Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

"I think you're just taking revenge for personal reasons!" Koharu Utatane was rather emotional. After all, her clan lost a Jonin during this mission. Although her clan had developed very rapidly in recent years thanks to the Third Hokage, a Jonin wasn't someone you could just train. Moreover, in this mission, only ninjas from her Utatane and Mitokado clans died, while the two weakest civilians were unharmed. It was hard not to suspect that Tohkaru Uchiha was behind it all, since they had done similar things before.

“My mission report clearly states that when we encountered Orochimaru, we were ambushed by a large-scale ninjutsu attack. The two of them were killed because they couldn’t retreat in time,” Kakashi said at this moment. “As for personal revenge, that’s utter nonsense. Our entire team got along very well during the mission, and all of us deeply regret their sacrifice.”

Uchiha Douhuan glanced at Kakashi expressionlessly. Kakashi's progress was indeed very rapid. He had already mastered the basic skills of playing politics and was telling lies with his eyes open.

"Kakashi, you..." Koharu Utatane was also surprised that Kakashi would step in at this time, and was speechless for a moment.

Uchiha Touhuan then spoke up, "The two advisors are really well-informed. We returned to the village to report less than half an hour ago, and the two advisors have already come to our door."

Uchiha Dohuan didn't finish his words, and the rest could be left to Sarutobi Hiruzen to savor.

"Enough!" Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his hand on the table. "Koharu, Homura, you two have barged into the Hokage's office without permission! You've gone too far!"

"Hiruzen?" Mitokado Homura looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in disbelief.

"It seems that Lord Hokage has other matters to attend to. In that case, I will take my leave. However, I would appreciate it if Lord Hokage would consider my suggestion carefully. If Lord Hokage has any concerns, the Security Department can take full responsibility for this matter." Seeing that the time was right, Uchiha Touhuan bowed and took his leave.

After Uchiha Touhuan left, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up at the two advisors and said, "What are you two still doing here? Get out of here."

"Hiruzen..." Koharu Utatane wanted to say something more, but Homura Mitokado tugged at her sleeve. Seeing this, Koharu Utatane could only leave the Hokage's office with him somewhat unwillingly.

Kakashi was left alone in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe, looked up, and asked, "Kakashi, is there anything else?"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi bowed respectfully and then solemnly said, "Hokage-sama, I wish to resign from my position in the Anbu."

Kakashi's words made Sarutobi Hiruzen frown and asked, "Why do you suddenly have such an idea, Kakashi?"

Kakashi lowered his head and took a deep breath: "I've just been feeling a bit too tired lately."

The two fell silent for a moment, and after a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke: "So, what are your plans after that?"

"I guess I'll be carrying out missions like a regular ninja," Kakashi said. "And then, I'll make up for all the people I've neglected all these years while I was immersed in grief."

"Is that so?" Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "It seems you've moved on from the pain of those years?"

"Also, I'd like to apply to take care of Naruto." Kakashi tried his best to keep his voice completely emotionless.

Kakashi's words made Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze sharpen, and the room fell silent once again.

After a long silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi said seriously, "Kakashi, you should understand Naruto's identity, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone carried a hint of warning; Kakashi's attempt to contact a Jinchūriki had undoubtedly crossed a line.

“I understand.” Kakashi raised his head, looked directly at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and said with unwavering determination, “But he is also my teacher’s son.”

Kakashi's insistence left Hiruzen Sarutobi speechless. If it were anyone else making this request, the Third Hokage would probably have already turned against him. But Kakashi's request was flawless from every angle. As the Fourth Hokage's only surviving disciple, Kakashi had a duty to take care of the Fourth Hokage's orphans, and he couldn't find any reason to object.

Furthermore, if he strongly opposed it, Kakashi would probably become completely estranged from him.

After finishing his cigarette, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed heavily: "Alright, I originally planned for you to be the team leader after Naruto graduated, but since you've brought it up now, then Naruto will be yours."

"Thank you." Seeing that the Third Hokage had agreed, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Kakashi, after you quit the Anbu, you can serve in the Jonin class. The village can't do without you for the time being." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"I will obey the Hokage's orders," Kakashi nodded.

……

After Uchiha Touhuan returned home, his butler, Uchiha Keiko, had already thoughtfully prepared hot water for him to take a bath.

After taking a bath, Uchiha Touhuan lit incense in his room and began to treat Jiraiya's health.

Not long after, Uchiha Keiko knocked on the door and said, "Clan leader, Elder Fugaku has come to visit."

"Please invite him in and help me prepare the tea set."

"Yes." Uchiha Keiko accepted the order and left.

A moment later, in the reception room of Uchiha Touhuan's residence, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Touhuan knelt down and watched Uchiha Touhuan fiddling with the tea set.

"Elder Fugaku, please." Uchiha Touhuan offered a cup of tea.

As expected of an elite who received a prestigious education from a young age, Fugaku was impeccable in terms of etiquette compared to Kakashi, who was like a cow chewing on a peony. After completing a full set of tea ceremony etiquette, Fugaku put down his teacup and said, "I didn't expect that you, Touhuan, had such skills."

"Elder Fugaku, you flatter me. I was just pondering things a few times when I was alone," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile. "Elder Fugaku, what brings you here so late at night?"

"How did the mission go?" Fugaku Uchiha asked.

"It went fairly smoothly," Uchiha Touhuan said. "Although we failed to capture Orochimaru, we did gain some important information. More importantly, all the members of our clan returned safely."

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Chapter 34: If I can't afford to offend the Uchiha, can't I afford to offend you?

"Yes, I was a little worried at first, after all, your mission target this time is Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin." Fugaku Uchiha laughed.

At this moment, Uchiha Touhuan took out the mission scroll he had obtained from Lord Yamamoto and placed it on the table.

"Dohuan, what is this?" Uchiha Fugaku asked curiously, but Uchiha Dohuan gestured with his eyes for him to open it and take a look.

Fugaku Uchiha picked up a scroll, infused it with a little chakra, and after just one glance, he couldn't sit still any longer. He looked up at Touhuan Uchiha and asked, "These... are all...?"

“The total is 1.5 billion ryo,” Uchiha Touhuan said. “If we hadn’t been in a rush and hadn’t brought too few sealing scrolls, we could have gotten even more.”

"You're really something, Touhuan." Uchiha Fugaku said with delight. You see, it would take the Uchiha clan several years to save up this much money after deducting the necessary expenses for ninja tools and other family businesses. But Uchiha Touhuan brought back so much money in one trip, and from what he said, it was far more than that.

"Send two Jonin from the clan to Tanzaku Town tomorrow. This is a reward for a long-term protection mission," Uchiha Touhuan said.

“I understand,” Fugaku Uchiha nodded.

"How was the security department while I was away?" Uchiha Touhuan asked.

"Things are going pretty well. With the guidance of the work manual you left behind, the new ninjas are getting up to speed quickly and are already able to patrol and perform their duties normally," said Fugaku Uchiha. "It's just..."

"Has something happened?" Uchiha Touhuan noticed Fugaku's hesitation and asked.

“In the past few days, the number of complaints received by the security department regarding patrol and duty personnel has increased several times compared to the past, and they are all directed at the newly arrived civilian ninjas, but there have been no complaints about our original clan ninjas,” Fugaku said.

"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan chuckled after hearing this. "Did those new members not pay attention to the smiling enforcement?"

“How could that be?” Fugaku Uchiha rubbed his temples in annoyance. “The Security Department now has four battalions and 28 squads. Before each patrol, the captain repeatedly reminds us about the ‘smiling enforcement’ policy. Yesterday, the entire Security Department stayed behind for a meeting to emphasize this matter, but the number of complaints we receive is only increasing. Do-hwan, won’t this affect your plan to integrate the clan into the village?”

"Don't worry, Elder Fugaku, I'll take care of this tomorrow," Uchiha Touhuan said calmly. He had expected this from the beginning.

After all, he knew the villagers' character all too well. When the security force was originally composed of members of the Uchiha clan, they might have restrained themselves a little under the Uchiha clan's tyranny, but now that civilian ninjas had joined, everything was different.

"If we can't afford to offend the Uchiha, can't we at least afford to offend you?" This perfectly encapsulates the mentality of these troublemakers.

Uchiha Tohkan was actually happy to see this happen. First, with these civilian ninjas standing in front of them, the public opinion surrounding the Uchiha clan within the village would improve significantly. Second, these civilian ninjas, who were clearly enforcing the law impartially but were maliciously complained about, would likely accumulate a lot of resentment. When they needed to take action against these troublemakers one day, their batons would probably be much stronger.

“If you have a solution, that would be great,” said Fugaku Uchiha. “Besides these, there’s also my personal matter.”

“Elder Fugaku, please speak,” said Uchiha Touken.

"I would like to ask you to become Sasuke's teacher."

"Oh?" Uchiha Touhuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why did Elder Fugaku suddenly have this idea?"

“Sasuke has reached the age where he can officially begin training in ninjutsu. The day before yesterday, I taught him the Great Fireball Technique, the ninjutsu used by the clan for formal initiation,” said Fugaku Uchiha. “However, Sasuke’s performance is far inferior to that of his older brother.”

"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan laughed upon hearing this. He remembered that when he was learning this ninjutsu in the clan's private school, there were 28 Uchiha children in the same class, and he ranked 27th. This even made him doubt whether he was suitable to be a ninja.

“But since there’s a precedent like you in the clan, I had Sasuke test his chakra attributes. His chakra attributes are fire and lightning. I also had him try learning lightning release. His talent in lightning release is far superior to his talent in fire release,” Fugaku Uchiha said with a wry smile.

Sasuke's talent in Lightning Release is in no way inferior to Itachi's talent in Fire Release. He can release a lightning ball with a diameter of up to one meter after reading the scroll of Lightning Release: Lightning Ball twice. However, his family are all ninjas who specialize in Fire Release. Although Mikoto's chakra nature is also Lightning Release, her research on Lightning Release is not deep. Therefore, how to teach Sasuke has become a major problem.

Fortunately, there was someone in the clan whose situation was similar to Sasuke's. As the former clan head, Fugaku Uchiha was very familiar with Touhuan Uchiha's resume. When Touhuan Uchiha was still studying at the Ninja Academy, although he performed well in the Ninja Academy thanks to the clan's talent, he was just average in the clan. His grades in the clan's private school, which mainly taught fire-style ninjutsu and genjutsu, were terrible. At that time, the clan was planning to give up on training him. It wasn't until he managed to get his first lightning-style ninjutsu from the clan elder who guarded the ninjutsu warehouse that he truly began to show his talent.

Therefore, given Sasuke's current situation, Fugaku Uchiha naturally conceived the idea of ​​having Sasuke become Uchiha Touhuan's apprentice.

"Besides, as you know, I'm really not good at educating children. Itachi has gone astray, so I'd like to entrust Sasuke to you," said Fugaku Uchiha.

“I understand. From now on, let Sasuke come to my place after school,” Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

"Thank you very much, Touhuan-kun," Fugaku Uchiha said solemnly.

"Elder Fugaku, you're too kind. I would be more than happy to help children in similar situations as I was to avoid some detours," said Uchiha Touhuan.

“No, Douhuan, this is a father’s gratitude.” Fugaku Uchiha said with emotion, “Please take good care of Sasuke.”

“I will,” Uchiha Touhuan nodded.

"Then I won't bother you any longer." Uchiha Fugaku took his leave, and Uchiha Touhuan got up to see him off.

After Fugaku Uchiha left, Touhuan Uchiha finished maintaining the sword and went to rest.

The next day, Uchiha Touhuan arrived at his office in the Security Department and nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the office that his subordinates had redecorated for him while he was away on a mission.

Chapter 35 Red Envelope

After Uchiha Touhuan became the clan leader and served as the vice captain in the Security Department, due to time constraints, the Security Department only prepared an extremely simple office for him, with no extra decorations other than a desk and a file rack.

While he was away on a mission, the security department gave his office a small renovation.

Not only were the desks and chairs replaced with a new set, but the filing cabinets were also carefully organized. On each side of the office, there was a display shelf with a complete set of tea sets that looked like they were made by famous artists. Several kinds of expensive and fine teas were also carefully selected.

On the other side was an antique-looking sword rack, with the space for the swords empty, seemingly prepared for Uchiha Tohsen's Lightning Strike.

Uchiha Touhuan placed his ninja sword on the sword rack and looked at the wall behind his chair, which was the place he was most satisfied with.

The blank wall has no particularly complicated decorations, only a calligraphy scroll hanging on the top of the wall with four large characters: "Political integrity and harmonious people".

Uchiha Touhuan sat down in his office chair, and not long after, Fugaku sent someone to deliver a summary of the complaints received during this period to Uchiha Touhuan.

Uchiha Tohkan selected a group of people who had received the most complaints and had them, along with their captains, summoned to his office.

Before long, Uchiha Touhuan's office was filled with people.

Uchiha Touhuan looked up and sized up the main targets of the complaints, and found that most of them were children who had graduated from the Ninja Academy a few years ago, and some were even younger than Uchiha Touhuan.

That makes sense. Those who are a little older know a bit about self-preservation, while those who have just graduated from the ninja academy are probably still full of the Will of Fire. They are naturally reckless and stubborn in their actions, so it's not surprising that they are complained about by those troublemakers who think they are losing out if they don't take advantage of the situation.

Meanwhile, the captains who led them on patrol and duty, who were originally members of the Uchiha clan, were also quite helpless. After Uchiha Touhuan took power, they repeatedly emphasized that they must enforce the law with a smile before going out on patrol every day, and their team members did so, but the complaint rate remained high and there was nothing they could do.

Uchiha Tohkan laid out the complaint documents in front of them one by one.