Chapter 29
Xue paused for a moment, unable to figure out the connection between them.
"Are you in the same class as Obito?"
Obeying orders from above, Sarutobi Asuma's gaze fell upon Uchiha Yuki's uneasy expression.
In the end, he gritted his teeth, shook his head, and lied to Xue.
"I'm not very familiar with Obito."
Xue's thoughts were abruptly interrupted; she withdrew her ice feathers and sheathed them behind her sword.
"Is that so? I understand."
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Yuki rescued an orphan from the battlefield; the child had silver hair and black eyes. Due to the busy war, Yuki placed the child in a temporary orphanage on the Konoha front lines. This orphanage housed many children displaced by the war. After the war, these children would return to Konoha with the main force; whether they were adopted by other Konoha families or trained as ninjas would depend on their fate.
"pocket?"
The silver-haired, black-eyed boy was dressed in black and white clothing resembling that of a monastery, and now wore glasses, a new addition to his face since he was found.
Xue was a little surprised; she didn't know the other person didn't have a name.
"Yes! The dean helped me choose it. My full name is Kabuto the Pharmacist." Kabuto smiled, and Yuki reached out and ruffled his hair.
After putting down some supplies and saying goodbye to Yakushi Nonou, Yuki squatted down and said to Kabuto, "I'll be going now. I'll visit you at the orphanage in Konoha after the war is over."
Dou was somewhat disappointed, and he lowered his head.
"Want to pinky swear?" Xue extended her little finger.
Dou looked at this older sister whose expression hadn't changed much, yet she had brought him to this place where he could eat and sleep well on the ruthless battlefield.
He thought it was just polite talk, but it turns out he was serious?
He reached out and hooked his hand around the other person's little finger.
Their knuckles bent and intertwined, and Xue said aloud, "Then the person who lies is a puppy."
Dou couldn't help but laugh out loud, tears welling up in his eyes.
"good!"
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"This mission was assigned from above, and you were specifically chosen to carry it out. I hope that, Uchiha Yuki, whatever information you obtain, you will prioritize the interests of Konoha."
Jiraiya hesitated for a moment when he received the scroll.
He then ordered his subordinates to recall Uchiha Yuki from the battlefield.
Xue arrived at the commander's tent, travel-worn and still hadn't had time to take off the cloak stained with the enemy's blood.
She knelt down on one knee to receive the scroll, listening to Jiraiya's explanation of the key points of the mission.
Jiraiya was really worried, so he grabbed Uchiha Yuki's shoulders as she turned to leave.
Those eyes that had witnessed countless battles, big and small, belonged to Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin.
When facing the children that his disciples like, he can't help but give them repeated instructions.
"No matter what you hear or what happens, as Minato's teacher, I hope you can remain calm."
Xue closed her eyes briefly, took a deep breath, and then opened them.
She looked up and stared directly at Jiraiya, her black eyes as calm as a still lake.
"Lord Jiraiya, please rest assured, no matter what happens or what encounters it, I will always be a Konoha ninja."
During the process of supporting Kakashi in rescuing Rin Nohara, Yuki and Kakashi successfully picked up Rin Nohara, who had been kidnapped by Kirigakure.
The night was very dark, and although Yuki felt somewhat uncomfortable with Kakashi covering his other eye with his headband.
But right now, the most urgent thing is to shake off the Hidden Mist ninja behind us and escort Nohara Rin back to Konoha safely.
"Really, they sent another special Jonin just to rescue a Chunin?"
The enemy who suddenly appeared in front of them was wearing a very strange mask, even though he was wearing the uniform of Kirigakure.
But the chakra gave Xue a familiar feeling, as if she had seen this person somewhere before.
Rin, Kakashi, and Yuki stood back to back.
Xue said in a low voice, "Kakashi, you escort Rin back to the village. I'll deal with this person and the Hidden Mist ninja behind him."
Lin wanted to say something more, but Kakashi grabbed her wrist.
He shook his head, signaling her not to say anything more. Lin finally frowned and kept biting her lower lip.
Rin and Kakashi walked through the forest, and Rin finally couldn't help but ask a question.
"Kakashi, didn't you tell Yuki about Obito?"
Kakashi paused for a moment, then said, "That's what Minato-sensei meant."
"This is so unfair to Xue-senpai, Kakashi," Rin complained.
Kakashi reached out and touched his left eye, recalling Obito's dying words.
Obito, whose other half of body was pinned down by a boulder, was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, but he still managed to speak.
I'm the only one who hasn't given you a gift yet.
Congratulations on becoming a Jonin, Kakashi!
I don't have anything valuable.
I'll give you my Sharingan.
Accept it.
Please take good care of Xue for me. I'm entrusting Lin to you.
Kakashi knew that running away wouldn't solve the problem, but the current situation left him no room to explain anything to Yuki.
Everything, everything, just like what Minato-sensei said, time will dilute the sadness, and by then, Yuki won't be so emotional.
He... will take Obito's place in Yuki's heart.
"Snow will find out after the war is over."
Lin didn't understand how Kakashi had become like this.
But regarding what happened after she woke up in Kirigakure, she always felt the presence of another creature within her, and she had to explain it to Kakashi.
Meanwhile, the battle between Uchiha Xu Xue and the Hidden Mist Village ninjas had reached a fever pitch.
On the ground lay a large number of Hidden Mist Village ninjas, their throats slit by a single sword strike. Only the girl wielding the sword and the masked ninja whose chakra felt strangely familiar to Yuki remained standing.
Xue looked him straight in the eye: "Who are you?"
"Who I am is not important." The man sneered. "Isn't it ridiculous that your own brother, whom you considered family, is dead? And everyone around you is going to great lengths to keep it from him. You're making yourself work for Konoha, how pathetic. Uchiha Yuki."
Obito... is dead?
Before arriving, Yuki had a vague feeling that her heart was aching. But she couldn't show it; her eyes welled up with tears upon hearing the news. If Obito was merely injured, there was no need for anyone to avoid mentioning his name. They hadn't even brought it up in front of her. Besides, how could Obito not participate in a mission like rescuing Rin?
Unable to control herself, Xue's lungs began to race with rapid breathing.
She gritted her teeth and stared intently at the man.
No, no, no.
How could Obito die? He wasn't even a major character. He was such a kind person; he would help even an old lady passing by on the street, and he would worry about stray cats and dogs when it rained. He was always smiling, a warm child like a little sun.
How could Obito... have died?
The man noticed that the girl's Sharingan, which originally had two tomoe, was slowly growing an additional tomoe, which swirled in her blood-red eyes.
Did the loss of a loved one cause the two-tomoe gem to evolve into a three-tomoe gem?
"I don't believe you. Do you have any proof?"
"You say you don't believe it, but your eyes have already betrayed you." The masked man's tone was cold: "By now, you have already lost many of your loved ones."
"Shut up!"
Yuki gripped the sword in one hand, aiming it at the man. The evolution of her Sharingan had further enhanced her dynamic vision, allowing her to more acutely detect even the slightest movements of her opponent. The moment her eyes met the man's, the blood-red pupils of her Sharingan dilated, unleashing a genjutsu. Yuki lightly touched the ground with her toes, formed hand seals, and teleported behind the man, the sword tip piercing through the back of his neck and down to his collarbone.
Thump—
The man vanished without a trace, but his words still lingered in the air.
The truth of this world is always more cruel than you can imagine.
"You can't escape it by simply becoming numb—"
"Uchiha Yuki".
The wind blew through Xue's long, tied-up hair, the black strands spreading out like ink against the blood moon tonight.
She was so angry she almost laughed, and her body trembled slightly.
"Shadow Clone Technique..."
Xue realized that it was just a way to stall her.
When Yuki arrived, she saw a masked figure covered in white substance holding Rin. Around them lay the corpses of over a dozen ninjas who had come to their aid, pierced by Wood Release: Wood Piercing Technique. A ninja who knew Wood Release... was he from the Senju clan? Yuki searched for Kakashi, sensing a faint chakra reaction emanating from him.
"This world... is hell."
The masked man's hoarse voice rang out, and Yuki froze. A figure suddenly appearing on the battlefield. Treat them all as enemies—this was Jiraiya's order. Yuki hesitated to raise her sword; she...couldn't bring herself to attack this strange man.
The surrounding chakra fluctuations made Yuki realize that the Three-Tails had just appeared.
Her gaze fell on Lin, and she understood.
But she clearly doesn't know him, so why can't she fight?
Long, messy black hair, a dark robe, and a strange swirling mask.
It has nothing to do with anyone in my memory.
The man stood there motionless, holding the lifeless Lin in his arms.
She gripped the ice feather tightly in her hand: "Let go of Lin."
Obito looked up in a daze, and what he saw was a black-haired girl covered in wounds, with cold eyes.
No, no, don't look at him like that. Shouldn't Xue recognize him at a time like this? Shouldn't she go up to him, pull him into her arms, and gently pat his back to comfort him? Why, why are you doing this, looking at him like a stranger? Aren't they the closest, most unique beings in the world?
They are family.
"It's fake, so are you fake too?"
The nonsensical words made Xue narrow her eyes slightly; she was unaware of the masked man's strength.
But at that moment, she glanced at the unconscious Kakashi and... the lifeless Rin.
Her mission was to bring Kakashi and Rin back to Konoha.
The girl's lack of response made Obito's breathing quicken, and his blood began to boil.
Ban was right, this world is an illusion—
Real snow couldn't possibly fail to recognize him, so fake snow...
Just kill them.
By the time Xue saw the Mangekyou Sharingan beneath his mask, it was too late. He knocked the ice feather from her hand and grabbed her neck with his bare hands. Xue's feet left the ground, and she couldn't even resist. The feeling of suffocation spread, and Xue tried to pry open the hands that were firmly gripping her neck.
The intense killing intent made it hard for Xue to breathe. As the oxygen in her lungs gradually decreased, Xue could only look at those Mangekyou Sharingan through her mask, and even her vision began to show white noise and she experienced tinnitus.
"Why, cough cough, you're Uchiha..." It seemed that the word "Uchiha" brought Obito back to his senses for a moment, and he let go of her hand. Snow lost her support and fell to the ground. She supported herself with one hand on the ground, and coughed uncontrollably with the other hand in front of her chest, finally breathing in fresh air into her lungs.
The man's figure loomed over Xue's slender body under the blood moon. Knowing she couldn't defeat him, Xue coughed rapidly.
She asked, "Are you a member of the Uchiha clan?"
Obito finally couldn't hold back his anger and burst into laughter: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha————"
His hoarse voice sounded particularly grating, and Xue couldn't understand what he was laughing at.
After the laughter stopped, the man crouched down and grabbed her hair. Xue was forced to tilt her head back, and at that moment, her Sharingan and Mangekyou Sharingan met.
Obito didn't know why those eyes, which used to look at him so gently, had changed.
"Next time we meet, I'll kill you."
"It definitely will—"
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