"I say, red-haired, aren't you getting too far? We just met yesterday, but you're here again today?"

“Hahaha - after all, Ling and I hadn’t finished talking yesterday!” Uzumaki Yi wanted to raise his hand to pat Uchiha Mori’s shoulder, but he hit nothing. However, he was not embarrassed and hugged his shoulders. “You don’t have to be so wary of me! After all, I don’t regard you as an opponent!”

Uchiha Mori was first stunned by Uzumaki Yi's overly clear tone, but then he exploded, "What do you mean! Do you think I'm not your opponent?!"

Uzumaki Yi raised his hand and touched his chin, "As far as practicality is concerned, yes."

This time, Uchiha Mori simply glared out his Sharingan, but was met with Uzumaki Yi's unevasive gaze. After an obvious stunned look, a new wave of annoyance surged in his heart, and his hand unconsciously drew the sword out of its sheath, but just as he took a step forward to attack, he was kicked away by Uchiha Kenji who jumped down from the tree.

Uchiha Mori, who had a mouthful of dirt on his mouth, looked incredulous, "Brother Kenji?!"

"Fight, fight, fight! I haven't even started the fight yet, how can it be your turn to fight?" Uchiha Kenji squatted in front of Uchiha Mori with a ferocious expression, and the magatama in his scarlet pupils slowly turned, "Forget about those bastards Ling and Masaaki, you also want to snatch my opponent?!"

"No, no, I didn't—"

"Don't make excuses! I saw you draw your sword!"

"That's him—"

"Still quibbling!"

Uzumaki Yi, who was watching this scene, couldn't help but utter a syllable with a smile. After seeing the two pairs of three magatama looking at him, their eyes slightly tilted and fell towards the trees on the side, and he took a step back, "Sorry, you guys continue."

Uchiha Mori, who hadn't been able to get up yet and whose ribs were aching, simply lay back down, facing the ground and began to scream silently - it was so embarrassing! He was already such a big man, couldn't they unite outside and scold him in private when they got back!

But soon, he got up as if nothing had happened, sniffed, and brushed off the dust on his body, "I'll go see how Yunye and Zhenyin's meal is going."

After successfully watching his friend commit suicide, Uchiha Kenji turned to Uzumaki Yi, looking quite eager to give it a try, "Since you don't think highly of him, why don't we do it? I can definitely satisfy you! Your team leader also said yesterday that as long as you agree, we can have a competition!"

"I understand your expectations, but..." Uzumaki Yi showed a puzzled expression, "I am the team leader."

"Ah... is that you?" Uchiha Kenji's face fell instantly, "Didn't Ling tell you about the matter yesterday? You don't want to spar with me, so what are you doing here? Go away, you are not welcome here."

"I want to ask for my reward for some personal matters," Uzumaki Yi laughed. "But since you said this to me... you can't recognize faces, right?"

"You're so long-winded! What's your business?" Uchiha Kenji carefully examined Uzumaki Yi's outfit, and finally snorted, "It's all because you don't look distinctive."

Uzumaki Yi looked doubtful, "But... you are the Uchiha with the Mangekyō? I remember that the Sharingan's insight is very strong, so it shouldn't be that you can't even recognize a person's face, right?"

Uchiha Kenji: ...(-"-Angry)

Uchiha Kenji crossed his arms in displeasure, "Did anyone stipulate that an Uchiha with a Mangekyō cannot be face-blind?"

"Well, it seems that I am short-sighted!" Xuwo Yi laughed, "Come to think of it, I have been here for such a long time and I still haven't seen Ling. Could it be that he is not here?"

"He was afraid that I would get lost, so he went to check the surroundings himself."

"Lost?" Xuwo Yi raised his hand to cover the lower half of his face, the confusion in his eyes almost overflowing, "Are you still..."

"Stop nagging me! Do you think Ling won't do anything to you just because he needs your help?! I'm telling you, I'm angry! Really angry!"

"I never thought so! After all, we are rivals! I just sincerely believed that Kenji, who possesses the Mangekyō, would be a mature and generous ninja who would not quibble with a wounded man like me!"

Facing Uchiha Kenji's unfriendly expression, Uzumaki Yi put down his hand and smiled brightly, "Well, it was just an accident, and I didn't mean to humiliate you. If I made you unhappy, I apologize!"

Uchiha Kenji's momentum weakened, and he coughed twice, "I didn't expect you to have such good taste... No wonder Ling wants to be your [friend]."

"Yes, being friends with Ling is the best decision I have made in my life so far! He is really excellent and worth learning from! Thanks to what I learned from him, I have avoided many dangerous situations!"

"Yeah - being with that guy is really rewarding. You're really getting rich."

After the two chatted irrelevantly for a while, Ling, who had gone to patrol the surroundings to check whether any sealing techniques were missed, finally came back, and his first words were to express his admiration for the fact that the two of them could get along so harmoniously.

"After all, Kenji isn't a difficult person to get along with," Uzumaki smiled brightly, "No, rather, as long as you get to know him for a little while, you'll know that Uchiha aren't difficult people to get along with. Hmm... but sometimes, facing your sudden change of mood, it's really hard to react."

"Don't say those nice words. Even if we are easy to fool, we are not the ones that Uzumaki and Senju can fool... Those lingering grudges are not for show." Ling laughed softly, "By the way, was the time we agreed to meet so early yesterday? Fish won't take the bait if we throw it so eagerly."

"Hahaha, I have no intention of hindering you in the matter of River Country! After all, it is something that requires risking your life and may not even succeed!"

Xuwo Yi laughed loudly, "I am so impatient because I want to know more about the thing you gave me yesterday! Can you tell me in more detail the reasons why you caught it! Such a strange life, even if I am no longer entrusted by you, I still want to study it thoroughly from the bottom of my heart!"

Ling looked a little embarrassed, and after a moment he sighed, "Okay, I'll pick out the things I can reveal and tell you - come here."

"Speaking of that thing..." Uchiha Kenji crossed his arms and finally made way for Uzumaki Yi to lead to their clan's land. However, his expression looked particularly resentful. "Ling, you really have become distant from me, right? Akihiko and the others knew everything, but you just didn't tell me in detail."

"After all, Kenji always lets slip during battles... I don't dare to hide it from you."

"Nonsense! Apart from you and my information, I won't mention anything else during the battle!" Uchiha Kenji was immediately furious, "Even if I mention it, it will all be outdated information!"

"But Akihiko and I have been planning this for five years. Kenji, you can't stand it for that long, right?"

Uchiha Kenji immediately wilted, "...You have indeed kept it a secret for a long time. Next time, tell me after the matter is done - but at least give me some information."

"Well, think about the last time you were in Yuyi..."

"Tsk..." Uchiha Kenji turned his head away and muttered softly, "It's obviously your fault that you forced me to endure it."

Ling began to sigh, "Yes, yes, it's my fault, my fault..."

Uzumaki Yi, who was listening in, laughed again, "From your conversation, I can tell that Ling really values ​​Xiansi! He is a great partner!"

"Of course, Xiansi is one of the few people in the clan who can resonate with me in thoughts and actions without communication."

"Oh? Looks like I have to pay more attention to him then."

After having another meal with the Uchiha, Uzumaki Yi finally heard what he wanted from Ling. He took the opportunity to write several pages of extended speculations, and also simply constructed a few spells to discuss the possible effects with Ling.

The high efficiency visible to the naked eye even made Uchiha Mori, who was extremely dissatisfied with him, mutter in a low voice: "It is true that every profession has its own expertise. If Brother Hong saw this advancement efficiency, he would probably be furious."

In response to this, Uchiha Yunye and Uchiha Sadae who heard him complaining both said: "I don't know if Hongqi will be angry to death, but if he hears you saying this, you will definitely be beaten up. 】

"Okay, you've completely satisfied me. Now it's my turn to satisfy you!" Uzumaki Yi carefully put away the papers full of records, completely ignoring the strange looks from the surrounding Uchiha. "I wonder if you, Ling, have heard of the three holy places?"

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