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

Instead, a dazzling red light illuminated the sky, and a roar resounded.

"That damned Uchiha brat!!!"

A fiery red tail swept across a forest, and these trees, which had grown for countless years, became corpses.

They flew far away together with their best friend from their lifetime—the soil.

Uchiha Shingen once again felt that the Sharingan's perception was really good, because he also saw a nest of groundhogs.

The little ones probably don't understand what happened yet; they were lying peacefully in their nest when suddenly they were flying.

Their little expressions were hilarious, and they were lucky; on the tree trunk that flew up with them, there was Uchiha Shingen's Flying Thunder God Seal.

He teleported to a tree trunk, scooped up a family of groundhogs, and then teleported to another hillside.

This might be a bit of a shock for the groundhog family; if it were drawn in an anime style, their eyes would all look like mosquito coils.

After rubbing their heads to calm them down a bit, Uchiha Shingen put the family on the ground.

Then it moved away again and reappeared near the Nine-Tails.

"Sharingan!" The Sharingan in Kurama's eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by nothing but hatred.

It seems Minato Namikaze succeeded. It might be the same iconic scene, or it might be a new one.

The result is the same anyway.

After all, Minato Namikaze's strength wasn't due to his Flying Thunder God Technique, but rather because the Flying Thunder God Technique perfectly complemented his strength.

Obito Uchiha has gotten so used to showing off that he's probably forgotten just how fierce his own teacher really is.

However, the focus now is on the Nine-Tails.

"Nine-Tails, does it feel good to be awake?"

Uchiha Shingen greeted him with a smile. He had already deactivated Sage Mode and was now taking the opportunity to recover his chakra.

Oh, actually it doesn't seem to matter much if I don't recover, because I feel like I still have plenty of chakra.

"No matter how much time passes, you Uchiha are the only ones who are completely unforgivable..." Kurama's gaze fell on the ground, but it skillfully avoided making eye contact with Uchiha Shingen.

"This has nothing to do with whether or not they are Uchiha. As far as I know, no Uchiha has ever sealed your tailed beasts into their own bodies."

I'll only ride for you guys.

Wait a minute, this seems even more outrageous?

Uchiha Shingen thought about it and felt that it was difficult to make a comparison.

"It doesn't matter anymore. Humans have always been like this, treating us like beasts and only wanting to use our power." Kurama slowly retreated. "I'm leaving. You'd better not follow me. Even if you have the same eyes, you're not Madara Uchiha, and I won't let you Uchiha use me anymore."

"That won't do, Kurama." Although Uchiha Shingen wanted more time to recover his chakra, he couldn't continue slacking off if Kurama was leaving. "If you leave, things will get really complicated here."

"You even know my name. You Uchiha are all no good." Kurama stopped in his tracks. "Talking to you nicely is useless."

Killing intent is gathering; the killing intent of tailed beasts is more easily materialized than that of humans.

“As expected, just calling out your name isn’t enough.” Uchiha Shingen wasn’t surprised by Kurama’s attitude, and the Sage Mark reappeared. “Without going all out, I really can’t keep you here.”

As expected, it can't compare to someone with cheat codes. Naruto called its name a few times, and the fox seemed to have had some kind of switch flipped.

He shouted, and a murderous aura emanated from him.

It's just discrimination against the Uchiha clan!

Uchiha Shingen sighed inwardly.

Honestly, it's really troublesome.

Susanoo is not available now, and genjutsu is not yet at the level where one can casually manipulate tailed beasts with a mere glare.

In terms of illusion techniques, he excels in defense, not offense. He is very confident in his skills, but to break through the spirit of a tailed beast, skill alone is not enough.

So, he's not afraid of the tailed beasts, but the tailed beasts aren't afraid of him either!

This situation is the most speechless.

Minato Namikaze, you better hurry up and get here. I can only hold out for you for one night at most.

boom--!!!

With a slam of its claws, Kurama created a large crater where Uchiha Shingen was standing; Kurama had made the first move.

As the strongest life form created by Hagoromo Otsutsuki during his lifetime, Kurama's combat awareness is not bad; it just doesn't know ninjutsu.

Well, although it collects natural energy to supply its Jinchuriki, it really doesn't use ninjutsu; its fighting style is purely Tailed Beast style.

Uchiha Shingen's favorite enemies were those who thought they were invincible in taijutsu and therefore didn't need to use ninjutsu.

Or perhaps they believe their ninjutsu is invincible and that their enemies only use ninjutsu.

The same goes for enemy beasts.

With the help of Kurama's attack, Uchiha Shingen quickly completed the hand seals in mid-air, and chakra surged forth.

Boiling Escape · Boiling Concealment.

In the blink of an eye, the thick fog had spread widely, centered on Uchiha Shingen, and swallowed the entire forest.

It was so foggy you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Uchiha Shingen typically only used stolen bloodline limit techniques for personal gain, keeping the techniques to himself.

Meeting Mei Terumi was purely accidental, but if I didn't take advantage of her, I would be betraying Shingen Uchiha's conscience.

So he chased after the other person for a long time and finally succeeded in understanding the Boil Release technique.

He also learned the technique of concealing himself in the mist.

So, they conveniently came up with this trick.

Anyway, he has a lot of chakra and can withstand a lot of exploitation, so just go all out.

Therefore, having a lot of chakra is really a good thing. For example, one of the essential requirements for learning Sage Mode is having enough chakra.

With insufficient chakra, one cannot control natural energy at all.

Wherever the Boiling Mist goes, everything is corroded. More fragile substances are completely corroded the moment they come into contact with the mist.

The trees, which already had few leaves, quickly became bare, but the trunk followed suit and soon withered away as well.

Only the Nine-Tailed Fox remained seemingly intact within the area.

The reason it seems so is because the targets of Boiling Release also include chakra.

The Nine-Tails had never seen Boil Release before, and its first reaction upon seeing the mist was one of relief, as it really didn't want to confront the Sharingan.

But it soon realized something was wrong; the mist was corroding its "shell," and within just a few breaths, a layer of its chakra had been worn away.

Although it's only a very shallow layer, insignificant to it, it's not a good thing.

Moreover, this fog obstructed all chakra perception, preventing it from sensing Uchiha Shingen's location, so it couldn't launch an attack.

Since we can't judge the surrounding environment, it's better to just leave.

Without hesitation, the Nine-Tailed Fox turned around and began to run wildly.

A tailed beast's small step is a distance that an ordinary human could run half to death.

The ninjas are better off, but they still need to put in some effort to run.

The mist seemed to come alive, gathering towards the Nine-Tailed Fox and following it forward.

Uchiha Shingen followed Kurama at a leisurely pace, secretly delighted.

Let it run, and move it back when it's almost done.

Ideally, he'd run around all night, which would be much easier for him.

Testimonials

I've never written a launch message before, but I guess that's how it's supposed to be done?

Getting back to the point, it's finally available.

Actually, I thought about whether or not to publish it. I might not be considered a very focused writer, because I started writing books entirely because I couldn't find any common ground with fanfiction at the time. However, back then, I was just casually choosing a name for myself, just a string of numbers. Later, people called me "Number" so often that I added the word "Number" before the string of numbers, and that's how my pen name became.

Because it all started as fan fiction, I've been writing fan fiction ever since. My first book was the worst, "Uzumaki Six Paths," which was the kind of book where each chapter only had a few hundred words at the beginning, and half of that book jumped to One Piece.

The second book I wrote was quite enjoyable, *Gundam: New Humans*. It did fairly well. Back then, I was still a passionate young man, and the political parts were rather naive, but it was still a fairly standard enjoyable read. It seems the reviews were pretty good too; all the bosses that needed to be defeated were defeated, and it even went viral on Layibo, following the "it's actually good" principle. After that, I couldn't stop, and wrote *Naruto: The Path of Asura*, *Godslayer: The Non-existent Person*, and others. All of these are completed. There are also some unfinished ones, such as *One Piece: This Guy Can Fly*, and *The Devil's Dimensional Girl-Pushing Journey* (later renamed, removing the "girl-pushing" part), etc. Then, due to the mess between a certain website and Qidian, Qidian blocked my account, and of course, the books were gone. I hadn't backed them up, and later, I even forgot my Qidian account… (This plot is just absurd).

I moved to Hedgehog Cat (then called Book Guest) when I was writing "Hachiman's Tale of the Godslayer". That book is still not finished. The writing process was extremely tortuous. I stopped updating it several times. I couldn't help it. In the first few years, I was occupied by too much time for work and life. Especially in the last two years, the company was transforming, and I had no energy to take care of this. This year, the organizational restructuring was finally completed, and I can finally write a book properly. So I started this book.

Naruto is a classic, but like many long-running manga, it's a nightmare for those obsessed with setting the story. If you're someone who likes to constantly add secondary interpretations, it'll be hell. Don't worry, I'll be patient. As mentioned in the synopsis, I'll stick to the original manga and won't add unnecessary scenes unless absolutely necessary. Even then, I'll make sure it doesn't directly conflict with the manga's established setting, otherwise it'll be pointless. Secondary creations of long-running manga can only be long-running, and for long-running series, stability is paramount—consistent updates and consistent content are essential…

It's said that the competition for Naruto fanfiction on Hedgehog Cat is fierce right now, which puts a lot of pressure on me. I guess I can't keep up with the update speed. So I'll focus on quality and a minimum update volume. I'll update two to three times a day (that's what I say, but I'm definitely aiming for at least three updates a day, and I usually won't mess it up). Since this book is based on the monthly ticket ranking, I thought that if I can get more than 500 monthly tickets a day, I'll add an extra update for every 100 more monthly tickets (I feel like I'm almost back to normal. My writing speed has been noticeably faster these past few days. As long as I don't chat in groups or flirt with girls, I can write incredibly fast).

In short, I'm working hard on this book and will restore the book's progress. I hope you'll all support me. Your support is my biggest motivation, and I especially love the interactive feeling.

Oh, one last thing: although the protagonist claims to be against marriage, he actually falls for it, so he does have a wife who will appear in the second volume. She's not an original character; original characters just don't feel right.

Oh right, he is, after all, a member of the Love Clan, right? So you know what I mean!

Chapter Twenty-Five: It's My Turn to Look Down on You

Strictly speaking, Uchiha Shingen's Boiling Hidden Technique was based on three techniques from the Kirigakure.

The Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique commonly used by the Mist Ninja.

Mei Terumi's Boil Release: Clever Mist Technique.

Kisame Hoshigaki's Water Release: Great Explosion Water Wave.

This technique perfectly replicates the advantages of the three techniques mentioned above.

The two people behind him are still young and handsome, just like him. I wonder if they've managed to get those two techniques working yet.

We've never met Kisame Hoshigaki, so let's leave that aside for now.

But Mei Terumi hadn't actually developed it yet at that time.

However, he is still very strong, with a solid Jonin level. No wonder he is destined to become the Mizukage.

Uchiha Shingen went to great lengths to extract Boiling Release from her, and was even considered a pervert.