Chapter 62

"Have the people of Leaf Village returned yet?"

"Inside Grass Country, Obito stood on a large tree, his gaze looking into the distance while he quietly asked the Black Absolute beside him."

"These days, besides burying Madara Uchiha, he has also been learning some things from the Black Absolute."

"And now that Leaf Village has departed, he also needs to consider what to do next."

"\"Yes, they have already returned. \""

"The Black Absolute nodded beside Obito, speaking in a hoarse voice."

"\"If nothing unexpected happens, they should arrive at Leaf Village. \""

"The Black Absolute is quite accustomed to adapting, after all he has been observing Madara Uchiha for a long time."

"Naturally, he also kept Obito's situation in mind, so even if he replaced Madara Uchiha's will, it could be considered a seamless transition."

"\"Even if Madara Uchiha were in front of him, he couldn't see any flaw, let alone how to deal with Obito, this 'wise second'. \""

"\"Going back is fine; this makes it convenient for me to launch the next operation. \""

"Obito nodded solemnly, but just thinking of Yuzhi and Rin made him involuntarily clench his fists."

"\"Madara Uchiha said that besides Yuzhi, there is another Uchiha; I hope you can find that person's information. \""

"\"You don't need to tell me; I will do this myself. \""

"The Black Absolute nodded; actually, he would do it even without Obito saying anything."

"After enduring for so many years, he finally has hope of saving his mother; he certainly doesn't want any mishap."

"Although he, like Madara Uchiha, isn't particularly concerned about the current Uchiha, after all 'Indra' hasn't died yet, so he doesn't need to look for who the next one is."

"But an unknown Mangekyou Sharingan appeared out of nowhere, and he is still quite concerned about it."

"\"Then that's good. \""

"Obito nodded, and his gaze turned sinister again."

"\"Figure it out soon, so I can make a judgment soon; I really don't want to wait even a moment! \""

"Hearing Obito's words, the Black Absolute secretly shook his head."

"These descendants of Indra really are one by one, their minds not exactly normal."

"\"That's natural. \""

"However, the Black Absolute still nodded, and after thinking, he continued speaking."

"\"However, I think you should first inherit Madara Uchiha's political legacy before speaking. \""

"After all, that Uchiha Haori has Leaf Village's backing; you need more strength."

"Besides that, you need to learn and familiarize yourself with your own power, making yourself stronger."

"\"As long as you do these, that guy is nothing to fear, moreover. \""

"\"Moreover? \" Obito frowned slightly."

"\"Moreover, that guy won't be laughing for a few years; there is a fundamental difference between you. \""

"\"Are you talking about his eyes? \""

"\"Exactly, he is not you; his eyes cannot sustain that long. \""

"——"

"\"What's the situation with this Shisui? \""

"On the way back to the village, Yuzhi looked at his mission list and saw a mission that had inexplicably appeared; he too was bewildered for a moment."

"Although before this, he had also been asked by Uzhibo ChaNa to 'make contact' with Shisui, but that time his system didn't issue a mission."

"Moreover, he was wholly focused on 'digging up graves', so naturally he didn't pay much attention to that."

"As a result, he now passively encountered a mission, leaving him momentarily unsure what to say."

"However, he can indeed be happy; if nothing unexpected happens, he can fleece Shisui for some gain!"

"However, this task somewhat gives him a headache."

"Killing Shisui might be feasible, after all he is a Dove faction member."

"Killing him now would inflict heavy losses on the Dove faction; moreover, he would eventually commit suicide."

"However, Shisui, though a Dove faction member, is not the cold-blooded, heartless white-eyed wolf like Itachi Uchiha."

"Even if he ultimately revealed his Mangekyou Sharingan to the Leaf Village's higher-ups, his purpose was also to let the clan and village coexist."

"Moreover, wanting to kill him, Yuzhi still has one thing he's unsure about."

"\"Does this guy currently have a Mangekyou Sharingan? \""

"After all, Shisui is too mysterious, but Yuzhi seems to recall that in his introduction before transmigrating."

"He had already become renowned in the ninja world during the Third War by relying on his Mangekyou Sharingan and body flicker technique, though at that time he seemingly did not disclose the matter of his Mangekyou Sharingan."

"His eyes made people aware, or it was after Uchiha Fugaku relocated the clan and the Eagle faction's power expanded wildly."

"Not being able to tell whether he has a Mangekyou Sharingan really is troublesome, after all his pupil technique is none other than Kotoamatsukami!"

"\"Forget it, let's put this task on hold; we'll talk again when that guy finds me. \""

"After thinking it over, Yuzhi simply decided not to take this task for now; although doing so would block the main interface, affecting the acceptance of other tasks."

"But upon further thought, after returning he seemingly also has no other actions for the time being, so let it stay blocked."

"Yuzhi, not wanting to think further, simply looked around; at this moment, many people had gathered beside him."

"Besides Hikari, the others were all participants in this mission, peers roughly his age."

"Along the way they were all chatting and laughing, especially Asuma pulling Kakashi aside to whisper something."

"Beside them, Rin seemed somewhat helpless, while Hikari, though not interested, was quietly listening in order to fit in."

"\"What are you talking about? \" Yuzhi asked somewhat curiously."

"\"Hey, you're not going to keep thinking about things? \" Asuma glanced at Yuzhi, asking somewhat amusedly."

Before, Yuzhi had been silent all the way, and it was clear he was thinking about something else.

Although they didn't know what he was thinking, they all, by mutual understanding, refrained from disturbing him.

"Just some trivial matters; I've pretty much figured them out now." Yuzhi shrugged indifferently.

"He was asking me how to make himself more popular with girls." Kakashi muttered helplessly.

"Huh?" Hearing that, Yuzhi almost couldn't hold back: "You're so young, and you're already thinking about that?"

"Tch, what do you know."

Asuma shook his head, completely unbothered.

"Besides, we're not young either; at this age, some families already arrange engagements."

"Sigh, you're not from the Uchiha clan, so aren't you engaged yet?"

"Engaged?"

Yuzhi froze for a moment upon hearing that; to prevent the bloodline limit from leaking, bloodline families usually choose intra‑clan marriage.

This is common in both the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, and because of the turmoil in the ninja world, even if they don't marry, the age of engagement tends to be young.

At Yuzhi's age, this would be just right, but after thinking seriously, it seems he hasn't encountered such a situation.

"No."

Yuzhi shook his head, then looked at Asuma somewhat amusedly.

"Even so, Kakashi himself is single—why would you let him give you advice?"

"He keeps saying I'm popular, I told him I don't know how that happened, yet he still asks me."

Kakashi is also hard-pressed; he sighed helplessly at the side.

"Besides, if we're being honest, I've heard Yuzhi is even more popular than me at school."

"I graduated long ago—shouldn't you be asking him about this instead?"

"Yeah."

Asuma suddenly realized, Yuzhi was indeed popular before, and now he's even more popular.

"Yuzhi, do you have any good methods?"

"Huh?"

Yuzhi really didn't expect Kakashi to pull a "blame the east wind" move on him.

However, he simply shrugged indifferently and then gave a nonchalant smile.

"Sorry, I don't really understand your dilemma."

"Because I didn't do anything and just ended up like this—maybe it's because I'm good‑looking?"

"You two bastards."

Asuma's face darkened instantly upon hearing that.

"If I weren't no match for you, I'd really want to beat you both up."

Yuzhi and Kakashi couldn't help exchanging an amused glance, but just then they faintly seemed to hear some sounds.

Looking up, they could already see the gate of Leaf Village in the distance, and those sounds were cheers coming from within the village!

The cheers started out small, but gradually they began to gather together.

As they kept approaching, the cheers began to swell like a mountain‑shouting, sea‑roaring tsunami echoing over the whole of Leaf Village.

Even from several li away, they remained clearly audible!

"It's really spectacular."

Hikari also seemed dazed by the cheers, and she whispered to Yuzhi.

"Yeah, it really is spectacular."

Yuzhi also nodded; it was his first time seeing such a scene, but he soon broke into a smile.

"Many people are still simple; let's enjoy this moment properly."

As soon as the words fell, they had already arrived at the gate, and the roaring cheers instantly overwhelmed everything.

Only the surging crowd of cheering people and the deafening sound kept reverberating.

Newbies beg for follows; getting follows now decides a book's fate, and raising a book is easy but killing it is easy too.

Thanks, everyone, Onz.

(End of chapter)