The Uchiha ninja who is not in Konoha.

Related to tailed beasts and wood escape, the power of the Sharingan eye surpasses that of Ruri, and he sends his subordinates to sneak into the Uchiha clan to collect the treasure.

This is all key information for interpreting correct intelligence.

Liuli obviously understood this.

But even with so much key information, it was still difficult for Liuli to determine which Uchiha ninja was the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Speaking of which, did Uchiha have any ninjas who defected or left Konoha in the past?"

"In the past thirty years, there has been only one Uchiha Madara."

Liuli gave this answer that seemed like a fantasy.

"This answer is really nonsense. Uchiha Madara died at the hands of the first Hokage after the battle at the Valley of the End. This is something everyone knows..."

A smile appeared on Bai Shi's face and he shook his head.

But only he himself knows what he is thinking specifically in his heart.

After all, there is no such possibility, right?

Wood Release, Tailed Beast, Sharingan.

This was either the ninjutsu Uchiha Madara had fought with before, or the object he controlled, or the power he held.

Aren’t all the conditions met?

Seeing that Liuli was also deep in thought, he was probably also doubting whether the ancestor of the Uchiha clan was really dead.

Shiraishi opened the thermos cup again, took a sip of hot water and said with a smile: "Okay, don't show such a dull expression. It doesn't matter whether the other person is dead or alive, as long as it doesn't have anything to do with him. You also said, than

Instead of speculating on such useless things, it would be better to spend all your time and energy on strengthening yourself, right?"

"No, I was thinking that if he is really still alive... I would like to see the legendary power that can open up the world."

Liuli clenched her fists.

In the past, when ninjas mentioned the Uchiha clan, the first thing people thought of was not the Sharingan, but the name Uchiha Madara.

Because it is a purer symbol of power than the Sharingan.

When today's ninjas mention Uchiha, they don't think of a certain Uchiha ninja, but the Sharingan.

Liuli believes that this is a goal that she must surpass in the future.

"It's really like your style. It seems that I was worried just now in vain."

"Are you looking down on me? And even if that kind of old antique is alive, he is too old to move now."

"I didn't say that. Besides, this is just speculation and cannot be regarded as conclusive evidence."

Seeing that Liuli was having trouble again, Shiraishi explained with a smile.

"snort."

Liuli turned her head and said she didn't want to pay attention to him.

The sky gradually darkened, and the beautiful sunset was slowly setting at the end of the forest in the west.

Shiraishi and Liuli walked along a road beside a river together.

The weather has warmed up a bit in May, and the breeze brings some comfort. At the same time, the irritability is also eliminated from the heart.

The street lights on both sides of the path have been turned on. Looking into the distance from here, there is the central area of ​​the village. There is already a prelude to the bustling night market, and the lights are lighting up one after another.

On this road, only Shiraishi and Liuli were walking.

But on the bank of the river, there were some ninja school children who had not yet gone home, playing ninja games tirelessly there.

Seeing this scene, Shiraishi stopped walking.

"What's wrong?"

Liuli also stopped and turned to look at his face.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little nostalgic for the past when I see them like this."

Shiraishi looked at the students playing ninja games on the embankment with a look of emotion on his face.

In a daze, Bai Shi remembered something again.

"Speaking of which, the scene where we set off from the ninja school and then went home together was like going back to our school days."

After Shiraishi said this, it also brought back Liuli's memories of the past.

Because her parents were away on business all year round and were often away from home, Shiraishi played an irreplaceable role in her life during her childhood and now as a girl.

When they were in ninja school, it was exactly what Shiraishi said. The two of them always went to school together and came out from school together, and were almost inseparable every day.

"Why are you talking about this kind of thing all of a sudden?"

"I'm thinking...it would be great if it stays like this from now on. Because we are the best partners."

Shiraishi looked up at the setting sun in the distance. Under the illumination of the setting sun, his face became gentler than usual.

When Liuli heard Baishi say this, she suddenly felt uncomfortable. She always felt a little empty in her heart, as if she was missing something.

Just a partner?

"Let's go quickly, we will have to..."

Liuli was about to speed up her pace home, but at this moment, something suddenly wrapped her palm.

As a result, the body cannot take a step forward and just stops in place.

Liuli's expression was stunned, she turned her head and lowered her head slightly.

That is a generous hand belonging to a man.

Carefully and gently hold her hand so that she cannot escape control.

"Actually, many times, I don't know how to face this kind of thing. But after I said that sentence just now, I thought about it carefully. If it is just a partnership, it may not be able to explain everything between us.

How about we become more intimate than partners?"

A calm smile appeared on Shiraishi's face, and he asked Liuli for his opinion.

"I don't understand what you are talking about, so I went back."

Liuli's face turned slightly red, and she turned her head away. Although she said she wanted to go back, when her palm was held, she was already at Baishi's disposal.

"Let's go there for a walk together. We get off work so early today, so we should have enough time."

"Don't ask me about this kind of thing. You are a wounded person, so you can make the decision. As long as you don't catch a cold tomorrow."

Liuli turned her head away from Baishi, but looked like she was letting him make the decision.

Shiraishi felt a little strange, because for so many years with Liuli, this was the first time he had such an important initiative.

I felt a little moved and wanted to cry.

"It's already May, how can I catch a cold? It's no problem."

His body is not that weak. Although the weather does become colder after nightfall than during the day, as long as you pay attention, it won't be a big problem.

Holding Liuli's palms tightly, each other's body heat was transferred between the skins.

Shiraishi could clearly feel that Liuli's body became very hot.

Just holding Liuli's hand, Shiraishi led her towards the night center of the village, which was about to become lively.

Shiraishi clearly saw the obvious happy smile on Liuli's face.

At this moment, I don't know why, but I felt guilty in my heart.

There might be another woman in his mind.

It may also be an extremely important 'partner' to me.

But today, I should belong to Liuli.

After thinking about it this way, the feeling of guilt dissipated a little from my heart under the comfort of myself.

--the next day.

Shiraishi has a cold.

Because I came back very late last night, when I came back this morning, I found out that I had a cold.

He slept on the floor with a quilt covering him. His head felt dizzy and his body was very cold.

"Really, I kept saying it was fine yesterday, but it turned out like this. Your physical fitness must have become too bad."

Liuli was wearing casual clothes at home, not wearing the black ninja uniform. She was sitting on her knees next to Shiraishi's floor, scolding Shiraishi in an almost disgusting tone.

"...I didn't expect that things would turn out like this... Speaking of which, this is the first time I've caught a cold..."

Shiraishi had no choice but to suffer this loss.

Sure enough, I shouldn't have pushed my body last night.

But under the circumstances yesterday, if I had just come back without doing anything, I would have regretted it even more.
To be continued...