Chapter 38: I Actually Didn't Mean to Kill Him

Qianshou Feijian Residence.

"Kid, what's it like becoming a ninja?"

Qianshou Feijian noticed the headband on Lian Ye's forehead.

"Not bad, nothing too hard." Lian Ye said.

Qianshou Feijian couldn't help reminding: "When carrying out a mission, be extra careful; a slight mistake could cost your life."

"I know, uncle."

There's no need to remind him; Lian Ye already knows.

He really values his life...

Qianshou Feijian whispered, "As long as you know."

No matter what, I've lived with Lian Ye for four years; if he were to die accidentally on a mission, that would be a pity.

Fortunately he's only a genin now, and with a jonin leading the team, he won't face any danger.

"Kid, go cook."

Qianshou Feijian watched Lian Ye enter the kitchen and sighed,

"From now on I'll have to cook for myself."

After Lian Ye became a ninja, his time at home decreased.

Sometimes when on a mission away, it could take several days before he could return home.

That way, no one would cook for him.

Qianshou Feijian somewhat regretted agreeing to let Lian Ye graduate early.

Now the household is directly missing a cook.

Now it's eat one meal, miss the next.

He shouted toward the kitchen: "Kid, make a few extra dishes today."

After the meal, Lian Ye went to the training ground to practice swordsmanship.

He drew his sword and suddenly noticed a nick on the blade, likely from blocking a shuriken today.

This pained him greatly, after all he'd spent quite a bit of money on it.

Lian Ye sighed, "Ah, when I have money later, I must buy a good sword!"

A high-quality katana costs at least five hundred thousand taels.

He'd need to save for several years at least.

"Let's make do for now." Lian Ye sheathed his sword.

Qianshou Feijian happened to notice this and fell into thought.

This kid has been here four years, and I seem never to have given him a gift.

Since Lian Ye wants a good sword, I'll give him one.

I happen to have been cherishing this katana...

Thinking this, Qianshou Feijian said, "Kid, I'll give you a sword as a gift for becoming a ninja."

"Really?" Lian Ye's eyes lit up, truly a case of sleepiness meeting a pillow.

He hurriedly thanked, "Thank you, uncle!"

"Come with me." Qianshou Feijian went to the study.

"Uncle, where is the sword?" Lian Ye looked around but saw no trace of it.

Qianshou Feijian said nothing, walked to the bookshelf, and pulled out a book.

"Squeak—" a door appeared in the corner of the study.

Lian Ye was somewhat shocked; he hadn't expected there to be a secret door here.

He'd been coming here for years and never discovered it; he silently sighed:

That old bastard Qianshou Feijian hides things really deep!

Lian Ye followed Feijian into the secret chamber, his pupils contracting sharply.

Only see the secret chamber's walls densely lined with scrolls.

No need to guess; these are all forbidden technique scrolls.

Truly worthy of being a Forbidden Technique Master!

At that moment, Lian Ye noticed on the innermost shelf a katana gleaming with a cold light.

One look and you know it's a good sword!

Qianshou Feijian gazed at the sword, lost in memory, murmuring softly:

"This sword is what I seized after defeating an enemy on the battlefield."

"Actually I really didn't intend to kill him; I just wanted to test a newly researched technique."

"I didn't expect him to die..."

The more Lian Ye listened, the more he felt something was off; the owner of this sword must be...

Qianshou Feijian tossed the sword to Lian Ye, saying, "This sword is the weapon of your Uchiha clan; giving it to you counts as returning it to its rightful owner."

Lian Ye understood at once; this sword was indeed Yuzhibo Quannai's.

As soon as the sword entered his hand, he knew it was a good blade!

Perhaps it's not inferior to Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword.

Truly worthy of being the young master of the Uchiha clan, a pity he was killed by Qianshou Feijian.

From what he just heard from that old bastard, it seems it was still accidental?

He felt that Qianshou Feijian's words probably meant:

【Wait? I just stabbed you once, and you died just like that?】

【I really didn't expect you to die! Aren't you way too fragile?】

Facing an opponent like Qianshou Feijian, Lian Ye could only observe three seconds of silence for Yuzhibo Quannai.

"Rest assured, Quannai, I will cherish this sword!" Lian Ye muttered to himself.

"You know Yuzhibo Quannai?" Qianshou Feijian was somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected that a brat like Lian Ye would know about something from over a decade ago.

Not only that, but he had also guessed the owner of this sword from his mere fragments of speech.

Lian Ye only then realized he had let something slip, but there was no need to hide it—he could just find some excuse to brush it off.

"I heard from the elders in the clan before that Quannai was killed by you..."

Hearing this, Qianshou Feijian's expression turned conflicted, and he said in a low voice, "Actually, I didn't intend to kill him..."

Although he had held the intention to kill Quan Nai at the time, he hadn't truly wanted to kill him.

He only wanted to let Yuzhibo Quannai witness his newly developed Flying Thunder God Technique—he never expected the other party would just die like that.

When Qianshou Feijian first learned the truth, he was also shocked.

Who knew Yuzhibo Quannai wouldn't pull through?

It must have been because that guy Madara Uchiha didn't get him medical treatment in time that led to Quan Nai's death.

And then in the end, he pinned Quan Nai's death on himself...

"Damn you, Madara Uchiha!" Qianshou Feijian said through gritted teeth.

Lian Ye: "???"

Out of nowhere, how did this get dragged onto Madara Uchiha?

This old fellow couldn't be pulling a Reverse Tian Gang and pinning Yuzhibo Quannai's death on Madara, could he?

Hmm, given his understanding of Qianshou Feijian, it really was possible.

He wondered what kind of expression Madara Uchiha would have when he found out?

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Someplace in Ninja World.

A long-haired man dressed entirely in black, with a flame fan slung across his back and holding a scythe, suddenly sneezed without any warning.

This man was none other than Madara Uchiha, who had defected from Konoha four years ago.

He had seen through the true nature of Konoha Village—the one to succeed Hashirama as Hokage would be Feijian.

In that case, the Uchiha Clan was destined to be wiped out one day.

It was precisely because he saw this clearly that he called on his clansmen to leave the Village, yet not a single person was willing to follow him.

This matter made him completely disappointed in his clansmen.

Those short-sighted fools did not deserve to be his clansmen!

It wasn't that Madara Uchiha was abandoned by his clansmen—it was Madara Uchiha who abandoned his clansmen...

In the end, Madara Uchiha left the Village alone to achieve true peace.

The Stone Tablet of the Uchiha Clan recorded the words left behind by the Sage of Six Paths.

【Infinite Moon Reading can pull everyone into a dream, allowing everyone to live the life they desire.】

Thus, Madara Uchiha decided to initiate Infinite Moon Reading to achieve world peace.

"Reality is too cruel—what's wrong with a dream?"

But the prerequisite for initiating Infinite Moon Reading was to possess the Rinnegan.

However, he found the method to awaken the eyes on the Stone Tablet...

He was now preparing to carry out the first step of the Infinite Moon Reading plan—to control a Tailed Beast.