Uchiha's old house, originally located in a huge area in the corner of Konoha, belonged to Uchiha's sphere of influence, and the wall separating the original Uchiha family and the village has been removed. Except for the patriarch's mansion and the Nanga Shrine, which belonged to Uchiha Fugaku, which had been returned to Sasuke Uchiha, all other assets were recovered by the village as unowned.

Even so, in this corner that seems to be forgotten, even on the festive New Year's day, it is as deserted as a ghost. The high-level villagers have also tried to make use of this place, but almost no one is willing to come to this place, and no one buys the exquisite and well-proportioned houses. Not only because the Uchiha family offended too many people when they were in charge of the Konoha garrison, but also because of the **** night of the genocide, which made everyone feel that this place was very ominous, and they would avoid it unconsciously.

When everyone else's house was happy, Sasuke Uchiha spent the new year alone. It has been several years since the whole family was killed, and Sasuke has gradually become accustomed to living alone. The desire for hatred is not reduced, but hidden deeper, the weakness of blame has been abandoned, and the pursuit of strength is even more inspiring. Even on this day, Sasuke did not stop his routine training courses.

In the training ground, the occasional electric sparks and crackling sounds were particularly clear in this open area full of snow. After a long time, Sasuke, who was a little tired, found a place that was still dry and refreshing, took out the dry food in the rucksack that was a little hard from freezing, and slowly replenished the consumed physical strength with the warm water in the thermos.

At this moment, a squeezing sound of feet stepping on the snow traveled from far to near, and soon stopped in front of Sasuke.

"What are you doing here?" The person who came was Shan Zhongfeng, a temporary teammate from the seventh class.

Sasuke doesn't have a favorable impression of this good-natured senior, and of course he doesn't have much dislike. It's just an acquaintance with no friendship, and there is only some communication during the mission. The strange thing is that when I came here at this time, there was no one around, and it was obviously aimed at myself!

"It's really hard not to give up your practice even on a rest day!" Shan Zhongfeng said in a kind tone.

Sasuke looked at this smiling blond boy with some vigilance. Yamazaki, who has always had a weak sense of presence, rarely attracted his attention, and he rarely spoke in front of himself and Sakura most of the time, and of course he didn't seem withdrawn and difficult to approach. It seems to be the first time to come to the door alone.

Seeing that Sasuke did not respond, the mountain stroke was also expected.

"It seems that you need strength, Sasuke, maybe I can provide some help!"

"Help?" Sasuke said with a sneer, "It seems that you are also the spokesperson for a big person, but unfortunately, you can tell from your appearance. You and the people behind you are not worth my extra effort."

"It's not right to judge a person by appearance, Sasuke." Squinting his crooked eyes, Shan Zhongfeng did not show the slightest dissatisfaction that he was despised, "My strength is not as simple as it seems, the big man behind me is no less than Hokage. The presence?"

"Don't lose to Hokage? The tone is really big..." Sasuke slowly put away the water glass and food, patted the snow on his body, and then stood up and walked in front of Shan Zhongfeng, "Since you are so confident, then Let's fight and see if you're as good as you boast!"

Shan Zhongfeng waved his hand and said: "Don't be so impatient, there will be opportunities in the future, and soon, you will understand what level of strength you are. I am here this time, just to give you a mental preparation, if you have the heart, you can always follow I say."

Yamanaka knew that there would be a Chunin exam in less than a month, and now there is no need to conflict with Sasuke Uchiha, no matter whether he wins or loses, the gains outweigh the losses.

"Really!" Seeing that he couldn't fight, Sasuke no longer bothered, and turned away without saying a word.

Yamakaze, who was just looking for a chance to plant seeds in Sasuke's heart, didn't care about Sasuke Uchiha's rudeness, and then said loudly behind him: "The person standing behind me is a real big man, once one of the three endures. Orochimaru, your teacher Hatake Kakashi is a subordinate who obeys orders, and there is a character you absolutely care about!"

Sasuke, who was far ahead, stopped.

Seeing that Sasuke finally cared, Yamanaka Kaze continued, "Uchiha Itachi, once was one of us."

What Yamakaze did not explain is that whether it is Hatake Kakashi or Uchiha Itachi, although they are under Shimura Danzo, they are all directly under the Anbu of the three generations of Hokage Sarutobi, not members trained by "root" .

"There is still such a powerful person in the village, why didn't he become Hokage?"

"After you join us, you will understand!" No matter whether it is persuasion or misleading, at least today's goal of Shan Zhongfeng has been achieved, and the next step is to wait for the Chunin exam and make a decision according to the situation.

"You pretending to be a ghost, it seems that you are not as harmless as you seem! No matter what your purpose is, don't bother me again!"

After Uchiha Sasuke finished speaking, he left without looking back.

It wasn't until the figure disappeared that Shan Zhongfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Since the failure of psychic mysticism to influence Sasuke Uchiha, Yamakakaya knew that he was in trouble. Some things could not be done one after another. That would be too obvious and would only arouse suspicion and ill feelings. In this case, it is better to be straightforward and clear about the purpose. As long as one day Sasuke is dissatisfied with his own strength, he will always think of what he said today, then he is not a complete failure.

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There are no family affairs to worry about, and there are not many relatives in the small family of Mizuki and Xiaochun. Although it is a bit deserted, it is still easy.

It's a pity that the holidays always pass quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it's time to be busy again. After a heavy snowfall in the past year, the weather has gradually started to warm up, the snow has melted quickly, and the southerly wind with a hint of warmth has begun to blow. It seems that the pace of spring is coming quite fast.

On the first day of returning to work from the long vacation, everyone seemed to be in a state of lack of energy. As a ninja who makes a living by fighting, naturally he will not follow the steps like some non-combat type personnel.

Tsunade is actually a relatively lazy Hokage. He is not as well-respected as the three generations, and he does not show much to win people's hearts. The work so far is considered so-so.

It's just that he is too stingy, there is no bonus at the end of the year, and there is no red envelope now, which is really disappointing.