The Great Hero Uchiha

They withdrew from the combat zone and returned to their respective camps to rest.

During this period, the ninja's originally disabled right hand also regained some sensation.

A special Jonin from Sunagakure remarked, "This Asuma has absolutely no sense of honor!"

"You know he's notorious for being a coward."

"Tsk tsk, this is the son of the Third Hokage. Konoha is really getting worse with each generation."

After Sarutobi Asuma made a few sarcastic remarks about Konoha, the group began to summarize the lessons learned from the failure of this operation.

"The original plan was fine, but there were a few deviations. Next time, with better preparation, we can correct them."

First, the ninja's lack of mobility severely slowed down the pursuit. Second, the invisible ninjutsu needed to be guarded against. The former could be dealt with using puppets, and the latter could also be dealt with using puppets. This ninjutsu should be a kind of genjutsu that directly affects the mind, causing a person to lose some bodily functions for a short period of time. Obviously, it would be ineffective against puppets.

Therefore, I suggest that next time, two puppeteers should accompany sensory ninjas to complete the pursuit portion of the mission.

60. Can't you find your way home?

Unaware that the enemy had abandoned the pursuit, and to prevent his main body's whereabouts from being exposed, Uchiha Miyuki dared not create new ninja crow clones to gather information, nor did he dare send out ninja crows for reconnaissance. He tried to maintain perfect consistency with his ninja crow clones in all his actions, preventing the enemy from deducing any useful information from subtle differences. This was the limit of his abilities.

As for whether they can escape from the enemy, the rest is up to fate!

And a desperate last-ditch effort.

After a long time without receiving any news of the ninja crows being attacked, Uchiha Miyuki finally breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he had successfully survived this time!

Exhausted, he hid in a tree hole, took a soldier's ration pill, and after recovering some chakra, summoned all the ninja crows.

He knew very well that he shouldn't make any noise at this time, and shouldn't check on the ninja crows. This would increase the chances of him being exposed and affect his emotions. The most rational and cautious thing to do was to hide in the tree hole, conceal all his presence, and silently wait for his chakra and stamina to recover before sneaking back to the camp. Only then could he check on the ninja crows' condition.

But he is a human being, not a machine!

Everyone has moments of weakness.

Originally there were ten Chunin-level ninja crows, but now only nine remain, and—

Two of them lost their eyes.

Only seven ninja crows are still capable of fighting.

Although these ten Chunin-level ninja crows hadn't been with him for long, and he even fed them through others, he still had a bond with them.

Hiding in the tree hollow, he wanted to cry, but dared not make a sound.

She simply pulled the crow into her arms, biting her lower lip tightly, tears silently welling up in her eyes like a dam bursting.

The overwhelming emotions weren't just due to the sacrifice of the crows—

Rather!

Years of accumulated fear and helplessness... the sacrifice of the crow, and even this narrow escape from death, were all just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

however!

No matter how much he longed in his heart that everything he had experienced was just a lie, that he had not actually traveled to the Naruto world, and that as long as he closed his eyes and opened them again, the world would be just as he knew it, where he could live as he pleased without having to fight, his reason still made him recognize reality: he had traveled to the Naruto world!

It was as if his joining the Uchiha clan allowed him to see the world more clearly—

this is the truth!

Outside, the sky remained clear and blue, unlike in movies where rain falls to cover the tears of someone in pain.

It took him a long time to regain control of his emotions. Now that he was in a dangerous situation, Uchiha Miyuki asked the ninja crows to keep watch while he used the Sleeping Technique to speed up his recovery.

The dozing turned into a dream without my realizing it, and then the dream turned back into reality.

The world became clear under the gaze of my eyes.

He has recovered to his peak condition.

Let's go back to camp first!

Just as he stepped out of the camp, his body involuntarily changed direction.

At that moment, his mind was perfectly clear that he shouldn't risk going back to retrieve the corpse of the ninja crow, as this would expose him to the enemy again and hinder his escape back to camp. Besides, it was just the corpse of a ninja crow, so there was no point in retrieving it or not. Yet, his body still changed direction uncontrollably.

There are always things that people can't let go of.

Even if many people think this is meaningless or foolish, they will still do it.

The journey was uneventful, as if the whole world had fallen asleep, leaving only Uchiha Miyuki in the entire world.

The remaining seven ninja crows continued to take on the reconnaissance work.

The two blind ninja crows, though still possessing Chunin-level chakra, lost their fighting ability due to the absence of their eyes and were sent back to Konoha by Uchiha Miyuki to retire.

They usually move forward stealthily, thinking as they go.

Have Momoe Aburame and Masami returned to the camp safely?

Did the two of them feed the crows for him?

As he was thinking about these things, he stopped in his tracks, not because he could bear to see the crow discover the enemy, but because he sensed a familiar presence.

Looking up at the sky, a group of dark figures were flying towards us under the cover of darkness.

As they get closer, the connection between them becomes clearer and clearer.

They actually came looking for us.

They stared blankly at the approaching ninja crows.

Crows are considered unlucky by many because their appearance is often seen as a harbinger of death, yet they possess a universally praised virtue.

It is said that after this bird grows up under its mother's care, when the mother becomes old and frail and can no longer forage for food or goes blind and can no longer fly, its offspring will go around searching for delicious food, bring it back, and feed it to their mother beak to beak, repaying her for raising them. They never feel tired of this, and continue until the old crow dies and can no longer eat.

This is what people often refer to as crows feeding their parents.

Uchiha Miyuki had been raising them inseparable for three years, and a deep bond had long been formed between them.

He will remember the crows.

The crows will also be thinking about him.

Dozens of ninja crows landed on the surrounding branches and watched him.

He stared blankly at the ninja crows.

Feeling the simple emotions of the ninja crow through the contractual bond between them, they couldn't help but laugh. A warm feeling washed away the sorrow in their hearts, and they felt much lighter.

They were worried I was lost and couldn't find my way home, so they came looking for me!

What a clingy bunch!

I am Uchiha Miyuki!

How could I get lost?

After calming himself down, Uchiha Miyuki's resolve hardened; he was determined to bring the ninja crow's body back for a proper burial!

Arriving at the place where the ninja crow died, he could see the mangled corpse of the ninja crow from a distance, its blood already congealed. A wave of grief welled up from the bottom of his heart, and he even felt a stinging pain in his eyes. He was very familiar with this feeling; every time the Sharingan changed its form in the past, it was accompanied by this needle-like stinging pain.

The stinging pain came on quickly and went away quickly.

The Sharingan did not awaken into the Mangekyou Sharingan as a result, but the nature transformation of Yin Release chakra was improved.

Staring at the corpse, from a distance, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Normally, the ninja crows should be sent to investigate, or a ninja crow clone should be created. However, with the ninja crow corpses right in front of him, he was afraid that the Sand Village ninjas might have set up some kind of trap that would cause further casualties among the ninja crows.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally stepped forward in his true form.

At the same time, a thought popped into my mind: I would learn the Shadow Clone Technique when I returned to the camp.

Just as he approached the corpse of the ninja crow, a kunai came flying from a distance!

how come?

How could there be Sand Ninja here?

wrong!

It's a trap—

This kunai is carrying a lit explosive tag!

Despite it being just a corpse, Uchiha Miyuki hesitated for a moment. However, that moment of hesitation cost him the perfect opportunity to dodge the explosive tag kunai! Even if he abandoned the crow's corpse to avoid it, he would still be injured by the aftershocks of the explosive tag. Just then... the crows rushed forward and used their bodies to change the direction of the explosive tag kunai.

Boom!

An explosion—

61. No one in this world can live with absolute rationality forever.

Although the explosive tag kunai was redirected, the shockwave from the explosion still sent Uchiha Miyuki flying.

He simply couldn't care less about whether he was injured or not.

They were the first to confirm the situation of the ninja crows.

Two ninja crows were instantly killed by the explosion, their bodies scattered all over the ground. Even Uchiha Miyuki's face and clothes were stained with the blood of the ninja crows. In addition, five other ninja crows suffered injuries of varying degrees, one of which, although still alive, wouldn't live much longer; its entire chest had caved in.

My eyes stung again, but this time it wasn't just a fleeting pain.

At the same time, several ninja crows that had been blown into the sky by the explosion cried out in a strange voice, a warning sound.

Something's up—

Uchiha Miyuki remained rooted to the spot, staring at the corpse of a ninja crow on the ground and the blood stained his hands. He had touched his face with it; there were no wounds on his face, but the blood on his hands was the blood of a ninja crow! It had splattered on his face during the explosion, possibly from the same ninja crow, or perhaps from several ninja crows.

Seeing Uchiha Miyuki standing there in a daze, most of the ninja crows around him had been following him for two or three years.

Sensing danger, they immediately took action on their own.

It's not about running away—

And intercept the enemy.

The crow's thinking is very simple; it can't even speak.

No matter how simple they are, they still have their own emotions.

Uchiha Miyuki raised them.