"NANI!?"
The entire room was left completely stunned. Just a moment ago, the atmosphere was so tense it felt like a fight was about to break out at any second.
How did it suddenly turn into a family reunion show? The plot twist was so sudden that even Tobirama Senju, who had prepared himself for anything, was caught completely off guard.
"Young Patriarch?" Aoi Ren scratched his head in genuine confusion. "What on earth are you talking about?"
"There can be no mistake!" Kurama Shishin paced back and forth in excitement. "You possess the strongest Genjutsu Kekkei Genkai of our Kurama clan! This ability appears only once every few generations!"
"Heaven has truly blessed the Kurama clan!" Shishin fell to his knees before Aoi Ren in ecstasy, bowing deeply to the floor.
"Lord First Hokage! It was you who sent such a genius to us, so that our clan may rise to glory once again!"
"This guy... has completely lost his mind!" Nara Shikaku's jaw dropped so wide open, you could practically see right down his throat.
Aoi Ren finally understood what was happening. The ability he had displayed was exactly the same as the one possessed by Kurama Yagura. It was only natural for Shishin to mistake him for a lost member of the clan...
He was desperate to have him return to the fold and revitalize the family name!
"I am NOT a member of the Kurama clan!"
"Young Patriarch, you may deny it, but the blood of our ancestors flows within your veins!" Shishin looked at him with absolute certainty, bowing respectfully...
"To be honest, I have blood from way more than just the Kurama clan. If we're counting, I've also got blood from the White Snake Clan, the Hatake Clan, and even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!" Aoi Ren complained inwardly. Of course, he couldn't say that out loud—stealing Kekkei Genkai was a serious crime...
Aoi Ren dispelled the flames surrounding Shishin and sighed helplessly. "Fine, let's just say I never used that Genjutsu, okay? I am really not from your clan!"
"Young Patriarch! It was my blindness that failed to recognize you! Please, do not be angry with me!" Shishin clung tightly to Aoi Ren's legs, weeping dramatically with snot and tears running down his face.
"How shameless..."
The other clan elders slowly began to catch on. Nara Shikaku gritted his teeth. "Damn you, Kurama Shishin! So you were playing this trick all along! I was actually worried about you for nothing!"
In an instant, everyone came to the same conclusion: Kurama Shishin had staged this entire drama just to recruit this genius boy, who had no family background, into his own clan...
"How despicable!" The room was filled with sounds of disdain and mocking laughter...
After a moment of silence, an Akimichi clan Jōnin stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Looking at how fair-skinned and clean this child is... isn't it possible he's actually a child from our Akimichi clan who got lost outside?"
"Now that you mention it... our Hyūga clan also..."
"The Uchiha clan also seems quite..."
"ENOUGH!"
Nara Shikaku had finally seen enough. He stepped forward and scolded them sharply. "What kind of behavior is this? You are all respected elders! If other villages saw you fighting like this over a child, they would laugh us to death!"
Hearing this, the representatives from the various clans lowered their heads in shame...
Tobirama Senju nodded in satisfaction. In critical moments, only Shikaku, the master strategist, can remain this calm and composed!
"We must maintain our composure!"
Nara Shikaku said seriously, stroking his chin. "Speaking of composure... that reminds me of Aoi Ren. To remain so calm at such a young age is very similar to our Nara clan!"
"Perhaps... Aoi Ren is actually a member of our Nara clan..."
"..."
"Shikaku you old rascal! How shameless are you?!"
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