Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 13 Hope

The next morning.

Uchiha Toshiro finished his morning physical training early. After resting briefly at home, he went to a corner of the yard.

Standing on the stone slab that was installed yesterday, I stomped my feet and felt there were no problems. One side of the slab was rough, and the other side was smooth. The rough side was placed down, and the other side was up. On the open ground next to it was a perfectly round stone ball with a diameter of 40 centimeters, its surface also smooth and shiny. It was clear that a great deal of effort had been put into its production.

He tested the weight and, as expected, it was beyond the capabilities of a child his age to move. He quickly went inside and called over Uchiha Mika, who had just gotten up and was preparing breakfast, asking her to help push the stone ball onto the stone slab.

"Although training requires perseverance and continuous practice, Toshiro doesn't need to rush. It's not too late to start after breakfast!"

"I've been waiting for several days already, and if I wait any longer, it'll be too late..." How could he possibly wait any longer? From the moment Toshiro began planning his training program, this aspect of his training had been his top priority.

With a sense of helplessness, he pushed the stone ball onto the stone slab.

"The weight is unexpectedly heavy! Is this kind of training really effective?" She recalled the scene described by Uchiha Toshiro in her mind and was somewhat uncertain.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Toshiro had already arrived at the stone sphere, carrying a wooden plank and two bamboo poles about 50 or 60 centimeters long.

"Of course it's heavy! Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered you, Mika-nee. This stone ball is a solid granite ball. It must weigh over 100 kilograms!!"

The reason it was a wooden plank instead of the stone slabs delivered yesterday was because it was his first time practicing. The wooden plank was more flexible and should be easier to handle, and those two stone slabs were quite heavy, not something a small child like him could easily move.

After hearing Uchiha Toshiro's words, Uchiha Mika pursed her lips and didn't say anything more. She didn't go back to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, but stood quietly to the side watching his next move.

He placed the plank on the round stone ball and sat down on it. Using two bamboo poles for support, he slowly sat cross-legged on the plank.

That's right, he was imitating the Sage Mode training methods of Mount Myōboku. In his training plan, the Mangekyou Sharingan and Sage Mode were of paramount importance, as they would affect many of his future decisions.

If he successfully completes his Sage Mode training and awakens the Mangekyou Sharingan, he will try to change the tragic fate of the Uchiha clan's annihilation. After all, he is also an Uchiha, a member of the Uchiha clan—a destiny he cannot escape.

If he only activates one of them, he will decide whether to save his family or run away with a few close family members, depending on the results of his Sage Mode training and the eye techniques of his Mangekyou Sharingan.

If awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan fails and the Sage Mode training is also unsuccessful, then there's not much to say. Just prepare a plan to fake your death and escape, find a beautiful, green place to spend your remaining years in peace. o(∩_∩)o

As for recklessly fighting the Third Hokage, Obito Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha, Toshiro Uchiha could only say, "I simply can't do that..." He's not the type to act recklessly once he gets carried away with his passion.

After much deliberation, Uchiha Toshiro decided to wait and see how things developed before attempting to prevent this tragedy. While Konoha often talked about the Will of Fire, it was usually just something to listen to casually. In this matter, there was no absolute power. To rashly intervene would mean certain death.

As for seeking refuge with the Third Hokage, I think I'll pass. I remember in the original story, Itachi Uchiha immediately returned to Konoha after the Third Hokage's death. This was to deter those who harbored ill intentions towards the Uchiha clan.

If you rashly join their ranks, the Third Hokage will likely first question your intentions. Moreover, without awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, you wouldn't even qualify as a pawn in such a major event that could lead to the extermination of your clan.

Even if he had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, just think about what happened to Uchiha Shisui. He was ambushed by Shimura Danzo, who also stole one of his Mangekyou Sharingan, causing his plans to fail completely.

Although Uchiha Toshiro felt that Shisui's plan was unreliable and too naive to think that he could change the conflict between the clan and the village with just a pair of eyes.

As for Sage Mode, Uchiha Toshiro was only considering giving it a shot, thinking it might be worth a try. His only concern was ensuring his own safety.

As for whether he could succeed, he wasn't very confident. He could only pray to the omnipotent god of time travel.

Anyway, I've watched the whole series. You should still have dreams, right? What if you succeed?

"Clang!"

"oops!"

Two sounds came in succession: a thud, the sound of a wooden plank hitting the ground.

Oops, that's the sound of Uchiha Toshiro falling flat on his face.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Mika, standing to the side, burst into laughter, completely disregarding her image.

There's no one to blame but himself; the system he designed was so misleading that he dug his own grave.

Whether it's a stable stone slab on the ground, a smooth stone ball on top of the slab, or a wooden plank on top of the stone ball, if these are the only two things available, you could barely maintain your balance by adding a support point and sitting on them.

However, Uchiha Toshiro added another layer. Although there were two bamboo poles as support points to maintain balance, even the slightest movement of the stone ball's top and bottom surfaces would cause a chain reaction. This made maintaining balance even more difficult.

Even with two bamboo poles for support, he still slipped and fell off the stone slab.

"Well! I don't know if this kind of training will be effective! But seeing Toshiro's frustrated expression makes me surprisingly happy *^ο^*"

Ignoring his unscrupulous aunt's mockery, Uchiha Toshiro picked up the stone slab and bamboo pole that had fallen to the ground and began his "Sage Mode" training once again.

He simply refused to believe that something a bunch of toads, snakes, and slugs could do, he, a dignified 985 university graduate, couldn't do.

If only Hashirama Senju, the reincarnation of Ashura, and Naruto Uzumaki succeeded in the original story, that would be one thing. But then there were Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Kabuto Yakushi. And in Boruto, even Orochimaru, that freak, and his own son Mitsuki—an artificial human—successfully activated Sage Mode. Why can't this alien, a descendant of Indra and of the Otsutsuki bloodline, do the same???

(End of this chapter)