The Master of Konoha's Legacy

Hinata Chiaki raised her hand, reaching into her thick bangs to stroke the caged bird mark.

Is there not even a possibility of abandoning everything and eloping?

A caged bird...a constraint it can never escape.

Only death can bring liberation.

But the world of the dead has no Tu Nan Jun.

Thinking of this, Hyuga Chiyu slightly shifted her gaze to Uchiha Tonan's back.

Tu Nan, even if I die, I will go with you.

Two white doves are perched on a large tree outside the window.

Uchiha Tonan witnessed everything that had happened between the two of them.

Although I don't know what they said, I can guess pretty much what they said.

Hyuga Chiryu has basically been abandoned by Uchiha Tonan.

All he thinks about is romance all day long, and he wastes so much of his time going out to eat with her.

It's about giving her enough hope so that she has the courage to compete with Uchiha Mina.

But she didn't want to work hard to cultivate.

Judging from his current appearance, he seems somewhat dejected.

This reserve of food is now useless; we can only hope for Uchiha Mina.

After all, judging from Uchiha Mina's condition, she must really like that kitten.

Wait until she pours enough emotion into the kitten.

Uchiha Tonan planned to find a suitable opportunity to kill that cat before the Third Shinobi World War began.

This might allow Uchiha Mina to awaken a high-level Sharingan.

[Chapter 22: Qian Ling's Pact to Ruthlessly Destroy the Cat]

In the following days, Hyuga Chiryu never came to see Uchiha Tonan again.

He sat in his seat every day in a daze, silently staring at Uchiha Tonan with a sickly gaze.

He was as still as a corpse.

This made Uchiha Tonan feel very uncomfortable.

"Qianling, have you been resting poorly lately?"

Hyuga Chiyu numbly turned her head to look at Asuma, who had a concerned expression on his face.

He paused for a moment, then gave a pale smile and beckoned to Asuma with his finger.

Asuma's eyes lit up, and he leaned closer.

"Asuma, do you like me?"

Hyuga Chiharu's voice was slightly hoarse, but to Asuma it sounded like heavenly music.

"I...hehe..." Asuma scratched his head sheepishly.

Happiness came so suddenly that I was momentarily speechless.

"Can you do me a favor?"

Asuma patted his chest and said, "No problem, with me, Asuma, on the job, there's nothing I can't do."

Hyuga Chiharu's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling expression. She whispered:

"Find an opportunity to kill the cat that Mina is keeping."

"Uh..." Asuma was suddenly speechless.

"Just kidding." Hinata Chiharu's expression changed as if she had suddenly changed, and a smile reappeared on her face.

Asuma breathed a sigh of relief, looking embarrassed, and said, "Haha...you scared me, well..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hyuga Chiharu handed Asuma a note and said:

"Please give this note to Tu Nan-kun, and don't peek at it."

"no problem."

Asma took the note without giving it much thought.

After all, everyone in the class knew that Uchiha Tonan and Uchiha Mina were a couple.

Approaching Uchiha Tonan, he placed the note in front of him and said:

"Qianling asked me to give this to you."

Uchiha Tonan took the note and opened it. It read:

Tu Nan Jun, I'd like to have a private talk with you.

See you tomorrow night at 9 PM, at the waterfall east of Fire Shadow Rock.

After reading it, Uchiha Tonan turned to look at Hyuga Chiryu and nodded to her.

A smile appeared on Hyuga Chiharu's pale face.

To be honest, Uchiha Tonan really didn't want to waste his time playing these ridiculous love stories with two kids.

But to become a good hunter, one must always remember to camouflage before showing one's fangs.

The next day.

Today is October 6th.

It was also his weekly day off, during which Sakumo Hatake rested at home.

Uchiha Tonan naturally wouldn't waste such a precious time.

Early in the morning, he went to the Hatake residence to receive training from Sakumo Hatake alongside Kakashi.

He didn't return home until evening. After dinner, he went to the training grounds north of the Uchiha clan's territory to instruct Uchiha Mina on her training.

At this moment, outside the Uchiha clan's territory, Hyuga Chiyu walked over carrying a bag of cat food.

"Little guy, this is Uchiha clan territory. What are you doing here?" Two patrolmen saw Hyuga Chiyu and stopped him.

Like a frightened kitten, Hyuga Chiharu lowered her head, her face flushed, and said weakly:

"I...I came to find Mina to go with...Hey...Hey..."

One of the patrolmen glanced over and saw the cat food that Hyuga Chiharu was carrying, and said impatiently:

"Feeding the cat, huh?"

Hinata Chiharu nodded weakly and said, "Mmm~"

The patrol officers clearly didn't think a child of that age posed any danger, and waved them on, saying, "Go on in."

Hyuga Chiharu nodded, then suddenly remembered something and looked pitifully at the patrol officers, saying:

"Uncle...this is my first time here...I don't know the way...but..."

"No, I have to patrol, I don't have time to lead the way for you."

Mina's house is over there; there are two cherry blossom trees in front of her house.

The patrolman pointed impatiently and then walked away.

"Thank you." Hyuga Chiharu bowed deeply to the backs of the two figures, then walked in the direction the patrolmen had indicated.

Soon, Hyuga Chiyu arrived at Uchiha Mina's house.

Mina Uchiha's parents died in World War II, and she became an orphan at a very young age.

Before he started school, the clan even assigned him a guardian.

However, after Uchiha Mina was admitted to the Ninja Academy, her guardian was removed.

At this moment, there was no one in Uchiha Mina's house except for a snow-white kitten resting on the floor in front of the door.

"Squeak~"

The wooden gate to the courtyard was ajar.

After all, this is Uchiha clan territory, and unless people are away for a long time, they usually just close their house doors and don't lock the courtyard gates.

When Xiang Qianling opened the courtyard gate that day, the kitten immediately became alert.

With a "whoosh," he hid behind a pillar, peeking out half his head to observe.

But when they saw that the person who came was Hyuga Chiyu, especially since Hyuga Chiyu was carrying cat food in her hand.

The kitten instantly lowered its guard and trotted out happily.

The main reason is that Mina Uchiha takes her kitten with her to and from school every day.

The kitten is only left alone at home when training with Uchiha Tonan.

The kitten had spent a long time at school, so it naturally remembered Hinata Chiharu and wasn't afraid.

"Meow~"

As soon as Hyuga Chiyu stepped into the courtyard, she saw the kitten run to her feet and rub its head against her trouser leg.

The cat's round eyes remained fixed on the cat food that Hinata Chiharu was carrying.

However, Hyuga Chiyu remained unmoved by the kitten's affectionate behavior, simply gazing down at it quietly with indifferent eyes.

The kitten wanted to eat cat food, but when that didn't work, it had to try another way to be affectionate.

In its memory, it always got delicious food as long as it acted cute.

The kitten immediately lay down on the ground, rolled over, revealing its snow-white belly, and wiggled around.

It's as if it's saying: Come and suck me, please don't be shy about me.

Hinata Chiharu's lips gradually curved into a smile, and she said softly, "So obedient."

When the kitten saw the woman in front of it smile, it thought it would soon be able to eat a new flavor of cat food, so it wiggled even more vigorously.

Suddenly, a shadow blocked the kitten's view.