Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 81 Leaving the Village

The next morning, it was not yet six o'clock.

The sky was still barely light, slightly blurry. Even the rising sun had only just peeked out from behind the clouds.

As a result, a pale white light appeared on the eastern horizon, and the earth gradually brightened.

At the entrance to the Uchiha clan's residence, beneath the red torii gate.

At this moment, three young men and women were gathered together. They were Toshiro and his two companions, who had come together to prepare for their mission outside the village.

Unlike most mission teams that prefer to gather at the main gate of Konoha Village.

The entire Uchiha clan's Shigemasa squad chose to assemble at the entrance of their clan's residence.

While this made things easier for all the team members, it also brought about some different consequences.

"Kasan! Don't worry! It's just a small task. With Professor Shigemasa leading the way, there won't be any problems!"

Uchiha Tetsuya, who was just over ten years old, never expected that his mother would come to see him off. He seemed a little awkward.

"I'm not a child anymore. I can protect myself well, so please don't worry!"

The single mother who had met Toshiro once before was standing a little distance away from him and Homura, along with Uchiha Tetsuya.

Zhe, who was chattering away, explained to his mother that this mission was just a minor C-rank mission, completely devoid of any danger. He was trying to reassure his mother not to worry too much about him going out on a mission.

"Besides, after two weeks of special training, I'm a completely different person now. My strength is far greater. Even facing a Chunin wouldn't be a problem at all!"

He assured his mother while patting his chest, appearing nonchalant and making a grand promise.

Uchiha Tetsuya was completely oblivious. As he mentioned facing a Chunin, his mother, who was already looking worried, became even more ashen-faced.

The worry in his eyes was impossible to hide.

"Zhe! Promise Mom that when you're on a mission, you'll follow Mr. Chongzheng's instructions. Get along well with your teammates, discuss things with them, and don't act recklessly on your own..."

Knowing her son's reckless nature all too well, the single mother couldn't bear to leave him unattended. She hugged her ten-year-old son, who was already up to her shoulder and looked remarkably like her husband, and gave him earnest advice.

As she gave her instructions, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

She was genuinely afraid, worried that her son would follow in his father's footsteps and go on a mission after saying goodbye to her.

When they returned, all they found were her husband's headband and the death notice; they couldn't even find his body.

In this ninja world, she, who did not become a ninja, had a relatively low status.

She herself was a traditional woman with a somewhat weak personality, and she was unable to stop her son from becoming a ninja.

She now deeply regrets her past actions. She regrets not firmly refusing her son's request to become a ninja.

"Promise me, Zhe, you absolutely must come back safely!"

"Mom! Now you're all I have!"

Holding her son, a single mother, she kept murmuring to herself. Tears streamed down her face, soaking the boy's shirt.

Faced with his mother, this sudden outburst of emotion left the boy, Uchiha Tetsuya, momentarily stiff.

I felt the dampness on my shoulder, my mother's slightly trembling body, and the suppressed sobs.

Having never encountered such a situation before, he was momentarily flustered and unsure how to respond. He simply stood there blankly, letting his mother vent her emotions.

Sensing his mother's unease, the boy hesitated for a while before offering a few words of comfort:

"Don't worry, Kassan. I will definitely come back safely and won't leave you alone!"

Seemingly sensing his mother's deep worry, the usually carefree boy, unusually quick-witted, gently patted his mother's back and said:

"This mission is just to deal with some ordinary bandits. They don't even use chakra, so there won't be any danger!"

He seemed to know that his few words of comfort would not be enough to calm his mother's worries.

He didn't care about any mission confidentiality regulations anymore.

He revealed some details of the mission to his mother.

The mission targets are ninjas or samurai who use chakra, and ordinary people who cannot use chakra. The difference in their levels of danger is enormous, to say the least.

Upon seeing his mother and learning about the mission's objectives, Uchiha Tetsuya's emotions calmed down, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

As for leaking mission information, he didn't care at all.

Meanwhile, Toshiro and Homura, who were standing to the side, possessed exceptional senses and hearing due to their ninja backgrounds.

After learning that his companion had leaked some details of the mission to non-mission personnel, he didn't try to stop or report his companion. This is one of the advantages of teaming up with family members.

We're all from the same family, and no one would report their own companions or clansmen over such a trivial matter.

We're all from the same family; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say we're related. We see each other every day, so there's absolutely no need for that kind of "extra" connection.

If this act of leaking ninja mission information were to occur in any other ordinary ninja team, it would be extremely dangerous for Uchiha Tetsuya.

Once a teammate reports it, a lot of trouble will follow.

At best, they'll be invited in for questioning by the secret service or the root of the organization.

There will inevitably be a long lecture on ideology, and it depends on whether your mentor says a few good words for you.

If you're unlucky, you might encounter a gloomy, high-ranking ninja instructor, or someone who doesn't know how to behave...

Becoming cannon fodder, dying silently in any mission, is entirely possible.

The profession of ninja, which relies on killing as its primary means, is extremely cruel, a far cry from the warm and tender portrayal in TV dramas.

This is why, after the "White Fang Incident" broke out, Toshiro was able to determine that someone was behind it all just by hearing the news.

Intelligence secrecy is of paramount importance for ninjas. The fact that even a ninja of Hatake Sakumo's caliber could have his mission fail and cause such significant losses, and that such information could still be leaked, speaks volumes about the sinister secrets behind it.

If there's nothing fishy going on, or if someone's pulling the strings behind the scenes, then something fishy is definitely going on.

(End of this chapter)