Chapter 88: Chapter 88: Return to the Clan
After the establishment of the Uchiha Muscle Modification Department, the first order of business was naturally moving. The gym equipment from the old gym, as well as Dan and Samui's furniture and belongings, all had to be moved to the new Muscle Modification Department.
Without Dan having to say anything, or Fugaku having to give an order, the Uchiha clan members were eager to take on this task.
Seeing this, Fugaku, after getting Dan's approval, told the clan members:
"Let's all go together. There's strength in numbers, let's aim to finish moving today."
And so, a large group of people left the clan grounds.
Just as they reached the main gate, Dan saw Tsunade, disguised as a blonde nobleman, leaning against a pillar by the gate, waving at him.
"Dan, the Gym Owner."
"Dr. Dan."
The two exchanged smiles.
Upon learning that the gym was moving, Tsunade teased Dan, "I just heard from Clan Leader Fugaku that outsiders are forbidden from entering Uchiha territory, or they'll bear the consequences. Can I still go to your gym? I do have a membership card."
"Of course, all gym members are always welcome," Dan assured her. Suddenly, an idea came to him, and he said to Tsunade, "By the way, I have something I'd like you to help me research."
"What is it?" Tsunade asked curiously.
"You'll know if you come with me."
Twenty minutes later at the small alley gym, under the curious gaze of the Uchiha, Dan opened the freezer and took out two frozen, stiff arms.
Itachi, standing nearby, recognized them instantly. They were the arms of the mysterious masked man.
He didn't expect his uncle to still have them. "This is..." Tsunade was surprised. Who keeps severed arms in their fridge?
"Let's talk inside."
Dan, holding the arms, invited Tsunade and his brother-in-law Fugaku into the meeting room.
"Not long ago, I fought with a mysterious enemy, and I tore off his arms. This person used Wood Release jutsu, possibly gaining the power of the First Hokage through some means," Dan explained as he handed each of them an arm.
What?!
Tsunade and Fugaku were both taken aback.
Especially Tsunade. When she heard words like "Wood Release" and "First Hokage" from Dan, her expression became serious after her initial surprise.
She carefully examined the arm and quickly discovered that it wasn't made of muscle, bone, blood, and fascia, but mainly a white cellular tissue.
"You're a medical ninja, you must have a deep understanding of human anatomy. Can you see anything unusual?" Dan asked.
Tsunade put down the arm and replied with a frown, "I need to conduct further dissection and research to draw a conclusion."
"That's easy," Dan said, turning to Fugaku, "Brother-in-law, can I borrow the Uchiha's medical room for my friend here?"
"Of course," Fugaku nodded.
Tsunade agreed as well.
This time, she wasn't doing it for the money, or to get closer to Dan, but because she was extremely interested in this strange arm.
She couldn't wait to start her research.
"Kenzo!"
Fugaku called his secretary and ordered him to take Tsunade and the two arms to the medical room.
Watching Tsunade hurry off, Dan's eyes were deep.
Obito's arm, which had been implanted with Hashirama's cells, possessed the power of Yang Release.
Although Dan had been practicing Yang Release himself, his progress had stagnated after completing his body modification, hitting a bottleneck.
Hashirama Senju was the reincarnation of Ashura, the second son of the Sage of Six Paths.
Not only did he have an unfathomable amount of chakra, but he also possessed a body full of vitality, capable of healing most injuries without a trace.
Even Uchiha Madara had said that no one could kill Hashirama on the battlefield.
In contrast, Dan's body was more focused on strength and defense, and his healing ability was relatively ordinary.
Therefore, in order to break through the current bottleneck and progress further, and to cultivate a more perfect body to become the supreme god of muscles, Dan gave Obito's arm to Tsunade, hoping to gain some valuable insights through her research.
Just as he was thinking, Fugaku interrupted his thoughts, "By the way, Dan, come to my house for dinner tonight. Your sister has prepared a lot of food to celebrate your return to the clan."
"Alright," Dan nodded.
By the afternoon, with the help of over a hundred Uchiha clan members, almost everything from the gym had been moved. The efficiency was top-notch.
In the empty meditation room, Dan took down the calligraphy that read "Sit and Forget" from the wall, then he and Samui left the place they had lived in for over a decade.
At the entrance of the Uchiha clan grounds, Fugaku and Itachi, father and son, were waiting.
After picking up Dan and Samui, the four of them entered the clan grounds together and headed towards the clan leader's mansion.
Along the way, Samui whispered to Dan, "Owner, everyone is looking at you."
Dan looked around and saw that the ordinary clan members on the street were smiling at him, bowing to him, and even the children were waving at him.
Although he was considered a villain by the villagers outside, within the clan, he was not only the clan leader's younger brother, but also the strongest Uchiha.
So it was quite normal for him to be welcomed by the clan members.
Of course, there were also a significant number of Uchiha clan members who were worried.
They just wanted to live a peaceful life, but Dan's recent actions in the village had undoubtedly deepened the Leaf Village's hostility towards the Uchiha, just like during Uchiha Madara's time.
This made some clan members feel uneasy.
The second time he came to his brother-in-law's house for dinner.
At the dinner table, Mikoto first served food to her brother, asking Dan to taste her cooking, then she subtly hinted at trying to match Dan and Samui together.
She often invited Samui to go shopping with her and liked her very much. In her heart, she had already recognized Samui as her future sister-in-law.
Samui blushed at Mikoto's words, but it was unclear whether it was genuine or just an act.
Dan and Fugaku exchanged a glance.
The fact that Samui was a spy from the Hidden Cloud Village was still only known to the two of them.
So, Fugaku pretended to cough and said to Mikoto, "Don't worry about it, let the young people handle their own affairs."
Dan also chimed in, "Sister, don't worry. I won't let Samui down no matter what. I even gave her a crystal necklace recently."
Really?
Upon hearing this, Mikoto took a closer look at the necklace around Samui's neck and couldn't help but smile.
The homonym of 'necklace' is 'fall in love'. Had Dan already confessed his feelings to Samui through this gesture?
It seemed that her little brother wasn't clueless about romance after all, and was even quite romantic.
"Owner..." Samui murmured softly, her face flushed.
Seeing Samui's reaction, even Dan couldn't help but marvel internally: If she's pretending, she's doing an excellent job. Truly a high-level spy.
After dinner, Mikoto, with an expectant look on her face, suggested, "Dan, your brother-in-law told me that it will take some time to renovate the Police Force building into a gym. In the meantime, why don't you and Samui stay at our house?"
As soon as she said this, Itachi and Sasuke, the two brothers, became extremely nervous, fearing that their uncle would agree.
And their fear came true.
Dan glanced at his two nephews, then smiled and said to Mikoto, "Of course, sister. I also want to see you every day. Oh, and these two adorable nephews of mine."
After saying that, he patted Itachi on the shoulder. Itachi managed to squeeze out a smile, but inside, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Mrs. Mikoto, I'm sorry for the trouble," Samui stood up and bowed to Mikoto.
She never imagined that she, a spy, would one day openly live in the house of the Uchiha clan leader.
"Come, let me show you your room."
Mikoto, with a bright smile, took Samui's hand, becoming more and more satisfied with her "sister-in-law".
After watching the two women leave, Fugaku suddenly turned serious and said to Dan, "Dan, I have something to discuss with you."
A moment later, Dan followed Fugaku to the Uchiha clan's morgue.
"After the last clan meeting, a clan member named Uchiha Run disappeared. It wasn't until a few days ago that we found his body. But the body is very strange..."
As Fugaku spoke, he led Dan to a body.
Looking at it, Dan saw that Uchiha Run's body had decayed, his Sharingan eyes had been gouged out, and the strange part was—a tree had grown out of the body.
Yes, a tree.
"Someone attacked Uchiha Run with Wood Release jutsu. I heard that there's a ninja named Tenzō in the Anbu who can use the First Hokage's Wood Release and is under Kakashi's command," Fugaku analyzed gravely.
Obviously, he believed that on the night of the Uchiha clan meeting, the Third Hokage didn't just send Kakashi to monitor the Uchiha, Tenzō was also there.
And he had killed Uchiha Run.
After finishing, Fugaku asked Dan, "Dan, when you took out those two arms earlier today, you said that you had also encountered an enemy who could use Wood Release. When was that?"
He suspected that the Wood Release enemy Dan had encountered was Tenzō.
Dan, however, shook his head and denied it, "Not all Wood Release users are Tenzō, and not all of them are from the Leaf Village's Anbu."
At least as far as Dan knew, besides Tenzō, there were also Guruguru, Obito, and Zetsu who could use Wood Release.
And according to Fugaku's description, the most likely person to have killed Uchiha Run was either Obito or Zetsu, who was under Obito's command.
So Obito was making his move so soon?
"Dan, are you saying that there's a group of enemies who have mastered Wood Release lurking in the shadows, specifically targeting our Uchiha clan?" Fugaku deduced from Dan's words.
Who could it be?
Dan thought for a moment, then speculated, "The purpose of the attack on Uchiha Run was probably to impersonate him and infiltrate the clan meeting to eavesdrop on information. If that's the case, let's set a trap to lure them out."
A trap?
Upon hearing this, Fugaku immediately understood Dan's meaning, "You mean, hold another clan meeting to lure the enemy out?"
It just so happened that tomorrow night was the time for the Uchiha clan meeting.
"Exactly, just announce that there's important news and that everyone must attend," Dan added.
As for what kind of fish they could catch, they would find out tomorrow night.
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