“Nani?!
Kill them?!”
Nawaki was the first to cry out in shock.
He stared at Uchiha Yu in disbelief before looking down at the enemy shinobi lying on the ground, whose eyes were filled with pleading and fear.
Mikoto’s small face had already turned pale.
What frightened her was not merely Yu’s words, but the way he had just calmly sliced off someone’s head moments earlier.
That horrifying scene of blood spraying into the air like a fountain still lingered vividly in her mind.
Not only her, but even the other boys and girls from the Academy looked terrified.
Although Uchiha Yu normally acted aggressive and arrogant, only today did they truly realize he had always been holding back against them.
Otherwise, with that terrifying sword strike earlier…
Jiraiya subconsciously wanted to step forward and stop this, but Tsunade immediately reached out and blocked him.
“Stay out of it.”
Orochimaru watched quietly from the side, curiosity flashing within his snake-like pupils.
“Yu-kun truly does not resemble an ordinary child.”
Yu coldly looked at the two before him.
“Either kill them, or immediately return to Konoha.
One of you can become a good housewife while the other can continue living as a sheltered young master.”
Mikoto froze.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that Yu had become unfamiliar.
This calm and indifferent side of him made her feel distant.
However, after meeting his crimson Sharingan eyes, she seemed to realize something.
Silently, she lowered the kunai in her hand toward the enemy Genin’s chest.
Squelch!
The kunai pierced into flesh.
However, perhaps because of hesitation, the blade stopped just short of the heart.
Mikoto’s body trembled slightly.
Just as she struggled internally, a hand suddenly covered hers.
Then, that hand pressed downward firmly.
Squelch!
The enemy Genin’s eyes widened instantly.
His pupils shrank violently before the light within them gradually disappeared.
He was dead.
Mikoto stared blankly at the blood staining her hands.
Fear.
Panic.
Confusion.
Numerous emotions flooded her heart simultaneously.
At that very moment, her eyes suddenly turned scarlet.
Two tomoe rapidly spun within her pupils.
“Wahhh!”
Unable to endure it any longer, Mikoto directly threw herself into Yu’s arms and burst into tears.
This was her first time killing someone.
Moreover, the person who forced her to do it was the boy she liked most.
Her emotions completely collapsed.
Yu gently comforted his future wife before looking toward the still frozen Nawaki with a face full of disdain.
“What?
Are you not even a man?”
Nawaki’s face instantly flushed red from anger.
Just as he wanted to argue back, a cold voice suddenly sounded nearby.
“If you truly cannot do it, then return to the village.”
“Sis!”
Nawaki stared at Tsunade in disbelief.
At home, his sister was always careless and constantly bullied him.
Yet now, she was looking at him with unprecedented seriousness.
Tsunade merely crossed her arms and spoke calmly.
“Uchiha Yu is right.
The place you’re heading toward is the battlefield.
People die there every single day.
If you continue acting like this, you won’t survive long.”
She paused briefly before continuing mercilessly.
“Instead of dying pointlessly, you may as well go back and continue being a spoiled young master.”
Orochimaru smiled faintly from the side, but to Nawaki, that smile felt strangely cold.
“As my disciple, you cannot possess such weakness.”
Jiraiya remained silent this time.
Because he understood very clearly.
Whether it was Yu, Tsunade, or Orochimaru…
All of them were correct.
If Nawaki stepped onto the battlefield with his current mentality, he would not survive long.
Under the pressure from everyone around him, Nawaki finally gritted his teeth fiercely and stabbed his kunai downward.
Squelch!
Blood splattered onto his face instantly.
Night gradually descended.
The group temporarily stopped to rest inside the forest.
Orochimaru took out a scroll and handed it to a small snake.
“Deliver this to the Third Hokage as quickly as possible.”
The small snake swallowed the scroll before instinctively glancing fearfully toward another side of the campsite.
There, a snake was currently being roasted over a fire.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Yu casually made several cuts with his blade, slicing the roasted snake neatly into pieces.
“Come, eat while it’s hot.
Unfortunately, we don’t have enough ingredients for soup.
Otherwise, snake soup would taste even better.”
Mikoto accepted a piece and carefully took a bite before smiling happily.
“Yu’s cooking is still delicious as always.”
Seeing that her mood had mostly recovered from earlier, Yu was just about to smile when Nawaki suddenly spoke from nearby with a strange expression.
“Hey Yu…
isn’t that the same sword you used to kill people today?
Did you even clean the blood off properly?”
Mikoto froze instantly.
She slowly looked down at the roasted meat in her hand before staring toward the sword beside Yu.
Her face immediately turned pale once more.
Bang!
Yu directly kicked Nawaki flying.
“Shut up!
Didn’t you notice This Young Master carries two swords?
Eat if you want.
Otherwise, get lost.”
Nawaki awkwardly scratched his head and laughed dryly.
Just as he was about to continue talking, a hand suddenly snatched the meat from his hand.
“If you aren’t eating it, then give it to This Lady.”
Nawaki instantly looked devastated.
At this moment, he truly wanted to slap himself.
Why did he have to ruin everyone’s appetite earlier?
Now he did not even have anything left to eat.
“Not bad.”
Tsunade nodded repeatedly while eating.
“This roasted meat tastes surprisingly good.
Kid, why don’t you work for This Lady in the future and become my personal chef?”
Orochimaru also walked over slowly.
Under Yu’s surprised gaze, Orochimaru actually picked up a piece of roasted snake meat and calmly placed it into his mouth.
After chewing for a moment, he nodded lightly.
“It truly tastes good.”
Then he looked toward Tsunade with a faint smile.
“Tsunade, he is my student.”
“Tch.”
At that moment, Jiraiya also rushed over excitedly.
Without caring about anything else, he directly grabbed several pieces and stuffed them into his mouth.
“Delicious!
I’ve wanted to roast snakes for a long time already, but never had the chance!”
As he spoke, he glared fiercely at a certain snake-loving companion nearby.
Orochimaru calmly wiped the grease from the corner of his lips before suddenly looking toward Yu.
“Yu-kun, your Sharingan has already reached the Three Tomoe stage, correct?”
Yu nodded directly.
“That’s right.”
He had no intention of hiding it.
There was no need.
The current Orochimaru had not yet completely fallen into darkness and would not immediately do anything excessive.
After hearing the confirmation personally, Tsunade and Jiraiya could not help but stare.
Earlier, they had only suspected it.
But now that Yu admitted it himself, even they felt shocked.
Ten years old.
Three Tomoe Sharingan at ten years old.
Such terrifying talent…
It was likely comparable to that legendary Uchiha from the past.
The two then looked toward Mikoto nearby.
This little girl’s talent was not bad either.
After receiving the emotional stimulation from killing someone earlier, her Sharingan had directly evolved into the Two Tomoe stage.
With her current potential, awakening Three Tomoe in the future would not be difficult at all.
The smile on Orochimaru’s face deepened slightly.
Whether it was because of Yu’s talent or his calm attitude was difficult to tell.
“I am quite curious about one thing.”
Orochimaru narrowed his golden pupils slightly.
“With your talent and strength, you could have easily accepted direct training from the Uchiha Clan.
Why did you instead choose to follow me?”
This was also something Mikoto and Nawaki had wondered about for a long time.
Clearly, Yu had better options.
Yet he still chose Orochimaru.
Yu casually swallowed the final piece of snake meat before smiling lightly.
“Because by following you, I can learn many useful things.”
“It is that simple.”
“Interesting…”
Orochimaru’s smile instantly widened.
“Truly interesting.”
Jiraiya curled his lips disdainfully nearby.
“What can you possibly learn from this creepy guy?
You’d be better off following me and learning Sage Jutsu.”
Yu merely chuckled softly.
Sage Jutsu…
Naturally, he intended to learn it eventually.
However, now was not the right time.
One had to progress step by step.
Otherwise, trying to advance too quickly would only harm oneself.
“Sage Jutsu…”
Yu quietly looked toward the bright moon hanging high in the night sky.
His thoughts gradually drifted away.
“Can Sage Chakra truly suppress the side effects of the Sharingan?”
He was not worried about himself.
What truly concerned him was Mikoto.
Since he had already changed the course of fate and made Mikoto his woman…
Then naturally, that tragedy in the future absolutely could not be allowed to happen again.
Otherwise, it would simply be too embarrassing.