The next day, Uchiha En and his group continued their journey without encountering any further incidents.
After traveling for a day and a night, they successfully arrived at the Land of Bears camp.
Aburame Shibi told the three to wait where they were, while he went into a tent in the middle of the camp.
About ten minutes later, Aburame Shibi emerged from the tent.
"Alright, I've reported everything that happened on the way to Lord Orochimaru. Lord Orochimaru wants us to rest for two days and will assign us new missions after the rest of the troops arrive," Aburame Shibi explained to the three.
"Lord Orochimaru? Is Lord Orochimaru the commander on the Land of Bears battlefield?" Asana asked.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru is the commander, with the new clan heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho Three Clans assisting him. Alright, you can ask your own clan members about these matters! I won't explain them to you.
Asana, En, Kagetsu, your three clans all have their respective camps here. Just go to your own clan's camp, and someone will notify you if there's a mission assignment." With that, Aburame Shibi turned and left.
The three exchanged glances. Yamanaka Kagetsu was about to speak when he suddenly heard someone call his name.
"Kagetsu, over here!"
"En, Asana, my clan members are calling me, I'll go first."
"Okay, go ahead! We'll meet here again tomorrow morning at 8 AM," Uchiha En said.
Yamanaka Kagetsu nodded, turned, and left.
Once Yamanaka Kagetsu left, it was more convenient for Uchiha En and Asana to talk.
However, this was a Konoha camp, so to prevent eavesdropping, the two deliberately lowered their voices, communicating softly so only they could hear.
"Asana, if nothing unexpected happens, Orochimaru might approach you later. You must be careful."
"Don't worry! I already know Orochimaru's intentions aren't pure, so I definitely won't be fooled by him," Asana said.
"Good, that's good. According to Sensei Shibi, the reinforcement troops from the Village will probably arrive at the battlefield in about two days. At that time, we will most likely be directly dispatched to the front lines.
The situation on the front lines should be more dangerous than the previous skirmish, so tomorrow I want to experiment with some things."
"Experiment with what?" Asana asked.
Upon hearing this, Uchiha En immediately activated his Sharingan.
Asana's expression became a little strange when she saw Uchiha En with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
"Your Sharingan evolved again?"
"Yes, yesterday when facing that Kirigakure Jonin, the situation was actually very dangerous. I was almost stabbed in the heart by his Kunai.
At this critical moment, my Sharingan evolved, and my right eye also became a Double Tomoe. It was thanks to the enhanced dynamic vision provided by the Double Tomoe Sharingan that I was able to evade his fatal blow."
"So that's it. So tomorrow you want to test the dynamic vision of your Sharingan?" Asana asked.
"No, I feel that my Two-Tomoes Sharingan is a little different from ordinary Two-Tomoes Sharingan. My Sharingan seems to have an amplification effect on genjutsu."
"An amplification effect on genjutsu? Isn't that the ability of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan?"
"Yes, that's why I'm not sure myself and need to experiment.
If my Two-Tomoes Sharingan really has an amplification effect on genjutsu, it will greatly increase our chances of survival on the battlefield, make it easier to gather intelligence, and improve our mission completion rate."
After hearing Uchiha En's words, Asana nodded: "I understand, I'll accompany you to experiment tomorrow."
"Okay, then that's all for today! We'll gather here tomorrow morning."
"Alright."
Afterward, Uchiha En and Asana parted ways, heading to their respective clan camps.
The Uchiha Clan camp was easy to find; Uchiha En found its location after a brief inquiry.
When he arrived at the camp, he found only a dozen Uchiha Clan members, and all of them appeared significantly older than Uchiha En. Uchiha En didn't recognize any of them.
Although Uchiha En didn't recognize them, they apparently already knew Uchiha En was coming.
The leading Uchiha Clan member in the camp walked over and said, "You must be Uchiha En! I am Uchiha Mei, a Konoha Jonin, and a member of the Police Force when in the Village."
"Hello, Senior Mei, I am Uchiha En."
"No need to be so formal, we are all from the same clan and should help each other on the battlefield," Uchiha Mei said with a smile.
"Senior Mei is right. En, how old are you this year?" one of the only two female Uchiha Clan members in the camp asked.
"Ten years old. My eleventh birthday is in two months."
"Hmph! The Village is really becoming more and more useless, even sending 10-year-old children to the battlefield," an Uchiha member behind Uchiha Mei said.
"It's best not to say such things in the future. This is wartime, and everything should be focused on winning this war," Uchiha Mei said.
"Cai, Oto, there should still be space in your tents, right? Can En stay with you?" Uchiha Mei asked.
"Sure! En is only 10 years old, just a child. I don't mind," Uchiha Oto, who had just spoken to Uchiha En, said.
"I don't mind either," Uchiha Cai, who had been silent, said.
Uchiha Oto and Uchiha Cai both appeared to be in their early twenties. Uchiha Cai's appearance bore some resemblance to Uchiha Tajiri, the inventor of Izanami, and even her hair color was the same purple.
Uchiha Oto, on the other hand, looked more like a grown-up Uchiha Izumi, with the standard black hair of the Uchiha Clan.
"En, what do you think?" Uchiha Mei turned and asked.
"I... I don't think that would be appropriate! I'm a man, and Senior Oto and Senior Cai are women."
Uchiha Mei heard this and thought, "Kids these days are really precocious, distinguishing between boys and girls so clearly at 10 years old. When I was 10, I still bathed with my mother!"
However, since Uchiha En was unwilling, Uchiha Mei didn't force it. He thought for a moment and then said, "En, if you feel uncomfortable, then come to my tent! I'm the only one in my tent right now."
"Then I'll be in your care, Senior Mei."
"Oh, right, En, I heard you've already awakened your Sharingan, is that right?" Uchiha Mei asked.
"Yes, I awakened it when I learned of my parents' deaths."
"Awakening at 10 years old is similar to Cai. I awakened mine at 12," Uchiha Mei said with a smile.
"I really envy those who awakened before 15. They all have Three Tomoe now. I awakened at 17, and it's been five years, but I'm still only Double Tomoe," Uchiha Oto said with a hint of envy.
"Sigh! What's there to envy? I awakened because my father sacrificed himself, Cai awakened because her parents sacrificed themselves, and it's the same for En. If I could, I'd rather not have this Sharingan," Uchiha Mei said with a sigh.
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