Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

Chapter 118 The Grand Elder was shocked yet again.

The elder looked at Uchiha Gen and spoke earnestly.

"No matter how well you act, they will only treat you as one of their own on the surface. In their eyes, you are actually still a tool to keep the Uchiha in check."

But once they open those eyes, or even just have the aptitude to open them, they will definitely become an unstable threat in their eyes.

Using them while also being wary of them has always been the strategy of Konoha's higher-ups towards the Uchiha clan.

"I understand, Elder."

Uchiha Gen's eyes were clear as he spoke.

In the original timeline, wasn't the poison of the Will of Fire in Uchiha Shisui, who was suspected to be his nephew, deep enough?

He led his troops to kill enemies on the battlefield and made great achievements. After returning to the village, he tried his best to help the Konoha leadership suppress the rebellious sentiments of the Uchiha. However, when he leaked information about Kotoamatsukami, he still had his eyes gouged out and committed suicide by drowning. He died without even a burial place.

The higher-ups seem to treat me fairly well, providing me with everything I need and sparing no expense in nurturing me. I even have a gold medal from Mito Uzumaki for being the inheritor of the Will of Fire. But when a conflict arises that makes the higher-ups wary, they will act decisively and forcefully.

For Uchiha Gen, the best option was to have his cake and eat it too, creating a better environment for his development and allowing him to quickly gain the power to deal with these troubles.

However, since it is currently a time of war, these potential conflicts will be suppressed for the time being. As long as Uchiha Gen doesn't take the initiative to jump out and continues to be a good successor of the Will of Fire on the surface, there will be no problem, and he will still have time to develop.

"By the way, you just said that there are people watching you, what's that about?"

The Grand Elder spoke in a solemn voice.

Uchiha Gen then recounted to the Grand Elder everything he had experienced on the battlefield in the Land of Rain, including the conjectures provided by Orochimaru.

After listening to Orochimaru's theory, the Grand Elder pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"That must be it. Someone covets the ultimate power of the Sharingan like Madara and has their eyes on you, or perhaps on other talented junior ninjas in the clan."

The elder stroked his beard, paced around the table, frowning, and finally sat back down after a long while.

"The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. We can only be more careful in our defenses, but we cannot have a specific plan to deal with it."

Fortunately, your growth rate was fast enough to break through the mastermind's scheme twice.

At this point, the elder looked at Uchiha Gen with a look of amazement.

The battle report from the last major battle a few days ago came back with this team returning to the village. He only knew that they had won the battle, but he didn't know the details of what happened.

Now, after Uchiha Gen recounted his own experiences, he truly shocked the old man.

He had witnessed the growth of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju when they were young, but he was still shocked by Gen Uchiha's performance at such a young age.

He withstood Chiyo's attack and was able to hold his own for a while until Orochimaru and Tsunade arrived. He was also able to fight alongside two elite Jonin against Kakuzu and protect himself.

This achievement is already quite remarkable. Even other renowned elite Jonin would find it difficult to replicate, let alone a boy who is not even fourteen years old.

If it were Elder Uchiha Gen, let alone at the same age, even at his peak, he might not have been able to do as well as Gen Uchiha.

"With your current strength, you are confident enough to handle any danger you may encounter, but it is precisely at times like these that I must remind you."

The more powerful and outstanding you are, the more you will be scrutinized under a magnifying glass, and the easier it will be for people to target you.

If I'm not mistaken, there must be a piece of information about you in the offices of the leaders of all the major ninja villages.

Not to mention, given your age and potential, these ninja villages will be even more wary of you and more eager to nip this threat in the bud.

Only by addressing or concealing one's weaknesses, and becoming strong enough to withstand any attacks, can one overcome this hurdle and truly become a powerful figure standing at the top of the ninja world's pyramid.

The elder was worried that Uchiha Gen might become arrogant and complacent due to his outstanding achievements, so he couldn't help but remind him.

He has lived for so many years and has seen many geniuses with the potential to become Kage-level powerhouses, but not all of them can grow up to be one.

Even if they truly grow up, there are still those who, like Izuna, capsize in a ditch and ultimately die a violent death.

Now that the Uchiha clan has finally produced someone with the potential to revive the clan, and someone so amazing at that, the Grand Elder is truly afraid that the clan will be ruined.

"I understand, Elder. I also hope to stay in the village for a longer period of time to cultivate. Both the eye techniques you gave me and the Phantom Instantaneous Movement Technique that Cheng taught me require a lot of effort."

Uchiha Gen himself also wanted to take some time to reflect in the near future.

Orochimaru had said similar things to him, just as the elder had reminded him.

Now that he has suddenly become famous, he has become somewhat arrogant.

Once on the battlefield, the targeting they face will be completely different from when they were unknown.

In the short term, he may not be able to rapidly increase his strength through cards as he has done the previous two times.

After the recent missions concluded, he was still some distance away from reaching level 40 and unlocking the next guaranteed character card.

Furthermore, as the level increases, the experience points required for each level also increase, and the leveling speed decreases, making it difficult to see such explosive growth again.

He should indeed do as the Grand Elder suggested, address his weaknesses, strengthen and enhance his arsenal, and raise his potential.

Fortunately, he had nothing to lack for cultivation.

What is the rarest inheritance for other ninjas is readily available to Uchiha Gen, to the point that he almost can't keep up with the training.

Orochimaru's snake-type ninjutsu, Kakashi's ninjutsu and Hatake sword technique, and a bunch of Sharingan-related ninjutsu.

"Yes, the Sharingan's genjutsu is of utmost importance. You can also come with me to the clan's treasury to obtain the high-level fire-style ninjutsu and the later parts of the Uchiha-style swordsmanship, which are passed down in the clan. Once you master these, your strength can be improved further. However, if you want to take another step forward and become a top ninja in the ninja world without activating the Mangekyou Sharingan, you still need to focus on the Phantom Body Flicker Technique."

The Grand Elder said in a deep voice.

Uchiha Kagami was once a top-tier ninja, and his prestige and status in Konoha were roughly equivalent to the current Sannin.

Unfortunately, Gen Uchiha did not survive to the end, dying young in his twenties, while the Legendary Sannin of Konoha survived Hanzo's ordeal and took the most crucial step.

However, this cannot negate the power of Uchiha Kagami and the Phantom Body Flicker Technique he developed.

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