I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

The arrival of Class 10 meant that Ye Lan and the others didn’t stay too long, and they left the barbecue restaurant after a while.

After returning to the hotel, the number of pedestrians on the road decreased visibly.

Late at night, Ye Lan was alone in his room, and his perception of natural energy could clearly sense the surrounding Konoha ninjas.

Ye Lan thought about it and left a shadow clone behind. He changed into black clothes, put on a hat, and quietly left the hotel.

With the sense of natural energy, Ye Lan left the inn directly without Konoha noticing. He still had some things to do tonight.

Konoha Hospital is Ye Lan’s destination.

I left in such a hurry last time that I didn’t have enough time to do some things.

Under the cover of night, Ye Lan quietly came to the dormitory building of the hospital, where most of the people living were hospital staff. After some recollection, he found a direction.

Ye Lan's footsteps suddenly paused, his eyes swept to an inconspicuous corner, his brows slightly frowned. He didn't expect that there would be Konoha ninjas guarding such a place.

Ye Lan came behind the guarding Chunin like a ghost and patted the Chunin's shoulder gently.

"Yes..."

The Chunin just became alert when he felt an ominous premonition in his heart. He quickly turned around and saw Ye Lan's red pupils.

Illusion, Sharingan.

The Chunin's body immediately lost strength and he fell limply.

Ye Lan gently put the other person on the ground without making any sound.

Ranmaru, who was originally sleeping soundly in the room, suddenly opened his eyes, and his red eyes looked towards the door.

With a slight sound, the door was opened and Ye Lan's figure slowly walked in front of Ran Wan.

"Mr. Ye Lan, I didn't expect you still remembered me. What's the matter with you coming here this time?"

Even though Ye Lan was in disguise, Ranmaru still recognized Ye Lan. His bloodline limit was even more powerful than the Byakugan in observation, and he saw everything that happened outside just now.

"I didn't expect that they would send a ninja to monitor me after I left. I'm sorry that I didn't think it through at the time."

Ranmaru is the child that Ye Lan brought back when he was on a mission. During that mission, he also met Hei Chu Lei Ya.

"No, I'm doing pretty well now. Sister Shizune often comes to see me and tells me about things in the village from time to time."

For Ranmaru, it was good enough that someone was willing to contact him. At least he would not starve to death here. It was just that after Ye Lan left Konoha, people became more wary of him, otherwise there would be no ninja guarding the door of his room.

"So, do you want to leave? I can take you out of Konoha."

Ranmaru is talented in some aspects, but his physical defect prevents him from walking. Although Ye Lan had asked Shizune to take care of him before, as the Hokage's secretary, she simply didn't have much time.

In addition, because of his fear of Ye Lan, he would not teach Ranmaru any ninjutsu. You have to know that Ranmaru has a stronger ability of perspective than the Byakugan, so his talent cannot be low.

"Actually... I'm fine this way. I'm already very satisfied."

Ranmaru was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth. He almost starved to death in his room. Even though some people harbored ill will towards him now, at least he had the most basic necessities of life: food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

"Really? I just don't want your talent to go to waste."

Ye Lan will not take Ran Wan away by force. He will respect Ran Wan's choice and just tell him some of his thoughts.

"I originally wanted to take you away from that place so that you could see more things in the world, but I didn't expect to trap you in a cage again. According to my idea, after taking you away, I will first solve the problem of your leg disability, and then find you a master."

Ye Lan did have this plan, he could see that Ran Wan was not stupid, with blood stains like Red Eyes, he could handle any job that required precise operation.

As for his leg disability, Scorpion could just make some puppet prosthetic limbs to help him stand up again.

There was a slight fluctuation in Ranmaru's eyes. He didn't expect that Ye Lan had already made plans to consider him.

"You can think about it. Here are some books about mechanical manufacturing. Please keep them for now."

Ye Lan took out a few books from his arms. They were a summary of Yuyin's production of some precision parts. He wanted to see if Ranmaru would be interested.

Ranmaru reached out to take it. Books were a rare gift for him who was sitting here with nothing to do.

"If you've thought it through, you can tell some stray cats in Konoha, and they'll tell me."

Ye Lan pointed at the cat that had climbed onto the window at some point. In the dark night, no one would have noticed it if Ye Lan hadn't reminded him.

After doing all this, Ye Lan left Ranmaru's room. Yugyakure is in urgent need of manpower now, so Ye Lan tried his best to recruit all the talents he could think of. One of the purposes of coming to Konoha this time was Ranmaru.

As soon as he left the hospital gate, Ye Lan stopped and looked towards the empty space ahead.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

A figure leaning against the wall slowly walked to Ye Lan, with some fear in his eyes.

"Senior Ye Lan is indeed you."

Ye Lan looked back and saw a familiar pineapple-headed man appear in his sight. It was Nara Shikamaru, whom he had just parted with.

"How dare you come to me alone? You should know that I am a traitorous ninja in Konoha now."

Nothing around him could escape Ye Lan's perception. What was more surprising than being recognized by Shikamaru was his attitude towards him.

"I just..."

As smart as Shikamaru is, he didn't know where to start. He did have doubts and came here just to try his luck, but he didn't know how to start after finding out the other party's identity.

Ye Lan sighed. He could see that the child was stuck in some kind of dilemma, and no one in Konoha had been able to completely enlighten him so far.

Ye Lan took a step forward and straightened Shikamaru's hunched body.

"Although I don't know what happened, please tell me for the sake of you calling me senior."

Ye Lan's actions relaxed Shikamaru's somewhat nervous mind. He took a deep breath and asked.

"Senior Ye Lan, are all the things you said at the meeting true?"

Ye Lan first took Shikamaru to an outdoor bench for people to rest, and then spoke after they sat down.

"That information was written down by Danzo himself. I got it when I sneaked into his room."

It goes without saying that this matter is an ironclad fact and not pure fiction as Konoha said.

Shikamaru completely let down his guard, then appointed Tsunade as a new advisor and told Ye Lan all his experiences during this period.

Ye Lan listened carefully without expressing any opinion. He only looked at the other party calmly after Shikamaru finished.

"Shikamaru, are you trying to follow my path by becoming a jonin? The Nara clan didn't suffer the same treatment as the Uchiha clan."