Uchiha Akaishi Tour

After Kato conveyed the spirit of the meeting, the emergency medical team had nothing to do for the next two days—until the "relocation" was to begin in two days.

After the meeting, Akaishi and Lanwu came to the patrol team's location together.

We had arranged to meet up today if we were free...

The main reason for coming to the patrol team's location wasn't because of Minato, but because of... Mawa.

Uchiha Shinpan.

A month ago, Uchiha Mawa was seriously injured and was carried back to the medical station by the support team.

After a week of rest, I have almost fully recovered.

However, considering that he had just been injured and that his teammate had died, he was left to work at the medical station and was later assigned to a patrol squad, a team with Minato and Inuzuka Tsurugi.

Mawa was already twenty years old. He was originally just a Chunin, and... he was an Uchiha Chunin who hadn't awakened his Sharingan. It was during this mission that he awakened his Sharingan.

At first, because he had just awakened his Sharingan, Mawa was in a bad mood and his words and actions became increasingly Uchiha-like. At the worst point, he almost got into a fight with Inuyasha's Tsurugi.

fortunately……

With Akaishi, a member of the clan, taking special care of him, and Minato having ample experience "getting along with the Uchiha," he quickly integrated into the team. A few days ago, Mawa mysteriously told Akaishi that he was "treating" a meal today, and that if he wasn't busy, he could come to the patrol team's location. "Wow, what's the good news?" Akaishi could smell the barbecue coming from afar.

The patrol team was the only one capable of "treating" people here...

Because they would hunt pheasants and rabbits when they encountered them during patrols, they had the opportunity to have an extra meal. Even if others had "sealing scrolls," they usually only carried food that was easy to preserve.

After all, not everyone possesses Orochimaru's near-limitless sealing power...

Although Tsunade theoretically ordered patrol teams to hand over their prey to the wounded to recover, in practice, unless the Uchiha clan's head or elders were brought in as squad leaders, one could not expect the Uchiha to obey even such an order.

If we really investigated, Mawa would be arguing with the Hyuga branch family's squad leader tomorrow, so everyone just turned a blind eye to this kind of thing. "Hahaha, this is indeed a joyous occasion." Mawa was still using Fire Release to heat up the flattened stone slab.

Minato was in charge of the "stone slab grilling," while Tsuru and Kuromaru waited to eat.

"Your wife gave birth?" Akaishi casually joked.

"How did you know?" Mawa asked in surprise.

Akaishi:……

Is that really true?

Although they were both from the Uchiha clan, Akaishi and Mawa were not familiar with each other before. After Akaishi became a "genius Uchiha," many clansmen did associate with him, but... Mawa had not awakened his Sharingan until he was twenty years old. He was an outsider among outsiders, and he was not even in a position to associate with others.

"Congratulations..." Akashi said awkwardly.

This year is a big year for Konoha's births!

Although only two months have passed this year, in the second half of last year, Akashi discovered that there were more pregnant women in the core area of ​​the village. The core area was mostly in ninja families.

The reason is quite simple...

Ordinary people are less likely to have children when they anticipate war, but for ninjas, the anticipation of war means "I might die," so they all work harder...

Receiving news of his wife's childbirth while on the front lines wasn't particularly unusual.

"When? Boy or girl?" Lan Wu asked curiously.

"It was just a month ago, and today marks the full moon. It's a healthy boy," Masaki said with a happy expression.

No wonder he specifically chose today to have dinner with everyone...

"What is a boy's innate chakra transformation talent?" Akaishi asked immediately.

Lan Wu glanced at Chi Shi speechlessly—wasn't there something more worth asking than this?

"Like me, fire and earth." Shinpan said with his head held high, and his "pan" came from this.

After all, the innate talents of Fire Release and Earth Release are the best combination—that's what Akaishi also thinks.

"So... what should I call him?" Lan Wu asked.

"I only thought of it these past two days, let's call him... Obito!" Mawa seemed very satisfied with the name.

"Obito? What is 'Obito'?" Akaishi knew that "Obito" must symbolize the Earth Release chakra transformation.

"The word 'dai' means bond or connection. I hope that when this child grows up, he will become a ninja who values ​​bonds and forms important bonds with his comrades, becoming... a bond between the Uchiha clan and other comrades in the village," Mawa said matter-of-factly.

"I see... What a good name." Akaishi said with satisfaction. "Look, under my guidance, another Uchiha has awakened!" Then Akaishi thought, "Since it was because of me that Shinpan began to change, then perhaps..."

"After he graduates, I'll be his mentor, a Jonin!" Akaishi volunteered.

"You're still a long way from being a Jonin..." Lan Wu remarked from the side.

"It was bound to happen sooner or later," Akaishi said, waving his hand.

Upon hearing this, Mawa looked embarrassed. "Um... actually, I've already promised Minato that he'll be Obito's mentor from now on." Minato, who was grilling meat, smiled slightly at Akaishi and said, "Akaishi, didn't you also think that the Uchiha clan should interact more with other people?"

"Alright..." Akaishi grinned, then asked, "By the way, are you staying here or going to the new station?" "We're staying here, Shinnosuke and Shii are staying too," Claw said.

"I see... It seems that all six members of our Akaishi squad stayed behind." Akaishi nodded knowingly.

"Who said you're part of the Red Stone Squad..." Claw objected firmly.

"Huh? Doesn't 'Akaishi Squad' sound good?" Akaishi asked in confusion.

"It doesn't sound good... No! Don't beat around the bush. It's not a matter of whether it sounds good or not. Nobody decided that you'd be the captain every time! The captain when we're on the road is only temporary!" Claw emphasized.

"I don't know if it's our turn to go back to the village to rest directly, or if we'll be transferred to a defense post in the Land of Fire, which is also a kind of indirect rest..." Akaishi skipped over Claw's protest.

The Second Hokage once said that the leader should be decided democratically—Akaishi, Ranmai, and Minato already have more than half the votes, right?

As for the ninjas who stayed behind to care for and protect the wounded, whether they would go to the new medical station on the wetlands to rejoin the new troops, rotate to other units, or return to the village to rest... that would have to be decided by the headquarters based on the battle situation, and Tsunade couldn't make a decision either.

only………

Judging from the arrangements of each squad, the ninjas most likely to be transferred back were left behind to avoid unnecessary trouble later.

"Mawa will definitely be able to return to the village. The fighting has eased up a bit now, and the situation at Mawa's home has already been reported," Minato said, looking at Mawa. Mawa smiled shyly upon hearing this, clearly already imagining the scene of returning home.

"Indeed, two and a half months into the war, the intensity seems to have decreased compared to a month ago..." Akaishi remarked. As a member of the "First Aid Team," he felt this particularly keenly.

"After the battlefield advanced into the wetlands, Amegakure's resistance became more passive, but our offensive also became more difficult," Minato analyzed. The so-called wetlands are the central part of the Land of Rain, a region mainly consisting of swamps.

Not only is that place home to various poisonous ninja beasts, but it is also easy to ambush and easy to defend but difficult to cross, which has greatly weakened Konoha's desire to attack. "The wetlands... are indeed troublesome, but if you ask me, the more this is the case, the more decisive we should be. It's better to enter the Rain Mountain as soon as possible than to fight a messy battle in the wetlands!" Akaishi was as decisive as ever.

Mount Zhiyu is a mountainous area in the northeastern part of the Land of Rain. The mountains are not high, but they are continuous. It often rains lightly, and there are more cloudy days than sunny days throughout the year. The fog in the mountains is also very thick, which is convenient for ambushes and self-defense. It is the location of Rain Village and Black Pool!

To reach the Yuyu Mountain region, Konoha must cross the marshland and ford the Rain River...

If we reach Mount Zhiyu, then we've reached Hanzo's doorstep!

Minato simply smiled and said, "That makes sense... However, the main concern of the headquarters is that if the fighting continues, the war zone will overlap more and more with that of Sunagakure, which is why we have entered a stalemate. After all, a war of attrition is more advantageous to Konoha."

Currently, Konoha is in the southeast of the Land of Rain, and Sunagakure is in the northwest. Amegakure can only control the Shigureyama region and parts of the wetlands. Indeed, when Akashi looked at the map of the wetlands a couple of days ago, the battle lines of Sunagakure and Konoha were completely intertwined... Amegakure held out for several months, and now their sudden retreat is probably due to heavy losses, but also because they are eyeing the two dogs competing for food!

Of course, the most important thing right now isn't the "two dogs fighting over food," but that Akaishi has to compete with Claw and Kuromaru for food...

"Ah! There were seven slices of meat just now... why is Kuroko also counted as one serving?" Akaishi accused.

"Because... more than half of the prey was caught by Blackball!" Claw said confidently.

"You've already hunted and had your fun, so why do you still want to eat?"

Claws, Black Ball: !!!

In the blink of an eye...

March 15, 37th year of Konoha, southwestern part of the Land of Rain, former Konoha Medical Station.

At this point, about 80% of the medical and protective ninjas who originally lived here had left.

The emergency medical team and the support team have also been cancelled. The task of those who remain is to take care of and protect the wounded here for the next two weeks... no, for the remaining ten days.

Over the past two weeks, the number of wounded has decreased, while the number of ninjas being transferred away has increased...

Mokumu Kōdō is now in charge of the temporary sanatorium, Akaishi has been assigned to the patrol team, and Ranmai is in the medical team.

After all, the remaining wounded are mainly recuperating and don't really need stitches.

That day, Akaishi, Minato, and Tsuru went out on patrol together, covering the eastern part of Shizuohara Mountain—currently, the entire temporary sanatorium only maintained two patrol teams, one responsible for the east and one for the west…

The patrol went smoothly.

but……

An hour after Akaishi and his two companions returned, the other patrol team still hadn't come back!