Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Seeing that Mito didn't mention sealing techniques, Nawaki suddenly felt superior again and said defiantly.

Upon seeing this, Mito narrowed his eyes, but instead of doing anything, he simply flicked Nawaki's forehead with his finger.

One brain snapped.

The next moment, Rope Tree's entire body spun in the air and flew out, eventually crashing into a wall in the yard and collapsing it.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

Rope Tree crawled out of the pile of stones, covered his reddened forehead with his hands, and shouted.

Then, he heard Mito's voice: "Starting tomorrow, you will have to start practicing the sealing technique again."

"Damn it!!!"

Upon hearing this, Rope Tree's headache intensified, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream.

Ignoring Nawaki's screams, Mito turned and left. She looked up at the waning moon in the night sky and sighed softly, "Hashirama, I can't hold on much longer, but I will persevere to the end..."

Chapter 9: The Teacher's Guidance

Beneath Konoha, in a hollowed-out space, are numerous buildings constructed against the rock walls, connected to a multitude of underground passages leading to unknown destinations.

This is the main base of Konoha.

In the Root leader's office, Danzo was looking at a document that his subordinates had just compiled. He stared coldly at the person in the picture in the upper right corner of the document and said with great dissatisfaction, "No wonder Hiruzen suddenly changed his mind. It turns out it's because of this child."

As the Dark One of Konoha, he tries his best to learn about events happening both inside and outside the village as quickly as possible.

He would occasionally pay attention even to the playful antics of children.

As for matters concerning the Uchiha clan, he would inquire about them, no matter how minor.

The Uchiha were a clan that needed to be closely watched, and Danzo always kept his teacher's earnest teachings in mind.

Thus, news of the Uchiha clan's genius, Uchiha Chizuru, being defeated by an unknown orphan from an orphanage quickly reached Danzo's ears.

Danzo had been in contact with the Uchiha clan since childhood and knew how terrifying they were. He was also a genius whom his clan had high hopes for when he was young, but he was easily defeated by Uchiha Kagami, who was younger than him.

Although it was very unwilling, the strength of the Uchiha clan had to be acknowledged.

Therefore, he fully understands how difficult it is for someone his age to defeat an Uchiha, not to mention that Uchiha Chizuru has already awakened the Sharingan and has been receiving intensive training from the Uchiha clan for a year.

In his view, it was an impossible task for Kirito, who came from an orphanage, to defeat Uchiha Chizuru.

This shows that Kirito's talent is definitely no less than that of Uchiha Chizuru, and may even surpass it by a large margin.

He has ordered a comprehensive investigation into Kirito and learned that there was no problem with Kirito's background. He also discovered that Kirito had a serious illness a month and a half ago, and that the changes only began to appear afterward.

According to relevant professionals, Kirito's ancestors may have been powerful ninjas with bloodline limits, and the reason he fell seriously ill was due to the awakening of his bloodline.

"Unfortunately, if I had made the request to Hiruzen earlier, this excellent pawn would have been mine."

Danzo sighed, his voice filled with deep regret.

As expected, his good friend Hiruzen has definitely taken Kirito under strict protection and will absolutely not allow him to have any chance to get his hands on him.

However, never giving up was Danzo's strength. He stared intently at Kirito's headshot and said with a sinister smile, "I still have a chance. As long as there is darkness in this child's heart, he will come to me sooner or later, because only I can give him everything he wants. Hiruzen, you will regret this."

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage, who was working late into the night in the Hokage's office approving documents, suddenly felt a sudden urge to say, "I am the Hokage."

But with Danzo, his good friend, absent and no one to support him, the Third Hokage felt a sense of loss and swallowed his words.

Then, looking at the endless documents on the table, his wrinkles deepened, and he couldn't help but sigh, revealing deep exhaustion.

Since the war began, he has been staying up all night almost every day, practically living here.

Counting the time, it's been almost a month since he last went out for a walk.

The third generation stood up, stretched, then took his pipe and walked to the window, smoking as he looked out at the village, which was much more desolate than before the war.

Before the war broke out, the village should have been quite lively at this time of year, and even here he could often hear the merriment coming from the commercial street.

Unfortunately, he hadn't heard that joyful noise at this hour for quite some time.

I wish I could hear it again soon.

The Third Hokage's eyes suddenly turned serious, and he turned his head slightly to look at a newly appeared ANBU ninja.

"A letter from the border, Your Excellency."

The ANBU ninja said, presenting a sealed scroll with both hands.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Upon hearing this, the third generation immediately took the scroll and opened it to read.

"That despicable dwarf loves to take advantage of people's misfortunes. Pass on my order to send one thousand reserve ninjas, no, two thousand, to the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass as reinforcements."

The third generation looked at the scroll, his eyebrows furrowed, and he said angrily.

"what."

The ANBU ninja obeyed the order and quickly left using the Body Flicker Technique.

"These are truly turbulent times. Konoha is already struggling to fight on two fronts, and now Iwa ninja are also stirring up trouble. Sensei, the burden you've placed on me is really heavy..."

After the ANBU ninjas left, the Third Hokage's face immediately fell with worry.

Now that another two thousand ninjas have been dispatched to the border for support, the village's defenses are even weaker. Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen as a result.

"May the tender buds of the leaves grow up soon."

The third generation sat back down in his chair, took out a stack of approved college applications from the drawer, and looked at them one by one again. Finally, he pulled out twelve and sighed.

The older generation of Konoha ninjas are almost all gone, and his generation of ninjas also suffered heavy casualties in the last great war. Among the new generation of ninjas, only his three disciples and a few ninjas from small clans are worth mentioning.

Overall, the strength of all the major ninja clans in Konoha, except for the Uchiha, has been declining, and it has been a long time since any powerful ninja capable of standing alone has emerged.

If things continue like this, what will become of Konoha's future?

Did I make the wrong choice?

The Third Hokage couldn't help but reflect on the policies he had implemented since taking office, which involved suppressing ninja clans and supporting civilians.

His gaze quickly hardened again.

He was right, because the teacher's choice is never wrong.

He will continue to carry out his teacher's wishes.

If the power of a ninja clan becomes too strong, it will inevitably threaten the Hokage's position, shake the Hokage's rule, and plunge the village into crisis, just like the Uchiha clan now, which has become a hidden danger to the village because it is too powerful to be controlled.

"Uchiha, when will you understand the First Hokage's will? Why are you all so unwilling to integrate into the village?"

The Third Hokage felt both regret and apprehension when he thought of the Uchiha clan.

On the other side, on his way back to the orphanage, Kirito was suddenly confronted by a figure. Upon seeing the person's face, he immediately took a few steps back warily and quickly pulled a small knife from his pocket, hiding it in his hand.

The person who suddenly appeared was none other than Uchiha Kari, the middle-aged man he had seen protecting Uchiha Chizuru that afternoon.

"Uncle, is there anything I can help you with? By the way, is that guy alright?"

Kirito gave Uchiha Kari an innocent smile and asked cautiously.

"Chizuru, Uchiha Chizuru, that's your name. Please remember it well. Tohsaka Kirito. Also, this is Chizuru's challenge to you. Accept it."

Uchiha Kari said with a slight frown.

After saying that, he threw something out, which shot towards Kirito at high speed.

It was so fast that Kirito almost couldn't see it clearly with his current eyesight, but he still managed to catch it successfully. It was a small scroll.

After Kirito successfully borrowed the item, he was about to refuse when Uchiha Kari formed a hand seal and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Clearly, it was just a shadow clone.

At the same time, a new scroll appeared on the ground.

"The Uchiha are indeed a bunch of strong-willed psychopaths. I haven't even agreed yet."

Kirito felt a sudden surge of displeasure as he watched Uchiha Kari force him to accept the challenge and then leave.

He began to understand why so many people in the village hated the Uchiha clan. If one person was so hated, how much more hated would a group of them be?

Character determines destiny; the Uchiha clan had long ago sown the seeds of their own destruction.

After the Warring States period ended, the ninja clan, unable to integrate into the community, was destined to become dust and be swept into the dustbin of history.

Chapter 10: The Arrogance of the Uchiha

Kirito was still cursing at being forced to accept the challenge, but when he picked up the scroll left on the ground by Uchiha Kari and read it, his impression of the Uchiha clan instantly changed.

The scroll contained methods for chakra training and the Three Bodies Technique.

Furthermore, it provides detailed information on various chakra cultivation techniques and the Three Body Techniques, along with tips and insights on their application. It's truly packed with useful information, giving Kirito a delightful surprise, like he'd struck gold.

These things may not seem precious now, because he can learn them when he goes to the Ninja Academy, but his time is precious. If he has to wait another month to go to the Ninja Academy to learn these things, wouldn't that be a waste of a month?

Such a waste.

Moreover, this scroll was given to us by the Uchiha clan, and the chakra training methods and Three Body Techniques recorded inside should be far superior to the common methods taught in school.

He thought he was going to be raped and taken advantage of this time.

After all, he was just a helpless orphan, while the other party was backed by the incredibly powerful Uchiha clan. If the other party really wanted to take advantage of him for free, he would have no choice but to accept it passively. But he never expected to receive a reward.

After the initial surprise, Kirito calmed down and began to consider the meaning of the benefit he had gained.

If you want to take it, you must first give it.

He didn't believe the Uchiha would be so kind as to give him something so good for just one challenge. They could easily offer something else, like money, a simple and direct benefit.

Kirito put himself in the Uchiha's shoes and thought along their lines, and he quickly understood the meaning behind the scroll in his hand.

The reason the Uchiha clan paid him was probably twofold: firstly, they didn't want to take advantage of him; secondly, they realized he couldn't use ninjutsu and hoped he wouldn't be too weak to serve as a whetstone for Chizuru Uchiha.

Making him a whetstone for Uchiha Chizuru is probably the true purpose of the Uchiha people.

It seems that the Uchiha people have a lot of confidence in Uchiha Chizuru, believing that she will definitely defeat them next time, which is why they don't mind giving her these benefits.

Is this the arrogance of the Uchiha clan?

That's quite a kind of arrogance.

Just like Uchiha.