The journey back to Konoha took half a day.
If Lexon had used his full speed, it wouldn't have taken nearly as long, but to accommodate the speed of the other ninjas, he could only slow his pace.
After all, he didn't know which nook or cranny Konoha was in.
And he couldn't go ahead first.
A large group returned to Konoha. There was no waiting crowd to welcome them. Lexon even felt that the ninjas at the entrance gate looked at them rather strangely.
Passing through the gate into the village, most of the villagers averted their gaze when they saw that they were from the Uchiha clan.
'Looks like the conflict between the Uchiha and the others in the village is starting to escalate...'
Lexon couldn't help but think.
'As expected, the Nine-Tails Rampage was just a trigger. The seeds of conflict between the Uchiha and the village were sown long ago.'
Lexon followed the group back to the Uchiha clan compound.
Then he followed Uchiha Genka and Uchiha Shisui to meet with the Uchiha elders.
After some discussion, Lexon was finally recognized as having returned to the Uchiha clan.
Possessing Uchiha blood was an undeniable fact.
And at this juncture, who wouldn't accept a powerful Uchiha combatant?
Moreover, he wasn't excessively strong, still within controllable limits. Although the suspicion of him being a spy couldn't be completely eliminated, as long as he wasn't allowed into the core, using his combat power was enough.
Subsequently, relevant personnel assigned Lexon a forehead protector and a clan emblem uniform, and arranged appropriate living quarters for him.
'I'll just live among the Uchiha for now...'
Sitting in his room, Lexon suddenly took out a computer from his space ring.
This was a magical creation he had spent a fortune on at the Reincarnator Plaza, a super-duper time-killer that could connect to the real-world internet even in a story world.
A full 20,000 Samsara Points and an A-rank plot reward.
He didn't know which great power could create such a thing. Lexon felt that if he had the chance, he definitely had to get to know them well.
It suited him perfectly.
Although the stall owner had looked at him like he was an idiot when selling him this computer.
After playing with the computer for a while, Lexon spent a little more time decorating his room.
Sofa, TV, voice-controlled door, all sorts of things were installed... making it look very modern.
Many things were novelties Lexon had bought at the Reincarnator Plaza.
'It shouldn't be as boring as in Demon Slayer.'
Lexon thought so.
Rather than saying Lexon came to the story world to complete missions... it was more like he came to experience life...
The days passed just like that, pleasant and happy.
Five years flowed by slowly...
...
"You're a bit weak, Itachi," Lexon said, putting down his controller on the sofa, speaking to the short, black-haired boy sitting beside him.
"Hehe..." Uchiha Itachi laughed indifferently, also putting down his controller, his expression somewhat dazed, clearly a little absent-minded.
"If this keeps up, your skills will be much worse than Shisui's," Lexon said leisurely.
His face was as youthful as ever; it seemed the six years had left no trace on him at all.
"I have something to attend to. I'll be leaving first," Uchiha Itachi didn't say much. After bidding farewell, he left.
'Looks like trouble is about to start...'
Lexon thought indifferently as he watched Uchiha Itachi's departing figure.
Although he had been slacking off for five years, he hadn't neglected the things he needed to do.
Ah, yes, that was just going to touch someone every day for a sign-in.
Alright, still slacking.
But even so, the rewards from signing in were abundant.
For example, two years ago, Shisui had awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan after a mission. Lexon didn't inquire about the specific details; after all, awakening the Mangekyo among the Uchiha was always accompanied by unpleasant events.
Lexon went to sign in on Shisui some time after he had awakened it.
Just like that, Lexon easily awakened his own Mangekyo Sharingan and obtained the bug-level ability "Kotoamatsukami," which could alter others' subconscious perceptions.
However, he hadn't learned Susanoo yet.
Lexon had thought everyone could summon a Gundam as soon as they opened the Mangekyo. His expectations had been in vain.
But he was too lazy to fiddle with his eyes to learn how to summon a Gundam himself. Instead, he planned to wait until Shisui or Itachi learned it and then conveniently sign in on them.
Easy and simple.
It wasn't just the Mangekyo, but also a large amount of chakra...
Wind Release, Lightning Release, and Earth Release had all been signed in for by Lexon...
The chakra he had accumulated in his body should now be at the level of a Tailed Beast, perhaps even one of the higher-numbered ones.
Although the chakra signed in wasn't very strong individually, the accumulation had led to his current state.
And there were many other ninjutsu he had signed in for, too numerous to list...
Ever since Shisui had awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and leaped to become the number one expert in the Uchiha clan, the clan seemed to have become even more restless.
After all, as time went by, now, five years later, the hawkish faction within the Uchiha clan seemed to be growing larger and larger.
The peace faction had been suppressed to a certain extent.
Therefore, Lexon, who was seen as firmly belonging to the peace faction in the eyes of the Uchiha clan, was also being given the cold shoulder.
Usually, they would assign some missions to Lexon, and then ignore him, not consulting him on anything.
But well, Lexon was happy to be left alone if the Uchiha didn't consult him.
Besides, nothing the Uchiha did could escape Lexon's notice.
He was, after all, a man who knew the whole picture.
'It seems Itachi has joined the Anbu now. He was sent by the clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, to monitor the Konoha higher-ups, but the Konoha higher-ups have entrusted Itachi with monitoring the Uchiha clan's movements, making Itachi a double agent.'
'At the same time, Shisui has been assigned by Uchiha Fugaku to monitor Itachi, but Shisui violated the order and privately told Itachi about the mission...'
'So that's probably why Itachi was so troubled just now.'
Lexon pondered.
'Speaking of which, I haven't done my sign-in for today yet...'
He suddenly remembered.
'Where's Shisui? I remember he didn't go out on a mission today...'
Lexon's nose twitched. Tens of thousands of scents surged and separated as he searched for Shisui's scent.
A few seconds later, he smelled Shisui's scent.
'Hmm?'
'The smell of blood?'
Lexon also smelled the scent of blood mixed with Shisui's scent.
'And around Shisui, there are several other familiar scents...'
'One of them is the most familiar, the scent of someone Lexon had specially gone to observe and identify one day.'
'That's Danzo's scent.'
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