Naruto: The Uchiha's Scientific Madman

Orochimaru had anticipated Danzo's actions.

The only exception was Uchiha Ao, the Uchiha clansman who suddenly came knocking on their door.

He never expected that this twelve-year-old would follow him even more resolutely than Hongdou.

Actually.

When Orochimaru was planning to leave the village, he had already revealed this intention to Anko.

However, Anko was unaware of Orochimaru's intentions and made a different choice.

Seeing this, Orochimaru gave up his idea of ​​taking Anko with him.

This disciple was, after all, a student trained by the Ninja Academy, and his mind had long been imbued with the Will of Fire.

She stubbornly adhered to the rigid rules of Konoha Village; ultimately, they were not on the same path.

Defection.

For these students, who had been poisoned by the Will of Fire, it was tantamount to the collapse of their faith.

Red Bean doesn't want to leave Konoha.

Orochimaru simply gave up on them.

Orochimaru only spent a little over a year with Anko.

There wasn't much emotion involved.

Uchiha Ao suspected that the main reason why Anko still harbored deep resentment towards Orochimaru more than ten years later was probably because of the cursed seal that had just been placed on her.

The fragments of Orochimaru's soul contained within the cursed seal influence her, subtly causing her personal habits and will to gravitate towards Orochimaru's.

"Wait for me in the Valley of the End at dawn ten days from now."

Orochimaru left behind a single sentence before letting Uchiha Ao depart.

A month later.

When Ao returned to the Uchiha clan.

The atmosphere in the entire family became increasingly oppressive, with gloomy expressions on the faces of the clansmen and their words filled with anger.

Ao behaved very modestly, and when questioned several times, he only said that he was training with Orochimaru.

Qing did not reveal his true purpose.

I had just arrived at my doorstep when I encountered an unexpected person.

"Ao, you're back? I heard... you were assigned to Orochimaru's team? I remember Orochimaru hasn't mentored a new recruit in two years."

Fugaku Uchiha stood in front of him, his eyes filled with scrutiny and questioning.

Behind him followed two menacing-looking Uchiha executives.

Qing had some impression of them; one was called Daohuo, and the other was called Yaowei.

They are all the elite backbone of the family.

"Clan leader, I was just lucky to be chosen by Orochimaru-sensei."

Qing said respectfully, his eyes filled with reverence for the clan leader, behaving no differently from any other Uchiha clansman.

Fugaku Uchiha chuckled, "This is no fluke. Others may not know, but I know Orochimaru's arrogance. Ordinary people can't even catch his eye. Qing! No matter what methods you used to gain Orochimaru's favor, I hope you remember your identity—you are a member of the Uchiha clan."

"Even death cannot change the blood ties."

"Don't do anything to betray the family!"

After Fugaku Uchiha finished speaking his words, which were full of threat, a pair of two-tomoe Sharingan eyes suddenly appeared behind him, staring at Ao Uchiha with murderous intent.

This is a blatant threat!

"I know, Chieftain..."

"The glory of the Uchiha clan is above all else!"

Qing answered with her head down, subtly concealing the fierce look in her eyes.

Fugaku Uchiha nodded in satisfaction at his respectful demeanor and casually ordered, "Report to me immediately if Orochimaru makes any unusual moves..."

The words fell.

"Father!"

A call came from afar.

Not far away, a boy with a radish-like hairstyle was walking towards them.

Fugaku gently patted Ao's shoulder, walked past him, and went towards the boy.

Ao looked in the direction of Fugaku.

Itachi?

He's only just started at the ninja academy!

"Behave yourself, Qing... Many people in the clan don't have the same treatment as you, being able to directly meet the clan leader!"

Uchiha Inahisa had a cold face, her long, horse-like face revealing an air of superior arrogance, and her narrow eyes were full of warning.

As soon as he finished speaking, he followed Fugaku away.

Qing watched the departing figures of the group, then looked at the boy surrounded by them in the distance, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

"Itachi... even if I kill you now, will the Uchiha clan still perish?"

A thought flashed through Qing's mind.

The moment the immense killing intent surged forth, he sensed the several guards accompanying Itachi...

Fugaku is really careful with his son; no wonder Danzo, who has broken ties with the Uchiha clan, can't find an opportunity to attack Itachi Uchiha.

He left immediately.

Let's not complicate things further.

Once I've improved my strength, I'll come back and deal with Itachi Uchiha...

"Brother...are you alright!? Did the clan leader and the others give you any trouble just now?"

The sound of her younger brother, Uchiha Ran, drew Ao's attention back to her.

He turned to look at his concerned younger brother, gently shook his head, and said, "It's nothing... Lan! You should apply for early graduation next year."

"Why? Brother, didn't you always say that you'd take the graduation exam in sixth grade?"

Lan asked in surprise.

Their older brother kept telling them to stay at the ninja academy as long as possible to accumulate strength and experience, and delay the time it would take to become a ninja.

If it weren't for the fact that he could only stay in school until he was twelve, he felt that his brother would probably want to stay in school for a few more years.

He had absolutely no intention of becoming a formal ninja.

He didn't quite understand his brother's behavior at first, but after attending a memorial service after the war, he realized his brother's good intentions.

At that memorial service, the Fourth Hokage compiled a list of ninjas who had sacrificed their lives in the entire Third Shinobi World War.

The war, which lasted for more than a decade, cost the lives of tens of thousands of ninjas and nearly exhausted the village of Konoha's ninja population by at least two generations.

Currently, there are fewer than two thousand ninjas of the appropriate age (around twenty years old) in the village.

Among them are many geniuses who became genin at a very young age.

Of all these geniuses, only Kakashi survived.

The others mostly perished on the battlefield.

"Now that the village is basically not going to encounter any large-scale wars, graduating early will allow us to adapt to the new ninja training system as quickly as possible."

"The family is about to undergo a major upheaval, and life will become increasingly difficult in the future. Only by becoming independent as soon as possible can we secure our own survival."

Qing reminded him.

He thought about it for a moment, but ultimately didn't say anything about his intention to leave.

Back home, Ao handed over all one million ryo he had taken from Orochimaru's laboratory to his mother.

"What is this?"

"Are you leaving?"

The mother, holding a large stack of money—nearly a million taels—asked a question with a slight change in her expression.

She had noticed something was wrong with her son a long time ago. He seemed like a different person lately, but she knew the pressure he was under.

There was no excessive fanfare.

She thought it was a change that came about after becoming a ninja and maturing her mindset.

Just like his father when he first went to the battlefield, his personality underwent a qualitative change after returning from the battlefield.

Qingwei was taken aback, not expecting that his mother would be the first to notice his thoughts.

He was silent for a while.

My family will find out sooner or later.

These days, I've given my two younger siblings some good advice, and now that I've told my mother, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly.

"Where to?"

"My mother asked."

She did not stop her son, nor did she use the Uchiha's sense of righteousness or anything like that to bind him to the clan.

They were simply asking about his whereabouts out of concern.

Qing shook her head.

I left with the teacher.

He replied.

"Lord Orochimaru is an excellent ninja. Following him... will be more promising than staying in the Uchiha clan."

The mother acknowledged that although she was not a ninja but a housewife, she had also noticed the recent situation of the family.

In contrast, Orochimaru is a very worthy person to follow.

"Don't tell your younger siblings, to avoid the news getting out."

The mother reminded her.

Without asking any further questions, he went inside, hid the money, and then went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles.

"Eat, then leave. Don't come back. Things are in a lot of turmoil here lately. If you leave now, they won't have time to pay attention to you."

The mother placed the noodles in front of Qing.

There is a grilled sausage, two eggs, and three pieces of green vegetables in the bowl.