Is the World Also an Albatross?

Chuanhe still had some impression of the heavy rain that fell three days ago.

Today, he suddenly received news that shocked him beyond measure.

Uchiha Shisui had passed away! And it happened three days ago!

It was so sudden.

This intelligence was actually brought to him by that old fellow, Setsuna.

During this period, the entire Uchiha clan had been arguing incessantly.

It was also at this time that Setsuna paid a visit, hoping that Chuanhe would stand on the side of the clan.

Yet, Setsuna was surprised to discover that Chuanhe was completely unaware of all this.

Come to think of it, all the Uchiha were focused on Shisui's affairs; not many people would care about an outsider like him.

Chuanhe Residence was one of the key protected areas of the Uchiha, and almost no one would take the initiative to come here.

Only Setsuna, who could not forget Hui, decided to pay a visit to Chuanhe.

Fugaku now seemed to have fallen into silence as well, refusing to see anyone.

He simply let the clansmen discuss everything at the clan meetings.

Chuanhe only possessed the method to seal others' memories, not the means to read them.

If Chuanhe truly had such an ability, he would desperately want to extract the answers he sought from Itachi right now.

Unfortunately, Itachi had already vanished without a trace.

Things were normal on Hui's side, though Sasuke was also wondering where his brother had gone these past few days.

Both of them were clever and had noticed that something was wrong within the clan.

Hui knew more, and faced with this situation, he also understood that it seemed war was about to break out between the village and the clan.

At this moment, Chuanhe's mind was full of questions.

But no matter how many questions he had, the problem he had to face now was: they seemed ready to make a move.

Chuanhe arrived before Uchiha Shisui's cenotaph, surrounded by countless flowers and Kunai.

There were numerous messy footprints on the ground, as even now, many Uchiha clansmen were still coming to pay their respects.

Facing this cenotaph, Chuanhe fell into a long, deep silence.

Why was this point the same as well?

The questions in his heart grew more numerous, but in his eyes, the mastermind behind the scenes was most likely Danzo.

The current complex and tangled events had disrupted all his plans.

He had originally only wanted Hui to spend his childhood peacefully and happily.

No matter how dark this Konoha was, on the surface, it remained the best ninja village in the world at this time.

The biggest reason was actually that when Hui was born, Chuanhe himself was not as powerful as he was now.

Since they were in Konoha, Hui could indeed make the best and most intimate friends here. Unlike himself, who now only had Yuki left.

In his previous life, Chuanhe was not an orphan.

He had a complete and beautiful family.

Some things are only cherished once they are lost.

Chuanhe had researched methods to save Yuki like a madman, and part of the reason was also because of Hui.

He was a war orphan, and so was Yuki.

But Chuanhe did not want his own child to be one too.

Not a single person less would do!

He wanted Hui to grow up safe and healthy.

Chuanhe clearly remembered that Hui's initial dream was just to protect him, and later, the dream he spoke of with Sasuke in the study was to protect everyone.

Chuanhe did not want Hui to pursue these two dreams.

Hui should pursue what he truly liked.

Whether it was poetry and painting, singing and dancing, business, or even if Hui wanted to become a Daimyo, he would be willing to support him with all his might.

The only thing he did not want was for Hui to become a ninja, just like Yuki's expectations for Hui.

A ninja is a profession of killing.

No matter how great or glorious it was described in the original story, killing is still killing.

From the first day one steps into this profession, the chains of hatred link to every person the ninja kills.

This was his profound realization over the past 24 years.

In these 24 years, he had experienced too much—constant partings and deaths, the great joys and sorrows of life, the stagnation and breakthroughs of his research, and so on, and so forth.

These were feelings that the him from his previous life could never have understood.

Originally, Chuanhe wanted to forbid Hui from attending the Ninja Academy. Not going to the academy did not mean he couldn't make friends.

However, seeing the determination in Hui's eyes, Chuanhe's heart softened.

Hui simply wanted to protect him; such a dream was so pure.

As a father, he had no way to refuse.

Thus, Chuanhe replanned the future.

Chuanhe formulated a fairly detailed strategy for Hui to become stronger. As long as Hui followed his curriculum and walked forward step by step, he could possess power comparable to the Otsutsuki, or even surpass them.

Regardless, since Hui chose to walk this path, he had to be able to endure everything in the ninja world.

He only needed to hold on for these six years; once the Fifth Hokage arrived, Konoha would take root and sprout anew.

Even if Hui attended the Ninja Academy, not a single student would die over these six years.

Chuanhe also yearned for the friendship described in the original story.

And so, he handed this opportunity to Hui.

Chuanhe had very few friends of his own, and he hoped Hui would have many more.

The current situation had not yet reached a point where Chuanhe felt it was completely out of control.

Chuanhe did not interrupt Hui's life; he needed to prepare once more.

He needed to ensure everyone survived before the executioner carried out the sentence.

Fugaku, why were you willing to accept the executioner's naive proposal, yet unwilling to listen to my advice?

Even Setsuna was shocked that Chuanhe had not received the news.

Setsuna had also wanted to question Fugaku about all of this, but he had not succeeded.

After Chuanhe received the news, it wasn't as if he hadn't gone to find Fugaku.

He knocked, but there was no response.

In his perception, he was indeed inside.

Since he was unwilling to see him, Chuanhe had no intention of being the one to lower his pride.

He planned to use his own methods to fulfill his promise to Yuki.

Yuki was about to wake up; if she awoke to find the entire clan gone, he didn't know how much pain she would be in.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Obito Uchiha, you had better act later. That way, you might 'live' a little longer."

Chuanhe whispered every word before Shisui's grave.

If he went to kill Danzō directly right now, from his perspective, Konoha and the Uchiha would immediately go to war.

Whether it was his acquaintances in Konoha or his clansmen in the Uchiha, he did not want to see any of them perish.

Shisui, sleep for a while longer; I will shoulder the burden of resurrecting you. As punishment for my own arrogance, Chuanhe thought silently to himself.

He was actually very puzzled as to how Shisui could still be plotted against by Danzō. The improvement his secret medicine had brought to Shisui was quite immense.

At this moment, Chuanhe truly possessed the power to destroy everything.

Even if he had the ability to wipe the entire Land of Fire off the map right now, so what?

Besides, that was a one-time ammunition.

The abilities Chuanhe currently mastered could almost guarantee a first-strike kill against any ninja. Even the known Otsutsuki clan had little chance of escaping.

As long as it wasn't countered, Chuanhe was the most powerful assassin in this world.

Power, in the end, was just power; it could not solve all the problems between people.

Power could only make others feel fear. Everything he had done all along was to let the Uchiha clan survive this period and truly integrate into Konoha.

Chuanhe had experienced peace in his past life, and in this world, he yearned for that kind of peace even more.

No war, no famine, the elderly finding rest, the strong finding purpose, and the young growing up well.

Everything, in this world, seemed so beautiful and yet so unreachable.

Even if Naruto and Sasuke eventually possessed the power to destroy the world, they still failed to touch upon this peace. They could only ensure that a few ninja villages were generally happy.

Recalling his experiences in this life, everything seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed as if nothing had changed.

This world was like an albatross, loving its home deeply, constantly moving along the same trajectory.

This time, Chuanhe decided to break it all completely.

If they couldn't integrate, then they wouldn't.

He would take the Uchiha clan and leave this Konoha to find a brand-new way of life.

Chuanhe's heart was very tired now; after fulfilling his promise to Yuki, he wanted to take his family and leave the Uchiha behind.

The world was vast; it wasn't as if one could only live in these few ninja villages.

Actually, Chuanhe was very curious about what kind of life those Daimyo lived.

And how much they differed from the emperors he knew of.

As for Hui, if he had better suggestions, Chuanhe would be happy to adopt them. After all, he was ultimately just an outsider.

This was the fundamental reason why Chuanhe had never addressed Hui by his surname.

The surname was both the reason Hui could enjoy all these privileges and the heaviest burden Hui carried.