A Standoff Where Neither Side Could Gain the Upper Hand!

[Sinister, cunning Konoha,]

[No wonder you were betrayed by the Uchiha Clan!]

[So cowardly and afraid to fight—if this goes on, you will never escape the shadow of war cast by the Uchiha Clan!!]

Watching without the slightest attachment, like a frightened rabbit choosing to flee at top speed...

"I am a failure. I hardly ever notice whether the sun is shining, because I have no time.

"My parents could not support me, and I was not highly educated. Alone in the city, I searched for a future.

"I looked for many jobs, but none would hire me. Perhaps no one liked someone who was not good at talking, did not enjoy socializing, and had not shown enough ability.

"I spent three whole days eating only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me awake at night. Fortunately, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could keep living in that dark basement without having to face the unusually bitter winter wind outside.

"Finally, I found a job: working nights at a hospital, guarding the morgue.

"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The corridor wall lamps were unlit, and everything was dim. I could only rely on the faint light spilling from the rooms to see where I was stepping.

"The place smelled awful. From time to time, dead bodies would be delivered stuffed inside body bags, and we worked together to carry them into the morgue.

"It was not a good job, but at least it let me afford bread. I could also use my free time at night to study. After all, hardly anyone wanted to come to the morgue unless a body needed to be delivered or taken away for cremation. Of course, I did not have enough money to buy