章 33: Chapter 33: Stop, Yoru! You Must Believe in the Will of Fire!

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Konoha.

After a long half a year, Uchiha Yoru and Shisui finally returned to the village. After all, the tension on the front lines had been relentless, and the contrast of returning to the village brought a sense of relief.

This return was rather uneventful, especially for one of the Three Great Shinobi, the Cold Lord Orochimaru, who looked at the quiet gates of Konoha and immediately broke into a hoarse laugh, his tongue licking his lips.

Under the hoarse laughter, Orochimaru slowly entered the village. This scene didn't affect others much, but it filled Shisui with irony.

Orochimaru was a hero! Since the Nine-Tails Incident in October last year, the entire six months, Orochimaru alone had shouldered the pressure of facing two major countries and countless minor ones. The stress on the front lines was unimaginable, yet he had managed to stabilize the situation in less than half a year.

Yet, such a great hero returned to the village in such a dejected manner. Shisui couldn't help but feel a growing dissatisfaction with the current Konoha leadership, even though he hadn't noticed it himself.

"Big Brother Yoru, how can the village treat Lord Orochimaru like this?"

On the way back, Shisui couldn't help but lower his voice and express his thoughts to Uchiha Yoru, whom he trusted.

Seeing Shisui's expression, Uchiha Yoru feigned a serious look and gave him a stern glance.

"Shisui! You must believe in the Will of Fire. This might be the thoughts of some corrupt people, but it's not everyone's. You must believe in the village."

Though Uchiha Yoru appeared to be warning Shisui not to have such terrible thoughts, he was inwardly delighted. People are like that; the more you suppress their thoughts, the more they fester and grow. If he joined Shisui in venting, Shisui would eventually reflect on his own issues.

His goal was to block all of Shisui's outlets for venting, forcing him to suppress all his terrible thoughts until they exploded in a moment of crisis.

"Big Brother Yoru, I, I didn't. I have always believed in the Will of Fire."

At this moment, Shisui, a Jounin, felt a sense of guilt when facing Uchiha Yoru, a Chunin, as if he really had been dissatisfied with the Konoha leadership. He was saying things he didn't truly mean.

Seeing Shisui's reaction, Uchiha Yoru smiled and patted his shoulder, consoling him, "Shisui, maybe the pressure on the front lines was too much. Relax after this return. Don't be too tense. You must believe in the village, believe in the Will of Fire."

Shisui smiled, but he was filled with doubt. Was he really starting to doubt the village leadership? No! How could he think like that?

Initially, he had merely felt indignant about Lord Orochimaru's treatment. Now, after this conversation, he genuinely felt that the village had gone too far.

Human nature! Uchiha Yoru was confident in his grasp of human nature and smiled. He wanted to make Shisui feel guilty, making him believe that he had evil thoughts. Once suppressed, these thoughts would be forever etched in his mind.

"Let's go. It's been half a year. I miss home."

With Shisui, Uchiha Yoru wore a casual smile, but when Shisui wanted to say something, he was at a loss upon seeing Yoru's smile.

Just as Shisui was hesitating and unsure of how to speak, the two arrived at the new Uchiha clan grounds.

They stopped in their tracks! Shisui looked up, seeing the frozen smile on Uchiha Yoru's face, which seemed to be in disbelief. Shisui felt even more uneasy and awkward.

In the past half year, he had returned a few times to transport supplies and thus knew the clan's situation, but Big Brother Yoru didn't.

The new Uchiha clan grounds couldn't be described as just remote; they were practically moved to an uninhabited forest.

Surrounded by dense forests, the fresh air and bird songs made the new Uchiha clan grounds, which were three times larger than before, feel isolated from the world, or more harshly, isolated.

"Big Brother Yoru." After hesitating for a while, Shisui opened his mouth to comfort his brother, but Uchiha Yoru reacted first.

"So this is the new clan grounds. I knew the village still trusts us Uchiha. Otherwise, they wouldn't have allocated such a large area for us. Haha."

Though he wore a casual smile, it was clearly forced. When he mentioned the village again, there was no confidence, only a forced smile. This made Shisui feel even more ironic.

Uchiha Yoru forced a smile and patted Shisui's shoulder, "Shisui, take me to see the house the clan has assigned me. I've heard so much about it. It's said to be on par with the Clan Head's house. You were so envious of it."

As they laughed and talked, the two slowly entered the Uchiha clan grounds. The moment they stepped in, countless eyes, filled with numbness and loneliness, looked at them as if everyone was watching them. But when they saw it was their clan members, everyone smiled.

It seemed that only here did they feel at home. The cold eyes of the Uchiha were a facade, hiding their loneliness.

"Haha, Shisui, this is the house the Clan Head has awarded me, isn't it? It truly lives up to your envy. Such a large courtyard. You must work hard, Shisui."

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru's carefree laughter made Shisui feel even more guilty. It was clear that Yoru was trying to hide his inner emptiness with laughter.

After all, before entering the village, he had been resolute in believing in the village and the Will of Fire, even warning Shisui not to have such terrible thoughts. But reality had struck hard and fast, clearly isolating the Uchiha.

"Big Brother Yoru, the Clan Head and the Elders said you have done great deeds for the clan, so they specially prepared this for you."

At this moment, Shisui also pretended not to see Yoru's forced smile and changed the subject, smiling, "You have done great deeds for the clan. This is the clan's reward."

"Alright, alright, Shisui, go back. I want to go and see my new home."

Though he acted like he was dismissing Shisui, this was what worried him the most. Shisui hesitated and showed concern, looking at his brother who firmly believed in the Will of Fire, "Big Brother Yoru, are you okay?"

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru feigned a determined look, turned to Shisui, and said firmly, "Shisui! Don't let your thoughts wander! You must believe! Once Lord Orochimaru becomes the Fifth Hokage, everything will change. This is just temporary."

Seeing Uchiha Yoru's determined expression, with a warning and firmness in his eyes, Shisui nodded solemnly, "Big Brother Yoru, don't worry. I believe that once Lord Orochimaru becomes Hokage, everything will change."

People are like that; the more you tell them not to think about something, the more they will think about it.

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