Chapter 14 Practice Begins

On the way back, Izunai just nestled in his father's arms in a depressed mood. It was not until he saw the small courtyard of his home again that he looked up at his father and said, "Father, my brother's eyes..."

"It seems that Izuna understands..." Uchiha Tajima's expression seemed sad and helpless, but he did not hide it from his young son, "Yes, Ling doesn't want to regain his sight, but he can't regain his sight... He is destined to spend the rest of his life in darkness."

"...Did I do something wrong?" Izuna tightly grasped the front of her father's haori, "My brother was so sad, but I still said something like 'The blind swordsman is amazing'..."

"No, on the contrary, Ling should probably thank Izuna." Tajima slowed down his pace, "Ling is a hardworking and talented child, but he always unconsciously demands too much of himself and places too much emphasis on the expectations of others to the point of neglecting his own demands.

Under normal circumstances, these expectations might just be an invisible pressure that slowly pushed him to a dead end, but in the current situation, the expectations of others would only be the motivation for him to get back on track.

Ling now needs a reason to break free from the knot that seems to be non-existent but is tightly wrapped around him. The more hope he has, the faster he will cheer up, so Quan Nai doesn't need to blame herself. "

Izunai didn't quite understand what his father said, and was still in low spirits, "But..."

"There's no buts." Uchiha Tajima rubbed his young son's head, "If Izuna really wants to help Ling, then work hard to become stronger. After all, Ling's current wish is just to protect you and Madara."

“…Yes!” Izuna clenched her fists. “I will definitely become very strong, strong enough to fight alongside brother! When the time comes, I will be the one protecting brother’s back!”

Uchiha Tajima chuckled, "Well, well said, you are worthy of being my son."

……

As Uchiha Tajima took Izuna away, there was no more human voice around Ling, leaving only the sound of gurgling mountain water and the gentle breeze blowing.

But being in this natural symphony that could easily wash away the complexity in one's heart, the smile on Ling's face slowly faded.

After being in a daze for an unknown amount of time, Ling squatted down, put his ten fingers into his hair, and said in a dejected tone that he had never shown in front of others before, "Is it so difficult to do something like this now?..."

This dejection did not last long. Ling quickly patted his cheeks and stood up with a smile, "Okay, Uchiha Ling, don't be discouraged because of this. You are an Uchiha, it's just blindness, um, it's just blindness...

Really, it’s a good thing that my tear ducts were destroyed at that time, otherwise it would be so lame to squat here and cry alone now... Well, think about it on the bright side, at least I won’t have tears in my life anymore, which is not bad.

There are still many things to prepare for training. If you want to be depressed, wait until you have some free time after the mission! There is no time to slack off now!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Ling calmed down and concentrated on distinguishing the various sounds around him. After confirming his position, he began to explore the nearby terrain with his cane. However, after he roughly outlined the environment in his mind, Ling couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough... I still made my father worried."

After realizing this, Ling couldn't help but start to deny himself again on the spot, and then quickly denied his denial and quickly cheered himself up. After repeating this several times, Ling took the ninja tool bag, took out the sealing scroll prepared by Uchiha Tajima, opened it carefully, and then slowly touched the techniques one by one with his fingers.

"Hmm... a long sword, ration pills, a change of clothes and emergency medicine? With these, it's okay if I don't go hunting for a short period of time... But if I want to return to the battlefield, I must be able to accurately identify the creatures around me. Hunting is inevitable..."

Taking out the long knife from the scroll and tying it awkwardly behind his back, Ling re-rolled the scroll, frowned slightly and walked towards the direction where the sound of water came from, "The place chosen by father should be near a branch of Nanhe River near the tribe. There are fewer wild animals here, and the place with the most living things should be this river near me...

Well, I have to work hard for dinner while practicing, after all, the Hyouryo Maru is really unpalatable - but my cooking skills are not that good... I hope I haven't poisoned myself by the end of the training - oooh, I'm already missing the side dishes made by Madara. "

Here, Ling finally started practicing, but this practice made him quite embarrassed.

First, when I was trying to spear fish in the river, I stepped on a mossy stone and before I could react, I fell into the river and got soaked.

When he was getting ashore, he took the wrong direction and almost got lost. He only found his way back after releasing a large amount of chakra to sense his surroundings. However, he was exhausted from consuming a large amount of chakra.

And when he finally caught the fish and wanted to make a fire to cook, warm himself and dry his clothes, he almost burned the ninja tool bag along with the firewood.

By the time he had arranged everything in a hurried and embarrassed manner, the sun had already set for a while.

Ling sat down tiredly on a flat stone, feeling the warmth from the fire in front of him and finally heaved a sigh of relief, "It's really inconvenient without vision... After the training is over, I must remind Madara and Izuna to protect their eyes.

Judging from my performance today, what I need most is guidance on action. Releasing chakra to sense the surroundings is indeed one way, but it consumes too much energy. If an accident really happens, I will lack the means to deal with it...

But if I use too little chakra, I might as well just use the cane to tap and guess the surrounding environment... The instant burst and convergence lack concealment and cannot be applied in actual combat..."

Ling made several guesses and then denied them one by one, and began to finalize the exercise plan for tomorrow. It was not until he smelled a burnt smell that he suddenly came to his senses. After a brief daze, he panicked again, "...My grilled fish!"