The Great Hero Uchiha

Uchiha Miyuki already had a certain reputation in Sunagakure, and with his crazy completion of missions in the previous half month, this reputation was further enhanced, and he even surpassed Kakashi in Sunagakure.

After all, the Uchiha clan already had a great reputation in the ninja world!

Although all the enemies died in the battle, there was virtually no possibility of information leaks. However, some information still leaked out from other sources. After all, war is not just about direct confrontation, but also about intelligence. Just as the Uchiha clan was able to obtain information about the Sand Village's plans to target him, the Sand Village also learned how many Chunin squads he had killed.

Just as the two were about to escape, their teammates launched a surprise attack on them.

The two immediately realized that their teammate had fallen under the Sharingan genjutsu of Uchiha Miyuki!

"You run! I'm a genjutsu-type ninja, I can resist Sharingan genjutsu. I'll hold A-Zhu off while we think of something, you take the opportunity to escape—"

"No! We'll go together!"

Having spent so many years together, they have naturally built a deep bond and would certainly not want to easily give up their teammates.

"Stop talking nonsense—get going! You're not like the two of us; you have family to take care of! Delivery, if we don't leave now, it'll be too late. I can still resist the spell he cast using a summoned beast, but if he comes in person, none of us will escape!! Hurry—don't delay any longer—"

"No! I won't leave!"

"Orange, don't force me! If you don't leave, I'm going to use illusion magic."

Before the ninja called Orange could say anything more, the genjutsu ninja had already completed the spell. Orange's eyes widened in confusion for a moment, and then she fled in the opposite direction.

This ninjutsu is the same [Fox Farewell Technique] that Uchiha Miyuki once used.

However, a flaw appeared during his spellcasting, and he was ambushed by his own teammate, nearly losing his life to a Wind Release technique.

The pain caused a flash of determination to cross his eyes.

Although he was a genjutsu-type ninja, his taijutsu was actually stronger than his teammates'. So he directly pushed forward to compete with his teammates in taijutsu, preventing them from opening up distance to release ninjutsu. While fighting, he thought about how to break the genjutsu for his teammates, but several methods he tried failed. This made him realize that Uchiha Miyuki's genjutsu was more terrifying than he had imagined!

It's hopeless—

escape!

Even though he understood this, he still couldn't abandon his teammates and run away.

It's not that I'm not afraid of death...

He was a person too, with his own life, so how could he not be afraid? But he understood... he couldn't run away. Someone had to stay behind to hold off his teammates who were under the genjutsu and to delay Uchiha Miyuki's pursuit. Only in this way could Touko have a chance to escape. It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of death, but that he gave his teammates the chance to live.

Selfless and impartial?

Do not!

It's not that complicated; the reason is quite simple.

Orange is different from the other two. Orange still has parents, and someone is waiting for him to return. The other two's parents died in the Second Shinobi World War, and no one would care whether they returned or not. Moreover, after the three of them became genin and formed a team, Orange's parents took care of them like their own parents, caring about their well-being. They were no longer like wild children who knew their own feelings. This allowed them to experience the warmth of home again after a long time.

and so--

Orange deserves to live more than they do.

At that moment, his teammates stopped, and he immediately understood that the legendary strongest genius of the Uchiha clan in the present day, Uchiha Miyuki, had arrived.

Aren't you afraid of dying?

He originally thought the other party would attack directly, but he didn't expect Uchiha Miyuki to talk to him.

"Fear! Of course I'm afraid, I'm human too... But I have a reason to stay!!"

"is that so……"

Upon seeing Uchiha Miyuki appear, he gave him no chance at all, forming hand seals and letting out a deep shout.

"burst!!"

When he realized his teammates weren't coming back, he used the fight with them to set up a large number of explosive tags around them. He would detonate these tags as soon as Uchiha Miyuki got close. As for a direct confrontation? Survival? He knew from the beginning that he was no match for Uchiha Miyuki with his strength, and that he would fall into a genjutsu if he hesitated even slightly.

A terrifying roar, towering flames, and a horrific explosion shook the earth.

51. I don't want to come to this world again in my next life.

"Stop! There's no need to set any more traps. We've already taken care of two enemies, and the last one won't be coming this way."

Uchiha Miyuki spoke to Aburame Momoe and the other woman.

The genjutsu ninja's scheme to secretly set up explosive tags was seen through by Uchiha Miyuki from the very beginning. The opponent underestimated the Sharingan's observational power. After realizing this, he turned the tables and sent a clone that didn't even have a physical form, and also had the ninja crows evacuate in advance. The explosion had no effect on him at all.

"The commotion was too great. Retrieve the explosive tags; there's no need to retrieve the bodies."

The explosion was too loud and the distance was too far. Going there to collect the bodies would be risky, regardless of whether it was successful or not. Not to mention that he was already being watched by Sunagakure, even if he wasn't, he wouldn't take the risk. Whether it was a double B-rank or a single B-rank, as long as he completed the mission and didn't add any stains to his resume, that was enough.

After hesitating for a moment, Aburame and the other woman finally nodded.

Now that it has been decided that Uchiha Miyuki will be in command, they will naturally do their best to cooperate.

Although the three main bodies of Uchiha Miyuki had left, he created two Chunin-level ninja crow clones to chase after the fleeing Sand Ninja.

The purpose of this pursuit was naturally to avoid leaking his information as much as possible, and at the same time to gather intelligence. Now that he knew the enemy was watching him, he could not sit idly by and wait to die. If things hadn't gone wrong in this battle, he would have taken a little risk and used genjutsu to extract some relevant information from the Sand Ninja.

Only by understanding the enemy's plans can he avoid falling headlong into their trap.

As for not taking any tasks, they might deliberately show weakness to protect themselves and withdraw from the struggle.

That would be a death sentence.

Bearing the reputation of being the strongest genius of the Uchiha clan in the contemporary era, if he shows weakness, it will not only be interpreted as feigning weakness to attack the enemy by surprise, but he will also lose the favor of Uchiha Fugaku and lose his protection.

Having been exposed to so many films and television shows in his past life, he knew very well that in dangerous situations like this, one must act swiftly and quickly. Even if there are great risks, one must act quickly. Slowly dragging things out and passively waiting to deal with everything is a path to death for a weak person.

The ninja crow clones march much faster than the main body, even exceeding the standard of a typical Chunin by more than twice.

They quickly caught up with the ninja.

Do not!

To be precise, the other party stopped and even used wailing to attract his attention.

"what--"

trap?

The two ninja crow clones surveyed their surroundings but didn't notice anyone else. After hesitating for a moment, one of the ninja crows still risked stepping out.

Whether it's a trap or not, even if it means sacrificing two Chunin-level ninja crows, we have to take this risk!

"Uchiha Miyuki!!"

Although the other party was furious, they did not make eye contact with the ninja crow clone, clearly on guard against the Sharingan genjutsu.

"Since you've made up your mind to abandon your two teammates and run away, why did you stop?"

Sometimes words are more effective than ninjutsu.

Orange bit her lower lip, her expression becoming extremely distorted, a mixture of anger, fear, and guilt.

"That's right... I just used my teammate's illusion to give myself a reason to run away... So what! I'm a person too, can't I be afraid of death!? Can't I run away! Can't I think about myself? Can't I think about my family? Why are you laughing at me... I don't believe you're not afraid of death, that you're not afraid when facing an enemy you can't defeat—"

Uchiha Miyuki—!!!

It roared very loudly, like a wounded wild beast.

Some people are willing to give up their own lives for their teammates, giving them the chance to survive, while others will be afraid and run away alone.

Like a heart-wrenching scream, Orange's spirit had collapsed. She even began to let her guard down against the Sharingan genjutsu, actively meeting Uchiha Miyuki's eyes, seemingly trying to convey her inner pain in this way. However, what responded to her was the Sharingan genjutsu.

Uchiha Miyuki wasn't cold-blooded or unaffected by enemies; he simply understood that for someone as weak as he was now—

To show mercy to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself.

Pity is the right of the strong, and Uchiha Miyuki is clearly not qualified for it yet.

However, he did not activate the illusion immediately, but instead laid a backup illusion that could be triggered at any time, just in case.

"Then why did you stop?"

"Because I am a human being, not an animal!!!"

We've lived together for three years! A full three years. During that time, they saved me, and I saved them... We've lived together like family... I want to be indifferent, but I just can't! Just now, I really did run away because I was too scared... I regret it now!

I regret it so much!!

I deeply regret it!

My heart is being torn apart by this regret! Can you understand how painful this is?!

Heartbreaking.

This is how Uchiha Miyuki felt at that moment. Of course, this emotion did not originate from himself, but from the eyes of his enemy, the window to his soul.

"I don't understand, yet I can understand your current state..."

"What do you understand...you understand!! You understand nothing! Do you know what we've been through? Our Wind Kingdom has a harsh environment, resources are scarce, and people starve and die of thirst every day. Do you understand? Do you understand what it feels like to go three days without a drop of water, to watch your sister die of thirst right in front of you?! You simply don't understand—"

You Konoha have everything, you lack nothing!!

I became a ninja so my family wouldn't die of thirst or starvation before my eyes! All the rewards from missions go towards buying slightly drier water and slightly more palatable food… And you in Konoha? Perhaps it's for a better life, or some lofty ideal, but we struggle even to survive—

I've finally made it this far with everyone, becoming a Chunin! Now I can finally give my family a better life—

Why did things turn out like this?!

Uchiha Miyuki!!

Don't you understand?! Tell me why it turned out this way!

It's you!

You ruined all of this!!

You killed two of my teammates!!

Uchiha Miyuki—!!! Born into a powerful family, born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you understand absolutely nothing...you understand nothing at all!!

There are still people in this world who give their all just to stay alive!

Compared to someone like me who would abandon their teammates out of fear, they are the ones who deserve to live!

"That's what we should do—!!"

Knowing full well he couldn't win, knowing he'd recently been so terrified he'd abandoned his teammates to survive, knowing his body was trembling with fear, he now charged forward, staring into Uchiha Miyuki's eyes. His gaze met those Sharingan eyes that could render anyone powerless, and he charged like a knight.

"I see……"

The ninja crow clone, carrying Uchiha Miyuki's spiritual power, murmured softly.