Perhaps, ever since Uchiha Kai awakened his Mangekyo, he had changed.
This change wasn't just about the recovery of his memories.
Taking a deep breath, Uchiha Kai forcibly suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind. When he looked up, he wore a pure smile.
Just like when he was with Uchiha Mikoto many years ago.
"Sister Mikoto, don't worry. You also know that Lord Orochimaru is fond of scientific research. My becoming his subordinate is just to help him organize information, find data, and assist in his research."
"You know my strength, Sister Mikoto. Although I've become Lord Orochimaru's subordinate, it's more like being a clerk. I won't go to the battlefield."
Uchiha Mikoto didn't know much about Orochimaru, but she trusted her younger brother, Uchiha Kai.
But even so, Uchiha Mikoto hesitated, "Is that really the case?"
"Of course," Uchiha Kai said, still smiling.
After a moment of eye contact, although Uchiha Mikoto was half-convinced, she ultimately chose to believe Uchiha Kai.
"Kai, you must be careful. Your life is the most important thing. As long as a person is alive, it's more important than anything else."
Uchiha Kai didn't want Uchiha Mikoto to know too much and just smiled in agreement.
"Yes, I know. Even for your sake, Sister Mikoto, I will do my best to live."
Next, Uchiha Mikoto chattered on, also mentioning some interesting things that happened when they were children.
Finally, Uchiha Mikoto helped Uchiha Kai clean his room.
In fact, Uchiha Kai's room was not cluttered. On the contrary, it was very simple, with few things.
But Uchiha Mikoto still helped Uchiha Kai clean it until it was even more spotless.
Uchiha Mikoto even wanted to stay and cook a meal for Uchiha Kai, just like in the old days.
But in the end, Mikoto did not stay and was called away by an Uchiha clan guard.
As the footsteps gradually faded, Uchiha Kai's small house became quiet and deserted again.
Outside the door.
Uchiha Kai watched Uchiha Mikoto's departing back, and the idea in his heart became clearer and clearer, muttering softly from time to time.
'U...chiha Fugaku, Uchiha... Fugaku, Uchiha... Fu...gaku...'
If a certain god-king were here, he would definitely say now.
'Uchiha Fugaku, you have a death wish!'
After Uchiha Mikoto returned home, she looked at Uchiha Fugaku, who was sitting calmly in the living room, and a rare expression of dissatisfaction appeared on her face.
"Fugaku, I just went to see my brother. What's the meaning of calling me back in such a hurry?"
After getting married, Uchiha Mikoto had always played the role of a good wife and mother.
She knew that Uchiha Fugaku disliked Uchiha Kai, so even though she missed him, she had always endured it and tried to avoid meeting him as much as possible to avoid trouble.
This time, Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but go to see Uchiha Kai because she was worried.
She never expected that after just a short meeting with Uchiha Kai, Uchiha Fugaku would send someone to find her and specifically call her back.
Uchiha Fugaku was expressionless, as if there were no emotional fluctuations, and he glanced at Uchiha Mikoto faintly.
"He's just your brother."
Hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto became even angrier.
It was the first time she had been angry since getting married.
Not good with words, she picked up the young Uchiha Itachi who was beside her and walked straight into the guest room, expressing her dissatisfaction with her actions.
Uchiha Fugaku didn't care at all, only glancing at her before looking away.
He himself had little desire for physical pleasure; marrying was more for the sake of procreating.
In addition, the war had been tense recently.
The vast majority of Uchiha Fugaku's attention was on the Konoha war.
During this period, many Uchiha clansmen had died, and Konoha's situation was also quite dire.
It was a good time for him to calm down alone as well.
Uchiha Kai knew nothing of what happened next.
The second day.
Without notifying anyone, Uchiha Kai and a disguised Orochimaru left Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was worried about Orochimaru going to the front lines, but he wouldn't be able to find out if Orochimaru left Konoha.
As for Uchiha Kai's departure, no one cared.
The Uchiha clan didn't even care if Uchiha Kai was alive or dead.
In their eyes, Uchiha Kai was just busy working for Orochimaru.
After leaving Konoha.
Uchiha Kai and Orochimaru moved quickly through the forest.
Minato Namikaze was leading Konoha's reinforcements and supplies to the front lines. The ninjas in the group had varying levels of strength, so their speed was naturally not fast.
But Orochimaru and Uchiha Kai were different.
After awakening his Mangekyo, Uchiha Kai's strength was infinitely close to the Kage level. His speed was naturally incomparable to Minato Namikaze, who was dragging along a burden.
Not to mention Orochimaru. Even when Uchiha Kai was moving at full speed, Orochimaru could always leisurely follow behind him.
Soon, the two of them left the Land of Fire and arrived at the core battlefield between Konoha and Iwagakure—the Land of Grass.
Originally, Uchiha Kai thought that Orochimaru would always act with him.
Unexpectedly, after arriving in the Land of Grass, Orochimaru informed him and then left.
Before leaving, he left a small white snake on him.
A summoned white snake.
Orochimaru told Uchiha Kai that he could contact him through the white snake.
Although Orochimaru didn't say anything else, Uchiha Kai quickly understood his meaning.
This small white snake was not only a communication tool between him and Orochimaru, but also Orochimaru's "eyes" left on him.
But Uchiha Kai didn't care. He hadn't deceived Orochimaru anyway.
The highest level of bluffing is not to tell lies.
Nine out of ten sentences are true, or even all ten are true.
True and false, false and true, making it impossible for others to guess when a lie might appear.
If all ten sentences were lies, Uchiha Kai wouldn't have been able to deceive Orochimaru.
After Orochimaru left, Uchiha Kai wandered aimlessly in the Land of Grass.
To be honest, it was Uchiha Kai's first time leaving Konoha, and his heart was filled with a sense of novelty.
Everything he saw and heard was new and strange.
Uchiha Kai witnessed the war between Konoha and Iwagakure, and the battle between Konoha and Kusagakure.
He even saw battles between Iwagakure and Kusagakure.
The ninjas of Kusagakure were like grass on a wall, sometimes siding with Iwagakure, sometimes with Konoha, and sometimes with neither.
Uchiha Kai could only sigh, 'Kusagakure ninjas truly live up to their name!'
Uchiha Kai was like a bystander, only watching and never intervening.
He was waiting for news from Orochimaru, waiting for the Battle of Kikyo Pass.
But soon, an unusual action by a Kusagakure ninja caught Uchiha Kai's attention.
The recovery ability of the Kusagakure ninjas, or rather their medical ninjutsu, was too excellent, not at all in line with the strength that Kusagakure should have.
A seriously injured Kusagakure ninja would be back on the battlefield, full of life, in just two days.
This change immediately made Uchiha Kai think of someone.
His eyes couldn't help but light up...