Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 18 Are you... complaining about your brother?

Itama couldn't remember what happened after that night... He seemed like a different person after that, both in training and in his usual way of speaking... It was very strange?

However, others do not see this as a bad change.

He became more proactive and diligent in his training. His manner of speaking and personality seemed to have become much more outgoing.

Fojian's mood has improved a lot recently. His youngest son has suddenly become enlightened, and his battle plan has been arranged perfectly. So he has been praising him more these past few days.

Both Zhujian and Wajian were puzzled, wondering what had suddenly happened to their fourth brother. However, they were still very happy to see their younger brother become cheerful again.

Tobirama watched all this silently, knowing that his brother's sudden change could only be related to that night...

The next morning, Itama went out alone, but returned quickly. After he came back, the younger brother seemed to have changed...

Although the younger brother seemed to have improved, received encouragement from his older and younger brothers, and even received praise from his father, Tobirama's heart was... in unbearable pain.

This isn't like my younger brother...

He knew all too well what had happened to his brother. His brother had hidden his true self... He had lost not only memories of that child, but also his kind heart and gentle nature...

Despite feeling terribly guilty, Tobirama was powerless to do anything about it.

To survive in this treacherous ninja world... or rather, in this clan, it would be incredibly difficult for the younger brother to live a good life given his personality.

Kind people usually die young... Even within a family, a father will not like a cowardly child.

Moreover, the other party is an enemy of my family, and it is hard to say that we will definitely not encounter them on the battlefield in the future. What will my younger brother do then?

Are we just going to stand by and watch our people get killed without being able to do it? Or are we going to die by their blades because we have doubts in our hearts?

Tobirama absolutely cannot let this happen. Even if Itama abandons his original personality... as long as he can live a better life, shouldn't that be more important?

Despite the pain in his heart, Tobirama tried his best to rationally weigh the pros and cons. He tried to comfort himself by thinking that as long as it was for his brother's future, the sacrifice at this moment was truly unavoidable...

When the training finally ended, Itama smiled and said goodbye to the other tribespeople of the same age. Everyone was surprised by Itama's change and expressed their desire to play with him.

Itama nodded, responding to each question...

Most of the people had left, leaving only the four Senju brothers on the training ground.

Hashirama called out to his younger brothers, "Come home for dinner! Mother made something delicious today, it'll get cold if you go back too late!"

"Wow! Great! Let's go back quickly!" Upon hearing this, Watama's eyes lit up, and he immediately jogged to catch up with Hashirama.

After catching up with Hashirama, Kawarama smiled and turned back to wave to Itama and Tobirama, calling out, "Second brother, fourth brother! Hurry up!"

Itama nodded, about to respond, but Tobirama spoke first, "Okay! You guys go back first! I need to talk to my fourth brother for a bit! He has a move he wants to ask me about..."

"Oh, okay, you guys should head back soon too!" Watama didn't think much of it.

"Then we'll head back first~" Hashirama said, taking Kawarama's hand and leaving first.

After watching his eldest and third brothers walk away, Itama turned to Tobirama and asked, "Second brother, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

At this moment, Itama had a faint smile on his face, just like the innocent expression of a younger brother looking at his older brother without any ulterior motives.

Tobirama felt a sharp pain in his heart, and asked in a trembling voice, "Itama...you've changed a lot lately. This isn't like you. Are you...resenting your brother...?"

Itama paused for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled faintly and said, "I'm not complaining about my second brother. Doesn't everyone like me this way? It's really good this way, and everyone is happy..."

"Itama, you... I'm sorry, brother." Tobirama's voice sounded somewhat sad.

"Brother, you don't need to apologize. I don't blame you... On the contrary, I'm very grateful for your concern. I don't want to let everyone down."

Itama kept his head down, his eyes revealing no particular emotion...

“I’ve thought it through. I’m from the Senju clan, and it’s impossible for me to be friends with him… Brother, you’re absolutely right. I can’t let the clan be harmed for something impossible…”

Itama's words sounded very "correct," but Tobirama's eyes were full of disbelief... He really found it hard to believe that someone could suddenly abandon their original self overnight and become like this, especially his own younger brother.

Tobirama hesitated. He wasn't sure if this was truly for Itama's good, but his younger brother was definitely receiving much more attention than before...

"I see..."

Tobirama nodded silently... So be it. At least his younger brother will be fine, and he won't have to worry about what might happen in the future.

"Let's go back and eat..."

Tobirama took Itama's hand, and the two of them did not exchange another word the rest of the way.

......

Actually, Itama didn't sleep a wink that night after his heart-to-heart talk with Tobirama.

He kept reflecting on his second brother's words, and also on his own actions...

Helping Yan Yi during that period was, for him, a true reflection of his own kindness. To ask him to forget that memory would mean denying his entire personality.

However... it's true, he knows his personality isn't suited to be a ninja, and now he's saved a child from an enemy clan...

On one side is his friend Yan Yi, who watches over him, understands him, and plays with him. He saved Yan Yi, and Yan Yi also relies on him.

On the other side are her parents, clansmen, and brothers. Although her presence is too insignificant and she cannot gain the recognition of her clansmen and father, they are still, after all, the family that gave her birth and raised her.

My second brother is right...

That night, he seemed to have figured out a lot.

So the next morning, he quietly left home and went alone to the earthen slope where he first found Yan Yi, and then to the small pond where he helped Yan Yi take a bath and fetch water.

Finally, he returned to the "secret base" where Yan Yi had spent ten days with him, that inconspicuous and particularly hidden little cave.

The little boy in the cave is gone, and the place has long since returned to its former desolation.

This was Itama's last moment of wavering, but in the end, for the sake of his family, his brothers, and his father's expectations, he decided to completely forget about this place...

Although his face remained expressionless, tears streamed down his face. He cleaned up everything in the cave that was related to Yan Yi, erasing the crooked writing left with charcoal...

Finally, he took out the jade stone that Yan Yi had left him from his pocket.

Ultimately, he couldn't bring himself to... smash the jade stone or throw it into the pond. Perhaps he himself didn't realize that subconsciously, there remained just a sliver of hope...

So in the end, he chose to go to a corner of the cave and bury the beautiful jade stone deep into the soil...

Having done all this, it also meant that Itama had relinquished all his former weakness, gentleness, and kindness...

What he had to do was play the role of a qualified young master of the Thousand Hands, becoming what the family expected of him, and eliminating all factors that threatened the family's stability.