Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 78 News from the Front

Uchiha Touya was initially in a good mood upon returning to Konoha, but he soon noticed that something was off about the atmosphere in the village.

For a while, although the ninjas from Konoha Village all had serious expressions and came and went in a hurry, they were at least full of confidence and high morale. This confidence was built up by Konoha's decades of undefeated record in major battles.

And now...

These ninjas, who used to come and go in a hurry, now give off a sense of panic. Their expressions, which were originally serious and slightly confident, now seem stiff and fearful.

"It seems something's happened to Konoha... Hmm, it's probably a problem on the front lines?"

Just as Uchiha Touyu was still thinking about these things, his gaze suddenly swept over the five junior ninjas.

"Kakashi, Asuma... you're both here? It's been so long!"

"You are...Feiyu!!"

The group of young ninjas, around ten years old, who were stopped by Uchiha Touyu, were also Uchiha Touyu's classmates.

On the streets of Konoha, a group of young children who had just outgrown the concept of childhood looked at the young man in front of them with expressions of surprise and delight.

Uchiha Touyu is now 15 years old. After spending half a year on the battlefield and undergoing bloodline limit synthesis and bloodline evolution, he looks no different from a 17 or 18-year-old boy.

His classmates were only ten or eleven years old. Although they had fought a lot during the war, as underage ninjas, they did not go to the front lines until Konoha was in dire need of help. They still seemed to retain some of their innocence.

Therefore, the two sides seem to be from different generations, as if Uchiha Hiyu is their team leader.

At Konoha's barbecue restaurant, Uchiha Touyu ordered over a dozen plates of various kinds of barbecue and, looking at the group of younger students in front of him, asked:

"Is that enough? Would you like some more?"

"No need, no need, we're not from the Akimichi clan, we can't eat that much."

Hong waved her hand and spoke, her expression slightly excited.

The current Uchiha Touya is no longer the ninja companion he once was, nor the older classmate who was ridiculed. Instead, he is a powerful ninja who is famous throughout Konoha and is known as the White Fang and the Ghost of Konoha.

Even their former teacher, Hyuga Hizashi, was far inferior to Uchiha Tou in terms of reputation and strength. Seeing their former comrade soar to great heights made Yuhi Kurenai and Asuma feel like they were dreaming.

On the contrary, Kakashi Hatake, Obito, Guy and others didn't care much. These people were either calm and composed or carefree and had a big heart, so they didn't care much about the changes in Uchiha Tou.

"Speaking of which, I just returned to Konoha Village, and the atmosphere here seems a bit off. Also, why are you junior ninjas all gathered together? Has something serious happened?"

"Why are we called little ninjas? Aren't you and us classmates, Touya? We all started learning ninjutsu at the same time, so how come we're called little ninjas?"

Obito shouted loudly, looking displeased. Uchiha Tou rolled his eyes slightly and said calmly:

"Alright, alright, then please tell me, this elite ninja, what exactly has been happening lately?"

Obito paused for a moment, scratched his head, and then looked at Kakashi:

"Kakashi, has anything been going on lately? I haven't noticed anything different!"

Kakashi rolled his eyes and said helplessly:

"Obito, you're really slow on the uptake."

"We just bumped into each other by chance this time. Obito, Rin, and I are now members of the same team. We just happened to run into Asuma and Kurenai who were shopping, so we chatted about what we've been up to."

"As for the major events that have happened recently... I only know that the situation at the front is not good. It seems that something has gone wrong on the Cloud Ninja front. If you want to know more, you should ask Asuma!"

Although Kakashi Hatake is a famous young genius in Konoha and his strength is very close to that of a true Jonin, he has never been to the front lines and does not hold a high position in Konoha, so he knows very little information.

Although Asuma is much weaker than Kakashi and hasn't even become a Chunin yet, as the son of the Hokage, no one would really think he's completely ignorant of frontline intelligence.

After hearing Kakashi's words, Asuma gave a wry smile and put down his chopsticks.

"Kakashi, don't you know what a confidentiality agreement is?"

"If we're really talking about confidentiality regulations, there's no way you, a genin, could know more than I, a special jonin!"

"Since even you know, it's clear that the confidentiality agreement has already been broken long ago!"

Kakashi said something that was half sarcastic and half self-deprecating, causing Asuma's face to flush red:

"Okay, okay, I understand, I'll tell you!"

"It is said that Konoha suffered a crushing defeat on the front lines, with the entire Cloud Ninja front completely breached and at least three thousand ninja killed!"

"The situation on the front lines is extremely tense right now. Who knows when it might be time for us ninjas, who have only been graduated for a year, to be sent to the front lines!"

Upon hearing this, the entire dining table fell silent. After a moment, Nohara Rin spoke timidly:

"Why haven't we received any news about this?"

"Yeah, why haven't we received any news at all..."

Asuma's voice carried a hint of bitterness and helplessness as he muttered to himself.

"Tsk, that's easy. This is news of defeat, not a great victory. Why would the higher-ups in Konoha easily reveal it?"

"What if it affects Konoha's morale? What if it affects other battles? What if it affects... their recruitment of cannon fodder?"

Without a doubt, it was Uchiha Hiyu who could say such a thing. As soon as he said it, the expressions on the faces of the group of junior ninjas present were all different.

Most of the young ninjas looked surprised and disagreed, but Asuma stiffened upon hearing this and showed a hint of shame.

Kakashi maintained a cold and indifferent expression, but he uttered something that sounded like a warning, yet also like a complaint:

"Feiyu, you're always spouting nonsense! Be careful, or the Anbu ninjas might chop you up for disrupting morale!"

Uchiha Tou shrugged. He didn't care about the charge of disrupting morale, and the Konoha leadership certainly wouldn't want to cause trouble with a Kage-level ninja over such a charge. However, such words could easily influence these junior ninjas, so he ultimately just chuckled.

"Sorry... sometimes I just like to talk nonsense."

(End of this chapter)