Konoha: The Innately Evil Uchiha

Chapter 37 Quan, you must be strong.

A moment later.

"Hehe, smells good!"

Uchiha Nanfeng wore a simple, honest smile as he held the roasted wild boar meat that Yin Yue had forced on him and began to gnaw on it with relish, his mouth dripping with oil.

He suddenly realized that the wild boar meat cut by the divine weapon was different; it seemed to have improved several levels in taste.

Nanfeng originally wanted to stand up and say something, but Yinyue thought he was hungry, so she expressionlessly stuffed a piece of roasted wild boar meat into his mouth.

Nanfeng was touched by Yinyue's kindness to him and started eating roasted wild boar meat, completely forgetting what he was supposed to do earlier.

The rest of the Uchiha, including Mikoto, Nono, and Kurenai, also got their share of the barbecue.

This time, Tamao didn't end up only eating roasted rabbit heads and rabbit butts like last time.

However, Tamao kept circling around Yinyue with the roasted wild boar's trotter in his hand, looking around here and there.

Yin Yue did not reject Tamao's childlike behavior. He simply finished eating the barbecue and wiped his hands clean with a tissue.

The campfire was burning brightly.

Having witnessed Yin Yue's incredible Wind Release swordsmanship, and with a hearty meal, the Uchiha's fatigue gradually subsided.

The sorrow in everyone's hearts gradually faded.

What puzzled them was...

After Captain Yinyue finished practicing his swordsmanship, his expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't exerted himself much. On the contrary, their bodies felt as if they had been thoroughly cleaned, leaving them somewhat weak.

Everyone's appetite increased significantly.

Eating wild boar is a piece of cake.

Seeing that Tamao had been circling around several times, Uchiha Nanfeng said irritably, "Can't you stop and take a break?"

Tamao said dejectedly:

"Don't you want to know where our eldest brother usually hides his treasures?"

The scene of Yin Yue flipping her wrist, causing the space to tremble, and retracting the black sword Dark Moon left a deep impression on Tamao.

Everyone was naturally curious.

Then he looked at Yinyue.

Yin Yue remained expressionless, showing no inclination to explain anything about the black blade or the "space ninjutsu".

Since he didn't say anything, the Uchiha clan members naturally didn't dare to ask any more questions.

wow——

Yin Yue took the border map she had bought in Kikyo City from Nan Feng, spread it on the grass by the campfire, and determined their current location.

The map is very detailed.

Forests, streams, lakes, and mountains are all marked with distances, directions, and even place name annotations.

The Uchiha defector squad was currently located at the foot of Mount Katsuragi near Mount Kikyo. In this mountain, there was a small ninja village called "Tsuchigumo Village".

It is an ally of Konoha.

Continue northwest.

Beyond Gecheng Mountain lies Xufu Mountain, a place of rugged terrain, primeval forests, and abundant natural treasures and rare medicinal herbs.

Go back there.

It is a valley of punishment that is shrouded in mist all year round, with extremely low visibility. It is said that even Jonin can get lost if they enter it. The terrain is complex and extremely dangerous. Entering it means that there is a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.

The Uchiha clan members, along with Kurenai Yuhi and Nono, gathered around the Moon Drinker and the map.

Quan curled up and squatted opposite Yin Yue. Her small body was surrounded by her tribesmen, making her feel very safe.

She blinked her big eyes, followed Yin Yue's gaze to the map, and asked curiously:

"Captain, is our final destination a small country near the Land of Earth?"

Beyond the Valley of Sanctions lies the most chaotic region in the ninja world – a small, inhabited area.

"Yes, try to move as close to that side as possible."

Yinyue said calmly.

Nonou breathed a sigh of relief, raised her hand to adjust her glasses, and knew that the person she was tasked with assassinating would come from the Land of Earth.

In this way, she can continue to follow the group.

After speaking...

Yin Yue carefully put away the map and handed it to Nan Feng. Knowing the purpose of their trip, everyone felt much more at ease.

At least they know where to go, which reduces their sense of uncertainty.

Yin Yue looked up towards the direction of Gecheng Mountain.

Everyone looked together.

Under the moonlight, three forks in the road leading up the mountain can be vaguely seen; the forest at night is quiet and deep.

"A multiple-choice question..." A thought flashed through Yin Yue's mind, and she immediately looked at Quan, who was playing with a torch behind her, and asked, "Which direction should we go next?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, not understanding why the captain would ask such a frail young girl as Quan about such a crucial matter.

Caught off guard by the sudden question, Quan put down the torch in her hand. As if remembering something, her cheeks turned bright red in the firelight, like apples.

Quan stammered, "I...I think all three paths are viable!"

She chuckled inwardly.

This time I learned my lesson.

All three paths were chosen.

If we throw the problem back at it, surely there won't be any more problems, right?

Yin Yue thought for a moment, then said to the people behind her:

"All three routes are potentially dangerous. Let's take the middle mountain path and rest. We'll set off in the latter half of the night. Everyone, be prepared for battle!"

The Uchiha clan members looked thoughtfully at Izumi, whose cheeks were flushed red, and who seemed at a loss for what to do.

Although they knew that Quan was a bit strange, they didn't think he could be used as a reference standard for marching!

Mikoto also looked at Izumi with curiosity, unaware of some of the rumors surrounding the girl.

Quan Liu's eyebrows drooped, her lips pouted, and she protested in a pitiful voice:

"Captain Yinyue... if we had taken the waterway last time, we probably wouldn't have encountered an ambush."

She was still somewhat conflicted that Yin Yue hadn't adopted her suggestion, believing that was the root cause of their bitter struggle.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Yin Yue, as they all knew about this matter.

Yin Yue's lips curled up slightly.

He didn't want to bring up Izumi's sore spot, but since she chose to expose herself...

Drinking the moon, I looked up at the red sunset.

The Uchiha clan members and Izumi were puzzled.

Kurenai thought for a moment, composed herself, and organized her thoughts before slowly explaining:

"That night, the Konoha Jonin who were chasing you all laid an explosive tag trap in the waters outside Kikyo Castle, enough to kill you three or four times over."

If you enter the bomb zone rashly...

Those present today.

It will definitely be half less.

Later, I separated from them and went back to that body of water alone to dismantle all the explosive tag traps and ninja tool traps.

This is one of the reasons why I arrived at the refugee village late and was unable to stop their acts of cruelty in time.

"Ah, I chose... wrong again!" Quan was struck dumb upon hearing this, frozen in place, overwhelmed with shame.

So that was that night.

Her proposal was so deadly!

The Uchiha members gasped, looking at Izumi in disbelief, their expressions gradually becoming complex.

They certainly wouldn't dislike the spring.

I just feel that...

This is too bizarre.

Mikoto didn't seem to mind; it was just a wrong choice, and ninja marching was perfectly normal.

Nonou also disagreed.

Yinyue heard about this from her while she was carrying Hong on her back.

Yinyue knows.

Izumi's suggestion was actually fine; she made the judgment based on the premise that the pursuit team had not caught up with the Uchiha escape team.

However, the most common tactic used by ninjas is not to catch up with their target and immediately engage in battle.

Ninjas are better at and prefer to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, gather intelligence, and launch well-prepared ambushes.

"snort……"

Quan pouted and grumbled, looking like he'd just died. He silently turned his back to everyone and squatted by the campfire, poking at the embers with firewood.

The Uchiha clan now regards Izumi as their youngest sister and can't bear to see her so sad.

Nanfeng approached the little girl, gently patted her shoulder, and comforted her.

"Izumi, you're just having bad luck!"

Then, the Uchiha members came over one after another to pat them on the shoulder and comfort them:

"Yes, yes, Izumi, it's not your fault."

"Quan, you must be strong!"

Land Acquisition

A sudden voice exclaimed in surprise:

"This is a good thing!!"

PS: Progress update.

There's one more small plot point left before the escape ends, followed by a climax, and then we can move on to the next stage.

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