Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

"It's acceptable, but not particularly satisfactory. I can only give you 75 points, which is far from excellent."

You yourself know that being soft-hearted is a fatal flaw for a ninja, often harming both others and oneself.

They're cautious enough, using both summoning ninja crows and sensory ninjutsu; they're not exactly stupid either, which is just enough to earn them a little extra points on top of the passing grade of sixty for completing the mission.

Orochimaru stood with his hands behind his back, his narrow, snake-like eyes fixed on Uchiha Gen.

Gen Uchiha raised his head and met Orochimaru's gaze.

My words last night seem to have had a good effect.

"Above the passing grade, but not excellent? Well..."

"You've barely passed. Now, you can call me teacher."

"Yes, Orochimaru-sensei!"

Gen Uchiha and Ruri Uzuki exchanged a glance, then spoke in unison.

Orochimaru turned his gaze to Sarutobi Enjun, who was walking back in this direction.

"Huh? Huh! Orochimaru-sensei?! We passed the test?"

Sarutobi Enjun exclaimed in surprise.

Looking at the loud and boisterous Sarutobi Enjun, Orochimaru waved his hand dismissively and turned to leave.

"Now that the mission is complete, let's go back to the village and hand it over."

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The next day, early morning.

Dewdrops clung to the flowers and plants outside the Hokage Building, shimmering in the morning light.

"Orochimaru, you're still acting a bit too recklessly."

In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage sat in a chair at his desk, took the mission report from Orochimaru, glanced at it a few times, and then spoke.

"But the results are pretty good, aren't they? The fact that you assigned them to me, Sarutobi-sensei, means that all three of them are quite talented and capable. The only things that need to be tested are their personality, temperament, intelligence, and perhaps the stance that you value."

Orochimaru watched as Hiruzen Sarutobi took out his seal and stamped it on the mission report, then continued:

"Enjun is too naive in character. Over the years, you and Biwako may have taught him strictly, but in the end, you have protected him too much. He is not only immature, but also too naive. To be honest, if we don't make him change, the lesson of Nawaki is right before our eyes."

Hiruzen Sarutobi removed the seal, picked up his pipe again, took a deep drag, and felt the expansion and satisfaction of the smoke entering his lungs, temporarily dispelling the worries in his mind.

"This is precisely why I entrusted him to you, Orochimaru."

The Third Hokage slowly opened his mouth and exhaled white smoke, looking at his proud disciple before him.

Two or three years ago, Nawaki's death caused a stir in Konoha, and even the elderly Mito Uzumaki publicly addressed the matter.

Even if this whole process was caused by Nawaki's recklessness, Orochimaru, as Nawaki's teacher, was naturally to blame for his inadequate supervision.

"I believe you will not let such a thing happen again. In the entire village, your abilities are the ones I trust the most, Orochimaru. If even you cannot be the Jonin to lead this squad, who else can?"

I believe you will raise these three children well, just as I raised you, Tsunade, and Jiraiya."

The still-young ninja looked at Orochimaru with gentle eyes, his gaze full of trust.

Orochimaru is indeed the successor in his eyes now.

Young, powerful, talented, and proficient in all five elemental ninjutsu, just like me.

He entrusted Sarutobi Enjun to Orochimaru because at that time in Konoha, Orochimaru was the most promising candidate to become the Fourth Hokage in the future.

Orochimaru's eyes flickered, and he changed the subject:

"He really does resemble Jiraiya when he was a child."

If it weren't for Uchiha Gen, given Sarutobi Enjun's performance, he wouldn't have wanted to take on this hot potato.

The Third Hokage then asked:

"What about the other two children? Especially Uchiha Gen. Judging from the mission report, he is indeed just like you when you were young—intelligent, rational, and exceptionally talented. But I would like to know your further evaluation of him, to see if he has the ability to become a bridge between the village and the Uchiha clan in the future."

"Sarutobi-sensei, since you think he's similar to me when I was a child, shouldn't I know better how to guide him?"

"It seems you believe this child has potential for guidance."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled faintly.

"I used to be a windmill, needing the wind to move me, but now I really want to try and experience the fun of becoming the wind."

Orochimaru also smiled, his eyes filled with the same confidence that belonged to a genius.

He actually has a great talent for guiding children and nurturing talent; he just needs the right opportunity to bring it out.

Whether it's the future Sasuke, Kimimaro, or the Hawk Squad, they all prove how skilled Orochimaru is at training.

"Then I shall wait and see."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took out a thick stack of documents.

"However, although this team has completed a C-rank mission, it does not mean that they have the ability to consistently execute missions of this level. They don't even know how to carry out a complete mission process, let alone missions with potential dangers. Therefore, they still need to complete the D-rank missions that these genin must go through."

"It needs to be added, but the first thing to add isn't a D-level mission."

Orochimaru smiled slightly.

"Oh? What do you want to do?"

"Sarutobi-sensei, do you have any bells here? I need a few more than usual."

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The Hokage Building, first floor, administrative mission hall reception area.

The three members of Orochimaru's team stayed here, waiting for Orochimaru to hand over the mission to the Hokage.

At this moment, Uchiha Gen was sitting on a stool, flipping through the scroll in his hand, occasionally picking up a pen to make marks on it.

The scroll is a ninjutsu scroll, recording Wind Release: Gale Palm.

Now that we have Orochimaru, a master of ninjutsu, as our teacher, we should make good use of this resource.

In the past, the clan school only taught Fire Release, and his parents did not leave any training materials on Wind Release. However, when he actually started to practice Wind Release ninjutsu, Uchiha Gen discovered that his talent in Wind Release seemed to be even better than that in Fire Release.

In just two or three days, while busy with missions, he didn't have many hours to practice, but even with just a brief review, he was already able to fire a whirlwind.

This learning speed is much faster than when I first learned the Fireball Jutsu.

This was a rare and valuable achievement for Gen Uchiha, who had never practiced Wind Release before.

The notebook already contains several points of confusion that Uchiha Gen had during his training, and he's just waiting for the opportunity to ask Orochimaru about them.