Chapter 314 An Ruo: ... [Fear. JPG] [Long Chapter]

"So, you should have thought of a suitable excuse to fool me, right?"

Listening to Uchiha Akihiko's cold voice, Ling, who was lying on the hospital bed, felt a little embarrassed, "I swear it was really an accident...but I will take responsibility."

"Accident?" Uchiha Akihiko sneered, picking up an apple to peel. "It's OK if you destroy the training ground assigned to the other side when the two tribes are promoting exchanges. There are many training grounds in the tribe. At worst, you can get another one. It's normal to send yourself and the other side to the medical department when practicing with the other side. As long as it doesn't hurt the foundation, it's considered a normal ninja competition...

But while practicing, you destroyed the training ground and also affected many onlookers on the other side. Isn't there something wrong with you? Why do other people's accidents only affect themselves and the other side, but you send everyone in when you have an accident? It's fine to send the other side in, but you actually send your own people in as well? !

Do you think I have too much free time so you want to catch everyone and give them to me? Or do you think you don't need to worry about these things now so you start to find ways to cause trouble for others?

How stupid was I to call you brother and respect you so much? Your ability to stir up trouble is just as good as Kenji's - no, the trouble you stir up is even worse than his - eat."

Ling awkwardly took the peeled apple and admitted his mistake honestly, "It was indeed my negligence... Are Yinhua and the others okay?"

"Ginka is fine. Although the cut on her waist is big, her internal organs are not injured. Apart from the scar, there won't be any consequences. Rongwu, who was closer to you, was protected by Xiansi in time. She only had some scrapes. When Xiansi was pulling the other person to dodge, a kunai pierced her palm. She will probably be out for a few days.

The injuries of the onlookers varied, the most serious one only had his tendons cut by your wind blade, but he was rescued in time so he just needs to rest for a while, and it won’t cause any disputes..."

Uchiha Akihiko sneered again when he said this, "You stir up trouble to the greatest extent possible within the scope of what others can do, and then successfully escape help by being injured - Uchiha Ling, you are really great."

Ling lowered his head and silently ate the apple, not daring to respond.

"In fact, you are the one who suffered the most serious injuries in this incident. What on earth did you encounter in the real illusion to mess up your body? If it weren't for your tail...your summoned beast that helped pull it out, it would be questionable whether you could survive."

Ling paused in eating the apple and chewed it for a long, long time. He spoke only after the sweetness of the apple in his mouth disappeared. "I was forced into a desperate situation when I was thirteen... My tactic of dying together was discovered, and I could only drag my broken body to continue fighting. Fortunately, Xiaoyou was always by my side and used her chakra to help me break the illusion, so I didn't make a big mistake."

Uchiha Akihiko looked at Ling's indifferent expression, frowned slightly, and watched Ling eat the apple bite by bite in silence before speaking, "You really still care about it... In fact, with your current strength, you wouldn't be so embarrassed even if you encountered the situation back then."

"I know, but the powerlessness I felt at that time is something I will never forget in my lifetime," Ling threw away the apple core and chuckled, "Zhao Yan, I am not someone who doesn't have fear. That is an emotion that cannot be suppressed by reason.

However, I am now very grateful for that accident. It is because of the powerlessness I experienced that I was able to deeply recognize my own weakness and stand up again to continue to hone myself - because I don't want the people I love to experience my powerlessness one day in the future. "

Uchiha Akihiko lowered his eyes slightly, and sighed after a moment, "Yes, people shouldn't let the ones they love experience the powerlessness they have experienced... I will take care of the follow-up this time, you should take good care of your injuries, and don't cause me any more trouble - if you cause me any more trouble, I will harm your brother!"

Ling was pleasantly surprised. "Really? I'm injured and recuperating now, so I'll leave Madara to you for a while—"

"You wish!"

"Hey - but Izuna has been so obedient and called you Akihiko-niang, can you bear it? You still want to torment Madara, right? After all, Madara is so talented, maybe you won't be able to beat him in a few years?"

Uchiha Akihiko was immediately furious and swore, "I will never lose to that brat even after ten years! Do you know what a Mangekyō is?"

Ling's smile turned wicked, "Don't be so confident, let Hong and I study the rules of the kaleidoscope - if there is a first one, there will be a second one. It won't be a difficult thing after we open our eyes."

"What the hell-"

"Wow - you two are in good spirits. How about you give me some of your time?"

Uchiha Akihiko stopped the curse words in time, turned his head to look at the person at the door, frowned slightly, loosened his hand that was pinching Ling's collar, stood up straight, and looked directly past Uchiha Hiro who was standing in front with a medical record book and a teasing look on his face, and looked at Uchiha Haiming behind him, "You are here too? Who is this...?"

"Uh, my name is An Ruo. Ling should have mentioned me to you..." An Ruo was holding an exquisitely decorated fruit basket, looking a little embarrassed, "Um... am I here at a bad time?"

Uchiha Akihiko raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Uchiha Hiro who had walked into the house to lift up his clothes to examine Ling, and shook his head, "No, it's nothing, anyway, I've said everything I need to say, and I should leave... When you decide to settle down, you can come to me, and I will help you with the formalities."

"Uh...thank you?"

"You're welcome. After all, you are someone brought by Ling..." Uchiha Akihiko no longer showed any sign of irritability. He just nodded politely and distantly and walked out the door. He only spoke softly when passing by Uchiha Haiming, "If anyone comes to help with the reception later, I will go write a report on what happened here and will be back soon."

"Okay, I'll see what happens."

An Ruo looked around the disastrous inspection scene inside the house, then leaned back in her chair with the gifts in her arms, "...Akihiko has a very convincing sense of reliability."

"There's nothing we can do. After all, according to the clan's original plan, he should be the first assistant to the next clan leader—" Uchiha Kaiming watched Uchiha Akihiko's back disappear around the corner, "But judging from what we see now, he will probably only be the second assistant."

An Ruo couldn't help but look inside the house again and nodded in understanding - the requirements for the position of assistant to the clan leader should be similar in every clan.

After all, among the various ninja clans, there is a saying about the first assistant and the second successor.

For the person in this position, after excluding the most important issue of ability, the biggest difficulty is to ensure his loyalty. In order to avoid this problem, the first assistant is often chosen to be someone who is the same age as the heir or younger and slightly inferior in strength.

In practical terms, you can refer to Uchiha Gensugi and Uchiha Tajima.

You know, within the Uchiha clan, which advocates strong-willedness, it is a very, very, very embarrassing thing for an heir to be defeated by an assistant who is already slightly inferior to him. It is the kind of thing that can be laughed at by elders and peers for the rest of his life.

Being labeled with such a shameful hat that cannot be taken off, it is no wonder that Uchiha Genshan always opposes some not-so-important matters just for the sake of opposing.

After figuring this out, An Ruo did not delve too much into why Uchiha Akihiko did not become the heir but chose to continue being an assistant. She just looked into the house again.

There was no way he could ignore it. After all, the situation in the room didn't look normal.

Taking off clothes is understandable - after all, you need to observe the injury carefully.

But do you need to touch the injury to check it? !

Isn't the optimal distance for medical ninjutsu to be effective one finger width? !

Well, even if the development of each ninja clan is different, shouldn't you at least take off your clothes and then check?

This testing method of taking off half of the body and keeping the other half still pressed to prevent the person from moving is definitely wrong, right? !

An Ruo looked at Ling's helpless but unresisting expression, and finally couldn't help but turned back and whispered to Uchiha Haiming, "Well, I have a question that may be presumptuous, but I definitely want to ask..."

"Huh? What?"

An Ruo looked towards the house and said, "Um, is Ling's sexual orientation a little different from that of ordinary people?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

An Ruo: ...【Fear.JPG】