I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

He went into the kitchen and helped his mother with chores first.

Only after finishing everything did I sit down at my seat.

"Father, what is it?"

"Yes, that's right. I discussed it with Shingen, and he will teach you for a while."

This was somewhat unexpected for Itachi Uchiha, and then he remembered what Shisui had told him earlier that day: "Go and find out for yourself."

It turns out that Brother Zhishui already knew.

However, Itachi Uchiha was not entirely willing.

Right now, he is far more interested in the Will of Fire than in ninjutsu. After all, learning ninjutsu is not difficult at all and can be learned in a short time. The Will of Fire is different; it is profound and complex. Every time he chats with Shisui, he gains something new.

He particularly enjoys this kind of intellectual exchange.

"You don't want to?" Fugaku Uchiha frowned.

He was pleased with the deep friendship between Shisui and his son, but he also had his own opinions about Shisui's ideas.

Having a broad perspective doesn't mean your ideas are reliable. There are plenty of people with broad perspectives in this world, but very few who can actually accomplish things. Most of them not only fail to achieve anything, but end up making things worse.

If the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage Building were so easy to resolve, it would have been resolved long ago, and wouldn't have been a source of trouble for this generation.

“Of course not, I’d be happy to.” Itachi Uchiha said obediently.

"I'm glad you really think that way." Fugaku Uchiha didn't expose his son's insincerity, but said, "You will become a formal ninja sooner or later. Today, as your father, I'm telling you a lesson: the easiest thing to deceive you is your own eyes. Shingen Uchiha is not simple. There are still many doubts within the clan about him. Asking him to be your teacher for a period of time is also to help you understand some things more clearly."

"Understood, Father." Uchiha Itachi instinctively disliked this behavior, but he was an obedient and well-behaved son.

After that, the father and son did not continue the topic. After a few more words, the conversation gradually shifted to family matters.

The next day, Itachi Uchiha got up very early.

Following his father's instructions from the previous night, he went out and arrived at the door of Uchiha Shingen's house.

Just as I was about to knock, the door opened, and a man opened it.

"Itachi? Are you looking for Shingen?"

"Good morning, Uncle Nobutora." Itachi Uchiha was very polite. Nobutora Uchiha in front of him was not a ninja, but ran a weapon shop for his clan, but that didn't matter.

Whether someone is a ninja or not only affects how the clan allocates resources to its members, but it doesn't affect seniority.

"Is Brother Xinxuan here? My father asked me to pay him a visit beforehand."

"Oh, Itachi is working so hard. Shingen told us about this yesterday too." Uchiha Nobutora chuckled, especially finding Itachi's mature demeanor amusing. He couldn't resist reaching out and ruffling Itachi's head. "Shingen went to the training grounds very early. Being a ninja is really not easy."

Uchiha Nobutora sighed.

Neither he nor his wife had the talent to be a ninja. Although the Uchiha was a ninja clan, unfortunately, there were many clansmen like them, and their understanding of the ninja world was not much different from that of ordinary villagers.

For couples with children who become ninjas, it's a little better, but generally speaking, their feelings are similar to those of parents on Earth when they see their children earning high salaries.

I don't really know, I'm just happy to have found a good job.

Itachi Uchiha frantically tried to restore his messy hair, feeling a little aggrieved.

Why did this Uncle Xinhu suddenly start touching me while we were talking? And I couldn't dodge, because that would seem very impolite.

"Thank you, Uncle Shinko. I'm going to find Shingen-nii now." After saying this in a very formal manner, Uchiha Itachi turned around and ran away in a bit of a hurry.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Starting Today, I'll Be a Teacher

On the training ground, Uchiha Shingen was training at the shooting range.

Shurikens were stuck both on the target and on the ground, but there were more on the ground.

This means his attempt has failed once again—using wind release instead of steel wire to perform the shuriken technique is extremely difficult.

He won't be the first to think of this, nor will he be the last.

Whether it's the first or second playthrough, Uchiha Shingen does not possess the talent of Senju Tobirama.

He simply didn't have the talent to create a completely new and practical ninjutsu out of nothing.

However, he still possesses the ability to innovate and improve existing techniques.

Having a solid theoretical foundation is one aspect, but because he is a time traveler, he also has an advantage in intelligence, allowing him to fully learn from the successful cases of those who are powerful, and then choose a direction that is beneficial to himself.

However, some things cannot be changed easily, especially the mature ninjutsu of old ninja clans like the Uchiha or the Senju.

Those are outstanding achievements that have undergone countless trials and tribulations, and have been continuously researched and improved by generations of people. They cannot be improved by a mere idea.

Those who can perfect the new techniques developed by Tobirama Senju, like Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru, are already extremely talented.

Although Uchiha Shingen wasn't cut out for this, he didn't belittle himself or get discouraged.

Comparing your weaknesses to others' strengths and then getting discouraged is just making yourself uncomfortable.

He stepped forward and began to gather the shuriken scattered on the ground.

The sunlight cast a shadow on the ground, which stretched out in front of Uchiha Shingen.

He looked up and saw a tiny toddler staring at him.

Everyone in the clan knows this little bean.

"It's Itachi. You're up so early?" Uchiha Shingen put the shuriken he had already drawn into the bag next to him. "You've come at the right time. Let me help you out."

"Okay." Itachi Uchiha honestly agreed, then bent down and pulled it out together.

The site was cleaned up in no time.

"Brother Shingen, why are you carrying so many shuriken?" Looking at the large bag of shuriken, Itachi Uchiha was a little curious, because he didn't see the sealing scroll.

“A sealing technique will suffice.” Uchiha Shingen pulled up his sleeve, and Uchiha Itachi saw a strip of cloth wrapped around his wrist with a sealing technique inscription drawn on it.

As we all know, sealing scrolls are extremely expensive, not only because the spells are difficult to execute, but also because they require a lot of materials.

The larger the sealed space, the more complex the spell, and the higher the requirements for materials. Similarly, the price of explosive tags is not cheap.

Shingen Uchiha learned this method of storing shuriken from Sasuke Uchiha in the original timeline.

Moreover, since he knows this level of sealing technique himself, it eliminates the need for manual labor. In addition, the materials can be purchased at wholesale prices, so the cost is completely acceptable.

In this way, he not only reduced the weight of his equipment and increased the number of shurikens he could carry, but also achieved the effect of practicing sealing techniques in his daily life, achieving multiple benefits at once.

"No wonder Shingen-nii's ninja tool pouch is so small." Itachi Uchiha suddenly realized.

This is not a particularly innovative approach, as it only requires financial resources or knowledge of sealing techniques.

Itachi Uchiha didn't think of this at first, partly because Shingen Uchiha had never shown any talent for space-time ninjutsu within the clan, whether it was sealing techniques or summoning techniques.

His obsession with money is well-known.

"So, Shingen-nii, you're actually quite skilled in space-time ninjutsu?" Itachi Uchiha asked.

"A little bit," Uchiha Shingen replied casually. "Don't you think I bought this?"

"Impossible. Brother Shingen, you are known for being frugal. How could you possibly be willing to spend more money on this?"

Does this mean his stinginess is already well-known within the family?

Uchiha Shingen couldn't help but reflect on his actions.

Tianlian could see that he simply wanted to save a little bit so he could use it to practice ninjutsu.

“Alright.” Uchiha Shingen tied up the bag containing the shuriken, then looked at Uchiha Itachi. “You came to find me because the clan head told you about me being your teacher, right?”

"Yes."

"So what do you want to learn?"

"Isn't this something that Shingen-nii should decide?" Itachi Uchiha looked at Shingen Uchiha strangely.

Even Shisui wouldn't ask him what he wanted to learn; instead, he would teach him directly based on his own experience.

“That’s true,” Uchiha Shingen shook his head. “I can help you based on my own experience, but you also need to have your own ideas.”

“Then…” Itachi Uchiha thought for a moment, “Could Shingen-nii-san teach me Water Release?”

“That’s no problem.” Uchiha Shingen nodded. “But it won’t work today. I have police work to do today.”

At this point, Uchiha Shingen suddenly felt that this was an opportunity.

The Uchiha Itachi in front of me doesn't look like the kind of weirdo who would draw his sword against his parents.

She wasn't even aloof; on the contrary, she seemed rather silly and cute.

His change seems to have started with joining the Anbu. To be honest, Uchiha Shingen didn't understand this bizarre move—throwing his own son into someone else's ideological education base.

Among all the departments in Konoha, the Anbu is the most special. Its special feature is that only those who are truly loyal to the Hokage can enter this department.

Of course, the current Anbu is still operated by people from the Third Hokage's faction, which is something that can't be helped.

Shingen Uchiha didn't remember how old Itachi Uchiha was when he joined the Anbu, only that he was very young—he couldn't have been older, as the child was only thirteen years old on the night of the massacre of the clan in the original timeline.

However, Uchiha Shingen is not worried about the extermination of his clan at all.

If the accumulation of experience from two playthroughs isn't enough to protect an Uchiha, then it would be a good thing for him to start a third playthrough sooner rather than later.

"Itachi, you'll come to work with me today; this is also a form of training."

Itachi Uchiha's face was full of doubt. Although he didn't know what this had to do with training, he was used to accepting the arrangements of his elders and didn't raise any questions. He just nodded obediently.

Uchiha Shingen noticed this, but he didn't take it to heart at the moment and took Uchiha Itachi home first.

When he got home, his family had already gone to work. Uchiha Shingen told Itachi to sit at home for a while. He put his things down, took a shower, changed into his police uniform, and once everything was ready, he took Itachi out.

Upon arriving at the police department, Uchiha Shingen accepted the mission and carefully reviewed the mission assignment.

"Yo." Uchiha Shingen looked at Uchiha Itachi. "I'm going to patrol the Hokage Rock today, which suits you quite well."

Chapter Thirty-Five: Uchiha Itachi Goes to the Hokage Rock

From a high altitude, the Hokage Rock is the easternmost point of Konohagakure.

Geographically, the Hokage Rock is actually carved into a fault line on a high ground, a small part of which legally belongs to the territory of Konohagakure.

Since it was their own territory, they naturally made use of it. Konoha not only carved several large faces along the fault line, but also dug a passage and built a shelter here.

In principle, the patrol range of the security forces will not cover the area near the Hokage Building, including places like the Ninja Academy and Konoha Hospital, because it is unnecessary. However, the high ground is an exception, as it is theoretically a loophole in Konoha's defense system.