Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 74 Bottom Line

"Understood!" x3

Hearing that he wouldn't have to do these annoying, low-level tasks...

The three people who had just walked out of the Hokage Building answered in unison.

Especially Uchiha Tetsuya, whose excitement was palpable. He clenched his fist and jumped three feet high, forgetting even the scars on his face.

"This is also the main reason why you are graduating early!"

"After more than a month of working together, you've developed some understanding and rapport."

"It's time for you guys to get some special training!"

Seeing the energetic answers from his three disciples, Uchiha Shigemasa looked at them solemnly. His expression was the most serious he had ever shown since the team was formed.

He had no choice but to take it seriously.

According to intelligence gathered by the family, the prices of war-related materials such as food, iron, and medicine have been rising recently.

Ninjas from other countries have infiltrated the borders of various nations, further escalating border tensions. All of this foreshadows an impending Ninja World War.

The upbringing of these children can no longer be as casual as before.

"It's getting late, so let's meet at the family training ground at six o'clock tomorrow morning!"

"Get ready, this special training won't be like the Ninja Academy, where you can pass it easily!"

After saying this, Uchiha Shigemasa disappeared in a flash, leaving his three disciples behind.

Having just received their reward, the three parted ways without lingering.

[It seems the situation is getting increasingly dire; otherwise, Professor Shigemasa wouldn't be in such a hurry to give them special training!]

Wandering aimlessly through the streets of Konoha, Toshiro couldn't help but think. He still felt a slight sense of uncertainty about the impending war.

As a white-collar worker in a peaceful city in his previous life, war, death, and killing were things that were incredibly far removed from him.

Although I have gained some superficial understanding through literature, movies, and the internet, this understanding remains only on the surface. The pain and sorrow that one must personally experience are completely unknown.

And after becoming a ninja.

They have doubts about whether they can kill someone else's husband, wife, children, or parents with a clear conscience.

His soul was ultimately just that of a modern urban white-collar worker, and these things were inconsistent with his values. Until the very last moment, he would never understand his true nature.

Four years was enough time for him to gain a thorough understanding of the ninja profession.

The ninja profession begins at the ninja academy, where they are trained on how to kill their fellow ninjas, whether ordinary people or ninjas, with greater precision and effectiveness.

The primary objective is to complete the tasks assigned by the village.

Abandoning personal thoughts and feelings, they lurk in dark corners, enduring loneliness and solitude. Like a cold weapon, they ruthlessly harvest lives.

How could he accept such a dehumanizing and perverse profession with a clear conscience?

The history of ninjas is a history of slaughter and war!

As he thought about this, Toshiro also set a code of conduct for himself in his heart.

If the perpetrators are ruthless bandits or rogue ninjas who enjoy killing, he will not hesitate to raise his weapon and kill them.

If he were on the battlefield, he would not hesitate to kill the enemy for his own safety. In war, life and death are left to fate. While this is a comforting saying, he believes it holds some truth; the battlefield is a chaotic place with far too many uncontrollable factors.

He's not the saintly type either.

However, when facing children of similar age to himself, he would still show mercy while ensuring his own safety.

Regardless, pointing his weapon at those young children was completely at odds with his values ​​from his previous life.

As a human being with feelings, it's always best to leave yourself some boundaries!

Just like the ninja way in this world, when faced with choices that go against one's own nature, it can guide one's own direction. It prevents one's heart from falling into confusion and becoming numb.

Don't underestimate this point.

Countless ninjas have repeatedly trampled on their own bottom line and gone against their own nature.

It slowly became like a cold machine.

They would mechanically accept orders, kill the target, complete the mission, and then die silently in one of those missions.

"You idiot, do you even realize that if the teacher hadn't intervened in time, Reiko would have died from the fall!"

As Toshiro was pondering, three people walked towards him from the intersection ahead. Judging from their attire, they were a regular mission team from Konoha.

At that moment, a boy of about 12 years old in the team was angrily berating a white-haired kid for failing to help him.

Beside him stood a girl of similar age. Her eyes were bloodshot, her face pale, and she looked utterly terrified, as if she had just experienced a great shock.

At the front of the group, a middle-aged ninja, around 30 years old and wearing a green vest, walked forward expressionlessly, seemingly oblivious to the arguing behind him.

"The first rule of ninjas is that, at all times, a ninja's primary goal is to complete their mission."

Faced with his companion's accusations, the white-haired kid remained expressionless, not even raising his head.

He responded in a lukewarm tone.

"Mission! Mission! All you care about is the mission! You were right there when Reiko fell off the cliff. You ignored it and kept going with your mission!"

"Do you think your comrades are less important than the mission? You cold-blooded monster!" The boy was clearly dissatisfied with the white-haired brat's answer.

His expression changed from anger to rage.

His face also became more gloomy due to the change in his emotions.

Even the tone of voice changed from accusation to scolding.

Even the girl next to him had recovered from the terrifying experience and looked at the white-haired boy with a wronged expression, hoping he could give her an explanation.

"A ninja's primary mission is to complete the mission. My actions were not wrong."

"A ninja must always maintain emotional stability. You are too agitated, violating the fifth rule of the ninja code."

"If left unchecked, it will be very easy for the enemy to find a weakness during future missions, leading to your death and mission failure!"

Faced with accusations and insults from his companions.

The white-haired youth's expression and tone remained calm and composed. He even pointed out that the other person's loss of emotional control would affect their future life and mission.

(End of this chapter)