Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

"I want to ask you, Naruto... if after today, Konoha's opinion of you changes, those who used to look down on you begin to admire and favor you, and the teachers at the Ninja Academy praise you highly, how would you respond?"

“Just follow your heart, Naruto… Don’t worry about me. I don’t want to interfere with your growth… I just want to quietly observe your choices as your friend.”

Naruto and Kurama stopped what they were doing as soon as Aoshui's voice rang out, and listened quietly to what he was saying.

"I...I won't change my mind, Brother Qingshui..."

Naruto lowered his head and pondered for a moment, his gaze slowly hardening: "I don't need them to change their attitude towards me, or rather, what happens to the rest of the village is none of my business."

"Even if they change, it's not out of kindness towards me, but out of reverence for the ninjutsu and techniques you taught me, Brother Qingshui..."

"I still don't understand why my parents were betrayed by Konoha... Brother Qingshui, all I want now is to become stronger quickly and find out why my father was the Fourth Hokage, yet I was kept in the dark and treated this way by the village since I was a child..."

Nine-Tailed Fox snorted coldly: "Kid, do you even know what humanity is? It sounds like you want to explore this obscure and ugly thing..."

"Fox, the reason I don't understand is precisely because I must do it!"

Naruto didn't rush to confront Kurama. Instead, he took a deep breath and said earnestly, "I want freedom, true freedom! Like Qing Shui said, I'm an orphan. I was born without any family to worry about..."

"The only thing I want to do, as my father and mother's son, is to help them resolve the betrayal after their deaths, and from then on, I will no longer be bound by my birth..."

"I only need to care about Brother Qingshui who is teaching me!"

Naruto glanced at Kurama beside him and made a face: "Why are you looking at me? Do you think I would care about you? You stinky fox!"

Nine-Tails rolled its eyes dramatically, but a smile involuntarily crept onto its lips: "What a childish brat..."

"Okay, time to practice!"

Qing Shui clapped his hands: "After mastering the Shadow Clone Technique, following the step-by-step teaching method, today's lesson is—Dust Release: No Seal!"

A buzzing sound.

Within Qing Shui's palm, a gray and chilling barrier suddenly appeared.

"Great! I want to learn this, it looks amazing!" Naruto enthusiastically agreed, seemingly unaware that the teaching transition from Shadow Clone Jutsu to Dust Release wasn't a very strict step-by-step process...

That's a bit too big a leap.

Meanwhile, the nine-tailed fox beside it stared wide-eyed.

It could sense that the so-called Dust Release was a more advanced technique that transcended bloodline limits…

Is this something that can really be taught?

But looking at Qing Shui with a gentle smile on his lips, Nine-Tails suddenly felt calm.

If it's this man...

Perhaps, nothing is impossible.

Isn't it cool to be a Nine-Tails that can use Dust Release?

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Meanwhile, Naruto and Kurama were studying with Aoshui.

The village of Konoha is not at peace.

Inside the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, listened to the report from the Ninja Academy instructors, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, seems to have displayed talent similar to Minato Namikaze?

Even more problematic is that Naruto seems to have developed some resentment towards the village and is no longer maintaining his friendly interactions with his classmates and villagers; instead, he has become aggressive.

"Hiruzen, I've heard that something's wrong with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, right?!"

Danzo Shimura burst through the door and shouted, "Hand him over to me! I will mold Naruto Uzumaki into a proper weapon. Don't show him any mercy because of his identity!"

"For the sake of Konoha, this sacrifice is worthwhile. I believe that if Minato Namikaze were still alive, he would agree!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pipe and waved at Danzo: "Get out, Danzo! The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is not under your jurisdiction. Don't bring up anything like this with me again."

Danzo Shimura's face stiffened, and he roared as if it were muscle memory: "Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"

"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag of his newly lit tobacco: "Go out. Something's been going on with the Uchiha clan lately. You should focus your energy on that..."

"Remember to close the door when you leave."

Danzo Shimura snorted heavily: "Uchiha... the Uchiha should have been dealt with long ago!"

While two high-ranking officials of Konoha were discussing the Uchiha clan.

In the territory of the Flame Fan clan.

Itachi Uchiha looked at the distraught Sasuke with a puzzled expression and asked softly, "What's wrong, Sasuke?"

Chapter 283 Itachi Uchiha's Reflections on Naruto, Clan Massacre

Night in progress!

"What's wrong, Sasuke?"

Seeing his younger brother's dejected state, Itachi Uchiha suppressed his frustration and anxiety and softly asked again, "Did something unpleasant happen at the Ninja Academy?"

"Brother can help you."

Although at this point in time, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership is already extremely tense…

Especially after Shisui's death, Itachi Uchiha was considered by the clan's ninjas to be the murderer of Shisui, and they had many malicious speculations about him. The hot-tempered Tekka and Yatsushiro even came to question him.

This weighed heavily on Itachi Uchiha's heart...

Itachi Uchiha regarded Shisui as an older brother. After witnessing Shisui's eyes being stolen by Danzo Shimura and his suicide by jumping off a cliff, Itachi, who had activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, was filled with overwhelming negative emotions...

Is his reputation really that bad?

These clansmen actually suspected him of killing Shisui! How dare they!

Wrongfully identified as the murderer of Shisui, Uchi Itachi Gaku harbored resentment towards his clansmen who had wronged him...

Even though Itachi's heart was in turmoil, like an erupting volcano, he still managed to restrain himself when he saw Sasuke's furrowed smile and forced a stiff smile to ask his younger brother what was wrong.

"Brother, I've realized I might not actually be a genius..."

Lost in his slump, Sasuke didn't notice that his older brother's smile was different from usual, and lowered his head to mutter:

"The guy I always thought was a loser has actually learned the B-rank ninjutsu Shadow Clone Technique, and he's using it quite skillfully!"

“Even his throwing skills are better than mine, which my brother taught me… He must have also learned some advanced chakra control techniques; the chalk he throws can even pierce through a blackboard.”

"I have failed the name of the Uchiha..."

Sasuke anxiously clutched the stray hairs on his forehead, his young face showing a weariness and tension beyond his years.

If he doesn't get first place in the Ninja Academy in the final exams...

Sasuke couldn't even imagine how his father, Fugaku, who had always held him to high standards and strict requirements since childhood, would scold him!

As a very traditional Uchiha, Sasuke is naturally a die-hard brother-complex...

He always had a small dream: to gain his brother's approval and to surpass Itachi Uchiha...

That way, he can share the burden with his older brother when he grows up!

Sasuke also wanted to hear his father praise him.

"As expected of my son..." Sasuke had only ever heard Fugaku Uchiha use this phrase to praise Itachi Uchiha.

He only nodded slightly, indicating that the results were acceptable and that he needed to continue to work hard.

Although Sasuke was disappointed, he could understand it in his heart.

After all, his older brother, whose talent surpassed his own, had set a shining example for his father, who had once experienced unparalleled pride…

Therefore, he had to be better than Itachi in order to have a chance to get his father to praise him!

Sasuke, who had just entered the Ninja Academy, initially had the confidence to surpass Itachi…

But after seeing Naruto's performance at the Ninja Academy, Sasuke's mentality collapsed.

If he can't even get first place among his peers, how can he surpass his brother, the number one genius in Konoha?

There's no hope!

Sasuke was concerned that the Uchiha had overlooked one issue—that is, given Naruto's performance, could he even surpass Itachi Uchiha, who was from the same era?

In his mind, it was impossible, absolutely impossible, for anyone to be more capable than his brother!

"The bottom of the class, yet he's mastered Shadow Clone Technique and chakra control?"

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha's eyes widened, and he frowned as he pondered, asking, "What's his name, Sasuke?"

At Sasuke's age...

Itachi Uchiha graduated first in his class, but he never mastered the Shadow Clone Technique, let alone pierced a piece of chalk through a blackboard and a wall...

From Sasuke's account, this is already close to the superhuman strength technique of the Senju clan.

Which of Sasuke's classmates could possess such talent?

"That guy's name is Naruto Uzumaki... Brother, you've definitely never heard of him. To be honest, I've never paid any attention to him before. I really didn't expect him to suddenly become so strong..."

Sasuke said dejectedly, glancing at Itachi Uchiha out of the corner of his eye, vaguely hoping that his older brother could help him analyze his current predicament.

But Sasuke didn't expect it.

When Itachi Uchiha heard this name, his usually composed expression changed instantly, and his brows furrowed!

How could he not know the name Naruto Uzumaki?

Uchiha Itachi, who was already the captain of the ANBU and the son of the Uchiha clan chief, possessed more in-depth information than most of the ninjas in the village.

That was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the orphan of the Fourth Hokage…

When Itachi first joined the Anbu, he carried out the mission of monitoring Jinchuriki. He would activate his Sharingan in the dark of night and silently watch Naruto from the shadows.

just.

Even Itachi Uchiha hadn't expected Naruto to improve his strength so rapidly...

Not long ago, he was just a mischievous brat who was said to have difficulty even refining chakra and had no talent for training that a ninja should have.

How did you suddenly become so powerful?