Uchiha Nan flashed forward, throwing countless Kunai at the two Root Ninja.
He shifted his position again, dodging the Kunai that whistled through the air.
He performed hand seals rapidly.
Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu.
The originally unremarkable D-rank Fireball Jutsu, under the enhancement of Uchiha Nan’s Fire Element affinity, was not only near-instantaneous but also possessed powaer comparable to the Great Fireball Technique, smashing toward the enemy wreathed in flames.
The two Root Ninja remained calm.
One performed hand seals and threw a prepared Wind Release Ninjutsu.
Wind Release: Wind Cutter.
A breeze blew past, condensing into wind blades that knocked away the Kunai flying toward them.
It headed toward the oncoming fireball.
Crack.
The fireball easily crushed the wind blades and continued forward.
Hiss.
It slammed into the Water Wall technique cast by the other Root Ninja.
The fireball vaporized the water, causing a violent explosion.
By then, Uchiha Nan had already spotted the culprit behind this incident.
Uchiha Ryuichi’s eyes were splitting with rage as he watched the two Genin Root Ninja he had paid a high price to hire fail to defeat Uchiha Nan.
He was already preparing to turn and retreat when, unexpectedly, he crashed into a circular, inverted Barrier Jutsu covered in black tadpole patterns.
Uchiha Ryuichi pounded on the barrier in despair, then heard footsteps approaching: tap, tap, tap.
He knew he was finished.
He sat slumped on the ground, looking at Uchiha Nan, who approached as leisurely as if on a stroll.
He smiled bitterly, wanting to make a final struggle.
“You cannot kill me.
If you kill me, my father will never let you go.”
Uchiha Nan arrived before him calmly and threw a Kunai.
Hiss.
Blood bloomed.
The Kunai pierced through Uchiha Ryuichi’s throat and was knocked to the ground by the barrier.
“How foolish.
Even if I don’t kill you, your father won’t let me go.”
Uchiha Nan reached out and closed the eyes of Uchiha Ryuichi, whose face was full of astonishment and whose eyes were wide open, allowing him to die with his eyes closed.
He then walked toward the two Root Ninja, who were helping each other stand up.
However, they were severely injured and unable to resist.
Seeing Uchiha Nan walking over to silence them, one of them struggled to speak.
“You cannot kill us.
You cannot afford to offend the person behind us.
Let’s pretend today never happened and let us leave.”
“Fine.”
Uchiha Nan calmly threw a pile of Kunai.
After ensuring both were completely dead, he uttered the words he had held back.
“How naive.
It seems Danzo hasn’t taught you well enough.”
Uchiha Nan gathered the three corpses together, stored them in a Ninja scroll, and cleaned up the traces of the scene.
He then opened the Barrier Jutsu, changed direction, and went to the Uchiha pancake shop as if nothing had happened, ordering a deluxe pancake.
Returning home, Uchiha Nan looked at his defeat records to see what good things he had obtained.
He discovered that the first record for today was: “Defeated Uchiha Ryuichi, obtained top-tier reward: Sharingan Bloodline, Ninja Academy-level Chakra, pending extraction.”
Below that were the kill rewards for the two Genin.
“Killed [Name redacted], obtained top-tier reward: Genin-level Chakra, Ninja Academy-level physical fitness, pending extraction.”
“Killed [Name redacted], obtained top-tier reward: Genin-level Chakra, Ninja Academy-level physical fitness, pending extraction.”
At this moment, Uchiha Nan realized two things.
First, people who had already been defeated could provide rewards again, which meant he had more opportunities to become stronger.
Second, if he killed them instead of just defeating them, he would receive top-tier rewards.
Just looking at the items dropped by these two Genin showed how generous these top-tier rewards were.
It seemed he needed to find more opportunities to achieve kill achievements.
The next morning, at the Root base.
A Root Ninja dressed in black robes bowed to the man with a spiral mask who had his back turned to him.
“Lord Torune, two of our Genin have gone missing recently.”
Aburame Torune waved his hand and said in a lazy tone, “Does this kind of thing need to be reported to me?”
The black-robed man hesitated but continued his report, “These two Genin disappeared after being hired by a member of the Uchiha Clan to deal with someone in the Village.”
“Oh, the Uchiha Clan?
Interesting.
Report the details, and I will inform Lord Danzo.”
After all, their Root had been wanting to deal with the Uchiha Clan for a long time.
Spring passed and autumn came.
Uchiha Nan sat in the classroom as usual.
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Uchiha Nan sat alone in his seat.
For some reason, Kakashi had asked for leave today.
At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi, who had grown a bit and was beginning to show the charm of a future mature woman, walked over and stared suspiciously at Uchiha Nan.
Usually, because both Uchiha Nan and Kakashi were quite handsome, the girls in the class were naturally willing to revolve around them.
Over time, they had become familiar with each other, and Kurenai Yuhi was one of them.
“Nan, have you heard?
About Kakashi’s father?”
Uchiha Nan looked at Kurenai Yuhi with a head full of question marks; he didn’t know what had happened yet.
At this moment, Uchiha Obito, who heard the mention of Kakashi, also turned around and said in a loud voice, “Kakashi?
What happened to Kakashi?”
Suddenly, all the gazes in the class converged here.
Some who were in the know also began to whisper to the classmates around them.
Kurenai Yuhi glared at Uchiha Obito, hesitated for a moment, and continued, “It’s just that it’s been rumored in the Village recently that the Jonin Hatake abandoned his mission.”
Uchiha Nan’s brow furrowed tightly.
Had this matter already started?
During this time, he had either been fighting or on his way to practicing Ninjutsu.
He basically hadn’t understood any news inside Konoha.
He thought that Kakashi must be absent because of this.
Uchiha Nan glanced at the empty seat beside him.
The discussion in the class became louder and louder, with most people blaming Sakumo Hatake’s actions.
“How could the Jonin Hatake do such a thing?
I used to treat him as my idol.”
The more Uchiha Nan listened, the more uncomfortable he felt.
He slammed his hand on the desk.
“Shut up!”
In an instant, the sound ceased.
Everyone cast their gazes toward him, and no one dared to discuss this matter anymore.
Since the beginning of this semester, everyone in the class had been beaten up by Uchiha Nan, and the girls were no exception.
Furthermore, because he had previously discovered that a person could provide rewards more than once, he took every opportunity to PK these dear classmates until he found that he could no longer obtain rewards after brushing them three times.
Only then did he let them go.
Although everyone didn’t like him much in their hearts, looking at his cold face, they didn’t dare to continue discussing this matter, fearing they would taste his “education of love” again.
Of course, Uchiha Nan had many supporters in this classroom.
For example, Kurenai Yuhi, Anko Mitarashi, Uchiha Obito, Rin Nohara, Uchiha Tekka, and others firmly stood by his side, condemning those gloating guys together with him.