A few hours later.
"Satoshi-sensei, I can control my Chakra now."
Naruto gathered Chakra in his feet and swayed back and forth on the giant tree. He looked quite happy.
"Hehehe, I'm a genius." Naruto grinned happily, then lost control of his Chakra.
He slipped, falling face-first towards the ground.
"Mommy! Help!"
Satoshi covered his face. This kid really was...
He caught Naruto and then tossed him to the riverbank.
"Water walking. If you accidentally fall in, you'll drown, you know."
Naruto gulped, carefully stepping onto the water's surface. Under the influence of fear, Naruto frantically squeezed out his potential.
"Ahhhh!"
Satoshi narrowed his eye, he clearly saw an orange light flash around Naruto. He didn't expect the cheat to activate so quickly.
Then...
"Gurgle... Gurgle... Help! Gurgle..."
"Sigh... It seems it's still not enough."
Satoshi pulled Naruto out.
Naruto skillfully stripped off his clothes, wiped himself, changed, and then put his wet clothes by the fire to dry. It was clear he had repeated this action countless times.
As for the wounds on his body, they were slowly healing.
Satoshi said, "That's enough for today. We'll continue another day."
—
Uchiha clan territory, training ground.
Sasuke took a deep breath.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!
Looking at the small fireball he spat out, Sasuke was a bit dejected.
"It's just as father said, I still can't compare to you, nii-san."
Sasuke sat down on the ground, picking up small pebbles and throwing them.
Itachi gently stroked Sasuke's head and said, "You're already very good, Sasuke. When I was your age, I couldn't do this."
Sasuke said, "That's not true. Father said you're a rare genius in the clan, able to learn any Ninjutsu with just one lesson."
Hearing the words "genius," Itachi paused, then returned to normal.
What genius? Just a stepping stone for that guy.
As the young clan head of the Uchiha, Itachi had a very proud heart. Likewise, he knew he was his father's pride.
After he lost to Satoshi, his father never blamed him.
He often dreamed of being defeated by Satoshi during this time. It was almost becoming his inner demon.
To defeat this inner demon, he practiced like a madman, to the point where even his close friend Shisui couldn't stand to watch.
Shisui advised him to adjust properly first but Itachi wouldn't listen.
After every sparring session, Itachi would ask Shisui a question.
Can I defeat Satoshi now?
Shisui just shook his head and said, "Don't worry about it."
Then, Itachi understood.
Shisui's meaning was clear: Don't ask, you can't beat him.
Itachi's sudden silence made Sasuke feel that the atmosphere was off. He rolled his eyes and quickly guessed the reason.
"Nii-san, you'll defeat that guy sooner or later."
"If you can't defeat him, then when I grow up, I'll take the Chunin Exams and defeat him in front of everyone."
Sasuke waved his fists, looking full of confidence.
Itachi smiled and stroked Sasuke's head.
My dear little brother, as long as I have a breath left, I won't let you be on the front lines.
"Let's continue."
"Okay."
—
At the same time, in Danzo's house.
Due to Hiruzen's order, Danzo was temporarily relieved of his duties. He couldn't go out casually during this time and could only rely on subordinates to relay information.
But the death of Torune, his most useful and hardworking subordinate, gave Danzo quite a headache. He needed to find an opportunity to borrow some capable ninjas from various ninja clans.
If they didn't agree, then he would just find some arbitrary charge against them and invite their clan heads to Root for tea.
"Danzo-sama, the two Advisors are here to see you."
"Let them in."
Homura and Koharu removed their hoods and sat in front of Danzo.
They didn't bother with pleasantries and spoke directly.
"Danzo, what madness has gotten into Hiruzen? Why did he relieve you of your duties? Doesn't he know that Konoha cannot function for a single day without you?"
Danzo snorted, "You two aren't unfamiliar with our Hokage-sama. He's always wanted to establish a kind, gentle image."
"Lately, he's been acting strange, wanting to win over the Uchiha, and I naturally became a casualty."
Hearing this, Homura and Koharu sighed.
Like Danzo, they had always been hostile towards the Uchiha. Regarding Uchiha matters, they always agreed with anything that targeted them.
But if it meant giving the Uchiha any advantage, they would oppose it with all their might. They even claimed that if Tobirama were alive, he would agree with their actions.
And Hiruzen trusted the three of them greatly, often consulting them on major and minor issues.
But who would have thought Hiruzen would suddenly make such a decision?
"What do we do now? With Danzo dismissed, the Uchiha must be laughing in their sleep."
"Those madmen, I'll round them all up sooner or later, not even a small child will be spared."
Homura pushed up his glasses, trying to calm Danzo.
"The most urgent task is to formulate a new solution."
"Last time we overreached. Not only did we fail to achieve our goal, but we also allowed that brat Satoshi to show off in front of Hiruzen."
"Now Hiruzen has him investigating the Wood Release intruder. With that order, Satoshi can use 'Hokage-sama's orders' as a shield for anything he does."
At this, Homura glanced at Danzo and asked, "That intruder, is he really not your subordinate?"
Danzo snorted, "Of course not. The only successful test subject was taken by Hiruzen and assigned to the Anbu."
"I see."
Danzo was a bit angry.
What did Homura mean by this? They had cooperated for so many years, did they not even have this much trust?
Also, he was suspended, but Homura and Koharu were not.
As Hokage Advisors, these two should be taking on the important task of maintaining Konoha's stability during this time.
But listening to them today, they not only had no information but also turned around and asked him what to do.
Damn it, if he knew what to do, would he be in such a predicament?
Useless!
Just like Hiruzen, they weren't much help.
Danzo was very worried in his heart. This village would truly fall apart without him.
This further strengthened his ideal. He must, absolutely must, become Hokage.
—
A few days passed, and the investigation into the intruder hit a bottleneck.
Satoshi and his two companions had practically turned Konoha upside down but found nothing.
Satoshi asked, "Kakashi-senpai, why do you think that intruder only has one Sharingan?"
Kakashi, who was reading a report, stopped his movements. "You mean that he's not actually an Uchiha? But like me, he obtained it due to some special circumstances?"
Satoshi uttered an "Ah."
Was that what I meant?
I wanted to say...
Forget it, it's hard to explain.
What if he said that the masked man was actually Obito, and the reason he only had one Sharingan was because the other one was with you.
And that he survived because he met the Ninja World's Greatest Menace, Madara.
Now they were trying to destroy this world, blah blah blah.
Who would believe that?
Why don't you also say there are aliens in this world?
(End of Chapter)
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