Chapter 230: Want to Die
Early June.
The eyes of everyone in Konoha were focused on the Senju clan grounds.
No one knew how Tsunade had determined it, but she said Mikoto should give birth on June 4th. This news somehow leaked out.
Therefore, on June 3rd, Kagami Uchiha actually brought the three clan elders to stay in the Senju clan grounds, becoming neighbors with Masahiko.
Masahiko was speechless about this.
"What's with this? Staring like this, are you afraid Mikoto will be abandoned after giving birth? Or that the Senju will hide the child away?" Faced with the few members of the Uchiha clan, Masahiko spoke speechlessly.
Kagami Uchiha smiled bitterly and said nothing. He didn't want to come either, but...
"Mikoto's child will definitely inherit my ocular power. If the Senju treat this child badly, don't blame me for taking him back!"
The speaker was the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan. He was of the generation of Mikoto's grandfather, seemingly her second grandfather...
Masahiko sighed. "Yes, yes, yes. The child will inherit the Uchiha clan's ocular power. He will walk and run as soon as he is born, naturally possess infinite chakra, and have Mangekyō Sharingan eyes. This is all the power of the Uchiha bloodline. Afterwards, he will be feared and dreaded by the Senju clan, then ostracized. After being taken back to the Uchiha, he will carry forward the glorious traditions of the Uchiha. Honesty and trustworthiness, hmm, the Eight Honors and Eight Shames and whatnot."
"Elder Masahiko, you... cough, cough!" Opposite him, the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan coughed violently.
"Alright, your health is so poor at less than sixty; you should talk less."
The Uchiha Great Elder was almost angered to death...
Naturally, there were not only Masahiko and the four Uchiha members in the room; Mito, Kenji, and others were also present. However, with Masahiko there, they felt they didn't need to speak and were just snickering on the side.
After a long while, the Uchiha Great Elder calmed down under the soothing of the other two elders and prepared to speak again.
Masahiko interrupted, "Don't talk yet. Kagami, what do you mean by this?"
Kagami shook his head. "I'm just here to see the child's birth. I don't care about anything else."
Masahiko smiled. Presumably, Kagami Uchiha was also helpless inside.
"What's the use of being so anxious? The child is just born; he can't possibly be born with a pair of Sharingan. What can you tell from that?"
From a newborn baby, one could only see a general idea. At the very least, one would have to wait until he was four or five years old and officially started training to see his talent.
Hearing these words, Kagami Uchiha let out another long sigh. Being the Uchiha Clan Head was shortening his life.
The Uchiha Great Elder caught his breath and remained tough. "Elder Masahiko, we fulfilled the condition you proposed back then. If the Senju don't abide by the agreement in the future, you cannot be partial."
Masahiko looked puzzled. "What condition did I propose?"
The old man opposite turned red. "My granddaughter Meiling married Fugaku!"
Masahiko was stunned for a long while before remembering what was going on. Back then, for the sake of Itachi and Sasuke, he had suggested that Fugaku marry some Uchiha Meishi or something beautiful. He didn't expect these people to take it seriously.
"The condition between the Senju and you guys back then... well, it has nothing to do with this first child. Let's talk about it if there's a second child." Masahiko wasn't very confident about this. If it weren't for him, Nawaki would have almost died without descendants.
The old man opposite was still dissatisfied. "This first child, if my Uchiha bloodline prevails, we must have half of him!"
Masahiko was speechless. "Fine, fine, fine. When the time comes, I'll split the child in half and send him over to you."
Seeing the old man looking like he could drop dead at any moment—his health so poor at such a relatively young age—Masahiko was truly helpless.
"The child isn't born yet. Let's not talk about that. Tell me how Fugaku is doing." Masahiko was somewhat concerned about him.
"Fugaku is fine," Kagami replied. "Meiling got pregnant not long ago."
Masahiko was startled, then breathed a sigh of relief. "Calculating the dates, Itachi should be around this age. I hope the so-called world correction force does its job."
Just then, a Senju clansman knocked on the door.
"Lord Third Hokage has arrived." The visitor reported.
"Heh, quite a few people care." Masahiko smiled, sensing not only Hiruzen but also many familiar faces.
"Elder Masahiko, Lady Mito." The arrivals greeted him and Mito first, then found places to sit.
Besides Hiruzen, the visitors included Tobirama's other disciples and the Hyūga Clan Head.
"Everyone is quite free, coming to care about the Senju's offspring issue?" Masahiko said with a smile.
Hiruzen smiled bitterly. "Can't help it. The entire Konoha is paying attention to this place; I had to come."
Masahiko didn't make things difficult for him. He watched as the group led by Hiruzen and Danzo bickered with the Senju and Uchiha. In short, there was only one meaning: with the Ninja World War looming in recent years, they hoped to maintain the stability of the ninja village.
In addition, Hiruzen promised that as soon as the war ended, he would propose the election of the Fourth Hokage and wouldn't decide it unilaterally.
This resulted in the Senju and Uchiha staring at each other blankly.
"Hiruzen," Kagami said helplessly, "who said we would unite with the Senju to seize the Hokage position?"
Hiruzen was stunned. The whole village is saying that right now...
It was Danzo who knew how to speak. "We know you won't, but we're worried someone might provoke you, so we're taking precautions in advance."
...
After that came all sorts of wrangling. Masahiko ignored it all, while Mito was full of worry.
Finally, at dusk, they sent away the "Konoha Negotiation Team." The Senju and Uchiha exchanged glances and smiled bitterly in tacit understanding.
Masahiko returned to his room with a smile, waiting for the arrival of the next day.
In bed, Masahiko tossed and turned for the first time in a long while.
"Born tomorrow... is Tsunade accurate or not... Ritian, no, Tianzhu, is it a boy or a girl?" For some reason, he felt like something was about to happen.
"Stop it." Just as he couldn't sleep, the little kitten rubbed against him. He had turned into a cat slave for a week now.
It wasn't until past midnight that Masahiko's mind gradually emptied, and he was about to fall asleep when it suddenly became noisy outside.
"Great-Great-Grandpa, Mikoto is giving birth!" Kenji's voice came from outside the door.
"I know!" Masahiko rolled over and stood up, muttering in his heart that Tsunade was accurate to a fault...
The clan was very lively. Because Tsunade was providing personal care, Mikoto didn't go to the Konoha Hospital but stayed at home.
Outside, a group of people were waiting.
After about an hour, the loud cry of a baby rang out from the room, making Masahiko feel relieved.
Sure enough, a moment later, Tsunade came out holding the baby, declaring it was a boy. Nawaki stared closely from the side.
"Optimus Prime comes in handy!" Masahiko sighed. Instead of rushing to look at the baby, he pulled Nawaki aside.
"Is the child's name Ritian or Tianzhu?"
Nawaki paused and smiled sheepishly. "Mikoto didn't agree. She gave him a name."
Masahiko glared. This great-granddaughter-in-law...
"What's the name?"
"Itachi. Itachi Senju."
"Hehe." Masahiko suddenly wanted to die.
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