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After a moment of silence, Yūshin seemed to understand what she was specifically asking about.
"We've been hiding deep in the forest this entire time, so we haven't bothered tracking specific dates. But if you want to know how long it's been since you were pursued, I can tell you—it was autumn then, and now winter has begun."
This method of calculating dates sounded rather primitive.
But upon hearing such a general answer, the Uchiha shinobi visibly relaxed.
"Thank you for saving me. I'm Shichimi Uchiha. May I ask your name?"
Shichimi Uchiha struggled to sit up, half-leaning against the tree trunk supporting the tent behind her. She turned sideways to look at Yūshin beside her, then shifted her gaze to the campfire in the clearing outside.
"Yūshin. No particular background—just a wandering shinobi." Yūshin felt his self-introduction was rather monotonous.
"Are you all... wandering shinobi?"
"Yes, we were all originally from different minor shinobi clans, but later... anyway, we're definitely wandering shinobi now."
When Yūshin initially decided to conceal the "Hagūgen" name, it was precisely for moments like this when he could present such an explanation.
Shichimi Uchiha nodded, then said:
"Your situation is quite unusual. It seems you've experienced considerable hardships."
In the Shinobi World, shinobi who lost clan protection mostly couldn't survive. Small groups of wandering shinobi typically consisted of survivors from a single clan—situations where wandering shinobi from different origins were integrated together were indeed rare.
Of course, this "rarity" was built upon Yūshin's lies. In reality, they weren't much different from ordinary wandering shinobi now.
"By the way, I must apologize to you... I'm sorry for the trouble I brought you earlier. That Senju Clan brat didn't cause you any difficulties, did he?"
"Initially it nearly triggered conflict, but fortunately we managed to 'persuade' him in time."
Tobirama Senju had arrived at Yūshin's camp by coincidence while pursuing Shichimi Uchiha. Conversely, Tobirama Senju had been led there by Shichimi Uchiha.
If handled poorly, this matter could have been catastrophic for a small group of wandering shinobi. A casual apology obviously lacked persuasive power.
Yūshin couldn't determine whether Shichimi Uchiha's actions were genuinely accidental or deliberate misdirection of trouble. He could only say it was fortunate that Tobirama Senju was in a half-disabled state then, making him relatively manageable.
"I didn't intentionally lead him to your camp. I was already fleeing in panic, and the special ninjutsu I use to hide myself and escape enemies cannot be activated instantly—it's too unique, sometimes working, sometimes not.
During my escape, I continuously attempted to activate this ninjutsu, but only succeeded when I reached your camp's vicinity. By then, I couldn't stop it anymore."
Sometimes working, sometimes not? So the ability just wouldn't activate? This was a reasonable possibility.
This meant Uchiha actually couldn't skillfully use her Mangekyō Sharingan?
Regarding leading Tobirama Senju to the camp, Shichimi Uchiha appeared genuinely remorseful. Compared to Yūshin's group's current assistance, it seemed like repaying evil with kindness.
"It's fine. That person didn't cause us any irreparable losses."
Yūshin naturally wouldn't express clear trust or distrust regarding Shichimi Uchiha's explanation. Since she felt guilty, she should produce something for compensation.
Shichimi Uchiha's expression became slightly awkward—she could sense Yūshin's distrust.
"I just never expected that stubborn Senju brat could actually be persuaded? I kept saying I had no intention of being their enemy, yet he still pursued me relentlessly like a madman."
Yūshin thought "physical persuasion" also counted as persuasion.
"Regardless, thank you for your help despite past grievances," Shichimi Uchiha emphasized again.
Yūshin considered, then decided to speak some truth:
"We didn't intentionally save you—we had no choice... We can't afford to provoke the Uchiha Clan."
If not considering Yūshin's scheming abilities, under normal circumstances the Uchiha Clan need only dispatch one elite jōnin to annihilate their entire group.
This statement left Shichimi Uchiha somewhat puzzled. Given the current Shinobi World situation, anyone could die—would one Uchiha shinobi's death really have serious consequences?
Even among great clans, they often didn't treat clan members' lives as precious.
Moreover, Yūshin's group weren't murderers—at most they would merely fail to save someone.
Seeing her expected expression, Yūshin could continue clarifying:
"I saw your Sharingan—that's not an ordinary Sharingan shape... I've heard of a special Sharingan with ocular power far exceeding ordinary ones. Even within the Uchiha Clan, such eyes are extremely rare."
One Uchiha shinobi's life, one pair of ordinary Sharingan—these indeed weren't significant. But what about Mangekyō Sharingan?
Just as he'd previously revealed Tobirama Senju's identity as Hashirama Senju's brother, Yūshin again clarified this Uchiha shinobi's identity. Regardless, she must be one of the Uchiha Clan's core figures.
Shichimi Uchiha's expression became even more awkward.
Although she didn't seem as arrogant as typical Uchiha shinobi, nor did she consider others ignorant and incompetent, information about Mangekyō Sharingan was definitely not something a wandering shinobi like Yūshin should possess.
The awkward part was that Yūshin indeed possessed such knowledge, while she had attempted to conceal this fact.
Otherwise, would Tobirama Senju have pursued her so relentlessly?
"These eyes are called Mangekyō Sharingan. Generally speaking, their ocular power indeed exceeds ordinary Sharingan, but my eyes are actually useless.
First, I cannot skillfully master these eyes; second, I can only use them for escape, and even then they don't always work."
Useless? Yūshin couldn't believe that. At minimum, Shichimi Uchiha could utilize these Mangekyō Sharingan to perform space-time ninjutsu. Based on this judgment, her eyes ranked among the highest tier even within Mangekyō Sharingan.
So the question arose: why hadn't such eyes and such a person left any information in the original work?
Soon, Yūshin realized the answer—if not for a camp suddenly appearing in these deep mountains, Shichimi Uchiha would most likely have been killed by the thoroughly evil Tobirama Senju.
Honestly, why was Tobirama Senju everywhere?
Yūshin wanted to say more, but discovered Shichimi Uchiha had already closed her eyes, hands properly folded over her abdomen, breathing evenly...
Her entire demeanor projected tranquility.
She really did look like she had passed away.
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