It Should Have Been Thrown into the Trash Long Ago

"He is my niece..." Uchiha Itachi said slowly.

He had already lowered his voice as much as possible, even leaning close to Yamanaka Feng's ear. He had not said Sarada's name either, yet the girl still sensed it and whipped around with a vicious glare.

"My dear uncle, didn't I tell you not to say it?"

Sarada stood with her hands on her hips. Though she was not as tall as Uchiha Itachi, she still looked extremely imposing.

"And I still haven't figured out why the two of you are here."

"Yamanaka Feng, you should still be sitting in prison. It seems you even had your sentence reduced for good behavior, but you should still have another two years before getting out..."

"I was in prison?" Yamanaka Feng's eyes widened. He interrupted Sarada, tilting his head with a hint of confusion in his voice.

He was one of Root's upper ranks. No matter what, he would never end up in prison. Everything he had done had been for Konoha's safety and development.

"That's right. Every ninja who survived Root was thrown into prison, although there were not many survivors in the end."

"My father said you were a smart man who managed to save his own life. But now, you look more like the biggest idiot around."

Sarada's voice brimmed with confidence, but Yamanaka Feng did not believe this girl whom Uchiha Itachi called his niece at all, even if she called Uchiha Itachi Uncle.

Or perhaps he was simply born distrustful of everything related to the Uchiha Clan. It was not exactly a correct feeling, but as members of Root, they were naturally prejudiced in that way.

He frowned as he watched Sarada shift her gaze to Uchiha Itachi.

"And you, my dear uncle. I didn't pay much attention