Hokage: Immortal, I Open Unlimited Eight Gates

"I want to apologize to you on behalf of my father. You are right, no one wants to accept a life arranged by others."

Uchiha Fugaku resisted the dizziness in his head and looked at Chiba with an apologetic expression.

Chiba shook his head. "This has nothing to do with you. You don't need to apologize for your father."

Chiba didn't entirely exclude others from making choices for him.

In his previous life, he envied those classmates whose families arranged everything for them as soon as they graduated. They didn't need to struggle like he did, working hard day and night just to make a living.

But things were different now. He had the talents and skills given by the system, and he was destined to reach the top of the world.

In this case, why not live a more relaxed life?

Why keep practicing to become stronger? Just so he could refuse directly when encountering something he didn't want to do?

Uchiha Fugaku had a bitter look on his face. Judging by the situation in the ancestral hall just now, Chiba already possessed strength that exceeded that of most Uchiha.

And the strange power at the end frightened him even more.

If he hadn't known that this boy had not activated his Sharingan, he would have doubted whether this was the power of Mangekyō Sharingan.

"I understand. Don't worry, Chiba, I will persuade Father to give up on this idea."

Uchiha Fugaku knew very well that for the weak, the strong could arrange anything they wanted, but when facing the strong, they had to show respect.

Chiba, who was only 10 years old, already possessed such amazing power. Fugaku didn't dare imagine what state the person in front of him would reach in another 10 years.

But what was certain was that, by then, everyone would have to look up to this boy.

Just like that ninja Shura, Uchiha Madara.

Chiba's face was expressionless. "It's up to you. Is there anything else, Fugaku-san? If not, I'll go back first."

Chiba wasn't angry with Uchiha Fugaku over this matter. But he still remembered what Senju Hashirama had told him about gathering at seven o'clock tomorrow morning.

If he didn't go back to sleep now, he might not be able to wake up on time tomorrow.

"It's okay, Chiba. Please go back first." Uchiha Fugaku looked bitter.

He thought Chiba was still angry about what happened just now, so he stopped trying to persuade him to stay. Besides, he had already apologized on behalf of his father, so there was nothing more to be done.

Chiba nodded, turned around, and walked into the darkness.

Inside the ancestral hall.

After seeing Chiba's Conqueror's Haki power, Uchiha Setsuna turned to look at Uchiha Inada. "Old man Inada, do you know what kind of power Chiba used just now?"

"I don't know. He never said anything about it."

Uchiha Inada replied subconsciously, then reacted. "Setsuna, why are you pretending to be young? I'm the same age as you."

Setsuna looked sarcastically at him for a moment. "I'm anxious, you're anxious. Haha. You said you're Chiba's grandfather, but you don't even know your own grandson has such powerful abilities. Tsk tsk, looks like you're a failure as a grandfather."

"Setsuna, I don't need you to evaluate how well I've done. Chiba is still my grandson. What about you? Do you even have a son or daughter? When you die, who will worship you?"

"Inada, do you want to fight?" Setsuna was furious. He always used this as an excuse whenever he quarreled with the old man.

Did he not want to? He had no choice. He had gotten injured when he was young and didn't receive timely treatment, which caused problems in that area.

Now, he was surrounded by descendants.

"Come on, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Okay, you two are over a hundred years old, yet you still act like children?" Uchiha Tanaka, who had been worried about Chiba, was now disturbed by these two immortals.

He really wanted to tie the two of them up with a rope and seal their mouths with tape, so they wouldn't disturb him anymore.

Being stopped by Uchiha Tanaka, Uchiha Setsuna wasn't angry for once but smiled. "I didn't agree with your idea originally, but now it's different. That little guy is angry. Let's see what you do."

"Tsk tsk, it's a pity Chiba doesn't have any siblings. Otherwise, maybe he'd become the next Madara-sama."

As a contemporary of Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Setsuna was familiar with the codes of Mangekyō Sharingan and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

The scene of Uchiha Chiba earlier reminded him of Uchiha Madara in his youth, except for his appearance. The domineering aura was exactly the same.

As for the fact that Uchiha Chiba hadn't activated his Sharingan yet, Uchiha Setsuna wasn't concerned. Judging by his decades of experience, he believed Uchiha Chiba was already qualified to awaken Mangekyō.

If Uchiha Chiba knew what he was thinking, he would just smile awkwardly and say, "You think too highly of me."

Uchiha Inada fell silent after hearing Uchiha Setsuna's comment.

He was thinking about the moment when Uchiha Tanaka had approached him with the idea of Chiba becoming Tsunade's disciple. Should he have rejected it?

Though he felt some regret, it was too late to say anything now. What had happened had already happened. He wondered if Uchiha Chiba would alienate him because of this incident.

"Hey, why am I telling you all this? It's not like I made Chiba angry. Let's stop talking and go home."

Uchiha Setsuna stood up slowly and left the ancestral hall directly.

The remaining people looked at Uchiha Setsuna's back and thought about his evaluation of Chiba.

They all fell silent.

Seeing this, Uchiha Tanaka knew that today's clan meeting had been a failure.

"Okay, let's all disperse. Wake up those who fainted, and then go home."

After saying that, Uchiha Tanaka looked at Uchiha Inada again. "Elder Inada, I hope you can enlighten Chiba. You know, I do this for the sake of the family."

"Oh! I'll give it a try, but I don't know if it will work. Don't put too much hope in me."

After saying that, Uchiha Inada also walked out of the ancestral hall.

Later that night.

Chiba's mother saw her son coming back and casually asked, "Chiba, what happened at the clan meeting today?"

"It's nothing. I'm going to bed first. I have to get up early tomorrow. Good night, Mom."

"Hmm?"

Uchiha Genka was a little curious. In the past, after every clan meeting, her son would tell her everything that had happened.

But today, it was different.

She also noticed that Chiba's face was expressionless.

Seeing this, she didn't ask any further questions, but planned to ask someone else tomorrow about what had happened at the clan meeting.

"Well, then you go and rest."

In his bedroom, Chiba checked the items prepared for tomorrow.

"10 Chakra Restoration Pills...? No more."

For Chiba, the kunai and shuriken had no use. Why bring them along?

Would carrying extra weight be helpful?

After the inspection, Chiba lay on his bed.

However, he didn't fall asleep immediately. Instead, he thought about the scene where he had released his Conqueror's Haki in the ancestral hall.

He didn't expect that, due to this coincidence, he seemed to be able to release Conqueror's Haki at will.

This could be considered good news. It would give him an AOE skill to deal with miscellaneous soldiers in the future.