When a disciplined genius meets an unreliable teacher, who cracks first is anyone's guess

Early the next morning, dawn had barely broken.

Uchiha Itachi stood ramrod straight outside Yan's door, dark circles ringing his eyes.

There was no denying it.

He really hadn't slept last night, but that wasn't entirely his fault.

Anyone who had wrestled with a problem for ages and suddenly stumbled onto the answer would be too excited to sleep.

For a ninja, going one night without sleep was nothing.

Bang, bang, bang!

After steadying his breathing, Itachi raised his hand and hammered on the door.

Unfortunately.

He waited and waited, but there wasn't the slightest sound from inside.

Uchiha Itachi stood there, feeling a little dazed.

His little head was full of questions. He couldn't figure out what was going on.

Had his teacher gone out?

Still wondering, he reached out and knocked again.

Tsk.

Still no answer.

After several attempts without a single response, Itachi had no choice but to turn around and seek help from the Uchiha Clan's Patrol Squad.

That made perfect sense.

As one of Konoha's foremost clans, the Uchiha Clan's Patrol Squad might not have been as over-the-top as the Hyuga Clan's, but they weren't just sitting around collecting paychecks.

"Tekka." Uchiha Itachi approached him and asked, "Are you patrolling this area today?"

Uchiha Tekka froze for a moment when he saw him.

Still, he lowered his head and smiled at Itachi. "Oh, Itachi. Did you need something?"

"Tekka, have you seen Jin Uchiha go out today?"

Jin... Uchiha?

The instant he heard that name, Tekka's expression became extraordinarily complicated.

Admiration and respect mingled with contempt and irritation, every emotion splashed across his face like colors in a paint shop.

That was right!

He belonged to the Uchiha Radical Faction, and he had been among those who disliked Jin Uchiha most from the start.

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