Ninja's Mission

After the ticking sound of the electronic counting machine, there was the sound of rushing water, accompanied by the chirping of a few birds from afar.

It was an inconspicuous cave under the river. It’s not accurate to call it a cave because it was just slightly concave and couldn’t even accommodate a young man lying down.

The boy with long white hair curled up and half leaned on the relatively dry stone. His eyes were slightly closed and his brows were furrowed.

The stabbing pain in his abdomen made Shika Ninja sober up a little, and his brain began to think slowly. He maintained the uncomfortable lying position, trying his best to avoid pulling the wound on his abdomen.

All he could see was green forest. He seemed to be on a ridge halfway up a mountain. Just two arms’ length away on his right was a waterfall. Because of his height advantage, he could easily see the mountains.

There were no conspicuous buildings here. After taking a short rest and coming to his senses, he understood his current situation.

There is no script in this world, but as if to help him fit in, his past experiences quickly flashed through his mind.

He has spent 17 years in this world, which is relatively young compared to the other two worlds. But he started to join the battlefield at the age of eight, so he has experienced more than the previous two worlds.

Yes, battlefield - this is a world of constant war. It has no advanced civilization, but there is a kind of existence called ninja.

There was no peace between the countries, and each country was divided into many ninja clans. Ninjas fought against each other for resources to survive.

This is a world where even children have to go to war and the average age of death is no more than 30 years old. The cruelty of war is vividly displayed, and even how to survive becomes a problem, let alone completing the mission.

His name is Uchiha Tobiki, the most unknown and out-of-place person in the Uchiha family.

The Uchiha clan is considered a relatively powerful ninja clan because of their bloodline limits.

This is a world of chakra, and ninjas are divided into strong and weak according to the amount of chakra they have and the ninjutsu they have inherited.

The blood limit inherited by the Uchiha is the Sharingan. After opening the Sharingan, not only will the observation and insight be increased exponentially, but other abilities can also be gained after awakening the Mangekyō.

Uchiha Tobi is the second son of the former Uchiha clan leader. He has an older brother, Uchiha Madara, who has already opened the Mangekyō Sharingan and is now the clan leader, and a younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, who already has double magatama Sharingan.

As the second oldest, he has been on the battlefield since he was eight years old, but he also has one pair of magatama.

White hair and red eyes, in a tribe where everyone has black hair and black eyes, is so strange. If it weren't for the fact that he was the child of the tribe leader and was born in the tribe, he would have been thrown out of the tribe long ago.

Uchiha Tobi was suspected of not being a child of Uchiha, especially in the comparison between his elder brother and younger brother, this suspicion became more obvious. Fortunately, at the age of 15, he finally opened the Sharingan.

However, Izuna, who is two years younger than him, also has two magatama, so the tribe has a lot of opinions about him. That's why he was sent to perform an impossible task at the critical moment when the former clan leader died and the current clan leader took over.

In this war-torn world, even people of the same clan hate the weak. Moreover, for so many years, Uchiha Tobi has been under the protection of Uchiha Madara and rarely encountered dangerous missions.

The clan members had some objections, but they dared not speak out because of Uchiha Madara's strength. So when Uchiha Madara was too busy, they found an opportunity.

This was an impossible task, and of course Uchiha Tobi failed to complete it. He survived, but was also injured.

Although he had always been unknown in the clan, he had no intention of committing suicide. If it weren't for Madara and Izuna's strong request for him to stay, he would have left long ago to become a wandering ninja.

So after discovering the true danger of the mission, he gave up the mission without hesitation.

The sound of the water flow was very regular. Lu Shinobi closed his eyes again and shouted: "005."

There was no answer, but it didn't seem to be because of the distance. He remembered what 005 said before, and although he didn't hear it clearly, he still understood the gist.

What he meant was that the world would not interfere in the future. Although he did not say that he could be liberated after death, at least he did not have to do any messy tasks now.

But looking back at the present, Lu Ninja put his hand on his forehead and sighed.

Just like a vacation, he is free in this world, but he will have to work after death. Life is long, but in this war-torn world, he can't be sure when he will die.

After the curse, Uchiha Tobi opened his ninja tool bag. The only weapons he had left were two kunai, five shurikens, some dry food and bandages.

He still needed to travel two or three days to get back to his tribe, and the time would only be longer if he was injured. But if he didn't encounter any enemies, he would probably be able to return alive.

But all ninjas are enemies, and he might be killed no matter which ninja he meets.

After bandaging the wound, Uchiha Tobi wrapped himself in an inconspicuous gray cloak, with the wide hood covering his fluffy white hair.

It was nearly nightfall, and another night by the water would only freeze him to death.

His eyes were a little dry, and his vision was even a little blurry. To Uchiha, his eyes were more important than his life.

But this negative situation was not the first time it occurred. Uchiha Tobi pulled his hood skillfully, hiding his eyes in the shadows.

If it was before, he might have cared a little about his identity that didn't fit in. But now after thinking about what happened before, he didn't care that much about his background and relatives.

After opening the Sharingan, although it was only one magatama, he would often feel soreness in his eye sockets, especially after using the Sharingan, his eye sockets would feel hot and accompanied by slight stinging pain.

But his self-healing ability is very good, and his wounds heal faster than others. It seems that his eyes are consuming his chakra and causing injuries all the time, and then because of the body's strong self-healing ability, they are repairing all the time.

With this in mind, the discomfort seems to make sense. The side effects to the eyes become more obvious after the injury, and may even be accompanied by temporary blurred vision.

That's because the body prioritizes healing life-threatening injuries, which is why the eyes become worse.

He is not an Uchiha after all.

As an imposter, the Sharingan is not his advantage, but a burden. But strangely, he can open and close the Sharingan freely, just like other Uchiha.

After much thought, Lu Ren decided to put the blame on 005. Based on his understanding of that guy, he was probably born into the wrong family, so he tried to make up for it.

Lu Shinobi remembered the past very clearly. This was different from the previous two lives, so he felt it was very special.

He hurried along, recalling the memories of the past. But what emerged more were contemptuous looks and malicious discussions in secret.

Uchiha Tobi was never a popular person, he was not very strong and was very taciturn, so he was often looked at maliciously in places where his brother who was protecting him could not see.

When he was a child, Tobi was very concerned about those words, and also about why his biological father had to show a disgusted expression. He was hated by his father for more than ten years, until that year he opened the Sharingan and proved his identity as an Uchiha.

Now that the stern and old-fashioned "father" has passed away, the current clan leader is his brother Uchiha Madara, who cared for him very much.

But it is precisely because of his love that other members of the tribe are dissatisfied. Why should a "waste" enjoy good resources? Why?

Those calculations were never concealed, there were deliberately changed to more difficult and tedious tasks, and there were situations where team tasks eventually became single-person tasks. It seemed that knowing Uchiha Tobi's taciturn character, these bullyings were more open.

After sorting out the current situation, the sky gradually darkened. Because winter is coming, the temperature will only drop more sharply as night falls.

After rubbing his hands, Uchiha Tobi exhaled a breath. He looked around and finally decided to set up camp on a tree.

He needed to rest for a while. The light was getting dim and he could hardly see the road.

The thin, resilient threads are almost invisible, entwined between trees. Although they are harmless, they can warn people when they are approaching.

A figure descended quickly and lightly, with his long straight black hair slightly raised. He was wearing simple clothes, with a wide white cloth tied in front of his forehead.

This stretch of road was the only way for him to go back to his homeland. After noticing something a little strange, he decided to stop and check.

An ambush? No... I didn't feel any danger.

Recently, because of a special mission, he and several people from the tribe stayed here for one night. Although it was still some distance away from the garrison, he needed to check it out for the safety of the tribe members.

Hashirama did not trigger the thread, but stopped half a meter away and began to observe. This seemed to be a small mechanism, not for sneak attacks, but for alerting someone that someone was approaching.

Thinking of this, he looked up and observed his surroundings.

It was a very faint sound, as light as the flapping of a bird's wings.

The distance was about ten meters, and it seemed that he had disturbed a sensory ninja. After realizing that the other party had no intention of fighting, Senju Hashirama took the initiative to step back a few steps.

He had no intention of provoking confrontation, not because he was not strong enough, but because he did not want to.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but the Senju clan's base is just ahead. If you're passing by unintentionally, please leave immediately."

The person squatting on the tree heard the words clearly and was very surprised that the visitor introduced himself, but after thinking about it, he understood the person's identity.

The Senju clan is very powerful, and the one who is the clan leader should be Hashirama Senju.

Senju Hashirama is very strong. He is the only strong man that Uchiha Madara admires and can fight with him.

Uchiha Tobi didn't think he had a chance of winning against Hashirama Thousand Hands, but he was still a little surprised by the latter's "kindness".

I heard from Madara that he seems to be very much in favor of peace and wants to create a peaceful village.

It was a really bizarre idea, but Uchiha Tobi had seen a peaceful world, so he could understand it.

Because Uchiha Tobi was tired and didn't investigate carefully, he naturally didn't know that he was close to the Senju Clan's garrison. After being reminded, he twisted the end of the silk thread with two fingers and quickly put away the silk thread.

The man was very interested and was about to leave, and the thread in front of him was also put away. Seeing this, Hashirama Senju took a few steps forward, but at this time, a gust of wind happened to blow towards him.

The wind blowing through the forest rustles the leaves, bringing with it a scent.

Senju Hashirama frowned. The fragrance, like the fragrance of flowers, was very light, but it came to him wisps at a time. He felt that it was somewhat familiar, and then he suddenly realized and remembered.

He had smelled this scent before, in the house of the person who commissioned this mission. The specially made fragrance lasted for a long time and was often used to light in the bedroom to cultivate sentiment or to fumigate clothes.

But for ninjas, this is a very useful tracking method.

The spice is non-toxic and contains anesthetic drugs. After being applied to the tip of the weapon, it can blend into the blood along with the wound.

Because of the anesthetic drugs, which numb the consciousness and slightly relieve the pain, the injured person cannot notice the fragrance. So no matter how far he runs, he can be easily caught up by the training dog.

The sensory ninja was not only injured, but his consciousness was not as clear as before, so he did not notice that the Senju's base was not far away.

The gust of wind was very short, and soon the wind direction changed. The smell faded, but relying on his memory and sensitive nose, Senju Hashirama still found the ninja successfully.

But when he got closer, a kunai was thrown at him from a distance of several meters.

As if in warning, the end of the kunai was connected to a transparent thread and was quickly pulled back.

It's probably because there are not many weapons left, so they are especially precious. Senju Hashirama understood, then raised his hands and said: "I have no bad intentions, you are injured, right?"

Uchiha Tobi leaned against a tree, holding several shurikens in one hand. Such weapons could not hurt Senju Hashirama, and if the latter insisted on getting close, he would be helpless.

But standing at a certain distance, the guy kindly began to explain. Uchiha Tobi was stunned and understood why he felt dizzy.

"The wound needs to be cleaned thoroughly. If you don't mind, I can help you." Senju Hashirama suggested, "As for the reason for helping you... just treat it as a request."

How could I not mind? Asking the enemy to help treat the wound is like offering your neck to be chopped off. Uchiha Tobi's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he was speechless for a while.

This guy is really a thick-skinned person, but showing weakness now is indeed the best choice. If I turn around and run, Senju Hashirama probably won't catch up.

But he couldn't take any risks, especially when that guy took the initiative to show goodwill.

The Senju clan does not lack this kind of commission. Although there will be no threat to life, there is no need for Hashirama Senju to build a good relationship with an unknown ninja.

He was just a little curious about what the person who deceived the young master of his employer looked like.

This time the mission was to guard a treasure map. Because the hiring money was generous and the noble had personally requested his presence, Senju Hashirama led his clansmen on the trip.

Winter is approaching, and the tribe needs supplies.

The noble who commissioned the mission was a city lord, and the treasure map was said to contain a treasure that could bring the dead back to life. But the city lord had an only son, and their mission almost failed before it even began, and it was said that it was because of this young master.

There was an unknown wandering ninja who claimed that she was willing to take on the commission to escort the treasure map. This was different from the city lord's plan, so he directly refused.

But it is said that the young master fell in love with the girl at first sight and almost secretly gave the treasure map to that person.

So even though they were rivals, Hashirama Senju was also very curious about that woman.

How beautiful must a person be to be called Snow White by the young master and for him to be willing to spend all his wealth on her.

After a short stalemate, the person behind the tree slowly walked out. The grey rag covered the person's figure, but after a "I don't need your help", Senju Hashirama finally responded.

Is it a man?

It was obvious that he was a young man with a cold personality, and his face was sternly hidden under his hood.

The person in front of him began to lose focus, as if he was thinking about something puzzling. Uchiha Tobi didn't want to pay attention, thinking that since he had explained it so clearly, Senju Hashirama should not meddle in other people's business.

But the guy held his head back and laughed a few times, "Really? I was thinking the ninja chasing you would be here soon."

The person in front of him said something threatening in a light tone. Uchiha Tobi stopped stiffly, frowned, and felt very annoyed.

This guy is indeed not as simple as he appears... Even though he has an approachable smile, he is actually quite smart.

"How much is it?"

The man in front of him finally gave in. Senju Hashirama blinked and gestured a number: "Very cost-effective."

Indeed, if you want to entrust a clan leader, this price can be considered cheap. But he was penniless, and feeling his empty pockets, Uchiha Tobi wanted to refuse.

"If you don't have money, you can do it next time."

As if seeing through his excuse, the person in front of him added a friendly sentence. Uchiha Tobi gritted his teeth, secretly cursing this guy for being so difficult.

He seemed to want to know his true identity very much, and was willing to give in and offer tempting conditions. But for Uchiha Tobi, this was undoubtedly a gamble with his life.

The choice between dying now and dying tomorrow is not difficult.

The man in the hood slowly approached, and after walking out of the shadow under the tree, he took off his hood with his hands.

Under the moonlight, the long white hair is very dazzling.

Looking at that ugly face, Senju Hashirama suddenly felt a strange feeling.

The boy in front of him had long white hair and slender red eyes. He had fair skin and three red lines on both sides of his cheeks and in the middle of his chin.

The lines looked like dark scars, or they seemed to be used to modify his face. But what was certain was that he seemed to hate himself very much.

Senju Hashirama blinked his eyes, but his smile did not fade. His thoughts were indeed not that simple. The person who could confuse the young master and almost get the treasure map must have an extraordinary background.

From this perspective, his purpose of approaching the Senju clan's settlement was not that simple. If the white-haired boy would threaten the clan members, he would not mind forcing him to claim the reward.

But after seeing that face, these thoughts were inexplicably dispelled.