I, a cultivator, ended up in the Naruto world.

Uchiha Kagami was still reflecting on Yang Xiang's earlier words.

He especially found the saying, "A good punch can prevent a hundred punches," to be profound.

It's hard to imagine that these words came from the mouth of a boy who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy.

"If only he were an Uchiha child..."

The Senju clan is incredibly fortunate; not only does their bloodline limit have no major side effects, but they also consistently produce outstanding ninjas.

In contrast, their own clansmen are either arguing or on their way to arguing, their emotions are agitated all day long, and their thyroid incidence rate is the highest in the ninja world.

"I wish I were someone like Yang Xiang..."

Such a thought involuntarily popped into Uchiha Kagami's mind, but he immediately shook his head to dispel it.

If I were truly someone like Yang Xiang, I probably would have led a coup within the Uchiha clan long ago.

Forget it.

There will surely be outstanding individuals among our own people who will lead everyone onto the right path.

He thought that the young man named Fugaku was quite good; even if he wasn't good enough, there was still his son and grandson.

There will always be a day when we can live in harmony with the village.

His gaze swept over Yang Xiang beside him, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Based on just these two battles, anyone with eyes could see Yang Xiang's amazing potential.

Uchiha Kagami, who had never seen Hashirama Senju in his youth, even dared to speculate.

Even Hashirama back then was probably no better than this.

A twelve-year-old Jonin of the Senju clan—that's an incredibly impressive achievement. He's destined to be the one to carry the banner of the clan in the future.

At this moment, Uchiha Kagami secretly made up his mind: in future missions, protecting Yang Xiang's safety would be his top priority, even if it cost him his life.

Now fate is on his side, and Yang Xiang has become a member of the team.

This bond will become a precious treasure for the Uchiha clan in the future.

Incidentally, he also glanced at the other two team members.

Meiqin is a good girl, with outstanding looks. We can create more opportunities for her and Yangxiang to spend time together in the future.

As for Congyun... let's arrange for her to be located further away if there's a chance.

"So my first mission... failed just like that?"

Yang Xiang asked helplessly.

The four of them were already on their way back to Konoha, but the mission was called off less than a day after they set off.

Uchiha Kagami nodded:

"Now that we've encountered the ninjas of the Land of Water, the original plan can no longer continue. Going to the Land of Water now would be tantamount to walking into a trap."

Yang Xiang sighed.

He once imagined that in the future he could pull out his ninja ID card and point to the long list of perfect mission records on it to show off to people.

Now, a glaring failure mark will inevitably be left on the file.

Congyun and Mikoto didn't care.

The two had been following Uchiha Kagami on missions for over a year and had already accumulated considerable experience.

Moreover, all four of them came from the wicked landlord class and did not live off the rewards of their tasks. Apart from a few regrets, they did not experience much emotional fluctuation.

Yang Xiang was talking to his teammates when he suddenly noticed something and stopped on a tree branch.

By this time, Orochimaru's team had been searching around Konoha for most of the day and had also taken care of several groups of unidentified ninjas.

Although they didn't catch up with that Konoha team, they still gained something.

Stop.

Orochimaru gestured to his teammates, indicating that there were people ahead.

After a brief moment of awareness, he relaxed slightly:

"It's the Uchiha."

The chakra fluctuations of the evil Uchiha clan are extremely distinctive in the ninja world.

The three of them headed towards Yang Xiang's team.

The Uchiha Kagami team had great trust in Yang Xiang's sensory abilities, and when they saw him stop, they immediately took their positions.

Noticing Uchiha Kagami's gaze, Yang Xiang whispered:

"It's Orochimaru."

Shortly after sensing that there were people ahead, Orochimaru and his two companions entered the range of his divine sense.

Orochimaru walked through the woods and saw four people waiting in ambush ahead.

Have they already spotted us?

It seems there are excellent sensory ninjas in the team.

He thought to himself.

"Uchiha Kagami? Where are you all headed?"

Orochimaru twitched his nose, sniffed the air, and fixed his gaze on the four people, especially lingering around Uchiha Kagami.

It smells very strong of blood; there's no doubt it's been there for no more than a day.

"Mission failed, returning to the village." Uchiha Kagami frowned slightly, puzzled as to why Orochimaru was blocking their way.

Orochimaru's two teammates exchanged a glance, their hands already stealthily reaching for their ninja tool pouches behind them.

Although he didn't know the reason, Orochimaru's attitude was clearly not right.

"Did you kill those Mist Ninja outside the village?" Orochimaru ignored his teammate's little actions and stared at Uchiha Kagami as he asked.

Outside the village?

Uchiha Kagami immediately understood what he was referring to, and suppressing his subconscious reaction, calmly replied:

"it's me."

He quickly glanced at Yang Xiang out of the corner of his eye and saw that the latter looked normal, which reassured him.

Mikoto and Murakumo also remained silent, their bond between the team silent yet strong.

Uchiha Kagami briefly described the situation, only changing the protagonist who took action to himself.

While on a mission outside the village, they encountered the Mist Ninja forces and effortlessly wiped them out?

After hearing his description, Orochimaru and the other two fell into a brief silence.

Although many details in his words didn't stand up to scrutiny, Orochimaru didn't press him further.

That's the interrogation team's job, not his.

"I will record this truthfully," Orochimaru said calmly. "You're very capable."

He didn't care too much about whether what Uchiha Kagami said was completely true, and trusted his own judgment more.

The man in front of me is extremely dangerous.

If his speculation is correct, then Uchiha Kagami possesses the strength to instantly kill more than thirty Kirigakure ninja.

So why has he been hiding all these years?

And why choose this moment to expose yourself?

Is it because war is approaching?

Is the Uchiha clan planning to push him out to compete for the Hokage position?

As the Third Hokage's most prized disciple, Orochimaru had long considered the position of Fourth Hokage to be his for the taking, and now he couldn't help but think about it more.

It's true that Uchiha Kagami's identity is too special.

A member of the Uchiha clan, a disciple of the Second Hokage, and a highly regarded inheritor of the Will of Fire, coupled with his suddenly displayed formidable strength...

He is a strong contender to become the Hokage.

Powerful and cunning.

Orochimaru silently labeled him, his inner alarm bells ringing.

Just then, his teammate next to him spoke up and asked:

"Why not leave any survivors?"

Judging from the traces at the scene, it didn't take much effort to deal with those Mist Ninja. If that's the case, why not leave them alive for interrogation?

Uchiha Kagami was taken aback.

Yes, why weren't they left alive?

He suddenly remembered Yang Xiang's earlier words and, as if possessed, replied:

"What's the point of keeping it? Isn't it the same question as asking a corpse?"

Orochimaru's teammates were speechless for a moment.

That's too extreme!

Yang Xiang's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

Children can be taught.

Orochimaru's eyes instantly turned cold.

It turned out to be someone like myself.

The danger level has been raised by one level.