[Konoha, Obito Rebirth World]
In the special training grounds of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku and Sasuke, who were caught in a genjutsu, regained consciousness.
Fugaku looked at Sasuke, and a trace of satisfaction appeared on his face. He sincerely and without any pretense said, "To be able to break my genjutsu, there aren't many people within the Uchiha clan who can do that. I acknowledge your capabilities."
"Uchiha Sasuke, you're quite good. From now on, I will pay special attention to you."
On the side, Itachi, who had been watching the fight, let out a breath of relief. He knew a bit about it. His father's genjutsu skills were very high, and he had feared that Sasuke would suffer a loss in the genjutsu contest with their father.
He hadn't expected Sasuke to be even more outstanding than he had imagined. Actually breaking their father's genjutsu, and even earning their father's high recognition.
There weren't many people who could receive such approval from their father. For some reason, when Fugaku acknowledged others, he was never this happy. But when it was Sasuke, he felt extremely delighted.
He squinted and asked, "Father, and Sasuke, are you not going to fight anymore?"
Fugaku nodded and said, "Mm, there's no need to continue. I already tested him in the genjutsu world, he's indeed very strong."
Itachi showed a trace of expectation. A sudden impulse appeared in him, and he couldn't help but say to Sasuke, "How about coming to our house for dinner tonight?"
Sasuke was stunned and just looked at Itachi like that.
He saw the concern in Itachi's eyes and felt an overwhelming emotion in his heart.
Although Itachi arranged his life and made him walk a path he didn't want to walk, he had to admit. Even after crossing time and space, returning to a point before he was even born, his brother's love for him remained unconditional.
An impulse also rose in his heart. It had been a very, very long time, such a long time since he'd had a meal at home. He especially wanted to enjoy a few happy moments with his family.
So he nodded and said, "Okay."
On the side, Big Obito returned from his thoughts. Though his eyes were blind, he seemed intentionally or unintentionally facing in Sasuke's direction, a trace of amusement on his face.
Since breaking out of Fugaku's genjutsu world, Sasuke had been observing Big Obito's reaction. Seeing this, his heart sank, 'Did he notice something?'
Fugaku also keenly noticed this point. Though he really wanted to invite his future son home for a meal, to see Mikoto and chat, he still played along and said, "Itachi, it's inconvenient to invite outsiders to our family dinner. If you really like Sasuke, you can spend more time with him later, but as for dinner, forget it."
Itachi inexplicably felt, 'How could Sasuke be considered an outsider?'
So he said a bit aggrievedly, "But... sometimes outsiders do come over for dinner too, don't they? Isn't Aunt Kushina often here?"
Fugaku pretended to put on a stern face and continued, "No is no. Kushina and your mother are best friends."
Itachi still wasn't convinced, "Why can Mom's best friend come, but Sasuke can't? He already agreed."
Fugaku glanced at Big Obito and saw his expression was normal, with no abnormalities. He seized the chance to sigh and said, "Really can't do anything about you."
After speaking, he looked at Sasuke, then deliberately turned to Big Obito and said, "Then Sasuke and this... person, come to my house for dinner together?"
Sasuke snorted. Although he wasn't very good at acting, maintaining a cold persona was still relatively easy.
Sasuke said, "Don't worry about his opinion. Let's go."
Fugaku nodded and continued looking at Big Obito, probing, "I still don't know your name, can you tell me?"
Seeing this, Obito could only shrug, "As for my name, I've long forgotten it. If Clan Head Fugaku wants to call me something, you can call me Uchiha Namuresu(Nameless)."
"Uchiha Namuresu?", A strange expression appeared on Fugaku's face.
Although Obito was blind, he still sensed a subtle change in Fugaku's mood and couldn't help but ask, "What is it, Clan Head Fugaku? Is there something wrong with this name?"
Fugaku showed a trace of recollection, "I've seen this name in some of the clan's sealed historical records. It seems to have been a war weapon created by our Uchiha clan during the Warring States period."
"But later I heard it was sealed jointly by clans like the Senju and then vanished without a trace."
Obito was a bit dazed. He explained, "It's just a coincidence. I have nothing to do with that war weapon. Before today, I had never even heard that the Uchiha clan had such a thing in its history."
Fugaku said, "That's understandable. After all, this kind of information is all recorded in the Uchiha clan's confidential files. If you're not the clan head, you can't read them. It's normal that you don't know."
After a pause, Fugaku continued, "Then, this Uchiha Namuresu. Normally I've lacked attention and care for you and Sasuke, but not anymore. Would you like to come to my house and have a meal together?"
Obito thought for a moment and said, "Didn't Sasuke just say, don't worry about my opinion? Since it's Clan Head Fugaku's invitation, then I'll go."
But Fugaku asked, "Sasuke should be your junior, right? Between you two… what exactly is the relationship?"
Obito couldn't help but recall what Hiruzen had said before, and now suddenly understood, 'Did Sarutobi think Sasuke is my son?'
This was actually a pretty good test. Just now, Fugaku had pulled Sasuke into a genjutsu world. What the two of them did inside, he had no way of knowing.
What if Sasuke got impulsive and revealed their information? With Sasuke's personality, that really wasn't impossible.
So, he said lightly, "Sasuke… is just my disappointing son."
These words instantly made Fugaku and Sasuke unable to hold it in. Sasuke couldn't help but snort. To say something like that in front of his biological father. Obito really made him want to kill him.
He coldly looked at Obito, "Watch your mouth."
Fugaku, on the other hand, was more tolerant than Sasuke. Calmly, he said, "Sasuke, I know at your age, especially after awakening your eyes, is the most rebellious time. But as the clan head, I still have to discipline you a bit. Toward your father, show some respect. Don't act like you have no manners."
Sasuke gave Fugaku a strange look. His father could even tolerate something like this? No wonder the coup hadn't gone beyond just talk.
'Truly too weak.'
And he seriously suspected his father was speaking with a double meaning, but he had no evidence. So he could only snort in extreme reluctance, tacitly acknowledging the background Obito had made up.
Obito quietly relaxed. Fugaku seemed truly unaware, and Sasuke's reaction was within expectations. Just now, Sasuke had released a bit of killing intent toward him, that was indeed something Sasuke would do.
If Sasuke hadn't done that, he would've started worrying instead.
Seeing that there was no risk of his identity being exposed for now, Obito didn't plan to go against Fugaku's wishes. He still needed to stay in Konoha for a while and investigate the whereabouts of Little Obito. If he left now, and Fugaku investigated in return, he'd discover that he and Sasuke had appeared out of nowhere, then he'd have no choice but to flee with Sasuke.
So, he also nodded slightly, "Since Clan Head Fugaku is so hospitable, I have no reason to refuse. Let's go have a meal together then."
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