The Ninja Academy had been extremely lively these past two days.
Because Tobirama had arrived.
At the request of Isshin, Tobirama ultimately still joined the Ninja Academy—
to broaden his connections and learn some basic knowledge and ninjutsu.
This matter even reached Hiruzen's ears.
Because the reviewers from the administrative department very tactfully indicated that a child with a two-tomoe Sharingan, even if lacking experience… becoming a genin should not be much of a problem.
But Isshin firmly refused and declared with great certainty:
"Joining the Ninja Academy is for learning knowledge? No. It is so that every Uchiha can learn the Fire Will of the Third-sama…"
"Power is only secondary!"
"What is going on with you people? From the way I see it, you must have previously belonged to the Senju clan, right? And you still lack this level of awareness…"
"If the First-sama's spirit still watches from heaven, seeing the Senju in their current state, he would weep!"
Such words—so unlike the usual tone of the Uchiha, yet carrying a somewhat abstract flavor—spread instantly…
The Uchiha clan head passionately discussing the Fire Will carried a trace of dark humor that made people unable to help but laugh.
...
Ninja Academy.
Tobirama quietly looked at the tome in his hand, calculating the set of abilities he could currently use.
'The Flying Thunder God Technique definitely isn't convenient to use right now, and there's no real need for it either…'
'For conventional elemental techniques, I should mainly rely on Fire Release…'
Tobirama clenched his fist, sensing the strength of this body.
'I'll weave in some Water Release as groundwork.'
'As for swordsmanship and taijutsu, it doesn't matter much. In those aspects, Izuna and I were always about the same. After borrowing from each other and blending techniques for so many years, even I can't distinguish them anymore…'
The moment this thought surfaced, Tobirama suddenly felt something a little strange.
But he did not think about it further.
He was already becoming more and more accustomed to this body.
Just like the body from his previous life, it also possessed all seven chakra attributes.
However, compared to the Water Release he had been better at before, Tobirama now felt that Fire Release was somewhat easier to use. Even the combat methods he outlined in his mind now incorporated the Sharingan.
There was no helping it—these eyes were simply too useful.
If one never experienced it personally, it was impossible to understand why members of the Uchiha clan burst into laughter after awakening their eyes.
It was similar to how he had painstakingly spent ten years developing the Flying Thunder God, yet someone else could obtain something comparable overnight…
Even if it was not the Mangekyō Sharingan—just the three-tomoe Sharingan—it was already comprehensive enough.
Not to mention in combat—Tobirama felt that if he had possessed the Sharingan to assist him back then… he might have developed even more forbidden techniques!
'Actually, when I developed the Flying Thunder God back then, didn't I laugh as well?' another strange thought arose in Tobirama's mind.
Perhaps the world itself was one giant Uchiha.
In this cruel ninja world, shinobi more or less all experience intense emotional fluctuations.
"Everyone, this is my brother!"
Shisui cheerfully led a group of people over and grandly introduced Tobirama: "His name is Uchiha Seisui, and he's very strong!"
"Although he was unfortunately abducted by Kusagakure and never received any systematic training in jutsu, he still awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan and even helped our ninja kill many enemies…"
"I hope everyone can become friends with my brother!"
Behind Shisui stood his friends from the Ninja Academy.
Kakashi, Obito, Might Guy, Asuma, Nohara Rin, and the others…
And in truth, even without Shisui's introduction, Tobirama was already a major star at the Ninja Academy.
Rather than Shisui introducing friends to his brother, it would be more accurate to say that Shisui's friends wanted to get to know this older brother of his.
The tragic beginning of being abducted by Kusa, the experience of killing enemies in a desperate counterattack, together with his build that was obviously different from that of the Academy students, plus that face that seemed like a fusion of Izuna and Tobirama…
The moment he stepped into the Ninja Academy, he was met with wave after wave of screams.
It left Tobirama feeling somewhat complicated.
When he was Hokage, he had never seen children idolize him like this…
"Hello," Tobirama said with a slight nod.
Asuma froze for a moment.
For some reason, he inexplicably felt a trace of familiarity from this brother…
'It's like Father—there's a kind of confidence in every gesture he makes…'
'What am I even thinking? If other people found out what I was thinking, they'd definitely laugh at me!'
Asuma shook his head and introduced himself with a smile.
Then came Kakashi, Guy, Aoba, and the others…
At that very moment, Obito came rushing over in a flurry and shouted: "Damn it, how could you meet a new friend without me? You guys are seriously not loyal enough!"
As he shouted, Obito tripped on flat ground and fell, then pounded the ground and said: "Damn it, I'm already a strong guy who's awakened the Sharingan, so why am I still tripping?!"
The expression behind Kakashi's mask was starting to crack. "Obito, who even asked you?"
"You've been repeatedly stressing this Sharingan thing to us for almost three or four months already. Everyone knows you awakened it…"
"I suspect you deliberately fell just so you could bring up the Sharingan again."
Obito sat cross-legged on the ground and did not get up, instead grinning as he said: "You're jealous of this great me's talent, right?"
"It's fine, Kakashi. Once we graduate from the Ninja Academy, I'll protect you!"
"Even though the ninja outside are all really scary, with these Sharingan of mine, they won't be that scary anymore!"
Obito said proudly with his hands on his hips, secretly glancing at Rin beside him.
"I've even learned a really powerful Fire Release too!"
Even Guy twitched his brows and, for once, did not encourage Obito with talk of youth.
Although he had more or less already remembered Obito's name—after all, their little group spent all day together… he also felt that Obito was occasionally a bit silly and not as smart as he was.
But Tobirama did not think so.
What he looked at was not Obito's surface behavior, but the deeper qualities he possessed as an Uchiha…
From the way he ran, one could tell his physical ability was at an excellent level among his peers.
And the fact that he kept looking at the girl beside him, spoke in a rather offbeat way, and liked expressing himself were all signs that his emotions were abundant…
Combining what had been said—having already awakened the Sharingan and being skilled in Fire Release…
Tobirama's internal Uchiha alarm radar began buzzing loudly!
This was simply the most dangerous kind of Uchiha…
They appeared harmless and carefree on the surface, laughing and joking. But once a major upheaval occurred, they would draw extremely terrifying power from negative emotions, and even their personality would be affected by it.
As if they had become a completely different person…
'I need to pay special attention to this kid and list him as a key observation target.'
A thought stirred in Tobirama's mind. 'Hiruzen, was this also within your calculations?'
With Hiruzen's position as Hokage, there was actually no way for him to conduct comprehensive surveillance over the Uchiha.
The ANBU's manpower was limited.
Moreover, it would not be easy to explain the Uchiha issue to the people below him…
After all, the more friendly they appeared, the more likely problems were to arise—while having a foul temper instead somehow made them safer?
Wouldn't that be forcing the Uchiha clan into opposition with the village?
It was counter to logic and did not align with the image of the Will of Fire in practice.
But Tobirama was different…
He could go deep into the Uchiha clan.
Like a radar, sweeping for unstable elements among the Uchiha.
With his current identity as "Uchiha Seisui," he could find ways to eliminate those hidden dangers in advance.
No one understood better than he did what kind of Uchiha were dangerous—and which possessed potential!
Tobirama slowly walked over to Obito and looked down at him.
The two tomoe flickered within his eyes.
He extended a hand toward him. "Get up. The ground is cold…"
Obito looked up blankly at Tobirama's face and unconsciously grabbed the hand before standing up…
Handsome—so handsome! Up close he looked even more handsome…
Much better than that smug guy Kakashi, who knows by how much!
In that instant, a thought flashed through Obito's mind—like someone who had found a new favorite and forgotten the old one.
"Y-you're Uchiha Seisui, right?"
"I already heard about your story back in the clan compound! It's really amazing…"
"I heard Obachan say that Fugaku-sama mentioned you—you even refused to become the Hokage's disciple, saying you wanted to walk your own ninja path. That's so cool!" Obito rattled off a whole stream of words.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen's "pension money" had been distributed…
Obito's grandmother had much more financial breathing room. She no longer had to worry about making ends meet and now had spare time to go chat in the clan compound, often sighing about how good life in Konoha had become.
Two days ago, she had happened to run into Fugaku speaking eloquently about the backbone of the Uchiha, specifically emphasizing that "Seisui" was an unusual Uchiha.
"You praise me too highly…"
Tobirama waved his hand calmly. "Nice to meet you. Your name is?"
"My name is Obito—Uchiha Obito!"
Obito introduced himself excitedly.
"You're Shisui's older brother, right… it's such a pity the Hokage didn't assign me one. Otherwise, I'd want to have a big brother too!"
Tobirama's thoughts stirred. "You're an Uchiha, and so am I. You can call me brother as well…"
Hearing this, Obito was overjoyed and somewhat awkwardly called out: "Seisui-nii-san!"
Tobirama nodded.
"Shisui, I have a big brother now too—and he's your big brother!"
"Then from now on we're family. By the way, which of us is older? Maybe you should be calling me nii-san?"
Shisui chuckled.
This boundary-less little evil Uchiha brat was really annoying…
My brother was just being polite with you, and you took it seriously?
Forget it—no point arguing with an idiot…
"Nii-san, let's go eat together! We're going to spar later. Do you want to join us?"
Shisui spoke warmly, then leaned close to Tobirama and said quietly: "Although, nii-san, everyone works very hard… though you also have a two-tomoe Sharingan."
"Oh right, nii-san—when you were in Kusagakure, did you hear about ninja from the other great villages? Are they really that powerful? I always hear Kakashi and Sakumo-san talk about it…"
Perhaps stimulated by Obito, Shisui called out "nii-san" several times in a row.
As Tobirama listened, the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.
In the past, he had always been the one calling Senju Hashirama "Elder Brother."
Now having a little Uchiha boy calling him that repeatedly was rather interesting…
And the way Shisui and Obito described ninja from other villages also caught Tobirama's attention.
In his view, these children's abilities were actually quite good, and their training methods had become much more systematic.
Tobirama had also seen that today a parent who was a tokubetsu jōnin had come to teach a class titled "Shuriken Usage and Advanced Techniques."
On the wall there was even a class schedule listing the parents' shifts and the subjects they taught.
Clearly, it was not improvised. It had already been standardized and institutionalized as an officially assigned village task…
"They are indeed very strong, so let's work hard together," Tobirama replied with a smile.
He could see through Shisui and the Ninja Academy students' worries at a glance.
For these future seedlings of Konoha, their parents, teachers, and seniors encouraged them on one hand, because the children truly were doing well, and they did not want to damage their motivation…
But on the other hand, they occasionally frightened them by emphasizing how formidable others were…
They were afraid the children might become arrogant.
Normally, this approach would not remain hidden for very long.
But when Tobirama thought about it again, he quickly understood the reason.
'It is probably the influence of that ninja named Namikaze Minato—the young man who "invented and improved" my Flying Thunder God Technique…'
'He keeps "pressuring" these children, making the external threat seem very great.'
Tobirama smiled faintly.
Now that he had arrived, he would help these children train in more suitable ways and build a better foundation.
Tobirama was also gradually beginning to understand what Hiruzen had said…
Although he still thought about everything with the mindset of a Hokage, living a second life, under various objective limitations—such as infiltrating the Uchiha, the opinions and scrutiny of others—forced Tobirama to slow his pace and experience a new life.
Even though the Ninja Academy had been his creation, he himself had never experienced attending school.
At the age of seven or eight, he had already begun crossing blades with Uchiha Izuna…
Even though Tobirama still did not plan to stay long, it was nevertheless a rather wonderful experience.
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