The Scapegoat Is Everywhere

When Uchiha Yuan and his companions returned to the camp, they happened to run into Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu.

"Yo, Yuan! Long time no see! You look even stronger!" Guy gave a thumbs-up, revealing his signature smile, his pearly white teeth almost blinding Uchiha Yuan.

"It hasn't been that long, has it? Didn't we have a running race the day before graduation?" Uchiha Yuan replied with a smile.

Shiranui Genma and Ebisu were both a bit surprised to see Uchiha Yuan's friendly attitude towards Guy.

They hadn't gotten the impression that his relationship with Guy was that good back in the Ninja Academy!

However, the two didn't dare to ask, as they weren't really familiar with Uchiha Yuan.

After a brief exchange with Guy, Uchiha Yuan and Guy parted ways to turn in their missions.

Shibi Aburame went to Orochimaru's tent to report on the reconnaissance mission.

"Well done. You don't need to participate in the upcoming battles. After the fighting is over, you'll be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield along with the other reconnaissance teams," Orochimaru said.

"Understood, Lord Orochimaru."

"Good, you may leave."

Shibi Aburame nodded and turned to leave.

Emerging from the tent, Shibi Aburame relayed Orochimaru's orders to the three of them before announcing their dispersal.

Yamanaka Kizuki immediately pulled Uchiha Yuan to the training grounds, wanting to continue improving his sensory range.

Uchiha Yuan also wanted to master Tree Binding Death as soon as possible, so he didn't refuse.

Hyuga Asana naturally followed them.

The three of them stayed at the training grounds all afternoon. As evening approached, Yamanaka Kizuki finally bid them farewell.

That afternoon, Uchiha Yuan used Tree Binding Death on Yamanaka Kizuki ten times.

Tree Binding Death was a B-rank Genjutsu, after all. Although the rank of a jutsu only represented its learning difficulty, generally speaking, the harder a jutsu was to learn, the stronger it was likely to be.

As a result, Yamanaka Kizuki couldn't break free from the Genjutsu of Tree Binding Death even once that afternoon. Uchiha Yuan would proactively release him from the illusion when he saw that Kzuki's condition was deteriorating.

Of course, this was also related to Uchiha Yuan's increasing proficiency in using Tree Binding Death. With Yamanaka Kizuki acting as a sparring partner, Uchiha Yuan's Tree Binding Death had made significant progress.

Genjutsu was different from Ninjutsu; practicing alone had little effect. It required a sparring partner.

After Yamanaka Kizuki left, Hyuga Asana said to Uchiha Yuan, "Yuan, I feel like you've changed a bit."

"I've changed? Have I?"

"You wouldn't have greeted Might Guy like that before."

"You're talking about that! It's because I've set a new goal."

"What goal?" Hyuga Asana asked.

"I want to change the Uchiha Clan comprehensively."

"How does that relate to you greeting Guy?" Hyuga Asana asked, looking confused.

"Of course, it's related. The Uchiha Clan currently has a very bad reputation in the village for certain reasons. When I say comprehensively change the Uchiha Clan, it naturally includes changing the Uchiha Clan's image in the village."

"How can something like that be changed so easily?"

"That's why we have to start small, from the little things."

Hyuga Asana pouted at his words, not commenting on Uchiha Yuan's actions.

She didn't quite understand Uchiha Yuan's behavior. In her opinion, managing oneself and those one cared about was enough; there was no need to worry about trivial matters.

Uchiha Yuan smiled and didn't explain further. One day, Hyuga Asana would understand.

After finishing today's training, Uchiha Yuan returned to his tent.

Uchiha Mei wasn't there at the moment; he was probably preparing for the upcoming battle!

Uchiha Yuan lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

Yesterday, due to the mission, he had to maintain a high level of vigilance on the battlefield, so he didn't have a chance to use the Text Game. Uchiha Yuan had initially worried that if he didn't use his chances yesterday, they might disappear. However, when he checked his stats early in the morning, he found that the chances had accumulated.

This was good news for Uchiha Yuan. He wouldn't have to worry about missing his Text Game chances while on the battlefield in the future.

This time, he had two chances for the Text Game. Uchiha Yuan spun the roulette wheel in his mind.

The first time, he found himself on the Green Grasslands after a long absence.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Yuan arrived at the wrong time. This was before the establishment of Goat Village, and Uchiha Yuan was unfortunately caught and eaten by a wolf, only gaining 1 Stat Point.

Uchiha Yuan cursed his bad luck and spun the second wheel.

"You have logged into the Marvel Universe 616."

"On the surface, you are a Level 5 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., but in reality, you are one of Hydra's undercover agents."

"You initially thought the undercover work would be difficult, but you quickly discovered that S.H.I.E.L.D. was full of your own people."

"'Hail Hydra' could solve 99% of problems."

"Today, Earth just experienced a life-or-death crisis. Aliens invaded Earth. Fortunately, Nick Fury assembled the Avengers, and they defeated the aliens."

"Your superior has ordered you to accompany him to Stark Tower to retrieve the Scepter containing the Mind Stone."

"Everyone around you is someone you know, they're all our people."

"You and your team got the Cube and took the elevator to leave. Halfway down, Captain America came in."

"Captain America demanded you hand over the Scepter, saying it was an order from above."

"Your superior hesitated upon hearing this, stating he needed to report to higher command."

"At this point, Captain America whispered 'Hail Hydra' in your superior's ear."

"You and everyone else in the elevator heard it. First, there was surprise, then everyone showed expressions of understanding."

"So Captain America is one of us!"

"Your superior handed the Scepter containing the Mind Stone to Captain America."

"Captain America left the elevator with the Scepter."

"Not long after you returned to base, you received a call from higher command and hurried over."

"When higher command saw you, they directly asked if you heard Captain America say 'Hail Hydra'."

"You replied, 'Yes, I heard it'."

"Higher command became furious and shot you directly in the heart."

"As you were dying, you heard your superior and higher command say, 'He's the one who told me Captain America was one of us Hydra members and said 'Hail Hydra', otherwise I wouldn't have handed the Scepter to Captain America'."

"You understood. So Captain America wasn't with Hydra, and you took the fall for your superior."

"Actually, thinking about it, you had the lowest rank in the elevator. If you don't take the fall, who will?"

"You are dead."

"Game over."

"Gained Stat Point x2, Black Pot x1."

"Friendly reminder: Collecting 10 Black Pots will grant a surprise reward.

Alternatively, you can use a Black Pot to spin the wheel again, with a 100% chance to take the fall for someone else in the Text Game world. Taking the fall will grant a special reward."

After the Text Game ended, Uchiha Yuan opened his eyes, completely speechless.

"Damn it, even in the Text Game, there's subordinates taking the fall for their leaders!" Uchiha Yuan said with clear displeasure.