The Uchiha Really Are Great, But They Are Also Truly Detestable!

Uchiha Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, yet he did not offer any comfort.

This was something a person had to figure out on their own; outside intervention held little meaning anyway.

Must admit.

Because of what Hatake Sakumo said before his suicide, rather than directly committing suicide by force as in the original work, coupled with his previous casual chat with Uchiha Jin, and Nara Shikaichi's explosive revelations during the distribution of the spoils...

Kakashi's current state of mind differed from the original work.

Knowing many of the dark and dirty methods behind the scenes in Konoha, he did not obsess over whether the mission or teammates mattered more; instead, his entire mindset focused on the truth and revenge.

Especially since he actually had a certain mental preparation long ago, he did not break down upon learning the truth; on the contrary, after a brief vent, he returned to calm.

"Don't worry, I'm fine!"

Perhaps afraid that Uchiha Jin would worry, Kakashi finally added that sentence.

Uchiha Jin nodded.

He simply patted Kakashi's shoulder, and then said in a solemn tone: "Danzo is the Second Hokage's disciple, as well as the Third Hokage's confidant and old friend, and behind him he even controls that evil force known as Root; he is definitely not someone small fries like us can face."

"Forget about this matter."

"Right now our goal is still to survive, and then grow and get stronger as quickly as possible."

"To use a common saying among civilians, remember that barking dogs don't bite; suppress all resentment deep in your heart, and don't let others easily see it until you have the strength."

"Be as quiet as a virgin, as swift as a fleeing rabbit!"

"Right now all we can do is endure and grow stronger, and when that truly powerful moment arrives, take advantage of the enemy having zero preparation and directly strike them down in one hit!"

Kakashi was stunned, then nodded heavily.

Even Nara Shikaichi and Takada Fujiwara looked at Uchiha Jin with strange gazes.

This did not sound like something an Uchiha should say, but after exchanging glances, the two did not dwell on it too much; instead, with Uchiha Jin holding such a mindset, everyone would get along much more harmoniously in the future.

This was a good thing!

Nara Shikaichi pondered for a moment, then spoke directly: "Do we need to find the Uchiha squad and team up with them to do missions?"

"No, I refuse!" Uchiha Jin spoke directly: "Shikaichi, give it up."

"Although merging with the Uchiha squad would definitely increase our strength, it would likewise affect our plan."

"The Uchiha are all stubborn blockheads!"

"Our goal is to hide in the Land of Rain, slowly cultivate, grow stronger, stall for time, and use the gaps between missions to avoid Root's conspiracies, and the Uchiha cannot accept that kind of thing."

"If we really allied with them, they would finish the mission in the shortest possible time, and then return to the Kikyo Mountain camp without the slightest hesitation."

Nara Shikaichi was stunned for a moment, before slowly nodding.

That was true!

He really shouldn't have; how could he not have thought of such a simple logic?

Consequently, the look in his eyes as he gazed at Uchiha Jin naturally began to turn strange—how did this guy act even more like a Nara than he did?

"Agreed!"

"Jin is right, we can't take risks."

"Most Uchiha have something wrong with their brains, we'd better not go on missions with them."

Takada Fujiwara spoke up, expressing his own opinion.

And, regarding this.

Whether it was Nara Shikaichi or Kakashi, naturally they all chose to agree as well.

Uchiha Jin's mouth twitched.

He was increasingly beginning to understand why the Uchiha could not integrate into Konoha; a very simple mission right before their eyes revealed the gap between the Uchiha and ordinary shinobi.

No wonder!

The Uchiha were hated and isolated, and there was damn well a reason for it.

Even he, an Uchiha clansman, had only considered it briefly and still felt reluctant to team up with the Uchiha!

It was right at that moment that Takada Fujiwara gave a cough: "Um, Jin, I'm terribly sorry."

"What I said just now wasn't quite right; I don't have any opinion of you at all, and I'm still very willing to be your teammate."

Nara Shikaichi and Kakashi also expressed agreement with this!

Yes.

Although Jin was also an Uchiha, he was different from ordinary Uchiha, and teaming up with him brought no pressure at all.

And, regarding this.

After a sigh, Uchiha Jin did not know what to say either.

After pondering for a little bit, he shook his head helplessly.

"It's fine, no need to apologize!"

"I, this Uchiha, am also unwilling to team up with Uchiha."

"The Uchiha really are detestable!"

Accompanied by Uchiha Jin's self-deprecating remark, Takada Fujiwara and the others could barely hold it together anymore.

Good grief!

An Uchiha actually hated his own clansman; this really left them not knowing what to say.

However...

Considering that Uchiha Jin possessed the mindset of a normal person, they were able to understand it just a little bit in return.

Immediately following.

After some brief casual chatting, the group began their respective training.

Yes!

Their coming to the Land of Rain this time was not truly to investigate Pakura; the so-called mission was just a pretext.

In reality.

The Konoha High Command knew Pakura's true purpose.

Sawada Seiichi giving them this mission was merely taking the opportunity to pull them away from the frontline battlefield, thereby buying them more cultivation time.

To put it simply, this mission did not need to be done at all.

Once they felt the time was right, they could head straight back home at any moment, and Sawada Seiichi would default to the mission being completed, allowing their squad to freeload this B-Rank Mission.

This was also the reason why this squad of theirs did not want to see the Uchiha squad.

Given the stubborn brains of the Uchiha, they could not accept this kind of lying-flat mission, and might even feel it was an insult to the Uchiha; if things went wrong, they might even dare to blow the matter up, and by then Sawada Seiichi would probably also receive criticism and punishment.

On the surface, the Uchiha were righteous!

Takada Fujiwara's squad was indeed in the wrong, but the problem was that human connections and favors existed everywhere; as normal people, everyone just wanted to survive—if you had connections and didn't use them, weren't you an absolute fool?

Therefore.

The Uchiha were indeed righteous, but everyone simply detested them!

Time slowly passed, and soon night arrived.

Finishing their training, the group took out storage scrolls, pulled out the pots, bowls, chopsticks, and ingredients they had prepared in advance, and then began making today's dinner.

It was right at that moment that Uchiha Jin suddenly stood up.

His face was filled with anger and stifled grievance, and then he slammed a heavy fist against the cave wall.

"Danzo? Root!"

"Damn bastards, I will never let you off!"

Uchiha Jin gnashed his teeth, speaking coldly word by word.

Takada Fujiwara and the others were somewhat startled, unable to help unconsciously looking over at Uchiha Jin.

And, the next second.

Uchiha Jin began communicating with the system, then began receiving the system's rewards.

[Ding, congratulations to the host!]

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