Chapter 159 - 159 (1/2)

As Ryo was about to leave, he was stopped by Orochimaru who seemed to remember something.

”Ryo kun, tales of your battle against the Mist Village have spread out, and while you were using a technique similar to that of the Akamishi clan's, your Sharingan was also exposed.”

Hearing Orochimaru, Ryo recalled using the Sharingan while using Ice Colossus, and realized that his secret had been leaked.

Ryo knew all too well that once his Sharingan would be exposed, he'll definitely have trouble.

”Orochi san, have the Uchiha harassed my mother in the past few days?” Ryo asked a little anxiously.

”Yes, but they were stopped by Minato and Kushina.”

Knowing that his mother had the protection of those two on top of his clan's made Ryo feel a lot less worried.

”Orochi san, the Hoka…”

”Sarutobi sensei has appeased the Uchiha clan's head, but other members of the tribe are still very dissatisfied.” Orochimaru carried on talking, telling Ryo what he knew.

Ryo understood that higher-ups of the village were now divided into two factions: Danzo and Homura sided with Uchiha, while Koharu took Hiruzen's side.

The Uchiha do not allow their bloodline to spread into other clans. According to their internal rules, Ryo must now ”return” to his clan, or abolish any signs of the Uchiha Bloodline.

Of course, their bloodline was reflected in his Sharingan. Not returning to the clan meant that he had to pluck out his eyes.

In the high level meeting about the matter, Danzo and Homura were clearly showing their support of the Uchiha's case. As a result, Kushina was enraged. This evolved into her colliding with Danzo.

Minato wasn't about to stop her; Jiraya hadn't come back yet, Orochimaru and Sakumo weren't interfering either. Helplessly, the 3rd had to interfere himself and stop the raging Kushina.

This made her furious, and left on the spot, slamming the door behind her, with Minato following after her.

After that, Kushina and Minato both publicly stepped up to stop the Uchiha.

The Red Hot Habanero, and Konoha's Yellow Flash were not people that the Uchiha clan could afford to offend. They could only choose to temporarily retreat.

After listening to Orochimaru, Ryo was very touched by Kushina and Minato's unconditional support.

This was especially true with Minato, who had always been most loyal to the village, and was now willing to go against its higher up just for Ryo's sake. This made the latter very moved.

”It wasn't just those two supporting you!” Anko came down the stairs, speaking in an awkward tone.

Ryo looked back at her, and she continued: ”In fact, Orochimaru sensei, Jiraya san, and Sakumo san all have been to the Uchiha's district.”

”Orochi san, you…”

”We went to the clan's head to talk about your issue. He promised that there will be no reason to pursue the matter of your identity if if you could get the clan's elite to accept that.”

Ryo knew that things were not as simple as Orochimaru was describing. A heavy price must have been payed to make the Uchiha clan's head promise such a thing.

However, Ryo was wrong. There was indeed a small price, but the Uchiha were the ones who had to pay.