Three days later.
Entrance to Konoha.
Uchiha Kei looked helplessly at the three eager guys.
"I'm going out on official business, why are you following me?"
Naruto tossed his head back. "I knew he'd sneak away. See? I told you so."
Sasuke was also furious. "Kei, you've really gone too far this time!"
Uchiha Kei didn't want to speak, and looked down at the little girl.
"They have their reasons, but what about you? You just joined Team 7, there's absolutely no need for you to come along. Besides, did the Hyuga clan leader even agree to you going?"
The little girl, Hyuga Hanabi, appeared very quiet, her head slightly lowered.
"My father said there's no danger if I follow you."
Uchiha Kei rolled his eyes.
Hyuga Hiashi really thinks too highly of himself.
Since Orochimaru reported the effects of the Yin-Yang Release three days ago, Uchiha Kei has been tossing and turning, still intending to make a trip to the valley of the White Bone Clan.
I just want to know why the White Bone Clan no longer lives in seclusion.
If he has his reasons, Uchiha Kei wouldn't mind lending a hand.
After all, this clan has a deep connection with him.
If it's only for the sake of dominating the Shinobi World...
Uchiha Kei wouldn't mind personally eliminating the White Bone Clan either!
The group of four hurried to the valley where the White Bone Clan resided.
Although time has passed and many things have changed, the general terrain remains the same.
Because of the White Bone Clan, Uchiha Kei lost the desire to sample the delicacies from various regions.
The closer they got to the White Bone Clan's territory, the heavier Uchiha Kei's heart became.
"Jing, where are we going?"
For several days in a row, Naruto noticed that Uchiha Kei's mood seemed to be getting increasingly depressed.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a scene.
In the past, no matter what happened, Jing always seemed indifferent.
Even when they were both bullied as children, Jing always played the role of comforting him.
The current situation is causing him great concern.
Uchiha Kei looked around.
Perhaps because it is so remote, nothing here has changed much since the time of the Space-Time Mission.
If we walk for another day, we should be able to reach the valley where the White Bone Clan lives.
"Go somewhere where you can find the answer."
Uchiha Kei's answer was ambiguous.
Naruto was completely confused and was about to ask more questions when Sasuke stopped him.
Naruto turned around, puzzled, and Sasuke gave him a wink.
"Don't ask anymore, Jing doesn't want to talk about it."
Sasuke made a face to express his meaning.
Naruto was taken aback, then nodded vigorously.
"Jing, have you broken up with your boyfriend?"
With just one sentence, he successfully broke the somber atmosphere among the four people.
Sasuke to his forehead, feeling an urge to never see Naruto again.
The little girl, Hyuga Hanabi, showed an interested expression, her gaze fixed on Uchiha Kei.
And Uchiha Kei...
The carefully cultivated sense of sorrow crumbled instantly.
"Heartbroken my foot!"
A sharp rap on the Naruto bouncing around, clutching the long horn sticking out of his head.
With a sigh, Uchiha Kei's mood actually improved a lot.
At least that sense of heaviness has subsided considerably.
One day later.
Uchiha Kei appeared at the entrance of a valley.
Looking at the familiar landscape, Uchiha Kei felt a pang of nostalgia.
For him, only three years had passed since he last saw the White Bone Clan.
For the White Bone Clan, however, several decades had passed.
Perhaps no one will even remember Uchiha Kei anymore.
Rubbing his face, Uchiha Kei pulled a hairpin from his pocket.
This is a piece of emerald green jade, with a vibrant peach blossom carved on it.
This is a keepsake given to him by White Bone Momotao.
It can also be seen as a symbol of his status.
After staring at the hairpin for a long time, Uchiha Kei let out a sigh.
"Let's go in and take a look."
After saying that, Uchiha Kei took the lead and walked into the valley.
Naruto and his two companions quickly followed.
The further they went in, the stranger Uchiha Kei's expression became.
Everything in the valley was laid out before us.
Lush, tall trees, vibrant flowers of all kinds, and small animals darting by from time to time.
It can be said that this place is completely different from the outside world, resembling a paradise on earth.
"This place is so beautiful."
Hyuga Hanabi gazed at the scenery in the valley with fascination.
Being a girl, her love for beauty far surpasses that of boys.
"Beautiful? It's just so-so... but the air is very fresh."
Naruto took a deep breath and immediately felt refreshed.
Sasuke, on the other hand, looked around warily.
Anything that could cause a change in Jing's emotions required him to be extremely cautious.
After all, even if it were fifty Jonin the Yang Organization, Uchiha Kei wouldn't care.
The current situation is probably even more dangerous than that one!
Uchiha Kei furrowed more and more deeply.
From the moment he entered the valley, everything here was exactly as he remembered it.
But it was precisely because they were exactly the same that he found it even more incomprehensible.
Back then, he placed the Seven-Tails Chomei in the White Bone Clan.
Logically, this place should be shrouded in mist, with shadowy figures everywhere.
It should even be more secretive than Kirigakure.
But now, everything is so clear.
There was no fog, no Genjutsu, and no phosphorescence.
Behind all this seemingly normalcy, something abnormal is brewing!
Following his memory, Uchiha Kei continued walking.
Soon, rows of small wooden houses came into view.
"Jing, people live here!"
Naruto seemed to have discovered a new continent, and excitedly ran towards the wooden house.
Don't go!
Sasuke grabbed him, his expression growing increasingly serious.
Hyuga Hanabi instantly activated her Byakugan, and the veins around her eyes bulged.
Uchiha Kei remained silent, gazing at the rows of small wooden houses, lost in thought.
There's no one here.
Hyuga Hanabi 'Byakugan state was lifted.
"Nobody's here? How is that possible?"
Naruto is oblivious to details and often unconsciously overlooks them.
For example, right now.
These houses have been uninhabited for a long time.
Hyuga Hanabi pointed to the wooden house closest to them.
The wooden house appeared intact, but upon closer inspection, cracks in the walls and weeds growing all around it were easily visible.
The three of them simultaneously turned their gazes to Uchiha Kei.
After all, he brought me here.
"Yes, no one has lived here for a long time."
Uchiha Kei sighed, feeling a mixture of regret and relief.
Unfortunately, we never got to see the White Bone Clan again.
Fortunately...
If the White Bone Clan is indeed part of the Yang Organization, at least for now, we don't have to resort to swords.
However, the possibility that the White Bone Clan, who left long ago, is part of the Yang Organization is even greater.
He had instructed them to live in seclusion, and now they were leaving their place of seclusion.
Doesn't this further demonstrate that they did not heed their own instructions?
"Jing, where exactly are we?"
Naruto was so anxious he was jumping up and down.
"Here..."
Uchiha Kei looked around, the brief month he had spent there flashing through his mind.
In a daze, he seemed to see the honest Hashirama, the composed Madara, the swordsman-obsessed Uchiha Izuna, and the aloof Tobirama.
There was also a smiling young girl watching them cultivate.
"This is the place I dreamed of, a..."
"A beautiful place."