Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 73 Uchiha Hikaru's Gift

Cough cough! Cough cough cough!

In the pitch-black cave, a heart-wrenching cough suddenly rang out.

Bai Yunye struggled to open his eyes, feeling as if a thousand-pound boulder was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe, yet it ached and itched, and he couldn't stop coughing.

In a daze, a figure in the darkness stepped forward and put a pill into his mouth.

"Swallow slowly," Hinata Himon's voice came from beside him.

Once the medicine took effect, Bai Yunyeshan felt a little better. He panted and looked around the cave.

The cave was lit only by the faint light of a single candle. Hyuga Himon's face still bore traces of blood, while opposite him stood Uchiha Shisui, who looked utterly disheveled.

"I'm the one who held us back..." Baiyun Yeshan was full of guilt.

If I hadn't been so weak and knocked unconscious by the enemy as soon as we started fighting, leaving my two teammates to fight a tough battle, I wouldn't be in such a miserable state now.

"The enemy is too strong." Uchiha Shisui leaned against the stone wall and slowly raised his head.

By the dim candlelight, Shirakumo Hayama noticed that Uchiha Shisui's left eye socket was sunken, as if even the light was trapped inside.

"Shisui! You?!" Shirakumo Hayama's voice caught in his throat.

Uchiha Shisui did not deliberately hide the fact that he had lost his left eye; he simply used his remaining eye to scan his two companions.

He said to the two, "The enemies of the Star Ninja Village are no longer something that ordinary ninjas can handle. If we want to eliminate the Star Ninja Village, we must start a war."

However, the Hidden Leaf Village is now too weak to sustain another war.

"Moreover, some of their subordinates are members of our Uchiha clan who have been living outside the village. If this is not handled properly, it may cause the village to become suspicious of the Uchiha clan."

Upon hearing Shisui's explanation, both Shirakumo Hayama and Hyuga Himon recalled the terrifying black-haired girl.

Baiyun Yeshan was knocked unconscious, so he didn't see the subsequent battle.

But Hyuga Himon clearly saw the two giants fighting in the forest!

That godlike power still haunts him to this day.

"Therefore, I hope that I will give a full report on this mission to the Hokage. As for the details of the mission, I hope you will keep it confidential from others within a certain scope."

When he finished speaking, Uchiha Shisui looked at Hyuga Himon.

This statement was primarily directed at Hyuga Himon.

Shisui knew that, given Hayama's personality, he wouldn't reveal mission details to anyone other than the Hokage.

Hyuga Himon is a member of the Hyuga branch family, and above him are not only the head of the Hyuga branch family but also the head of the Hyuga main family.

Therefore, Shisui did not force the issue and was very considerate of Hyuga Himon's identity and feelings.

After a brief silence, Hinata nodded.

Bai Yunyeshan scratched his somewhat dazed head and said, "You're the captain, I'll listen to you."

"Thank you for your understanding." Shisui bowed slightly in thanks.

Next, the three took turns keeping watch and rested.

Shisui, filled with doubts and worries about how the village leaders would perceive the Uchiha clan after the news reached the village, couldn't sleep.

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Star Ninja Village.

This small village of ninja, nestled deep in the mountains, is currently undergoing relocation.

Kado directed his caravan and the villagers of the ninja village to load various daily necessities onto the carriages, and then, escorted by the Star Ninja, they traveled in batches to the capital of the Land of Bears.

They will establish a new ninja village on the outskirts of the capital, near the forests and mountains in the eastern suburbs.

"The name 'Star Ninja Village' will soon become history." Ye Xing stood at the entrance of Star Ninja Village, watching the villagers move away joyfully, and looking at the village surrounded by lush green forests, and sighed. From now on, this place will serve as a military outpost for stationing military forces in the western region.

Meanwhile, most of the residents and ninjas of Xingnin Village began a new life.

Night Star is very worried about the future.

But the eyes of these villagers and Star Ninjas were filled with longing for the future.

A commotion suddenly arose in the distance. Kakuzu, carrying two Sand Village prisoners, walked through the crowd, the chains of the Anbu ninja dragging on the ground with a grating sound.

"Hey, Kakuzu, where did you catch this?" Kado teased, taking a break from his busy schedule.

Kakuzu snorted lightly: "Just two infiltrators."

He then arranged for ANBU ninjas to send the two Sand Village ninjas to be imprisoned, awaiting instructions from Lord 'Shura'.

"Lord Nameless is back!"

The sight of Uchiha Hikaru and Uzumaki Kaoru escorting the Iwagakure prisoners caused an even greater commotion.

"Lord Nameless! Lord Fragrant Grass!" The other Star Ninjas bowed respectfully upon seeing the two.

Kakuzu couldn't help but look at the three Iwagakure ninjas bound by the Vajra Seal. When he saw the Explosion Release ninja, Kari, his blue pupils gleamed with greed.

He said to Uchiha Hikaru, "This guy is pretty strong, give him to me."

The ninjas that Kakuzu takes a liking to are either exceptionally strong Jonin, used to steal his heart, or ninjas with bounties on the black market.

"Don't even think about messing with these three guys." Uchiha Hikaru gave Kakuzu a cold glance: "Lock them all up, they'll be useful later."

Kakuzu clicked his tongue and gestured to the several ANBU behind him.

The ANBU then put the specially made prison shackles on the Iwagakure villagers and took them to the prison.

"We just encountered three Konoha ninjas, but they were driven away," said Vanilla Uzumaki, who had just released the Adamantine Seal.

Seeing that Sunagakure ninjas had been captured, Iwagakure ninjas had been tied up, and now that he heard that three Konoha ninjas had been driven away, Ye Xing sighed with mixed feelings.

rustle--

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the forest.

Everyone's attention was drawn to one figure.

With a slight smile playing on his lips, Uchiha Hikaru stepped forward, clutching the 'gift' in his hand.

"We've arrived. Your two companions should have been brought here as well," Menma said to someone behind him.

Behind Mima was a hot-bodied, unsteady female ninja, her Sand Village headband hanging askew on her blood-stained outfit.

Upon seeing the female ninja, Uchiha Hikaru's pupils constricted sharply, and he nearly crushed the 'gift' he was hiding in his hand.

"My lord, who is she?" Uzumaki Vanilla also sized up the female ninja who wore a Sand Village headband, had birch and green hair, and had a pair of long legs.

“Yakura, a Jonin from Sunagakure, is now my prisoner.” Menma said to Kakuzu, “Arrange a cell for her, no need to give her special treatment, just treat her normally.”

"Yes, sir." Kakuzu grunted twice; he had already recognized the Blazing Release: Pakura.

As a hero of Sunagakure during the Third Shinobi World War, Kirigakure offered a considerable reward for her on the underground black market.

Having just survived a fierce battle, the somewhat weakened Yekura was shackled and handcuffed by the Anbu ninjas of Hoshigakure and imprisoned.

Menma was about to enter the village to ask his subordinates how many infiltrated foreign ninjas they had captured when Uchiha Hikaru tugged at his sleeve.

"What's wrong?" Menma turned around and saw Uchiha Hikaru slowly raising his right hand.

"I brought you a gift." The girl spread her slender fingers.

In the palm of his hand, a bloodstained three-tomoe Sharingan seemed to be staring intently at Menma.

(End of this chapter)