Let You See What Despair Is

"Qin Yu, tell me what I should do!" Shizune looked up, lost and wandering, her face already streaked with tears.

She looked nothing like an experienced medical ninja right now; instead, she seemed like a helpless, bewildered child.

"You've already done enough." Qin Yu climbed to his feet and gently wiped away Shizune's tears. "Leave this matter to me; I will resolve it."

Feeling the warmth of his palm, Shizune couldn't help but freeze.

In the past, Uchiha Qin Yu had been a shy, or perhaps even insecure, young man.

But right now, he felt completely different to her.

That pair of eyes, as steady and sharp as a falcon's, gave her an inexplicable sense of security.

However, once she thought about their current intimate and slightly ambiguous posture, Shizune's cheeks flushed red, and she hurriedly changed the subject. "They are severely injured. How should we treat them now?"

"Unless we transport them back to Konoha or receive reinforcements from more medical ninja, but they are already discussing a retreat and abandoning these wounded."

"Don't worry. With me here, they won't be abandoned. We will bring this war to an end and go home together." Qin Yu loosened his body and stood up straight.

Under Shizune's bewildered gaze, he flicked her forehead with a sharp rap and strode outside.

"Jerk!" Shizune instinctively rubbed her forehead, but then realized her tone sounded a bit strange, and her cheeks flushed crimson.

At the entrance of the limestone cave, the war council was still ongoing.

As soon as Qin Yu approached, he heard the final resolution.

"Now, in my capacity as captain, I propose we abandon the wounded and retreat immediately. Those in favor, please raise your hands," Yamanaka Fu suddenly declared.

Beside him, Aburame Torune raised his hand in agreement. "I agree."

"Transporting the wounded and treating them along the way will slow down the main force's retreat, so abandoning the wounded is the right thing to do. I hope you all consider this carefully. And don't forget how Hatake Sakumo ended up."

As soon as those words fell, the expressions of everyone present shifted violently.

The death of Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, was a massive loss for the Konoha ninja village.

It was a pity, however, that his death was met with the scorn of the vast majority.

People are selfish; they only care about the results and do not care what was sacrificed in the process.

Now, this statement from Aburame Torune had clearly forced their choice into a dead end.

"No need to choose. We are not like the Root; we won't just abandon our comrades," Qin Yu said calmly.

"It's Uchiha Qin Yu. Wasn't his condition quite serious? How did he wake up so quickly?"

Many people felt shocked.

Recalling the blood-soaked Qin Yu they had pulled out of the explosive tag formation, they still felt a lingering fear.

Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fu's faces darkened.

Whether in the Root or in Konoha, they were considered minor geniuses.

When had they ever been questioned in public or had their decisions openly opposed?

Moreover, the ideology instilled in them within the Root was that for the sake of victory, anything could be easily discarded.

"Qin Yu, you are only a Chunin. You have no right to participate in this decision. Get to the side immediately," Yamanaka Fu barked in a deep voice.

"If there is a next time, and you speak nonsense to bewitch the hearts of others, don't blame me for dealing with you according to military law."

Once this was said, the expressions of everyone in the room changed drastically. Their gazes shifted in unison toward Qin Yu, who was completely different from his usual shy and insecure self.

Their intuition told them that this Qin Yu must have bumped his head and gone crazy to dare to stand up to people from the Root.

"Uchiha Qin Yu, you dare to ignore the captain's orders? You are courting death!" Yamanaka Fu roared.

This made everyone's expression change!

Aburame Torune also chimed in coldly, "Don't forget, we are facing hundreds of Cloud Ninja, and the AB Duo!"

"This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. A weakling like you who hasn't even reached the level of a Jonin has no right to speak."

"I'll give you two choices now. First, shut your mouth and get to the side."

"Second, die!"

The stern words made everyone present turn pale.

"Qin Yu, come back quickly!" Shizune rushed out, speaking urgently. "Everyone, I'm sorry, Qin Yu's mind is still not quite clear..."

"Shizune, leave this to me!" Qin Yu reached out to interrupt her, then looked up and stared directly at Aburame Torune. "So, your meaning is that comrades can kill each other?"

"Can I also take action and kill you?"

His voice, though not loud, swept through the cave, causing everyone's expressions to shift violently.

He was like a completely different person from the timid, shrinking Qin Yu they knew.

"Hmph, what a fine Uchiha Qin Yu. We in the Root have long known your clan was restless, but you are too naive. With your meager strength, you actually dare to threaten to kill me," Aburame Torune laughed with disdain.

"Hmph, a piece of trash Chunin without even a shred of real power. If you had stayed quietly to the side, we might have taken you with us, but it seems that won't be necessary now," Yamanaka Fu said coldly. "For insubordination and openly defying the captain's orders, we have the right to kill you!"

"The weak should just hide in a corner and tremble!"

A murderous aura instantly locked onto Qin Yu.

Everyone present knew clearly that if Qin Yu made even the slightest move, a thunderous killing blow would be waiting for him.

"Yamanaka Fu, we are comrades; don't go too far." A jonin with a head of purple hair stepped out from the crowd. "In this situation, we should calm down and discuss things to find a solution."

"Hmph, Uzuki, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. This mission is entirely under the responsibility of Root. This brat is so weak that he's already a burden, and now that he's openly defying orders, we have the right to kill him."

"Are you saying that as long as one has the strength, they can kill whoever they want?"

"That's fine, let me show you what despair is!" Qin Yu smiled playfully.

The blood-red color in his pupils surged like a tide, instantly occupying the entire iris, and the next moment, nine tomoe linked together into one.

A surging, tidal wave of ocular power erupted instantly, centered on Qin Yu like a hurricane.

His black hair stirred without wind, and the blood-red ocular power caused a palpitation that crushed the spirit!

"What... what kind of eyes are these!"

"Uchiha Qin Yu, wasn't it a single-tomoe Sharingan? Now it's... 1, 2, 3... nine tomoe!"

"What on earth is going on? Within the Uchiha clan, three tomoe is already very powerful, but nine tomoe..."

The powerful ocular pressure, combined with the blood-red, tidal Mangekyo Sharingan with nine tomoe, caused the expressions of everyone in the limestone cave to change drastically.

The Uchiha clan, as a widely renowned clan in the ninja world, had its evolutionary path for the Sharingan long since mapped out.

Single tomoe, double tomoe, triple tomoe!

These were the most common changes.

It could be said that even within the Uchiha clan, those who knew of the Mangekyo Sharingan were few and far between.

Let alone those who awakened it by chance.

However, none of that mattered!

The most important thing was that from this incomparably powerful ocular pressure, they sensed the scent of calamity.