Forty days later, ten days before the start of the ninja school, Yoshito was finally able to maintain the breath of fire in the water, and he did not make a mistake twenty-four hours a day.

But in this case, the violent natural energy that washed and flowed through his body was only one-half of that on dry land.

Yi Yong is like a person who is gradually getting used to using hot water to shower, and then he only needs to increase the temperature and increase the amount of water from the faucet.

However, no matter what kind of terrain it is, Changzhong is Changzhong, and Yiyong still received a reminder after a long absence-

[The breath of inflammation has reached the normal level.] You can resurrect Flame Pillar Purgatory Shin Kyojuro through a gene vector. 】

[When the pillar is resurrected, your age is equivalent to your age, and the strength of all aspects of your body is equivalent to one year of practicing the corresponding breathing method.] However, the extraction of chakra, etc., needs to be taught separately. 】

Yi Yong came out of the waterfall and sat down on the stone that he had cut during his attempt, silently pondering the meaning of the voice.

First, the age of the resurrected pillar is equal to his age.

In other words, the older the righteous warrior, the older the pillar after the resurrection.

This made him feel a little more at ease, and he could grow up a little more to resurrect others, and if it was a pea-sized mourning island, he didn't know how to face it.

Second, after the resurrection, the pillar's mastery of the breathing method is at the level of one year, and he has basic force.

Judging from the ordinary forbearance of being able to match the water stop in physical skills after he maintained Changzhong for a year, the other pillars would never be much worse than him (right).

This made Yiyong somewhat reassuring.

In this way, even if he is unwilling to live in Konoha after being resurrected from purgatory, or because of doubts and other factors, he still has the power to protect himself from being harmed by ordinary people.

Yi Yong only needs to teach him to practice chakra in combination with the breathing method, and he can rest assured that he will be allowed to live in the land of fire.

As for getting Purgatory to live in Konoha, there may be some difficulties, but it's not completely impossible.

According to what Yiyong has learned about the Konoha Orphanage in various ways in the past forty days, their dean called Yakushi Nonoyu, who likes to pick up children, has not appeared for a long time, and no one knows where she has gone.

Nowadays, the frequency of the orphanage's grandmother going to search for orphans outside the village is once every six months, and she must make sure that the orphan is an obedient and obedient child before she is willing to take it in. The younger you are, the more likely you are to be admitted.

If Purgatory is willing to live in Konoha, Yiyong will first hand over the 50,000 taels of compensation he received before, and let him stay somewhere on the border of the Fire Country, and wait until the time for the orphanage to search, and then let him be "discovered".

However, even the brave who lacks common sense knows that it will take a lot of luck to achieve this plan.

After all, the resurrected purgatory is already 6 years old, and he still speaks loudly (whether his ears are injured or not), and the chances of being accepted into the orphanage are slim.

On top of that, the orphanage is in Konoha with a large fence (city wall?) In addition, usually those children have to be raised to become useful medical ninjas before they can enter Konoha Nai.

In this way, how to ensure the realization of "to help Naruto find an older brother" is even more unknown......

The thought that he might not be able to fulfill his promise to that child made Yi Yong feel a rare irritability in his heart.

But at least, the two most important and difficult steps of the resurrection purgatory plan -

Obtaining healthy Naruto Uzumaki's hair and achieving Breath of Fire: Tsunnaka have all been completed.

All that's left is the practice of spiritism and finding a suitable time to go to a place far from the village and resurrect purgatory.

As soon as he thought of this, in this mountain stream that no one else could see, the corners of Yiyong's mouth seemed to have an indiscernible upturn. The two sunset-colored writing wheels unconsciously opened and slowly turned......

The next moment, the crow that stopped the water and gave him sounded vigilantly.

Someone has come here.

"Yiyong, are you in a daze?"

Itachi, carrying a ninja sword, appeared in Yiyong's sight, perfectly interrupting the rare smile that was accumulating.

For more than a month, Uchiha Itachi has either been on a mission or on the way to a mission, and I don't know how many people have died under his ninja sword.

These people include, but are not limited to: the Fire Nation magnates who claim to cut Konoha military spending; The wallhead grass that slopes to the rock in the grass hidden; A single-pass ninja with secret ninjutsu; Wandering ninjas gathered around Konoha; caravans suspected of espionage, and a series of actual and potential enemies.

Among them, there were those he felt should be killed, and there were those he felt should not be killed; Some have reached their old age, and some are not as old as him.

However, in order to fulfill his promise to his father, "I will join the Shadows and become a spy planted by the Hokage", he still discarded all personal feelings and carried out these ruthless tasks perfectly. According to it, this is already what the dark department should do.

But as soon as he returned home and saw Sasuke who was still working hard to prepare for the exam, his mother who returned intact, and Yiyong who was cultivating under the waterfall, his heavy mood was relieved, and all the weight of his father on his shoulders seemed to be temporarily removed.

"You're back, Itachi."

Yi Yong blinked, and then immediately continued as if he remembered something: "I have finished reading all the contents of the Water Prison Technique. ”

"I'm not here to rush the ......"

Itachi couldn't laugh or cry, "I'm here to tell you that my mother is also home today." ”

Yiyong understood that this was a rare time for their family to be reunited recently, so he immediately got up.

"I'm going to change my clothes."

With a brief remark, he immediately appeared at the water's edge ten meters away, and then slipped into the hut.

[Perfect Water Instantaneous Technique.] 】

Itachi's eyes flashed with admiration.

This time, Yi Yong still did not have a seal.

In the past forty days, he has seen Yiyong no more than ten times.

But every time he came, he would teach Yiyong a water escape ninjutsu that he had already learned, which was generally practical.

For example, the water instantaneous body technique, which is different from the high-speed mobile version of the teleportation technique of the Shangninbi Meeting, is a replacement between the position of a person and a water body, which sounds very ordinary, but it involves a little bit of basic time and space principles, and it is very difficult to learn, but Yi Yong still managed to see it.

Although Itachi had never seen the second generation Hokage, in his mind, the talent of the Thousand Hands Water Escape was probably not much stronger than him.

"Let's go."

Soon after, Yi Yong changed into the same black high-necked long sleeves as the three brothers.

The moment he stepped on the water, he flashed beside Itachi. Within the same body of water, he can appear anywhere within fifteen meters in 0.5 seconds, and this range will be even further in the future.

Itachi, who has been fighting ninjas a lot lately, subconsciously dodged a step, and instinctively moved his right hand behind his back, but it immediately and smoothly changed to a stroking of his neck, and the expression on his face was slightly stiff.

This instantaneous appearance without warning meant that if Yi Yong wanted to, he could have killed him in that instant.

The three-hooked jade writing wheel eye may be able to see some clues, but his body has no time to react.

His subtle movements were watched by Yi Yong, and the surprise he had brought from achieving Flame Breath Changzhong suddenly vanished.

Yi Yong remembered the appearance of Itachi's teammates when they died three years ago, and the tears that only shed when no one was around.

But Yoshiyong didn't say anything, just grabbed Itachi's hand like Sasuke usually did, "Do you want to go back directly?" ”

"Let's go to Minamigagawa Shrine first."

Itachi's smile was grateful, he knew that Yiyong didn't like to be too close to people, "There's a new illusion that might work." ”

"Hmm."

Minamigagawa Shrine, in addition to being a place for Uchiha to hold meetings and commemorate the dead, those illusions that require different degrees of writing chakran to use are engraved on different stone tablets, and can only be read and studied if the pupil power reaches a certain "standard".

When the two brothers reached the edge of the Konoha barrier, Itachi and Yoshiyong performed the order of the dark seals that Susui had taught them, until a special chakra formed on the surface of their bodies and merged with the transparent edge of the barrier.

That set of special seals is the key to enter the Konoha barrier, and only through it can you enter Konoha without alerting the barrier class, otherwise it will be detected immediately, attracting patrols and shadows.

So far, only the Cloud Hidden Ninja with the enchantment perception shielding technology has been able to infiltrate Konoha silently, and there are many times (Uchiha Obito's Kamui can be detected......

The Minamigagawa Shrine, located right next to the inner edge of the barrier, is Uchiha's most precious private possession, and no outsiders are allowed to enter.

The two of them walked through the ancient torii gate and stepped on the mossy staircase that was unknown how many years old, sensing the solemn and cold atmosphere around them. The stone steps, some collapsed, some broken, some flawed, speak of generations of division, anger and unity within the Uchiha.

Most of the disputes between the clans start here and end here.

After arriving at the courtyard of the shrine, Itachi looked around and found that there was no one else here today except for the old man who was in charge of cleaning.

"Yiyong, you wait here for me for a while."

Yi Yong nodded slightly, avoiding the old man's cleaning route, examining the layout of the trees, stones, and canals in the courtyard, and recalling his Water Pillar Mansion, which was completely deserted.

At this moment, the snow on the eaves, which had not yet melted, was lifted by the wind, and whirled past him, and the righteous eyes chased past, and a pine tree surrounded by bluestone slabs—more strictly speaking, a gap in the bluestone slabs under the pine tree—caught his attention.

In the gap, there were four small stones painted with magatama, which were unique to the Uchiha clan, and they were sacrificed to the dead, and they lay here silently for some reason.

After all, the inner hall of the shrine, where all the dead clansmen are enshrined, is just a dozen meters away. Why would anyone go to such lengths to build a small altar that no one else knows?

"You think it's weird, don't you?"

Yiyong raised his head and followed the sound, only to see the old man who had swept the floor before leaning on it with a broom.

"Obviously, the inner hall is only a few steps away, but someone insists on placing the tribute in this place...... I don't know if I should clean up the old man. ”

[Are you talking to me?] 】

Yi Yong looked at him uncertainly, but in his heart he was very envious of this kind of character who could talk to strangers.

But the old man didn't care if he replied or not, and muttered to himself, "However, no matter who put this thing here, they don't pick the time of sacrifice at all." It's been less than a year since July last year, and I've already put four pieces in it, and I haven't seen who it is, so it's a strange person......"

Then, with a flick of his neck, he continued his cleaning operation, sweeping away the dust and fallen pine needles farther and farther away, leaving Yiyong alone in the same place.

[Is it because I didn't pay attention to him, so I left?] 】

[Also, from July last year, that is, Sasuke and I were on our birthday......]

[Did anyone in the clan die at that time?] 】

He thought slowly, remembering to pass the time, but he didn't touch the somewhat unique tribute. Maybe the tree has a unique meaning for that person.

Fortunately, Itachi didn't let him wait too long, and took a bag of tea planted and cultivated by the shrine deity himself, saying that he wanted to give it to his mother.

By the time the two had made it all the way home, Uchiha Fugaku had also returned, and Sasuke was practicing throwing shuriken in the backyard by himself.

"Sasuke and I have already met our mother, so this tea should be a gift for her."

Itachi nudged Yoshiyu's shoulder, "I'll go over there and talk to Sasuke, and I'll go in later." ”

Obviously, he wanted Yiyong to have some time alone with his mother.

"Okay."

Yi Yong agreed.

When he opened the door of the entrance and quietly walked to the door of the Japanese room, Mikoto Uchiha was talking to Uchiha Fugaku about his experience during this time.

“…… We waited for more than ten days on the outskirts of the Land of Rain without results, and finally received a message from Iwakure hired by the client, and then continued to the north, and finally met Tsunade-sama on the border between the country of grass and the country of Taki. She hasn't changed much from her face-to-face. “

Yi Yong saw that his parents were talking and didn't want to disturb him.

He bowed slightly to the Uchiha Fugaku who was facing him, and then sat down like a statue on Mikoto's side, motionless, breathless, as if he hadn't come in at all, or didn't exist at all.

After the client and Tsunade-sama met, they went to discuss the cost of treatment in private, and finally set a sky-high price of 3 million taels. But I listened to Kato Shizune's statement, this money is still far from paying off their gambling debts, and she doesn't know what to do, so she can only hide all the way south......."

"Ahem."

Uchiha Fugaku clenched his hands and coughed heavily.

"What's wrong?"

Mai Qin was stunned for a moment, "Could it be that the weather has been too cold lately and you have a cold?" ”

As she spoke, she knelt down and got up, seeing that she was about to cross the table, as if she had just been in love for a while to test the temperature of Fuyue's forehead. After all, the child is not here.

Seeing this, Fu Yue hurriedly looked at Yi Yong, and said loudly in a somewhat stern tone: "How long are you still sitting there?" Don't you say hello when you come back? ”

Mai Qin turned around at this time, and the faint worry in her eyes that had been caused by her husband's body immediately turned into strong joy.

"Brave?!"

"Mom."

After saluting bravely, he then turned to Fuyue: "Father......"

"Huh?"

Fugaku let out a thick nasal voice.

“…… Father. ”

Yi Yong reacted quickly this time.

[That's pretty much it!] 】

Fugaku's face changed from serious to relaxed, and only Sasuke was willing to be close to him of the three sons in the family, which was very unfair.

However, before he could say what he wanted to praise, he saw Uchiha Mikoto take it out and inspect it carefully.

"It's only been a month, and Yiyong seems to have grown a little taller."

When she pressed Yiyong's shoulder, she found that the thickness was not the same as before, "stronger than before." ”

Then, her eyes narrowed like two pairs of crescent moons, "It seems that Yiyong has trained well during this time." You must be working so hard to make your father happy, isn't it, Yiyong? ”

Uchiha Fugaku picked up the tea, not wanting his mother to see his smug expression, but he was very satisfied. In addition to the approval of parents, how many things can make a child work so hard.

And yet—

"Not exactly."

Yi Yong's answer made Fu Yue almost choke.

"You kid!"

Mai Qin poked Yiyong's head with a smile, and then looked at her husband with an expression that was not apologetic, but a little funny.

"Yi Yong doesn't lie, but it hasn't changed at all. I hope I can keep it up in the future, at least always be honest with my parents. ”

"By the way," she said, changing the subject, "Mommy is back today, have you thought about what to eat?" ”

"Well, I've thought it all through."

Yiyong nodded earnestly.

In his understanding of relationships, knowing what a person likes to eat is more important than what the person is called.

"Can Mommy come into the kitchen and cook with you?"

“……”

Yi Yong pinched his fingers, not knowing how to answer.

"Okay, okay, I'll tease you."

Mikoto Uchiha looked at her husband, "Looks like we're going to have a good time tonight." ”

"I won't eat at home."

Fu Yue snorted faintly.

"Why is that?" Mai Koto looked at him with a smile, "It's not because of what happened just now, you're such a big person......"

"Don't talk nonsense. Just before I came back, the third generation sent someone to send me a notice, saying that the Uchiha Yanhuo's upper ninja examination had passed. ”

"Really?"

Mai Trin's tone was a little surprised.

She always thought that with that child's temper, she would have to wait at least another three or five years before she could become a ninja. After all, Shangnin is the face of the village, and he can't be strong enough, at least he can't offend the client.

"I didn't expect that either."

Uchiha Fugaku was faintly happy, "However, what should I arrange for him to do next, I still need to discuss it with a few elders in the clan, so it is estimated that he will come back very late tonight." ”

As he spoke, he stood up, "Yiyong, after you and Sasuke go to school, you have to work hard, you know?" ”

"Okay, okay, since you don't eat, let's go. When you're away, the kids can be a little more open. ”

"Humph!"

After throwing off the standard Uchiha-specific modality, Fugaku left the house, intending to mentor the talented man of the clan who was about to be able to take charge on his own.

But what he didn't know was that Uchiha Yanhuo, a 16-year-old shinobi, had only been in office for three days.