In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 178: Zhu Zi Calls Him "Dad," Hinata Delivers Pressed Flowers

Erzhuzi didn't answer Qianye's question. Instead, he raised his childish face and roared at Qianye, "Your lover, Uchiha Izumi, also died at Itachi's hands, right? Why? You have such great power, why don't you take revenge? Why don't you kill him?"

"As for revenge, I took it on the very night of the massacre. As for the filial son, your beloved brother, I think it's best if you kill him yourself." Qianye took off her apron and brought out the stir-fried dishes.

"It's already been reported?" Erzhuzi was stunned. Then he recalled Kakashi's strange behavior over the past few days, and how some villagers pointed at him and even looked at him with pity after seeing him carrying Naruto and Sakura back to the village.

Looking back, on the night of the massacre, in addition to the Uchiha clan, the Shimura clan and the Sarutobi clan were also wiped out.

Erzhuzi wasn't stupid; he quickly figured out the key to the matter.

"You mean to say that besides Itachi, the Sarutobi and Shimura clans were also involved in the annihilation of the Uchiha clan? No, that's impossible. They were wiped out by you that very night. They couldn't have been involved." Sasuke walked to the dining table and sat down.

"That's up to you to find out the truth yourself." Qianye served himself a bowl of rice.

"I can't pursue him, and I don't want to," Erzhuzi roared again. "Since you're unwilling to kill Uchiha Itachi, then give me your power and let me go and take revenge on him."

"You want to be my apprentice?" Qianye narrowed his eyes slightly.

Erzhuzi remained silent for a moment, then arrogantly avoided Qianye's gaze and nodded slightly.

"Then call me 'Dad' first." Qianye put down her chopsticks, crossed her arms, and looked at him with great interest.

"Shouldn't I be calling you teacher since I'm feeding you training?" Erzhuzi said sternly.

"Didn't you say you'd do anything to become stronger? What, you can't even call me 'Dad'?" Qianye teased, without revealing that he had become Qianye's stepfather.

Erzhuzi took a deep breath. "I'm willing to do anything to get revenge."

"Then go ahead and yell," Qianye urged.

Upon hearing this, Erzhuzi's face flushed red instantly. Then, the image of Uchiha Itachi flashed through his mind, and his eyes hardened. After a long pause, he finally stammered, "Dad, Dad."

"Haha. Good boy, my son." Qianye laughed and rubbed Erzhuzi's spiky head.

"Now you can teach me to become stronger, right?" Erzhuzi shook off Qianye's hand. In his heart, he cursed Qianye a hundred thousand times, vowing that once he became stronger, he would make this guy who humiliated him regret it for the rest of his life.

"No way." Qianye picked up a piece of food and uttered those two words that were sure to infuriate anyone.

"Are you kidding me?" Erzhuzi suddenly stood up, glaring at Qianye with anger and embarrassment.

"It's not exactly playing games. I never said I was going to teach you how to become stronger. After all, in this world where betraying one's master is commonplace, taking on a disciple is practically digging one's own grave. Like Orochimaru and the Third Hokage." Chiya put down his chopsticks, stopped teasing, and casually tossed a scroll over. "Here, take this."

"What is this?" Erzhuzi took the scroll and was immediately overjoyed. Could it be some kind of powerful ninjutsu?

"The decapitation sword is sealed inside."

However, before he could even unroll the scroll, Qianye's voice rang in his ears again, causing him to stop abruptly.

"Damn it, what use is this thing to me?" Erzhuzi angrily threw the scroll on the ground.

"No, it may not be useful to you now, but it will be useful to you in the future. Keep it safe, it might save your life in the future." Qianye smiled gently as she spoke, and her figure slowly turned into cherry blossoms in his eyes and gradually disappeared.

This is the Illusionary Technique of Three Absolute Cherry Blossoms. Qianye thought it looked pretty cool, so he often used it when making an entrance or exiting a scene.

"Wait!" Seeing Qianye about to leave, Erzhuzi hurriedly shouted, trying to stop him. He really didn't want to continue sinking into despair like this.

"Are you really that eager to gain power?" Qianye stopped the illusion in Erzhuzi's eyes and returned to normal.

"Yes." Erzhuzi nodded emphatically.

"Then call me 'Dad' three more times. I can mercifully teach you a ninjutsu." Chiya opened his right hand and took out the Ryuchi Cave Summoning Scroll that he had obtained from Orochimaru. Anyway, Orochimaru definitely had more than one of these scrolls, and Sasuke would be able to learn it sooner or later if he went there, so there was no harm in teaching him now.

"Is this going to be some kind of decapitation sword again?" Erzhuzi said with a look of disgust.

"You can also choose not to call," Qianye said, turning to leave.

"Wait. My name is..." Erzhuzi snatched the scroll and, under Qianye's extremely wicked gaze, called out "Dad" three times in a row.

By the time Qianye left Erzhuzi's house, it was completely dark.

Night falls.

The moon was like a silver plate, and the sky was filled with countless stars.

Chiya arrived at the Hyuga residence, in Hinata's room.

"Yo, Hinata." Chiya stood outside the window, propping his chin up with his right hand, leaning over the windowsill, and greeted her.

It was still early. Hinata, who had just finished a day of training and had taken a bath, was not yet asleep. She was sitting at the table by the window, fiddling with her pressed flowers.

Upon seeing Qianye suddenly appear, her pure white eyes instantly lit up. "Big brother!"

It was obvious that this wasn't the first time Qianye had come here to find her.

"Are you pressing flowers again?" Chiya gently stroked Hinata's cute little head through the window.

"Mmm." Hinata nodded, her face slightly flushed. "Big brother, come in quickly, I'll go open the door for you."

"No need," Qianye shook her head. "I'll be leaving soon. I came here specifically to say goodbye."

Hinata was taken aback. "Big brother, are you leaving?"

This past month or so has been arguably the happiest time for Hinata.

Almost every few days, the person she liked the most would come to see her in the evening.

"Yes, now that things have been resolved in Konoha, I should leave." Chiya nodded.

"Will you come back?" Hinata asked reluctantly.

"Of course, I will still come to see you often in the future, but maybe not as frequently as I do now," Qianye said with a smile.

Once he has spent some time figuring out the Flying Thunder God Technique that he extorted from Orochimaru, he can return at any time.

"Big brother, please wait a moment." Hinata hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked to the cabinet next to the bed. After rummaging around for a while, she took out an exquisite heart-shaped box, blushed, and handed it to Chiya, saying timidly, "Please accept this."

When Chiya opened it, she found a delicate embossed pendant inside, and instantly understood Hinata's feelings.

Just then, a long-lost system notification sounded in his mind.

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