Uchiha Jin wore a helpless expression on his face.
His carefully planned training schedule had just been completely ruined by Danzo like that, and the crucial part was that this guy had even dragged him down into it, leaving him with no idea how to evaluate the situation.
To be honest, he could not quite understand Danzo's confidence.
You could act like a tyrant in Konoha because Sarutobi Hiruzen had your back, but which other shinobi village considered you anything special?
Sigh!
With a helpless sigh, Uchiha Jin spoke directly, "Let's make a trip to the frontline base, report in, and then head straight back to Konoha."
Takada Fujivara and Kakashi were somewhat puzzled, but after reading Nara Shikaichi's letter, they finally understood the cause and effect completely.
Everyone present felt extremely helpless.
Who could have expected to run into such a rare specimen as Danzo?
"Indeed, let's head back."
"With Danzo messing things up like this, staying in the Land of Rain is far too dangerous."
"Before returning to Konoha, we do indeed need to check in and report."
The others spoke up one after another, and the matter was thus settled.
Two hours later.
After arriving at the frontline camp and reporting in, the group did not get to see the commander, Jiraiya. Instead, they were simply assigned to a temporary tent and told to return to Konoha on their own after getting some rest.
Uchiha Jin was somewhat puzzled.
When shinobi returned to the frontline camp, did they really not need to report to the commander?
Nara Shikaichi saw through his confusion and smiled as he explained, "Our rank isn't high enough. Unless there are special circumstances, there's no way we'll get to see Lord Jiraiya."
"The frontline camp is extremely busy," Takada Fujivara added. "If the commander met with every single shinobi, he wouldn't have any time to get things done."
Uchiha Jin looked thoughtful.
It seemed that the anime he had watched in his past life was far too one-sided, and his understanding of Konoha and even the shinobi world was still far too limited.
Shortly after.
The group returned to their assigned tent. After having a simple dinner to relieve the fatigue of being out in the wild for so long, they each lay down in their own spots and fell asleep.
Early the next morning.
The group woke up feeling refreshed and ready to set off back to Konoha, when they unexpectedly ran into a squad of people.
"I am Uchiha Kou, squad captain!"
"These are Uchiha Chu and Shisui Uchiha. The clan decided that our two squads will operate together."
"You must be Uchiha Jin, right? What is our next course of action?"
Looking at this squad of Uchiha before them, Takada Fujivara's team was somewhat dumbfounded.
To be honest.
Everyone had been avoiding crossing paths with them and had even been hiding from them along the way, yet they never expected to meet face-to-face after all!
Faced with this scene, everyone could only respond with silence.
In the end, it was Uchiha Jin who stepped forward. "Your information is out of date. Due to some special circumstances, our latest orders are to return to Konoha immediately."
After saying that, he could not help but glance at the smallest figure among them.
Shisui?
Was this the loyal Konoha subject who would later awaken the "Kotoamatsukami" Mangekyo, only to have his eyes gouged out by Danzo?
Judging by his age, he must have been eight or nine years old, right?
Wait, how was he older than himself? He had to remember that he himself was only five years old right now!
He hadn't seen him in the clan before and had originally thought he wasn't even born yet, but it turned out he was actually a few years older than both himself and Kakashi.
Still, upon closer thought, it was actually quite understandable!
In the original work, Shisui's age was never specifically stated; it only mentioned that he made a name for himself as "Body Flicker Shisui" during the Third Shinobi World War, so looking at it this way, it made sense. After all, if he were younger than himself and Kakashi, he wouldn't have been qualified to participate in the Third Shinobi World War.
Although it was currently just a localized conflict between Konoha and Sunagakure, with four or five years still remaining before the full outbreak of the Shinobi World War, Shisui participating in the third war at the age of twelve or thirteen and making a name for himself could be considered a relatively reasonable explanation.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Just as Uchiha Jin was lost in thought pondering Shisui's age, the three members of the Uchiha squad instantly deflated.
They had accepted this mission precisely because they wanted to come to the battlefield to fight and kill.
Due to the complex relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha, the Uchiha during this period were actually in a state of being confined and monitored by Konoha.
It wasn't until the later stages when the Third Shinobi World War broke out and Konoha could no longer hold out that they reluctantly agreed to let the Uchiha enter the battlefield, and even then, they were only sent to deal with Kirigakure, a shinobi village whose abilities completely countered the Sharingan.
There was no helping it!
As soon as the Uchiha entered the battlefield, they found it extremely easy to awaken the Sharingan.
Konoha, unwilling to let the Uchiha grow too powerful, naturally didn't want to let them participate in the war, otherwise they wouldn't have just given the Uchiha the Konoha Military Police Force.
And precisely because of this, the Uchiha yearned for war, which was why their squad had been so overjoyed after snatching up this mission.
Yet, who could have expected—
They had run all the way to Kikyo Mountain, and later all the way to the Land of Rain, managing to finally track down Uchiha Jin, only to be met with news about returning to the village?
Ah, seriously!
Thinking up to this point, they were completely unhappy.
"W-well, alright then!"
"It looks like you've already prepared to return to the village, so let's head back together with our two squads."
Uchiha Kou, who was leading the group, was the first to snap out of it. Although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, he quickly made his decision anyway.
Naturally, Takada Fujivara's squad could not refuse!
Once the two squads merged, they left the frontline camp directly and headed straight in the direction of Konoha.
Along the way.
Because Uchiha Jin kept observing Shisui, Shisui naturally noticed it. A gentle smile appeared on his face as he spoke, "Hello, little brother, I'm Shisui Uchiha!"
"Ah, hello!" Uchiha Jin twitching at the corner of his mouth. "I'm Uchiha Jin!"
At that moment, he felt somewhat constrained, having no idea what to say for a moment.
There was no helping it.
The Shisui before him was simply too cheerful.
Especially the gentle smile on his face; it was almost comparable to Minato Namikaze.
Yet, it was a pity.
Born an Uchiha, Uchiha Jin knew very well in his heart that everything Shisui displayed on the outside was merely a facade; deep down, Shisui was actually a traditional Uchiha at his core.
When it came to evaluating this guy, Uchiha Jin only had two words.
Extreme!
He was an extremist just like Itachi, Fugaku, Obito, and even Madara, except his extremism was a bit different from other Uchiha. He blindly and extremely worshipped the Will of Fire and the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Even after having his eyes gouged out by Danzo, he was still unwilling to strike back at Root, and in his despair, he merely chose to flee, leaving his remaining eye to Itachi before committing suicide.
And what were the facts?
Shisui was a genius who could manifest Susanoo with just a single eye. Even though he had been ambushed and had an eye stolen by Danzo, he could still have easily wiped out Root's squad as long as he wanted to.
Yet, even after being betrayed by Konoha High Command, he remained completely unwilling to raise a hand against them. This alone was enough to show just how extreme he was.
Therefore.
Facing the warm-smelling Shisui right in front of him, Uchiha Jin only wanted to keep his distance.
In his eyes, this person was a lunatic!
Setting aside his seemingly gentle exterior, the degree of his madness was not light at all.
Of course.
If his mind had truly been normal, he wouldn't have been qualified to awaken the Mangekyo!
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