When Renya arrived at the medical unit, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others had already received treatment, and their injuries had been stabilized.
Because their wounds were too severe and the medical resources were limited, it would be difficult for them to recover quickly. For now, they would have to rest and recuperate at the camp.
Especially Mitokado Homura—his internal organs had suffered serious damage, and it would take at least ten days to half a month of rest before he could recover.
"Renya-kun, what brings you here?" Uchiha Kagami asked with a smile.
"I came to check on you all," Renya replied. "How are your injuries?"
"Won't die from them."
Shimura Danzō was wrapped in bandages, exuding a bit of a future pot king vibe.
His injuries weren't too serious. With treatment from the medical-nin, a few days of rest would be enough for a full recovery.
Other than Mitokado Homura being heavily wounded, the rest were not too badly hurt.
After completing their treatment, Koharu Utatane and Shimura Danzō followed Renya back to the tent.
Having gone through a fierce battle and suffered significant injuries, the three quickly drifted into deep sleep.
...
By the time the Uchiha clan members returned from battle, they overheard people in the camp discussing what had happened on the northern front.
When they learned that the Raikage's personal guards had been killed by a member of the Uchiha clan, every one of them held their heads high with pride.
This was the glory of the Uchiha!
"Which clan members went to the northern battlefield?" asked Uchiha Tanaka.
As clan leader, he clearly hadn't ordered any Uchiha to be deployed to the northern front...
The Uchiha looked at each other in confusion, their expressions blank.
If they remembered correctly, they only followed the clan leader's orders on the battlefield and never acted on their own—let alone head out to battle privately.
They had no idea who these Uchiha that went north even were!
Uchiha Tanaka fell into deep thought. To be able to kill the Raikage's personal guard, they would have to be at least elite jōnin level.
But all the elite jōnin in the clan should've followed him to the frontlines to fight...
Wait—he had overlooked someone!
Suddenly, he remembered that Uchiha Kagami and Sarutobi Hiruzen had formed a team and hadn't moved with the main Uchiha force.
And Kagami had gone to the northern front at the time...
That explained it. The Uchiha who had killed the Raikage's guards must have been Kagami!
"I know who it was," Uchiha Tanaka said.
The other Uchiha looked at him expectantly, wanting to hear their leader's explanation.
"Heh, this Uchiha was—" Before he could finish, voices of Konoha shinobi chatting came from nearby.
"The Uchiha who killed the Raikage's guards was named Renya!"
At that, all the Uchiha froze in place, strange expressions forming on their faces.
They knew that name all too well. Wasn't that the Uchiha traitor?
It was that traitor who had killed the Raikage's guards?!
How was that even possible?
Even their elite jōnin had struggled against that brute and had been forced to retreat without gaining any advantage...
And that traitor was only in his teens. How could he have defeated a nearly Kage-level opponent?
A strange and heavy silence fell over the Uchiha.
Nearby, the chatter of the Konoha shinobi continued to drift into their ears.
"They say Renya-san is no joke. He single-handedly dominated the southwestern battlefield, leaving the Sunagakure shinobi reeling!"
"Really?! That outrageous?!"
"You don't know? He developed some kind of extremely potent poison. Even the poison experts from Sunagakure were no match for it."
...
Uchiha Tanaka's expression turned grim, and he clenched his fists tightly.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined that the Uchiha who killed the Raikage's personal guard was none other than the traitor he had driven from the clan!
No—Renya could no longer be considered part of the Uchiha.
He had been cast out by Tanaka long ago!
After a moment of silence, Tanaka let out a cold laugh.
"Hmph, he just used some cheap tricks."
Poison was the kind of despicable method that a proud Uchiha would never use. Only someone like that would resort to such tactics.
Hearing this, the other Uchiha nodded in agreement.
"Clan Leader, should we teach that traitor a lesson?" one Uchiha jōnin suggested.
They had long disliked Renya for betraying the clan, but had never had a chance to deal with him.
Uchiha Tanaka's eyes flickered as he seemed to consider the feasibility of the idea.
But recalling Senju Tobirama's warning, he ultimately shook his head and declined.
"That traitor isn't worth our time," Tanaka said coldly. "He's no longer one of us."
Attacking a fellow shinobi on the battlefield was an extremely serious offense!
The Uchiha's reputation was already poor. If word got out that they'd attacked a comrade, they would become the target of widespread condemnation.
And if Renya had poisoned such a powerful opponent before, then he could just as easily poison them.
Plus, with Senju Tobirama backing him, Uchiha Tanaka had no desire to provoke Renya now...
If they really pushed him too far, what if he poisoned the entire clan in retaliation?
He needed to warn the others. If Renya caught them off guard, it could spell disaster.
"From now on, don't provoke that traitor. No need to bring trouble on ourselves!"
With that, he flicked his sleeve and left, leaving the other Uchiha standing in place.
...
"What did the Clan Leader mean by that? We're just going to let this go?"
"Maybe he has his reasons. Let's just follow orders."
With Uchiha Tanaka's warning, the clan members gave up on the idea of teaching Renya a lesson and returned to their respective tents.
Once the Uchiha had completely dispersed, three figures emerged from a nearby tent.
"Renya, what do you think about this situation?" Shimura Danzō asked coldly.
The Uchiha were becoming increasingly out of control—how dare they target his comrade!
The Uchiha truly were a naturally evil clan.
Who knew when they might bring irreparable harm to the village?
If he ever became Hokage, the first thing he'd do was eliminate such unstable elements!
They had heard the entire conversation between the Uchiha earlier.
Koharu Utatane grumbled indignantly,
"The Uchiha are disgusting. It wasn't enough to expel Renya-kun from the clan, now they want to cause him more trouble!"
Both she and Danzō instinctively looked at Renya, curious how he felt about the matter.
"As long as those fools don't come looking for trouble, I can't be bothered with them," Renya said flatly, his tone unreadable.
"If they dare, I'll make sure they wish they were dead."
Danzō was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Well said."
He liked Renya's decisive and ruthless attitude!
With a personality like that, becoming Hokage would only benefit the village.
It was indecisiveness that led a village to decline...
"Renya-kun, we'll stand by your side!" Koharu Utatane declared firmly.
After years of working together, she had come to see both Renya and Danzō as her most trusted comrades.
If a friend was in danger, she wouldn't hesitate to step in and help!
Renya looked at the two of them and offered a faint smile.
"Thank you."
As for the threat from the Uchiha, he didn't care in the slightest...
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