Chapter 210: Since the Hokage Can't Tolerate the Uchiha x Then Blow Up the School
The Ninja Academy training field was an open space with dozens of wooden stakes.
These stakes were specially made for students to practice Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Ninja Tools like shuriken throwing...
Hiruzen Sarutobi gently patted Roy's back. The old man and the young boy stood with their backs against a lush sycamore tree full of tender green leaves, watching the little ninjas called by Yuu Yoshioka step forward one by one to perform the "Fireball Jutsu."
Speaking of Fugaku, speaking of the Uchiha... even Roy, formerly an outsider and now the eldest son of Fugaku Uchiha, bearing the title of "Young Master," had to admit... Hiruzen's stereotypes about the Uchiha being "rigid," "tense," and "aloof" were not unfounded.
Being naturally evil is the Uchiha's undertone. Based on their [Kekkei Genkai], the darker, stronger, more extreme, and more twisted they become... this is the interpretation of "twisting to become strong."
Opening eyes only under "strong stimulation"... awakening "Mangekyou" only by "transplanting" the eyes of close relatives... This is "Indra," this is "Yin Release."
Just as "Light" and "Shadow" oppose yet unify contradictorily, so do "Yang" and "Yin."
"I don't know about other Uchiha, but for me," the boy made no comment on Hiruzen's evaluation of his father, just smiled at the old man, "Though I am in the dark, my heart always yearns for the light."
Hiruzen's hand stroking the boy's back paused. The eyes hidden under the hat were slightly stunned. Looking at the boy again, he shook his head slowly. "That doesn't sound like something someone your age would say. Who taught you?"
"You did." Roy lifted his chin, gesturing towards the "slogans" carved on the school walls.
Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, then remembered. To guide students towards the "Will of Fire" and increase the little ninjas' sense of belonging to Konoha... he had personally drafted a series of "motivational" slogans, instructing the school to carve them and repaint them every academic year to avoid fading... Recovering, he immediately met a pair of teasing eyes.
"Yoshioka-sensei admires Hokage-sama very much," Roy said smilingly. "He always says the Third is the strongest Hokage in history..."
The boy paused, tilting his head and looking innocently at Hiruzen. "Is that true?"
"Cough... cough..." Hiruzen blushed, coughing twice with a fist to his mouth. "Every Hokage has their strengths and weaknesses. It's... hard to compare..."
Hmm... true... In terms of thickness of face, if you claim second, Hashirama and Tobirama wouldn't dare claim first.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
Fizz~ A fireball barely larger than a fist, wobbly, extinguished by the wind halfway before hitting the stake.
Another little ninja stole a glance here and went down in shame...
Yuu Yoshioka shook his head and continued, "Yano!"
The little ninja named Yano stepped out, looking nervously at Hiruzen. Encouraged by Hiruzen's smile, the boy began forming seals clumsily. After failing once, he succeeded the second time. Opening his mouth, he did worse than the previous one. The fireball only condensed in his throat and extinguished upon exit, awkwardly spewing a puff of black smoke...
"Takuya... Kawasaki... Yuna..."
One by one... as Yoshioka called their names to perform the "Fireball Jutsu," occasionally a little ninja performed brightly, hitting the stake with a fireball and leaving a scorch mark. These were the ones who were gearing up earlier...
Hiruzen and Roy watched quietly. Suddenly the old man said, "Child, do you like Konoha?"
Whoosh~ A gust of wind blew, swaying the sycamore branches behind them. The sun was about to reach its zenith, casting dappled light through the leaves onto Roy. The boy pondered, recalling his past. Whether living as a corporate slave on Earth in his previous life, reborn as the eldest son of the Zoldyck family in Hunter x Hunter growing up on Kukuroo Mountain... or awakening the [Gate of Cognition] to travel to Demon Slayer, active as Eiichiro Kamado in the world of demons and slayers... And now, as a member of the Uchiha, growing up with Mikoto, Fugaku, and later his brother Itachi... Roy reached out his right hand, catching a spot of light, feeling the sunlight linger on his fingertips, warm and full of life...
He said gently but firmly, "Of course."
"I like anywhere the sun shines."
"Heh heh heh..." Hiruzen winked at the boy. "Lucky you were born in Konoha, not the Land of Water."
One of the Five Great Nations, the Land of Water, shrouded in thick fog all year round, pitch dark... let alone seeing a ray of sunshine... Just thinking about staying in such a ghost place, Roy found it easy to understand why Kirigakure implemented the "Blood Mist Policy," closing the village, persecuting those with special abilities, and systematically slaughtering ninja clans with powerful [Kekkei Genkai] like "Ice Style" and "Lava Style"... Ultimately, the environment shapes everything...
Living long-term in a dark place without sunlight inevitably breeds psychological distortions.
"This old man likes sunshine too," Hiruzen imitated Roy, catching a spot of light with his right hand, letting it dance on his fingertips. He said deeply, "I've thought more than once that after retirement, I'd bring a small stool, sit at the door, bask in the sun every day, and watch you vibrant little ninjas come and go, growing batch after batch. It would be a beautiful thing."
"Like fire, burning endlessly?"
"Yes, like fire, burning endlessly."
Bang~ Not far away, a little ninja named "Arima" finally formed seals, opened his mouth, and spat a fireball the size of a human head, hitting the stake and leaving a bowl-sized shallow pit.
He was a child with spiky hair standing straight up... He clenched his right fist and shouted excitedly, "Osu!"
Looking back, he immediately looked at Hiruzen. The old man nodded approvingly. Looking again, he turned to the boy beside him. "Konoha, like fire, will surely continue forever... Jin,"
Hiruzen's open right hand moved slightly, letting the spot of light slip through his fingers. Raising it again, it landed on Roy's shoulder. Looking at him seriously, he asked, "Are you willing to protect Konoha for this?"
Roy looked up. His small figure, barely reaching Hiruzen's shoulder, fearlessly met Hiruzen's gaze. Looking back seriously, he asked, "Does Hokage-sama's Konoha include the Uchiha?"
Meeting the boy's clear and bright eyes, Hiruzen hesitated for a moment...
He thought of Danzo... "Every single Uchiha deserves to die!"
Thought of his teacher Tobirama... "The Uchiha are a clan born evil!"
Thought of Koharu Utatane... "Hiruzen, absolutely do not let the Uchiha with Sharingan near Kushina. If they control the Nine-Tails, it would be a disaster for the village."
Thought of Homura Mitokado... "Must be wary of the Uchiha, absolutely cannot let them grow strong and threaten the Hokage's position."
Just then, he heard Yuu Yoshioka raise his voice, shouting towards them, "Your turn, Jin Uchiha!"
As Hiruzen recovered from his daze... The boy, wearing the windbreaker with the Uchiha crest woven by his mother Mikoto, brushed past his shoulder. His back wasn't big but carried the blazing sun. His steps weren't heavy but firm enough. Without looking back, he said, "So..."
"Hokage-sama's fire is just fire. Your fire isn't hot enough,"
"Can't cover the Uchiha, can't protect the ninja world,"
Tap... tap... Footsteps rose!
Wind moved, lifting the boy's hem. Ren released, igniting fiercely!
Aura nodes opened, all Nen converted into [Scorching True Meaning]!
Fwoosh~ Two clusters of flames enveloped Roy from bottom to top!
Step by step, he walked on "Flame Lotuses," leaving a trail of burning scorch marks...
Yuu Yoshioka... Yano... Takuya... Arima's expressions changed, all coloring. Their eyes, filled with pride, loss, or shame, all reflected the boy's face. Instinct drove their feet, subconsciously making way for him...
Then, it was seen...
At some point, Roy stopped. Separated by hundreds of meters, nearly twice the testing distance, he formed hand seals and said casually, "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
Whoosh~ Opening his mouth, he spat lightly...
A red glow burst from his throat like a great sun, tearing through the darkness, announcing the dawn. Suddenly leaving his mouth, it expanded... expanded... and expanded again!
Until it expanded to the size of a classroom, even... expanding one last time in the wind to half the size of the training field! Under the blazing sun, casting a shadow, completely enveloping Yoshioka and all the students and teachers!
BOOM! Another strike, shooting towards the distant wooden stakes!
Instantly... it turned into a fire dragon rushing out, baring fangs and brandishing claws, devouring dozens of wooden stakes along with the school wall printed with "motivational slogans" behind them!
Finally turning into a soaring pillar of fire, adding a magnificent red under the blue sky and white sun!
The Hokage hat on Hiruzen's head, symbolizing Konoha's supreme power, was blown off by the shockwave, rolling and falling to the ground with a plop!
Silence was the Ninja Academy today.
Thump... thump... thump... Terrified students collapsed one after another.
Gulp~ Yuu Yoshioka swallowed hard.
As the flames dissipated... a fan-shaped scorched path leading out of the school brutally broke into everyone's view!
The boy exhaled lightly. Turning slowly, he glanced faintly at the dazed Hiruzen across the sea of shocked or dumbfounded heads...
His body exploded with a Poof, vanishing into the world...
"A clone... just a clone..."
Under the sycamore tree, Hiruzen... fell silent.
He and the teachers and students, the little ninjas he verbally regarded as Konoha's future, stood quietly in the messy training field. Their faces... flushed red by the residual fire light...
Unable to recover for a long time...
"Father, you might... have to work overtime."
Uchiha Clan Compound.
In the small courtyard adjacent to the Konoha commercial district, belonging to Fugaku Uchiha.
Feeling the clone's aura depleted and dissipating in the wind, Roy lay side by side with Fugaku and Itachi on the corridor, turning to the man.
Fugaku, having just pulled an all-nighter, intended to take a nap enjoying the sunshine with his son. Hearing this, a bad feeling rose in his heart. Opening his eyes to look at Roy, "What did you do?"
"Nothing... just accidentally opened a hole in the school..."
Fugaku Uchiha: "..."
Itachi: "..."
Sleepiness vanished. Getting up, sure enough...
An Anbu wearing a cat face mask appeared in the courtyard.
"Fugaku-sama, Hokage summons!"
The Anbu, carrying a long sword on his back and a kunai at his waist, looked deeply at Roy.
His gaze was then blocked by Fugaku straightening his back. "Go back and report to Hokage-sama, say I... will come immediately."
"Yes." The Anbu withdrew his gaze, leaped onto the wall, and disappeared.
Only then did Fugaku glare at his son. "Go write down that [Severed Limb Regrowth Technique] of yours, hurry!"
Roy rolled over lazily. "Itachi, I'll dictate, you write."
Fugaku glared: "Don't you have many hands? Write it yourself!"
Roy: "..."
"Fine."
Getting up, he pinched Itachi who was suppressing a laugh, and went to the study with Fugaku. A moment later, he wrote down [Regenerate Arms] from memory and handed it to Fugaku to take away.
Creeak~ The door sounded... Mikoto Uchiha, wearing an apron, just finished lunch. She shouted to Fugaku who had just put on his shoes to leave, "Anata (Husband), lunch is ready, eat before you go."
"Not eating, too angry!" Fugaku snorted coldly, storming out the door without looking back... leaving Itachi peeking through the door and Mikoto looking at each other in dismay.
"Itachi, how did your brother make your dad angry again?"
"Nii-san... blew up the school!" Itachi said obediently.
Mikoto: "..."
Through the half-open study door, she glared at Roy lazily slumped behind the desk, saying helplessly, "Eat first."
Turning back into the kitchen, she brought out tonkatsu rice bowl paired with fresh miso soup with bitter chrysanthemum, instantly throwing her son blowing up the school to the back of her mind.
Nothing is bigger than eating...
Root.
Danzo hadn't been removed from the position of "Hokage's Assistant" due to the future Uchiha massacre yet.
Hiding in the dark basement, he replicated the layout of the Hokage's office one-to-one.
He sat behind a huge desk almost identical to Hiruzen's, eating a simple meal.
At some point, his single eye moved, hearing three knocks on the door... Knock... knock... knock...
He said calmly, "Enter!"
Creeak~ The door opened. A ninja wearing a mask, wrapped completely in a black robe, walked in.
Carrying a bandage-wrapped rapier on his back, he bowed to Danzo as soon as he entered the office.
"Torune,"
"Speak, what is it?"
"Reporting to Danzo-sama, the school... was blown up!"
Clatter~ Chopsticks fell on the table, then rolled onto the floor...
Danzo Shimura was stunned for a moment. Looking up at Torune Aburame, he narrowed his eyes. "Who did it?!"
"Jin Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha's son!"
Danzo: "6."
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