Chapter 351 Karma

"Okay, that's it for today, everyone, please be safe after school and go home early. Well, that's it."

Iruka gave instructions to the students in the class, and then walked out of the classroom with the textbook picked up from the desk.

The moment Iruka walked out of the classroom, there was a deafening cheer in the class, as if he had been released after being imprisoned, and everyone's face showed an extremely relaxed color.

Even Uchiha Sasuke, who is a top student, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Different from the rest of the people who breathed a sigh of relief, Sasuke thought that he could finally end this boring class, and the next thing was his extremely important personal training time.

It's not that he looks down on Iruka, but in a place like ninja school, he really can't learn anything useful.

He has already mastered the three body skills involved in the graduation exam, which is unmatched among his peers.

The physical fitness test is also one of the best, except for a certain yellow-haired crane tail who is too energetic.

Practical application of gymnastics is also firmly ranked first in the grade.

It is no longer necessary for him to continue studying at the ninja school.

Unfortunately, the current Konoha is different from the previous years of war. It is strictly required that the students of the ninja school must complete six years of courses before they can graduate from the ninja school.

This is why Sasuke still needs to study in the ninja school, although the knowledge in the ninja school has no effect on Sasuke.

Looking at the frolicking classmates who walked out of the classroom side by side, Sasuke put his hands in his trouser pockets indifferently, which unsurprisingly attracted the attention and screams of the girls, and also left the classroom with a calm expression in the sight of some boys.

Hmph, a bunch of idiots. Sasuke secretly expressed his disdain for such a definition to the classmates in the class.

He left the school and walked towards the woods not far from his house. It was the place where he often used to practice, and it was also part of the heritage of the Uchiha clan. It is now his private territory, and the village has no right to take it back.

In this way, practicing here will avoid the disturbance of idlers.

As for the teacher Iruka's instructions to pay attention to safety and go home early, Sasuke ignored it.

Although he does feel that the recent atmosphere in the village is a bit unusual, the adults will occasionally get together and talk about some sensitive words, such as war, within the kingdom of ghosts...

But this kind of thing has nothing to do with a student like him who has not graduated.

The war is too far away from him.

His only goal now is to improve his strength, kill Uchiha Itachi, and revive the glory of the Uchiha clan.

As for other things, they must be ranked behind this.

In the dark place that Sasuke didn't know, the two Anbu peeked at everything about Sasuke through the hidden shade of trees.

Sasuke's cultivation progress naturally fell into Anbe's eyes, and he recorded everything in detail, picked out the important parts, compiled information, and regularly reported to Hokage.

After all, he is the last member of Konoha Uchiha's tribe. In the future, Konoha's Uchiha will probably need the other party to revive his reputation.

Anbu, who was in charge of looking after Sasuke, didn't dare to be careless, but he didn't expose it to Sasuke either.

For Uchiha Sasuke, Hirazan's mood has always been a mixture of fear and expectation.

Sasuke is Itachi's younger brother. Itachi's ninja talent is not just excellent. In the decades since he served as Naruto, he has never seen anyone with ninja talent that can be compared with Itachi.

As Itachi's younger brother, Sasuke's ninja talent is naturally not bad. If he gets proper teaching, his strength will quickly improve by leaps and bounds. Especially under the oppression of an aggressive mentality like revenge, the opponent will do everything to gain strength.

But on the other hand, he is also afraid of Sasuke's growth.

Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

In today's ninja world, there are already two pairs of such eyes.

One pair belonged to Itachi, and the pupil technique ability is unknown.

One pair belongs to Uchiha Liuli, the pupil technique is ever-changing, and it is close to Lei Dun. However, the specific nature has not been investigated clearly, and the information is still too scarce, let alone targeted methods.

The power of the Kaleidoscope Sharingan is too powerful.

The ninjas of the Uchiha clan have similarly unpredictable personalities.

Even Shisui, who died, had to expose the fact that he had a Kaleidoscope Sharingan only when he had to.

It can be seen that Shisui is not completely loyal to Konoha, and Shisui's kaleidoscope pupil technique can fundamentally change a person's will. If such pupil technique is placed on a Uchiha tribe with unstable factors, it is likely to turn into a disaster for Konoha.

There are too few Uchiha ninjas like Itachi who can think from the perspective of the village without hesitation.

Sasuke, who inherits the same bloodline as Itachi, may awaken the Kaleidoscope Sharingan in the future.

But, will Sasuke stand firmly on the side of the village like Itachi?

After knowing the truth about the genocide.

No, according to the agreement, Itachi will put an end to this possibility.

But in case, Sasuke knows the truth...

just in case

Hizun frowned deeply, looking at the information about Sasuke presented by Anbu, Hizun fell into the same hesitation as before.

Because of his hesitation, Danzo had the opportunity to directly order Itachi to destroy the Uchiha clan, which surpassed Hokage's authority, but also successfully prevented the outbreak of the Konoha Civil War. From the perspective of the overall situation, Danzo is also a contributor to the stability of Konoha Peace.

"Sasuke Uchiha... Sasuke Uchiha..."

With the rise of the Oni Nation, the Uchiha Clan also exists in the Oni Nation. It is impossible to hide this from Sasuke for the rest of his life.

Because it is unrealistic.

Now that he has his order, even if someone in the village mentions the country of ghosts, they still keep secret about the Uchiha clan of the country of ghosts. It can be regarded as temporarily concealing the source of the news.

But Sasuke will know sooner or later, maybe one year later, two years later, four years later... In short, this kind of thing cannot be hidden. It can only be delayed for a while.

Knowing that there are still clansmen still alive, what kind of decision will Sasuke make.

For Sasuke who has lost his clan, revenge has become the only belief of the other party alive.

Even if he has been cultivated in the will of fire since he was a child, it is inevitable that the other party will not have the idea of leaving Konoha and go to the kingdom of ghosts to seek the true power belonging to Uchiha.

"Master Naruto."

There was a knock on the door outside the office.

"Come in."

Hizan put away the folder that recorded Sasuke's information, carefully placed it in a drawer, and said something to the person outside the door.

The door of the office opened, and Nara Shikahisa, the jonoin squad leader, walked in from the outside. The other party held a pile of heavy documents in his arms and put them on Hizan's desk.

"Recently things have become busy again."

Looking at a pile of undisposed documents, Hirizan smoked his pipe, frowning.

"No way, the situation in the Kingdom of Rain is changing too fast, and now the Kingdom of Ghosts is also involved, and the daimyo is getting anxious."

Lu Jiu sighed.

The current Kingdom of Fire does not have the power to fight against the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The post-war development of the Third Ninja World War has not yet fully recovered. Konoha also lost a group of elites in the Battle of the Land of Wind a few months ago.

Ri Zhan opened the top file. Not surprisingly, a considerable part of this pile of files is about the civil war in the Land of Rain.

"Do you think Konoha should step in now?"

It is extremely secretive to infiltrate the Land of Rain. What really disturbs the situation in the Land of Rain is the ninja troop belonging to the Daming House of the Land of Fire. The root of Danzo is only responsible for intelligence collection and does not directly participate in combat.

"Anyway, we can't let the kingdom of ghosts underestimate the power of our Konoha."

Lu Jiu thought about it and said so.

At this time, the attitude must be tougher, even if it is pretending to be tough, it must give the country a look that Konoha is still strong, so that some restless countries that covet the Fire Nation will not dare to act rashly.

"Deterrence?"

"Yes. The Kingdom of Ghosts also has the same idea. Judging from the overall situation of the opponent's layout of the Kingdom of Waves, it does not want to directly break out a war with the big country, but manipulates behind the scenes to conduct a proxy war. Now the Kingdom of Ghosts is stationed in the Kingdom of Rain, and it is the same reason."

Proxy War.

That's easy to understand.

Using a small country as a chessboard, a behind-the-scenes game is played with a big country, and the two sides sit firmly behind to prevent the situation from completely getting out of control.

"But we must also hold the idea of launching an all-out war with a big country. Doing this now just wants us to lose our vigilance."

Ri Zhan said.

After hearing this, Lu Jiu nodded seriously.

Hi Zhan's words are not unreasonable. The initiative cannot be placed in the hands of the ghost country. Even if a full-scale war does not necessarily break out, the mobilization of materials before the war still needs to be completed.

"First dispatch 1,500 ninjas to the western border of the Land of Fire, showing the attitude of marching towards the Land of Rain. The village should be in a pre-war state, and everything must be prepared for the Land of Ghosts."

"Let's hold a Jonin meeting to explain this matter."

Lu Jiu suggested.

"A meeting will be arranged later."

In the past, the form of the Jonin Conference was more important than the meaning, but now as the proportion of Hokage's authority has declined, the importance of the Jonin Conference has also attracted Hirazan's attention. Otherwise, it is not that simple to check and balance the power of consultants and roots.

Thinking of this, Hirizhan couldn't help but miss the past, the time when Bai Fang and Sannin were together.

"By the way, regarding Sasuke Uchiha and Shikahisa, what do you think is a better arrangement?"

Ri Zhan suddenly remembered something, and asked Lu Jiu.

"Uh... this thing..."

To be honest, Shikahisa doesn't want to be involved in the handling of the orphans of the Uchiha clan, because it often means trouble.

"It's okay, there is no pressure here."

Hi Zhan hopes that Lu Jiu will tell the truth.

Lu Jiu sighed, knowing that he couldn't escape.

"Then I'll just say it straight, Hokage-sama. According to my troublesome son, Sasuke Uchiha has basically completed the necessary training in the ninja school. Whether it is three body arts or martial arts, he is undoubtedly at the forefront compared with his peers. If Sasuke Uchiha wants to go further, it doesn't make much sense to stay in the ninja school."

Lu Jiu answered like this.

Things like theory must be put into practice after all.

From the idea of cultivating excellent ninjas as a starting point, it is more appropriate to adopt more elite private teaching for Sasuke.

After all his son Nara Shikamaru, too.

The knowledge in the ninja school is at best a level of learning. The secret ninjutsu of the family is the foundation. In the family, more elite private teaching will be adopted in small classes.

Although the establishment of the ninja school has created the so-called 'fairness', this kind of fairness is also relative fairness, not absolute fairness.

What's more, Sasuke has a blood succession limit that most ninjas don't have, so leaving it like this is just a waste of the opponent's talent.

If it was in the past, Shikaku would not be worried, but now the Uchiha clan has wiped out the clan, Sasuke lost all his elders overnight, no one can guide Sasuke how to use power, and also lost the teaching resources of the Uchiha clan. This is a kind of sadness for Xueji Boundary Ninja.

Konoha is in urgent need of combat effectiveness now. If Sasuke can be trained, he can become a huge help to Konoha in the future.

This is Lu Jiu's idea.

Sun Zhan began to think about it.

It's not that he can't understand Shikahisa's thoughts, but the truth about the extermination of the Uchiha clan is not as simple as it is in the eyes of the world. It involves the "darkness" of Konoha's high-level, which is something Hirizhan does not want to expose.

He was afraid that Sasuke would realize the truth of the genocide sooner or later, and then instead of becoming Konoha's help, he would become a sharp blade piercing Konoha's heart.

Sasuke is the Avenger.

He is no longer an immature child.

Bearing blood and deep hatred, such a person is the easiest to go to extremes. In order to pursue power, it is like Orochimaru who left Konoha...

hesitate.

Such hesitation appeared in his heart more than once, making Ri Zhan's mentality gradually aging.

If he is tougher in the face of the Uchiha clan, maybe the Uchiha clan's affairs will turn around.

This is all caused by his incompetence and hesitation.

Compared to blaming Danzo, he now regrets his incompetence and hesitation even more.

Afterwards, Hizhan's eyes became firm.

Now is not the time to hesitate.

The kingdom of ghosts has begun to interfere in the affairs of the kingdom of wave and the kingdom of rain. These two small countries are adjacent to the kingdom of fire. Once the forces of the kingdom of ghosts enter, it will not be a good thing for the kingdom of fire and Konoha.

This kind of pressure is no less than that during the Third Ninja World War, and the pressure brought by facing Iwakakushi and Sandkakushi at the same time is small.

My own hesitation has brought the Uchiha clan to the end. If Konoha continues to fall because of his own hesitation, he will have no face when he sees the previous Hokage in the future.

What's more, he has already decided to pass on the position of Hokage. Before Jiraiya reverses Tsunade's will, he must leave a stable foundation for Tsunade, lest Danzo take the opportunity to make trouble.

"I understand, I will tell Kakashi about this."

Hiraku said with determination.

"Kakashi?"

Lu Jiu was taken aback.

"The affairs of the security team and Anbu have temporarily stabilized, and there are many things that Kakashi does not need to do by himself. Kakashi has experience in the same group as Uchiha ninjas in the past. Compared with most ninjas in the village, he knows more about Sharingan. And, when the time is right, I hope to absorb Sasuke into Anbu."

Ri Zhan gave an explanation.

With Kakashi's guidance, I hope to dispel some of the other party's inner hatred as much as possible, pay attention to the fetters in the village, and pave the way for Sasuke to join Anbu in the future.

Only in this way can he use Sasuke with confidence.

When Tsunade is in power, no one will be available.

"Is that so?"

Let Kakashi, the minister of Anbu and the acting captain of the security force, personally teach, and arrange for Sasuke to enter Anbu in the future. Shikajiu looked at the resolute Hizan.

This Hokage-sama has indeed changed a bit from the past.

Just this change, earlier is better.

Now, I hope we can turn the tide.

Lu Jiu sighed in his heart, Konoha missed too many opportunities.

Since the fourth generation came to the throne, opportunities have been lost. Now to redeem it, the double pressure from inside and outside, even as the squad leader of Jonin, he feels very heavy.

Of course, there is still one thing Hizhan didn't say.

That is to let Kakashi teach Sasuke, and also to reassure the Itachi outside, saying that Konoha will not treat Sasuke badly, and will provide the best quality teaching for his younger brother.

In this way, Itachi will work harder to serve Konoha.

Even if he is a traitor, he will die for Konoha.

"Master Hokage, you really found me a troublesome task."

In the office of the Anbu headquarters building, Kakashi's rather lazy voice sounded.

Hokage's order is absolute.

For ninjas who are used to being in the Anbu, this rule must not be violated. Even the Minister of Anbu cannot violate it.

Therefore, at the moment Hokage gave the order, Kakashi knew that he could not be lazy again recently.

Finally, he barely managed the affairs of the Anbu and the Security Force. As long as the work of the two departments is on track, he only needs to deal with a certain amount of documents every day, and then take a walk, read novels, and practice Baiya knife skills, and his life can continue like this.

But now I am going to teach the orphans of the Konoha Uchiha clan one-on-one. It's not that I can't understand Hokage's ideas. It's just that I don't have much time to appreciate Jiraiya's new work "Intimate Heaven".

Really, it is the critical moment, and the leisure time may be reduced again in the future.

"Just teaching a child should be easy for the minister."

Standing in Kakashi's office, there was another Anbu ninja, she smiled at Kakashi.

Maoyue Xiyan.

Although she is only an eighteen-year-old girl in her prime, she is already a special jnin in Anbu.

Proficient in Konohstyle swordsmanship.

If an ordinary Jonin is not careful, she will be assassinated by her swordsmanship.

is a sword ninja who hides in the shadows and waits for an opportunity to kill with one blow.

Served as the squad leader in the Anbu.

is also one of Kakashi's trusted subordinates.

"Well... who knows, it will be a trouble after all."

Kakashi casually perfunctory.

He is not only worried about teaching Sasuke, but will squeeze his rest time. If the Kingdom of Demons also comes to intervene, then the task of teaching Sasuke cannot be half-hearted.

No, definitely.

After all, they belong to the Uchiha clan, and Sasuke does not have the background of betraying the clan like Itachi. Sooner or later, he will be picked up by the Uchiha clan of the ghost country and become a member there.

Right now, I just don't want to make a big deal out of it, so I temporarily put Sasuke in Konoha's foster care for a while.

When the time comes, Sasuke will leave Konoha.

"Don't worry, Tenzo-senpai and I will help the minister deal with Anbu's affairs. As for the security team, aren't they already negotiating with the Hyuga clan?"

Xi Yan smiled.

"Yeah, I don't know if the Hyuga clan will agree."

Having two roles, even if Kakashi agreed, Hokage would not consider it that way.

So, Kakashi is just the captain of the acting guard.

According to Konoha's current form and Hokage's instruction, it is hoped that the post of guard captain will be entrusted to the management of the Hyuga clan, and Hyuga Nyuzu, the patriarch of the Hyuga clan, will be the captain.

It was just this request, which was rejected by Hinata Nichizu without hesitation.

Because of fear.

In the past, the security team was in the hands of the Uchiha clan, and their reputation was not very good. If they assumed the position of the security team, they would be subject to certain pressure from public opinion.

The status of the Hyuga clan has been stabilized, so there is no need to intervene in the guard.

Nara Shikahisa was also a high-quality candidate.

Unfortunately, the other party is the Jonin squad leader, and the usual tasks are already heavy, so he can only miss the position of the captain of the security team.

"When is the minister going to teach that young master of the Uchiha clan?"

Xi Yan asked.

"Let's go again in a few days, and deal with the affairs here in Anbu first. Anyway, there is no rush."

"The minister just wants to finish reading the new work "Massiveness in Paradise"."

"That...ahaha..."

Kakashi scratched his head in embarrassment, it was really embarrassing to be discovered by a female club member.

Bearing a blood feud.

For Sasuke, the most painful thing is the time when he sleeps every night.

As long as he closes his eyes, the night like a nightmare will flood in like a tide, swallowing him into the deep sea, as if he is about to suffocate to death.

So, he has to practice harder than anyone else.

No matter who it is, it cannot hinder him from revenge.

When others share interests, laugh and communicate, he can only stand alone in another world.

The warm world is too cruel. The Avenger has no so-called friendship in his eyes, and there is no need to communicate with others. He only needs to become stronger silently.

Until the traitor Uchiha Itachi is killed.

The resentment in his heart will be appeased.

Standing in the quiet forest, Sasuke held the shuriken.

"Hoo..."

The air sinks to the dantian, and then slowly exhales the breath in the body.

Slightly bent down, the body jumped up and turned upside down in the air.

The arm stretched out like lightning, and the shuriken also shot out together, flying towards the target hanging on the tree.

There were a few snaps.

All the shuriken hit the red bull's-eye without exception.

Sasuke landed on the ground safe and sound, seeing his achievements, a smile appeared on his face.

Before he could satisfy such an achievement, an untimely voice came into his ears:

"This kind of training is meaningless, you are just wasting time, Uchiha boy."

"who?"

Sasuke was startled, looked left and right, but found no one, then raised his head, and saw a person appeared on the tree where a target was erected.

Holding an open book in his hand, he leaned there lazily.

He put his eyes on the tree without squinting, but Sasuke's cultivation process was completely seen by him, and he gave a meaningless evaluation.

"Who are you"

Sasuke saw the other person's familiar attire, Anbu uniform, a short knife on the back, a mask and silver-white hair, confirming that he had seen this person.

Before, I entrusted Hokage to find the missing stele of the Uchiha clan, and it was this Anbe's subordinate who was in charge of investigating the disappearance of the stele.

Have met a few times.

"Well, your name is... Kakashi, right?"

Sasuke asked uncertainly.

"It's Hatake Kakashi."

Kakashi closed the book, jumped down from the tree, landed in front of Sasuke and stood still, looked at Sasuke with a smile, and said his name.

(end of this chapter)