The Great Hero Uchiha

There are so many traps on this road, and he doesn't even know where Uchiha Miyuki has set them up. If he goes back alone and accidentally gets killed by a trap set by his teammates, he would die a very unjust death.

Compared to Sarutobi Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi's thinking was simpler: the three of them were comrades, so naturally they should advance and retreat together.

"Okay, let's finish collecting everything together, then we'll go back together."

Uchiha Miyuki sighed inwardly.

Pity!

He sent the two back partly to scout ahead, but his main purpose was to embezzle the materials they had used to set up the traps. Even with the two helping (supervising) him, he secretly withheld some of the materials they had used to set up the traps and put them all into the sealing scroll.

Setting up the traps took two hours, but retrieving them wasn't so difficult; destruction is always easier than construction.

The three of them finished collecting all the materials in half an hour.

The two carefree individuals had no idea that Uchiha Miyuki had embezzled their belongings.

"What, so slow? Where did you all hide?"

Akika paused for a moment, then asked, "Uchiha Miyuki, how come you're still just a clone??"

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai both looked stunned upon hearing this, clearly not noticing that the person beside them was a clone.

Uchiha Miyuki delivered his prepared statement directly.

"The main body has gone to the toilet and will be back in a bit."

After a while, once it was confirmed that there were no problems, the clone was deactivated and the original body was notified to come over.

The three were unaware that Uchiha Miyuki was lying.

In their minds, everyone is a teammate, not an enemy, so they naturally wouldn't make malicious assumptions about their teammates.

At this moment, Qiu Huo finally spoke.

"The situation has changed. It's no longer safe around here. Some enemies have bypassed the front line and infiltrated our rear. We can't stay here to rest tonight. We must get to the front line as soon as possible."

The three responded and continued on their way with Qiu Huo.

As for those enemies who have infiltrated the rear? There's no need for a mere genin squad to worry about them.

The main tasks of a genin squad on the battlefield are to set up traps, keep watch, give warnings, organize military equipment, build military defense projects, and guard positions. As for killing enemies and gathering intelligence, these are done by chunin and joinin. Even if a real battle breaks out, the genin will stand at the back of the team and throw shuriken, cooperating with the others to release ninjutsu.

Apart from genin like Naruto, ordinary genin have no influence on the battle.

After a night of rapid travel, the group arrived at the front-line camp in the middle of the night.

Unbeknownst to them, Qiu Huo led the three to register their information, then found an empty tent to rest for the night. After dawn, they began to wait for their superiors to assign them tasks.

"The mission has been assigned."

Unbeknownst to them, Akika handed a task list to the three of them, and Sarutobi Asuma, who had been looking excited, immediately wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.

"Why are we still being assigned tasks like hunting wild boars even now that we're on the front lines?!"

Uchiha Miyuki and Yuhi Kurenai didn't seem to have any objections.

After all, hunting wild boars is not a difficult task, and it is carried out behind the front lines, so the danger is very small, making it very suitable for a genin squad to operate alone.

Unbeknownst to Akika, he said with a serious expression, "Genin! Watch your attitude. Every mission on the front lines has its purpose. Don't be negligent just because it seems insignificant. Do you understand?"

Sarutobi Asuma shrank back in fear.

"I understand!"

"Then let's go and complete the mission!"

"Yes!"

……

The three of them encountered no unexpected factors along the way and completed the mission with ease. After all, they had completed similar missions several times in the village. However, because the journey was too long and they had to carry the wild boar carcass, it was already afternoon when they returned to the camp.

"This mission is so boring."

Listening to Sarutobi Asuma's complaints, Kurenai Yuhi spoke up from the side.

"We're just low-ranking ninjas, and even on the front lines, this is the only kind of mission we can accomplish."

Uchiha Miyuki remained silent. From now on, every day would be the same kind of mission, and getting through it without any risk would be to his liking. Of course, he would be even happier if he could be assigned to return to the village.

After completing the task of hunting wild boars, the three were not assigned any other tasks, but were instead assigned to two genin formations.

Sarutobi Asuma was assigned to the Fire Release formation, while Uchiha Miyuki and Yuhi Kurenai were in the Genjutsu formation. Genin are too weak to fight alone, so they mainly rely on collective strength to fight on the battlefield, releasing combination ninjutsu together to increase their combat power. However, even so, it is difficult to completely control the battle.

After training in the formation for an afternoon, Uchiha Miyuki gained a deeper understanding of Yin Release chakra, and many questions that he hadn't had the chance to ask his clansmen were answered by the Jonin leading the formation.

The Jonin of the Genjutsu Formation didn't understand the power of the Sharingan, but he possessed extensive knowledge of genjutsu.

The essence of genjutsu, like the Sharingan, belongs to the Yin Release category. Similarly, genjutsu talent is not as obvious as ordinary chakra attributes. Yin Release requires mental stimulation to manifest, which is the fundamental reason why Uchiha Miyuki was unable to perceive his genjutsu talent before awakening his Sharingan.

[I'll temporarily set aside my training in Fire Release ninjutsu. I don't have much talent in that area, so there's no need to waste time. I'll focus on perfecting my Yin Release techniques first.]

Is such a choice too extreme? Are the weaknesses too obvious and easy targets?

Uchiha Miyuki was well aware of this, but he couldn't solve the problem. His talent in other areas was too poor, and even if he wanted to develop in a balanced way, he couldn't. He could only maximize his strengths first, and after gaining a certain ability to protect himself, he would try to make up for his shortcomings in other areas.

Moreover, he was well aware that because of his transmigration, his talent in Yin Escape was far superior to that of ordinary people.

It is very likely that he possesses talent in this area that surpasses both Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha.

He even suspected that because his body had fused with two souls, he might be able to evolve his Sharingan to the level of the Eternal Sharingan without needing Uchiha Shisui's eyes.

……

One year later.

Because of their identity as Sarutobi Asuma, the three of them, despite being on the front lines, slacked off relentlessly throughout the year. They didn't even undertake any decent C- or D-rank missions, let alone carry out any dangerous ones. In fact, they would stand in the safest position and release ninjutsu to slack off during every skirmish between the two countries' front lines.

Just like now—

"Illusion Array, form the hand seals!"

Uchiha Miyuki coordinated with the others' hand seals, forming one after another, like a tool following orders, releasing one genjutsu after another against the enemy, restraining the enemy genin's movements. When his chakra was exhausted, he would throw shuriken from a distance, whether they hit or not was up to fate.

As for fighting the enemy on the battlefield?

That's the mission of Chunin and Jonin, and it's the key to determining the outcome; it has nothing to do with them, the Genin.

Normal genin are too weak. Their ninjutsu is too weak to be effective, and their taijutsu is not very useful. They can't do anything by rushing in to fight the enemy. They will only lose their lives for nothing. Even if they are defeated, the higher-ups will not allow such a genin to be wasted.

This situation allowed Uchiha Miyuki to breathe a sigh of relief, and his fear of war lessened considerably over the course of the year, provided, of course, that he did not become a Chunin.

06. Where is your honor as an Uchiha?

Once again, under Orochimaru's leadership, Uchiha Miyuki repelled Sunagakure with little involvement. The Chunin and Jonin rested on the spot, keeping watch for any possible Sunagakure sneak attacks, while the Genin began cleaning up the battlefield, gathering kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags, finishing off half-dead enemies, rescuing the wounded, and moving the corpses of Konoha ninja.

During this period, Uchiha Miyuki secretly embezzled some shuriken and kunai supplies, and then applied for another batch of kunai and shuriken after returning to the base.

He only earned three million yen in a year.

In order not to be regarded as a disgrace to the Uchiha clan, he was very careful and discreet, and never dared to be greedy.

It wasn't that he was greedy; he was simply using this method to distract himself and prevent himself from thinking too much about things unrelated to life.

By the time the battlefield was cleaned up, it was already midnight.

Uchiha Miyuki, Sarutobi Asuma, and Yuhi Kurenai also gathered together, squeezing into a simple open-air tent containing three sleeping bags. This was where the three of them had lived for a year. At first, they were a little reserved living together because of their gender, but they gradually got used to it over time. Uchiha Miyuki, in particular, was the most open-minded of the three. After all, he wasn't at a disadvantage, and Yuhi Kurenai wouldn't become his wife in the future.

The only thing Uchiha Miyuki wasn't used to was...

As he grew older, he began to resemble Madara Uchiha in his youth, and he was terrified that someone would jump out and kill him because of his face.

It also feels a bit strange that I have a face that resembles Madara Uchiha, yet I've always developed in such a slovenly way.

However, compared to this strange situation, he felt that his own life was more important. After all, he was an Uchiha clansman who had awakened the will to protect himself, so of course he had to protect himself well.

While he was lost in thought, he overheard Sarutobi Asuma complaining.

"Damn it! At this rate, when will we ever become Chunin?"

Uchiha Miyuki simply couldn't understand why Sarutobi Asuma, who had experienced a year of war and witnessed the deaths of so many of his fellow village ninjas, still yearned to fight the enemy.

Isn't it good to be alive?

Why do you have to be so reckless?

Kurenai tilted her head and thought about it seriously for a moment.

"Based on the rate at which our strength has increased and the intensity of our missions this year... it will probably take another two years."

"This is way too long! Kakashi was only five years old when he became a Chunin, and it only took him a year. We graduated at nine and it's only been a year since we finished a third of the course... Even if there are differences between people, there shouldn't be such a huge gap! Even without comparing ourselves to a super genius like Kakashi, our progress is slower than other students in our class—"

"There's nothing we can do, our talents are just too ordinary."

"Ugh--"

Listening to his two teammates' conversation, Uchiha Miyuki did not agree with Kurenai Yuhi's assessment. The three of them were not particularly talented, but they were certainly not bad either. It was only because of their relationship with the Third Hokage that they were protected and their progress was so slow, even though they were on the dangerous front lines.

Of course, "them" refers to Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.

Uchiha Miyuki's strength improved a lot in the past year, but it was too extreme. In other aspects, he was still at the level of an ordinary genin, but in terms of genjutsu, he had reached the level of an elite chunin. With the three-tomoe Sharingan, his strength could match that of an elite chunin. It can be said that he has shown a talent that surpasses Kakashi in terms of genjutsu.

It took Kakashi two years to reach the level of an elite Chunin after graduating, which means that theoretically, his current strength is about equal to Kakashi's.

Of course, this is only in theory; in reality—

Kakashi's strength is more comprehensive than his. If the two were to officially fight, Uchiha Miyuki would have no chance of winning unless he could kill him instantly through a sneak attack. This is the drawback of his extreme development of his genjutsu talent. However, even if he were given another chance to make a choice, he would still make the same choice.

He's gone a bit too far now, but he still has a fighting chance against Chunin. If he doesn't make this choice, he'll have no chance against Chunin.

"Alright, let's get some rest. We should be getting our tasks assigned tomorrow."

Kurenai Yuhi echoed his words.

"Okay, get some rest."

Sarutobi Asuma sighed listlessly.

"The mission... it can't be another easy one like catching wild boars. Ugh! Just thinking about having to endure this for another two years gives me a headache."

The next day, the group received a patrol mission. For an ordinary genin squad, this was just a routine patrol mission. But for Uchiha Yukichi and the others, it was a high-risk mission, which showed how much their squad had been slacking off in the past.

Konoha is now facing enemies on three sides, so the battle line has not extended into the Land of Rivers to fight Sunagakure. Instead, a passive defensive strategy has been adopted on the border.

Therefore, the area the three were patrolling was a dense forest located between Konoha and the Land of Rivers.