Chapter 36: Yuzhi, Who Is She? (Please Follow)

Seeing people, he speaks human words; seeing ghosts, he speaks ghostly words—Yuzhi handles this well.

Facing the old fellow Uzhibo ChaNa, Yuzhi naturally just goes along with him.

His mission requires eliminating this old fellow, and at the same time he must also act against the clan leader.

So why not try to make them fight each other, then find a chance to bury them all one by one?

"Some things need patience, and I also need to have my own Mangekyou Sharingan to control the situation."

Although Uchiha Guang possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, this girl is too extreme.

Who knows when she'll have a nervous breakdown; I might end up unlucky then.

As the saying goes, a tower of ten thousand ren rises from the ground; great rises and falls rely on oneself—Yuzhi naturally prefers to rely on his own efforts!

"However, today I also gained something."

Today I planted a seed in Uzhibo ChaNa's heart in advance; I'm not sure how effective it will be.

Actually, in the original story this matter passed so easily, likely because there were rumors of a Hokage succession.

Uchiha Fugaku wanted to run himself, which suppressed those voices.

Although Minato Namikaze unexpectedly ended up in the position, he was Kakashi's teacher!

"There are probably already some rumors now; I said this ahead of time, not knowing what effect it will have."

Yuzhi hasn't been in Leaf Village recently, so he doesn't know much about the village's situation.

But perhaps tomorrow's funeral will yield some answers.

After all, in my memory, the first time I sensed Uchiha Fugaku had Hokage ambitions was at a funeral.

Thinking this, Yuzhi had already walked to his own home.

However, when he entered the door, he found Uchiha Guang sitting on the ground, dazed.

But Guang was very alert; she immediately lifted her head, and upon seeing the comer was Yuzhi, her alertness lessened considerably.

"You came back so quickly?"

She forced herself to sit up straight, then spoke.

"Hmm."

Yuzhi nodded, then after closing the door he spoke.

"Rest if you're tired."

These days Uchiha Guang hasn't fought, but her nerves have remained taut; any rustle can wake her.

Moreover, she was just dug out; the wilderness lacks good conditions for full recovery, so her state has been terrible.

Don't even mention her—I myself am on guard against her sudden breakdown, not daring to rest properly.

But after these days I've confirmed that although this girl is extreme and a bit crazy, fortunately she hasn't reached the point of being unreasonable.

"However, how did the Uchiha of a hundred years ago treat her?"

Yuzhi has always wondered about this; she also shared some of her past, but she basically glossed over it lightly.

This made Yuzhi feel helpless, yet he didn't press further—probing old wounds isn't good.

Perhaps later, when she thinks of it, she'll speak.

"I'm fine." Uchiha Guang shook her head: "This situation for me."

"I said, rest if you're tired."

But before she finished speaking, Yuzhi interrupted her directly.

"What can you do in this state? You probably can't do anything."

Yuzhi's words made her purse her lips; she didn't speak, but lifted her head and locked eyes with Yuzhi.

Her expression made Yuzhi both laugh and cry for a moment; finally Yuzhi could only speak solemnly.

"I know, you probably don't trust me, nor do you trust the current situation.

But I've said you're no longer in darkness, and I've said you can settle down and live here peacefully.

You're chasing the footsteps of light; why not let yourself truly feel that 'light'?"

Saying this, Yuzhi paused.

Looking at Guang's eyes, they seemed to flicker; he knew his words had sunk in.

Yet he also felt helpless—how did this become like coaxing a child?

Fortunately his "Talk No Jutsu" has always been decent; otherwise he wouldn't have so many friends, or even just superficial brothers.

"So, rest assured, with me you can relax."

Yuzhi squatted down, thought a moment, then tentatively placed his hand on Guang's shoulder; seeing she didn't resist, he continued.

"I know, trust isn't easily built, and becoming companions is even harder.

But why don't we try to understand each other? At least we can start as friends, right?"

Listening to Yuzhi's words, Guang's gaze grew more complex for a moment; after a while she whispered softly.

"Friends?"

—

Early the next morning, Yuzhi walked out of the Uchiha clan wearing all black.

Attending the funeral necessarily requires proper preparation; black attire looks more solemn.

He lifted his head to glance at the sky; at that moment the sky was overcast, perhaps it would rain soon.

Yet this weather is quite suitable for holding funeral rites.

Fortunately Yuzhi's mood isn't too bad, even though last night he was forced to sleep on the floor.

"I never expected that after returning home I'd be almost the same as on the battlefield and outside."

Yesterday my "Talk No Jutsu" performance was decent; perhaps one sentence just hit Uchiha Guang's heart.

She indeed let down some guard afterwards, but that also caused her to fall into deep sleep quickly.

Looking at the sleeping girl, Yuzhi could only place her on the bed and go to the side to sleep on the floor.

"Fine, let's endure for now; we'll buy another bed later."

Although his house space is limited, trying to squeeze in another bed might be possible.

Muttering to himself, he walked slowly toward the cemetery, and along the way he encountered many ninja dressed in black.

When they saw Yuzhi, some politely nodded, while others glanced at him and hurried away.

Yuzhi paid no mind to that, and soon he met his acquaintances.

"Yuzhi, over here, over here!"

Akai spotted Yuzhi from afar and waved toward this side.

His voice also drew Kakashi, Aoba, and Ye Yuanlin over.

"You guys came too."

Yuzhi walked over, smiled and greeted them; they were all classmates, so being together relaxed them considerably.

"I never expected you, you were so mediocre at school, yet you changed so much after going to the battlefield."

Asma looked at Yuzhi with curiosity, his face showing some disbelief.

Although he is the second child in his family and his personality is a bit erratic, as the Hokage's son he is also an honor student.

He got along fine with Yuzhi at school, and could be considered Yuzhi's surface brother.

"Yuzhi is really strong; without his rescue, we probably wouldn't have made it back."

Rin walked to Yuzhi's side, smiled and said, while Kakashi also nodded nearby.

Hong and Hongdou also gathered around at this moment, their faces curious as they examined Yuzhi.

"It's just luck; if Minato Jonin hadn't arrived in time, we probably…"

Being praised by these future Leaf villagers felt great, but Yuzhi still maintained the necessary humility.

Being too low‑key may make people look down on you, but being too arrogant makes people despise you even more.

"Yuzhi, we haven't seen you these past days; what have you been doing?"

Akai, curious, asked at this moment, having not seen Yuzhi for a while.

"He went out on a mission."

Before Yuzhi could speak, Hongdou spoke first.

She and Yuzhi are also close; they once teamed up for a mission in Whirlpool Country.

"Moreover, he also met Lord Ziraiye, and they returned together."

Asma was clearly well‑informed; he shrugged and said.

"Honestly, why didn't you call me?"

Akai, hearing that, couldn't help it for a moment; Aoba, who hadn't spoken, also turned his gaze.

"Come on, he was on a mission with a girl from his clan; how could he have gone with you?"

Asma laughed nonchalantly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized everyone had gone silent.

Because Akai, Kakashi, Aoba, and Rin all turned their gaze toward Yuzhi.

After a while, Rin finally showed a smile and asked.

"Yuzhi, who is she? Didn't she come today?"

They should prepare to set out with Ban and Obito, and the protagonist also needs to awaken his eyes.

But the protagonist's Mangekyou Sharingan ability is a bit of a headache.

A newbie kneels, begging for a continuation; now the continuation will determine the fate of an entire book—nurturing a book is easy to kill.

Thanks to all the big brothers, Onz.

(End of chapter)