Chapter 170: The Death of Uesugi Yusuke! The Instructor Who Survived!
Evening!
When Fujiwara Tetsuya sent Uchiha Mikoto back to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, he suddenly had a bad premonition!
For some reason, the Uchiha Clan Grounds seemed unusually quiet today.
Even the air seemed to be filled with a mournful atmosphere.
"Tetsuya!"
Upon seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya return, Tanaka Jiro, Fujiwara Sachiko, Uzumaki Meika, and dozens of other figures instantly surrounded him.
Fujiwara Sachiko and the others, in particular, had red eyes, clearly having just cried.
"Uncle Jiro! What exactly happened?!"
"It's Yusuke! Yusuke, he… died."
"The Ninja who came to deliver the news just left a short while ago."
From Tanaka Jiro's mouth, Fujiwara Tetsuya learned the details of what happened.
According to the Ninja who had just spoken, Uesugi Yusuke's squad encountered a Hidden Rain Village Ninja squad during a mission.
After an intense battle, they were defeated by the Amegakure squad.
During their retreat, Uesugi Yusuke and another Genin stayed behind to hold off the enemy and ultimately fell into the hands of the Amegakure Ninja.
Not even their bodies could be retrieved.
Yes! That's right!
It was a cliché.
Although life and death among Ninja were common occurrences, Fujiwara Tetsuya felt a lump in his throat.
"Uncle Jiro! Do you remember the names of Yusuke's sensei and teammates?"
"Tetsuya! What are you trying to do?!"
Hearing Fujiwara Tetsuya ask this, Tanaka Jiro's expression immediately darkened.
A hint of unease flashed in his eyes, clearly fearing that Fujiwara Tetsuya might do something foolish in a moment of impulse.
"Nothing! I just want to ask around."
"I won't do anything foolish."
Although he said that, a hint of ferocity flashed in Fujiwara Tetsuya's eyes.
At this moment, he really wanted to grab Uesugi Yusuke's sensei and ask him why Uesugi Yusuke was the one who stayed behind, and not him.
How could he be a sensei?
"If I remember correctly, Yusuke's sensei should be Kobayashi Ikeno."
"As for Yusuke's other companion, I think his name was Tanechika Sumita."
"Taneji?"
"Alright! I understand."
"Uncle Jiro! Aunt Sachiko! Please disperse."
"I believe if it were Yusuke, he wouldn't want to see you all like this."
After comforting everyone and gazing at the pale moonlit night, Fujiwara Tetsuya couldn't fall asleep at all.
"At this hour, Mikoto… she should still be awake, right?"
Late at night, when Fujiwara Tetsuya arrived at the outskirts of the Uchiha Clan Grounds, he called Uchiha Mikoto out amidst the murderous gazes of the patrolling Uchiha members.
"Tetsuya-kun!"
Upon seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya, Uchiha Mikoto's eyes showed indescribable joy.
Within that joy, a special emotion seemed to be hidden.
"Mikoto! I'm sorry to bother you so late."
"I need a Ninja skilled in Genjutsu for something."
"Because it needs to be kept secret, after much thought, I could only come to you."
Due to his turbulent thoughts, Fujiwara Tetsuya did not exchange pleasantries with Uchiha Mikoto.
After speaking, without waiting for Uchiha Mikoto's reply, he directly pulled Uchiha Mikoto away from the Uchiha Clan Grounds and headed towards Kobayashi Ikeno's residence.
Kobayashi Ikeno's residence was in the commoner district.
Fortunately, the nearby houses were newly built, and not many Villagers had moved in, which provided convenience for Fujiwara Tetsuya to infiltrate Kobayashi Ikeno's house.
When Fujiwara Tetsuya slipped into Kobayashi Ikeno's room, Kobayashi Ikeno was sound asleep, embracing his wife.
The moonlight revealed large patches of white skin.
However, Fujiwara Tetsuya currently had no such thoughts.
Just as Kobayashi Ikeno noticed the movement and began to stir, Fujiwara Tetsuya delivered a swift chop, directly knocking Kobayashi Ikeno unconscious.
Then, after subduing Kobayashi Ikeno's wife with the same method, he waved his hand and called in Uchiha Mikoto, who was waiting outside the window.
"Tetsuya-kun! Isn't what we're doing wrong?"
Looking at the large expanse of exposed skin, Uchiha Mikoto thoughtfully covered Kobayashi Ikeno's wife with a quilt.
However, her tone was still full of trepidation.
Clearly, attacking a fellow Ninja from the Village and trespassing were constantly impacting Uchiha Mikoto's pure heart.
"Don't worry, Mikoto! I have a sense of proportion."
"I won't harm their lives."
"Now, it's up to you, Mikoto!"
Although he was also an Elite Chunin, under the control of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Kobayashi Ikeno had no secrets from Uchiha Mikoto.
It took half an hour, but Fujiwara Tetsuya finally learned from the manipulated Kobayashi Ikeno why Uesugi Yusuke and another Genin were the ones who stayed behind.
There were two reasons.
Firstly, Kobayashi Ikeno was afraid of death and knew the consequences of staying behind, so he sacrificed his disciples and subordinates.
The other reason was Tanechika Sumita.
As a clansman of Hokage Advisor Utatane Koharu, Kobayashi Ikeno wanted to connect with the Torifu Clan through Tanechika Sumita.
So, after reaching an agreement with Tanechika Sumita, he unhesitatingly threw Uesugi Yusuke and the other person to their deaths.
"Tetsuya-kun!"
Beside him, Uchiha Mikoto looked at Fujiwara Tetsuya, whose expression alternated between dark and dim, filled with worry.
In her opinion, what Kobayashi Ikeno did was indeed too despicable.
He was not worthy of being a sensei.
However, no matter what, Kobayashi Ikeno was a Ninja of the Village.
Moreover, the secrecy of this matter, besides the two of them, no one else knew.
"Phew! Don't worry, Mikoto!"
"I will try my best to restrain myself."
"It's getting late! I'll send you back first."
"Yusuke's matter… everything… let's talk about it tomorrow."
The next morning, as the dawn light streaked across the sky, Fujiwara Tetsuya appeared at the Hokage Building, carrying the still-unconscious Kobayashi Ikeno.
This audacious act immediately drew out many Anbu scattered throughout the Hokage Building.
However, those hidden gazes, after clearly seeing that the person was Fujiwara Tetsuya, did not directly attack.
They merely re-concealed themselves, observing everything in secret.
Fujiwara Tetsuya stood there for two or three hours.
During that time, he encountered countless passing Ninja, many of whom knew both Fujiwara Tetsuya and Kobayashi Ikeno.
Some even recognized Fujiwara Tetsuya and wanted to confront him.
However, upon meeting Fujiwara Tetsuya's murderous gaze, they could only swallow hard and retreat.
Over the past few years, countless beasts, bandits, and Ninja had fallen at Fujiwara Tetsuya's hands.
Let alone ordinary Chunin, even Jonin, or even Elite Jonin, might not possess the same condensed killing intent as Fujiwara Tetsuya.
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