Naruto and Sasuke are doing nothing; Madara and I will set an example.

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"Before Grandma passed away, she held my hand and kept saying, 'I can never repay Lord Shadow's kindness.'"

"My biggest takeaway from staying here is that I don't have to be on guard when I see unfamiliar faces... Sigh, back home, I heard before I left that some ninja gangs have started to infiltrate again."

Changzi sighed, "Alas... Although I am no longer involved, when will Amegakure finally be at peace?"

When Naruto said goodbye to Konan, he patted his chest and said that he would definitely become Hokage and bring peace to Amegakure. Konan believed in him and paid the price with her life.

But... many years have passed, and Yuyin remains that desolate, dilapidated, and treacherous gray area.

Like drinking water, only the person drinking knows whether it is hot or cold. Xiao Nan did not hold a grudge against her junior brother for this, but disappointment was still inevitable.

The angel of Rain Village is not the kind of woman who would betray her principles and beliefs just because she saved someone's life.

After witnessing the reality firsthand, she voluntarily stood on Chen's side to share his burdens.

"We'll wait here. Chen will definitely come back."

Naruto's idea was to wait for Chen to return to his house.

Sasuke frowned and said, "What if he doesn't come back?"

Naruto said confidently, "He will definitely come back! Sasuke, you're rarely home, so you don't feel it, but this house has a very homey atmosphere! And it's so clean and tidy, it's clear that the woman in the photo is a good wife like Hinata!"

Sasuke asked, "Is it possible that he cleaned it up himself?"

“That’s impossible,” Naruto said authoritatively. “Even the most family-oriented married man can sometimes overlook every little detail.”

Naruto clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with suppressed anger: "Uchiha Chen, his wife is probably just as virtuous as mine! Ah, that makes me even angrier. She probably doesn't know what Uchiha Chen is doing outside! Honestly, I feel sorry for her!"

After hearing Naruto praise her "virtuous" several times, Sasuke walked to the TV cabinet, picked up the photo frame, and examined it carefully. It was of the woman next to Chen with a happy smile on her face.

"Naruto, don't you think this woman looks like someone?"

"I can't quite put my finger on it, but this woman's features... I feel like I've seen them somewhere before..."

"It's probably just my imagination. I'm certain I've never seen her before!"

"Hmm, maybe..."

Sasuke put down the photo frame and pulled over the chair opposite Naruto to sit down.

"Then let's do as you say and wait here."

While waiting, he casually mentioned another matter, "By the way, Naruto, I also passed through Amegakure on my recent patrol and discovered some unpleasant signs there."

"what happened?"

"The population there has decreased drastically. I inquired and it seems that in recent years, some criminal gangs have taken root there, and the people have been unable to bear it any longer, so they have all moved away."

Naruto, with an unexpectedly calm expression, asked, "Sasuke, you didn't make a move?"

Sasuke said, "No, I've seen too much of this outside over the years. These evils that breed in the shadows are like weeds; you cut one wave and another comes. The root of the problem is the greed and desire in people's hearts."

A look of helplessness and sadness flashed in Naruto's eyes.

"Yes, after becoming Hokage, I realized that Hokage also has many troubles and helplessness. There are too many things that becoming Hokage cannot change."

"After all, the Hokage is only the head of a village, and his authority is limited to managing one village."

"Take, for example, the Amegakure issue you just mentioned, Sasuke. Many years ago, I asked the Daimyo for assistance with Amegakure's post-war recovery."

"The Daimyo is quite understanding. He helped Amegakure for three consecutive years, but the assistance stopped after three years. The reason given by the Daimyo was that even a large country like the Land of Fire still has people starving in the wilderness, and it really does not have the spare capacity to help other countries for many years. The assistance in the past three years was only because of my outstanding contributions in the Shinobi World War."

"In addition, he specifically warned me that under no circumstances should I bypass him to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries."

“After that… Amegakure began to decline.”

Sasuke remarked, "You've grown up, Naruto. If you were a kid, you probably would have gone to talk to the Daimyo without hesitation."

Naruto shook his head with a bitter smile. He thought of the promise he had made to someone who had passed away, and the guilt in his heart crawled out like weeds again.

Once we've resolved the matter with Uchiha Chen, I'll send people to wipe out the emerging "Mikami forces" of Amegakure. It's my small way of expressing my apology to Konan-senpai...

"Welcome to visit us again!"

Xiaoyue bit into a meat bun, then used her little hands to pinch out individual meat buns from the packaging and distribute them to the elders in front of her.

"Mommy, here!" "Daddy, here!" "Grandpa Madara, here!" "Uncle Obito, here!"

Madara and Obito happily accepted the food, and although they couldn't taste much of it, they still ate it with relish.

Xiaoyue burst with juice in one bite, cupping her chubby cheeks, and chewed contentedly, "Meat bun, oh slurp~ (So delicious~)!"

"Guang, Achen..." came an unexpected call from ahead.

Dust and light stopped in their tracks.

In front of the fresh food store, a slender, fair-skinned, and beautiful blonde woman, carrying freshly bought vegetables, stood frozen in a shoulder-rubbing posture, looking completely astonished!

"Ah!!" Guang was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on his face. He swallowed the meat filling with its rich broth in his mouth and rushed over to hug the woman!

Obito was also surprised and puzzled: "Hey, I remember she was the female ninja from Kumogakure who was sealed into the red gourd by Kinkaku and Ginkaku on the battlefield back then, right? How come she's here?"

With a formal expression, Chen said, "Let me formally introduce her to you. Her name is Samui, and she is the widow of my younger brother, Uchiha Jin."

"Wives..." Obito was somewhat unsure, so he asked again, "Your brother married this woman before he died!?"

Chen nodded and said, "Yes, from the first moment Jin saw Samui, he was deeply attracted by certain qualities in her. After the war, he pursued Samui and won her over with three years of persistence."

"My younger brother and Samui got married in the same year as me and Hikaru, but they were already pregnant when they got married."

Therefore, they unlocked their roles as fathers and mothers earlier than we did.

"Kaze and Hana, my nephew and niece, and Yuki and Tsuki's cousins, are also studying at the ninja academy in this village."

After Samui and Hikaru finished their mundane chatter, they looked at Madara and Obito behind Chen.

"Excuse me, who are these two people...?"

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, she and her younger brother Atsui stayed inside the Red Gourd and won the entire war without ever witnessing the glory of Madara and Obito, the instigators of the war.

So... Samui didn't recognize this astonishing duo in front of him!

Guang chuckled and said, "Hehe, it's best if you don't know~."

"Hmm~ Anyway, it's related to what Ah Chen is going to do, right? I don't ask about men's affairs~." She smoothed her golden bangs, put her arm around Guang's shoulder and said, "Guang~ We're sisters-in-law meeting again, how about we take a bath together tonight after all this time~?"

Chapter 19 Uchiha Yuki

“Great! It’s been a long time since I’ve soaked in the Dark Hidden Hot Spring!” Hikaru responded enthusiastically to Samui’s suggestion.

“Okay, then I’ll go home and prepare the meal.” Sami reached into his pocket and, with his long, slender middle and ring fingers (without long nails), took out a black card with gold foil patterns from between two warm pockets, glancing at you.

"Ah Chen, you guys come too, I'm going to book the whole hot spring hotel tonight."

Chen smiled and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Xiaoyue stepped forward, munching on a meat bun, and asked, "Aunt Samui! Can I go too?"

Sam said gently, "You're still young and easily get dizzy from soaking. Let your older brothers and sisters take you to see the fireworks festival later!"

"Wow, that's great! I love wearing a yukata and watching fireworks!"

"It's settled then, see you tonight!" Samui waved her hand, leaving behind a sexy silhouette, then picked up the groceries, rubbed her shoulders, and walked south.

Watching her retreating figure, Guang felt genuinely gratified. "Seeing her so energetic now, I feel relieved."

Chen said with empathy, "Yes, the year her brother passed away, it felt like she was about to lose her soul. Even if it was for the sake of her child, she had to pull herself together."

Light held Dust's hand and whispered, "You've worked hard too, darling."

A bitter smile appeared on Chen's lips.

He was the one who was most affected by his younger brother's death; both brothers valued the other's life more than their own.

However, he is the ultimate support for this family. If he collapses, how will the people around him survive?

In fact, his entry into the underworld was not only to create the Dark Ninja Village to amass wealth, but also to have another channel for gathering intelligence and to find out the cause of his brother's death.

However, he still hasn't figured out who the person who killed his brother is!

Why didn't the other party take the younger brother's eyes? Did they not know the value of those kaleidoscopes?

Why couldn't the younger brother be resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique?

He utterly loathed the feeling of being out of control of the situation.

The potential sense of crisis posed by the murderer who killed his younger brother even surpasses that of those who haven't yet been truly discovered by the Otsutsuki...

The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step.

The current plan to deal with the threat from the Otsutsuki is the result of his and his brother's joint efforts.

My younger brother is watching too, through those unparalleled, Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Having put aside her worries, she smiled again.

He glanced down at his watch.

2:08 p.m.

"Uncle Madara, Obito, before we host a welcome dinner for you, let's go to one more place. The Hidden Shadow Village's Ninja Academy. There, besides a bunch of teenagers, you'll also meet a mutual 'old acquaintance'."

"Oh~ I'm really looking forward to it." Ban thought to himself: I should be able to see 'Xiaoxue' in the photo, right?

When the 'old acquaintance' was mentioned, Obito was clearly traumatized: "What kind of trouble are you up to now? It's not Minato and his wife, is it?"

Chen said, "Don't worry, there are no Konoha F4 members in this village, nor are there any people associated with them."

"Konoha F4... Oh, you mean the first four Hokage, right? That's a rather novel way of putting it!" Madara wasn't disappointed that Hashirama wasn't in the village.

They have already said goodbye formally once.

If there's ever a chance they'll meet again, Madara hopes that when they do, he can truly and proudly say, "Hashirama, I've already crossed over to the other side! I've accomplished a feat you couldn't!"

"I see..." Obito did not breathe a sigh of relief as he had expected when he heard that Minato and his wife were not here.

It's a real shame, but for Kushina, I want to kneel down and confess my past actions to her, not to ask for her forgiveness, but just to offer her a little comfort.

Each harbored their own secrets.

The group arrived outside the training grounds of the Dark Ninja Academy.

A fence separated by barbed wire.

At the front of a large group of children of varying ages, stood a girl of about twelve or thirteen, dressed in a blue robe, wearing a headband, a belt, and black half-finger tactical gloves. Her eyes were sharp, like the light of a young girl! (See attached image)

Uchiha Yuki, with sharp and piercing eyes

"Uchiha Yuki, subject: shuriken throwing!" The teacher holding the record board, responsible for recording the assessment results, was a square-faced man with a thick beard and a somewhat dignified air.

Obito immediately recognized the person; he felt as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't be sure.

Ban's focus was on Yuki from beginning to end.

"Sizzle!" Xue's eyelids closed, and when she opened them again, three bright tomoe appeared within them!

"Oh? At such a young age, you've already awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan? And those eyes are quite something, like the edge of a blade!"

"Whoosh!" The girl moved. She soared into the air with a graceful movement, her body hanging upside down. Eight kunai were placed side by side between her ten fingers and shot out in quick succession. In the instant she turned, she drew two more kunai from her waist with lightning speed and fired them to strike the end of the sword in front, changing its trajectory!

"Clang clang clang clang!" Eight kunai hit the bullseye of eight targets in succession! Even two targets in blind spots!

The girl landed gracefully, her clothes covering her ninja boots, and she placed her hands on her chest.

"Wow! Amazing! As expected of the strongest genius, Uchiha Yuki!" the children exclaimed in shock.

The middle-aged teacher who was taking notes muttered, "That girl's talent is truly freakish. Her shurikenjutsu is already at the level of Itachi Uchiha from the Konoha Anbu back in the day..."

"Next subject: a test of your best ninjutsu! Uchiha Yuki, use your best technique!"

Xue Qing coldly replied, "I have many tricks up my sleeve."

The middle-aged teacher thought for a moment and said, "Since you are from the Uchiha clan, then let's use Fire Release. What do you think?"

Xue hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay." She slowly lowered her hands from her chest.

"However, releasing it into the air would likely have a significant impact."

"Alright, then I'll create a barrier for you." The middle-aged teacher tucked the whiteboard under his arm and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

—Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Ahead, vines burst forth from the ground and quickly grew into a towering forest!