Leaf Village: I, Uchiha, Am Done Lying Flat! Part 32

"Just wait for a new mission!"

Nara Kazama nodded, looking as though he had expected exactly that.

Uchiha Jin also let out a sigh of relief.

But this also made him fully realize that what he had considered just now was correct.

The Uchiha Clan's downfall really was related to ideology.

To put it bluntly, it was still about interests!

If the Uchiha could not change their mindset and learn to blend in, then the Uchiha's future in Leaf Village would still follow the Original Story's timeline.

Time slowly passed.

No missions had been assigned these past few days.

Every day after getting up, Uchiha Jin would head straight outside the Frontline camp and lie down on a patch of grass with rather beautiful scenery.

Basking in the sun!

As for training, ever since he got the system cheat, he had completely given up on it.

He could grow stronger anyway, so wasn't lying flat much better?

Evening.

Nara Kazama, who had returned from training outside, looked at Uchiha Jin lying on the grass. His expression was truly hard to describe.

He walked over and sat beside Uchiha Jin.

"Jin-kun, you're really strange."

"We've been at the Frontline for days now. Whenever everyone has no mission, they're basically training nonstop."

"Everyone hopes to improve their strength as much as possible before they encounter an enemy."

"So why are you so leisurely every day?"

"Anyone who didn't know better would think you came here for an outing."

Nara Kazama looked utterly puzzled.

He truly could not understand what Uchiha Jin was thinking.

The closer he got, the more indistinct Jin seemed.

Every time he felt like he had understood Uchiha Jin, the next second Jin would tell him—

You're overthinking it!

The only thing he could be sure of now was that Uchiha Jin was nothing like an Uchiha.

Whether in the way he treated people or handled matters, he was completely at odds with a proper Uchiha.

It gave Nara Kazama quite a headache.

Yes.

He was a traditional Nara.

Although he usually seemed lazy and laid-back, that was only because he was bored.

No matter what the matter was, he could basically see through it at a glance.

Over time, he became bored.

Naturally, he appeared lazy in everyday life.

But ever since encountering Uchiha Jin, no matter how many brain cells he burned, he had never been able to give him an accurate definition.

This troubled Nara Kazama immensely!

He had also been trying to persuade himself not to dwell on this sort of thing.

After all, he and Uchiha Jin had merely been forced into the same squad. Fundamentally, they could not even be considered friends.

After all, cannon fodder squads like theirs did not cultivate things like "Bonds."

But...

As a Nara, he was unwilling to admit defeat.

So, over the past few days—

He had been trying to get close to Uchiha Jin, wanting to truly see through the man before him.

But...

Only after truly getting close did he discover that this guy was even lazier than he was.

He at least trained for a while every day, but ever since they left Leaf Village, he had genuinely never seen Uchiha Jin train.

Naturally, this made him very curious. After all, Uchiha Jin's performance against the enemy a few days ago had not been weak.

At the very least—

He had absolutely reached Class A standards.

He had guessed that Uchiha Jin wanted to hide his strength, and he could more or less guess the reason.

The only thing he could not understand was how such a lazy guy had trained to this level.

Now that there was nothing to do, he naturally began probing him.

Meanwhile—

Uchiha Jin, lying on the ground, looked at Nara Kazama before him, his eyes filled with wariness.

He did not directly answer Kazama's probing. Instead, he spoke in a faint tone.

"I'm also very curious about you."

"With the strength you've displayed, getting into Class A definitely wouldn't have been a problem."

"So why did you act so useless and come to a cannon fodder class like Class B?"

"And there's Ino-Shika-Cho!"

"That's the iron rule of your three clans. Our class isn't without people from those two clans."

"So how did you end up on a team with an Uchiha like me?"

"Well?"

"Isn't Nara-san very curious about me? Likewise, I'm also very curious about you."

"Would it be convenient for you to tell me?"

A Round of Probing Later, Ishikawa Itsuki Was Back!

Nara Kazama fell silent.

He did not know how to answer Uchiha Jin's question.

As for that—

Uchiha Jin did not press him. He merely used this to tell Nara Kazama that everyone had their own secrets.

Since their relationship had not reached that point, there was no need to pry into other people's secrets.

After seeing the other party fall silent, he continued basking in the sun.

Until the sky was filled with the evening glow.

Although it was not as warm as the noon sunlight, he still liked this relaxed feeling.

Unlike in the village, where every day was filled with all kinds of schemes.

It was exhausting!

Seeing that it was getting late, he finally got up and yawned. But when he turned around to head back, he noticed Nara Kazama beside him.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Uchiha Jin asked, looking bewildered.

Only then did Nara Kazama raise his head.

He looked at Uchiha Jin for a moment before speaking faintly.

"My father was Nara Shikanaru. He and Shikaku Nara were biological brothers."

"But he failed in his bid for the Clan Leader position, then died during a mission five years ago."

"Before he died, Father told my brothers and me that we must never become geniuses in this life. Living an ordinary, mediocre life was good too."

"But my two older brothers didn't listen. They had been the clan's genius ninjas since childhood, and then they died one after another a few years ago."

"I listened. I always acted mediocre."

"So, I survived."

"Ino-Shika-Cho truly does not distinguish between one another, but I still chose to give it up."