Chapter 31: Uchiha Tajima's Concerns

  Although it was supposed to be accompanying Uchiha Ryo in his training, Madara, after having a good rest and pnning to take on another mission, met Uchiha Kenji and Uchiha Chiho at the mission - handling pce again. Before he could avoid them, Uchiha Chiho raised her hand and said, "Ah, isn't this Ryo's younger brother? Come here, come here~ Hurry up~"

  After a brief moment of silence, Madara obediently walked over. After all, the woman in front of him might very well be his future sister - in - w. Although it was a hassle, it was necessary to get along well with her.

  "Wow~ Just as Ryo said, you have such a delicate appearance~" Uchiha Chiho smiled charmingly. "I didn't have the time to take a good look at you yesterday."

  Madara awkwardly turned his head away. "… Hello, Sister Chiho."

  "Be good, be good~ I'll buy you candy ter~" Uchiha Chiho reached out and ruffled Madara's hair. "Madara, you've only been back for two days. Don't you feel tired taking on a mission so soon? You don't have to push yourself too hard at the beginning, you know?"

  "No, carrying out missions is also a form of training. I learned a lot from the mission I went on with brother Kenji and Aniki st time." Madara looked up. "But Sister Chiho, didn't you say you were going to train with my Aniki? So why are you…"

  "Well, actually, Uchiha Ryo doesn't really need me around." Uchiha Chiho retracted her hand. "I was still thinking about whether I'd have a chance to make my move, but Uchiha Ryo didn't give me any openings at all. It's really annoying."

  "I said, you crazy woman, just leave Uchiha Ryo alone, will you?" Uchiha Kenji curled his lips. "That guy wasn't interested in you even when he could see. Now that he's blind, there's even less of a chance."

  "I've known that for a long time." Uchiha Chiho gave a soft snort. "But how can I just accept it? Seriously, he flirts with someone and then just leaves them hanging. Uchiha Ryo is really a mean - spirited man."

  "Anyway, are you going to form a team or not? If not, I'll go find someone else." Uchiha Kenji clicked his tongue. "I promised him that I'd go for training with him after the next mission."

  Madara was taken aback and couldn't help but interject, "Wasn't it after the next next next mission?"

  "Huh?" Uchiha Kenji raised his eyebrows. "How long do you think a mission takes, Madara? The 'next next next mission' you're talking about was three days ago."

  "Madara has only started taking on missions recently. How would he know your frequency of taking on missions?" Uchiha Chiho rolled her eyes irritably. "And the training with Uchiha Ryo… Don't tell me it's that crazy training method of yours guys again?"

  "Yeah, well, after all, this kind of training can bring about great improvements. You've seen Uchiha Ryo's situation. This time, he's probably developing some kind of Perception - based jutsu again. Since I'm good at Concealment, we're bound to have a go - at - it."

  Uchiha Kenji stroked his chin. "I'm wondering what terrifying combat style that guy will come up with by then. Last time I saw him engage in Gitai with members of the Hyuga cn, I was already quite puzzled. He's becoming less and less like an Uchiha. Well, it's actually a good thing that his combat style isn't typical of the Uchiha, since I don't fight with cn members anyway."

  "Even in a tough spot, he keeps on fighting. He's really the guy I have a crush on~" Uchiha Chiho held her face with both hands. "By the way, is Madara coming to our team for a mission? If Madara comes too, sister will take you to experience some interesting things~"

  Madara remembered how Uchiha Kenji had bombarded him with everyone's skeletons in the closet. He immediately shook his head so fast it was like a spinning rattle.

  "Come on, stop teasing the kid. Uchiha Ryo's younger brother can't take it," Uchiha Kenji reached out to pull Uchiha Chiho. "Hurry up and take the mission. I've left Uchiha Ryo time for three missions to figure out his strategy. If he gets too good at it, I'll be in trouble."

  Uchiha Chiho let Uchiha Kenji pull her along. "Then you could have just gone to train with Uchiha Ryo before—"

  "Wow—Going with you on the day you went to look for Uchiha Ryo? Am I trying to get myself killed? You should know when to be a busybody."

  "What are you talking about? You're the one who talks the most on normal days. And am I a very violent person? Why can't I be there? I'll give you a chance to re - word that, Kenji - kun~"

  "Don't you have a clue why you can't be there? Your violence is almost on par with those Senju gorils—Ow! Wrong! My hand!"

  Madara, who had witnessed all this, thought: ...Suddenly, I don't think my peers are that annoying anymore.

  However, after reforming the team for missions, Madara threw that little bit of sympathy for his peers out of his mind—They were a bunch of useless people!

  Especially after experiencing a mission where he was carried through by Uchiha Ryo and Uchiha Kenji the whole way, Madara became even more convinced that [his peers were all useless]. However, taking into account the age and experience gap between them, Madara decided to observe them for a while longer.

  Compared to Madara, whose life was fulfilling, Izuna, who always trained alone at home, was extremely lonely.

  However, he knew that his two brothers had their own reasons for not staying at home and didn't want to distance themselves from him. So, apart from occasionally puffing out his cheeks and compining in his heart about why he couldn't grow up faster, he was always very well - behaved.

  Tajima Uchiha also noticed this, so he always tried to finish cn affairs as early as possible and came back to accompany his youngest son in training and expin ninjutsu. However, apart from that, Tajima Uchiha also worried about Uchiha Ryo and Madara. But these two kids each had their own ways of doing things, and if he tried to persuade them, it would only have the opposite effect he didn't want.

  Thinking of this, Tajima Uchiha couldn't help but let out a sigh. This sigh immediately caught Izuna's attention. He tilted his head up, looking at his father with a pair of cat - like round eyes, his voice a bit uneasy. "Father, did I do something wrong?"

  "No, Izuna did very well." Tajima Uchiha reached out and pulled his youngest son into his arms, with a somewhat wistful smile on his face. "I'm just wondering how Uchiha Ryo's training and Madara's mission are going. Even though I know their abilities far exceed those of their peers, as the leader of the Uchiha cn, I should have full trust in them. But as a father, I still can't help but worry about them."

  Izuna nodded half - understandingly and reached out to hug Tajima Uchiha's neck, with anticipation in his eyes. "Then can we go and see them?"

  Tajima Uchiha couldn't help but ugh. He reached out and gently scraped the tip of Izuna's nose with his finger. "No, you can't. Didn't Uchiha Ryo specifically say before he left that because the jutsu he's going to develop this time is very dangerous and requires a quiet environment, he needs to train in seclusion? Sanzu and Yata will tell us when he finishes this training."

  Izuna pouted, his voice a bit dull. "… I really want to know how far Aniki has progressed in his training."

  "Ah, indeed," Tajima Uchiha also lowered his gaze. "I wonder how far Uchiha Ryo has progressed in his training."

  What Tajima Uchiha didn't know was that right at this moment, Uchiha Ryo, who was in seclusion for training in the back mountain, was troubled by the unexpected intruder who had accidentally entered his perception circle...