Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

Now that Uchiha Touko has suddenly proposed to do something for the Uzumaki clan, Tsunade has to think more about what Uchiha Touko's purpose is.

“After Kushina died, I had no news of any other survivors of the Uzumaki clan,” Tsunade said.

“Is that so? I understand.” Uchiha Touko nodded. “Then, let Naruto be the representative of the Uzumaki clan. Kakashi has already told me that Naruto will become my apprentice in the future, as the young clan leader of the Uzumaki clan.”

"You plan to take Minato's son as your apprentice?" Tsunade asked.

“That’s right, is there a problem?” Uchiha Touko nodded. “Sasuke, Neji, and Naruto, these three are the most talented young people in the village this generation.”

"What exactly are you trying to do? If it's just about taking on disciples, there's no need to bring up the Uzumaki clan's name," Tsunade asked.

"That's just one of the purposes. The most important thing is that I plan to build a Konoha Heroes Monument directly opposite the Hokage Building, inscribing the names and deeds of all the ninjas who have sacrificed for the village since its founding. The Uzumaki clan, as the village's most steadfast ally, deserves their deeds to be recorded. Therefore, the village needs a representative from the Uzumaki clan to bear witness," Uchiha Touko said. "In addition, the village will issue a public announcement to the entire ninja world, calling on any surviving Uzumaki survivors to come to Konoha. Konoha will provide them with unconditional protection."

“I don’t think they’ll still trust the village,” Tsunade said, unable to contain herself.

"Whether they believe it or not, I will represent the village in this matter. Rebuilding trust always has a beginning," Uchiha Touko said. "This is a good thing for both sides, isn't it?"

"The village needs the power of the Uzumaki clan, and the remnants of the Uzumaki clan can also receive the village's protection."

"Furthermore, if they have any ideas about rebuilding Wochao Village in the future, the village will give them its full support."

Tsunade stared at Uchiha Touko for a while before speaking, "I never expected you would do something so thankless."

Faced with Tsunade's teasing, Uchiha Touko could only shrug and say, "There's no way around it, these kinds of historical issues have to be resolved. Besides, I'm just cleaning up your teacher's mess!"

“Alright, I’ll help with this. After all, I also have the blood of the Uzumaki clan flowing through my veins,” Tsunade said.

……

Three days later, Naruto was also brought to Uchiha Toko's house by Kakashi after get off work, and Sasuke and Neji also arrived at Uchiha Toko's house ahead of time.

After completing the entire apprenticeship process, Naruto officially became Uchiha Tokō's disciple.

"Teacher, what ninjutsu will you teach me?" Naruto, unable to contain his impatience, asked immediately after the apprenticeship ceremony.

"What do you want to learn?" Uchiha Touko asked with a smile.

"Can you teach me the ninjutsu that will allow me to defeat Sasuke?" Naruto asked.

Before Uchiha Touko could even speak, Sasuke snorted coldly and said, "No matter what ninjutsu your teacher teaches you, you can't possibly defeat me!"

"What did you say? Once I learn powerful ninjutsu, I'll definitely be able to beat you down!" Naruto retorted as he turned around.

In the blink of an eye, their foreheads were touching, each staring at the other with a defiant look.

Kakashi has already taught Naruto the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and now, at just over seven years old, Naruto can summon more than ten shadow clones. This is a level of overwhelming power among the children in the ninja academy. Among his peers, almost no one can withstand his gang attack. However, he is relatively powerless when facing Sasuke. The Lightning Step Body Flicker Technique that Uchiha Touko taught Sasuke allows Sasuke to easily deal with him.

Therefore, in every practical training session, Sasuke would completely outmaneuver more than a dozen Narutos, ultimately ending the match with Naruto reaching the Red Temperature level.

"Hey, watch your step, we're at the teacher's house." Neji sighed heavily. Since becoming a disciple of Uchiha Touko, he had become familiar with Naruto and Sasuke. However, these playmates, who were a year younger than him, often made him feel exhausted. The two brothers could argue several times a day.

"Do you want to learn a ninjutsu that can defeat Sasuke?" Uchiha Touko asked Naruto with a smile after separating the two by grabbing them by the back of his hand.

"Mmm-hmm-hmm!" Naruto nodded vigorously as his collar was being pulled.

"I will naturally teach you powerful ninjutsu, but you can't neglect your family's traditional ninjutsu either," Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

"My family's ninjutsu?" Naruto was taken aback.

"Do you know what the vortex in your surname and the turbine crest on your back represent?" Uchiha Touko asked after putting Naruto down.

"My surname? And the clan crest?" After being put down, Naruto took off his jacket and stared blankly at the turbine-shaped pattern on it.

From childhood to adulthood, the clothes the Third Hokage gave him all had this pattern on them. At first, Naruto just thought it was a habit of the Third Hokage. However, after he moved to Kakashi's house, Kakashi would have this pattern embroidered on the clothes he bought for him, even if they were new.

“Yes, your clan,” Uchiha Touko said. “The Uzumaki clan was once a super clan that was no less powerful than the Uchiha and Hyuga clans.”

"So, my father is also a member of the Uzumaki clan?" Naruto asked hastily.

“No, it’s your mother who is, and your mother was once a princess of the Uzumaki clan,” Uchiha Touko said.

Naruto was stunned when he suddenly learned the news about his parents. However, Uchiha Touko gently patted his head to bring him back to his senses.

“But I’ve never heard of the Uzumaki clan before,” Naruto said.

“Of course, because the Uzumaki clan was nearly wiped out more than twenty years ago,” Uchiha Touko said. “In other words, you can now, strictly speaking, be considered the head of the Uzumaki clan.”

"I'm the clan leader?" Naruto was a little dizzy from the series of bombshell news and pointed to himself in disbelief.

“That’s right. If we’re talking about etiquette among ninja clans, we’re on equal footing,” Uchiha Touko laughed. “However, you’re still far from being worthy of carrying the name of your clan.”

"Naruto, the Uchiha and Hyuga clans made their names in the ninja world with their eye techniques. Do you know what the Uzumaki clan relied on to be ranked alongside the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans?" Uchiha Touko asked after patting Naruto's head.

Naruto shook his head, his eyes filled with confusion.

“Sealing Technique,” ​​Uchiha Touko said. “The best sealing technique in the ninja world, unmatched by anyone.”

"Sealing Technique?" Naruto was puzzled. As someone who skipped classes all the time, Naruto was practically illiterate when it came to ninja theory, and he didn't know what sealing technique was.

Uchiha Touko chuckled as he picked up a water bottle from a nearby table. Then, he took out a special scroll that could store chakra, casually drew a sealing technique on it, and with a bang, the water bottle vanished into thin air.

"Wow...that's amazing!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Want to learn? I'll teach you." Uchiha Touko laughed. Although Uchiha Touko's genjutsu skills were among the worst in the Uchiha clan, his talent for sealing techniques was exceptional.

The reason is simple: when Uchiha Tokō first came into contact with sealing techniques, he discovered that compared with the three empirical disciplines of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, sealing techniques were undoubtedly an extremely rigorous discipline. Moreover, almost every sealing technique could be explained mathematically.

The most basic even-number sealing technique, the Yin-Yang sealing technique, is a graph of a quadratic function.

Therefore, having received mathematics education in his previous life, Uchiha Touko found learning sealing techniques easy.

However, looking at Naruto's silly appearance, Uchiha Touko also had some doubts about whether the child could actually learn these things.

However, regardless of whether the kid can learn it or not, Uchiha Touko definitely has to teach him, at least he has to teach him a few basic sealing techniques. After all, Uchiha Touko plans to push Naruto out to carry the banner of the Uzumaki clan. If the head of the Uzumaki clan doesn't even know sealing techniques, that would be too ridiculous.

However, as soon as Uchiha Touko finished speaking, Naruto's chakra suddenly became chaotic. A burst of crimson, violent chakra erupted from Naruto's center. Upon seeing this, Uchiha Touko frowned, reached out and pressed down on Naruto's shoulder to suppress the chakra, and at the same time said to Neji and Sasuke, "You two stay away."

"Is Naruto alright?" Sasuke asked worriedly upon seeing the situation.

“With me here, nothing will go wrong,” Uchiha Touko said. Then, after seeing Neji pull Sasuke away and disappear, Uchiha Touko activated his Mangekyou Sharingan. The eye power mixed with Sage Chakra, along with Uchiha Touko’s spiritual power, entered Naruto’s sealing space.

After entering Naruto's sealing space, Uchiha Touko first looked up and surveyed his surroundings. In the huge space filled with water, a massive fox was firmly locked behind a huge gate. An obscure and difficult-to-understand sealing technique was inscribed on the gate. Naruto was standing in front of this gate, looking at the enormous creature with a look of fear on his face.

Uchiha Touko walked over, gently patted Naruto's shoulder to signal him to come back to his senses, and then looked up at the Nine-Tails in front of him.

Upon seeing Uchiha Touko's figure, the Nine-Tails inside the sealing gate suddenly roared in fury, and a strong wind immediately rushed towards the two of them.

"Mangekyou Sharingan! U! Chi! Ha! You deserve to die!"

"Don't scare your landlord, Nine-Tails." Uchiha Touko's eyes narrowed, and a skeleton covered with pale gold patterns appeared out of thin air, blocking his and Naruto's way. It slowly dissipated after the wind stopped.

"What...what is this?" Naruto asked, looking at Uchiha Touko after regaining his senses.

"This is the first time you've met this big guy living inside your body," Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

"He... is the fox demon?" Looking at the nine-tailed fox, he also remembered that he had always been called the little fox demon.

“Naruto, you should be polite to your friends,” Uchiha Touko said. “It’s not some kind of demon fox. It’s just an unlucky guy who lost its freedom because it was too strong and someone thought it was too dangerous.”

"Huh?" Naruto's eyes widened.

"Roar!" However, on the other side of the seal, the Nine-Tails' roar rang out again.

"Why are you yelling so loudly?" Uchiha Touko glanced at Kurama (the Nine-Tails). "Is it fun to scare children?"

A sharp claw emerged from the gap in the seal, stabbing towards the two. However, Uchiha Touko remained unfazed as the claw stopped in front of them, then, bound by the seal, could not advance an inch.

"Naruto, come and say hello to your friend. If nothing unexpected happens, it will accompany you for the rest of your life," Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

"Ah? Okay." Naruto nodded, then put his hands together, bowed, and said, "Hello, big fox, my name is Uzumaki Naruto, nice to meet you in the future."

Kurama was unmoved by Naruto's greeting and roared again, "Friends? Who wants to be friends with you humans? You only covet the power of the tailed beasts!"

Naruto was startled by Kurama's sudden roar and turned to look at Uchiha Touko with a pitiful expression.

"Take a nap first, I'll talk to it." Uchiha Touko smiled, using his eye power to send Naruto's spirit out of the sealed space. Then, he looked up and stared at Kurama with his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan..." Kurama, behind the door, seemed somewhat wary. "What do you want to do? Are you trying to force me to provide power to that brat using genjutsu?"

Uchiha Touko shook his head before speaking, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but my genjutsu skills are poor, and I can't control you without hurting Naruto."

"Hmph!" Nine-Tails snorted coldly.

"However, I can still beat you up with my eye power in this space, so could you please get along well with my disciple in the future, Mr. Kurama?"

Upon hearing the name, the Nine-Tails' enormous pupils contracted, and it struggled violently against the sealing gate, roaring furiously, "Where did you learn this name from?"

"I can't tell you that," Uchiha Touko laughed. "However, I still want to remind you, don't forget the words the Sage of Six Paths left for you tailed beasts."

……

Chapter 136 Konoha Heroes Memorial

"Where did you learn all this from?" The Nine-Tails, after calming down from its frenzy behind the cage, stared at her and asked.

"Is that important?" Uchiha Touko asked with a smile, his Sharingan eyes gleaming.

As Kurama looked at Uchiha Touko's Sharingan, it knew that Uchiha with such eyes would have some strange abilities, and perhaps that was how he knew these long-hidden secrets.

After a moment of silence, Nine-Tails spoke, "You mean, that brat just now was the boy the old man was talking about back then?"

"I have seen you fighting side by side," Uchiha Touko said sincerely.

The Nine-Tails, capable of sensing people's good and evil, stared at Uchiha Touko. It could sense that although Uchiha Touko's thoughts were not entirely pure, he was honest and straightforward when he said those words, and he was not lying.

"Hmph, that brat? Does he even deserve to fight alongside me?" Nine-Tails raised its head and said disdainfully.

"Whether you believe it or not, how about we make a deal?" Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

"A deal?" Nine-Tails asked hesitantly.

"From now on, you should control your chakra and not interfere with Naruto's studies. In exchange, Naruto will be the last Jinchuriki of Konoha," Uchiha Touko said.

"What do you mean by that?" Nine-Tailed Fox asked, puzzled.

“It’s very simple. If you are willing to spend your life with Naruto, I will set you free in the future and designate an area in the ninja world so that you and your eight brothers can live a good life. No one will bother you anymore,” Uchiha Touko said.

"Do you think I would believe what you humans say?" Nine-Tails' eyes flickered slightly, but it still gritted its teeth and said.

"Believe it or not, Naruto is my disciple now. If he fails to learn ninjutsu because of you, I really will come and beat you up," Uchiha Touko said.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Nine-Tails roared, but his expression seemed somewhat fierce but actually weak.

Uchiha Touko said nothing, but released his complete Susanoo into the sealed space. After evolving into the Eternal Eye, Uchiha Touko's Susanoo also had complete armor. The armor was covered with runes formed from the dynamic natural energy, and he also had a true exclusive artifact at his waist, a long sword called Futsu-no-Mitama.

Kurama looked at Uchiha Touko's Susanoo with apprehension, and his mind involuntarily recalled the two people who had toyed with him at will decades ago.