The Land of Fire, Konoha Village.

The ninja in a gray-blue coat walked slowly into the mission office. He greeted acquaintances with a smile and talked meaningless nonsense.

"Did you complete the mission successfully?"

"Thanks to you, it went smoothly."

"I heard that your child will be attending ninja school this year. Congratulations."

"Hahaha, thank you, thank you, this child is more talented than me, maybe he can become a jonin in the future."

"Really? That's amazing."

After walking through the hall, he headed towards the office where senior tasks were handed over. He kept greeting people along the way, and it was obvious that he was very popular.

When he turned the corner and walked into the aisle and there was no one in front of him, the smile on the ninja's face disappeared instantly.

He moved his mouth and even rubbed his cheeks with his hands to relieve the discomfort in his facial muscles.

I started laughing from the moment I got home at the door and have been laughing all the way until my flesh is sore.

Oh, it's all nonsense.

I carried out a B-level mission by myself and came back safe and sound, how could it not go smoothly?

If a child goes to a jonin school, he can become a jonin. Why don't you go to heaven?

The nonsense is really annoying.

The people in this village are not as good as those in Chaoyang District. They don't speak sincerely at all. Just asking me if I have eaten is worse than speaking pretentiously.

Walking all the way from the village gate, there were many people who knew each other, and the ninja could only maintain a polite smile.

If your smile is not from the heart, it will be very tiring and wasteful.

After moving his jaw, the ninja still felt uncomfortable, so he rubbed it vigorously with his hands for a few times. It didn't hurt until he felt a lot more relaxed.

Then he tapped his waist again.

What I hate the most are the ninjas of today. They think they are from the "samurai" class and try hard to learn some bullshit aristocratic manners. They bow to everyone they meet.

My waist is sore.

The gray-clothed ninja put his hands on his hips and did several sets of waist rotation movements clockwise, then several sets in reverse, and finally jumped a few times, finally feeling relaxed all over his body.

Then he pushed open the office door and a slightly bland smile appeared on his face.

It wasn't a fake smile this time.

The ninja who was reviewing the documents in the office looked up and saw the young ninja in gray clothes and laughed:

"Yes, you have completed such a difficult B-rank mission. There will be no problem with your promotion to Chunin."

"Thanks for your recommendation, Captain."

"No need to thank me. I recommended you because you are strong enough. If you replace a Chunin with someone else to perform this assessment mission, he would definitely be dead and unable to find any bones."

"I still have to thank you."

“In my opinion, opportunity is the most important resource. If you give it to me but not to others, that is my luck.”

"Why thank you for a dangerous B-rank mission? You can take part in the Chunin Exam..."

The ninja working at the office suddenly got stuck, apparently remembering something.

The standing ninja scratched his black hair, then rubbed his nose with a wry smile and said with a grin: "I'm going to take part in the Chunin Exam, which is much more dangerous than a B-rank mission."

"After all, I have the surname 'Uchiha'..."

The office ninja's hair and beard were already gray. Hearing the words of his former subordinates, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Oh, yes, yes, yes, I really forgot that you are Uchiha..."

"Ha, Danzo..."

He raised his head again and looked at his subordinate who was smiling bitterly but still looked calm. He couldn't help but shook his head again and said with emotion: "You can't blame me for forgetting. Apart from your last name being Uchiha, how else do you look like an Uchiha?"

"Arrogant, manic, arrogant, looking down on others, and rough in his methods. He is not like that in any way."

"Haha, at least I have the Sharingan too."

"Oh? You actually do have a Sharingan. How come I've never seen you use it in the two years you've been captain?"

"Hehe, because the captain is so powerful, I don't even need to open the Sharingan."

"You are still so good at talking."

The two chatted and laughed while completing the handover of the task. The old ninja then issued a document for the task certificate.

Only with the written documents can you claim the mission bonus.

As for promotion to Chunin, that still requires waiting for the process.

Because a ninja's promotion must be approved by the Hokage, and it can only take effect with his personal signature.

Before leaving, the old ninja called his subordinates to stop again.

"Uchiha Yuu, you are no longer a member of the police force, what are you going to do next?"

Uchiha You shrugged and answered naturally: "I don't have any plans, I'll just be a mission ninja."

"Thanks to you, I will be promoted to Chunin soon. I can take on missions on my own in the future. With my strength, I will definitely have no problem living."

The old ninja shook his head and sighed, "Alas, there are not many missions that one person can perform. Even if you can survive, your life will be very difficult."

"I can't help it. I still want to work in the security force, but Elder Uchiha Setsuna thinks I'm too weak and unfit to show the majesty of the Uchiha family. He insists on expelling me. The eighth captain has no choice."

"I see. That's what I was saying. You did such a good job in the security force that it even improved the reputation of the Uchiha family, but you were fired."

"It turned out to be that idiot Setsuna."

The qualifications of the old ninja are obviously very old, and it is no exaggeration to say that Uchiha Setsuna is an idiot.

Uchiha You naturally agreed very much. In his opinion, Setsuna was a pig teammate of his, and he and his political enemy Danzo Shimura made a perfect match. They worked together both internally and externally to push the Uchiha family into the abyss.

As for Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, they were just the last struggle of the younger generation of ninjas after their family had reached a desperate situation.

Of course, Shisui was just dumb.

He was so stupid that he couldn't tell who was a friend and who was an enemy. He stubbornly believed that his family's political enemies could help the family, so he finally committed suicide out of frustration.

And Itachi is a madman.

There is no logic in his behavior.

There is also Uchiha Obito, who is an extremely selfish madman.

Whenever Uchiha You thought about these three awakening their Mangekyō, he felt that the future was bleak, and there was a blood-red countdown over the heads of himself and all his relatives.

A countdown that agrees with most numbers.

[I really want to defect. ]

But the ninja world is very dangerous, and his strength is very weak. He can only ensure his safety by living in the Uchiha clan's land and relying on the protection of the Uchiha family.

It was not appropriate to quarrel with old man Setsuna at the moment, so Uchiha You did not agree with the captain's words.

He just smiled.

He smiled and waited for the old captain to finish venting his anger before he bowed and said goodbye.

After exchanging the mission certificate for a bonus of 120,000 taels, Uchiha You took out a few banknotes and went to the market to buy food.

The mission lasted seven days.

Since we didn’t have a refrigerator at home, the stored food would definitely be ruined and we would have to buy new ones.

The market in Konoha Village was very prosperous and the goods were very complete. Uchiha You quickly bought white sesame seeds, seaweed, chicken breast, carrots, and eggs.

After thinking about it, he bought some soy sauce and some spices.

When you get home, first clean up all the spoiled food, and then sweep away the dust that has accumulated for seven days.

After checking the rice in the rice jar, I found no rice weevils and no signs of mice entering or leaving.

Uchiha You nodded with satisfaction, scooped out a full bowl of rice, washed it twice, poured it into the pot, added an appropriate amount of water, and lit the firewood to cook.

Just as the aroma of rice was wafting away, there was a clang and the window that Uchiha You had deliberately opened the latch was knocked open.

A gray shadow rushed into the room, like gray lightning, bounced twice on the windowsill and the back of the chair, and landed opposite him.

A tabby cat sat on the table with graceful movements, raised its head proudly, looked down at the ninja in front of it, and meowed.

"You're finally back, meow."

"I'm hungry, meow."