Xuan Zhe patiently explained it to her, the gist being that there was no need to take on this unrelated business. Taking responsibility for it simply was not worth it.
After hearing him out, she finally left.
Once he returned to the clan, several core members put their heads together and were all but certain-the culprit was the Uchiha Clan's former genius, Uchiha Qingche.
Come to think of it, he had defected even earlier than Uchiha Itachi. Nobody could explain why; he had simply vanished into thin air. That was just as well. Precisely because he had left early, he had become one of the few survivors of the Uchiha massacre.
As long as he had not done anything out of line, the clan still intended to bring him back to uphold the Uchiha name and rebuild their former glory.
Before long, Yinzi came knocking.
She stood before Xuan Zhe, staring straight at him, feeling stifled inside-earlier, she had nearly tricked him into exposing the Uchiha survivors so everyone could gang up on them. Now he was telling her that another Uchiha had actually done it. Who exactly was it? Was he making this up?
"What are you staring at me for?" Xuan Zhe shrugged, looking thoroughly indifferent. His attitude said it all-go find somewhere else to cool off and stop standing around here.
"Can't you see that my mood has gone straight to hell because of your business?" Yinzi held back her anger. "Explain yourself!"
"Didn't notice. Really didn't notice." Xuan Zhe nodded.
"Fine, have it your way." Yinzi sneered. "You tricked me into coming to the Uchiha, only to say the guy isn't an Uchiha? What exactly are you playing at?"
"I never said he wasn't an Uchiha," Xuan Zhe corrected her. "I meant he isn't part of