The Thoughtless Daimyo of the Land of Fire!

If Sunagakure and Konoha chose reconciliation and war never came, then if Hikaru went to Sunagakure alone to kill, it would be the equivalent of slapping the village's face—slapping everyone's face. At that point, Hikaru might even face the possibility of being kicked out of the village outright.

"Tch~~~ Don't try to scare me. Was I, Uchiha Hikaru, raised on fear? If you've got the nerve, just kick me out. So what if I become a rogue ninja? It's not like I've never seen one before. At least I wouldn't have to work myself to death anymore."

What was truly rebellious? This was it. If it really came to that, so what if I, Uchiha Hikaru, became a rogue ninja? What could anyone do to me? Send people to arrest me? Or hunt me down?

Or would they keep targeting the Uchiha like before?

Good heavens... Tsunade knew that whenever Hikaru was unhappy, he dared to do anything, but casually keeping such words on his lips was not a good sign.

Raising a hand to rub her faintly throbbing temples, Tsunade truly did not know what to say.

Of course, Hikaru knew that saying certain things could easily lead to unnecessary misunderstandings, but was he not even allowed to vent when he felt miserable? You did not want to go to war with Sunagakure, and you still did not want him to fight them himself. Did you expect him to just swallow it?

I, Uchiha Hikaru, did not have the patience to carry the blame and not even dare to fart.

"Enough. Eat. There's no point discussing this." Orochimaru, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke. If this continued, they would not even need to eat.

What left Orochimaru most helpless was that Hikaru seemed somewhat irritable lately.