The Great Hero Uchiha

However, the first thing to appear in their field of vision was not the Sand Village ninja, but—

Konoha Ninja!

If our reinforcements arrive first, there's no need to keep the enemy alive any longer.

Uchiha Miyuki reverted his Mangekyou Sharingan to the three-tomoe state, not intending to reveal his Mangekyou Sharingan at this time.

Under the influence of the Mangekyou Sharingan genjutsu, the direction of the opponent's retreat has changed. Now, he is being forced step by step towards the location of Uchiha Miyuki, just as the scene within the genjutsu depicts. In the past, he dared not let the enemy get close because he lacked means of self-preservation. Once the enemy closed in, he would completely lose his ability to deal with the situation. But now, his greatest strength lies in close-quarters combat using Susanoo, so he is naturally not afraid of the enemy getting close.

Uchiha Miyuki didn't even move before the other party had already moved closer to him.

He crashed headfirst into the kunai in Uchiha Miyuki's hand, the fire-style kunai piercing his eyeball and instantly destroying his brain with its power.

There are many weaknesses that can be fatal, but if you want to prevent others from analyzing the Mangekyou Sharingan information from the corpse, the only way is to destroy the opponent's brain.

Witnessing this scene, the Konoha ninja stared in disbelief, especially at the sight of the enemy willingly running into the kunai to their deaths, which sent chills down their spines. Not only the Konoha ninja, but even the Sunagakure ninja who arrived later felt the same way, both sides looking at Uchiha Miyuki with fear.

Both the Konoha ninja and the Sunagakure ninja were merely advance teams sent to scout the situation, in case the main force fell into a trap set by the enemy.

Therefore, each side only has three people.

Oh!

wrong--

There are four people in Konoha, including Uchiha Miyuki.

Uchiha Miyuki glanced at the two sides who had arrived at the scene, and even the Konoha ninjas dared not meet his gaze at that moment! They were afraid that they would fall into the Sharingan genjutsu.

This is fear!

The fear of the strong by the weak!

The corpses lying on the ground are proof of Uchiha Miyuki's strength.

Just as he once said...

In this world, personal honor is built upon the corpses of enemies!

Kill enough enemies, and he will be a hero of Konoha!

Sure enough, no matter when, it's hard to adapt to this kind of thinking.

64. Since there's a chance of coming back, why make it so sad?

Turning his gaze away from the crowd, Uchiha Miyuki spoke in a deep voice to the night sky.

"Let's go—"

The crow followed closely behind.

They were flying everywhere.

"You think you can just walk away after killing our village's ninjas?!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Miyuki immediately stopped, his three-tomoe Sharingan turning back to gaze at the figure. The Sand Village ninja immediately averted his gaze to avoid being caught in the Sharingan's genjutsu.

"My hands are already stained with the blood of Sand Ninja, which one are you talking about!?"

The Sand Ninja was about to say something when he was stopped by his companion.

It wasn't that they were afraid, but rather that the Konoha ninjas present had a numerical advantage. If it were four familiar Konoha special jonin, they wouldn't need to be afraid.

However, they knew too little about Uchiha Miyuki. The most important thing now was not to continue fighting the Konoha ninjas, but to bring back their comrade's body. Even if the brain was destroyed, they could still extract some information related to Uchiha Miyuki from the other injuries on the body, so as to prepare for killing Uchiha Miyuki in the future.

A Konoha ninja opened his mouth to warn Uchiha Miyuki that leaving behind the Wind Release ninja's corpse would reveal his own information, but his companion stopped him before he could finish speaking.

His companion pointed to the corpse's head, and he immediately realized what had happened.

Uchiha Miyuki deliberately destroyed the enemy's brain, which clearly indicates that he was aware of this situation, meaning he was not afraid that the enemy would take the body back to analyze the information.

Their main objective was to hold back this special Jonin unit from Sunagakure, thus creating more strategic space for other areas of the battlefield, rather than annihilating the entire special Jonin force from Sunagakure here.

The two sides reached a consensus without any communication.

Seeing Uchiha Miyuki walking at a leisurely pace, a Konoha ninja couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

"Enemy reinforcements have likely arrived nearby. We'd better hurry back to camp."

Uchiha Miyuki said with a wry smile, "My taijutsu skills are relatively poor, so my marching speed can only be maintained at this level."

The Konoha ninjas around were all stunned upon hearing this, clearly not expecting that Uchiha Miyuki, who had been so imposing earlier, would have such a weakness.

One of the three Konoha ninjas quickly formed hand seals at that moment.

Uchiha Miyuki immediately turned his attention to the area, ready to retaliate at the slightest sign of trouble.

[Spiritual Communication]

However, the opponent only summoned a large elk.

"Ride my summoned beast to continue your journey."

Uchiha Miyuki didn't mince words. He quickly scanned the area with his Sharingan to make sure there were no traps before nodding and sitting on the deer.

The four men, along with a flock of ninja crows, returned to their camp at dawn.

Aburame Momoe and Masami were still asleep. Uchiha Miyuki immediately breathed a sigh of relief and did not disturb them. As if nothing had happened, he took out the rations for the ninja crows and fed them one by one in front of the tent. After a long time, the two women woke up from their dreams, completely unaware of anything unusual. In their memory, Uchiha Miyuki returned to the camp with them and then went to train alone as usual.

Why make things so sad when there's hope for his return?

Upon their return, the memories of the illusion seamlessly connected. If they hadn't returned, the two women would have learned the truth from others, realizing what had happened and that they had been under an illusion.

I found a deserted area and took a nap.

In the afternoon, an administrative ninja found him.

"Jonin Kato requests your presence in the meeting room."

"okay, I get it."

Although Chunin are of a higher rank than Genin, Chunin are still just soldiers who don't need to know anything and only need to complete their missions. Special Jonin, on the other hand, can be considered officers and can participate in some regional strategic meetings and have the right to speak at these meetings, just like members of the clan with the three-tomoe Sharingan can participate in high-level clan meetings.

Being a special Jonin is like having a pass that grants access to some of the village's secrets and core information.

Uchiha Miyuki has not yet officially become a Special Jonin, but his record of killing enemy Special Jonin is enough to grant him some of the privileges of a Special Jonin.

We arrived at the camp's conference hall.

There weren't many people inside, just a Jonin from the Kato clan and two other special Jonin.

"sit."

Uchiha Miyuki found a seat and sat down.

The Kato clan's Jonin then began to speak slowly and deliberately.

"This time, Sunagakure has specifically deployed a special Jonin unit to this area, the same unit of eleven you encountered yesterday. Well, now there are only ten left. The village's current strategy is for you and a few other special Jonin to keep this unit occupied in this area with as few people as possible. What are your thoughts on this?!"

Uchiha Miyuki understood that he now had two choices.

Concealing one's talents and biding one's time versus revealing one's full potential.

Without hesitation, he chose the former.

Its own weaknesses are too obvious, and the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan is too extreme, putting too much strain on the body, so it should not be counted in normal combat power.

The main reason he can continue to bide his time is because Hatake Sakushige is still alive!

During the Second Shinobi World War, Hatake Sakumo made great contributions to Konoha. His most famous battle was when he single-handedly killed two elite Jonin from Sunagakure, namely Sasori's parents! He thwarted Sunagakure's plot to invade Konoha, thus earning the title of Konoha's White Fang and the honor of wearing the Hokage's robe half-sleeve.

His reputation was so high that most of the commoner ninjas in the village regarded him as the Fourth Hokage!

As long as Hatake Sakumo doesn't fall, Uchiha Miyuki can continue to bide his time and conceal his abilities.

"Everything should be done in the best interests of the village."

The wording was very official, leaving no room for contradiction.

The Kato clan Jonin nodded.

"The village will remember your contributions. From now on, your task is to show your face in this area every now and then to attract the attention of the Sunagakure forces."

"I understand."

Just as Uchiha Miyuki was about to get up and leave the meeting room, he saw a Konoha ninja rush in and whisper something in the ear of a Jonin from the Kato clan.

The Kato clan's Jonin immediately showed an expression of disbelief, and even couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"How could this be... How could White Fang commit suicide?!"

Uchiha Miyuki felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind, and he stood there dumbfounded. Not only him, but the others around him were also stunned by the news.

One of them couldn't control himself and asked incredulously.

"Impossible! How could someone like White Fang commit suicide..."

The Konoha ninja who delivered the message glanced at the Jonin of the Kato clan. Seeing that the man nodded in approval to speak the truth, he then said, "Previously, when Jonin Hatake was leading his team to infiltrate enemy territory on a classified mission, the intelligence may have been leaked, leading to their being ambushed by the enemy. Forced to break the rules, he abandoned the mission to save his comrades' lives, resulting in a strategic defeat for the village..."

After returning to the village...

Initially, it was his fellow mission members who blamed him for the incident, but just recently, the rescued teammate also started criticizing him.

Unable to withstand this blow, Jonin Hatake ultimately committed suicide.

As the messenger ninja finished speaking, the entire conference hall fell into a silence so profound you could hear a pin drop.

65. We only admire things we ourselves cannot do.

Uchiha Miyuki was the first to react and silently walked out of the conference room.

Others may not know why Hatake Shigeru committed suicide, but he knew very well that it was not because he had been suppressed by the Konoha leadership and had lost hope in the village, nor because he realized through this incident that he would never become Hokage and harbored resentment, nor because he was ashamed and committed suicide because of the accusations from those around him.

Instead, he chose to die to prove his innocence.

I did nothing wrong!

If it means sacrificing one's comrades' lives for the sake of a mission, he would rather die than bow down to such rules!

He wasn't unaware that in this situation, simply bowing his head and admitting his mistake would solve everything. But even if everyone thought he was wrong, he didn't succumb. No matter what, his comrades' lives were more important than the mission! That was him! The White Fang of Konoha—the ninja way he upheld!

Uchiha Miyuki returned to his tent and remained silent for a long time.

It wasn't just because Hatake Sakumo was dead and no one was left to protect the Uchiha clan; it was more because they were impressed by his unyielding spirit.