The Master of Konoha's Legacy

In the distance, a massive shadow loomed, as if it would swallow the entire forest whole.

Meanwhile, a furious Uchiha Mina was running through the jungle.

Soon, Uchiha Mina arrived at the waterfall.

However, the environment was too dark for Uchiha Mina to see clearly.

I took two steps forward and then realized that I seemed to have stepped on something.

He bent down and picked up the things on the ground.

"These are...that bitch's clothes."

Mina Uchiha frowned, her nostrils twitched slightly, she sniffed twice, and muttered:

"Why does it smell like barbecue?"

Uchiha Mina took two steps following the scent, then suddenly froze on the spot.

A chilling coldness shot up my spine and down to the back of my head.

Not far away, a naked, headless female corpse lay on the ground.

About five or six meters away from the female corpse lay a charred head, its original features unrecognizable, and the surrounding ground was scorched black.

“This is…” Uchiha Mina looked down at the clothes in her hands and swallowed.

I roughly guessed that the deceased was Hyuga Chiharu.

Although this wasn't the first time Uchiha Mina had seen a dead body, a chill still ran through her in this environment.

She must have been bathing in the river below the waterfall.

Who could have made her kill her before she even had a chance to put on her clothes?

In this situation, was the head cut off first, and then the skull burned away using fire jutsu?

Has that person left? Could he be a ninja from an enemy village?

Or perhaps it's a monstrous ninja lurking in the village.

I heard from an older woman in my clan that people used to be caught peeping at the bathhouse quite often...

Mina Uchiha imagined all sorts of things, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. She quickly dropped the clothes she was holding and ran towards Konoha Village.

The road was littered with broken branches and withered leaves, which creaked underfoot as Uchiha Mina ran at top speed.

She planned to tell the security detail about it.

Although Uchiha Mina hated Hyuga Chiyu, Hyuga Chiyu had already been killed.

Furthermore, it is highly likely that he was murdered by spies from an enemy village. As a member of Konoha, I must report this situation immediately.

It's good that she's dead; that bitch can no longer have designs on Tu Nan Jun.

Luckily I arrived late, otherwise I might have been killed along with her.

Mina Uchiha thought to herself.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Mina Uchiha as she ran.

Their pace slowed down.

Why didn't she let me come directly from the beginning, but instead made me go to the classroom to get the note?

She's stalling for time!

She must have made plans with other people beforehand.

That person......

Tu Nan Jun!

[Chapter 25. Mina becomes suspicious and lowers her guard]

Mina Uchiha stopped in her tracks, opened her palm, looked at the note in her hand, and felt a cold sweat soak her back.

“How could that be? There’s no reason for Tu Nan to kill her.” Uchiha Mina shook her head, rejecting the idea.

He continued running faster toward Konoha Village, but he always felt like there was a thorn stuck in his heart.

I started to keep replaying what happened today in my mind.

Suddenly, Uchiha Mina noticed something was wrong and stopped in her tracks.

Today, after Tu Nanjun and I parted ways at the training ground, he went in a different direction than usual.

He walked in this direction!

Judging from the marks at the scene, the bitch's head must have been charred by the fireball.

Tu Nan-kun knows this ninjutsu.

If someone had intended to kill her in the first place, her body shouldn't be in that spot; it should be on the shore.

As a girl, the first thing I notice when I see a stranger is their clothes.

In other words, she walked to that spot completely naked.

"Gurgle~"

Mina Uchiha swallowed hard, forcing herself not to let her mind wander.

Just as Uchiha Mina was about to continue walking, a figure suddenly appeared on the road ahead.

Bathed in moonlight, Uchiha Mina couldn't make out who it was.

I could only vaguely make out that a man who wasn't very tall was facing away from me, and that a bird was perched on the man's shoulder.

Mina Uchiha felt her blood suddenly turn cold, her legs trembled, and she could not walk.

The fear in my heart spread throughout my body.

Just then, the person slowly turned his head.

A pair of blood-red eyes shone in the darkness, with three tomoe-like patterns swirling within them.

Uchiha Mina's eyes widened in horror, and she instinctively opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out.

But he lost his voice in extreme fear.

"Tap, tap..."

The man walked towards Uchiha Mina step by step, each step seemingly treading on Uchiha Mina's heart.

As the distance between the two gradually closed, Uchiha Mina was able to see the face of the person who had just arrived.

It was Uchiha Tonan.

Uchiha Tonan, carrying a vegetable basket, said with a refined and approachable smile:

"Mina, I didn't expect to run into you here. Are you here for a picnic too?"

After saying that, he lifted the vegetable basket in his hand.

The basket was filled with all sorts of wild ingredients.

"Yes...yes, Tu...Tu Nan-kun."

Mina Uchiha smiled stiffly, cold sweat pouring down her forehead.

Uchiha Tonan smiled, narrowing his eyes, and gently patted the white dove on his shoulder, saying:

"Little guy, go find your own food."

"Coo-coo~" the white dove cooed, then spread its wings and flew into the forest.

Immediately afterwards, Uchiha Tonan reached out and gently grasped Uchiha Mina's fist, which was holding the note, and said softly:

"You're in luck today, you're in for a treat."

Mina Uchiha's mind went blank at that moment, and she had long forgotten to resist. She was just being pulled forward by Tonan Uchiha.

Soon, the two arrived at an open space.

In the center of the open space, a campfire was burning, and an iron pot was supported by stones above the fire.

Uchiha Tonan pulled Uchiha Mina to sit down in front of the campfire, and then poured the ingredients from the vegetable basket into the pot to cook.

The firelight cast flickering light on Uchiha Tonan's face.

The face that was once impeccable in Uchiha Mina's eyes now looked so sinister and terrifying.

However, Uchiha Tonan did not make any strange moves, but simply looked calmly at the campfire and said:

“I used the living expenses my parents left me when they went to war to buy books.”

When there was no food, I often went out into the forest alone for a picnic.

By this time, Uchiha Mina had recovered and tentatively asked, "Tunan-kun, there's something I want to ask you."

"Ask away."

"What do you think of Qian Ling?" Uchiha Mina was tense, ready to run at any moment if she sensed anything was wrong.

However, Uchiha Tonan showed no sign of anything amiss, casually saying as he stirred the food in the pot with his chopsticks:

"Didn't I tell you? I've always treated her like a younger sister."

To be honest, she is indeed quite cute, but my mind isn't on her.

"Phew~" Uchiha Mina, who hadn't noticed anything amiss, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mmm~ It smells so good."

Uchiha Tonan used his chopsticks to pick up the only green mushroom in the pot and held it to Uchiha Mina's mouth.

"Try it."

Uchiha Mina looked at the green mushroom that was so close to her.

I suddenly remembered what my teacher said in class: the more brightly colored a mushroom is, the more poisonous it is.

He immediately forced a smile and said, "No need, I'm not hungry."

Uchiha Tonan didn't force him, popped the green mushroom into his mouth and chewed it, looking quite pleased with himself:

"It smells so good! This is my favorite kind of mushroom. It's a pity I only found this one today."