Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 212 Fugaku: I've Become a Substitute? (Please Subscribe)

Konoha 51st year.

A year passed peacefully in the ninja world. Although it was peaceful, there were still many border skirmishes, just none of them were large-scale wars like the Third Shinobi World War.

Moreover, even in the event of a conflict, very few people dare to attack Konoha ninjas or caravans escorted by Konoha ninjas.

The Fourth Hokage, Sakumo Hatake of Konoha, assisted Raiga of Konoha, and with the victory in the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha's overall strength was steadily increasing.

No foolish ninja village would dare to provoke Konoha ninjas. Even in private conflicts, unless someone could be killed to silence them, Konoha would definitely investigate and retaliate.

Konoha's style has changed. They will no longer tolerate minor incidents as they used to. Even if they lose a genin or chunin, they will investigate the matter thoroughly.

Moreover, within that year, the area of ​​Konoha Village doubled, and the village's barrier also expanded by half, because there were too many people who wanted to live in Konoha.

After the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha's population was only a little over 70,000, but within just two years of the war's end, the village's permanent population had doubled.

Some come here to work, while others want to live here. If you plan to have your child become a ninja, you must live in Konoha for at least three years before you can enroll in the Ninja Academy.

The popularity of ninja games has fueled the desire to become ninjas within the Land of Fire; positive ideas about ninjas, such as scaling walls and protecting their homeland, have been spreading among all the people of the Land of Fire.

They need to realize that ninjas are their only option for protection, and that when faced with disasters or other harm, only ninjas can protect them.

Kushina and Mikoto also gave birth smoothly one after the other, producing two boys, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

Kushina Uzumaki did not encounter any problems during childbirth, and Kakashi happened to be out on a mission. The birth of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was a secret throughout the entire village, and even the Anbu guarding the outside did not know who was inside.

Although Kurama tried to break free when the seal weakened during the Jinchuriki's childbirth, the one who delivered the baby was Mina Uzumaki, whose sealing technique was no less advanced than Kushina's.

Moreover, due to the Hashirama cells, Mina's Adamantine Sealing Chains were stronger than Kushina's; on the day Kushina gave birth, just as Kurama sensed the seal weakening, another Adamantine Sealing Chains with even stronger binding force tightly bound Kurama.

The Nine-Tails' limbs, nine tails, and even its mouth were wrapped with several layers of Vajra Chains, preventing it from even roaring angrily. Its chakra was tightly bound by the Vajra Chains, making it impossible for it to affect the Jinchūriki.

So Kushina gave birth to Naruto Uzumaki without any problems, except for the pain that comes with childbirth. She was not affected by Kurama at all.

Before choosing a name, Kushina had already decided on Naruto, but she hesitated when it came to the surname. In the end, she decided to name Naruto after her own Uzumaki surname. If she named him Namikaze Naruto, Kushina was worried that every time Naruto said his name, he would think of his father.

After Kushina gave birth to Naruto, the Uchiha clan came to see the mother and son, and most importantly, to see Naruto.

Uchiha Yoichi had already confirmed that no other person's chakra was present in Karin, so he turned his attention to Naruto.

However, when Uchiha Yoichi used the Spirit Transformation Technique to examine Naruto, he had a different feeling.

Ashura's chakra is definitely in Naruto's body. He sensed a Yang Release chakra that was different from that of normal people, and this chakra was very attractive to him.

His sensory ninjutsu, spiritualization technique, Observation Haki, and the fact that Uchiha Yoichi also cultivated some techniques of mentalists made his sensory abilities extremely powerful; no unusual sensation could escape his perception.

While recovering his eye power, Uchiha Yoichi felt an urge to devour this chakra after sensing it.

However, after holding Naruto for a while, he returned Naruto to Kushina; if Naruto didn't have this Yang Release chakra, he would probably die.

When he grows up a bit, Uchiha Yang will use the Spirit Transformation Technique to separate a piece of him.

Two months after Naruto was born, Mikoto also gave birth to Sasuke. When Sasuke was born and held in Mikoto's arms, she immediately felt that he was the child from her dream.

The moment Mikoto held Sasuke in her arms, she felt that her life was complete. The only regret was that Itachi was not Yoichi's son, which made her feel that there was always some distance between Yoichi and Itachi whenever they met.

Although it was faint, as the person closest to Yoichi and Itachi, Mikoto could still sense it, so after Sasuke was born, this was the thing she wanted to solve the most.

The main reason why Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha did not encounter any unexpected problems during childbirth was that Yoichi Uchiha did not leave the village.

Even when the White Zetsu was in Konoha, they didn't dare approach the Uchiha clan. They only dared to peek out from a distance and observe them using their dynamic vision.

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"Hong, what a coincidence! Do you have time today?"

Near the Hokage Building, Sarutobi Asuma waited for a long time before seeing Kurenai Yuhi and Satomi Hyuga come out. He was overjoyed and pretended to have just passed by, so he went up to Kurenai Yuhi and greeted her.

"I heard you're taking the Jonin Exams recently. With Kurenai's strength, you should pass easily, right? How about I treat you to a celebratory meal? Satomi-san too, come join us."

Sarutobi Asuma smiled and flattered her, saying that Kurenai Yuhi was becoming more and more beautiful. Now she was fourteen years old and had grown into a graceful young woman. Her figure and face were increasingly showing the charm of adulthood, but her delicate face still had the youthful charm of a girl.

Asuma Sarutobi, who had a crush on Kurenai Yuhi since his time at the Ninja Academy, grew to like her even more after witnessing the changes she underwent in the years following her graduation.

However, Sarutobi Asuma felt that Kurenai Yuhi's attitude towards him was becoming increasingly distant, even though they were laughing and joking together back in the Ninja Academy.

"Asuma, we've passed. We'll be Jonin starting tomorrow."

Hinata Satomi said with a smile that they had just gone to the Hokage Building to change the ninja information. Starting today, Konoha has gained two more young Jonin.

In fact, the two had been preparing to participate in the Jonin Exams a year ago, but at that time, Hyuga Satomi and Yuhi Kurenai only had a chance to pass and still needed to rely on the power of the Sage Seal.

In addition, Uchiha Yoichi instructed them to improve their strength first, so Hyuga Satomi and Yuhi Kurenai postponed their participation in the Jonin Exams by one year.

After a year of training, Kurenai Yuhi and Satomi Hyuga have fully mastered the Six Powers and have also mastered Armament Haki and Observation Haki. Their physical strength has improved significantly, so they recently applied for and passed the Jonin Exams.

"You've already reached Jonin rank. Shall we go celebrate?"

Asuma looked shocked, but still spoke; however, he felt a little disappointed. He had only recently become a Chunin, and he had thought that the gap between him and Kurenai would narrow a bit.

But now Kurenai Yuhi has become a Jonin. Although she didn't break records like Kakashi, who was only twelve or thirteen, a fourteen-year-old Jonin is still very rare in the village.

Hinata Satomi advised from the side, "Kurenai, Asuma is very sincere, why don't you go? I need to go back to the clan to see my sister, so I won't go with you."

Upon hearing this, Asuma immediately developed a strong liking for Hinata Rimi.

Kurenai shook her head and said, "Let's not. There will be a lot of things to do after becoming a Jonin, and I'm planning to apply for an office clerk position. I need to go back and ask my father for advice. Let's talk about it later, Asuma."

"Office clerk? Kurenai, you just became a Jonin, why would you want to do this?"

Asuma asked, puzzled, "Those are things that only Chunin or Genin do. Jonin are the main force of the village and can participate in village decision-making. It's a waste for them to do this."

"This is a learning experience; you'll need it later."

Kurenai Yuhi mumbled something, then said to Asuma, "Let's call it a day. Let's have a get-together with classmates next time. I'm heading back now, Asuma."

Seeing Kurenai Yuhi leave, Satomi Hyuga also said, "Then I'll be going too."

"Oh, goodbye."

Asma quickly said, but the two women had already walked far away.

Meanwhile, after catching up with Kurenai, Hinata Satomi quickly asked in a low voice, "Kurenai, you want to go to Yoichi-sensei's office, right?"

"What's wrong with helping Teacher Yang? Teacher Yang has taught us so much."

"You're talking nonsense. You made this decision because you heard that Professor Yang might come to the office more often in the future, right?"

"I don't!"

Kurenai immediately retorted like a stressed kitten, though she couldn't admit it even though that was what she really thought.

Hinata Satomi nodded and said, "Is that so? Then I'll do the same as you. I also want to help Yoichi-sensei."

"You're coming too. But Rimi, your family isn't..."

Kurenai blinked her red pupils twice upon hearing this. Although Rimi Hinata didn't talk about her family often, she had complained a few times before, saying that the main family always wanted her to go back to be the main family's guard.

Because of Hyuga Rimi's outstanding performance, under the guidance of Uchiha Yoichi, she has mastered the Eight Trigrams 128 Palms and the Rotation Technique.

Neither of these physical techniques is difficult. The 128 Palms only requires seeing the enemy's meridians and acupoints, and simultaneously striking those acupoints faster. With the blessing of the Sage's Seal, Hyuga Satomi can easily master the 128 Palms.

The Rejuvenation Technique simply involves releasing chakra through all the acupoints on the body while simultaneously spinning rapidly to achieve an absolute defensive effect. However, it requires controlling the released chakra to prevent it from dissipating.

After Hyuga Rimi demonstrated that she had mastered these two techniques on her own, some elders of the Hyuga clan believed that she had stolen them and wanted to punish her according to clan rules.

However, Hiashi Hyuga stopped her, because Rimi Hyuga was a disciple of Yoichi Uchiha, and Rimi Hyuga's mastery of the main family's secret techniques was likely achieved with his help.

However, when one plan failed, the elders of the Hyuga main family devised another: they wanted to bring Hyuga Rimi back to serve as a bodyguard for the main family. Moreover, Hyuga Rimi was of superior appearance and strength, and her older sister had married Hyuga Hiashi.

Marrying her off to another member of the main family would be quite good!

However, their idea was thwarted by Hyuga Satomi's request to Uchiha Yoichi. Hyuga Satomi was a registered ninja in the village, and logically, she should choose the village's orders over her clan's orders.

Moreover, Uchiha Yang has always been domineering. Danzo, who used to have a bad relationship with him, is now sweeping the streets at his doorstep. He is also in a daze all day long and has no chakra. It is said that the Shimura family spends money every day to hire medical ninjas to treat Danzo's muscle strain.

The Hyuga main family's two plans were thwarted, which greatly angered the elders of the main family. However, they did not dare to protest forcefully in the face of Uchiha Yoichi and could only hope that Hyuga Hiashi would speak up for them.

"My family can't control me. If they punish me with the caged bird punishment, I'll go beg Teacher Yangyi for help!"

Hinata Satomi's expression darkened slightly when she thought of the main family, but she had a plan. She didn't believe the main family would dare to do anything to Yoichi-sensei.

"Satimi."

Kurenai suddenly looked at Satomi Hinata with some suspicion. This teammate was usually quiet and reserved; could it be...?

Hinata Satomi, her expression unchanged, asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'll head back now."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Hong."

After greeting everyone, Hinata Satomi turned and walked towards the clan's territory, thinking to herself with amusement, "Yuhi Kurenai still wants to test me? That'll never happen."

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After finishing his morning's work, Uchiha Yoichi returned to his clan's territory to prepare for lunch.

Recently, he has had very few opportunities to use his clones, as he frequently sends them to Loulan to absorb energy. He also needs to discuss the construction of railways with officials from many counties and towns in the Land of Fire.

There's really no way to improve alchemy unless we can find some energy crystals in the ninja world that are the same as demon cores. Otherwise, there are only so many pills that can be improved.

However, the Uchiha clan has already built a new factory for producing pills near the village; however, the output is not very large, and can only supply the clan, with a small portion going to the village.

Every ninja who has tried the Uchiha clan's secret medicine praises it highly. Even though the amount released each month is small, it still drives the village's ninjas to a frenzy of buying it.

If the Akimichi clan suddenly announced that their three-colored dumplings had no side effects and were sold in the village, it would cause other ninjas to rush to buy them.

This is the value of the secret medicine—an item that can turn the tide of battle in a mission.

When Uchiha Yang returned home and opened the door, he saw Itachi hugging Sasuke with a smile on his face. He asked, "Itachi, didn't you go to school again today?"

"Oh, Father, you're back."

Although Itachi Uchiha had been reminded several times to attend class, he still couldn't help but come back to check on Sasuke. So, he said apologetically, "I have shadow clones at school, so I won't miss today's class."

"That's secondary, you stay with Sasuke."

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