"It seems I need to give my body more time to adjust. After all, it's a product from a different world."
Thinking this, he returned home, but his sister, Uchiha Hikari, still hadn't come back.
Raizen felt a bit worried.
Earlier, when he passed by the clan's territory, he sensed the atmosphere inside the Uchiha clan had grown even more tense and oppressive.
It was like the calm before a storm.
After all, with Shisui dead, the long-planned coup had to be put on hold.
The relationship between the Uchiha and the Konoha leadership was becoming increasingly fragile.
On top of that, today Uchiha Yashiro and two others questioned Uchiha Itachi so harshly that Itachi almost lost control.
Though clan leader Fugaku and young Sasuke stopped him, a dark cloud settled deeper in the hearts of the Uchiha.
Raizen didn't need to guess — the number of Konoha ninja watching around the clan territory had surely increased again.
"Knock knock~"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Who could it be so late?
Uchiha Raizen at first thought it was the little girl, Inori. But when he opened the door, it was the old lady who said earlier that he had grown taller.
"Granny Yoko, do you need something?"
Granny Yoko's wrinkled face was full of kindness, and she was holding a food box.
"Raizen, your sister isn't home, right? I made some pastries. Would you like to try some?"
Raizen hesitated for a moment, then took the food box. "Thank you, Granny."
Granny Yoko had watched him and his sister grow up since they were little. Her own children had died in the Second Ninja World War, and their bodies were never recovered.
In a way, she saw Raizen and Hikari as her own grandchildren.
Such kind and simple old people who lost their children were not rare among the Uchiha civilians who experienced three ninja wars.
Their children gave their lives for the clan and village, but they never received proper rewards. Instead, two years later, they were cruelly killed.
What kind of so-called greatness could allow such terrible acts?
After sending Granny Yoko off, Raizen's eyes showed mixed feelings.
The next morning.
He first went to the Konoha ninja tools shop.
The shop owner, seeing he was from the Uchiha clan, showed a hidden look of dislike and fear in his eyes.
The Uchiha were Konoha's security force, managing the village's internal order. This kind of job naturally made the villagers dislike them.
Plus, a few years ago, during the Nine-Tails chaos that caused the Fourth Hokage's death, rumors spread that the Nine-Tails was controlled by the Uchiha clan.
This made the Konoha villagers even more unfriendly toward the Uchiha.
Uchiha Raizen was already used to this kind of hidden discrimination. He expressionlessly chose a scroll, paid, and left without saying a word.
Not long after he left, two Anbu ninjas came to the ninja tool shop owner.
The shop owner didn't hesitate and sold him out: "He bought a scroll that sealed a Kanabo."
"Kanabo?" The two Anbu exchanged glances and then instantly vanished.
...
As usual, Uchiha Raizen sent a shadow clone to the Police Force building, while his real body went to the forest behind Konoha.
When he entered the forest behind the mountain, his steps suddenly stopped, and he said lightly:
"Even a Genin like me is being watched. Looks like the village's higher-ups are getting more restless."
He turned and stared at a thick tree.
"You two, how much longer are you going to follow me?"
Behind the tree, the two Anbu from the ninja tool shop appeared. The female member said:
"Just an Uchiha, but pretty cautious. You used a shadow clone to stay at the Police Force yesterday, didn't you? Tell me, what do you want to do in the forest behind the mountain?"
The other, a strong-built male Anbu, slammed his large sword heavily on the ground, causing stones to scatter — clearly a warning.
Uchiha Raizen kept a stiff face: "Are you from Root?"
The female member sneered: "Since you know Root's name, if you don't want to be tortured, better answer honestly."
Uchiha Raizen didn't reply, instead clenching his fists.
Talking reason with Danzo and the Root organization is useless. Even if they cooperate honestly, they would still be humiliated.
Since that's the case, it's better to use these two to test my current strength.
"You Uchiha really are a bunch of stubborn fools who won't cry until they see the coffin!"
The male ANBU rushed forward fiercely, swinging his large blade mercilessly at Uchiha Raizen.
Raizen didn't dodge. The blade struck his shoulder with a sharp "clang."
The male ANBU's pupils suddenly widened, feeling the recoil from the blade making his hand numb.
He stared in disbelief, "Your body… those scales are…"
Azure Dragon scales had already covered Raizen's entire upper body.
His right hand transformed into sharp dragon claws and quickly grabbed the male ANBU's neck. The ANBU was caught off guard and seized.
But being strong and muscular, he wasn't too panicked. He grabbed Raizen's arm with both hands, trying to pull it away.
However, he realized the hand he was holding wasn't human but felt like cold steel, hard iron. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move it even a bit.
"Uchiha don't have such jutsu, you strange bastard!"
The female ANBU saw the danger and rushed to support.
Swish, swish, swish!
She threw seven or eight kunai.
The kunai rings were tied with steel wires too thin to be seen with the naked eye.
The steel wire targeted Uchiha Raizen's neck.
Sizzle!
The sharp wire cut and tightened around the most fragile part of the human body — the throat.
If it were someone else, their head would probably have fallen to the ground by now.
But Uchiha Raizen remained expressionless, only twisting his neck slightly.
The steel wire on his neck immediately cracked under the pressure, breaking apart.
Seeing this, the two Root organization members froze completely.
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