Chapter 21 Cheers for You

"Wait, Xiansi, stop crying," Ling didn't know where to start for a moment, "At least don't cry here or let go of my belt and then cry, okay?! Even if I'm stronger than you and can maintain my balance, the material of the belt isn't that good!"

“I don’t want it!” Uchiha Kenji cried even louder, but his hands silently loosened Ling’s belt and grabbed the hem of Ling’s coat instead. “You know I can’t remember people at all! I can recognize my relatives because I remember their voices after living with them for a long time! And I can’t remember the way either. If I really want to be blind, you should make me blind! What’s the point of it now? If you do this, won’t our generation have another useless blind person?”

"No, Xiansi, look at me. I'm easy to recognize now." Ling breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at himself. "Look, I have a ribbon covering my eyes, right? I'm the only one in the tribe who dresses like this, so I'm easy to recognize... Anyway, at least stand up first? We're blocking the door to the mission office."

Uchiha Kenji sniffed, glanced at the tribesmen who were watching the fun, and finally stood up from the ground, but one hand was still grabbing Ling's clothes. He looked like a small animal who was afraid of being abandoned. "What do you want me to do? I can't repay my kindness at all - wuwu..."

"Xianji, don't always think of yourself as a favor that doesn't exist..." Ling sighed and turned to Madara's direction, "Madara, have you picked a mission you like?"

"No... not yet." Madara looked at Uchiha Kenji, his expression showing subtle disdain, "Um, Brother... this way?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I can handle it. Just let Madara pick the mission." Ling waved at Madara, but his smile was a little weak. "Just wait for Kenji to calm down... Yeah, just wait for him to calm down..."

Madara stared at the two of them for a while with a slightly complicated expression, then turned around and went back into the mission office.

"Is Ling going on a mission?" Uchiha Kenji sniffed, "Then I want to go too."

Ling suddenly laughed, "It's a bit of a waste of talent for the two of us to do one mission, isn't it?"

"A waste of talent?!" Uchiha Kenji widened his eyes, and the three scarlet magatama appeared unconsciously again, "It would be terrible if only you and your brother went! A blind man and a child who just received a mission, do you think that kind of heroism of dying for others is interesting?!"

"No...we—"

"Shut up right there! You idiot! Idiot! Taijutsu lunatic! Being a ninja is a precarious job. Are you looking for a chance to die and then make me feel indebted to you for the rest of my life?! I will cry! I will really cry! Even if I become a ghost, I won't be able to rest in peace!"

Ling sighed and raised his hands in surrender, "Hey, hey - I get it, I get it - I agree to do the mission together, so let's skip the topic of whether there is any favor or not. By the way, why are you crying more skillfully than Chiho and the others..."

"Hmph..." Uchiha Kenji's eyes turned black again. After a brief silence to calm himself down, he spoke again, "...Hey, Ling, you are using chakra to sense the surroundings now, right? Don't you notice anything different about me?"

"Eh? It's different..." Ling tilted his head, "Does it count if I'm stronger?"

"...I'm serious! Show me your attitude!"

Hearing what Uchiha Kenji said, Ling reached out and grabbed his wrist, and once again focused on sensing, "Hmm... the chakra in your brain has become more active. Could it be that you have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

"Well... I'm not too sure, but after the last mission with you, the Sharingan does open unconsciously. I also had someone take me to the medical department, but they couldn't see anything..."

"Hmm... that means it's about to awaken," Ling stroked his chin, "and if that's the case, I saw Hong and Akihiko's brain chakras were also very active before. Which of you three will get that power first? I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Then you can rule out Hong." Uchiha Kenji finally calmed down completely. He grabbed Ling's clothes and confirmed that only Ling was blindfolded before finally letting go. "Although that guy is powerful, he seems to be cursed in these aspects."

"No, no matter what, calling it a curse is too much..."

"Then what do you think he is? An Uchiha is actually mainly based on water and earth attributes, which is already half useless." Uchiha Kenji crossed his arms, "But he can still maintain his position in the top few. Hong's talent is really terrifying - his perception ninjutsu is getting more and more powerful, and I almost fooled him last time."

"Ah, yes, I barely won against him last time—" Ling raised his hand and touched the back of his neck, laughing heartily, "I feel like I'm being left behind by you guys, it's really stressful."

"So you should have let me be the bait last time..." Uchiha Kenji muttered, "Even if you wanted to destroy my eyes, you would have dug them out and crushed them. Did you really not consider the possibility of coming back alive?"

"The situation on the battlefield is always changing rapidly. It would be terrible if we were captured alive by the Senju clan..." Ling's smile became helpless, and he raised his hand to pat Uchiha Kenji's shoulder, "So don't say discouraging words like using you as bait.

Besides, it was me who chose the mission, and it was me who brought you out. As the captain you elected, I should prioritize your safety. It is my duty to bring you all back. If I really let you die for me, wouldn't I have let you down in vain?"

"but……"

"No buts, I believe in Xiansi, just like you believe in me." Ling laughed, "If you really feel guilty about me, then surpass me ten or a hundred times. Then I will sit back and cheer for you."