Konoha: On the night of the massacre, I summoned Inuyasha.

From this moment forward, I am removing your protection from Sasuke.

I will send other ninjas to continue protecting him.

The Third Hokage shook his head and waved to Kakashi.

"Yes."

Kakashi didn't refute it. He knew that asking him to give up the task of "protecting" Sasuke was just because the situation was basically stable now, and it would be a waste of his talents to do so again.

"Uchiha, emotions, hatred..."

Truly terrifying talent.

"Itachi, your clansmen, your younger brother, have a deep misunderstanding about you."

With a touch of melancholy, the voice of the third generation gradually faded into inaudibility.

...........................

A few days later.

It was already close to evening in the afternoon.

The streets of Konoha began to sparsely populated.

After school at the Ninja Academy, Tsuki was running hard on Konoha's main road as part of his training.

"Passionate!"

effort!

Come on!

progress!"

Behind Yue, Xiao Li shouted excitedly, attracting a lot of attention.

—The way he looks at an idiot.

"If you run less than the moon, you have to run three laps upside down."

"Today's goal is to catch up with the month's progress."

Xiao Li kept shouting and yelling, making Ling Yue feel embarrassed.

"Is this guy some kind of animal?"

Feeling both mentally and physically exhausted, Yue couldn't help but complain.

He has now reached level ten and feels that his strength has made a qualitative breakthrough.

However, even though Xiao Li always ended up exhausted from exercising with me, I felt like giving up and competing with Xiao Li countless times during the process.

Until the very last moment when he was exhausted, Xiao Li, that beast, was still working hard with great enthusiasm.

"Hey, never mind."

Xiao Li's actions are, in a way, a form of self-monitoring for me.

Otherwise, with my own self-discipline, I probably wouldn't even be able to reach half of Xiao Li's training volume.

Becoming stronger requires perseverance.

This is physical exercise, but even more so, it's a cultivation of willpower. For someone like me who has extraordinary abilities, cultivating willpower is far more important than cultivating the body.

Xiao Li is a true genius.

A hardworking genius.

Occasionally glancing back at Xiao Li, who was covered in sweat, Yue couldn't help but show a hint of gratitude in her eyes.

In a sense, practicing alongside Xiao Li is also a form of being supervised by Xiao Li.

This is the foundation for my own growth and strength.

Time slowly passed, moving towards the darker evening.

"Finally, are we almost there...?"

The ancestral home of the Shimura clan.

As she ran to a certain spot, a strange smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Yue's eyes.

"The Shimura family are quite a few thugs."

Using the lives of your people to help me take down these bosses is a kind of karmic retribution.

The spirits of the Uchiha clan would probably feel some solace.

"Then, summon the two-star boss!"

Yue glanced briefly at the Shimura family's residence not far away, and silently thought to herself.

At this moment, there were still quite a few people on the street, so Yue's passing was not particularly abrupt.

Not to mention that Xiao Li was with them too.

After all, the Shimura clan benefited from Danzo's power, and their clan territory was located in the center of Konoha, surrounded by the streets where Tsuki is currently living.

This street is usually quite bustling, with a considerable number of shops.

The route that Yue is currently taking is actually to circle around the Shimura clan's territory once, and then continue to other streets.

At this very moment, in the central house of the Shimura clan, Shimura Taro is receiving training from a middle-aged man.

"Alright, Taro, Issei, stop training and come eat first."

A slightly lecturing female voice rang out as Mrs. Shimura called out to the father and son who were training.

"Brother, Dad, hurry up, I'm starving."

Shimura Taro's younger brother, Shimura Jiro, couldn't help but shout as well.

He touched his belly. As Sasuke's classmate, Jiro was more like a little fat boy than his older brother Taro.

"Alright, Taro, the path of training requires a gradual approach. Let's go eat first."

Shimura Issei smiled and patted Shimura Taro's head, then prepared to end the instructional battle.

"Yes, Father."

Shimura Taro's expression was respectful.

"Taro, don't make things so hard on yourself."

"Sufficient strength is enough."

At the dinner table, Mrs. Shimura gently added rice to Taro's bowl and offered him words of advice.

"Yes, Taro-nii-san."

Why bother comparing yourself to those freaks in the Uchiha clan? Sasuke Uchiha is the same way; he seems like a completely different person these days.

He's getting more and more arrogant.

However, his strength has increased rapidly, and Iruka-sensei has praised him several times in the past few days.

Little chubby Jiro shoveled some of his favorite rice balls into the bowl, put one in his mouth, and whimpered.

"I know, I'm just a little unwilling to accept it."

After all, I used to be slightly stronger than Uchiha Tsukuyomi.

Taro Shimura nodded, but there was some reluctance on his face.

"Taro!"

At this moment, Issei Shimura suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of the other three.

"Uchiha Tsukuyomi has gotten stronger, hasn't she?"

He added.

Taro was a little puzzled, but he nodded nonetheless.

"In exchange for the destruction of an entire race."

With a slightly enigmatic smile, Shimura Issei continued.

This made Shimura Taro suddenly feel a chill in his heart; the sudden increase in Yue's strength felt abrupt and somewhat uninteresting.

"Hatred can make you stronger, but I would rather you grow up happily."

Instead of valuing ability more than family.

With a sigh, Issei Shimura continued.

As the current head of the Shimura clan, he was naturally aware of everything Danzo had done to the Uchiha.

He never objected, after all, the fall of an Uchiha would be a great benefit to the Shimura clan.

The Uchiha clan, a major ninja clan, occupies a vast territory in Konoha.

Even just taking over some of the assets left by the fallen Uchiha clan would be enough to make the Shimura clan even stronger.

As the head of the Shimura clan, he was delighted by the demise of the Uchiha clan.

He only wished that the Uchiha clan was destroyed; as for his own children, he hoped that Shimura Taro and Shimura Jiro could live peacefully and safely.

Chapter 14 The Boss Arrives: The Shimura Clan

boom!

Ah!

Suddenly, a scream woke up the Shimura family who were eating.

"It's to the west of the family!"

Shimura Taro suddenly stood up and said.

Because it is located in the center of Konoha, and the Shimura clan only has a population of a few hundred, the Shimura clan's territory is actually not very large.

If there is any commotion within the tribe, it is easy to attract the attention of other tribesmen.

"You all take shelter first, I'll go check on things."