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　However, Tsunade was oblivious, or perhaps she knew and did it on purpose.

　After all, in her eyes, Ye Chen was just an eight-year-old brat, what could he possibly understand?

　Unfortunately, she didn't know that beneath Ye Chen's childlike exterior lay a mature and steady soul!

　Ye Chen silently recited the Ice Heart Mantra, all worldly desires were insignificant to him, and said coldly:

　"You saw everything? Lady Tsunade!"

　"Yes, I've seen everything I needed to see! Ruthless and decisive, killing and burying bodies—that's not something a child would do," Tsunade readily admitted.

　"Heh, a child? Are there any innocent children in this era? Lady Tsunade, did you come here just to talk about this? Or are you going to take me back to Konoha to confess my crimes!"

　"But let me tell you, if you grab me, I will fight back!" Ye Chen said seriously, word by word.

　Upon hearing this, Tsunade looked puzzled and said, "Who said I came to arrest you? It's just that one Uchiha died. I've been annoyed with them for a long time, good riddance!"

　Hearing Tsunade say this, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief. It was better if they didn't capture him, thus avoiding a fight to the death.

　But she still said to him, "Thank you!"

　If no one saw it, then his killing of the Uchiha wouldn't be a big deal.

　(1/3)

　If Tsunade or other ninjas saw it, it wouldn't be the same situation.

　Therefore, both publicly and privately, if Tsunade didn't expose him, he would owe her a favor.

　"You can say thank you now? Kid! I thought you always had a cold face," Tsunade teased.

　Having just killed someone and then been caught, Ye Chen, not wanting to spend the night in this gloomy forest with Tsunade, coldly said:

　"Goodbye."

　After saying that, he turned and left without any hesitation, departing from this place of trouble.

　"They're leaving already?" Tsunade stood there, stunned, still full of questions.

　"Hey, little brat, don't go!"

　Tsunade's voice came from behind, but Ye Chen did not stop walking.

　Seeing this, Tsunade was furious! What a stubborn little brat! Despite his young age, he is decisive and ruthless in his actions!

　This is really not the behavior one would expect from someone this age!

　"By the way, how did you make that dumpling you were holding just now?" Tsunade caught up with her and asked like a curious child.

　With her keen eyesight, she could naturally tell that it was a ninjutsu, but she didn't know how it was done.

　There wasn't even a hand seal; this ninjutsu isn't listed in any of the known Konoha ninjutsu scrolls.

　"It's my own creation," Ye Chen said casually.

　"Created by yourself? That's impossible. How could a child like you create a ninjutsu? And in my opinion, that ninjutsu is at least A-rank in power."

　Tsunade walked over, looking shocked, and gestured wildly, indicating that her IQ wasn't high enough.

　"Just because you don't believe it doesn't mean it's impossible," Ye Chen said calmly, glancing at Tsunade.

　"Could you tell me exactly how to sit, little brat?" Tsunade asked with a smile, her heart brimming with curiosity.

　Ye Chen paused, then said coldly:

　Rub it with your hands!

　After saying that, he left Tsunade, who was completely bewildered!

　"What the heck? You rub it with your hands? What the hell is this?!"

　Tsunade's mind went blank, and by the time she came to her senses, Ye Chen had already disappeared into the vast night.

　……

　At the same time, in the shadows of Konoha, a treacherous and unpredictable situation was already brewing.

　Although the battle between Ye Chen and Uchiha Zhi Ruo was not known to the public, there were turbulent undercurrents and undercurrents in the shadows.

　At Root's base, a Root squad member knelt on the ground, respectfully reporting the results of the battle to Danzo, who was seated in the shadows.

　Even though Danzo had experienced many great events, he was still speechless upon hearing this result, and said:

　“Uchiha Shiro is dead. He was an elite Chunin, and he was killed by an eight-year-old child.”

　Chunin are divided into ordinary Chunin and elite Chunin! Elite Chunin are generally ninjas with special talents, such as bloodline limits or other outstanding talents!

　If Uchiha Shiki possessed the Sharingan, he would naturally be superior to ordinary Chunin!

　“Yes, sir. And besides his superhuman strength and bloodstains, that child also seemed to possess a kind of unseen ninjutsu without hand seals. Uchiha Shika was killed by this unseen ninjutsu.” The Root member said.

　“Interesting, interesting! He also harbors hatred towards the Uchiha clan. We must recruit this Ye Chen into Root,” Danzo said.

　"Sir, monitor..."

　(2/3)

　"The people involved in this battle also include members of the Anbu. I'm afraid the Hokage already knows about this," a Root member said.

　"I'll take care of the Hokage, you can leave now!" Danzo said, his attitude leaving no room for doubt.

　"Yes!"

　The member vanished in a puff of white smoke with a "bang".

　Meanwhile, at the Hokage Building, a cat-faced ANBU member was reporting the situation to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

　Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, his brow furrowed, seemingly troubled. (3/3)

Chapter 17 Devouring the Flame-Flame Fruit (Please add to your favorites and give flowers)

　A corner of Konoha, located on the edge of the entire village, in the Uchiha clan's territory.

　Because of the Second Hokage's policies and principles, the Uchiha clan was effectively excluded from Konoha!

　Many of Konoha's major clans rarely interacted with the Uchiha, and coupled with their arrogant and domineering nature, this led to the Uchiha gradually becoming isolated.

　At this moment, in the brightly lit room, many members of the Uchiha Police Force were gathered together, including the current Uchiha clan head, Uchiha Junzan, with varying expressions.

　"Why isn't Zhiruo back yet? What time is it?"

　The man who spoke was a man in his thirties with a gloomy face, wearing a green vest, a distinctive outfit for Konoha Jonin!

　His name is Uchiha Sanao, and he is the father of Uchiha Shiwaka.

　“Cannao, don’t worry. Zhiruo’s strength is obvious to both of us. He’s already an elite Chunin at such a young age. He’s quite strong. He won’t have any problem dealing with a kid from another village,” the clan leader, Uchiha Dunzan, comforted him.

　“Yes, Canna, you don’t need to worry about Zhi Ruo’s strength,” another Uchiha guard captain comforted him.

　Several other people in the group echoed this sentiment!

　Upon hearing this, Uchiha Sanao remained silent, but his expression was far from pleasant.

　Time passed, ceaselessly passing. The people who had filled the room gradually left, leaving only Uchiha San'ao and Uchiha Junzan in the end.

　The two of them were also dozing off, feeling drowsy!

　"Oh!"

　An Uchiha spy appeared out of nowhere, kneeling on one knee before Uchiha Dunzan and Canruo, his face grave.

　The appearance of the scouts also startled Uchiha Dunzan and Uchiha San'nao awake, completely disoriented. They asked, "What's wrong?"

　The ninja lowered his head and remained silent. He took out a scroll from his robes, laid it flat on the ground, then formed hand seals and shouted:

　"untie!"

　"Oh!"

　A puff of white smoke appeared, and the original scroll disappeared, replaced by a corpse that reeked of dirt.

　"son!"

　Uchiha Sanao instantly recognized the clay figure as his son!

　He burst into tears instantly, and the entire Uchiha clan could hear his wailing.

　Uchiha Dunshan looked grim, never expecting such an outcome.

　This day may be about to change!

　……

　Ye Chen, who was directly involved in the undercurrents in Konoha, remained indifferent!

　At present, his main focus is on improving his strength.

　His original ninja talent was only average, but since awakening the three types of Haki, his efficiency in refining chakra has increased significantly.

　Even now, his chakra level has reached that of a genin, making him a prodigy even in the ninja academy.

　Then, with his increasingly abnormal physique and the amplification from the three types of Haki, he was able to compete with Chunin and even suppress them!

　Keep in mind that he has only been cultivating for half a year, so his progress is absolutely leapfrog.

　After returning home, it was already late at night. Ye Chen locked the door, sat cross-legged on the bed, and extracted the Flaming Fruit from the system space.

　Who would have thought that this dragon fruit-like fruit was actually a devil fruit?