Late that night at the Uchiha clan head's residence, a small black figure was sneaking out of his room on tiptoes.
"You can't see me, you won't see me," the little figure kept whispering to himself as he quickly reached the front door.
Just as he lifted his foot to step outside, he heard a "click" from behind and immediately froze mid-step.
"Little Shen, I know you're up to no good."
Shen felt his neck lock up instantly—there was no mistaking that voice. Only his beloved mother could ruin his escape like that.
With difficulty, he turned around and saw her "kind" smile, instantly trying to shift the blame: "Mom, it's all the Third's fault."
Aiko started off smiling, but as she listened, her expression became harder and harder to control.
Wanting revenge just because a bird pooped on your head? And using a newly-built airplane too?
She told him his little scheme sounded like nonsense—like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. A complete waste of effort.
She stepped forward immediately, gently patting the top of his head: "And what kind of 'warmth' are you planning to deliver?"
Shen trembled slightly in his mother's embrace, honestly revealing his surprise plan: "Just give Sunagakure a little scare, and leave that thing at the village entrance."
"Oh? Then take me to see it right away."
And just like that, mother and son together arrived at the underground lab late that night.
"This is your surprise?" Aiko asked, pointing toward something covered by a large black cloth in front of them.
Shen proudly grabbed the cloth and pulled it off something over thirty meters tall, his face beaming with pride: "Mom, what do you think? Is this surprise big enough?"
"This..." Aiko stood stunned the moment she saw the grand surprise.
She stared blankly for almost a minute before nervously stepping closer and placing a hand on his forehead.
"No fever. Then how could you build something like this?"
Shen had no words. Even though he slapped this together quick with Earth Release, the sleek lines and bold design took some serious thinking!
"Mom, now you can let me go cause trouble—uh, I mean deliver warmth, right?"
"You let me think about it."
"There's no time! They're starting the groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow!"
Aiko felt torn between her inner angel and devil. Could such a massive thing really not count as causing trouble?
Deep down, she knew even if Sunagakure didn't mind, the Third Hokage would definitely catch this troublemaker and give him a severe punishment.
Still, this act could indeed display their strength while also improving relations between Konoha and Sunagakure.
But she was very concerned about the safety of this particular troublemaker: "Don't forget, there are plenty of strong figures over there. How do you plan to get away?"
Shen had already prepared a plan: "What's there to worry about? We Uchiha have plenty of strong people. Just bring a few along to back me up, that's all."
"That does make sense. Still… who exactly are you planning to bring along?"
"What about the Wenwu Brothers? Even if they can't fight, they're still good to look at."
Aiko felt relieved when she heard her youngest son would be bringing some trusted companions. "Fine, do as you like."
"Mother, I'm off to get them!" After Shen said this, he quickly left the laboratory.
The Wenwu Brothers were none other than Uchiha Wuzhe and Uchiha Wenzhe.
As for why they weren't called the Wunwen Brothers instead, it was because a certain transmigrator thought that sounded too awkward. Plus, with their personality traits, there really wasn't any other suitable name.
At the residence of the Uchiha Wenwu brothers,
Shen saw their lights were still on, and his eyes twitched repeatedly.
It was already past midnight—what else could they possibly be doing?
Could it be... they were showering together?
Thinking this, Shen immediately entered Earth Nature Chakra Mode and decided to secretly observe.
"Pfft, totally boring." When he saw it was just a muscular guy reading by lamplight, his interest dropped immediately.
"Cough cough!"
Shen let out a dry cough, but the man didn't even react—he just turned another page in his book.
He almost cried.
He felt like unless he really needed someone to come along, he probably wouldn't have endured such humiliation.
Filled with irritation, he slapped the man's shoulder: "Brother Wuzhe, you've really gone too far into this!"
Startled, Wuzhe shot up from his seat, vigilantly scanning around.
Standing nearly two meters tall, he forced seven-year-old Shen to strain his neck upward just to make eye contact.
"I'm down here."
Hearing this, Wuzhe lowered his gaze and immediately recognized the visitor. "Shen? Coming here during such late hours—you must have something urgent to discuss?"
He had barely spoken before Shen caught a strong sense of veiled boasting in his tone.
True to his name, Uchiha Wuzhe was tall and powerfully built—completely opposite from the typical slim physique of most Uchiha.
Because he hated pain before turning five, Shen often wandered around the Uchiha clan compound and got to know many hidden clan members. Wuzhe was one of them.
Don't mistake Wuzhe's rugged appearance as indicating he was merely a Taijutsu specialist. In reality, he was among the rare few who mastered all Five Chakra Natures.
However, unlike Shen, his mastery wasn't innate—he'd worked hard to cultivate each nature himself.
Naturally, his Taijutsu skills were also extraordinary.
Through daily observation of attacking behaviors common among various animals when hunting, Wuzhe created numerous unique techniques.
Certainly not foolish moves like Bastard Fist or Toad Strike either—these were legitimate Beast Mimicry martial arts forms.
But heaven is fair—such a powerhouse in Taijutsu inevitably suffered drawbacks elsewhere.
Uchiha Wuzhe, now twenty-two years old, still hadn't awakened his Sharingan.
This meant he likely wouldn't ever activate it in his lifetime—not for lack of talent, but because of his bloodline alone.
His younger brother Wenzhe, however, awakened his Sharingan at age ten, and by fifteen had evolved both eyes into triple-tomoe patterns.
Shen suspected it was likely because their ancestors had intermarried with outsiders. Otherwise, how could one explain the differing manifestations between such close blood brothers?
Because of this, Wuzhe had already started facing rejection from the clan when he was just a teenager.
In the Uchiha clan, power was everything. If someone hadn't awakened their eyes by their early teens, they were basically considered incapable of becoming strong.
But as the saying goes, heaven is fair. Although Wuzhe couldn't awaken the Sharingan, he possessed chakra reserves comparable to those of the Uzumaki clan.
During the years when he was ostracized by the clan, he met a person who would change his life forever—Shen Uchiha.
At that time, three-year-old Shen already had a famous reputation for being likable throughout the clan.
Although his reputation has recently taken a hit due to his mischievous behavior, this doesn't prevent every member of the Uchiha clan from having a good impression of their beloved second young master.
Back then, Shen's simple suggestion of "abandoning martial arts to pursue literature" completely overturned Wuzhe's entire worldview.
It also made him abandon his obsession with physical strength and instead spend his days delving into human nature and philosophy.
With this mindset, he gradually mastered Nature Transformation across all five attributes. Inspired by a phrase often used by a certain transmigrator—"harmony between man and nature"—he developed this unique [Beast Mimicry martial arts forms].
In short, he had become a warrior capable of ranged attacks—and one with immense chakra reserves to boot. Someone like him joining Sunagakure would easily elevate its prestige beyond measure.
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