Chapter 307: From Now On, I'm Obito's Father!
Akaseki had heard before that Uchiha Ruyi had volunteered to go to the battlefield—
Normally, a ninja who had given birth only a year ago would not be assigned to the battlefield, Uchiha or not. No matter how dire Konoha's war situation was, it was not yet a matter of life and death. The Third had to maintain some dignity, after all. But Uchiha Ruyi had insisted on going herself!
It seemed Obito's grandmother had ultimately failed to talk Uchiha Ruyi out of it.
Considering Uchiha Ruyi's special circumstances, she had not been sent directly to the front lines before. Instead, she had been assigned to the Medical Unit.
However, while escorting the wounded this time, they had still encountered an attack by Sand Ninja—
Already inclined toward self-destruction, Uchiha Ruyi had volunteered to stay behind and cover their retreat. Along the way, she had relied on traps and misdirection to delay the Sand Ninja's pursuit as much as possible, but she had reached her limit.
Not only was she exhausted, but to lure the enemy into her trap, Uchiha Ruyi had entered an explosive tag trap herself. Though she had taken two more Sand Ninja down with her, she was now gravely wounded and on the verge of death.
"Damn it! That damned Uchiha, even at death's door she—"
"Stop wasting words on that bitch! Take her eyes and bring them back to the village for experiments. That'll make up for our losses!"
"Wait—stop her!"
Leaning against a charred tree stump, with her entire lower body gone, Uchiha Ruyi still showed no fear in her eyes. There was only indifference—
After weighing the balance between herself and the enemy and confirming that she truly could not trade lives anymore, Ruyi used