Land of Bears Camp

The next day, Uchiha Yuan's group set out again, and this time, they did not run into any more trouble on the road.

After traveling for a full day and night, they arrived smoothly at the camp in the Land of Bears.

Shibi Aburame told the three of them to wait where they were, while he went into a tent in the middle of the camp.

About ten minutes later, Shibi Aburame came out of the tent.

"All right, I've already reported everything that happened on the way to Lord Orochimaru. Lord Orochimaru told us to rest for two days first, and once the troops behind us arrive, he'll assign us new missions," Shibi Aburame explained to the three of them.

"Lord Orochimaru? Is Lord Orochimaru the commander of the Land of Bears battlefield?" Hyuga Asana asked.

"Mm. Lord Orochimaru is the commander, with the new Clan Heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans assisting him. All right, if you want to know more about these things, go ask the people from your own clans! I won't explain it to you.

"Asana, Yuan, Kizuki, all three of your clans have their own camps here. Just go to the camps belonging to your respective clans. If there are missions assigned, someone will come notify you." After saying that, Shibi Aburame turned and left.

Hearing this, the three of them exchanged glances. Yamanaka Kizuki was just about to speak when they suddenly heard someone call his name.

"Kizuki, over here!"

"Yuan, Asana, someone from my clan is calling me. I'll head over first."

"Mm, go on! Tomorrow morning at eight, we'll meet here again," Uchiha Yuan said.

Yamanaka Kizuki nodded, then turned and left.

Once Yamanaka Kizuki was gone, it became much more convenient for Uchiha Yuan and Hyuga Asana to talk.

However, this was Konoha's camp. To prevent any walls from having ears, the two deliberately lowered their voices and spoke softly, only loud enough for each other to hear.

"Asana, if nothing unexpected happens, Orochimaru may contact you later. You have to be careful."

"Don't worry! I already know Orochimaru has ulterior motives. I definitely won't be tricked by him," Hyuga Asana said.

"Mm, that's good. According to Teacher Shibui, the reinforcements the village sent should arrive on the battlefield in about two days. When the time comes, we'll most likely be sent directly to the front line.

"The situation on the front line should be even more dangerous than that encounter battle before, so tomorrow, I want to test some things."

"Test what?" Hyuga Asana asked.

Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan directly activated his Sharingan.

When Hyuga Asana saw Uchiha Yuan's Two-Tomoe Sharingan, her expression became a little strange.

"Your Sharingan evolved again?"

"Mm. Yesterday, when I faced that Kirigakure Jonin, the situation was actually extremely dangerous. His Kunai almost stabbed me through the heart.

"At that critical moment, my Sharingan evolved, and my right eye also became Two-Tomoe. It was only by relying on the enhanced dynamic vision brought by the Two-Tomoe Sharingan that I managed to avoid his fatal strike."

"So that's how it was. Then tomorrow, you want to test the Sharingan's dynamic vision?" Hyuga Asana asked.

"No. I feel like my Two Tomoe Sharingan is a little different from an ordinary Two Tomoe Sharingan. My Sharingan seems to be able to amplify Genjutsu."

"Amplify Genjutsu? Isn't that an ability of the Three Tomoe Sharingan?"

"Yeah, that's why I'm not sure myself. I need to test it.

"If my Two Tomoe Sharingan really does amplify Genjutsu, then it can greatly increase our chances of surviving on the battlefield. It'll also make it easier to obtain some intelligence and improve our chances of completing missions."

After listening to Uchiha Yuan, Hyuga Asana nodded. "I understand. Tomorrow, I'll help you test it."

"Mm, then let's leave it at that for today! Tomorrow morning, we'll gather here."

"Okay."

After that, Uchiha Yuan parted ways with Hyuga Asana, and the two of them headed to their respective clan camps.

The Uchiha Clan's camp was still very easy to find. After Uchiha Yuan asked around a little, he found where the camp was.

After he arrived at the camp, he discovered that there were only a dozen or so Uchiha Clan members here, and all of them looked quite a bit older than Uchiha Yuan. Uchiha Yuan did not recognize a single one of them.

Although Uchiha Yuan did not recognize them, they had clearly already known in advance that Uchiha Yuan was coming.

The leading Uchiha Clan member in the camp walked over and said, "You must be Uchiha Yuan! My name is Uchiha Mei. I'm a Konoha Jonin. Back in the village, I was a member of the Police Force."

"Hello, Senior Mei. I'm Uchiha Yuan."

"No need to be so restrained. We're all from the same clan, and on the battlefield, we should help each other," Uchiha Mei said with a smile.

"Senior Mei is right. Yuan, how old are you this year?" one of the only two female Uchiha clan members in the camp asked.

"Ten. In another two months, I'll have my eleventh birthday."

"Hmph! The village really is getting more and more useless. They're even sending ten-year-old children to the battlefield now," an Uchiha member behind Uchiha Mei said.

"It's better not to say things like that in the future. Right now is wartime, and everything should be focused on winning this war," Uchiha Mei said.

"Aya, Oto, there should still be empty spots in your tent, right? Can Yuan stay with you?" Uchiha Mei asked.

"Sure! Yuan is only ten, still a child. I don't mind," Uchiha Oto, who had just spoken to Uchiha Yuan, said.

"I don't mind either," Uchiha Aya, who had remained silent the whole time, said.

Uchiha Oto and Uchiha Aya both looked to be in their early twenties. Uchiha Aya's appearance bore some resemblance to Uchiha Chiri, the one who invented Izanami, and even her hair color was the same purple.

Uchiha Oto, on the other hand, looked more like a grown-up Uchiha Izumi. Her hair color was the standard black hair of the Uchiha Clan.

"Yuan, what do you think?" Uchiha Mei turned and asked.

"I-I don't think that's such a good idea! I'm a man, and Senior Oto and Senior Aya are women."

When Uchiha Mei heard that, he thought, Kids these days really are precocious. At ten, he already draws such a clear line between men and women. When I was ten, I was still bathing with my mother!

But since Uchiha Yuan was unwilling, Uchiha Mei did not force him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Yuan, if you feel embarrassed, then come to my tent! I'm the only one in my tent right now."

"Then I'll be in your care, Senior Mei."

"Mm. Right, Yuan, I heard you've already awakened the Sharingan. Is that true?" Uchiha Mei asked.

"Yes. My eyes awakened when I learned of my parents' deaths."

"You awakened it at ten, about the same as Aya. I was already twelve when mine awakened," Uchiha Mei said with a smile.

"I really envy those of you who awakened it before fifteen. You're all at Three Tomoe now. I didn't awaken mine until I was seventeen, and it's been five years, but I'm still only at Double Tomoe," Uchiha Oto said, somewhat enviously.

"Sigh! What's there to envy? Mine awakened because my father died in battle. Aya's awakened because her parents died. Yuan's the same. If I could choose, I'd rather not have these Sharingan," Uchiha Mei said with a sigh.