Although Uchiha Fugaku couldn't attack Ren, that didn't an he would accept the claim that Uchiha Itachi might die young.
Fugaku glared at Ren with his three-tomoe Sharingan spinning in his crimson eyes.
"Ren… are you cursing Itachi?"
"No," Uchiha Ren shook his head calmly.
"I'm not that malicious."
"I'm simply stating a fact."
"Starting chakra extraction too early can affect a child's physical developnt. That's common knowledge in the shinobi world, isn't it?"
"Chakra itself is a form of life energy."
"The more you use it, the faster you die."
"After all, shinobi generally have very short lifespans."
Chakra was produced by combining a person's spiritual energy and physical energy in a specific ratio.
From a fundantal perspective, using chakra ant consuming both ntal and physical vitality.
In other words—it placed a burden on the body.
When all chakra in a person's body was exhausted, it ant their mind and body had both been drained dry.
Death would soon follow.
In the original tiline, during Pain's assault on Konoha, Kakashi Hatake had died exactly this way—after completely exhausting his chakra.
Fugaku imdiately argued back.
"There's still a key condition to that—excess!"
"Just like physical exertion. As long as it isn't excessive and you get enough rest, it won't cause permanent damage."
"I started training at Itachi's age too!"
Ren glanced at him indifferently.
"You're right."
"But here's the problem."
"Children don't understand what 'excess' ans."
"When you evaluate Itachi's progress, do you actually observe his training process?"
"Have you ever clearly warned him about overexertion?"
Fugaku froze.
As the head of the Uchiha Clan and the chief of the Konoha Military Police Force, Fugaku was incredibly busy.
And with the war still ongoing, how could he possibly supervise Itachi's training from beginning to end?
Moreover, Itachi's unusual maturity made it easy for people to forget how young he actually was.
Many tis, Fugaku subconsciously treated him like an adult.
Seeing Fugaku's reaction, Ren shook his head slightly.
No wonder in the original tiline Itachi had developed a terminal illness while still so young.
Cause and effect.
The roots of Itachi's physical problems had begun accumulating since childhood.
Ren continued calmly,
"The phrase 'great intelligence brings harm' ans that soone who is too perceptive understands the complexities of human nature too early."
"That constant thinking consus enormous ntal energy."
"And that inevitably damages the body."
"Just like physical strength, ntal strength is also limited."
"When the mind is overworked, the spirit suffers."
"And the spirit is connected to emotions and ntal stability."
He continued thoughtfully,
"Anger harms the liver.
Grief harms the lungs.
Rage harms the heart.
Excessive thinking harms the spleen.
Fear harms the kidneys."
"The mind and body are one."
"When the spirit is exhausted, the damage eventually manifests in the body."
"Itachi is only five, yet he's already overexerting himself both physically and ntally."
"So when I say he won't live long…"
"There is logic and evidence behind it."
Ren's explanation was calm, structured, and impossible to easily refute.
Fugaku's face alternated between pale and flushed.
Just monts earlier, watching Itachi exchange blows with Uchiha Shisui had filled him with pride.
But now—
After hearing Ren's words, the scene suddenly felt unsettling.
"Enough!"
"Stop!"
Fugaku suddenly shouted.
The sparring between Shisui and Itachi halted imdiately.
Both looked toward Fugaku with confusion.
They had no idea what had just happened.
Fugaku took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart before speaking to Itachi.
"Itachi, we have matters to discuss."
"That will be all for today."
"Yes, Father."
Although confused, Itachi glanced briefly at Ren before nodding obediently.
"Ren, Shisui—co with ."
Fugaku turned toward the house.
But after taking a step, he suddenly stopped.
Then he turned back toward Itachi again.
"Itachi… go find your mother."
"Ask her to take you to the hospital for a full dical examination."
"Huh?"
Itachi froze in confusion.
"It's nothing," Fugaku explained.
"It's just to check your health so we can develop a more suitable training plan for you."
"Make sure the examination is thorough."
After saying that, Fugaku walked into the house without another word.
Shisui patted Itachi's shoulder.
"Go on. There's no harm in getting checked."
He gave the boy an encouraging smile.
Itachi nodded.
"Alright. I'll go in a mont."
At that mont, Ren suddenly spoke with a aningful tone.
"Itachi."
"When you go, have your mother get a physical examination too."
"You might discover a pleasant surprise."
Itachi frowned slightly, completely confused by Ren's words.
Ren didn't elaborate.
Instead, he simply motioned to Shisui and walked into the house.
In truth, the thought had only just occurred to him.
If he rembered correctly, Uchiha Sasuke was a few months older than Naruto Uzumaki.
Which ant Sasuke should have been conceived around this exact ti.
Although Fugaku had only returned to the village today, he hadn't been stationed permanently on the Kirigakure frontline.
The situation on that battlefield was different from others.
Kirigakure's attacks on Konoha were mainly amphibious raids, consisting mostly of small-scale encounters and dium-sized assault operations.
There had never been the kind of massive battles involving thousands of shinobi seen on other fronts.
Because of this, Fugaku regularly returned to the village every month for several days to handle administrative duties as clan head and Military Police chief.
And occasionally relieving stress with Uchiha Mikoto during those visits…
was perfectly normal.
Which ant—
There was a good chance Sasuke was already on the way.
After Ren and Shisui disappeared inside the house, Itachi stood there for a mont with a puzzled expression.
Then suddenly—
He seed to realize sothing.
A hint of excitent appeared in his eyes.
He quickly ran toward the main hall.
Who said children understood nothing?
Itachi had long wished for a younger sibling.
Once he connected the clues—
Mikoto… dical checkup… surprise…
The possibility imdiately clicked in his mind.
He didn't know how Ren had sohow learned about it beforehand.
But the thought of soon having a little brother or sister completely overwheld him with excitent.
His footsteps beca light as he hurried away.
Right now, he only wanted to bring Uchiha Mikoto to the hospital as soon as possible to confirm it.
As for his own dical examination—
Itachi barely cared about it.
After all, he felt perfectly fine.
Right now, only one thing mattered.
His future little brother or sister.
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