After Fumori Masaki informed them about the existence of transmigrators and who the current one was, Uchiha Ken and Fujimura Yuuki's expressions became somewhat peculiar.
The former was better off; he had previously learned from Uchiha Kokuya that he was the transmigrator of Indra, and after Lisa's guidance, he had some premonition about Fujimura Yuuki's identity.
But Fujimura Yuuki was different; he had never heard of such a thing.
He originally thought it was some important mission, but it turned out to be a revelation that he was the reincarnation of Asura, the son of the legendary Six Paths Sage.
How could anyone accept that all at once?
If it weren't for the fact that the person telling him was the Hokage, and not some random guy who popped out of a street corner, Fujimura Yuuki would definitely suspect that the other party was making up a story to deceive him.
But even so, the impact on him was still incredibly significant.
Fujimura Yuuki subconsciously glanced at Uchiha Ken, noticing that the degree of his friend's agitation seemed far less than his own, comparatively minimal.
He asked, "Ken, what do you think?"
"I was also quite surprised at first, but after returning to the village, I slowly accepted it.
However, although I had some suspicions, I didn't expect that it would actually be you." Uchiha Ken took a deep breath, calmed himself, and replied.
"After returning to the village?" Fujimura Yuuki murmured, then said in surprise, "You knew before this?" He had thought Uchiha Ken learned about it here with him.
"Heh, it was that scoundrel Uchiha Kokuya who told me." Uchiha Ken touched his eye, "He targeted my Sharingan precisely because of this.
He wants to obtain Indra's power."
Uchiha Ken currently had bandages wrapped around his head, covering the area where his eye was missing, giving the impression that he was recovering from an injury.
In reality, Uchiha Ken's injuries had long since healed; he did this mainly for ease of movement and also to remind himself not to forget the pain.
Although a new eye could be transplanted for Uchiha Ken, there was no new Sharingan available to him, and a normal eye held no meaning for him.
It was better to give up and use the phantom pain of the still-present Sharingan as a constant warning.
Uchiha Kagami also had no solution for this.
When an Uchiha clan member died, their Sharingan was usually intact, but according to clan rules, they were all required to be buried.
As for why this was done, it stemmed from the historical traditions of the Uchiha.
The power of the Sharingan was exceptionally strong, so strong that not to mention outsiders, even members of the clan themselves would covet it.
If the Sharingan of deceased clan members were preserved, it could indeed increase the number of Sharingan and be utilized when necessary.
However, doing so would lead to the spread of undesirable practices.
Some might abuse the Sharingan of deceased clan members, or even target living clan members, for instance, by conspiring to kill them to obtain their Sharingan.
Such practices were not unheard of.
The numerous records of fratricide in the history of the Uchiha clan proved all of this.
In the past, some Uchiha clan members, in order to abuse the power of Izanagi, extensively plundered the Sharingan of their comrades.
Things like blood ties and kinship meant nothing to them; only power was real.
After that incident, the Uchiha clan began to curb this trend.
To prevent it from happening again, they not only strictly forbade harming their comrades but also prohibited the use of deceased comrades' Sharingan—which might seem insignificant, but for the Uchiha clan, this often became the seed for the birth of evil.
It can be said that the Uchiha ancestors who made this decision were very wise.
Although there were many upheavals later, this principle was still upheld.
Uchiha Kagami also believed this approach was correct; disrespecting deceased relatives in such a way would eventually fall upon the living.
Therefore, even though Uchiha Ken's special situation required a new Sharingan, Uchiha Kagami could not violate the rule for it.
Once broken, it would open Pandora's Box, and the current Uchiha clan might return to its past state, which he did not wish to see.
The Uchiha who clung to past traditions were destined to be unable to adapt to the new era.
Those who could survive in the new era would inevitably have to draw a clear line with the Uchiha of the past.
Uchiha Kagami could only express his apologies for this situation.
Fortunately, Uchiha Ken did not cling to the idea of a new Sharingan; he understood the origin of this rule.
Because his own father had died at the hands of a relative, he utterly detested fratricide and naturally refused to engage in it.
"So, he's going to target the latent Asura power within me next?" Fujimura Yuuki scratched his hair, "But I don't have anything special about me.
I believe that transmigrators might exist, but honestly, I don't feel it.
To say I'm the reincarnation of some great figure…"
"That's a good mindset; there's no need to dwell on it too much.
Asura and Indra are them; Ken-kun and Yuuki-kun are yourselves.
Their so-called destiny is their business, and your choices are related to your experiences in this life.
Even if you truly become adversaries, those are your own ideas, far more real than those mythical figures." Fumori Masaki said with a smile.
"Yes, as for these so-called transmigrators, you can simply view them as existing like your fathers." Uchiha Kagami said to the two, analyzing slowly, "Just like the grudges inherited from the previous generation, as children, you are bound to bear them.
As blood relatives, you will certainly resemble them in some ways—but so what?
Just because they were enemies in the previous life, does that mean you must be in this one?
Do you have to be exactly like them? There's no such thing."
"From what we see now, Hashirama-sama and Madara-sama were also transmigrators, but their personalities were completely different from yours.
Although they eventually walked the path of opposition, that was a matter of personality." Fumori Masaki said.
"Well, I didn't really care much to begin with.
Transmigrators, or whatever, it's like listening to a story to me.
Even if you say I'm Asura's reincarnation, I still feel like I'm myself." Fujimura Yuuki shrugged.
In this regard, he appeared particularly unconcerned.
At this moment, Fujimura Yuuki suddenly glanced at his friend beside him and chuckled, "You wouldn't be very concerned, would you?"
"What am I concerned about?" Uchiha Ken rolled his eyes, "I'm not as sensitive as you think."
When Uchiha Ken said this, he felt a little guilty, because he had indeed been very concerned before.
But he would never admit it, and now, after Lisa's guidance and the persuasion of Fumori Masaki and Uchiha Kagami, he himself didn't care as much.
Fujimura Yuuki's nonchalance made him feel even more that he couldn't lose face.
Thinking about it now, Uchiha Ken truly didn't care much anymore; he could view everything with a calm mind.
"So, Hokage-sama, since this guy plans to target us, what do you intend to do?
Calling us here is to lure him out, right?" Fujimura Yuuki was also an experienced ninja and understood what Fumori Masaki and the other person were planning.
Otherwise, why would they call two transmigrators here?
"Yes, it might be a bit dangerous.
If you don't want to, you can refuse.
We can think of other ways to deal with Uchiha Kokuya; it's not absolutely necessary for you to go." Fumori Masaki said.
"Why not?
Since this guy is targeting us, instead of worrying about when he'll come after us, why not just openly invite him over?
I'm sure that since the Hokage-sama knows about this, he must have a way to take him out once he arrives, right?" Fujimura Yuuki said with a smile.
"That's right." Fumori Masaki nodded.
"Then there's nothing to hesitate about, Ken, what do you say?" Fujimura Yuuki nudged Uchiha Ken with his elbow and asked.
"Of course, I won't just sit back and do nothing.
I have to settle this score with him personally." Uchiha Ken said, his voice carrying a hint of coldness.