Chapter 333 Ling: Maybe there’s something wrong with my brain?

"Oh, you didn't eat much? Not feeling well?"

Ling's voice brought Tobirama back to his senses, as he was just trying to clear his mind and avoid being silenced by saying what he was complaining about. He was about to say that he was fine, but after thinking about it, he told the truth, "Yes, I don't really like sweet and sour food."

"Hmm? I should have ordered salt rice balls... Really, those guys, are they teasing me in this way?" Ling sighed and pushed the plate in front of him, which he had hardly touched, towards Tobirama, "If you don't mind, have my portion first. I hardly eat when I drink."

After thanking him, Tobirama carefully broke open one of the candies, and after making sure that it was no longer filled with candy, he began to eat it. However, he could no longer resist the urge to complain, and muttered quietly, "They use this kind of thing to tease you, won't it waste food in the end?"

"Ah, that, they will eat it in the end, it won't be wasted." Ling held the wine cup, with a helpless smile on his face. "It's just that my taste is too different from theirs, so they occasionally use this kind of thing to tease me."

"You mean they really eat this as a meal?!" Tobirama opened his eyes wide, and after seeing Ling Hanxiao nodded, he fell into a state of confusion, "Have they lost their sense of taste?!"

Ling's attitude remained casual, "Well - judging from the overall condition, I should be the one with taste loss."

[That's not the point! I can understand using vinegar rice, and mixing it with seaweed, dried fish, and seasoning it with sesame oil and sesame seeds is also normal, but who would continue to wrap the sugar heart here! If you like sweet food, will you die if you just make sugar rice balls! ]

Tobirama wanted to shout out like that, but in the end, his cheeks only twitched a few times, and he lowered his head to eat obediently, repeating in his heart - this is Uchiha, this is Uchiha, this is Uchiha...

On the contrary, Ling took the initiative to speak after sensing that Tobirama had stopped moving and returned to a sitting position, "What do you think so far?"

Tobirama was silent for a long time before he spoke, his voice full of resentment, "...My eldest brother is absolutely an idiot, the kind that is hopeless."

"Pfft...Hahahaha——" Ling laughed loudly, "I didn't ask you what you think of that kid. After all, in most cases, people behave differently in front of their family and in front of outsiders. What I want to know is your impression of Uchiha. It's okay to say something bad. After all, I am quite satisfied with the current situation. At least I don't want to change partners for a few years."

Tobirama turned his gaze towards the people in front of him who were howling and screaming in a mess. After thinking for a long time, he finally found a word that would not be too offensive, "...quite lively."

"Well, given the current situation, it's a bit too much for you to say that." Ling shook his head and took a sip of the wine in the glass. "Then just listen to what I have to say, and then tell me whether you agree or not."

Tobirama thought about it and nodded slightly.

"You're probably tired of hearing descriptions like bellicosity, paranoia, and madness, so I won't go into detail. I'll just say something a little different... Most of the people in our clan are actually simple and kind. In other words, well, they're super easy to fool."

[Thank you, but I am almost tired of hearing the word insidious and cunning in the clan——] Tobirama lowered his head and glanced at the wine bottles piled up behind Ling, [And you are really not talking to me drunkenly. ]

"It sounds a little unbelievable, doesn't it?" Ling didn't notice Tobirama's slight movement. He put down his wine glass with a slightly melancholy look on his face, supported his chin with one hand and faced the direction where the noise came from. "But this is an indisputable fact... Although most of my people are warlike, they are just warlike. Many of them are not willing to take lives.

But at the same time, our clan is also narrow-minded and extreme. Can you imagine? Our powerful ninja clan's development goal has never been to expand the territory, but to maintain order and stability. However, because of the extreme behavior of our clan members, it is always misunderstood by outsiders as a monstrous ambition, and then we have to follow the trend and it gets worse and worse..."

[Although it sounds like some kind of in-depth analysis,] Tobirama looked at Ling with dead eyes, [but I don’t want to listen to this kind of ridiculous thing that will reduce my chances of survival.]

Ling rambled on for a long time, the topic jumping from clan to war, and from war to his brother, until he heard the sound of fireworks going off outside the window. He stopped talking in surprise, shook his head and smiled in an ambiguous way, "I'm a little drunk too... Let's stop here. Is there anything you want to ask me? It's a rare opportunity, isn't it?"

Tobirama didn't want to say anything more. He just wanted to wait quietly until the second half of the night and then go home. But after listening to Ling's nonsense and being provoked like this, the curiosity in his heart was like spring water gushing out of a spring and couldn't be stopped.

"Why are you telling me so much? Aren't you afraid that I will end up standing on the opposite side and it will be disadvantageous to you?"

"Well, after all, the basis of establishing cooperation is that both parties must understand each other. If neither party shows sincerity first, then the cooperation will only be superficial. As long as the outside world puts a little pressure on it, it will fall apart. As for disadvantages..."

Ling snorted and laughed, "Let's not talk about the fact that you are not qualified yet. We are not afraid of the ill will from outsiders. Besides, if it really comes to that... Heh, believe me, you will not want to see a group of Uchiha who know they are being forced into a dead end even more than I do."

Tobirama felt a chill run down his spine from Ling's laughter, and turned his head away uncomfortably, "...Then why do you have to maintain such a fragile thing?"

"Could it be that Tobirama is so smart that he can't guess what I want to do?" Ling propped up his chin and turned towards Tobirama, "I thought my attitude already explained a lot."

"But I don't understand why." Tobirama turned back, his crimson eyes carefully observing every subtle expression of Ling, "Although we haven't spent much time together, you are definitely not a peace-loving person - even if it is true as you said, most of the Uchiha clan have pure hearts, but it is impossible for a peace-loving person to be so supported in the Uchiha clan."

"Well, yes, I'm indeed not that kind of person. As for why..." Ling was stunned for a long time before filling his glass again and laughing, "Maybe there's something wrong with my brain? After all, I'm an Uchiha - it's normal to have problems with my brain, right? Hahahaha -"

[Ah, confirmed, this guy is completely drunk and talking nonsense. I must be mentally ill to want to understand what you are thinking.]

Ling's laughter also attracted the attention of other Uchiha. Many of them came over under the influence of alcohol and pushed and shoved Ling away to join the year-end carnival.

Watching the farce spreading more and more in front of him, Tobirama curled his lips obscurely, turned his head away to look at the gorgeous fireworks outside the window, and his scarlet eyes were full of worries. [Alas, I should find a way to develop a ninjutsu that can convey simple messages obscurely. Big brother and the others should have returned safely, right? It makes me worry...]