"Minami, don't neglect your sealing techniques. If you need help, let me know, and I'll do my best to assist you."
Uchiha Yoichi suddenly remembered there was another Uzumaki in Konoha called Uzumaki Kushina, who should now be the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki. He wondered if they knew each other.
Their ages were about the same, but he wasn't sure if they were acquainted.
"Minami, there's another member of the Uzumaki Race in the village, called Uzumaki Kushina. Do you know her?"
"Kushina?"
Upon hearing the name, Uzumaki Minami fell into reminiscence but quickly said, "I knew her as a child. The Great Elder taught us sealing techniques together. But when I was eight, Kushina left, and I've never seen her since..."
As a child, she was also outstanding within the Uzumaki Race, although she awakened the Vajra Seal much later than Uzumaki Kushina. Her chakra contained powerful healing abilities, earning her special attention from the Great Elder.
Unfortunately, war broke out in the Land of Whirlpools later, and before Uzumaki Minami could be trained, she had to wander the Ninja World.
"Now that Uzumaki Kushina should be the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki, it might be difficult for you to meet her. Even if you greet her in the future, you may be inspected thoroughly."
Uchiha Yoichi remarked that not many people knew about Kushina becoming a Jinchuriki, even the Uchiha Race wasn't very aware.
"Then I won't see her. I'm only slightly acquainted with Kushina as a clan member..."
Uzumaki Minami shook her head and said; she knew who she needed to rely on now. When her parents and the clan elders fought to send them away, they advised her not to go to Konoha and to live incognito in the Ninja World.
However, Uzumaki Minami couldn't stay hidden. After her abilities were revealed in the Land of Grass, she was taken to the Grass Village. Without missions, she acted as a restoration resource, and with missions, she had to slow down, operating as a Perception Ninja in the squad.
After being brought out of the Land of Grass by Uchiha Yoichi, she now could only rely on him.
"It's not that you won't see her, but as someone I brought back, with my relationship with Konoha's higher-ups currently very cold, if you approach Uzumaki Kushina, you'll be secretly monitored..."
Uchiha Yoichi thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Let's focus on training and increasing strength first, Minami. I need your sealing techniques."
"I understand, Lord Yoichi..."
"By the way, if the house is troublesome, get someone to clean it. In a few days, I'll purchase a place near the training grounds or forest with the clan. This place is a bit small...."
Uchiha Yoichi glanced at the house, left behind by his original parents, and felt no attachment, just simply thought it was a bit small for two people.
Now, Uchiha Yoichi needed to prioritize training, living close to the training grounds could save time and allow for fewer interruptions.
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"Summons from the Otherworld, come forth!"
The Magic Meat Sheep from the summoning list was summoned again. Uchiha Yoichi stepped forward and held the goat from the Elemental Forest, checking its gender. He felt satisfied and picked it up, preparing to return to the clan.
The taste of this goat meat and its energizing effects were unforgettable for Uchiha Yoichi. Not only did he enjoy it, but even the Second Elder tried it once and couldn't forget.
So Uchiha Yoichi thought about raising these goats. The summoned goats' gender was random. If he could breed them into a herd, he'd have a constant source of Magic Meat Sheep to eat.
As for whether they'd appear after changing their living environment to the Ninja World, only after a period of breeding could this be confirmed. However, the Ninja World also had natural energy, and Uchiha Yoichi could only hope these Magic Goats adapted here.
The Second Elder already helped him find a mountain outside the village to raise the Magic Goats, arranged a few clan members to watch over, and found someone outside who's raised goats to take care of them meticulously.
The expenses would be covered by Uchiha Yoichi, as this was his enterprise, and he wasn't short of money.
If the Magic Goats could successfully breed in the Ninja World without changing their taste, they could become top-tier cuisine in the Ninja World, the kind without fifty thousand ryo per serving.
Uchiha Yoichi sent this summoned Magic Goat to the Second Elder to have it transferred to the farm and found Kakashi visiting upon returning.
"Good morning, Captain."
"The squad has been disbanded, and weren't you supposed to be receiving training from Senior Hatake? How come you have time to visit me today?"
After sitting down, Uchiha Yoichi asked; after Danzo leaked the mission to the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hokage Building strictly regulated the squad numbers, even Chunin Squads had to have four members.
They were likely targeting just the two-person squad, although Uchiha Yoichi recently had no plans to leave the village. So if he left, it'd be to target the Shimura Family with the clan members.
"My father went on a mission. I originally wanted to take a mission, but now I can't find a mission squad, so I must wait... Captain, should we train together this afternoon?"
No mission squad, no father's spar, and rather than doing those boring C and D-Class tasks, it was better to spar with Uchiha Yoichi.
As for whether to keep distance from Uchiha Yoichi, Hatake Sakumo said nothing, just let Kakashi choose.
Uchiha Yoichi nodded slightly, "Sure, having someone to spar with is better than training alone. Since Senior Hatake is not in the village, why not stay tonight for dinner."
Upon hearing this, Kakashi's eyes brightened slightly and he promptly said, "Captain, can I order dishes? I want the lamb from last time."
"...Alright."
Uchiha Yoichi's lips twitched slightly, knowing he had few summons left. After finishing the lamb at home, he would have to send a few to the farm. If they wanted to eat, they'd have to wait until the farm's Magic Goats bred and grew strong.
The sparring with Kakashi still involved swordsmanship, although Uchiha Yoichi wore weights during it. Otherwise, with his abundant chakra, speed, and even slightly weaker sword skill than Kakashi, he could still win easily due to physical advantage and the Sharingan.
After upgrading to the Two-Tomoe, the dynamic visual abilities of the Sharingan grew stronger, combined with the reaction speed brought by training the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, allowing him to gradually learn the Hatake Blade Technique.
However, without the enhancement of Wind Release Chakra Cutting change, the power of the Hatake Blade Technique would be much weaker.
Besides, Uchiha Yoichi had his own swordsmanship style characterized by its fierceness!
It's about relying on speed and power to strike vital spots like the throat, eyes, heart, and various other bodily critical points, which were his attack targets, with little change in his swordsmanship.
Even wearing an eighty-pound weight, sparring with Kakashi was challenging for him.
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"Lord Yoichi, take a look at my recent achievements."
A few days later in the evening, after dining, Uzumaki Minami suddenly called Uchiha Yoichi and placed a blank scroll on the table.
Uzumaki Minami quickly formed the seals and placed her hand on the blank scroll, shouting, "Seal!"
In the next moment, the blank scroll appeared with a vortex-like seal and four additional sealing symbols around the vortex.
Then, Uzumaki Minami wiped non-existent sweat off her forehead and said with a smile, "Lord Yoichi, this is what I've been practicing lately, the technique the Great Elder taught us as kids. I've mastered the Four Symbols Seal!"