The Master of Konoha's Legacy

Uchiha Tonan did not answer Asuma's question, but instead asked with a smile:

"Asuma, I'd like to ask you a question."

"What is it?" Asuma's hands kept grabbing at the insects clinging to his body.

Uchiha Tonan tilted his head and asked, "Besides Shinnosuke-senpai, who does the Hokage admire the most?"

Asuma frowned, somewhat displeased that Uchiha Tonan was speaking so loudly; what if he attracted the enemy?

He immediately lowered his voice and said, "Of course it's Lord Orochimaru."

The old man said that Orochimaru was his most prized disciple.

Uchiha Tonan nodded in sudden realization and murmured, "It seems that the Hokage cares a lot about the succession of his mantle."

His eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile played on his lips:

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts. To express my gratitude, I will personally see you off."

"Shu~"

Before Asuma could speak, a flash of white light appeared, and Asuma's head rolled to the ground.

The next instant, a flock of dark, ferocious birds flew in from all directions, some circling Asma's head, others surging into the tree hole.

Uchiha Tonan took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the bloodstains from the chakra dagger, sighing, "Indeed, in a group of three, there is always something to learn."

After saying that, Uchiha Tonan sheathed his chakra short sword.

Heading towards the City of Fire, his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

In the forest, only the sound of tearing could be heard continuously.

[Chapter 96. The Aftermath of Vanishing in the Dense Forest]

After a cup of tea's time.

"Zzzzz~"

Lightning suddenly flashed in the dim forest.

Uchiha Tonan's eyes flashed rapidly with the three-tomoe of his eyes, and his body suddenly stopped, maintaining his forward-leaning posture, his right hand tightly gripping the chakra short blade.

Behind him, a pitcher plant was cut in half, its upper half slowly sliding down...

In a short while, the lower part of the pitcher plant burrowed into the soil.

Uchiha Tonan stood up, waited quietly for a while, then put away his chakra dagger and disappeared.

"Whew~ That scared me to death."

In the distance, a plant splits open in the middle, revealing its black and white upper body.

"He almost chopped my head off. How did he even find out? When did the Sharingan become so monstrous?"

"He didn't notice; he just came back to take a look out of caution."

"Despicable, despicable, how could the Uchiha clan produce such a treacherous and despicable fellow?"

Lord Madara has misjudged the situation.

"Come on."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jue immediately disappeared underground.

In the blink of an eye, a short chakra blade imbued with both wind and lightning attributes descended from the sky, plunging heavily into the spot where Zetsu had just appeared.

Blades of wind flew and arcs of electricity flashed, illuminating the dim forest.

A powerful burst of wind and lightning chakra suddenly erupted, blasting a deep crater in the ground.

A few breaths later, Uchiha Tonan arrived at the spot, pulled out his chakra dagger, and muttered, "What a pity, he still managed to escape."

After saying that, Uchiha Tonan shook his head, sighed, and turned to run towards the City of Fire.

The forest fell silent once more.

Ten minutes later...

"Zzzzz~"

"Boom~"

In the forest, lightning flashed, and swathes of trees were cut in half.

"Why hasn't this guy left yet? Ugh, what's that smelling so awful? Is it a fart?"

"This is poison. I told you not to show your face, but you still came back to check."

"Oh!"

Uchiha Tonan coldly sheathed his chakra dagger.

Looking at the mushroom cloud rising in front of me, I felt a slight pang of regret.

Poison, traps, and explosive tags were all useless.

The other party's perception range is indeed a bit too large.

The time it took Uchiha Tonan to rush in from outside the range of his perception was enough for his opponent to escape.

As long as Zetsu doesn't show himself, even if Uchiha Tonan possesses both the Wind Whisper and Byakugan's dual senses, he won't be able to detect him.

Even after it emerges, you can't see the white eyes; you can only roughly judge by the wind whispers and the sense of air movement.

For Uchiha Tonan, Zetsu posed a significant potential threat.

Of course, this only applies to the initial stage.

"Yin-Yang Release... It seems I'll need to learn the sealing technique before I can deal with you."

At dawn, the sky was just breaking through the darkness, and the daylight slowly pushed the darkness towards the horizon, scattering light across the earth.

The children in the North City Guard's Mansion opened their sleepy eyes and saw that sunlight had already crept into their rooms through the gaps in the curtains, so they stretched comfortably.

Uchiha Tonan pushed open the door to the room, glanced at the children still lying in bed, and said gently, "Don't stay in bed, it's time for breakfast."

"Onii-san~"

"Onii-san~"

......

Upon hearing Uchiha Tonan's voice, a group of children were overjoyed and quickly jumped out of bed, running to his side.

Uchiha Tonan hugged each of them and urged, "Hurry up and go wash up and eat. I made breakfast myself today."

"Okay~" The children were very well-behaved, and they lined up obediently to wash up.

They have been living happily these days, and the psychological shadows from the previous period have gradually faded away, replaced by the innocence of childhood.

A little while later, in another room, Uchiha Tonan sat quietly watching the children eat breakfast.

It was as if he were looking at his own offspring, his eyes filled with doting affection.

After the children had almost finished eating, Uchiha Tonan coughed lightly.

He gently stroked the head of the child next to him and said:

"I need to go on a business trip for a while."

During this time, I will ask Masaki-sama to help look after you.

"You all need to behave and keep up the chakra refining process, understand?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cheerful atmosphere immediately fell silent, and the children all pouted.

In their hearts, Uchiha Tonan was the one who rescued them from danger, and during this time he took great care of them.

The children have developed a dependence on him and are used to having him around every day.

To them, Uchiha Tonan was already like family.

Although the children were reluctant to part with him, they were well-behaved and sensible, knowing that Uchiha Tonan was doing something important and that they shouldn't hinder him.

So none of them tried to persuade or coax them to stay.

Seeing how sensible they were, Uchiha Tonan smiled gently.

Then he slowly got up and walked outside.

"Onii-san!"

Just as he reached the door, Uchiha Tonan heard the children shouting behind him.

He suddenly stopped, turned around, smiled slightly, squatted down, and opened his arms.

A group of children rushed to Uchiha Tonan, hugged him one by one, and then said goodbye reluctantly.

Now that Shinnosuke and Asuma are both dead, Uchiha Tonan, as the sole survivor of the Fire City trip, will face a lot of trouble going back.

Only after everything has stabilized and the orphanage has been rebuilt can these children be brought to Konoha.

After leaving the North City Guard Office, Uchiha Tonan sought out the Inspector General, Fukuda Masaki.

At this time, Masaki Fukuda was extremely busy.

With the daimyo murdered and martial law declared in the Fire Capital, many responsibilities fell on his shoulders.

Fukuda Masaki was engrossed in his work at his desk, not even looking up, and said, "The situation in the Land of Fire is quite serious right now. As a Konoha ninja, I advise you to stay in the manor and not come out."

Shinnosuke and Asuma's repeated betrayals have alienated the officials of the Land of Fire from the ninja of Konoha.

Of course, no one came to cause trouble for Uchiha Tonan.

After all, Uchiha Tonan has always had an excellent reputation among the people.

Moreover, Abe no Seimei came from the Northern City Guard, so there might be some connection between them.

Fukuda Masaki and Uchiha Tonan joined forces to make a great contribution to the prosperity and stability of the Fire City.

The two had a close relationship, so Fukuda Masaki naturally took good care of Uchiha Tonan.

We are currently under martial law, so I'm just kindly reminding Uchiha Tonan.

Uchiha Tonan calmly took out six sealing scrolls from his ninja tool pouch and placed them on the table, saying:

"Lord Masaki, I'm leaving now."