Chapter 96 Grave Sweeping

Hongdou picked up Ye Lan while cursing, and from then on she would not drink with him even if Ye Lan wanted to.

I've heard of pouring something out with one glass of wine, but what's the big deal about pouring something out with one s

Hongdou, who was a little drunk, now sobered up and led Ye Lan out of the barbecue restaurant under the suspicious gazes of the diners.

After much difficulty, he brought Ye Lan back home, put him on the bed, and carefully put down Ye Lan's head.

At this moment, the distance between his face and Ye Lan's was inevitably shortened.

Without those fierce eyes, Ye Lan’s features were more in line with his age, and his childish face made people want to protect him.

But looking at his face, it is impossible to imagine that Ye Lan is an experienced jonin who has seen countless life and death situations. Instead, he looks like a naive boy who has not experienced much of the world.

"Are all Uchiha boys so good-looking?"

Hongdou couldn't help but pinch Ye Lan's face. This kind of opportunity was very rare and she had wanted to do this for a long time.

Feeling a little uncomfortable, Ye Lan frowned and snorted. Hongdou quickly retracted his hand after hearing it, looked around guiltily, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no movement.

Hongdou sighed as she looked at Ye Lan who was already asleep, then she patted her face with her hands to drive out some inappropriate thoughts from her mind, and finally left Ye Lan's house with her Jonin vest.

Afterwards, Ye Lan did not ask Hongdou what happened, and Hongdou did not mention it either. The two of them continued to get along as usual.

After resting for a few days, Ye Lan was walking on the streets of Konoha, feeling a little bored.

Tsunade had no new instructions and was free at this time. If she left the village at this time, she would probably be discovered by some people with ulterior motives. Fortunately, Ye Lan stayed in Konoha and waited for an opportunity.

Ye Lan looked around boredly until he saw a sign and stopped looking.

Mountain flower shop.

Ye Lan thought about it and walked straight into the store.

"Welcome...Brother Ye Lan!?"

Ino, who had been helping her family run the store, looked at Ye Lan in surprise. She didn't expect Ye Lan to come to the flower shop to buy things.

"Long time no see Ino."

Ye Lan looked at the girl in front of him. The hair that was cut during the Chunin Exam has grown back and it will probably return to its original length soon. After a year of ninja career, she seems to have become more mature than before.

"haven't seen you for a long time..."

Ino spoke with some stammering. She was both surprised and worried about Ye Lan's arrival.

The surprise was that they hadn't seen each other for a while, and I couldn't be Ye Lan's student. They were only friends during a few missions. If I rashly went to find Ye Lan, there might be some bad consequences.

I was worried about why Ye Lan came to the flower shop. He must be buying flowers, but I haven't heard that anyone in Konoha was injured. Buying flowers is not for visiting patients. Could it be...

Just when Ino was lost in thought, Ye Lan gently tapped her forehead and smiled slightly.

"Leaving the guests aside and ignoring them is not in line with the hospitality of the Yamanaka family, right?"

Ino's face flushed, and she was unexpectedly excited?

"Brother Ye Lan, who do you want to buy flowers for?"

Ino also figured it out. No matter who her opponent was, she was not afraid. She had never been afraid of competing with Sakura for Sasuke. If someone came to snatch Ye Lan, she would absolutely be confident that she could drive them away.

After hearing what Jingye said, Ye Lan stopped smiling and said quietly: "I use it to sweep the grave..."

Ino's originally motivated expression suddenly deflated. Yes, it's almost time to visit the graves at this season, and Ye Lan's last name is Uchiha.

Ino stopped talking and walked silently to a counter, wrapped a bunch of white chrysanthemums, and finally handed it to Ye Lan without saying another word during this time.

"Thank you, Ino, how much?"

Ye Lan was about to take out the money to pay, but Ino quickly waved her hand and said no. Without waiting for her to say anything more, Ye Lan took out a large bill and put it on the counter.

When everything is over, turn around and leave.

"Brother Ye Lan!"

Seeing that Ye Lan was about to leave, Ino still mustered up the courage to shout out. Out of politeness, Ye Lan turned around with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"I don't know how to say it, we are always here for you."

Ye Lan was a little surprised after hearing this and chuckled. Even if she became a ninja, the little girl's innocence could not be erased in a short time.

"What are you laughing at?"

Ino said angrily, and finally mustered up the courage to speak, but was met with laughter from the other party.

"Nothing, Ino, thanks."

Ye Lan did not stay and turned to leave the flower shop, returning to his usual cold look. What he had said was really an ignorant statement. If one is too naive, he will always be the one who gets hurt.

Leaving the bustling streets, we came to the most remote Uchiha clan territory in Konoha.

After not being here for a long time, the weeds here have grown a lot. Ye Lan came to the cemetery, looked around among the tombstones without names, and finally found the target and walked to an inconspicuous small grave.

Through the perception of natural energy, Ye Lan has already figured out several people he was familiar with in Uchiha at that time. The one in front of him is the Uchiha Yaowei who taught himself and Shisui at that time.

A somewhat stubborn old man couldn't help feeling helpless when he thought of the old man's previous evaluation of him.

"Uchiha Yelan, you are a violent person. You are not suitable to be the bridge between the Uchiha clan and Konoha. Let Shisui handle these matters..."

Thinking of the old man’s words, Ye Lan said in a low voice.

"Shisui, who I always praised, has now been torn to pieces. The man who was called a bridge couldn't save his family in the end. I really don't know what you felt when you died..."

Although the old man was stubborn, he still taught himself and Shisui without reservation and treated them equally, otherwise he would not have been able to graduate from the Ninja School at the age of 8 and become the new Uchiha genius after Itachi.

In fact, there was another thing that made Ye Lan feel strange, that is, he did not find Fugaku's body, including the bodies of all the Uchiha elites of the Security Department that disappeared, and he had not told Sasuke about this.

If Sasuke knew that the cemetery he worshipped every year was just an empty grave, something might happen. Even though Sasuke has calmed down a lot, he would still get angry.

Ye Lan poured a pot of wine in front of the grave. He brought it specially because he knew the old man liked to have a drink or two. No one had brought him some before, so now that he remembered it, he decided to let him satisfy his craving.

But after that night, Ye Lan decided that he would never touch this thing again in his life, otherwise he would die without knowing how.

"Kakashi, why did someone send you to spy on me?"

Ye Lan put away the wine jug and spoke slowly. With his current perception ability, he could sense Kakashi as soon as he appeared beside him. There were very few people in Konoha who could monitor him at the moment.

He could feel the vague spying when he was resting before, but he didn't show any action. Now he might as well give a warning to the Konoha high-ranking officials through Kakashi.

"You found out all this." Kakashi walked out with a helpless look on his face. He was discovered even though he had just arrived.

"Don't make such jokes. Who in the village would monitor their companions?"

"Maybe." Ye Lan squatted in front of the tombstone without looking up.

"It seems that you are worshipping someone very important to you..."

Kakashi, who often stood in front of the Konoha monument, was somewhat touched.

"It's just that they don't even have names. I'm the only one who can remember them every year. You're not the only one who goes to pay respect to those people."

Hearing Ye Lan's slightly sarcastic tone, Kakashi was surprisingly angry.

"I'm not here to argue with you, Ye Lan."

Ye Lan remained silent and did not continue the topic. Knowing that he had said something too much, he took the initiative to ask.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Seeing that Ye Lan was no longer so strong, Kakashi softened and sighed.

"I have an S-rank mission right now, are you interested in teaming up with me?"