Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

He tapped the ground lightly with his wooden staff, and two masked Root ninjas instantly appeared, kneeling respectfully on one knee behind him.

Danzo did not issue the order immediately, but pondered for a while before saying in a cold voice: "Collect all the sword techniques of Konoha and other ninja villages, organize and summarize them, and instruct the spies in the Land of Water to see if they can obtain a sword from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

“Yes.” One of the ninjas replied and then left.

Danzo then asked the other person, "What has Orochimaru been doing lately?"

"Orochimaru entered the laboratory half a month ago and has not come out since. Or... my subordinates are not capable enough to find his whereabouts."

Danzo Shimura snorted coldly, without any intention of scolding him.

Having his subordinates monitor Orochimaru was beyond their capabilities, as he was the most enigmatic of the Sannin, especially after the other two left the village, his personality changed drastically.

He is currently in a delicate cooperative relationship with the other party, but in order to retaliate against Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions, he plans to expose Orochimaru's experiments and force him to leave the village.

Using one's own people for human experiments, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't protect himself.

But before that, he wanted to squeeze every last drop of value out of Orochimaru.

Since Xuan Yue likes swordsmanship, his grandfather naturally wants to provide the best conditions for his grandson.

Having swordsmanship skills alone is not enough; one must also possess a renowned sword to match.

His first choice was the Thunder God Sword, the sword of his teacher, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, which was now in Hiruzen's hands and would be difficult to obtain.

Besides that... there's Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword.

Kusanagi is not a single sword, but a general term for a class of famous swords. It is said that Orochimaru possessed more than one Kusanagi sword, and he was also eyeing it.

"Let's go."

Danzo Shimura slowly walked out of the Root Base, like an old man on the verge of death, his movements very slow.

"I need to go see Orochimaru; I haven't given Gengetsu his sixth birthday present yet..."

.....

Before we knew it, it was time for the Ninja Academy to start classes again.

Shimura Gengetsu left home with his schoolbag on his back and headed towards the Ninja Academy.

The Shimura clan's territory was located on the outskirts of Konoha. Along the way, many members of his clan greeted him respectfully, which allowed him to gain several bonds with them.

[0.1 standard Chunin chakra]

[0.2 standard Chunin chakra]

【...】

The system's power gradually became apparent.

One standard Chunin's chakra is equivalent to ten ordinary Genin. By the time he left the clan's territory, Shimura Gengetsu's chakra had reached 1.3 standard Chunin level, and he had also acquired several Wind Release talents.

The system provides the ability to fuse talents, but perhaps due to poor quality or insufficient quantity, his wind attribute aptitude has not yet broken through to its limit.

But there has been a clear improvement.

Upon arriving at the ninja academy, several students who had been brought there by their parents immediately changed their expressions upon seeing Shimura Gengetsu, their lips trembling as they nearly burst into tears.

Genju glanced at them but ignored them, walking straight into the classroom and sitting down in the back row by the window.

These are the classmates who mocked him before, saying he had no one to pick him up and was an orphan.

Upon hearing this, Shimura Gengetsu gave them a severe beating and only returned to class after more than a week of recuperation.

Is this the end of the revenge?

of course not.

If their parents were ninjas, they definitely wouldn't survive this year; they would gloriously sacrifice themselves on the battlefield.

By then, they will be able to experience what it's like to be an orphan.

If he wasn't a ninja...

Wouldn't that make it easier to deal with?

"Xuan Yue!"

Just as Shimura Gengetsu was staring blankly at the sparrows on the treetops, a cute little girl with long, straight black hair skipped into the classroom. Her eyes lit up when she saw him, and she immediately ran to sit down in the empty seat next to Shimura Gengetsu.

Gengetsu Shimura also came to his senses and smiled as he patted her little head.

"spring."

Chapter Five: Childhood Sweetheart Uchiha Izumi

Uchiha Izumi, a girl whose name perfectly reflects her personality.

She has a gentle and graceful personality, a voice like flowing water, long, glossy black hair, and a beauty mark under her eye on the lower right corner.

She will definitely grow up to be a rare and beautiful woman of traditional beauty.

He was Shimura Gengetsu's childhood friend whom he met last year.

He witnessed the Nine-Tails' rampage firsthand. The enormous fox, as big as a mountain, wreaked havoc outside the village. At that time, Shimura Gengetsu was heading to the underground shelter with several guards when he happened to run into Uchiha Izumi, who was fleeing in panic. Naturally, the little black-haired girl was snatched away by him.

Originally, Shimura Gengetsu only possessed one wind attribute and a hidden yang attribute. His current fire attribute was obtained from Uchiha Izumi.

"Xuan Yue."

Uchiha Izumi blushed and said somewhat aggrievedly, "What were you busy with during the holiday? Why didn't you come to see me?"

"I'm training hard, Izumi." Shimura Gengetsu sighed with feigned sadness, looking at the figure that had just entered with Izumi. "After all, we have a genius like Uchiha Itachi in our class, so I have to work hard and not bring shame to the Shimura family."

Entering with Uchiha Izumi was none other than Uchiha Itachi, the most filial son in the ninja world.

There are many orphans in the ninja world, but Uchiha Itachi is truly unique in turning himself into an orphan. One has to admire him.

"You're a genius too, Xuan Yue," Quan hurriedly encouraged his friend.

That's not entirely wrong. If Itachi Uchiha hadn't awakened his Sharingan, Gengetsu Shimura might have been stronger than him.

But after awakening his Sharingan, Itachi Uchiha was like a cheat code, rising to the Kage level in just a few years.

Itachi Uchiha frowned slightly; he always felt that Gengetsu Shimura harbored hostility towards him.

It's common for people to be hostile towards the Uchiha clan, especially after the Nine-Tails' rampage, when many people saw the tomoe in the Nine-Tails' crimson pupils, making this phenomenon even more obvious.

Unlike Shimura Gengetsu, his hostility seemed to be directed only at himself, and he had no prejudice against the Uchiha clan. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get along so well with Uchiha Izumi.

"Your strength is no less than mine, Shimura-kun. We should both continue to work hard and contribute to the village as soon as possible."

Uchiha Itachi stopped, exchanged a polite greeting, and continued walking away.

Looking at his back, Shimura Gengetsu couldn't tell if it was the real person or a shadow clone, and felt an urge to try it out.

"Xuan Yue, what are you looking at?" Quan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No." Shimura Gengetsu turned his head and smiled at Izumi. "I couldn't spend time with you last weekend, how about we go fishing together next week?"

Quan's eyes suddenly lit up, and his attention was immediately diverted.

"Where to go fishing? How about the stream in Forest 35? The scenery there is nice."

"I'll listen to you..." Shimura Gengetsu agreed with a smile.

Although Danzo disliked his contact with Uchiha Izumi, and the two even argued about it once, Danzo ultimately refrained from using any insidious methods due to Shimura Gengetsu's insistence.

Perhaps in his eyes, Uchiha Izumi, a marginal Uchiha, was harmless and wouldn't affect the overall situation.

However, he never gave up trying to instill in Shimura Gengetsu the idea that the Uchiha clan was inherently evil, to the point that Gengetsu was almost sick of hearing it.

.....

Not long after, the school bell rang, and their homeroom teacher, Kazama Shuichi, walked in.

"Class, in today's lesson we'll learn how to throw ninja tools..."

Shuichi Kazama quickly got into the zone and didn't waste any time on brainwashing.

The current textbooks at Konoha Ninja Academy aren't as shameless as they are in the future, which promotes the Third Hokage as the strongest Hokage, and a large portion of the content is used for brainwashing.

In this era, war is far from over.

Fifty years into the history of Konoha, Minato Namikaze's succession as Hokage merely signified the end of a large-scale war.

In reality, apart from the weakest village, Sunagakure, surrendering, no large-scale war broke out between the other ninja villages. However, minor skirmishes continued, and the villages were in a tense state of war.

These students were all reserve soldiers, so there was no time to talk about those empty words. The teachers were busy imparting real ninja knowledge and experience.

Kazama Shuichi wrote and drew on the blackboard, creating various parabolas with ease, and also taught several techniques for generating force when throwing shuriken.

After the first theoretical lesson, the second practical lesson was still his.

Gengetsu Shimura led his classmates out of the classroom to the training ground for practical training.

There weren't enough targets on the field, so the students were divided into pairs. Shimura Gengetsu was naturally paired with Izumi.

Itachi Uchiha was paired with an unknown extra. He picked up three shuriken and casually threw them. After a series of crisp clashes, they all strangely hit the bullseye, causing a gasp of surprise.

"Amazing! All three shots hit!"

"As expected of the Uchiha clan, their strength is truly formidable."

"Itachi-kun is so handsome! Should I choose him or Gengetsu-kun?"