Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

"The establishment of Root, the cause of White Fang's death, the recruitment of Root members, and Danzo and Orochimaru's human experiments, followed by Danzo and his relentless pressure on the Uchiha clan... and perhaps I was involved as well..."

"I didn't think I was wrong before, but recently..."

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Asuma: "The changes in the Uchiha clan are obvious. The power of Uchiha Kumo, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Shisui has now become the power of Konoha. Perhaps... I have been wrong all along."

"Jade is neither Hokage nor Daimyo; Jade is the future, the future of the village, and the future of the Land of Fire. Perhaps you can help me see just how serious my mistakes are. Is it merely my incompetence as Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head slightly and turned around. Asuma smiled at his father and said, "Actually, I also think you've failed quite a bit, old man. If you were still in power, perhaps the battle with Kumogakure wouldn't have happened, but the village wouldn't be as united as it is now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, and just as he was about to say something, the smoke alarm on the ceiling went off.

Immediately, a nurse rushed in angrily, her eyes fixed on the still-smoking pipe in his hand.

Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly put away his pipe, but it was clearly too late.

"Even though he's a third-generation lord, he can't smoke in the hospital room! Don't you want him to get better?"

Uh!

……

Chapter 166: Celestial Arts and the Grell Stone

Konoha, the rooftop of the Ninja Academy.

"I've been confined to my home for almost a week now. I have to be home within 20 minutes of school every day. I'm going crazy from being cooped up."

Naruto then looked at Sasuke and Shikamaru beside him and asked, "What about you guys? What punishment did you receive?"

Erzhuzi glanced at Naruto: "Aunt Kushina wants me to be grounded for a week too, what do you think?"

Naruto scratched his head and remembered that the two of them had been scolded together. He then asked, "But Aunt Mikoto shouldn't be that strict, right? You can sneak out to play."

Shikamaru sighed, "I reckon Sasuke is more afraid of your mother than you are, am I right, Sasuke?"

"cut!"

Erzhuzi snorted coldly and didn't reply. His arrogant attitude, without any rebuttal, spoke volumes.

Shikamaru saw clearly what this guy did that day, hiding behind Naruto.

The more arrogant a person is, the more they actually understand who is good to them, even if they are unwilling to admit it, they still accept it.

Compared to that, Sasuke might be more afraid of Kushina, a non-family member who watched him grow up.

Hmm... I'm even more afraid of my mother and brother looking at me with disappointment.

"And what about you, Shikamaru?"

Naruto then looked at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru sighed, "I wasn't grounded, but my mom has been nagging me about it for a week. My dad reminds me every day too."

These words instantly made Naruto envious. He was already immune to nagging, but being confined was something he really couldn't stand.

However, considering Shikamaru's lazy and trouble-averse nature, it made me feel much better.

The three of them exchanged a glance and sighed.

After a long pause, Naruto suddenly said, "Even though I'm grounded, seeing that clash of powers made it all worthwhile!"

As Naruto spoke, his excitement grew: "Yesterday my dad told me about that ninjutsu that disappears and reappears in an instant, the Flying Thunder God Technique, and that blue ball of light, the Rasengan!"

Making hand gestures, Naruto looked at his two friends arrogantly and asked, "Impressive, right?"

Erzhuzi retorted inappropriately, "What's the use of being fast? In the end, it was Brother Yun who arrived and fought that guy covered in lightning to hold him off, so that Lord Hokage had a chance to kill the caster."

Naruto pouted, unconvinced, and said, "That's because my dad hadn't used his ultimate move yet. Didn't you see how his face changed? That's his ultimate move! Do you understand?"

At this moment, Shikamaru suddenly spoke up, "In fact, if the other side had known about our existence and identities at that time, this matter, which could have ended simply, might have caused great losses because of our existence."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two people arguing immediately stopped.

They are all from clans. Naruto was taught by Minato, who was the Hokage, and his mother Kushina, while Sasuke was also educated by his mother and brother. They understand many things.

It was indeed too risky to recklessly follow Naruto to watch a battle between Kage.

Just as Shikamaru said, if they were captured, the battle that was originally decided would inevitably be thrown into unexpected trouble.

This time, it was fortunate that nothing unexpected happened. If the village had suffered losses because of the two of them, it wouldn't have been as simple as just being confined to the village.

Or... what if I get killed by the enemy?

Thinking about this, Naruto couldn't help but feel a little scared.

After all, they were only this young, not even genin yet, and death seemed a long way off for them.

"call……"

Sasuke exhaled and looked at Naruto: "If you ever try to do something like this again, I'll break your legs. That's better than losing your life."

Shikamaru smiled and agreed: "Yeah, and next time we'll beat him up together. He's so reckless, not at all like the Hokage, who is so composed."

Naruto pouted: "My personality comes from my mom, but I'm also very smart, okay? Like this time, if it weren't for me, would you have known something bad would happen tonight?"

Uh!

"You dare say that?!" ×2

……

At the seventh training ground, the training for the tenth class had already begun.

Izumi and Toku have begun using their Sharingan in their sparring, and their physical combat is already showing some initial results.

Tokuma could anticipate every move Izumi would make.

Each time Tokuma counterattacked, Izumi was able to judge his next move from his initial body movements using the dynamic vision of his Sharingan, thus dodging the attack.

On a nearby tree, Yun was doing sit-ups, hanging upside down from a branch.

The training of the Eight Gates has no end, and the difference between the Death Gates of Might Dai and Might Guy is obvious.

"Shh!"

Kakashi, who suddenly appeared on the tree branch, looked at the cloud and said, "You're still working so hard even at this level. A genius like you is truly terrifying."

"2945, 2946... Wait for me, it'll be ready soon!"

As Yun continued training, sweat had already formed a puddle on the ground beneath the tree trunk.

After completing the last three thousand, Yun turned around and stood next to Kakashi. He reached into his backpack, took out a cup of salt water, took a sip, and asked, "You're here quite early today. I thought you wouldn't arrive until the afternoon."

Kakashi, with his deadpan expression, replied awkwardly, "There were fewer elderly ladies crossing the street today, so..."

Yun nodded, ignoring this strange way of reminiscing about old friends, and said directly, "You have far more ninjutsu than I do. I want Tokuma to understand the starting hand seals for most ninjutsu."

Should I begin with hand seals?

Upon hearing this, Kakashi understood. With Tokuma's Byakugan, he could understand the hand seals and power of most ninjutsu, allowing him to anticipate his opponent's moves.

"Is that so? But with so many ninjutsu, are you sure he can remember them all?"

Yun smiled and shook his head: "I don't even know how many ninjutsu there are in the entire ninja world, how could I possibly remember them all? Being able to distinguish the five elemental ninjutsu and to see through common ninjutsu and gradually form a reaction is enough."

Kakashi nodded, and then waved to the two who were still sparring.

From the Byakugan's perspective, Tokuma and Izumi immediately stopped fighting and headed this way.

Yun handed the two of them their water glasses: "Replenish your salt and rest. Starting this afternoon, Kakashi will train Tokuma on your ninjutsu reactions. As for Izumi, you will learn a new ninjutsu from me."

Quan, who had just finished drinking water, was stunned. A new ninjutsu?

"Brother, what kind of ninjutsu is that? It's not some kind of fire jutsu, is it?"

Yun shook his head: "It's Lightning Release. With your Lightning Release chakra talent and the Sharingan with its two tomoe, which you can already use regularly, this ninjutsu is worth learning."

These words startled Kakashi, who couldn't help but think back to the time when they were still confronting the Hidden Cloud Village at the border.

If Uchiha En were still alive, that brat would probably be an excellent ninja by now, right?

If... were still alive.

"Snapped."

Reaching out and patting Kakashi on the shoulder, Yun asked with a smile, "The Chidori you created needs to be inherited, doesn't it? Perhaps Izumi can make up for Uchiha En's regret?"

Kakashi nodded: "The scroll has been given to you, and it's your freedom to give it to whomever you want. Izumi, who has already awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan, is indeed suitable for this technique."

The conversation between the two left Izumi and Tokuma somewhat bewildered, but the physical exertion from their sparring left them no time for gossip.

After the two ate their lunch, Izumi was led by Yun to the rock wall on the back mountain.

"Brother, what kind of lightning release ninjutsu is it?" Izumi asked impatiently.

Yun, standing to the side, smiled and said, "You know Kakashi's signature ninjutsu, Lightning Blade, right? This technique could be considered a suitable Lightning Blade for you."

As he spoke, he formed a hand seal, and in an instant, lightning-attribute chakra began to gather in his right hand, accompanied by a loud crackling of lightning.

The nature transformation of lightning-style chakra, with its sharp, piercing power, seems capable of piercing through everything.

"Squeak..."

Yun withdrew his lightning-filled right hand, then suddenly lunged forward.

"boom!!"

After the roar, a sharp hole appeared in the rock wall. Yun looked at it and said, "The nature and form changes of lightning chakra are quite difficult, but this is already a reduction."

Izumi looked at the hole in the rock wall, thought for a moment, and replied, "Because of the lightning chakra, while the sharpness is full of penetrating damage, can this technique only attack in a straight line?"

"Moreover, because the sound is so loud, it seems that a sneak attack is impossible. If such a ninjutsu is only powerful, it doesn't seem to be very useful."

Seeing Izumi's disgusted expression, Yun scratched his head and said, "Chidori and Kakashi's Lightning Blade are both ninjutsu, but because the difficulty was reduced, Chidori appeared and was classified as A-rank."

"If you could, you could reach the S-rank ninjutsu, Lightning Blade, in one step. Its power would be enough to cut through lightning, and there would be no more screech of the Chidori. And..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone.

Immediately afterward, the main body and the shadow clone formed hand seals, and lightning appeared in their left and right hands respectively. There was no screech like that of a chirping bird, and the lightning blades in their hands suddenly connected.

Then, Yun and his shadow clone charged forward simultaneously, and the link of Raikiri cleaved all the trees in their path in two.

This power instantly piqued Quan's interest.

"Shh!"