Return to the Frontline Camp, Chance Encounter with the Uchiha Squad!

Uchiha Jin wore a look of helplessness.

His meticulously planned training regimen had been completely ruined by Danzo, and what made it worse was that Danzo had dragged him down with him. Jin didn't know how to even begin to comment on the situation.

Danzo's confidence was something Jin honestly didn't understand.

Sure, he could act tough in Konohagakure because Sarutobi Hiruzen had his back, but who in the other ninja villages took him seriously?

Sigh!

With a helpless sigh, Uchiha Jin spoke directly, "Let's head to the front-line camp to report and then return directly to Konohagakure."

Takada Fujiwara and Kakashi were a bit confused, but after reading Nara Shikaichi's letter, they finally understood the whole story.

Everyone present felt helpless.

Who could have imagined they'd run into such a character as Danzo?

"Indeed, let's go back."

"After Danzo's stunt, staying in the Land of Rain is too dangerous."

"We do need to report before returning to Konohagakure."

Everyone chimed in, and the decision was made.

Two hours later.

The group arrived at the front-line camp to report, but they didn't see the commander, Jiraiya. Instead, they were assigned a temporary tent and told to rest before returning to Konohagakure on their own.

Uchiha Jin was a little confused.

Didn't ninjas need to report to the commander when returning to the front-line camp?

Nara Shikaichi noticed his confusion and chuckled, explaining, "Our rank isn't high enough. Unless there's a special situation, we won't get to see Lord Jiraiya."

"The front-line camp is extremely busy," Takada Fujiwara added. "If the commander had to meet every single ninja, he wouldn't have time to do anything else."

Uchiha Jin pondered this.

It seemed the anime he watched in his past life was too one-sided, and his understanding of Konohagakure and even the Ninja World was still too limited.

Afterward.

The group returned to their assigned tent. They had a simple dinner to alleviate the fatigue from their long journey in the wilderness before each settling down in their respective spots to sleep.

The next morning, bright and early.

The group woke up feeling refreshed and ready to depart for Konohagakure when they unexpectedly encountered another group of people.

"I am Uchiha Kou, the squad leader!"

"These are Uchiha Chu and Shisui. The clan decided for our two squads to act simultaneously."

"You must be Uchiha Jin? What are your next orders?"

Looking at this group of Uchiha before them, Takada Fujiwara's squad was taken aback.

Honestly.

They had been actively avoiding them, even trying to hide on the way, and yet they still ran into them directly!

Faced with this situation, everyone could only remain silent.

Finally, Uchiha Jin stepped forward. "Your information is outdated. Due to some special circumstances, our latest orders are to return to Konohagakure immediately."

After speaking.

He couldn't help but glance at the youngest figure among them.

Shisui?

Was this the loyal Konoha shinobi who would later awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan "Kotoamatsukami" and have his eyes gouged out by Danzo?

Judging by his age, he must be around eight or nine years old, right?

But how could he be older than Jin himself, considering Jin was only five years old now!

He hadn't seen him in the clan before and had assumed he hadn't been born yet. He never expected him to be several years older than both himself and Kakashi.

However, upon closer thought, it made sense!

In the original story.

There wasn't a specific age given for Shisui, only that he gained fame as "Body Flicker Shisui" during the Third Shinobi World War. So, this explanation seemed plausible. If he were younger than Jin and Kakashi, he wouldn't have qualified to participate in the Third Shinobi World War.

Although it was currently a localized conflict between Konohagakure and Sunagakure, and the Ninja World War was still four or five years away, a twelve or thirteen-year-old Shisui participating in the Third Shinobi World War and making a name for himself seemed like a reasonable explanation.

Meanwhile.

As Uchiha Jin was lost in thought about Shisui's age, the three members of the Uchiha squad were instantly put in a difficult position.

They had accepted this mission precisely because they wanted to engage in combat on the battlefield.

Due to the complex relationship between the Uchiha and Konohagakure, the Uchiha clan was actually under a form of confinement by Konohagakure at this stage.

It wasn't until the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War, when Konohagakure was on the verge of collapse, that they reluctantly agreed to let the Uchiha enter the battlefield. Even then, they assigned the Uchiha to fight against Kirigakure, a village that was a natural counter to the Sharingan.

There's no other way!

As soon as the Uchiha enter the battlefield, they awaken their Sharingan very easily.

Konohagakure, not wanting the Uchiha to be too strong, naturally didn't want them participating in the war, otherwise, they wouldn't have given them the Police Force.

And, precisely because of this.

The Uchiha greatly yearned for war, which was also why their squad was so happy on the way after snatching this mission.

However, they never expected.

They ran all the way to Kikyo Mountain, then to the Land of Rain, and after finally finding Uchiha Jin, they received news that they were to return to the village?

Truly, sigh!

Thinking of this, they became completely unhappy.

"This, alright!"

"It seems you're already preparing to return to the village, so let's have our two squads go back together."

Uchiha Kou, who was leading, was the first to regain his senses. Although he was very unwilling in his heart, he quickly made a decision.

And, regarding this.

Takada Fujiwara's squad naturally couldn't refuse!

After the two squads merged, they left the front-line camp directly and headed straight for Konohagakure.

Along the way.

Because Uchiha Jin often observed Shisui, this was naturally noticed by Shisui. A gentle smile appeared on his face: "Hello there, little brother, I'm Uchiha Shisui!"

"Ah, hello!" Uchiha Jin's mouth twitched: "I'm Uchiha Jin!"

At this moment, he was a little reserved and didn't know what to say for a while.

There was no other way.

Shisui before him was too cheerful.

Especially the gentle smile on his face, it could almost be compared to Minato Namikaze.

However, it was a pity.

Uchiha Jin, born into the Uchiha clan, knew clearly that Shisui's outward demeanor was just an act. In reality, Shisui was a traditional Uchiha at heart.

Uchiha Jin had only two words to describe him.

Extreme!

He was an extreme individual, just like Itachi, Fugaku, Obito, and even Madara. However, his extremism was different from other Uchiha. He was extremely and blindly devoted to the Will of Fire and Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Even after Danzo gouged out his eye, he still refused to lay a hand on Root. In his despair, he only fled, gave his other eye to Itachi, and then committed suicide.

And, in reality?

Shisui was a genius who could awaken the Susanoo with just one eye. Even though Danzo ambushed him and took one of his eyes, he could still easily defeat the Root squad if he wanted to.

But even though he was betrayed by the Konoha higher-ups, he still refused to attack them. This point alone was enough to show his extremism.

So.

Towards the gentle-looking Shisui before him, Uchiha Jin only wanted to keep his distance.

In his opinion, this guy was a lunatic!

Setting aside his seemingly gentle exterior, this guy's lunacy was quite severe.

Of course.

If his mind were truly normal, he wouldn't have been qualified to awaken the Mangekyo!