Saving Someone

Uchiha Gen, the conversation killer, was online.

No matter what Uchiha Gen said afterward, Itachi showed no reaction at all. He merely continued silently toward their destination.

Seeing Uchiha Itachi turn his head away and completely ignore him, Uchiha Gen deeply understood the saying: taking advantage might feel good for a moment, but the fallout would be brutal.

The sky suddenly darkened. A raindrop fell from above and landed in Uchiha Gen's hand, and the rain showed signs of growing heavier. Seeing this, Uchiha Gen called out, "Itachi, let's take shelter from the rain in the village ahead!"

"..." Judging by the weather, the rain would not stop anytime soon. In the end, Itachi nodded.

White Zetsu followed them in secret, but kept a great distance away. It could not be helped—those two both had Mangekyō Sharingan. One pair was already more than enough, but there were two pairs here.

"They actually didn't fight?" White Zetsu muttered to himself. The two even seemed to be getting along rather harmoniously. Where exactly had this Uchiha Gen come from? He did not seem like a Reanimated Body either.

Thinking of all those years of surveillance, how had Uchiha Gen avoided his monitoring?

After taking Uchiha Gen there, Obito had left. He only told White Zetsu to keep sending him updates at all times, while he went to investigate the family records. Anyone living in this world was bound to leave traces behind, especially in a clan as strict as the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Gen arrived at an inn and discussed something with the receptionist. The attendant took out a notebook and carefully recorded it. If she had not kept glancing at Uchiha Itachi every now and then, her service attitude would have been genuinely excellent.

When the food was served, Itachi stared blankly at the three skewers of Three-color Dango placed before him.

Uchiha Gen had changed into a mask that exposed his mouth. He held a skewer of dango and chewed it with some difficulty. He did not need to eat, and he could not taste anything anyway.

It felt like chewing a lump of glue, and afterward he would have to clean his mouth. Sigh, life was not easy. Uchiha Gen chewed as he mumbled to Itachi, "Eat. Tea will be served later."

Seeing that Gen seemed to be enjoying it, Uchiha Itachi picked up a skewer and sniffed it. Then he looked at Uchiha Gen, suspicion rising in his heart. "You're fine?"

"?" Uchiha Gen looked at the dango in his hand upon hearing that. Could there be something wrong with it? He swallowed the dango in his mouth and asked tentatively, "Is there something wrong with the dango?"

Itachi was speechless when he saw Uchiha Gen swallow it. He had practically stated outright that the dango had been drugged, yet Uchiha Gen still ate it. He suddenly did not know what to say.

"The dango here has been laced with a sedative." With that, he stood up and left.

Seeing that he had not eaten the dango and was trying to leave, the receptionist smiled faintly and waved her hand. A group of burly men immediately surrounded Uchiha Itachi, including a wandering ninja among them.

"Handsome, you haven't eaten your dango yet~" the receptionist said as she gave Itachi a flirtatious wink and struck a seductive pose.

Uchiha Gen had originally felt rather awkward, but seeing this, he immediately cheered up. He felt like he understood the whole situation and burst out laughing. "So your face is what caused all this! Hahahahahaha...!"

Seeing Uchiha Gen laughing so hard he was practically rolling over, Itachi closed his eyes slightly. Out of sight, out of mind.

When the receptionist saw that Uchiha Gen still had not collapsed after so long, her brows immediately furrowed. Something seemed wrong!

Could they have picked a fight with someone dangerous?! But the masked guy had clearly seemed like a greenhorn, and he had handled all the important matters. That handsome guy even seemed to defer to him.

It should be fine, the receptionist reassured herself. Her group had a wandering ninja, after all. These two should not be able to make any waves. Yet the cold sweat trickling down her forehead showed that she did not truly believe it.

However, the moment she came back to her senses and looked up, she saw everyone except herself suddenly stiffen. Then they all collapsed, including the wandering ninja. If their chests had not still been rising and falling, the receptionist might have thought they were dead.

Ignoring the receptionist, Itachi walked straight out. Uchiha Gen hurried after him. As he passed the girl, he looked at her fairly pretty face and shook his head. What a pity...

Uchiha Gen watched Itachi walk ahead and wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but his hand passed through empty air. Crows scattered in every direction. Seeing that his hand had been evaded by a Crow Clone, Uchiha Gen could only spread his hands helplessly where he stood. "By the way, that girl just now was pretty cute."

Itachi walked ahead with a cold expression. Uchiha Gen had thoroughly trained him into it by now.

However, seeing this, Uchiha Gen suddenly seemed to think of something. With a serious expression, he said, "Do you need a mask? To prevent this from happening again, I still have a few. They just don't have any patterns on them."

Itachi remained silent and nodded almost imperceptibly.

To avoid forcing out the Uchiha Clan's tsundere traits again, Uchiha Gen did not keep asking what kind of mask he wanted. After thinking for a moment, he casually took out a white mask that covered the entire face and handed it to him.

Elsewhere, Uzumaki Reikawa and Kakashi finally arrived together at the border of the Land of Grass—the Northern Fortress!

Along the way, when Kakashi saw that Uzumaki Reikawa was the one accompanying him, he wore a dead-fish expression the entire time.

Uzumaki Reikawa "enthusiastically" greeted him and stated that he would definitely behave during the mission.

According to information gathered by the Anbu, the Kaguya Clan had invaded this place, while Karin had been sent here to treat the injured ninjas of the Land of Grass.

However, when Kakashi saw the state of the battle here and the number of injured ninjas along the way...

Then thought of that Uzumaki Clan descendant's special healing ability, Kakashi's expression gradually turned solemn. If that was really the case, she might be bitten to death alive!!!

"Lingchuan!"

Seeing the situation, Uzumaki Reikawa's expression turned serious as well. "Understood!"

If they had not seen it before, they could pretend nothing had happened. But now that they had seen it...

Kusagakure ninja camp...

Karin had already treated more than twenty ninjas. After resting for a few minutes, she would have to continue, and there were still over a hundred people waiting. Thinking of this, Karin looked at the bite marks on her body, her face filled with terror. "I'll die. I'll definitely die!!"

At that moment, the nightmare-like door suddenly opened again. "You should be rested enough, right? The wounded are waiting for you..."

"No, don't!!" Karin shrank fearfully into the corner.

At her words, the female nurse's previously gentle expression instantly turned into one of utter disgust. "Heh, so you really are an outsider. An ungrateful thing!!"

With that, the female nurse grabbed Karin by the hair and tried to drag her out by force.

"Ah!" Karin was dragged across the floor. The intense pain made tears stream down uncontrollably. Anyone... please, someone save me...

Just as Karin was about to be dragged out, a kunai suddenly struck the female nurse directly between the brows, killing her instantly as she fell to the ground.

Yet Karin did not feel any hope at the sight. Instead, she became even more terrified. This had happened before—people fighting over the right to use her.

In their eyes, she was just a medical kit, a tool that could be discarded at any time once used up.

Uzumaki Reikawa, who had caused all this, lowered his head and glanced at the dead nurse. Mm, she was not much to look at.

"Are you all right..." Turning back to Karin, Uzumaki Reikawa asked gently. He and Kakashi had split up earlier, and after separating, he had used his Sharingan ability to find Karin first.

Hearing such a gentle voice, Karin forced herself to slowly crawl up, wanting to see what the newcomer looked like. However, her glasses fell off in the process. In her panic, she blindly fumbled around, trying to grab them, but the more frantic she became, the more flustered she was. She could not pick them up no matter how hard she tried...

Seeing this, Uzumaki Reikawa picked up her glasses and placed them on her face.

Once she could clearly see Uzumaki Reikawa's face, Karin suddenly froze. Her tears immediately broke through the dam and streamed down uncontrollably. Red hair, just like Mother's...