To be precise.
This is not a Jutsu or a secret technique, but the ability of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju.
"Hmm?"
Kyoichi's chakra radiated out and he quickly sensed a figure in the shadows around him, in the shadows, but from his bearing, he could clearly see parts of his courtyard and even his house.
Anbu?
Kyoichi did not turn his head.
He knew that his opponent was probably staring at him right now.
Looking further out, there was an Anbu in another part of his house, but nothing further out.
Two Anbu!
Kyoichi retracted his chakra and pondered for a moment, his mind already clear.
He was only a Chunin before, and I think the people above him knew very well how strong he was, but he had improved a lot since he returned from his injury, and his physique had been enhanced.
The Third Hokage had probably guessed that.
Now the surveillance was a precautionary measure and a confirmation of the situation.
The two Anbu should have been with him yesterday.
"Senju Bloodline ..."
Kyoichi pondered for a moment, his eyes narrowed and finally said nothing, pretending he was unaware of the presence of the Anbu around his house.
But it wasn't just Hiruzen he was considering.
There was also Danzo.
He was responsible for most of Konoha's dirty deeds, and nine out of ten plots were in his name.
In his former life, Danzo was known as the Darkness of the Shinobi.
Previously, Kyoichi thought he was a miserable man, having spent his life as a scapegoat for the Third Hokage, but in Konoha, he had to consider the implications of what Danzo had done...
I think this old bastard has been secretly researching Hashirama's cells in recent years, right?
Previously, the only real Senju bloodline in Konoha was that of Tsunade, and Tsunade was so powerful and prestigious that Danzo wouldn't dare touch her.
However, he was a different story.
The Kanda family was left with only themselves, a Chunin, and no one would dare say anything if they were dealt with in secret.
The more Kyoichi thought about it, the more he felt in danger.
Now that Konoha is in the hands of Hiruzen and Danzo, it is hard to imagine what these two old scoundrels will do.
It was a good thing he had gained his chakra sense.
With this technique, you can at least anticipate your opponent's actions.
"In fact, if I could get my hands on Hashirama's cells, it would be of great benefit to me, but with Danzo…It's too risky at the moment."
...
"After today's class, many of you are still not up to par in the three-body techniques."
"We'll have to keep practising when we get back."
Another day of class was over.
Kyoichi was a little tired.
This class is quite talented, but there are still a lot of people who don't have strong chakra control...
As students, they naturally had enough.
But as shinobi, they are still far from being ready for battle.
One of them, Obito, is making rapid progress.
He can already climb trees!
He is really talented, but it's a pity that he keeps talking about the Sharingan as if he could destroy the world if he awakened his eyes.
Kyoichi couldn't stop thinking about it.
When he left the school after class, he secretly used his chakra sense to observe.
The Anbu was gone.
"They've left?"
Kyoichi wondered darkly.
If it was Root, they wouldn't give up so easily.
It looked like one of the Third Hokage's men.
That's a good thing.
He breathed a sigh of relief and felt his pockets, but he let out a long sigh.
I was going to find someone to forge a sword.
But...
He was poor!
He understands Kakuzu now.
He also wanted to find a wanted criminal and arrest him for money.
Chunin's wages were too low.
That's enough.
I'll train first.
We'll talk about the sword when we get paid.
Kyoichi started running along the Konoha road to the countryside.
However, it was not long before he sensed a man trailing behind him.
He moved forward without a word.
Shusui followed him from behind and was about to chase after him when suddenly, a cold Kunai was placed around his neck.
The one running ahead of him became a blur.
Clone!
Shisui was surprised.
"Teacher, you found me?"
"What's so hard about finding you, don't you have class?"
Kyoichi joked and then put away the Kunai.
Shisui bowed lightly.
He looked like he wanted to say something but didn't.
"Want to run with me?"
"Yes!"
A hint of joy appeared on his face as he saw that his teacher did not pursue the matter.
And then.
He followed Kyoichi, and the two of them ran along the road, one after the other.
Only after they were quite far from Konoha did Shisui catch up and whisper, "Sensei, I went back yesterday and the clan head wants me to graduate this year and then.... join the dark side."
(A/N: It's Anbu but I'm keeping it like that lmao.)
"Your clan head? Fugaku Uchiha?"
Kyoichi raised an eyebrow at that.
No wonder he had come so far to talk about this, and at the same time, he was surprised that Shisui would talk to him about this.
This kid...
He trusts me.
"Ho, he doesn't know shit!"
"Huh?"
Shisui froze for a moment.
My Teacher just...
He was a bit surprised that he would say such a thing.
"Shisui, you are smart and I am touched that you trust me enough to talk to me about this, do you know what your head means?"
"Guess so."
Shisui lowered his voice.
He may be young, but he's smart and precocious, and he already knows many things.
For example, the clan head wants him to quickly demonstrate his talent and show that he wants to join the Anbu force and serve the Uchiha.
But he didn't think it was the right thing to do.
"Shisui, did you have any unpleasant experiences at Shinobi school?"
"Unpleasant? Well…not really, it's just that the other students don't want to go near us Uchihas."
"Do you know why?"
Kyoichi smiled.
Shisui shook his head.
"You're too young to make up your mind about a lot of things now, and you might not understand much even if I say so, but you can keep your thoughts to yourself and think."
"Like this problem you encountered, you can go and think about the reason, consider it an additional topic for your truancy this time."
Kyoichi said and simply picked up the pace.
Thinking of a reason?
Shisui froze for a moment, then quickly followed.
He wondered as he ran.
However, Shisui had never thought of this.
Before, he just thought that if those students didn't care about him, he wouldn't care about them either.
He would be graduating soon anyway.
But...
Digging deeper into the reasons why ...
Is it just because it's the Uchiha clan?
But why?
When he thought about it, it struck him as odd.
He was so tired that he was panting. Kyoichi had actually slowed down, but as if he didn't notice, Shisui continued to run.
Soon.
They ran back to Konoha.
"OK, that's it for today, we'll talk about it later when you've figured it out."
Kyoichi smiled.
Clan conflict was something he would not understand if he spoke directly to Shisui.
Let him figure it out for himself.
And there's an example of this right here.
"Yes!"
Shisui nodded heavily.
As Kyoichi left, he was about to head back to the Uchiha clan district when he casually glanced over his shoulder and saw someone who surprised him a little.
Obito!
What was he doing here?
It's a small village on the edge of the woods, inhabited mostly by commoners and old men and women, with whom Obito seems to be on good terms, laughing and eating fruit given by the old ladies.
Why?
(A/N: And now we have done. Throw your stones for more exposure and motivation. Expect a Hiatus in a while. I'm supposed to be revising for exams. I will come back to this and may throw a few extra chapters. And during the hiatus I will try to stock up.)