Only then did he snap back to his senses and realize they were allies, making his old face flush red.
Mikoto Uchiha ran over from afar. Ignoring the dirt and mess on him, she tightly clasped Uchiha Cheng's hand, their fingers interlocked.
She looked at Uchiha Cheng with concern written all over her face.
"I'm fine. It's all someone else's blood," Uchiha Cheng said with a smile.
Sheathing Duan Xue, he used his clean right hand—the one holding the sword—to gently smooth back the disheveled strands of hair by Mikoto's ear.
The two of them walked over to Hatake Sakumo together.
"Didn't I tell you to stay in the main camp? Why did you come out here?" Hatake Sakumo frowned. He was supposed to remain here for this battle, while they should have returned to Konoha to submit their mission report.
If anything had happened to Uchiha Cheng on the battlefield just now, he would have been unable to shirk responsibility. At the very least, he would have had to face the Uchiha clan's endless accusations.
Though he was not afraid of that... "Ding! Faced with Konoha White Fang's mild reprimand, please choose."
"Reply: I just came out to have some fun. Who knew the Stone Ninja would be such pushovers? Continue spreading the Uchiha's arrogant, disdainful image... Reward: Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique."
"Reply: I only brought Mikoto out for some experience. We originally just wanted to hang around the edges. Reward: Three intermediate Chakra Energy Pills."
"Reply righteously that, as a member of Konoha, you could not bring yourself to cower in the rear. Reward: Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"
"Sorry. Watching Konoha's comrades fight with blood and sweat, as a member of Konoha, I couldn't bring myself to stay in the rear and enjoy everyone's protection,"