The Great Hero Uchiha

The teammate subconsciously looked up.

He didn't see any clouds that looked like poop, but rather a pair of Sharingan eyes with three tomoe.

Sharingan —

not good!

It's a crow...

There was no time to do anything; a look of confusion flashed in his eyes, and he completely ignored the Sharingan.

"It really does look like it."

Meanwhile, the original body, standing at a distance, whispered.

"The fourth one, besides the other puppeteer, can now control one more."

With four enemies under the illusion, controlling a fifth target was incredibly easy. The four of them worked together to block the vision of the other puppeteer, creating the perfect opportunity for Uchiha Miyuki. Now, only one puppeteer, hiding inside a puppet, remained uncontrolled by the illusion.

The original body, standing at a distance, approached its four teammates with a blank expression.

"it's over--"

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai naturally understood what Uchiha Miyuki meant by those words and immediately nodded. Aburame Momoe and Masami, however, looked completely bewildered. What did "this round is over" mean? They hadn't even made direct contact with the enemy yet! How was it over already? Couldn't you speak normally for a second?!

Although she didn't understand what was going on, Aburame Momoe spoke up immediately upon noticing the enemy's situation.

"They've started moving again, what do we do now?"

Uchiha Miyuki still didn't offer much explanation.

"I've already made the arrangements. You all hide in the distance, and I'll take care of the rest."

Seeing that Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai had already hidden in the distance, Aburame Momoe and Masami, with some doubt, also hid as Uchiha Miyuki had instructed.

Surrounded by trees, there were no obvious landmarks. The last puppeteer was completely unaware that the team had deviated from the original route and plunged headlong into the explosive tag trap. He was still bewildered when his five teammates suddenly attacked and restrained him. He had no idea what was going on and thought that his actions had made his teammates mistakenly believe that he had been replaced by Konoha ninjas.

"What are you doing..."

The question was only half-spoken when it was drowned out by the sound of the explosion.

I go!

How many explosive tags were used?

That's terrifyingly powerful! It's almost as powerful as a B-rank Fire Release technique!

Uchiha Miyuki looked at the explosion with some surprise, and after confirming that all the enemies had been killed, he couldn't help but ask his teammates.

"How many explosive tags have you set up?"

Kurenai Yuhi said somewhat uncertainly, "It seems... only seven were set up—"

At this moment, Yamei, who hadn't said much until now, spoke up in a somewhat cold voice.

"Only seven tags were used, but the position of each detonator was calculated in detail to maximize the superposition of their explosions."

At this point, Momoe Aburame couldn't help but ask, "How did you know they would pass through here?"

Before Uchiha Miyuki could speak, Masami spoke up.

"It's an illusion, right? I just noticed that before the explosion, five enemies suddenly rushed up and grabbed the puppeteer in the group."

Uchiha Miyuki nodded.

“That’s right, five of them have fallen for my illusion.”

The two stared wide-eyed at Uchiha Miyuki, clearly astonished by his genjutsu abilities and his ability to cast spells without anyone noticing.

Even after returning to camp, they still couldn't figure out when Uchiha Miyuki had completed the genjutsu, causing all five enemies to fall under his spell—

48. Perfect people don't exist; everyone has selfish motives.

Compared to Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai, Aburame Momoe and Masami's abilities are a better match for Uchiha Miyuki.

Whether it's Momoe Aburame's investigative abilities or Ayami's skill in setting traps—

However, teaming up with two people creates a fatal flaw: neither of them is good at combat, so the trio's ability to deal with close combat is almost zero! However, Uchiha Miyuki and Aburame Momoe have strong reconnaissance abilities, so the probability of enemies infiltrating their side is almost zero.

While Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai's compatibility with Uchiha Miyuki was not as high as that of the two women, Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai had specifically trained their close combat abilities for this purpose.

Even if an encounter occurs, the two can buy enough space for Uchiha Miyuki to complete his tactical deployment.

never mind!

I don't want to think about these things anymore.

The right path is to seize the time to practice forbidden techniques.

Uchiha Miyuki did not give up thinking because he found it troublesome, but rather knew that only by mastering the forbidden technique could he make up for his severe deficiency in close combat ability.

Things didn't go as Uchiha Miyuki had expected.

The morning after completing the task.

"Damn it! What is that old man thinking? Why does he want me to be one of the Twelve Ninja?!"

After returning from outside, Sarutobi Asuma started yelling in frustration.

After a while, Kurenai returned from outside and spoke with a complicated expression.

"My grandmother is seriously ill and my family wants me to go back home."

So urgent!?

Uchiha Miyuki frowned. Logically, he should have made some arrangements to transfer the two away one after the other, but now they were transferred away on the same day. Although there was nothing wrong with the reason, it was true that the Sarutobi clan would serve as the daimyo's guards for a period of time in each generation, and there was nothing wrong with Yuhi Kurenai's grandmother being seriously ill and needing to go back to visit her. But the coincidence of the two things happening at the same time was too much of a coincidence.

Sarutobi Asuma paused for a moment upon hearing Kurenai Yuhi's words, then his brows furrowed.

"Are you leaving too?"

Kurenai was also a little taken aback. "So, you also have to leave?"

"I just received a notice from my clan that I have been assigned to one of the Twelve Ninja and will be responsible for guarding the Daimyo from now on."

Their gazes immediately fell upon Uchiha Miyuki.

Uchiha Miyuki naturally understood what the two wanted to say, and after a moment of contemplation, he spoke.

"I also received a transfer order from my family."

Upon hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief. They had been worried that Uchiha Miyuki might be left alone here, but now they felt much more at ease after hearing these words.

Sarutobi Asuma was somewhat annoyed.

"Everything was fine yesterday, how come we suddenly have to separate today?"

Kurenai said with some guilt, "Perhaps it was because the third generation found out about my grandmother's serious illness that they made this arrangement."

Uchiha Miyuki deliberately distracted the two of them with his sarcastic remark.

"Seriously, the team has disbanded now, and we still can't find the teacher who led the team!"

"Exactly! Teacher Qiu Huo is so unreliable."

"Our teacher is a Jonin after all, and he has more missions to complete than we do."

Uchiha Miyuki took over the conversation again.

"My business is urgent, and I need to get on the road as soon as possible, so let's call it a day... We can all get together in the village when we have time."

"Ah."

"All right--"

Uchiha Miyuki packed his things and then got up and left the tent.

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai exchanged a glance, then couldn't help but give a sad, bitter smile.

"Miyuki, you're just too gentle..."

Upon hearing Kurenai's words, Sarutobi Asuma nodded.

"They deliberately told such a lie so that we wouldn't have to carry any burden on our journey. Sigh—"

Having spent three years together, almost inseparable every day, and having a deep understanding of each other, how could the two possibly be deceived by a lie fabricated by Uchiha Miyuki on the spot?

The two wanted to stay, but they were not free to do so.

Sarutobi Asuma had already informed the daimyo, and he couldn't not go for the sake of his family's honor.

Even though Xi Ri Hong couldn't avoid going back to the village to visit her seriously ill grandmother.

Memories from the past three years flooded back into their minds. When they came to their senses, their eyes had already become misty without them realizing it. They wiped away the tears from the corners of their eyes, packed their things, and walked out of the tent with heavy hearts. They glanced back at the tent before getting up and heading towards the direction of Konoha Village.

Uchiha Miyuki hid in the shadows and silently watched the two figures disappear into the distance.

Asma, Red—

I will try my best to live until the moment I can reunite with you all.

Back in the tent, he was all alone, with only a piece of paper and a message written in two different handwriting styles.

[Idiot, I won't be fooled! Don't forget—we promised to treat you to barbecue after you become Hokage! You can't go back on your word!]

"I never break my promise."

Uchiha Miyuki silently put the paper away, then sat down alone in the tent and began to ponder.

Logically, Hatake Sakumo has the highest prestige right now, making him Danzo's primary target. Uchiha Fugaku is only a secondary target, and I am an even secondary target. Whether Danzo can find leverage against me to attack the Uchiha clan is irrelevant. Under no circumstances should Danzo be in such a hurry, unless…

There must be some inside story I don't know that led to this turn of events.

Just as Uchiha Miyuki was pondering whether to use the ninja cat to inquire about information from Uchiha Fugaku, a round ninja cat walked in from outside carrying a letter.

Uchiha Miyuki silently handed over a soldier's ration pill before reaching out to take the letter.

[Be careful when you're out on missions lately! I've received word that the Sand Village is watching you. They'll deduce your movement range based on your usual mission routes and then lay an ambush within that area. Plan ahead and don't act recklessly—Uchiha Fugaku.]

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Miyuki immediately understood.

The reason why Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai were transferred away so hastily was not because Danzo had made them his primary targets, but because the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, also had this information.

At this moment, he could no longer suppress his emotions and was unable to remain calm.

It wasn't that he harbored any resentment towards Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi was Asuma Sarutobi's father, and it was normal for him to do something like that. Even if there were some political factors involved, it was still normal. He wouldn't hold a grudge or take it out on someone because of this. After all, in his previous life, he could meet all kinds of people on the internet. If he were too narrow-minded, he would have been driven to his death by anger long ago.