The Master of Konoha's Legacy

One reason these farming families don't move to villages and towns is that their ancestors have always lived there.

Of course, the vast majority of them couldn't afford the expensive houses in town because of financial constraints.

As you climb over the hills and head further out, the fewer people you see, and the denser the trees become, until you reach the deep mountains and forests.

"Cuckoo~"

The deeper one goes, the more rampant the calls of birds that roam at night, as well as snakes, insects, and rodents among the grass and trees, become, sending chills down one's spine.

There is a natural platform halfway up a cliff.

Upon closer inspection, you'll find a dilapidated hut standing on the platform.

The bright moon glides gently across the night sky.

The mountains were bathed in moonlight, appearing clear yet enigmatic.

The moonlight bathed this side of the cliff in a silvery-white light, making it resemble a bright mirror.

An elderly man, frail and nearing the end of his life, was fast asleep in the house.

Although it was late at night, the cool moonlight shone through the window and illuminated the room.

Suddenly, a dark shadow rose up, blocking the moonlight, and the entire room was gradually swallowed by darkness.

In the blink of an eye, the room was lit again.

Uchiha Tonan withdrew his fingers from the old man's vital point on his chest. Although his face was expressionless, he exuded an inexplicable sense of oppression.

He carefully examined the old man's appearance and internal structure with his scarlet Sharingan.

His hands blurred into afterimages as he unleashed the secret technique, Transformation.

Uchiha Tonan's body began to slowly grow taller, his skin gradually became wrinkled, and even many age spots appeared.

His jet-black hair began to turn white from the roots until it became strands of silver.

Ten minutes later, Uchiha Tonan's transformation stopped, and he now bore an eight-tenths resemblance to the deceased old man.

This is also the drawback of the transformation technique: it can only transform people, and it can only change them based on their original nature; it cannot make them completely identical.

But that was enough for Uchiha Tonan.

Take off your clothes, put them into the storage scroll, and then take out a piece of clothing from the wardrobe and put it on.

He sat down on the chair by the window and took out the tools he carried from his ninja tool bag.

The art of transformation was inherited from Mikamoto Ryo.

As a former squad leader in the Dark Division, Mikoto Motoyoshi was well aware of the flaws in the Transformation Technique.

To compensate for his flaws, Sanhe Yuanliang spent a lot of time studying a set of makeup techniques that could make subtle adjustments to his face.

Uchiha Tonan referred to it as: light makeup.

Outside the window, white doves circled in the air, appearing even more pristine under the moonlight.

Uchiha Tonan stretched his hand out the window, and a white dove landed on the back of his hand, hopping around twice.

It seems to be expressing their excitement.

Uchiha Tunan smiled gently, stroked its feathers, and instructed, "Remember to lick the blood clean."

The white dove nodded in a human-like manner.

Immediately afterwards, Uchiha Tonan made a hand seal and activated the secret technique: Beast Devour.

One by one, the pure white doves transformed into pitch-black ferocious birds, swooping down on the old man's corpse.

Uchiha Tonan set up a small mirror and carefully adjusted her makeup in front of it.

A series of sounds, like strips of cloth being torn, came from behind, sending chills down one's spine.

After a short while, Uchiha Tonan looked at himself in the mirror.

An old face appeared in the mirror.

Her cheekbones jutted out sharply, and her withered, wrinkled triangular face appeared ashen gray in the cold moonlight.

His eyes, deep and unfathomable like an ancient pool, were quite different from those of an old man, but since there were no colored contact lenses in this world, Uchiha Tonan had no way to change them.

Except for his eyes, he now looks almost exactly the same as the deceased old man.

"That eye is a weakness, but it shouldn't be a problem," Uchiha Tonan muttered, stroking his beard.

The old man originally looked like a starving person in distress.

But when paired with Uchiha Tonan's eyes, it gives him the look of a hawk with the eyes of a wolf.

Behind them, the old man's body, along with his clothes, had been completely devoured by white pigeons.

The white dove returned to its original form and, following Uchiha Tonan's instructions, carefully licked away the remaining bloodstains.

After they finished licking, the white doves flew out of the hut.

One of the white doves flew to Uchiha Tonan's head and gently pecked at it with its soft beak, as if expressing its displeasure.

Perhaps it's because the meat we eat today isn't tasty enough for it.

Uchiha Tonan reached out and grabbed the white dove from above, placing it on the windowsill. He looked at the dove with a helpless expression and said, "You're the pickiest eater. You're lucky if you get anything to eat."

The white dove seemed angry as it turned around, facing its rear end towards Uchiha Tonan, and cooed once before spreading its wings and flying away.

Uchiha Tonan packed his things, left the house, and walked along the boardwalk connecting the platform.

A moment later, Uchiha Tonan appeared at the top of the cliff, looking down at the platform below with an indifferent expression.

He slowly took a few steps back, his hands quickly forming a hand seal.

"Earth Escape - Earth Flowing River".

The soil in front of Uchiha Tonan instantly turned into a mudflow that poured down the cliff.

In an instant, the mudslide submerged the small house on the platform, and then silence returned.

Uchiha Tonan, with the indifferent expression of an old man, watched all this, then slowly turned and walked towards the City of Fire.

The next day, it was dawn.

Uchiha Tonan, who had transformed into Abe no Seimei, was not in a hurry and leisurely walked to the North Gate.

Based on information that Uchiha Tonan had previously gathered.

Abe no Seimei lived in the mountains and forests for most of the year and had not entered the City of Fire for at least twenty years.

Therefore, there is almost no need to worry about being exposed.

Abe Seimei's identification document had also expired, so he needed to register and check again before he could enter.

Uchiha Tonan, who was standing in line, lowered his eyes and tried his best to look like a weathered old man.

The guards from the North City were armed and had large, burly builds.

His mere presence in front of them exudes a powerful sense of oppression on ordinary people.

They were checking the identity documents of each person entering the city, one by one.

When it was Uchiha Tonan's turn, Kita-no-Wei glanced at the old man in front of him, whose hands were empty.

He picked up a form and, while writing it down, asked, "Name, address, occupation, and purpose of your visit to the city."

Uchiha Tonan, his body hunched over, said calmly, "My name is Abe no Seimei, and I have always lived on Mount Chifu, at the edge of the sky."

He taught in a town when he was young, and later returned to the mountains to make a living by farming and hunting.

Because of the heavy rain a while ago, my house was destroyed by mud and sand, so I have nowhere to go.

"I came to the city this time to find a way to make a living and plan for the future."

The city guards recorded the general information and handed the list to Uchiha Tonan, pointing to the pavilion next to the city gate:

"Take this form and hand it to the city guard in the pavilion to get your identification document processed."

Uchiha Tonan nodded, staggered to the outside of the pavilion, and handed the form to the staff inside.

"I know Zhifu Mountain, but where is this Duantianya?"

The staff member pondered for a long time. After all, he had been on duty for so long and knew all the place names, big and small, outside the North City, but he had no impression of this Duan Tianya.

To everyone's surprise, the staff searched the filing cabinet for quite a while before finally finding Chifuyama's registration book.

After searching through it, I finally found information about Abe Seimei.

The staff member picked up a pen and added the words "断天涯" (Duan Tian Ya) after Abe Seimei's former residence address.

Then he picked up an old black-and-white photo tucked in the register and compared it with the Uchiha Tonan in front of him.

Uchiha Tonan was also very confident in his face-changing technique. Although the deeper aspects could not be replicated, the appearance was at least 90% similar.

With these skills, they are more than capable of dealing with a city guard.

"The old gentleman seems to be in good spirits."

"Snapped."

The city guard confirmed that everything was correct, stamped the identity document, and handed it to Uchiha Tonan.

"This is your identification document, valid for three days. You will need to renew it if it expires. Now, let's go into the city."

Uchiha Tonan took the identification and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, young man."

Meanwhile, Uchiha Tonan's shadow clone, who had been staying at the North City Guard's residence, saw that it was almost time and ordered Yoshihara Ao to post the recruitment notice on the outer wall of the residence.

The notice attracted a large crowd as soon as it was posted.

After the last incident, the reputation of Beichengwei has become extremely good.

The job posting quickly spread.

Anyone who considered themselves to have read some books and possessed some culture flocked to the North City Guard Mansion to recommend themselves to Yoshihara Sō, who was guarding the gate.

Following Uchiha Tonan's instructions, Yoshihara Soya welcomed all the visitors into his residence and treated them to good food and drink.

"Please wait a moment and rest. There is plenty of time, so you can recharge your energy."

The assessment tasks prepared by Professor Tu Nan were scheduled for the afternoon.

"It's alright, Lord Tu Nan is kind-hearted. We can wait for a few hours without any problem."