Extraordinary Harvest

"Am I... dead?"

Uchiha Kei felt a splitting headache, but as his sense of touch fully returned, he immediately confirmed one thing: he wasn't dead!

Thinking of this, Uchiha Kei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If he had really died like this, he would have become the most disgraceful transmigrator!

However, Uchiha Kei felt a slight swelling in his eyes, and his body wasn't feeling very comfortable.

"You're awake?" Just then, a voice entered Uchiha Kei's ears.

The voice was gentle, and from its tone, Uchiha Kei subtly detected a hint of apology.

Slightly lifting his head, Uchiha Kei couldn't help but tremble as he saw the speaker. He couldn't forget that this was the person who had given him an experience akin to death.

Yet, at this moment, the person's expression was gentle and approachable, easily inspiring goodwill. It was a natural charisma!

This was Namikaze Minato.

"Mhm." Uchiha Kei rubbed his slightly swollen head and looked around. "It seems we're safe."

"Yes, but I apologize for what happened earlier." Namikaze Minato ran a hand through his yellow hair. "The situation was urgent, and I didn't have time to distinguish..."

"It's fine, it's in the past. It was just a conflict between tactical usage and your timing." Uchiha Kei shook his head, unwilling to dwell on it here.

Sometimes, when people are down on their luck, even drinking water can get stuck in their throat. Uchiha Kei was clearly in such a situation.

Turning his head to look at Kakashi, the kid was still unconscious. Nohara Rin, however, had already woken up and was standing nearby, gazing up at the starry sky.

Not far away, Yamanaka Masato was directing the surviving Konoha Ninja in setting up defenses and resting. Uchiha Kei noticed that of the Konoha Ninja he had saved, only about ten remained – not counting their own small team.

"It seems the casualties were quite heavy this time," Uchiha Kei murmured softly.

"Indeed, the situation wasn't good, but fortunately, all the Iwa Ninja are dead. We haven't been exposed," Namikaze Minato nodded, then looked at Uchiha Kei with a serious expression. "Thank you for saving them, and for saving Kakashi. Without you, their fate..."

"I was just trying to complete the mission better." Uchiha Kei seemed hesitant about the topic and quickly waved his hand, indicating he didn't want to talk about it anymore. "Please don't mention it again. It was for the mission."

"I understand." Namikaze Minato gave Uchiha Kei a serious look, then smiled and nodded. "I will report this for you, and there won't be any unnecessary issues. But still, thank you. Oh, and congratulations, you've finally awakened your Sharingan, Kei-kun."

Seeing Namikaze Minato's attitude and his form of address, Uchiha Kei finally felt a sense of relief.

Regardless of his true intentions, as long as he could make this future Fourth Hokage think of him as he wished, that was enough to achieve Uchiha Kei's goal.

As for awakening the Sharingan...

Uchiha Kei smiled and said nothing.

Uchiha Kei felt much more relaxed now. The gains from this mission were truly immense, so much so that his stress had significantly decreased. It could be considered a completely unexpected windfall.

Seeing Kakashi about to wake up, Uchiha Kei immediately bid farewell to Namikaze Minato.

This master and disciple clearly had more to say. As for the Sharingan in Kakashi's eyes, Uchiha Kei didn't deliberately ask about it, nor did Namikaze Minato deliberately explain.

The two of them tacitly forgot about it for the time being. What would happen specifically still needed to be discussed after returning to the village.

With the Third Hokage and the others there, these matters weren't for Uchiha Kei and Namikaze Minato to worry about. Neither of them had much say in the matter.

"Awake?" When Uchiha Kei found Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta, Hyuga Aya said unfriendlily, "I thought you were dead for sure."

"As expected of the Captain." Imai Kenta gave a seemingly sincere smile, "To be able to kill so many Iwa Ninja and still survive Namikaze Minato's hands is truly incredible."

"I think you two probably wished I was dead, didn't you?"

Uchiha Kei casually found a place to sit down. "After all, if I died, your mission would be over, right? No, with so many ninja here, you couldn't escape anyway. But I've disappointed you, I'm alive and well."

"Hmph." Hyuga Aya snorted, but then she frowned. "Did you awaken your Sharingan? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to dodge Minato Jonin's attack, right?"

Not only Hyuga Aya was confused, but Imai Kenta also looked at Uchiha Kei with a puzzled expression.

At this point, Uchiha Kei had no intention of hiding anything from them. He closed his eyes slightly, and when they opened again, Uchiha Kei's eyes had turned completely red, with three Tomoe spinning gently in his pupils.

Uchiha Kei truly felt like he had lost control. Knowing that Namikaze Minato could arrive at any moment, he still played such a dangerous trick. It was indeed courting death.

But Uchiha Kei couldn't think about so much during the battle. He could only say that Uchiha Kei was really unlucky to have run into Namikaze Minato returning at this time!

Looking at the approaching kunai, Uchiha Kei gritted his teeth. At this fatal moment, he first dispelled his Transformation Jutsu, and at the same time, his Sharingan emerged.

In a life-or-death moment, Uchiha Kei couldn't hide anything anymore. Whether it helped or not, at least it would allow Uchiha Kei to see Namikaze Minato's attack route clearly.

But Uchiha Kei sadly discovered that although he could see Namikaze Minato's attack route after activating his Sharingan, he was now facing the same problem as the future Uchiha Sasuke.

That is, he could see it, but his body simply couldn't react!

Namikaze Minato was too strong, too fast. As soon as he landed with the Flying Thunder God, he instantly used the Body Flicker Technique to appear before Uchiha Kei, without any pause. And the kunai in his hand was controlled with abnormal precision!

Such fluidity was truly beyond imagination. Uchiha Kei believed that he himself could absolutely not do that at this moment!

Looking at the kunai getting closer and closer to his throat, Uchiha Kei was filled with fear. Was everything going to end?

Was this his destiny?

No, Uchiha Kei was absolutely unwilling. He had survived countless battles, so why did he have to die at the hands of his own people this time?

Under this intense fear and unwillingness, Uchiha Kei's mind turned to malice: Since he was about to die, Konoha might as well not have the Fourth Hokage!

With a light twist of the kunai in his hand, Uchiha Kei used all his strength and speed to stab towards Namikaze Minato's chest!

Suddenly, Namikaze Minato seemed to freeze in mid-air, motionless. His expression was very calm and focused.

Not only him, but everyone else seemed to be frozen in time, except for Uchiha Kei.

And at this moment, the three Tomoe in Uchiha Kei's eyes had already connected, forming a diamond-shaped symbol that slowly rotated in his eyes.