Chapter 50

That girl had just gone through **. Although she had played a part in it and harbored a few ulterior motives of her own, he still felt he should spend more time with her.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Clone disguised as Uchiha Senichi quickly reached the Konoha Military Police Force and quietly found the real Uchiha Senichi.

The other Uchiha clan members in the police force were still **, while the Shadow Clone had already transmitted the information through mental energy.

He walked over to Uchiha Senichi, blurred, and dispersed into a cloud of white smoke.

The next second, the Uchiha Senichi who had been sitting there vanished, leaving only him standing in his place.

It was as if the one who had been stationed at the police force all along had merely been a Shadow Clone Uchiha Senichi had left behind.

Uchiha Senichi nodded at the clan members present and explained with a smile, "Something came up just now. I went to help Yan deal with it and left a Shadow Clone here. Don't worry about it. Carry on."

That was what he said on the surface.

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

Naturally, he was happy to help Yan keep up the lie.

The one who had disappeared just now had actually been Yan's Shadow Clone. He had merely used the smoke to switch places and put on that little performance.

When doing things, one always had to make them airtight to feel at ease.

At Uchiha Yan's home, steam rose from the dining table.

"You little brat, you've got it good. You dumped everything on that old Third Hokage?" Uchiha Senichi held his rice bowl, but his eyes were fixed on his son. "Those people in the Interrogation Department can dig every detail of the battle out of the Hidden Cloud shinobi's mind. Isn't that the same as selling yourself out?"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and his chopsticks clattered against the edge of the bowl.

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

Uchiha Meixin looked up and anxiously glanced at Yan.

Mikoto gripped her chopsticks tighter, her face filled with worry.

Uchiha Hao, on the other hand, remained calm, merely frowning slightly.

"There's no need to worry."

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

"I'm not an idiot. Do you think I'd leave such an obvious flaw?"

He swallowed the fish and wiped his mouth.

"I made arrangements when I fought that squad of Hidden Cloud shinobi. The main body barely did anything. Every attack came from Shadow Clones transformed into your appearance."

"Afterward, I immediately used mental illusion techniques and Sealing Jutsu to alter their memories. I erased what needed to be erased and changed what needed to be changed."

"If the Third Hokage wants to investigate, let him. In the end, he'll only get one answer—the facts are exactly as I described them."

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

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

"Now that's my boy."

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

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

Over at the Interrogation Department, Yamanaka Arashi reported everything he had found to the Third Hokage.

After listening, the Third Hokage found that it was basically no different from what Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Yan had told him. Although he felt somewhat disappointed, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

At least this showed that Uchiha Yan's group had not lied to him and that their attitude toward him was fairly friendly.

"But where did those people from Root run off to?"

"Didn't they leave the village in pursuit of Uchiha Yan?"

"Why haven't we seen a single one of them? And Uchiha Yan wasn't stopped either?"

"Could something have gone wrong along the way and they withdrew?"

The Third Hokage's thoughts turned several times, but when he remembered that Uchiha Yan could use the Flying Thunder God and considered Uchiha Senichi's abilities as well, everything suddenly made sense.

"That must be it!"

The Third Hokage nodded firmly.

"Lord Hokage!"

At that moment, Yamanaka Arashi began another report. "Besides that, I also dug up some other information from the Hidden Cloud captain's mind. It may have something to do with 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 as he nodded and instructed him, "All right, I understand. Remember, don't mention this to anyone. Leave it to me to handle."

"Understood!"

Yamanaka Arashi's heart tightened, and he hurriedly acknowledged the order.

Several hours earlier, at Root's headquarters,

Danzo met the people from Jie's two squads immediately.

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

Jie hurriedly explained, "Yes, Lord Danzo! Something unexpected happened."

"We had already surrounded Uchiha Yan. We were just a step away from capturing him alive."

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

Danzo's entire body jolted when he heard that. "What? The Flying Raijin? Are you sure?"

If he remembered correctly, Uchiha Yan had obtained the technique less than a month ago, right?

He had already mastered it?

At that moment, Danzo's mind uncontrollably recalled how difficult it had been for him to learn the technique back then.

His eyes instantly reddened.

What kind of ** talent was this?

He had to admit it—he was jealous.

"If I'd had this ability, the position of Hokage would definitely have been mine back then, right?"

"I might even have already crushed the entire Ninja World beneath my feet."

Danzo clenched his fists, his heart churning with envy and jealousy.

But he knew this was not the time to dwell on it, so he immediately pressed on. "That brat escaped using the Flying Raijin? Then how did you fail to bring back even the Jinchuriki?"

Jie immediately shook his head. "No. Uchiha Yan didn't flee directly. He disappeared for a while using the Flying Raijin, then brought Uchiha Senichi to the scene."

"Uchiha Senichi has already touched the threshold of Kage Level. On top of that, his identity is special, so I couldn't force the matter. And Lord Hokage was bringing two squads of Anbu and was already on his way."

"I saw no opportunity to make a move against the Jinchuriki, so I had to withdraw first to avoid running into Lord Hokage."

This was what Danzo had specifically instructed earlier—if they encountered the Third Hokage, they were to take a detour.

Danzo narrowed his eyes. "Hiruzen... As expected, you had your eye on me long ago and made moves in secret. What a pity. It seems you didn't succeed either."

"Besides, Uchiha Senichi has actually entered Kage Level? Could he have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan?"

At the thought of this, the greed in Danzo's heart nearly surged out of his throat.

"And that Uchiha Yan is no small problem. He can already use the Flying Thunder God to teleport people. It seems his mastery of the technique is quite advanced."

With that, forcibly capturing Uchiha Yan in the future would be nearly impossible.

When someone who knew the Flying Thunder God was determined to flee, there were very few ways to stop him.

"Still, it's not completely hopeless. I'll find an opportunity eventually... Heh..."

Meanwhile, at the Uchiha clan.

"By the way, Dad. I used your identity this time and employed a new Nintaijutsu I created—Eight Extremes Collapse. To avoid exposing the truth, practice this technique properly when you get the chance. If there's anything you don't understand, ask me."

After Uchiha Yan finished speaking, he took a ninjutsu scroll he had prepared long ago from his robes and placed it in front of Uchiha Senichi.

Uchiha Senichi: "..."

What was this supposed to be?!

He raised a finger and tapped Uchiha Yan, cursing him with a laugh. "You little brat, you're always causing me trouble! Your father has so many signature techniques. Couldn't you have picked one of those to use? Why did you have to use one I don't know? Isn't this just nonsense?"

Uchiha Hao nearly failed to hold back his laughter beside them, the amusement impossible to hide from his face.

Was his father really being forced to become a student?

"Thump!"

The next second, he was smacked hard on the head.

"What are you laughing at? Look at yourself, then look at Yan. If you had Yan's abilities, your father wouldn't have to worry about you every day."

Uchiha Hao: "..."

Uchiha Hao felt so aggrieved he could die.

He was one hundred percent certain that he had definitely been adopted.

This favoritism was simply unbelievable.

What was wrong with him laughing once?