Konoha Thief

Chapter 701 Uchiha's Chapter Day

Chapter 701 Uchiha's Festival

Great Elder House.

The sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo forest came from outside the window, and the Great Elder looked at the secret letter in front of him, his squinted eyes sparkled scarlet.

At this time, there was a sound of approaching footsteps in the corridor outside the house, and soon a figure knelt outside the door. Judging from the figure reflected through the door, it was the servant in charge of delivering the message.

"My lord, there is news from the banquet, and we are waiting for you to arrive now."

Soft and respectful words came from outside.

"Well, I see." The Great Elder responded lightly without turning around.

The figure outside the door left, and the place became silent again.

"Hmph! I can't tell that that guy has such guts, but... the one who controls the family is me after all."

There was a sneer on the corner of the Great Elder's mouth, and then he saw the secret letter on the table, and couldn't help frowning, showing suspicion.

"But who sent this kind of information here?"

The Uchiha tribe is isolated from the outside world, and it may be difficult for outsiders to do this kind of thing, so he quickly thought of the inside of the family, and even a few figures appeared in his mind, all of them are the tribesmen around Uchiha Fugaku.

In his mind, the only ones who could get this kind of confidential information were those who followed Uchiha Fugaku, otherwise, even if they noticed something strange, it would be impossible to know it so clearly.

But now is not the right time to think about this kind of thing, he immediately stopped his thoughts, got up to tidy up his appearance, and went out to the banquet.

As a big family that has been passed down from the chaotic Warring States period to the present, Uchiha has many festivals that have been preserved to this day. Although the significance of these festivals at the beginning no longer exists now, this is undoubtedly the Uchiha’s glory, which they miss the most One of a kind, which means they are different.

This is the case with today's festival, and the fact that the place where the celebration is held is Nanga Shrine is enough to show the special status of this festival.

When the Great Elder brought his servants to the Nanga Shrine, Uchiha Fugaku, who was in charge of the various affairs of the celebration, was directing and placing the items. It was the third elder who called him that the Great Elder had arrived. Salute in front of him, with the usual respectful gesture.

"Elder Elder, you are highly respected, and I invite you to preside over the ceremony later on." Uchiha Fugaku said.

"Hehe, it's up to you. After all, this old man is just an elder. Now it is Fu Yue, the patriarch, who controls the direction of the family." The Great Elder smiled lightly and shook his head.

The two retreated modestly, but according to the past practice, Uchiha Fugaku will continue to maintain a humble attitude, and at the same time respect the great elder to do this kind of ritual work, and he, the patriarch, will step aside.

The situation at this moment is also the same, Uchiha Fugaku continued to compliment a few words, expressing his respect to the elder, the latter immediately accepted the job without any refusal.

During this period, the second elder, who always looked forward to the first elder, also persuaded the first elder to agree to Uchiha Fuyue's request. As for the third elder, who was irritable and didn't hide it, he was a little bit critical, thinking that this kind of thing should be done by Uchiha Fugaku. It is considered old etiquette for this patriarch to do it, but he only said a word, and was glared at by Uchiha Fugaku, and then he stopped talking.

The Great Elder lowered his eyelids, seeing this in his eyes, secretly sneered in his heart, and immediately accepted the task as usual.

It took a short while to adjust the scene, and finally the ceremony opened.

The Great Elder appeared on the stage and recited the text, remembering his ancestors, and the Uchiha clansmen were not surprised by his appearance, and even judging from their reactions, it can be said that they have long been accustomed to it.

Uchiha Fugaku, who was standing on the side of the stage, had a calm face, but his eyebrows were slightly frowned, and if he hadn't looked closely, he would never have noticed it.

Hearing the deep voice of the Great Elder chanting on the stage, he raised his head and looked over there. The Second Elder and Third Elder standing there seemed to have sensed something, followed him, and then nodded casually as a signal.

After making a brief statement, the chief elder waved his hand to allow the clansmen to enjoy the banquet freely, and he came to the chief to take a seat, and then Uchiha Fugaku, the second elder, and the third elder also came and sat with him.

The Second Elder and Uchiha Fugaku flattered and had a few drinks with the First Elder. The Third Elder, who was always good at wine, also drank together at this time. After a few glasses of sake, the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed.

But at this moment, the Great Elder seemed to have lost his grip, and the wine glass in his hand suddenly fell to the ground and shattered with a bang.

This crisp sound did not disturb the banquet. Even though it was the Great Elder's wine glass that broke, the atmosphere around the elders and patriarchs fell into a stagnant state. Humanly speaking, it is very obvious.

"Brother, are you drunk? Can't even hold the wine glass steadily?" The third elder asked suspiciously, as if he was not affected by the atmosphere.

When he said this, he did not forget to put the sake in the cup into his mouth and drink it with enjoyment.

"When you get old, you can't even hold your hands steady." The elder said with a self-deprecating smile.

At this time, Uchiha Fugaku had already called the attendant to fetch a wine glass, and presented it in front of the Great Elder with a calm expression.

"The great elder is at the peak of spring and autumn, and he is not old at all."

Hearing his flattering words, the third elder who filled the wine alone quietly rolled his eyes, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it. He was used to this kind of thing, even with his personality, he wouldn't care about it. It's better to taste the fine wine in the glass than to feel sulking.

"Fuyue doesn't understand me." The Great Elder shook his head and sighed, took the wine glass handed to him without putting it down, just looked at the empty glass and said: "But the wine glass has dropped by mistake, which means I can't drink this wine anymore Yes. Fu Yue, what do you think?"

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Uchiha Fugaku who was respectful in front of him.

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were lowered, and he didn't respond immediately, but there was already a wave of waves under his calm expression.

He has realized something.

"Brother, it's just a wine glass. If you drop it, you will lose it. Besides, you can still drink with a new glass." The second elder said with a smile at this time, "Today is a rare festival for the family. Since there is a ceremony to celebrate, it should be celebrated every day." Everyone is satisfied and happy.”

He said that he had already raised his wine glass, got up and walked towards the elder, and said with a smile on his face, "I'll give this glass to you, elder brother. It's all thanks to the fact that the family has been able to maintain such vitality despite being squeezed out by the village for so many years." It is relying on your leadership, big brother. Fuyue, third child, you all come with me to toast the Great Elder."

(End of this chapter)