Konoha: We, the Uchiha, are ready to give up!

"Lord Hokage, you've been persuaded."

Chapter 42: The Two Naras Converse, Testing Each Other

Upon hearing Shisui's words, Uchiha Jin's expression grew increasingly grim.

Good guy!

Is Nara Shikaku after me?

He couldn't think of any other possibility!

After all, the importance of the Fog Concealment Battlefield is actually quite average.

Konoha's biggest concern is still the Land of Rain.

The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village are the strongest besides the Hidden Leaf Village. The Hidden Mist Village is actually only slightly stronger than the Hidden Sand Village. Their declaration of war against the Hidden Leaf Village is just an attempt to gain an advantage.

Nara Shikaku is the strategist of Konoha.

Why are you going to the front lines of Kirigakure instead of going to the Land of Rain?

Nothing major has happened here!

His eyes were unfocused and flickering, and his mind began to race.

But, it’s useless!

There is too little available intelligence to analyze.

But forget it.

It's simply a matter of dealing with whatever comes our way. He's not quite capable of using me based on the little thing he's got in the bag.

"Jin-kun, what are you thinking about?" Shisui asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin couldn't help but give a wry smile: "To be honest, it's a lot of pressure for an ordinary ninja like me to join your elite team!"

Shisui rolled his eyes at this.

He didn't know how strong Uchiha Jin was, as he had never seen him.

But he knew very well that it was definitely not low!

otherwise.

He couldn't have held on until now!

"Alright, there's no need for that."

"You're smarter than me, so I don't need to advise you."

"It's very difficult for people to hide for long, because nobody is a fool, especially on the battlefield!"

Uchiha Jin nodded.

He understood what Shisui was saying.

He simply hoped that this time would come a little later.

But now it seems very difficult!

Even without seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi, he knew that the old man was definitely targeting him now.

After all, only a few of the previous cannon fodder soldiers survived.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Nara Kazama entered a slightly larger tent and respectfully addressed the man before him.

"Lord Patriarch!"

Nara Shikaku, who was sitting behind his desk reading various battle reports, put down the reports upon hearing these words, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, it's Kazama!"

"Please sit down, there's no need for us uncle and nephew to stand on ceremony."

"You've become a bit more manly since I last saw you a few days ago."

"It seems that the battlefield really does toughen people up!"

Nara Shikaku smiled and stood up, inviting Kazama to sit at the guest table, then personally poured him a cup of tea.

He spoke in a gentle tone.

He treated her like a real family member, without any regard for the superior-subordinate relationship.

Nara Kazama was naturally moved.

After they sat down, they started chatting for a while.

Nara Shikaku first inquired about his health, and then remarked on the close relationship between the two families.

Subsequently.

After they had finished discussing everything, Nara Shikaku finally got down to business.

"correct."

"How do you feel about the teammates your uncle arranged for you this time?"

"I wasn't lying to you, was I?"

Nara Kazama's expression remained calm.

Honestly.

He hadn't expected to see his 'dear' uncle on the battlefield of the Hidden Mist.

Therefore, he was completely unprepared for this.

But it doesn't matter.

He believed that even if he was no match for his uncle in terms of intelligence, he wanted to extract information from him.

Haha, I think too much.

He pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Uchiha Jin, is that right?"

"He is indeed a good teammate. With his abilities, he is good enough to be in the elite class like Class A."

"I really can't figure out what that guy is thinking."

"A strange Uchiha!"

As he said these words, Nara Kazama began his performance.

He pointed out the strangeness of the Uchiha clan and expressed his own doubts.

It even 'leaked' a little bit about Uchiha Jin's strength.

But, actually.

Whether or not this leak occurs is actually irrelevant.

Since Nara Shikaku arranged for him to come, it proves that he had already noticed.

Saying it or not makes no difference.

the most important is.

He used this seemingly insignificant situation to directly cover up his biggest secret.

That was him; he had already allied with Uchiha Jin.

"So that's how it is!" Nara Shikaku's expression remained calm before he smiled and said, "Uchiha Jin's strength sounds quite formidable, doesn't it?"

Nara Shikaku nodded slightly in response.

"Yeah, very strong!"

"Not to mention the basic Three Body Techniques, he is also proficient in Fire Release, but his strongest skill is taijutsu!"

"We were able to hold out at the Mist Hidden Base for three days, partly because of our clan's shadow techniques, which allowed us to barely detect what was ahead."

"On the other hand, there's Uchiha Jin."

"We were able to escape from Kirigakure's encirclement time and again thanks to Uchiha Jin's taijutsu skills."

"Most of the time, he was able to outrun the pursuing Kirigakure with the two of us!"

Ah, very good.

More intelligence has been leaked.

However, regarding this...

Nara Kazama couldn't do anything about it either.

After all, it's a bit unreasonable that their squad was able to hold out in the Hidden Mist base for so long.