Konoha I am Uchiha

"Hiiragi?"

Hearing that his younger brother had performed his first mission out of the village and saw blood, Shisui took a day off specifically and wanted to go home to be with his younger brother. .

No matter what achievements Hiirago has achieved, in Shisui's heart, he will always be the shy child who hides behind him and doesn't even dare to kill a fish.

"Dang, dang, dang!" As if by magic, a plate of cut fruits appeared from behind. The yellow, yellow, and green colors were really beautiful.

Considering that Hiirago might be averse to meat after seeing blood, Shisui did not add any meaty food to his dinner. He even avoided red fruits or juices in today's after-dinner fruits.

"I bought a new one today, a good mango. Why don't you try a piece?" He inserted the toothpick thoughtfully, and Shisui picked up a piece and fed it to Hiiragi's mouth.

He remembered that the first time he came into contact with blood and the first time he killed someone was on the battlefield of the Third Ninja War. The harsh environment at that time made me feel disgusted and hypocritical.

Fortunately, they were only doing part-time transportation work at that time, and the risk was extremely low, so they could still support themselves until they returned home and vomited at home.

Hiirago was still young at that time, complaining that he was hungry, and felt disgusted as to why he had not eaten meat for several days.

Shisui's smiling voice sounded, "Hiirago is amazing! When my brother was exposed to these for the first time, he vomited at home for a long time."

"Don't worry, brother, I'm fine."

Hiiragi chewed the pulp in his mouth and just wanted to smile bitterly.

After all, I have the heart of an adult, so I can still make psychological adjustments in this area. If you can't compare to a child, then give up being a ninja as soon as possible.

It's just that this mission was beyond his psychological endurance, and he couldn't react for a while.

Hiiragi still can't forget the deep despair in her eyes when he inserted the kunai in his hand into the woman's body.

There wasn't even resentment or unwillingness, just despair.

Matsumoto and Odamura didn't feel any psychological burden at all.

They will not doubt or think too much about why the captain issued such a ruthless order to "erase them all." In addition to the normal physiological reaction of being sickened by the corpse, what they had was just a sense of accomplishment in successfully completing the mission and wiping out the "bandits" that harmed civilians.

Although it was slightly different from the strategy that he and others had discussed at the beginning, the captain's order was obviously executed with the highest degree.

But that deep feeling of despair has been surrounding Hiiragi, making him breathless, and even the movement of chakra has stagnated a lot.

Chakra is composed of physical and spiritual energy and can more accurately reflect a person's mental state.

In fact, Fugaku was right.

After hearing what the woman said, Hiirago knew their situation.

Hidden house!

In fact, in ancient China, such things were not uncommon.

The result of the great nobles or peasants who could not survive concealing their population in order to avoid the harsh tax system was the emergence of hidden households.

As time goes by, the country's registered population is getting smaller and smaller, and the tax revenue collected is getting smaller and smaller. As a result, more than one dynasty has been brought down.

This is of course one of the most intolerable things for rulers.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the Fire Nation, under the banner of exterminating bandits, severely cracked down on these recluses who evaded their "responsibility."

However, it would be fine if it was concealed by a greedy noble. This group of skinny people were driven to the extreme by harsh taxes, so they had to choose such a passive escape method.

What's even more ironic is that even without the agricultural tax, when all the fertile land in the country is occupied by the government, they still live in poverty, and they still have to walk on thin ice, fearing the encirclement and suppression of the Fire Nation.

Hiiragi seemed to smell the faint smell of blood in his hands.

This is not the blood of the enemy, nor the price paid for rebellion, but the resentment of innocent civilians that cannot be dissipated.

According to Fugaku's habit of taking four-year-old Itachi to the battlefield, it is really possible for him to lead his team to experience the darkness of the ninja world on his first mission out of the village, and at the same time understand this village and this country. Cruelty and ruthlessness in dealing with "enemies".

After holding his hands, Hiiragi couldn't help but close his eyes.

Although his chakra and spiritual strength have met the requirements. However, perhaps because his mental power was too strong when he awakened, Hiirago has never been able to evolve the second Magatama Sharingan.

Under strong stimulation, he finally broke through that barrier. And he could clearly feel that he was not far from Sanmagatama's request.

The next breakthrough won't be so troublesome.

But Fugaku didn't say anything, but the shock in his heart was not small at all.

Although Hiiragi's awakening time was not as good as Shisui's - nine-year-old Hiirago is not really dazzling in the history of geniuses of the Uchiha clan.

But when he wakes up, he has two magatama, which is an extremely rare qualification.

All of a sudden, Hiiragi's disadvantage of awakening late was eliminated. Hiiragi has already entered the sight of Uchiha senior officials.

The sharingan was exposed outside of Hiirago's plan. He originally thought that when he was about ten years old, he "accidentally" awakened the Sharingan while on a mission. At this time, the difficulty of breaking through will actually be a very clever cover.

But it doesn't matter.

There are ways to live a low-key life, but there are also benefits to being high-profile. What's more, now that I have initial connections and the clan leader as my "backing", I have shown my talent. Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Shisui on the side didn't know what his brother was thinking.

He said nothing while Hiirago ate the fruit quietly.

He knew that some things needed to be adjusted by himself. At this time, you just need to be a "listener".

Sure enough, after Hiiragi was stunned for a while, he spoke softly, "Brother, what do you think... what is a ninja?"

Hey hey? What's wrong?

Shisui was a little confused. How come a mission has caused doubts about even the most basic tenets?

"I think..." Shisui said with emotion, "Only those who silently guard and endure in the darkness are true ninjas."

"Can you be patient?" Hiiragi murmured to himself.

"So..." He couldn't help but ask, "If one day, our swords are aimed at our friends and relatives, will we still be patient?"

This was what he had always wanted to ask Shisui and Itachi.

A ninja is a patient person.

People who believe this sentence will always do some incredible things, but they will always be in line with their own values. For example, Shisui and Itachi in the previous life.

One was able to let go of his hatred when it became clear that the village's higher-ups were plotting to steal his eyes; the other was even able to kill his own parents.

Hiiragi's eyes were filled with confusion.

Shisui sighed.

Now almost fourteen years old, he has grown extremely tall and can easily hug the skinny Hiiragi.

"For the sake of what we protect, ninjas are a group of people who endure..."