Gari's Twilight Hell

Faced with Uchiha Chen suddenly bringing up that old incident, Gari felt the doubts in his heart grow ever heavier.

Although a full seven years had passed in the blink of an eye, he still remembered as clearly as yesterday the first time he had led the demolition unit on that arduous mission.

What he found especially unforgettable was that at that crucial observation post, there had been an Uchiha ninja of extraordinary strength lying in wait.

That man had appeared and vanished like a ghost, causing immense obstacles and trouble for the entire operation.

And among the reinforcements that arrived later, there had also been an Uchiha woman.

That woman had launched a frenzied assault against him as though she had gone mad, her ferocity utterly staggering.

At that moment, Gari could not help but think to himself:

He suddenly brought this up... could it be related to those two Uchiha?

I heard that Konoha's Fifth Hokage lost both his parents when he was young. Could it be...

As thoughts raced through Gari's mind, Uchiha Chen needed only one glance at the shifting expressions on his face to see through his innermost thoughts.

So Uchiha Chen stopped beating around the bush and laid everything bare.

"Yes, just as you guessed. The captain stationed at that observation post back then was my father;

"My mother was among the reinforcements that arrived afterward.

"They both died on the same day!

"Thanks to you!

"Overnight, I went from being a child with a complete family, cherished by both parents, to a lonely orphan.

"Do you think I would let you go?"

Unexpectedly, when Uchiha Chen spoke those blood-soaked words of accusation, though a trace of uncontrollable emotion inevitably leaked into his voice, he appeared remarkably calm overall.

After speaking, he unconsciously pulled