Chapter 36: Uchiha Ryo Decides to Be More Restrained

  When Uchiha Ryo returned home, Izuna was overjoyed. Upon learning that Ryo would stay home to recuperate rather than go up the mountain again, Izuna became even more excited. The next day, after coming back from the cn - school, he chased after Ryo with a [Ninjutsu Scroll], asking questions about new ninjutsu.

  Although Ryo rarely used ninjutsu because he was blind, Izuna was learning the same things he had learned back then, so it wasn't a problem for Ryo to teach him.

  Izuna's actions also made Ryo interested in learning ninjutsu again. Being an action - oriented person, he went to the cn's pce where the ninja Scrolls were stored that afternoon. He asked the cn members on guard there to find him some retively basic [Lightning Release] Scrolls he hadn't read.

  Then, under the pretext of teaching Izuna, he asked Izuna to read the Scrolls to him. Combining with his own existing experience, he tried to master the ninjutsu. He really did learn new ninjutsu. However, since he couldn't see the detailed expnations of chakra meridians recorded in the Scrolls, Ryo hit many snags. He also realized that it would be better for him to develop his own ninjutsu rather than having someone read the Scrolls for him if he wanted to learn ninjutsu.

  During this period, Ryo also went to see Tajima Uchiha and asked him to record the sensory ninjutsu that he had recently figured out. While recording, Tajima Uchiha also pointed out the most difficult [Monda that Ryo was facing - insufficient chakra.

  To get accurate results from sensory ninjutsu, the chakra consumption is always high. However, the Uchiha cn isn't known for high - chakra jutsu. Ryo's innate excellent sensory ability could only help him reduce the chakra consumption during perception. But even after reducing the consumption, there was no point in maintaining the sensory ninjutsu all day long.

  "Yeah, I've thought about this too. But right now, I can't think of a better way to improve it than training..." Ryo sat upright on his knees. "Moreover, I've already gotten used to the darkness. I don't need to maintain the sensory ninjutsu all day long. I can still handle battles of low intensity. But just as you thought, before solving the [Monda of insufficient chakra, I probably won't be able to return to the [battlefield]... Sorry."

  "Can't get back to the [battlefield]? Then don't bother." Tajima Uchiha ughed softly. "According to the test intelligence, many people from the [Senju cn] who had the chance to fight against you before are trying their best to find out your whereabouts. They want to kill you to avenge their humiliation... So, it doesn't matter if you don't participate in battlefield missions anymore - but you can still keep your name out there."

  Hearing this, Ryo also ughed. "Indeed. After all, they sent so many people to surround me, but I still managed to escape. I'm sure they'll be on pins and needles when they know I'm still alive."

  "Don't even mention spiders. There might as well be [Katsuyu] swarming all over them." After making fun of the Senju cn, Tajima Uchiha rubbed the corners of his eyes. There was a bit of mencholy in his voice. "When Madara comes back, go and talk to him. That kid always listens to you."

  "What's wrong with Madara?" Ryo tilted his head. "Is it because he was frustrated by a failed [mission]?"

  But considering Madara's abilities, he should be able to judge the difficulty of missions and won't choose ones that are beyond his capabilities, right?”

  Uchiha Ryo had good reason to say this. According to the current mission - taking mode, missions at the mission - handling pce have a wide range. They can be simple tasks like buying items from a certain pce, or extremely difficult ones like taking someone's head in the middle of an army.

  Even novice ninjas who just start taking on missions might choose a mission beyond their strength after going independent. This could lead to death. After all, it was a Uchiha cn - based mission - taking system. All missions were sent by clients to the hidden intelligence points of the Uchiha cn outside, and then sent to the cn through unified integration. Facing so many missions, it was already a quite onerous task for the cn just to integrate and calcute the mission rewards, time, and categories.

  This is also the reason why the Uchiha cn has an independent mission permit assessment. Apart from preventing new - generation ninjas from making meaningless but fatal mistakes due to ck of combat experience resulting in killing someone, it is also to teach them how to select missions suitable for their abilities.

  “It's not that kind of thing...” Tajima Uchiha put down his hand, and his expression became even more troubled. “Someone reported to me that the juniors in Madara's team have had intense verbal conflicts with him more than once during missions. In other words, Madara is not very popur among his peers...”

  “I'm not insisting on keeping the position of the leader of the Uchiha cn within my own family. After all, with great power comes great responsibility! The position of the leader of the Uchiha cn should naturally be held by the most capable. However, communication is essential whether one is the leader of the Uchiha cn or a cn member. Madara can't go on like this.”

  “I understand. I'll think of a way after Madara comes back this time.” A helpless smile appeared on Uchiha Ryo's lips. “But forgive me for speaking bluntly. Compared with our generation, there aren't many outstanding people among Madara's peers. I suppose that's why Madara always has frictions with his contemporaries. After all, Madara is a genius, and geniuses always have trouble communicating with ordinary people.”

  Tajima Uchiha just shook his head. As the youngest in the family, he really couldn't understand the almost unconditional indulgence of his eldest son towards his younger brothers. However, he could well understand the admiration of the youngest for their older brothers because he had also admired his.

  Thinking of this, a helpless smile also appeared on Tajima Uchiha's lips. “That's all I wanted to say. If you have any questions about cultivation, just come to me. Although I'm not mainly specialized in Gitai, it's no problem for me to give you some pointers.”

  “Yes. Then I'll trouble Father at that time.” Uchiha Ryo smiled gently and slowly got up. “It's about time. I'm gonna go to the cn - school to pick up Izuna.”

  “Okay. Do you have anything you want to eat tonight? I should be able to finish cn affairs earlier today.”

  “I'll leave it to Father's arrangement,” Uchiha Ryo said with a gentle smile. “But it's hard to find edible vegetarian dishes during training, so I'd like to have something light and refreshing.”

  "This is such an easy request to meet..." Tajima Uchiha also stood up. His expression was gentle, but his words carried a hint of teasing. "I thought Ryo would order some dishes more suitable for having drinks with and then invite me for a little drink."

  Ryo paused in his movements and coughed lightly. "It's not a problem if you want me to have a drink with you..."

  But Tajima Uchiha simply raised his hand and gently tapped Ryo on the forehead. "It was okay in the past, but from now on, don't drink alcohol outside. You know, alcohol can numb people's nerves. For a ninja, the numbness of perception is fatal. And for you now, numbing your perception is no different from courting death."

  Ryo raised his hand embarrassedly to touch the back of his neck. "Yes, I'll pay attention in the future."

  "Well, you're not a kid anymore. If you want to drink in the future, do it either within the cn or at the cn's civilian market. Just don't drink too much or choose drinks with too high an alcohol content. After all, in terms of pure alcohol tolerance, you're still too inexperienced."

  Tajima Uchiha patted his eldest son's shoulder. "Also, remember to bring back the mochi cakes for Izuna when you go to buy them. Let him eat them after his meals. He's still growing, and no matter how delicious the desserts are, they can't dey his main meals.

  Also, remember to bring me back a serving of azuki bean jelly when you go to buy desserts today. You can also buy whatever you want to drink in my name. Okay, that's it. Go."

  Listening to the fading footsteps of Tajima Uchiha, Ryo raised his hand to rub his nose. "I thought I'd hidden it well... It seems I have to be more restrained when I break the rules in the future."