The Great Hero Uchiha

Danzo wanted to take advantage of Fugaku's current weakness and lack of significant reputation to create blemishes on his record, digging a hole for him. Once Fugaku had matured and secured his position as the Uchiha clan's genius, Danzo could use these flaws to undermine the Uchiha's prestige and frame him for failing to manage even one clan.

Then, by finding a way to cause some trouble for the police department, we can solidify the image of Uchiha Fugaku as having poor management skills, thereby reducing his approval rating among the public.

Overall, Danzo was calculating the future, not the present.

As for the issues concerning Hiruzen Sarutobi and the two senior advisors, they are not particularly sensitive at the moment, and there won't be any major commotion.

Moreover, even if something serious were to happen, he still had Uchiha Fugaku above him to take the fall.

but--

He was well aware of this.

In this situation, it would be naive to think only of protecting oneself or to compromise. No matter what he does or says, in the eyes of outsiders, he is still a member of the Uchiha clan. Even if he gougs out his own eyes, it will not change that. When the political reckoning comes in the future, his current reputation will inevitably be taken into account.

In the original story, the Uchiha clan was wiped out because Itachi and Shisui couldn't see this, which led to them being manipulated and the entire Uchiha clan being eliminated by the Konoha leadership.

Whether it was voluntary or forced.

As long as you are in a certain position, you must do certain things; this is the way to protect yourself.

If you don't want to be implicated, you need to understand yourself and strive for success while also being scheming and calculating. Otherwise, you will be schemed against, used, and harmed.

Moreover, he was not a saint without desires.

If it weren't for his lack of strength, he would have tried to become the clan leader, or even the Hokage, long ago.

The former has limited power and does not help much in improving strength, but if one becomes Hokage, one can study Wood Release chakra, try to evolve the Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan in another way, and master all the forbidden techniques of Konoha. This would not only improve strength, but also allow one to try to find the secret to evolving the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan into the Rinnegan.

Taking these positions can not only help you improve your skills, but also improve your life.

If you have enough strength, why wouldn't you give it a shot?

Uchiha Miyuki quickly sorted out the situation in his mind and finally came to a conclusion.

Although we've basically been exposed now, there's no point in keeping a low profile anymore. However, we still have to stick to the strategy of 'not showing off'. My strength is still too weak, and being too high-profile is too dangerous. I need to stall for time as much as possible... At least I need to master the forbidden technique and raise my strength to the level of a special jonin, so that I have a certain ability to protect myself, before taking any action.

correct!

I now have another source of security.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at Sarutobi Asuma beside him. As long as Sarutobi Asuma acted in Danzo's presence, he would be more cautious and wouldn't dare to go too far when causing trouble.

After all, Danzo still has a chance to be elected Hokage.

He wouldn't act like people in later generations who wanted to become Hokage and even kill their friend, the Third Hokage.

Whether the Third Hokage assigned him the task of protecting Sarutobi Asuma to lull the Uchiha into a false sense of security, genuinely want to improve relations with the Uchiha, or had other reasons... none of that mattered to Uchiha Miyuki. What mattered was that he and Sarutobi Asuma were now on the same team.

P.S.: I've been busy today and haven't finished until now. There's one more chapter coming up.

42. Bathed in such glory

After a day of rest, the three received a new mission.

Uchiha Miyuki frowned again as he looked at the mission scroll and map. The mission was no different from the previous ones; it was still about intercepting a Chunin squad. However, the difficulty was not suitable for three people to carry out. This time, it was even more difficult to identify the enemy's tracks than before, and even the only clue, the water source, was gone.

Unlike Uchiha Miyuki's solemn expression, Sarutobi Asuma had a joyful look on his face.

"really!"

Uchiha Miyuki glanced at Sarutobi Asuma with a puzzled look.

"As expected what?"

Sarutobi Asuma said excitedly.

“When I was resting yesterday, I noticed that the camp’s manpower was indeed a bit tight. However, under normal circumstances, when there is no reconnaissance team to carry out a mission like this, the mission type will be changed from blocking to support, which means judging the area that the enemy might attack based on the enemy’s passage area.”

Alternatively, two teams may be tasked with carrying out this mission simultaneously.

But we have nothing here!

Do you know what this means?

This means I'm in trouble!

What else could it mean!

Before Uchiha Miyuki could speak, Sarutobi Asuma spoke first, his face beaming with excitement.

"This shows that the higher-ups have high hopes for our capabilities and believe that we are capable of completing this task, using it as a training opportunity to help us become stronger."

very good--

I still can't fit into this atmosphere.

Kurenai Yuhi rolled her eyes at Asuma Sarutobi, sounding a bit annoyed.

"What do you mean by having high hopes for us? It's clearly because the two of us benefited from Yu Xing's influence that the higher-ups value us so much."

Sarutobi Asuma touched his nose, still looking excited, showing no embarrassment at all that Kurenai Yuhi had revealed the truth.

Sarutobi Asuma was happy that Uchiha Miyuki had finally gained the attention of the higher-ups and had a stage to showcase his strength. Of course, he was also happy that he would no longer have to slack off, since he was the son of the Third Hokage and would definitely have to carry a psychological burden because of it.

It's not a problem for others to slack off, but as the son of the Third Hokage, not being able to shine on the battlefield will become a source of ridicule for the Third Hokage.

Besides this—

I also want to prove myself to Sunagakure!

I am not some cowardly descendant of the Naruto!

Sarutobi Asuma's excitement was mixed with some personal motives, while Yuhi Kurenai, who disliked fame and fortune, was relatively pure, simply happy that Uchiha Miyuki was gaining the attention of the higher-ups.

Uchiha Miyuki managed a weak smile.

Kurenai was the first to notice that Miyuki Uchiha's smile seemed a little forced, so she couldn't help but ask him a question.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you happy that you're being valued by higher-ups?"

Uchiha Miyuki said with a wry smile, "Do you know what I was thinking when I was always spacing out and lost in thought back then?"

Kurenai Yuhi was somewhat surprised, clearly unable to guess what Miyuki Uchiha was trying to say.

"What are you thinking about?"

Sarutobi Asuma also quieted down, clearly curious about what Uchiha Miyuki usually thought about.

Uchiha Miyuki said with a wry smile.

"I've been wondering if any of those enemies, like you and me, want to become the village's shadow, want to protect their teammates, and want to make the village a better place... Did they, like us, make a promise to go back to the village after the mission, have a barbecue together, taste normal food, chat about village gossip, and share embarrassing stories...?"

But in order to survive, we have to leave these people's fates frozen at that moment, stepping over their corpses to move towards a new tomorrow, using their corpses to pave our own path to glory.

I won't think about whether what I'm doing is right or wrong; that's too tiring.

Of course, I will not give up my right to live because of this. Compared to those outsiders, my own survival is the most important thing.

It is because of these things that I am able to get used to my current life.

But I just can't bring myself to like this feeling.

Whether it's killing or basking in the glory of these corpses.

If possible—

I hope to remain an inconspicuous genin forever, so I won't have to pay attention to those things. I can just feed the ninja crows, think about what to eat for lunch, and after the war ends, I can transfer to the police department as a low-ranking officer, where I only need to catch petty thieves, find lost cats and dogs, and mediate other people's quarrels.

lie?

not at all.

He did indeed have this unambitious thought back then.

However, this world will not allow a person to live so comfortably as in the previous life. If one does not want to die young, one must constantly become stronger and find ways to eliminate those increasingly powerful enemies.

Not to mention that humans are not plants or trees, how can they be without feelings? No one can completely sever their emotions, cut off all the ties accumulated over twelve years, and live with absolute rationality.

Even if you don't think about living for yourself, you should at least think about the people around you.

He didn't want to be born into a large clan like the Uchiha and die before he could enjoy life. He also didn't want his adopted younger brother, Uchiha Shisui, to die so young without ever enjoying life. Sarutobi Asuma never even got to see his daughter, and Yuhi Kurenai never even had a wedding before becoming a widow.

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai stood there stunned for a long time, unable to recover from their shock.

They had always felt that Uchiha Miyuki was more suited to the life of a ninja than they were, and that he could ruthlessly kill in any situation. Just like the time when the puppeteer sacrificed himself to protect his two teammates who were under the influence of genjutsu, Uchiha Miyuki killed them while they were still in shock.

But unexpectedly—

Uchiha Miyuki wasn't cold-hearted; he had long been mentally prepared for this situation and knew that the enemy wasn't just a symbol, but a living, breathing person just like them.

Uchiha Miyuki glanced at his two stunned teammates, sighed with melancholy, and then spoke.

"For me, honor should not be about how many people I have killed, built up from the corpses of the enemy, or derived from hatred. Rather, it should be about what good deeds I have done for the living. Even if the fame is insignificant, I still think that is more worthy of pride than the name of a hero built from the corpses of the enemy!"

Let's go—

"We should set off to complete our mission."

This is what makes him stand out from the world.

In times of chaos, people need a country to have a home; in times of prosperity, people need a home to have a country.

After saying that, he got up and headed towards the mission area.

He didn't say these things to convey anything or for any purpose. He simply realized that he had been drawn into a political struggle too early and that his current strength was completely insufficient to save his life. He felt the pressure and couldn't help but tell Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai what he had been holding back for a long time.

Do not--

He still hoped that if he were to die on the battlefield or in a political struggle, he could leave some trace of his existence through the two of them.

Just as fire will burn wherever leaves dance in the air, and the fire's shadow will illuminate the village, new leaves will sprout.

The two of them will also carry over this idea of ​​his, to some extent, into the future.

43. We need to approach all of this with a cautious mindset.

The two followed behind Uchiha Miyuki, looking at that familiar yet unfamiliar back, clearly still not recovered from their previous conversation.

It took them a long time to come to their senses.

Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but mutter something to himself.

"I see--"