Rising to his feet, Ning Feng adjusted the genin forehead protector on his brow. Just as he was about to leave his room, he suddenly noticed something—
The genin forehead protector actually had attributes.
[Genin Forehead Protector]
A symbol worn by those who have successfully graduated from the Ninja Academy.
Effects:
+500 DefenseCan block attacks to the headReduces head damage by 30%
The attributes weren't impressive, but better than nothing.
Leaving his room, Ning Feng headed straight to the Uchiha clan's council hall.
In the main seat of the hall, Uchiha Fugaku sat quietly. Beside him were several Uchiha elders, all of them unfamiliar faces to Ning Feng.
Even so, Ning Feng could clearly sense it—
From each of these elders emanated a thick killing aura, the kind that only came from those who had walked through countless life-and-death battles.
Among them, Uchiha Fugaku's killing intent was the strongest—stronger even than Itachi's.
"This is Uchiha Peak—my son," Fugaku said with a satisfied smile before Ning Feng could speak.
"A few days ago, he made great contributions by killing Mist Village spies."
"He was even personally promoted to the ANBU by the Hokage."
In truth, even now, Fugaku's heart was still shaken.
The reason was simple.
From the moment Uchiha Peak began training in ninjutsu, it hadn't been long at all—yet this boy had already awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan and mastered many of the Uchiha clan's ninjutsu and taijutsu.
Fugaku had once believed Uchiha Itachi to be a peerless genius beyond his age.
But now it seemed—
Uchiha Peak was even more terrifying.
Only five years old, yet already so valued by the Hokage that he was being sent directly into the ANBU.
"Truly outstanding at such a young age. Whether the Uchiha clan can continue its glory will depend on this generation—Itachi and Peak."
"Indeed. I was once worried about the future of our Uchiha clan, but now it seems those worries were completely unnecessary."
"If only my own children were half as capable as Peak…"
The elders murmured among themselves, full of praise and admiration.
Yet beneath their envy, a faint trace of unwillingness flashed through their eyes.
They all knew—
As the main family, Uchiha Fugaku controlled all of the clan's resources. For a long time, the branch families had kept a close eye on his position as clan head.
But the appearance of Itachi and Peak had completely shattered their ambitions.
Among their generation, no one could rival these two.
"Ah… if only Uchiha Obito were still alive, perhaps there would be someone who could compete…"
One elder thought regretfully.
Seeing the looks in the elders' eyes, Fugaku curled his lips slightly.
His position as clan head was now secure—likely for a very, very long time.
In truth, the reason he had summoned Uchiha Peak today was precisely to make these ambitious elders shut their mouths.
Only by doing so could he truly maintain absolute control over the Uchiha clan.
"Hahaha, elders, there's no need for regret. Perhaps soon enough, your families will also produce geniuses like Peak."
Then Fugaku's expression slowly turned cold.
"Peak, I called you here today not only to let you meet your uncles and elders, but also because there's another matter I wish to discuss."
"You're about to join the ANBU. Inside the ANBU, there are countless secrets."
"I hope that, when the time comes, you'll relay those secrets back to us."
"Just like your brother—Uchiha Itachi."
As soon as these words fell, before Ning Feng could respond, the Uchiha elders exchanged knowing looks with one another.
Clearly, something was being plotted in the shadows.
Ning Feng inwardly sneered.
As expected.
In the original story, there was a period when Uchiha Itachi acted as a double agent—passing Konoha's intelligence to the Uchiha clan, and the clan's intelligence back to Konoha.
Now that Ning Feng was about to enter the ANBU, the Uchiha clan wanted him to become another spy.
"Of course," Fugaku added quickly, seemingly afraid Ning Feng might refuse,
"these secrets are mostly insignificant—just things meant to strengthen the Uchiha clan."
"Yes, nothing important at all," the elders chimed in.
"And we'll give you plenty of benefits in return."
Listening to them, Ning Feng smiled faintly.
He had long expected this day would come.
As for intelligence?
When the time came, he could just fabricate some harmless nonsense.
As long as he could grow fast enough and resolve everything before the night of the massacre, that would be enough.
After all—
The Uchiha clan couldn't be destroyed.
Otherwise, how would he dominate the ninja world?
By himself, he was far from enough.
One day, when he returned to the real world and demonic beasts descended—
Others would be casting ninjutsu,
And he would simply summon the entire Uchiha clan.
What kind of terror would that be?
"I can provide information," Ning Feng said calmly, smiling.
"But I'll need something in exchange."
Real intelligence?
Of course he wouldn't give that away.
Seeing how obedient Ning Feng appeared, Fugaku nodded in satisfaction.
"Good, very good. Whether your father can rise to the upper echelons of Konoha depends on you now."
Soon, the Uchiha elders began celebrating enthusiastically, as if with Itachi and Peak as twin blades, the Uchiha clan would be unstoppable.
But Ning Feng, who knew the Naruto story all too well, also understood—
The Uchiha clan's actions came from desperation.
As Konoha developed, clans like Yamanaka and Akimichi had firmly attached themselves to the Hokage, occupying high-level positions and reaping immense benefits.
By contrast, ever since Uchiha Madara's defection, the Uchiha—once Konoha's greatest contributors—had been increasingly marginalized.
With Minato Namikaze in power, there wasn't even a single Uchiha seat in Konoha's upper leadership.
At present, the highest position the Uchiha held was merely Chief of the Military Police Force.
In short—
Under Konoha's quiet exclusion, the Uchiha clan's survival had become more and more difficult.
Now, with Itachi and Peak both gaining the Hokage's favor and entering the ANBU, this was the Uchiha clan's best chance to rise again.
For the ambitious Uchiha Fugaku, this was even more so.
What Fugaku didn't know, however, was this—
Uchiha Peak was far more ambitious than he would ever imagine.
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