Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 102 Ambush

"Shikaku-senpai, we're here!" Uchiha Hato's voice came in before he even arrived.

A rare smile appeared on Nara Shikaku's scarred face. "It would be great if she were his daughter or daughter-in-law."

"Daughter-in-law?"

"Yeah, his brat is only five years younger, so it's not like he has no chance."

Nara Shikaku thought about it more and more and it seemed feasible, and his smile grew even wider.

As Uchiha Ha and Itachi walked in, she saw Shikaku-senpai's strange smile and couldn't help but ask, "Shikaku-senpai, are you alright?"

"Ah, you're here." Shikaku instantly wiped the smile off and returned to his usual expression, as if everything just now was an illusion.

"These are your tasks for today, take a look!" Lu Jiu took out two documents and handed them to the two of them respectively.

"Reconnaissance mission!"

"Is this a test of their intelligence capabilities?"

Why separate her from Itachi? They're clearly in the same team, yet they're in opposite directions, one in the south and one in the north. Uchiha Yoh finds it all very strange.

"You don't want to know who's stronger, her or Itachi, do you?!"

"Sigh...why not just say it directly? She'll definitely give the title to Itachi." Uchiha Ye frowned, shook his head, nodded, and shrugged, making the two people next to him unable to help but smile.

"Is there a problem with this mission?" Lu Jiu asked seriously.

Uchiha Ye snapped out of his daze, "No, Shikaku-senpai, I promise to complete the mission."

After leaving the tent and waiting until no one was around, she whispered to Itachi, "Itachi, let's switch missions."

Itachi was silent for a moment before speaking, "Ye, this seems a bit inappropriate."

"It's alright. If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know? Let's meet here and exchange information then."

"Anyway, this task is a bit strange, and I can't quite put my finger on why, so let's just leave it at that for now."

"If there's a real problem with the mission, run to the agreed-upon location. Survival is the top priority."

"Okay." Although Itachi felt it was inappropriate for Ye to make this arrangement, he still followed Ye's opinion, since he also felt it was a little strange.

"Be careful, come back alive."

"Be careful, come back alive."

The two spoke at the same time.

Uchiha Ye was the first to break the silence with a teasing remark, "Itachi, this is our first mission apart, don't miss me too much."

After she finished speaking, she winked mischievously and then disappeared from the spot.

"Ye, you must be alright." Uchiha Itachi thought to himself as he watched Ye's departing figure before disappearing from the spot.

The closer he got to the location, the deeper Uchiha Ye's brows furrowed.

The more she looked, the more suspicious she became about the mission. What was there to investigate in such an open place? "Hopefully, it's not what she thinks!"

She transformed into Itachi's appearance, created three shadow clones, and sent the clones to investigate, while her original body remained in place.

Since her sensory ninjutsu couldn't detect anything, she had to resort to this makeshift method.

"I doubt Itachi would be stupid enough to jump in!"

Uchiha Ha guessed that Itachi's situation was probably similar to hers.

Not long after the shadow clone left, many masked ninjas suddenly appeared around her.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Ye remained calm. Just as she had guessed, she tentatively asked, "Root?"

The lead ninja's pupils contracted, and she knew she had guessed correctly. "This feeling of familiarity!"

"But they're giving her too much credit, sending out so many ninjas."

Judging from Shimura Danzo's personality, he's probably collaborating with someone else again.

"You've partnered with Iwagakure?" she guessed again, her tone full of certainty.

As for why she didn't cooperate with Yunyin, she guessed that he was probably driven to despair by the trap and was covered in the smell.

"You know too much, prepare to die!"

She likes to start fighting at the drop of a hat.

The more she fought, the more she felt something was off; this was definitely a tactic aimed at Itachi.

Fortunately, she swapped tasks with Itachi, otherwise Itachi probably wouldn't have been able to handle it.

If that's the case, Itachi's tactics should all be designed to counter her, so he should be able to easily resolve the situation. She believed in Itachi's abilities.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique!"

Fire Release: Fire Tornado!

Fire Release: Shockwave!

Uchiha Ha unleashed five Fire Release ninjutsu in quick succession, completely stunning the group that had ambushed her, resulting in heavy casualties.

"You are not Uchiha Itachi, you are Uchiha Ye!" The leader's face was ashen.

"You guessed right, but there's no reward!" She walked away, reverting to her original form, and approached the man with a smile, before ending his life with a kunai.

Those who tried to run away were all caught and slaughtered by her.

She touched the corpse to check for any survivors, and only left after confirming that no one had survived.

After this incident, there's no need to continue the investigation.

As soon as he arrived at the place where he was supposed to meet Itachi, he was greeted with a bear hug. "Ye, it's so good that you're alright!"

Uchiha Ye thought there was another ambush, but when he heard Itachi's voice, he relaxed and let Itachi hug him gently, saying, "Of course nothing will happen. I'm very strong, and we agreed to come back alive. I won't break my promise."

"Itachi, you should have realized that we're being targeted!"

"Some people don't want us to return to Konoha alive."

"The next period of time is unlikely to be peaceful."

Uchiha Ye looked up at Itachi, his expression more serious than ever before.

"Ye, I will protect you." Itachi Uchiha unconsciously tightened his arms around her.

"That's what I meant, you stupid itachi!" Uchiha Ye broke down in a second, saying with a hint of exasperation, "Anyway, just be more careful on the battlefield in the future, that person will definitely not give up so easily."

"Ye, do you know who's behind this?"

"Of course, I was almost captured by the Root before, so I have some recollection of it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Uchiha Ye belatedly realized, "Holy crap, how did she say that out loud?"

Sure enough, she immediately noticed that Itachi's eyes had changed.

"Itachi, actually, I thought this was a trivial matter, which is why I never mentioned it to you..."

Her voice grew softer and softer until she finally shut her mouth and looked away.

"Ye... I'm too weak. I will strive to become stronger." Itachi's tone was full of determination; no one could take Ye away from him.

"Big brother, you're still weak. Give others a chance to survive, don't get involved, really..." Uchiha Ye complained bitterly, but said, "Itachi, we need to get stronger together and move forward hand in hand!"

Upon hearing this, Itachi's heart began to pound uncontrollably, and it took him quite a while to return to normal.

It's so good to have someone by your side all the time.

"Itachi, shouldn't we go back?"

Although Itachi's embrace was warm, standing for so long was tiring.

"Ye, it's not safe to go back now. There might be ambushes on the way. Let's rest here for the night."

"I'll listen to you." Uchiha Ye left Itachi's embrace, looked around, but couldn't find a flat spot.

"Ye, come with me." Uchiha Itachi said that he wanted someone to follow him, but in reality, he directly took Uchiha Ye's hand and led him away.