Leaf Village: I'm Uchiha, Done Lying Flat! Part 5

So.

All things considered, he decided it was better to keep a low profile in Leaf Village.

When the Night of the Clan Extermination came, he could defect. At worst, he could hide in the Ninja World for a few years, wait until Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and the Six Paths of Pain attacked Leaf Village. Once Leaf Village was weakened, he could come back and seek refuge there.

First of all.

Tsunade was not Hiruzen Sarutobi.

By then, Pot Kage Danzo would probably be dead too.

Besides, he had never truly harmed Leaf Village. Even if he defected before, it would only be to escape the Night of the Clan Extermination.

More importantly, Leaf Village would be short on experts during that period!

As an Uchiha, given Tsunade's character, she would most likely accept him.

Not to mention Sasuke!

The Uchiha Clan would have been completely wiped out. Sasuke had finally found another clansman—would Leaf Village really refuse to take him in?

If Sasuke made a move, would Naruto refuse to help?

Once he returned to Leaf Village, he could keep lying low.

No question about it. Perfect!

Having thoroughly figured out his future path, he lay on the bed and peacefully fell asleep.

Chapter 4: Followed on the Way Home

The next morning.

Uchiha Jin yawned. After getting up and pushing open the door, he breathed in the fresh air outside and could not help sighing. Another day full of energy.

After washing up, he headed for Ichiraku Ramen again, planning to fill his stomach first.

"Ugh, what bad luck."

"Ran into this Uchiha disgrace again. Why doesn't he just hurry up and die?"

"Forget it. Don't bother with him."

"..."

All along the way, his clansmen mocked him in every possible way.

However.

No one actually rushed up, shouting about challenging him to a duel or anything like that.

It was not that they did not want to. They simply had no way around it!

Uchiha Jin's skin was too thick, like a damn city wall.

No matter how they mocked him, it did not affect him in the slightest.

Directly provoke him and challenge him to a duel?

Before you could even make a move, this guy would immediately admit defeat, with not a shred of honor in him.

Damn it.

They could not just beat him up without reason, could they?

The pride of the Uchiha Clan kept them from doing something that would disgrace the family's honor.

So they could only stew in frustration!

They could just curse at him from afar. Saying anything else was useless.

Even the frequency with which they cursed him had dropped compared to before.

Uchiha Jin: "..."

His eyes narrowed slightly.

Looking at the Uchiha clansmen around him, the smile on his face grew brighter and brighter.

He loved seeing their frustrated expressions—the way they hated him but could not do anything about him.

It was thrilling!

Seeing that no one was actually going to rush at him, he had no interest in deliberately picking a fight. After giving a disdainful laugh, he headed to Ichiraku Ramen once more.

"Uncle Teuchi, I'm back."

"Make me something to eat. I'm starving."

Uchiha Jin was not polite in the slightest.

He carelessly sat down at the table and called out to Teuchi inside.

Teuchi smiled and nodded. After casually greeting him, he went inside to prepare the food.

Ayame, on the other hand, came storming out in anger.

"Uchiha Jin, you're going too far."

"My dad pitied you back then, but that doesn't mean you can come here every morning to mooch off us!"

"Seriously, you're awful!"

That was right.

Ichiraku Ramen only served lunch and dinner.

It was not open in the mornings.

But seven or eight years ago, shortly after Uchiha Jin had transmigrated, he had gone directly to discuss it with Teuchi.

Since he came here for lunch and dinner every day, he hoped that when Teuchi made breakfast for his family, he could make a little extra for him as well.

Of course, he paid for it.

Back then, Teuchi saw that this child had no father or mother. He was simply too pitiful!

And as an orphan, it was no easy thing for him to come negotiate with Teuchi by himself.

Though he was an Uchiha with a poor reputation, he was still only a pitiful child.

So Teuchi waved a hand.

He waived the breakfast fee outright.

And for lunch and dinner, he basically only charged cost.

He could run up a tab during the month and settle it at the end.

But even when he paid at the end of the month, Teuchi would ask for far less.

It could basically be said that Uchiha Jin practically ate and drank here for free.

Therefore.

Faced with Ayame, Uchiha Jin really could not act tough.

After giving an awkward laugh, he hurriedly spoke.

"Big Sis Ayame, don't be angry!"

"I've graduated now. I'm an official ninja, and I can take missions to earn money."

"From now on, Uncle Teuchi is my real dad, and you're my real little sister. I promise I'll treat you well for the rest of my life."

"I'll take care of Uncle Teuchi in his old age!"

Uchiha Jin looked utterly imposing.

He was serious, too.

He remembered all the kindness Teuchi's Family had shown him over the years.

He was not an ungrateful bastard. He would definitely repay them in the future.

So when he said those words, they truly came from the heart.

Ayame: "..."

Hearing such shameless words, she was so angry that she rolled her eyes.

Good grief!

Thinking of this, she immediately spoke up.

"You little Uchiha brat, you're thinking too much."

"I, Ayame, will take care of my dad in his old age. I don't need some thick-skinned brat like you."

"Wait, that's not right!"

"I'm several months older than you. You should be calling me big sister. How did I become the little sister?"

Uchiha Jin burst out laughing.