Chapter 33: Senju Qin

  Feeling the chakra getting closer to him, Uchiha Ryo only felt his mind in chaos. Logically speaking, when seeing a stranger near the cn nd, shouldn't one first analyze the target's information and then go back to report? What's the deal with walking towards a suspicious person after the analysis?

  【Today, I finally understand what it means when there's a way to heaven but one chooses hell...】 Uchiha Ryo sighed in his heart and silently shifted his staff - sword to his left hand. 【What a waste of my rare kindness.】

  Senju Qin didn't deliberately conceal his movements. Therefore, after seeing Uchiha Ryo's reaction, he immediately stopped in his tracks. "I have no Malice. Are you a wandering samurai? It's very dangerous here. Don't stay here."

  Uchiha Ryo, who was about to unch an attack, paused. He looked up in the direction of the approaching person. "… Why do you say that?"

  The killing intent surrounding Uchiha Ryo made Senju Qin feel as if he had fallen into an ice - cold cave. His vocal cords tightened, and his legs went so weak that it was ridiculous. However, he still persistently said, "Anyway, it's very dangerous here. I've made an appointment to train here with someone. You won't be able to leave when they arrive. Just follow the river downstream and you can leave the Nanka River..."

  Uchiha Ryo let out a ugh. "Hehe... I'm just blind, not stupid. Your voice is trembling so much. Don't try to deceive me with such a clumsy lie... But you mentioned the two cns of the Nanka River. That means I definitely can't let you go. After all, ninjas are very good at tracking..."

  Amid the mutual silence, Senju Qin couldn't bear it any longer. Instead of running away, he sat down on the spot, hugging his knees and burying his head like an ostrich. "… Then just do it. I'm no match for you anyway."

  But after he said this, Senju Qin noticed that the killing intent on the person opposite him suddenly diminished. He subconsciously looked up and saw the young man tilting his head to look at him. Although the young man had a bnk expression, Senju Qin could sense the confusion conveyed by him.

  Thinking of this, Senju Qin became rather calm. However, his words were full of self - mockery. "Anyway, I don't have any family left, and I have only a few friends. My combat power is extremely weak. I'll die sooner or ter on the battlefield…"

  Hearing this, Uchiha Ryo didn't know whether to ugh or cry. "Can't you struggle a bit more? What if I soften my heart because of your plea for mercy? It's really inappropriate for a ninja to have such a weak fighting will..."

  "My teacher said that when facing an enemy, the most useless thing is to plead for mercy." Senju Qin looked up at Uchiha Ryo and then quickly buried his head again. His voice was low. "I don't want to die so uselessly... Although I really am useless...

  This world is really so annoying... I really don't want to fight. Why can't everyone just live in peace together?

  Moreover, it's really tough to live alone. If possible, I really wish I could go join everyone earlier..."

  After a brief silence, listening to the sobbing beside him, Uchiha Ryo reached out and turned over the roasted rabbit in front of him. "To be honest, I don't really like this world either, but I'm not so fed up with it that I'd even want to give up my life... After all, there are just too many things I'm reluctant to part with and too many things I want to do."

  "You're really so strong that it makes one envious..." Senju Qin sniffed, but his eyes were fixed on the roasted rabbit with its yellowing skin oozing fat. "Hey... Can I be a guy who stuffs himself silly before I kick the bucket?"

  As he said that, Senju Qin's stomach growled quite appropriately.

  "Pfft, hahaha—What an unexpected thing to say, hahaha. Instead of begging for mercy, you wanna have a good feast?" Uchiha Ryo pced the staff - sword that was standing beside him across his legs. "Well, fine. Today, I, this executioner, will py the kind - hearted guy and spare you."

  Looking at Uchiha Ryo, who was smiling brightly and suddenly had no more killing intent, Senju Qin felt his mind in a complete mess. Just as he was about to say something, his stomach growled even louder.

  After a brief silence, hearing the loud ughter beside him, Senju Qin buried his head even lower.

  "What's up? Does my cooking smell that good?" Uchiha Ryo was sitting in a zy posture. Along with the crackling sound of the burning firewood, his gentle and smiling voice had a magic that could make people rex. "When you're not against us, you guys are quite cute."

  "Against you guys?"

  "Hmm—Let me think," Uchiha Ryo stroked his chin. "That guy named Makoto should have finished his mission and gone back. Could it be that he didn't take my message back?"

  Senju Qin suddenly widened his eyes, his pupils constricting sharply. "Uchiha Ryo!?"

  Uchiha Ryo neither responded nor denied, just chuckling softly, looking extremely pleased. "How about it? After you go back, you can brag to your cn members. You can say like [I'm a powerhouse who managed to get away unscathed from that demon - like guy and even forced him to cook for me]. Isn't it cool?"

  But Senju Qin's cheeks flushed red because of Uchiha Ryo's words. "I don't want the pity of the Uchiha cn!"

  "Really? So, do you still want to eat the roasted rabbit? The roasted rabbit will be done in a jiffy."

  "You can't bribe me! You sly—"

  But Senju Qin's stomach clearly didn't have his backbone. Before his words were even fully out, it started growling, as if it wouldn't stop until it got something to eat.

  "Haha—I can't stand it anymore, haha—" Uchiha Ryo raised his hand and pressed it against his forehead. "You guys are so much fun when you're not our opponents. I've met two such interesting kids in just a few days, haha—Well, fun as you are, it's better to run away when you see me on the battlefield."

  Senju Qin covered his stomach angrily, puffed out his cheeks, and tried to put on a fierce look. But when he saw the silk cloth covering Uchiha Ryo's eyes, he defted. "… Aren't the Senju and the Uchiha enemies? Why did you let me go? Are you saying I'm not even worth killing?"

  "Didn't I say? Just consider me, the executioner, being kind - hearted today," Uchiha Ryo still smiled. "And don't talk rubbish. Where are the Senju and the Uchiha here?"

  "But it's clearly—"

  "No no no—" Uchiha Ryo waved his finger. "Today, there's only a stupid - naive kid and a young wandering samurai here."

  Senju Qin was taken aback. Only then did he remember that Uchiha Ryo hadn't said anything about the Senju and the Uchiha from beginning to end. It was all him talking.

  "The roasted rabbit should be ready. Eat it and go back home. Even if there's no one waiting for you at home, at least it holds the wonderful memories of you and your family. Don't give up so easily."

  Uchiha Ryo stood up, picked up his things, and waved at the stunned Senju Qin. "Also, don't say things like 【It's okay to die early】. Your retives fought desperately so that you wouldn't go to them so soon…

  And, kid, life isn't something cheap. Once it's lost, it can't be retrieved. Besides, you're all alone now. At least be nicer to yourself."