Returning

"Hmm, not very optimistic."

Upon hearing Orochimaru's question, Uchiha Yue was preoccupied with his own injuries and didn't even address Orochimaru with any respectful title.

However, Orochimaru wasn't the kind of person to hold grudges. Seeing that Uchiha Yue was worried about his injuries, he prepared to go and clean up the mess.

At this moment, Orochimaru was in a very good mood after his Anbu Orochimaru the elite Sunagakure ahead. However, the opposite of Orochimaru's mood was that of Uchiha Yue, who was there observing his own injuries. Clearly, when fighting those Sunagakure ninjas earlier, Uchiha Yue never expected that using Flash Step would be such a burden.

With his remaining spiritual energy, Uchiha Yue activated his Purple Eye to examine the bones of his legs. He saw countless cracks interwoven across his sturdy bones. Enduring the excruciating pain, Uchiha Yue his brains to consider how to heal his injuries. Unfortunately, after thinking for a while, he finally sighed helplessly, thinking:

"This kind of injury requires rest and recovery."

"There are too many cracks in the bones of my legs. Even if Master Tsunade were here, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to heal them!"

"Moreover, even using the newly developed forbidden technique of Creation Rebirth, the effect on healing the leg injuries will only be average."

"It seems I need to return to Konoha to recuperate for a while and fully heal the injuries to my leg bones before I can go out on missions again."

"Well..."

Thinking this, Uchiha Yue felt a bitter taste in his mouth, and his eyes showed a hint of loneliness.

Originally, Uchiha Yue had intended to spend the next three years building up his strength, striving to break through the barriers of elite Chunin and become Jonin -level ninja. However, the battle with the elite Sunagakure resulted in such injuries to Uchiha Yue legs. Moreover, these injuries couldn't be healed with ordinary Medical Ninjutsu; a long period of rest and recuperation was necessary for a full recovery without any lasting effects.

What frustrated Uchiha Yue even more was that he probably wouldn't be able to complete the training programs he had planned during his recovery period. After all, every ninja's legs are extremely important, and if Uchiha Yue developed any hidden problems in his legs due to training during his recovery, his future path as Uchiha Yue would become even more difficult. Therefore, whenever Uchiha Yue thought about the long period of recovery he would have to spend, Uchiha Yue mood would become even more depressed.

At this moment, no one could understand how dejected Uchiha Yue was, or even how important time was to him. So, seeing Uchiha Yue sitting there blankly, neither Uchiha Yue nor his Orochimaru came to Uchiha Yue. In fact, while Orochimaru and his Anbu were celebrating the annihilation of the entire elite Sunagakure force, only Orochimaru Uchiha Yue remained there, out of Anbu, lost in thought.

And so, Uchiha Yue remained there in silence for a long time, and his dejected mood finally eased somewhat.

Because, during Uchiha Yue's most dejected and depressed time, Uchiha Yue suddenly discovered that he had also gained a lot from fighting those Sunagakure ninjas. Leaving aside the accumulated knowledge and skills Uchiha Yue acquired, his breakthrough in Basic Shatter Step and mastery of the Flash Step Uchiha Yue was enough to make Uchiha Yue overjoyed. After all, without those Sunagakure ninjas, it's unknown how long it would have taken him to master the Flash Step Uchiha Yue.

Moreover, Uchiha Yue also gained a lot of experience while fighting against those Sunagakure ninjas.

Those accumulated gains were more than enough to offset the time Uchiha Yue spent recuperating from his injuries, which actually improved Uchiha Yue's mood.

Then, just as Uchiha Yue's mood was gradually improving, Orochimaru slowly walked up to Uchiha Yue and asked in a low voice, "Tsuki, are you feeling better?"

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Orochimaru. I'm much better now."

Hearing Orochimaru's words, Uchiha Yue managed a weak smile and said, "However, Lord Orochimaru, my injuries are rather serious, and I'm afraid I'll need to return to the village to recuperate for a while. Moreover, because I have fractures in both legs, the recovery period may be quite long. So, Lord Orochimaru, could you perhaps send some Anbu to escort me back to the village? After all, we are currently within the Land of Land of Wind, and it might be dangerous for me to return to the village under these circumstances."

"Yes, these are all things."

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Orochimaru nodded slightly and said, "Yue, I'll send two teams of Anbu to escort you back to the village. Once you're back, rest and recuperate with Tsunade. As for the mission you and the Shadow were supposed to complete, I'm going to send someone else to carry it out. So, don't feel any pressure. You've already done enough to help us annihilate that entire elite Sunagakure force, understand?"

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then took out a Ninjutsu scroll and placed it in Uchiha Yue's hand, continuing, "Yue, I'm partly to blame for causing you such serious injuries. This Ninjutsu scroll contains some of my insights on using Ninjutsu. If you have time, you can refer to the contents of this scroll to improve your Ninjutsu. Alright, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't waste any more time with you here. Now, recover a bit and prepare to return to the village!"

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!"

When Orochimaru arrived, Uchiha Yue silently nodded, then used Uzumaki Clan Secret Technique to restore his spiritual energy and Chakra. Later, after Uchiha Yue had finished using the Uzumaki Clan's secret technique to restore his spiritual energy and Chakra, Uchiha Yue found that he had made new progress in the battle at his limit.

Now, Uchiha Yue's spiritual energy is being processed more quickly than before.

Even when accumulating Chakra, there has been a noticeable improvement.

Then, when Uchiha Yue realized that he had once again turned misfortune into a blessing, he had already vented most of his frustration. Moreover, after Uchiha Yue recovered his spiritual energy and Chakra, the Anbu sent by Orochimaru had already arrived before him. Immediately, under the escort of the Anbu sent by Orochimaru, Uchiha Yue embarked on his journey back to Uchiha Yue Konoha.

Only...

Before returning to Konoha, Uchiha Yue suddenly felt a sense of reluctance lingering in his heart.

Then, after Uchiha Yue let out a deep sigh, he silently said to himself:

"The Land of Wind, the Sunagakure..."

"One day, I, Uchiha Yue, will return here and avenge this humiliation!"