Hikaku felt a little envious.
He was about to bend down and leave the tent when a sudden pain struck his chest.
"Xia Le!?"
Huo Shi froze at first, then his expression changed drastically, disbelief filling his eyes.
He slowly lowered his head and saw a short blade buried in the left side of his chest, crimson blood dripping down its edge.
"You!"
Hikaku could not believe it.
"Do you really think I'm the Xia Le you remember?"
Xia Le spoke coolly.
"He died on this battlefield long ago!"
"And now, your life is about to end as well."
"Think about your last words!"
Hikaku's pupils contracted, his gaze flickering wildly.
"Damn you!!"
He gritted his teeth.
He was about to lunge forward, but Xia Le pulled the short blade out of his chest and stabbed him ten more times in rapid succession.
"You're nothing in my eyes, Hikaku!"
"A useless fool who can't even awaken his Sharingan dares dream of being my friend?"
"You're a member of the Uchiha Clan, yet you're so weak. You disgrace the entire clan."
Xia Le spoke coolly.
"Bastard!"
Hikaku was furious beyond measure.
Rage surged from his chest straight into his head, making him tremble all over. Even the pain in his body seemed to fade.
He could no longer even tell whether the Xia Le before him was his old friend or a spy who had infiltrated Konoha.
"You deserve to die!!"
Hikaku roared.
His rage and fear of death sent his emotions into a violent upheaval.
In that same instant, Hikaku's eyes turned blood-red, and a single pitch-black tomoe slowly emerged.
"That's enough, Hikaku!"
Just then, Xia Le gave a sharp call from across from him.
Uchiha Hikari abruptly came to his senses and stared blankly ahead.
His friend Xia Le