novel bin Chapter 85 You don't want anyone to know either, do you?
Chapter 85 You don't want anyone to know either, do you?
Recently, the pace of life for the entire Uchiha clan has become very fast, naturally because of the battles against the Senju clan. This is true for almost all the ninjas who are on the battlefield.
Although Yan Yi was very worried about Ban Ge's situation, he firmly believed that his Ban Ge was the true Son of Heaven and it was absolutely impossible for him to get into trouble here... probably.
Well, I'm not entirely sure, since Yan Yi's appearance caused many things that should have happened to not happen.
But... Itama didn't die, that's really great.
Yan Yi drifted off into his own thoughts while practicing his still somewhat unfamiliar Uchiha-style swordsmanship...
Second brother Izuna was also practicing beside him. Compared to Yan Yi's unruly sword, Izuna's swordsmanship was already quite impressive.
"Ugh...this is so hard..."
Yan looked at the sword in his hand and felt uncomfortable no matter how he used it, but he didn't know why.
He preferred practicing ninjutsu to swordsmanship.
Perhaps it's because swordsmanship exists for the purpose of killing... Although ninjutsu follows the same principle, there are still some differences.
Just as Yan was lost in thought, a figure quietly appeared behind him...
"Hey!"
The sudden shout startled Yan Yi, throwing his already clumsy swordsmanship into complete disarray...
"Wow!"
The sword slipped from his hand, and strangely, by a strange coincidence... it cut him. The wound was even in the exact same spot as the one he'd injured during his last sword practice session.
"hiss..."
Yan Yi clutched her arm, her face contorted in pain, blood dripping from her arm onto the floor...
"Ah! Yan Yi! I'm so sorry... I..."
Hearing a familiar voice, Yan turned around and saw the person he had worried about for so long...
"He...Brother Heyan? You...you're finally better?"
Ignoring the wound on her arm, Yan ran to He Yan in a few steps, tears welling up in her eyes...
He Yan was filled with regret. He had only seen Yan Yi practicing his sword absentmindedly and wanted to scare him... but by sheer coincidence, Yan Yi had injured himself again.
"Don't move, give me your hand..."
Kazuhiko frowned and quickly knelt down to examine Yan Yi's injuries...
Fortunately, the wound wasn't deep, and although there was some bleeding, it wasn't too serious.
Kazuhiko took out a bandage he always carried with him, bandaged Yan Yi's wound, and then hugged the boy tightly.
"I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean to... I didn't expect this..."
Just as Yan Yi was about to say something, she heard a metallic thud followed by hurried footsteps.
"Yan Yi! You're bleeding!"
Izuna shouted, saw the bloodstains on the ground, and hurriedly "pulled" Yan Yi out of Kazuhiko's arms, then frantically checked his injuries.
"I'm sorry, I was so engrossed in my practice that I didn't notice you were injured at first..."
Izuna felt guilty. He had vowed to take good care of his younger brother when Madara was away, but he never expected that his brother would get injured again after only a few days.
Kazuhiko looked guilty and apologetic. Their rare reunion had turned into this mess... Moreover, the second young master's eyes were full of worry and self-blame, making Kazuhiko feel even more uneasy.
Yan Yi shook his head and quickly explained to Quan Nai, "I'm fine, Second Brother. I was just distracted and accidentally hurt myself."
"Is...is that so?"
Izuna was half-believing and half-doubting, and secretly glanced at Kazuhiko beside him... He was his younger brother's savior, and he paid a great price to save his younger brother and Madara.
Seeing this, Yan Yi quickly changed the subject, saying, "Second Brother, I'll stop practicing here for today! You go home first! I'll talk to Brother Heyan for a bit before heading back~"
Izuna wanted to say something more, because Yan Yi was hurt again, so he was actually in a bad mood, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded silently and then slowly turned and left.
"Yan Yi...your brother, he..."
He Yan wanted to chase after her to apologize, but Yan Yi stopped him.
"It's okay, Second Brother is just too concerned about me... even more so than Brother Ban, haha... but I really like Second Brother, he's so good to me!" Yan Yi said, her expression brightening up a bit.
My older brother Ban has been away from home a lot lately, and my second older brother has been taking care of me. He's really like an older brother to me! Even though my second older brother isn't actually that much older than me...
"Ah, let's not talk about that. Brother Heyan, are you really alright? Your eyes..."
Yan looked up and met He Yan's gaze. Seeing the blindfold covering one of his eyes, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart...
It was all because I was too arrogant, thinking I could predict everything, but I ended up making my brother Heyan suffer such serious consequences for me.
Upon hearing this, Kazuhiko quickly waved his hand, laughing nonchalantly, and said, "Haha, it's alright. Although I'm a little injured, I can take care of you with one hand."
Seeing that He Yan was still in the mood to joke with him, Yan Yi felt a little better.
He had even had the thought of giving him his own eyes as compensation... but that would be too outrageous, absolutely no one would agree to it, and he would probably get scolded instead.
The two, master and apprentice, or rather, the older brother leading the younger brother, strolled around the clan's territory. Yan Yi told He Yan about his experiences, but when it came to the situation of Itama, Yan Yi deliberately omitted a lot.
Hearing Yan Yi's somewhat "dishonest" remarks, He Yan smiled wryly to himself. It seemed he hadn't gained his younger brother's approval after all...
Yan Yi's situation was somewhat predictable, including the incident of the Thousand Hands boy being rescued that day. Although the clan leader didn't seem to care much when he returned, Yan Yi...
"Hmm...is that all?"
Kazuhiko was quite open-minded, but that didn't stop him from wanting to protect Yan Yi. Seeing Yan Yi's adorable little face, another interesting idea popped into his head...
Yan Yi was taken aback by He Yan's question and immediately felt a little guilty.
"Yes...yes..."
He Yan looked at Yan Yi with a suspicious and amused expression, wondering how his younger brother would react.
"Hmm...? Actually, I know everything you've done~" Kazuhiko said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Yan Yi was visibly stunned for a second.
He didn't know what Kazuhiko meant by "knowing." Could it be... that Kazuhiko-nii knew about him letting Itama escape?
"me..."
The little boy, who wasn't good at lying, fidgeted with his fingers and lowered his head.
He knew that what he had done was very excessive from the perspective of the clan. Although his father surprisingly did not pursue the matter further, he did not know if he had done it perfectly.
After all, in his own view, this rescue plan was quite dangerous.
Kazuhiko stepped forward, his expression suddenly changing, and said in a somewhat indifferent tone, "You deliberately let that Senju brat go, didn't you?"
Yan Yi was shocked and looked up at the older brother who had taught her knowledge in disbelief... How could Brother He Yan have found out?
Oh no! My brother Kazuhiko was injured like this by the Senju people while saving me! And I'm still siding with outsiders...
At least from Kazuhiko's perspective, Yan Yi's actions were no different from betrayal, and he should also hate the Senju clan very much.
"I'm...I'm sorry."
Yan Yi had nothing to say; he knew very well that his actions could not be understood by most of his people.
Kazuhiko remained expressionless, maintaining his playful tone as he said, "Hmph, you don't want your clansmen to know... what you've done, do you?"
"Huh...?" Yan Yi was completely stunned when she heard this.
What does this mean...? Could it be that Kazuhiko-nii might use this as leverage to... make some unreasonable demands on him?