covered by a hand that was clearly orange in hue. The orange colored hand was large. The punch stopped just before hitting the face of Aoto and in the next moment, Fugaku was flicked off from his place.
He nearly took off before colliding with the shop's invisible wall. When Fugaku was sent back, the system was so well-organized and proper that nothing was damaged and everything remained in place.
"Susano in orange color. It's a nice color." Aoto remarked while musing on how lovely the entire susano would be. He is eager to find out. Fugaku didn't get hit that strongly and he was flicked from the ground. He was alright.
Fugaku who was on his ass lying on the ground looked at Aoto in horror. This youngster was immune to harm from even the susano. What was he? Some kind of god? He didn't even see him using chakra or anything of that sort.
His mangekyo sharingan immediately began to function. Fugaku's mangekyo sharingan gave him the power to see into the future. Not one future, but different future as a result of his actions. This was a broken ability as it basically meant that he could take the most perfect action and deal the damage.
So, using that power, he peered into the future. He became more terrified as he saw more. There was no future where he defeated this kid. Even if he used full susano he wasn't able to defeat him.
What was wrong with the world? He looked at Aoto in horror.
"You should stop using the sharingan. You will lose more eyesight, the more you use it." Added Aoto. Fugaku gulped as he looked at Aoto. This guy even knew of the dangers of Mangekyo Sharingan? Now he had severe doubts. Was he some forgotten Uchiha child who had been born during the time of war and had been unaware of it? But the clan registration does not have any such information.
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