"It's really interesting, such a child!”
Orochimaru licked his lips. He seemed to see the appearance of Genzang Mirai. What would that Uchiha look like?
Closing his eyes, Orochimaru had his reasons for not forcefully accepting Xuan Zang as his disciple. Perhaps now was not the time?
There was a flash of light in the tent. Genzang pulled open the curtain and disappeared at the door, leaving Orochimaru sitting quietly in the darkness.
"Phew!"
Standing outside and breathing in the fresh air, Xuan Zang felt extremely relaxed. Orochimaru didn't put much pressure on him. What made him nervous was the invisible burden he imagined.
"Let's go!"
Looking around the camp, Genzou felt that it was time to go back to the village to prepare for the 45th year of Koba.
"Are we really going back, Xuan Zang?"
Xuan Zang picked his ears with his hand, showing an expression that he didn't care about the speaker.
"Hey! Xuan Zang, at least show me some respect!”
Zuo Mu gritted his teeth and said hatefully. He found it strange that he had only learned of this news at the last moment of Xuan Zang's departure.
He didn't believe that Xuan Zang, who was so brave on the battlefield, would choose to retreat from the front line under such circumstances.
"Well, we're leaving in a while anyway. What else do you have to say?”
Xuan Zang knew that Zuo Mu had a quiet personality, and only those who were familiar with him knew how talkative Zuo Mu was. Therefore, he did not want to answer Zuo Mu's words, so that Zuo Mu would calm down.
"Alright, alright. You have your own plans, don't you?"
Zuo Mu was helpless. After several experiences as companions, Zuo Mu had truly treated Xuan Zang as a companion. He also knew that Xuan Zang's decision was hard to change.
"Yes."
He patted Zuo Mu's shoulder. The two of them were about the same height, although they were almost half the age apart. The commoner-born Zuo Mu seemed to be malnourished? It was only slightly higher than Xuan Zang.
"Take care. I hope to see you again next time!”
Xuan Zang took a step forward, leaving Zuo Mu with his back view. The sword at his waist swayed, leaving a long shadow behind.
"You too, Xuan Zang!"
Zuo Mu's voice was very soft, but Xuan Zang, who had a body constitution far superior to ordinary people, still heard it.
……
Along with the injured and sick troops, Xuan Zang was the guard. After nearly half a month, he finally returned to the wooden leaf village.
He was still young when he left, but he was no longer young when he returned? Such words were not applicable to Xuan Zang.
Xuan Zang had only left the village for half a year, so he was far from returning to his hometown in glory.
As a guard, Xuan Zang walked on a familiar path after handing over his mission.
The way home? Although Xuan Zang didn't feel that much time had passed, the things that had happened during this period of time could really be encountered in several lifetimes.
It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at Muye. It took them more than two hours to hand over everything. When they were on their way home, the afterglow of the setting sun had already begun to shine on the human world.
Nothing had changed. It was almost exactly the same as when he left. The only difference was that Muye had become deserted. There were not many people on the commercial street.
"Creak!"
Pushing open the door of his house, Xuan Zang looked at the dusty house and began to clean it.
……
"Phew!"
"Phew!"
Breathing heavily, Xuan Zang held his knees, sweat soaking his clothes.
It had been two days since he returned, but Xuan Zang had not relaxed. He still spent most of his time in the training ground of the police force.
"The change in the nature of the lightning attribute chakra is only the application of the Thousand Birds Technique. The power of the Thousand Birds simulated doesn't seem to be as great as the original.”
Xuan Zang looked at the targets he had hit. Some of them were charred black, while others had holes in them.
"Xuan Zang, how do you feel?"
Uchiha Sen happened to be at the training ground, and after getting permission from Xuan Zang, he observed from the side.
"Yes, it's alright. I've exhausted a lot of my stamina."
Xuan Zang stood up straight and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Using the lightning attribute chakra to stimulate the cells is similar to Yunren Village. The effect seems to be quite good.”
Sen rubbed his chin and nodded.
"With sufficient chakras, it is a very powerful support method.”
Sen's eyes were serious. He was very concerned about the improvement of Xuan Zang's strength and had his own evaluation of Xuan Zang's methods.
"Swoosh!"
Xuan Zang pulled out the knife from the side and hung it on his waist.
"Has anything happened in the clan recently?”
Xuan Zang asked.
"It's not a big deal, it's the same as before. However, the Fire Shadow Elder Group seems to have changed their attitude towards us Uchiha not contributing to the war.”
Sen waved his hand, not caring at all.
"Oh, the previous agreement is indeed a blank piece of paper.”
Genzang said. He knew that Uchiha had an agreement with the higher-ups of Koba. Unless it was a critical moment, Uchiha could choose not to participate in the battle.
This was a protective policy for the Kiba clan. The Hinata clan also enjoyed this treatment, but it was only the Hinata clan.
"The Elder Committee thinks that Uchiha is so strong, but he is just playing around on the battlefield. They feel that Uchiha doesn't treat himself as a member of Koba.”
Uchihamori's tone was a little strange. In his impression, the relationship between the family and Koba had never been very good.
He clearly distinguished his home from his village.
"What does Captain think?"
Genzang knew that Sen was Uchiha Tomitaka's assistant in the village, and Tomitaka would discuss many of his decisions with Sen.
"What else can we do? The captain doesn't plan to send more troops to the front line of Hidden Sand. Didn't Hidden Fog Village have some friction with us? The captain plans to send some people there to satisfy the elders 'requests.”
Sen thought for a moment and revealed.
"We haven't informed the youths in the clan about this, and we haven't decided on a leader yet.”
"Yes, that should be next year. I have time then, so you can count me in.”
Xuan Zang said with a smile while stroking the saber at his waist.
"Alright, if you have something to do, you can leave first."
Sen waved his hand. He knew that Uchiha Tomitake had looked for Genzo before.
Wiping his sweat with his sleeve, Xuan Zang turned around and left. On the other side of the training ground, there were still a few members of the police force practicing. They did not go to the front line, and Zhishui had not returned from his mission.
Walking with small steps, Xuan Zang controlled the rhythm of his body. His breathing slowly adjusted to normal. Even his sweat was decreasing, and his physical strength was recovering quickly.
"The quality of this body is already very good. After chakra stimulated the activation of cells, it improved greatly. After training, it recovered very quickly.”
He thought of Uchiha Tomitake who had come to look for him previously. It seemed like something had happened.
At this moment, Fu Yue was still in the office and had not left.
"Keng keng!"
He knocked on Uchiha Tomitake's door and stood still.
"Come in!"
A mature voice rang out. It was the kind of thick and steady feeling.
"Captain!"
He walked in and stood a few meters away from Fuyue.
"It's been a few days since you came back. How do you feel?”
Xuan Zang's current strength and talent had long occupied a certain position in Fuyue's heart. Out of admiration for the younger generation, he did not go straight to the main topic.
"The village naturally makes people feel more at ease, but it's not good to be too comfortable.”
Xuan Zang thought for a moment and said in a relaxed tone.
"Your expression on the battlefield was very eye-catching when you saw the letter from Hayashi.”
When he said this, Fu Yue's tone was a little high, as if he was proud.
His clansmen had won glory outside. As the current clan leader, he naturally felt proud.
"What are your plans for coming back this time?"
Fuyue rested his chin on his hands and leaned half of his body on the table. His gaze fell on Xuan Zang.
"Rest for a few days before accepting missions. I don't plan to go to the battlefield in the short term.”
Xuan Zang stared at the table and looked up at Fu Yue as he spoke.
" That's fine. Although Muye is currently at war, it's still not the time for a full-scale war to break out. The village still has missions of all sizes, and many families also have a quota for missions.”
Uchiha nodded and leaned back.
"Zhishui is back today. You can go and meet him. After all, it's been a long time since we last met.”
Fu Yue reminded Xuan Zang with a smile.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first, Captain.”
"Okay, go ahead."
……
"So you came back just like that?”
Zhi Shui felt a little strange. This did not seem like Xuan Zang who had asked to go to the battlefield.
"What else? Are you staying there for the New Year?"
Xuan Zang shook his head. He was now taller than Zhi Shui, making him feel like he had met a big brother.
"Did something happen?"
Zhi Shui asked carefully, his eyes vigilantly glancing around.
"Zhishui, what do you think of the war between Muye and Shayin?”
"Mu Ye will definitely win. It's only a matter of time!”
"If it's only Shayin's side, Muye will definitely win.”
Xuan Zang and Zhishui were sitting on a bench by the roadside. Zhishui was sitting upright while Xuan Zang was leaning on it lazily.
Xuan Zang thought for a moment and continued.
"The village asked us to send troops, not like before.”
Zhi Shui frowned. He knew about the agreement between the village and the big families, and he also knew that the current situation did not seem to be necessary.
"Fog in the east has been a little restless recently, so has Rock. Kinoha's current situation was not optimistic, so it was understandable for Uchiha to contribute.”
Zhi Shui expressed his opinion.
"Let's not talk about this. This is not something we need to consider. Leave it to the higher-ups and captain of the clan.”
Leaning his head on the chair, Xuan Zang's voice sounded helpless.
Although his strength had improved greatly, he still did not have any actual power. His age and qualifications were still there.
"I was on a mission to escort a minister from the Country of Fire to the Country of Tang.”
Zhi Shui talked about his mission this time.
"What's wrong?"
Xuan Zang asked. He didn't know if Hidden Cloud Village was also planning Muye at this time. Didn't they fight with Yan Yin first? He shouldn't have any conflict with Mu Ye at this time?
"Yunren's people are also escorting their Country of Thunder's minister to the Country of Tang for a visit.”
Hearing this, Xuan Zang had an idea.
Yun Ren was visiting the Country of Tang at this time. Was he trying to make way?
Xuan Zang thought silently for a moment but didn't say his thoughts.
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