Yin Jie and Yasashiro

"Haa..."

Yin Jie let out a soft breath. By now, he had gained a slightly more concrete understanding of his Sharingan.

All he could say was—

It truly deserved to be called one of the two bloodline limits with the highest potential in the ninja world.

But its consumption was indeed no small matter.

Yin Jie could clearly feel that in just this brief moment—only a few breaths—roughly one-fiftieth of the chakra in his body had been depleted.

In other words, given Yin Jie's current condition, if he activated his Sharingan in battle, his chakra could probably only sustain him for ten minutes at most before being completely exhausted!

Of course, that was only because Yin Jie had just turned six.

Moreover, he had only just awakened his Sharingan and was still unable to skillfully control and use these eyes.

Yin Jie's thoughts drifted once more, his mind leaping from one thought to another as he recalled all sorts of information regarding the Sharingan.

As his thoughts churned, the tomoe in his eyes slowly faded, and that crimson backdrop gradually receded as well...

Who knew how long passed before the creak of the door opening suddenly jolted Yin Jie awake from his tangled thoughts.

Yet if one looked closely into his eyes, there was still a trace of haziness and bewilderment within them, as though he had just awakened from a dream.

The one opening the door was Uchiha Yasashiro, who had returned after the meeting.

"Big Brother Yasashiro!"

Having come back to his senses, Yin Jie scratched his smooth black hair and greeted Uchiha Yasashiro as he entered.

"Wahaha! You're awake already?"

Uchiha Yasashiro first laughed heartily. Then, as he walked toward Yin Jie, concern flickered in his eyes as he fired off a string of questions. "How is it? Are you adjusting well here? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"

The night before, while Uchiha Yasashiro had carried Yin Jie toward the frontline camp, the two had briefly introduced themselves and gotten to know each other as fellow clansmen.

During that process, when Uchiha Yasashiro learned from Yin Jie that he was only six years old, even his swift strides had faltered for an instant from the shock.

It could be said that Uchiha Yasashiro felt nothing but shock—utter shock!!!

Although he had already made a sufficiently bold guess about Yin Jie's age based on the Uchiha Clan's recorded history of Sharingan awakenings, the age of six still left him unable to calm his surging emotions for a long time.

Not to mention that the moment Yin Jie awakened his Sharingan, one of his eyes had directly reached the two-tomoe stage that many Uchiha clansmen never attained in their entire lives!

So!

A genius among geniuses!

Uchiha Yasashiro was ecstatic on both fronts!!!

This was absolutely a precious treasure of the Uchiha Clan!!!

Thus, a thought immediately sprang into Uchiha Yasashiro's clever mind.

He needed to establish their relationship first and worry about everything else later. Uchiha Yasashiro was determined to forge this bond!!!

So, at Uchiha Yasashiro's adamant insistence, Yin Jie's form of address changed from "uncle" to "big brother."

Of course, there was nothing wrong with that to begin with. Uchiha Yasashiro was only twenty-six years old and was not even married.

How could he not be worthy of being called "big brother"?

However, Yin Jie naturally understood Uchiha Yasashiro's intentions.

After all, with memories from his previous life, he was not truly just six years old. Besides, Uchiha Yasashiro's intentions were practically written all over his face.

But Yin Jie did not reject it.

As an Uchiha descendant who had been left outside the clan, he was destined to return to the Uchiha Clan, and even to the Hidden Leaf Village.

And after returning, as nothing more than an Uchiha child, he would naturally need to find a suitable "guardian" within the clan.

Therefore, Uchiha Yasashiro, the first Uchiha he had met, was an excellent choice.

Judging from the original story, Uchiha Yasashiro possessed formidable analytical skills and the authority to lead the other members of the Hidden Leaf Police Force. As the second-in-command of the Hidden Leaf Police Force and one of the Uchiha Clan's upper echelon, he was even deeply admired by Uchiha Fugaku, who was then both the captain of the Hidden Leaf Police Force and the Uchiha Clan head.

And in terms of strength, aside from those few abnormal exceptions, Uchiha Yasashiro, with his three-tomoe Sharingan, was practically the ceiling among ordinary Uchiha clansmen. He could even be considered one of the strongest jonin beneath the Kage.

Of course, all of that described Uchiha Yasashiro's future.

But working backward from the future, Uchiha Yasashiro was indeed one of Yin Jie's best options.

Thus, Yin Jie simply went along with Uchiha Yasashiro's suggestion and changed how he addressed him from "Uncle Yasashiro" to "Big Brother Yasashiro."

"I feel fine. But is the Hidden Leaf Village preparing to make a move against the Hidden Sand Village? Will we be able to return to the Hidden Leaf Village anytime soon?"

Yin Jie gave Uchiha Yasashiro a slight shake of his head, indicating that he was fine.

Then, his words took a turn as he used the opportunity to probe Uchiha Yasashiro for information.

Of course, he had no intention of prying into the Hidden Leaf Village's specific battle plans against the Hidden Sand Village. After all, they were not important to him and had nothing to do with an Uchiha still at the child stage.

What he wanted was merely information that would allow him to verify the exact point in time, so he could make certain plans and preparations for what came next.

Uchiha Yasashiro was not surprised that Yin Jie had inferred the general development of the war merely from their secret deployment of elite ninja to reinforce the front lines, as well as the scattered hints revealed during their conversation the night before.

After all, in his view, geniuses were always precocious—especially geniuses of the Uchiha Clan.

Moreover, he also understood the meaning Yin Jie had concealed within his words.

After weighing it over, Uchiha Yasashiro revealed to Yin Jie some intelligence that would not affect the plan Sakumo Hatake was preparing to carry out for the coming war. As for what Yin Jie might infer from it, that was beyond his control.

After all, he had not said a single word of intelligence that should not be disclosed.

He cared most about rules.

Of course, Uchiha Yasashiro also informed Yin Jie of the arrangements for their return to the Hidden Leaf Village.