Why am I being dragged here?

"How am I the right person in this?" Aoto asked. 

"It's because you know more about the Mangekyo." Fugaku replied.

"Why do you think that there is more to the Mangekyo?" Aoto asked. 

"I.." Fugaku didn't know if he should speak or not. Aoto while sipping his tea said. 

"It's because of what you read at the tablet." Aoto took his words and answered.

Fugaku's eyes went wide as he looked at Aoto for a few seconds and then sighed. Fugaku always had the feeling that Aoto knew about the tablet that belonged to their family, and apparently the tablet belonged to Madara before. 

"So.. If you have read since you have the Mangekyo, why are you asking me. I am a nobody." Aoto continued. 

"You know of the tablet which can only be known to those who become the patriarch of the Ichiha family. That is more than any other Hokage knows." Fugaku said. 

"Even if I know, I can't read it." Aoto said.

"That is the truth, but you know very well about the Mangekyo so you definitely know more." Fugaku said. 

"Well the tablet has been like a Bible for you all these years. I still don't see the problem." Aoto said. 

"What is a Bible?" Fugaku asked. 

"Nothing.." Aoto replied. Fugaku didn't ask as he had noticed that Aoto would use terms he had never heard before in their numerous conversation. "What do you want from me Fugaku-san? I know about the tablet and that is not a crime as long as I can remember the laws." Aoto said. 

Fugaku took a deep breath and said. "I want to know if what I have read in the tablet is true or not?" 

"Huh? It's your sacred tablet. How can it be not true?" Aoto asked and now he was intrigued why would Fugaku doubt the tablet. 

"I can't say why but the whole thing of Infinite Tsukuyomi feels odd to me. The calculation don't add up." Fugaku said. 

"What calculations?" Aoto asked. 

"So you do know of Infinite Tsukuyomi." Fugaku noticed that he asked about the calculations but not about the Infinite Tsukuyomi. 

"Yes. I do know." Aoto didn't hide at this point because he was intrigued by Fugaku more. From the beginning itself he wanted to save the Uchiha and for that reason over time he had laid some of his cards and showed that he might know of the tablet, especially when he said that he knew of Mangekyo. 

Those doubts now bore fruition. He was just surprised that Fugaku even doubted the tablet, maybe that was the reason he didn't go for Eternal Mangekyo as that was also written in the tablet, unlike Madara, who went on to get himself a Eternal Mnagekyo Sharingan. 

"Infinite Tsukuyomi says that it could bring people to a genjutsu over the world and make them have a future where there is nothing but happiness. But what about after? Everyone's ideal life is different, so I don't think under genjutsu humanity can flourish. What about humanity later? Will they be listening to the orders of one single being? I want to know more." Fugaku said. 

"What has all this have to do with Itachi?" Aoto asked. 

"I don't know what path my son will take but I want to make sure he knows the truth and make decision accordingly. So knowing about the tablet and then decide what I should do with my son." Fugaku said. 

"Sigh! What do you want to know? It's weird that a person as high as you would come to me for advice." Aoto said. 

"Don't belittle yoruself. You took care of a junchuriki. Very few people in the world can do that." Fugaku said. 

"Most of the things that you have read is true. Most of it, except for the Infinite Tsukuyomi part." Aoto said. Fugaku looked deeply at Aoto and nodded. 

"Come with me." Aoto said and then before Fugaku could understand what was going on the scenery around changed. Fugaku saw that he was in a huge library, which was several stories high. The books around flying and everything around looked magical. 

Yes, Fugaku used his sharingan to see if it was some kind of genjutsu but it wasn't. Everything around was real. 

"Which clown did you bring now." Chomei who was nearby reading said. 

"A clown that you will have to entertain." Aoto replied with the same sass. Fugaku was actively trying to go through his memory to remember who this person was but couldn't remember anyone who was close to Aoto with that face.

"Fugaku-san this is Chomei.. He will tell you about the ten-tails." Aoto said. 

"What is ten-tails?" Fugaku was confused about everything and subconsciously asked. He wanted to know about the library more but didn't get the time to ask.

"Who is he?" Hearing the name of ten-tails, Chomei who was quite the mood, became serious. 

"He is the current patriarch of the Uchiha family, and he can be trusted." Aoto said. 

"Uchiha and trust. What a joke? You know very well of the feelings we have about the people who are the descendants of that person." Chomei said. 

"Yes, but listen to him first." Aoto said. Chomei didn't like it one bit so Aoto came forward and explained what this place and how this place has a seal that he wouldn't be able to talk about it once he goes out, so he didn't care if he tried to speak of it outside. 

Fugaku, of course, promised not to break the trust of Aoto and explained to Chomei. He wasn't sure why Aoto had told him to do this but he did at the end. Chomei listened and then sighed.

"You are going to make me regret this, aren't you Aoto?" Chomei asked. 

"I have hopes for him." Aoto said. Chomei nodded and then proceeded to show his real body. The small body soon transformed into a huge one. A huge insect which 7 wings on its back. Fugaku was horrified when he saw Chomei and he almost went into fighting mode but Aoto stopped him. 

"I am Chomei, or as you humans like to call me the 7 tailed beast." 

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