Ahead, a Stunning View?

The round moon hung like a wheel, and the gentle evening breeze swept across the fields, creating a refreshing and delightful scene.

Under the cool moonlight, a towering tree stood majestically, casting a vast shadow on the ground. It grew freely, branching out and scattering leaves, its wide canopy seeming to cover the entire night sky.

Centered around the giant tree, colorful flowers bloomed within a thousand-meter radius. As the breeze blew, the flowers and plants swayed gently, and petals rose and fell with the wind, resembling a fragrant and rich ocean.

Before the giant tree, space twisted into an Uzumaki, and a black and red channel opened, from which two figures emerged.

"Ah? Where is this..."

Uchiha Nen curiously surveyed his surroundings, immediately captivated by the magnificent scenery of the field.

The towering tree that reached the sky and the sea of flowers shimmering with silver light, in just a few seconds, this beautiful scene refreshed his understanding.

"So... there are such beautiful places in the world..."

For some reason, his vision blurred, and his eyes welled up with mist.

The daze after seeing his father's photo, the despair upon learning the truth of the experiment, the unwillingness of being besieged by Root... The emotions he had been trying to suppress surged up like a tide, engulfing his entire body and mind.

Tears rolled down his cheeks like broken pearls, the wind was gentle, and the surroundings were peaceful and beautiful, but his heart was filled with loneliness and sadness.

He didn't know how long he cried before he released all his emotions, allowing his complex feelings to return to peace.

It wasn't until he realized that he didn't seem to be alone that he suddenly turned his head and found Shin'yu quietly standing in the sea of flowers, with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky.

"Done crying?"

Nen was slightly stunned and nodded subconsciously, "Yes."

Shin'yu then turned his head, as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

He slowly walked to Nen's side, scanning him up and down, his brow furrowed slightly, as if he was considering something.

Nen was also confused. He didn't know why the senior saved him, or why he brought him here. He didn't even know where this was.

But the senior must have his reasons for doing so, and he didn't dare to ask too much.

Because... ever since he threw that Shuriken, he never wanted to return to Hidden Leaf Village again. Apart from Orochimaru and Zhi Li, that place was just a residence, not a home at all.

Perhaps... he never had a home.

He was very afraid that if he spoke too much or did something wrong, he would upset the senior, and he would be abandoned again, returning to that cold and sad place.

Fortunately, Shin'yu broke the silence, allowing Nen's tense heart to relax slightly.

"Originally, I was planning to wait until you assisted Orochimaru and Hiruko in finding the Treasure in the secret chamber before telling you the truth, but now it seems..."

Shin'yu said softly, dragging out his words, "The situation has changed unexpectedly."

Nen hesitated for a moment, tentatively saying, "Actually... I've already guessed some of it myself."

"Oh? About your father?" Shin'yu asked in surprise, his raised eyebrows revealing a hint of surprise.

"Yes..." Nen said in a low voice, "My father, Uchiha Kagami, he is not the deserter that the people of Hidden Leaf Village talk about, but a genius who possesses both the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Wooden Style, the Hidden Leaf Village commander who led the main battlefield in the Shinobi World War..."

As he spoke, he carefully observed Shin'yu's expression, and only felt slightly relieved when he saw that the other party did not interrupt him.

So… his judgment was all correct…

"Anything else?" Shin'yu suddenly asked.

Nen took a deep breath and said, "How could a commander in the army be a deserter? If a father with such power were a deserter, the Hidden Leaf Village's main battlefield would have been utterly defeated long ago!"

"But according to my investigation, the Hidden Leaf Village won every battle in the war, whether on the main battlefield or the border defenses!"

The more Nen spoke, the more agitated he became, his desolate voice blending into the wind, echoing across the plains:

"Therefore, the only possibility is that my father's heroic performance was envied, leading to him being framed by villains. Some people usurped his illustrious achievements and used some… some underhanded means to force him to his death."

When he spoke the last few words, his voice trembled slightly, almost unable to suppress his emotions. "The only thing I don't understand is, whose interests did he touch, that even the Uchiha Clan despised him so much…"

Shin'yu was silent for a moment before saying, "The process is mostly correct, but the result has some discrepancies."

He stood shoulder to shoulder with Nen, his calm voice containing a faint sarcasm:

"Those people in the Hidden Leaf Village didn't want the Uchiha Clan to become true rulers, let alone allow the Uchiha to become Hokage, so they started forming factions. Taking advantage of a mission, they incited the foolish masses to portray Kagami as a heinous, utterly wicked, and selfish person, and united the entire village to isolate the Uchiha Clan…"

"The Uchiha at that time were incredibly weak and contradictory. They claimed to be extraordinary but didn't have the courage to rebel, needing that pitiful, insignificant recognition from the village. So, they couldn't withstand the pressure and could only cooperate with the Hidden Leaf Village's higher-ups to brainwash the public. At this point, only Uchiha Kagami's death could wash away the Uchiha's shame…"

"Who cares if he was a hero? The peace treaty had been signed, and all countries had almost exhausted their reserves for the next few years in the Shinobi World War. The Land of Wind's Hidden Sand Village was already poor, and it didn't matter if they developed for a few years, there wouldn't be any warmongering. So… Uchiha Kagami no longer had any value."

"Everyone was hoping for him to die, because his death was related to everyone's interests…"

Nen's lips trembled. If that was the truth, he could understand why he had suffered so much injustice since childhood.

"So, the Hidden Leaf Village executed him?" he asked, looking up, his eyes moist.

"No." Shin'yu said with his hands behind his back, his tone calm, "I killed him."

"…"

"!!!"

Nen's eyes widened suddenly, staring at Shin'yu in disbelief. His figure was aloof and lonely, the moonlight outlining a cold arc for him. For the first time, Nen felt that his senior was so… unfamiliar.

"Don't you want to ask why?" Shin'yu asked.

"Senior once said that he did something to wrong you." Nen said tremulously.

Shin'yu stared at him in surprise, a hint of a smile squeezing out of his thin lips, "Your reaction is a bit off, shouldn't you be attacking me with everything you have? Or is it that reason has suppressed emotion, and you don't think you can defeat me?"

"Senior is joking." Nen opened his mouth, but no words came out. He could only say silently in his heart:

'Compared to the intangible love of a father, what I care more about… is your expectations.'

A gentle breeze stirred, and a fallen leaf drifted slowly, landing on Nen's head.

Shin'yu pointed to the giant tree in front of them: "12 years ago, this place was originally a bare plain. It was here that I took his eyes, and the giant tree and sea of flowers you see are all transformed from his body."

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