Uchiha Rin closed his eyes slightly, resting against a tree, quietly waiting for Uchiha Yau to finish his business.
Shh... Shh... Shh...
Just then, a faint sound came from the ground behind him.
"Who's there?!"
Uchiha Rin opened his eyes alertly, quickly turned around, and drew a kunai with his backhand on the way.
Swoosh!
A figure wearing a white mask ghosted towards him. The long - bladed sword in his hand moved so fast that it was a blur, almost grazing Rin's side.
Clang!
Uchiha Rin's hair stood on end. He barely dodged to the side and raised the kunai with his backhand, barely blocking the blow.
A gentle breeze blew by, swirling a few fallen leaves.
Normally, the two of them should have engaged in a life - or - death battle with flashing blades.
But...
"What the hell? Why is he an Uchiha?!"
Their eyes met. Two pairs of scarlet eyes stared at each other, and both of them were stunned.
The tomoe in their eyes kept spinning. For a moment, they just looked at each other in silence, not knowing whether they should continue to fight.
Of course, that sneaky guy seemed not to attack but was actually secretly releasing poison...
"Sharingan!"
After reacting, Rin activated his pupil power to the fullest and cast Genjutsu on Kaze.
"Sharingan!"
Kaze quickly activated his pupil power and rather clumsily built a mental barrier to resist Rin's Genjutsu.
However, Kaze was a latecomer in this regard. The mental barrier he built was a bit weak and was soon broken through by Rin.
Pop!
Their consciousnesses became entangled. Guided by Rin, they entered the Genjutsu level.
Reality and illusion intertwined. In the hazy and bizarre scene, their figures appeared distortedly.
"Hey, who are you? Why did you join the Anbu?"
Although Rin had the upper hand, he didn't attack Kaze's consciousness. Instead, he asked curiously.
"I'm..."
Kaze had a brainstorm and quickly recalled the Uchihas in his class.
Uchiha Vivi... Pass... Uchiha Yekwa... Pass... Uchiha Naiko... Pass...
"I'm Hane Uchiha!" Kaze said firmly
He had hardly any contact with the Uchihas. Except for secretly peeping at the Uchiha girls, this was the only boy's name he could think of.
When he had a duel with Uchiha Vivi, this boy had shouted the loudest. So he had written the name down in his notebook.
"What the heck is this 'Hane'?!"
Hearing the familiar name, Rin was shocked at first and then started scolding.
But after scolding, he felt something was wrong. It seemed like he had scolded himself...
"Uchiha Hane... is already dead. Don't try to deceive me," he said gloomily.
Oh?
Kaze squinted his eyes slightly and immediately had a guess in his mind: "So, you're a clansman who defected during the Ninja war, right?"
"Yes."
Uchiha Rin nodded, not denying it.
Anyway, everyone related to "Hane" was already dead. Even if Kaze guessed his identity... it didn't matter.
He didn't care.
"Why did you attack the Konoha ninjas? Who instructed you to do this?"
Seeing that Uchiha Rin had no intention of attacking, Kaze simply started chatting with him.
Anyway, in the real world, his poison pouch was continuously releasing poison. Maybe it would be more beneficial for him to drag things out.
"Why did you join the Anbu and willingly degenerate into a lackey of Konoha?"
Instead of answering Kaze's question, Uchiha Rin countered with a question.
"It's like this (let me cook up a story)..."
After thinking for a moment, Kaze came up with a suitable cover, which was Itachi's persona.
"Konoha's higher - ups wanted to train me to be a nail in the Uchiha clan, but actually, I was secretly appointed by the clan leader to be a spy in the Konoha Anbu."
Uchiha Rin scoffed. "Words aren't evidence. Who knows if what you're saying is true or false."
Kaze also sneered. "I've shed blood for the clan and made contributions to the clan. Why should I prove these things to a traitor?"
Uchiha Rin fell silent.
After a while, he said softly.
"No matter who you are, go back and tell the clan leader that a major upheaval is about to happen in the ninja world. Tell the Uchiha clan to prepare in advance."
A major upheaval? Could it be that...?
Kaze frowned slightly, trying to extract more intelligence from Rin.
"Be more specific. What kind of upheaval, and is it related to the force behind you?"
"I can only say so much." To protect himself, Uchiha Rin couldn't reveal any details to Kaze.
Seeing that Kaze still wanted to ask questions, he didn't want to talk to Kaze anymore and urged him.
"You'd better leave quickly. My companion isn't as easy - going as me. If he sees you, he'll definitely kill you."
"He's awakened the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan! Holy cow! You should know what that means."
The Mangekyō Sharingan!
A chill rushed to the top of Kaze's head, almost blowing off his skull.
Of course he knew what the Mangekyō Sharingan meant.
Unlike the crazy situation more than twenty years later, when Kage - level ninjas were all over the place, super - powerful characters were as common as dirt, and immortals were everywhere.
In the current Naruto world, the power balance hadn't collapsed yet, and the Mangekyō Sharingan was considered to be at the top!
No matter what kind of Dōjutsu the other guy's got, even if it's some wacky one, it'd be enough to wipe out our team in a flash!
"If you don't leave now, when he comes back, I won't help you!"
Seeing that Kaze didn't move, Uchiha Rin urged him again.
He wanted Kaze to deliver a message to the Uchiha clan for him, so naturally he didn't want to see Kaze die here.
"Although I'm loyal to the Uchiha clan, I also have my own principles."
Kaze said firmly, "I ain't gonna ditch my mates and run for my own skin!"
Rin fell silent again.
Seeing Kaze's resolute attitude, He sighed and asked point - blank.
"Is your team's Speed fast?"
Hearing this, Kaze was first stunned, then nodded confidently.
"Incredibly fast!"
"An ordinary Jonin squad can't even get a look at our team's tail lights."
Even Ayako, the weakest in the team, was from a reconnaissance squad and had put nine out of ten attribute points into agility.
Uchiha Rin asked again, "Can you use large - scale Killing Ninjutsu? What's its power?"
Kaze replied, "Yes. If I control it within a hundred - meter range, its power is at least equal to ten Explosive Tags."
"That should be enough." Uchiha Rin nodded slightly and started to calculate in her mind.
Uchiha Yau won't easily use his monstrous Dōjutsu to enjoy the hunting process. Coupled with her support...
After some calculations, Uchiha Rin quickly came up with a plan.
"Later, I'll pretend to be attacked and defeated by you. I'll lead you to my comrades, and then..."
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