Chapter 50

The girl had just been through **. Although she had her own little ulterior motives in it, he still felt he should spend more time with her.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Clone disguised as Uchiha Senichi swiftly arrived at the Konoha Military Police Force and quietly found the real Uchiha Senichi.

The other Uchiha clansmen in the police force were still ** when the Shadow Clone transmitted the information to him with spiritual power.

He walked over to Uchiha Senichi's side, and with a flicker, turned into a puff of white smoke and vanished.

The next second, the Uchiha Senichi who had been sitting there disappeared, leaving only the standing one behind.

It was as though the Uchiha Senichi who had remained at the police force all along had merely been a Shadow Clone he had left behind.

Uchiha Senichi nodded to the clansmen present and explained with a smile, "Something came up just now, so I went to help Xuan deal with it. I left a Shadow Clone here. Don't mind it. Get back to work."

That was what he said on the surface.

In truth, he had just figured out what Uchiha Yan had done while using his identity.

Naturally, he was happy to help Xuan cover up the lie.

The one who had vanished earlier was actually Xuan's Shadow Clone. He had merely switched positions through the smoke and put on that little performance.

When doing something, it was always best to make it flawless for peace of mind.

At Uchiha Yan's home, the dining table was steaming with hot food.

"You brat, so you just dumped everything on the Third Hokage?" Uchiha Senichi held his rice bowl, his gaze fixed firmly on his son. "Those people from the Interrogation Department can dig the details of the entire battle right out of those Cloud ninja's heads. Aren't you basically handing yourself over to them?"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, his chopsticks clinking against the rim of his bowl.

"How many times have I told you? Always leave yourself a way out. Now look at this—I still have to clean up your mess."

Uchiha Meixin looked up and cast Xuan a worried glance.

Mikoto tightened her grip on her chopsticks, her face full of concern.

Uchiha Hao remained composed, merely furrowing his brow.

"No need to worry."

Uchiha Yan picked up a piece of fish and leisurely put it into his mouth.

"I'm not an idiot. Would I leave behind such an obvious flaw?"

He swallowed the fish and wiped his mouth.

"When I fought that squad of Cloud ninja, I had already arranged everything. The real body barely did anything. The ones fighting were all Shadow Clones transformed into your appearance."

"After the fight, I immediately altered their memories with spiritual genjutsu and sealing techniques. I erased what needed erasing and changed what needed changing."

"If the Third Hokage wants to investigate, let him investigate. In the end, he'll only get one answer—what I said is the truth."

His tone was as calm as if he were commenting on the pleasant weather.

Uchiha Senichi stared blankly for two seconds before giving him a thumbs-up.

"That's my boy. My son."

Uchiha Hao nodded as well and set down his chopsticks. "You thought it through thoroughly. Keep it up."

He glanced at his younger brother and added, "That brain of yours really isn't bad."

At the Interrogation Department, Yamanaka Arashi reported everything he had uncovered to the Third Hokage in full detail.

After listening, the Third Hokage found that it basically matched what Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Yan had told him. Though he felt a little disappointed, he was also relieved.

At least it proved that Uchiha Yan and the others had not lied to him, and their attitude toward him was fairly friendly.

"But where exactly did those Root people go?"

"Didn't they leave the village chasing after Uchiha Yan?"

"Why didn't I see a single one of them? And Uchiha Yan wasn't stopped either?"

"Could something have gone wrong along the way, forcing them to withdraw?"

Several possibilities ran through the Third Hokage's mind, but when he remembered that Uchiha Yan could use the Flying Raijin Technique, along with Uchiha Senichi's abilities, it immediately made sense.

"That must be it!"

The Third Hokage nodded with certainty.

"Lord Hokage!"

At that moment, Yamanaka Arashi continued his report. "Aside from that, I also dug up something else from that Cloud ninja captain's mind. It may have some connection to Lord Danzo's Root..."

As he spoke, Yamanaka Arashi relayed the intelligence to the Third Hokage piece by piece.

The Third Hokage's expression darkened slightly. He nodded and instructed, "All right, I understand. Remember, don't mention this to anyone. Leave it to me."

"Understood!"

Yamanaka Arashi's heart tightened, and he hurriedly agreed.

A few hours earlier, at Root's headquarters,

Danzo met with the members of Jie's two squads immediately.

When he saw that they had brought back neither Uzumaki Kushina nor Uchiha Yan, his face darkened on the spot. "What happened? Where are the people I wanted? Did the mission fail?"

Jie quickly explained, "Yes, Lord Danzo! There was an unexpected development."

"We had Uchiha Yan surrounded. We were just about to capture him alive."

"But no one expected Uchiha Yan to have mastered the Flying Raijin Technique."

Danzo's entire body jolted. "What? Flying Raijin? Are you sure?"

If he remembered correctly, Uchiha Yan had obtained that technique less than a month ago, hadn't he?

And he had already mastered it?

At that moment, Danzo could not stop himself from recalling the hardships he had faced when learning that technique back then.

His eyes immediately turned red.

What kind of talent was this**?

He had to admit it—he was jealous.

If I had that kind of talent, the position of Hokage would definitely have been mine back then, wouldn't it?

I might have already trampled the entire Ninja World beneath my feet by now.

Danzo clenched his fists, his heart churning as jealousy drove him mad.

But he knew this was not the time to dwell on it, so he immediately pressed, "That brat used Flying Raijin to escape? Then why didn't you bring back even the jinchuriki?"

Jie immediately shook his head. "No. Uchiha Yan did not flee directly. He used the Flying Raijin Technique to disappear for a while, then brought Uchiha Senichi to the scene."

"That Uchiha Senichi has already reached the threshold of Kage level. On top of that, his identity is special, so I couldn't act rashly. And Lord Hokage was coming with two Anbu squads."

"I saw that there was no opportunity to make a move against the jinchuriki, so I withdrew first to avoid running into Lord Hokage."

Danzo had specifically instructed them before—if they encountered the Third Hokage, they were to avoid him.

Danzo narrowed his eyes. "Hiruzen... as expected, you had your eye on me all along and interfered in secret. What a pity. It seems you didn't get what you wanted either."

"Also, Uchiha Senichi has actually entered Kage level? Could it be that he awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan?"

At the thought, the greed in Danzo's heart nearly spilled from his throat.

"And that Uchiha Yan is quite troublesome. He can already use Flying Raijin to transport others, which means his mastery of the technique is no longer low."

That being the case, it would be almost impossible to forcibly capture Uchiha Yan in the future.

When someone capable of Flying Raijin was determined to flee, there were very few methods that could stop them.

"But it's not completely impossible. An opportunity will always come... heh heh..."

Meanwhile, at the Uchiha residence.

"Oh, right, Dad. This time, I used your identity and employed a new Ninjutsu Body Art I created: Eight Extremes Collapse. To keep from exposing you, make sure you practice it properly later. If there's anything you don't understand, come ask me."

After Uchiha Yan finished speaking, he took out a ninjutsu scroll he had prepared long ago and placed it before Uchiha Senichi.

Uchiha Senichi: "..."

What the hell was this?

He irritably raised a hand, tapped Uchiha Yan, and scolded him with a smile. "You brat, all you do is make trouble for me! Your old man has so many signature ninjutsu. Couldn't you have picked a few of those? Did you have to use one I don't know? Isn't that just ridiculous?"

Hearing that, Uchiha Hao nearly failed to hold back his laughter. The amusement on his face could not be concealed.

Was their old man going to be forced into becoming a student?

Thump!

The next second, he received a fierce flick to the forehead.

"What are you laughing at? Look at yourself, then look at Xuan. If you had even half of Xuan's ability, your old man wouldn't have to worry about you every day."

Uchiha Hao: "..."

Uchiha Hao felt utterly wronged.

He was one hundred percent certain that he had been picked up somewhere.

Favoritism like this was simply outrageous.

What was wrong with him laughing once?