A few hours ago, Hiruzen Sarutobi received the news that Asuma had been beaten up at the Ninja Academy.
To this, he merely smiled faintly, thinking that the roughhousing among kids was normal and nothing to be overly concerned about.
Even though Asuma had been hospitalized, he felt it might not be such a bad thing, as it would teach Asuma the lesson that "there are always greater people out there," and not to think that no one would dare to challenge him just because he was the son of the Hokage.
However, when he heard that the one who had defeated Asuma was actually Uchiha Ruri, his mood instantly turned complex.
For a moment, he suspected that Miyagi Shunsuke was joking.
After all, Uchiha Ruri was famous for being at the bottom of the class at the Ninja Academy, so how could he possibly have knocked Asuma down with a single punch?
It wasn't until he arrived at the hospital, saw Asuma lying in the bed with his own eyes, and heard him confirm it in person, that he reluctantly accepted the fact.
Before he could fully process this information, ANBU ninja brought in another report: Uchiha Ruri had not only used Mokuton to defeat Uchiha Shisui, but had also activated the Sharingan.
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi's head was truly buzzing.
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care about Uchiha Ruri awakening his Sharingan.
There are quite a few Uchiha who have awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan, so it's not something to be overly surprised about.
Moreover, it's only a single-tomoe; perhaps he'll be stuck with it for his entire life.
What Hiruzen Sarutobi cared about was that Uchiha Ruri had mastered Mokuton ninjutsu.
In fact, throughout the entire history of the ninja world, only the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was able to use Mokuton ninjutsu.
Back then, the First Hokage's Mokuton Giant fought Madara's Susanoo, leaving a profound mark on ninja history.
In order to recreate the glory of the First Hokage, Konoha invested a vast amount of time, effort, and resources into Mokuton experiments.
However, despite sacrificing at least a hundred skilled ninjas, no progress was made.
Later, Hiruzen Sarutobi was forced to urgently halt the experiments, which left him with a considerable psychological scar.
He had thought that Mokuton ninjutsu would simply vanish from the ninja world.
Who would have thought that today, it would be used by a dead-last?
Even if it's not as powerful as Lord Hashirama, it's still astonishing.
No, the current Uchiha Ruri can no longer be described as a dead-last.
Hiruzen Sarutobi boldly speculated that, given a little more time, Uchiha Ruri could definitely become one of Konoha's top talents
Knock, knock, knock. Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts were drifting, the door to his office sounded.
"Come in."
Two of Konoha's senior advisors, Mito Gate and Tōrōno Kōharu, walked in.
"Have a seat, there's something I need to discuss with you."
"Lord Hokage, you called us this late; it must be about Mokuton, right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi poured tea for the two advisors. "You two know me well."
Mito Gate took a sip of tea, looking relaxed, and said, "Hiruzen, I think you're overthinking it. Do you really believe Uchiha Ruri could become as powerful as Lord Hashirama?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. "Mokuton appearing in Konoha again is no small matter. Right now, his abilities are weak, but what about twenty years from now? No one knows how far he could grow."
Mito Gate fell silent, knowing exactly what Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking.
The Uchiha clan using Mokuton—this had never happened in the history of the ninja world.
Tōrōno Kōharu glanced at the two silent men, then finally spoke.
"Mokuton might be controllable, but the Uchiha clan is a different matter."
Kōharu's words hit the nail on the head. This was exactly what Hiruzen Sarutobi was worried about.
After all, the Uchiha were notorious for their unstable mentality, and you never knew when they might cause a big incident.
If Uchiha Ruri were influenced by them, constantly plotting against Konoha and attempting to revive the Uchiha's glory, life in the village would truly become unbearable.
"How about waiting until he graduates and then bring him into the Anbu?"
"I don't think so. Until we confirm his stance, we should continue observing him closely."
The two advisors started discussing back and forth, each adding their own points.
Before long, Hiruzen Sarutobi had made up his mind.
He tapped the desk and said, 'For now, don't let Uchiha Ruri know that we are watching him. Send a few Anbu ninjas to keep an eye on him and see if he's secretly meeting with the more radical members of the Uchiha clan.
That night, Uchiha Ruri slept soundly.
However, many others couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
The young Uchiha Shisui thought for a long time about how to pass on more of the Uchiha clan's secrets to Ruri-nii.
Asuma gritted his teeth in anger, only thinking about getting out of the hospital quickly to defeat Uchiha Ruri.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat at his desk, contemplating the possibility of Uchiha Ruri becoming a powerful force in Konoha.
...
The next morning, Uchiha Ruri arrived at the Ninja Academy right on time.
The moment he stepped into the classroom, he could keenly sense the stares of his classmates sizing him up in silence.
Unfortunately, they were all cannon fodder the system had no interest in—no loot, not even a single coin dropped.
As usual, Ruri picked a seat by the side of the room. A moment later, Kurenai Yuhi sat down beside him.
"Good morning, Ruri-san."
"Morning."
Seeing Kurenai hesitate to speak, Ruri asked directly, "Is there something you want to ask?"
Kurenai nodded seriously. "I heard you defeated Shisui... and awakened the Sharingan."
"Even you know about that?"
"Not just me—word has spread all over the Academy. Everyone's saying you're the rising star of the Uchiha clan."
Uchiha Ruri let out a helpless sigh. What a bunch of gossipers...
"Ruri-san, since you've awakened the Sharingan, does that mean you're also good at genjutsu?"
Ruri replied vaguely, "Not really… I only just awakened it. There's still a lot I don't understand."
Kurenai Yuhi's eyes lit up. "If you ever have time, maybe we can train together. My father has done quite a bit of research on genjutsu."
"Hmm…"
Ruri fell silent.
Well… in Konoha, no one understands genjutsu better than the Uchiha clan.
But come on, he is an Uchiha. Isn't that giant fan on his back obvious enough?
Ruri had planned to make an excuse, but then he thought—this could be the perfect chance to mess with Asuma a bit. So he nodded. "Sure. I'll be counting on you."
The loli Kurenai smiled brightly with joy.
If Asuma saw this, he'd probably lose his mind from excitement on the spot.
But Uchiha Ruri had no interest in little lolis—he preferred the big leagues.
Soon after, Shunsuke Miyagi walked in.
"I've already reported yesterday's sparring results to the Hokage. In a few days, the list of students who meet the graduation criteria will be released," he announced.
"Now then, our first class today is a theory lesson—On the Will of Fire."
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第8章 他真会木遁啊?
几个小时前,猿飞日斩收到了阿斯玛在忍者学校被暴揍的消息.
对此,他只是微微一笑,认为小孩子之间的打打闹闹很正常,没什么大不了的.
即使阿斯玛被打进了医院,他也觉得这未尝不是一件好事,正好让阿斯玛明白"人外有人,天外有天"的道理,不要因为自己是火影的儿子就以为没人敢动他.
然而,当他听说击败阿斯玛的竟然是宇智波砾时,心情顿时变得复杂起来.
他一度怀疑这是宫城俊介在开玩笑.
毕竟,宇智波砾在忍者学校是出了名的吊车尾,怎么可能一拳就把阿斯玛打趴下?
直到他赶到医院,亲眼看到躺在病床上的阿斯玛,并听他亲口确认后,才勉强接受了这个事实.
还没等他消化完这个消息,暗部忍者又送来了一份情报:字智波砾不仅使用木遁忍术击败了字智波止水,还顺便开启了写轮眼.
这一下,猿飞日斩脑瓜子真的嗡嗡的了.
对于宇智波砾开启写轮眼这件事,猿飞日斩并不在意.
开启单勾玉的宇智波还算不少,不值得大惊小怪.
何况还是个单勾玉,说不定他一辈子就是个单勾玉呢.
猿飞日斩在意的是宇智波砾掌握了木遁忍术这件事.
要知道纵观整个忍界历史,能使用木遁忍术的也只有初代火影干手柱间一个人.
当年初代木人大战斑须佐能乎,可是在忍界历史上留下了浓墨重彩的一笔.
为了重现初代荣光,木叶花费了大量人力物力做木遁实验.
可牺牲了至少上百名优秀的忍者,依日没能取得一点成绩.
后来猿飞日斩不得已紧急叫停了实验,这也给他留下了不小的心理阴影.
他本以为,木遁忍术会就这样消失在忍界之中.
谁能想到今天被一个吊车尾用出来了
即便不如柱间大人那般强大,也足以让人感到不可思议.
不,现在的宇智波砾,已经不能用吊车尾来形容了.
猿飞日斩大胆的推测,再给他一点时间的话,宇智波砾绝对能成为木叶的佼佼者.
咚咚咚,就在猿飞日斩思绪缥缈间,办公室的门响了.
"进来吧."
木叶的两位资深顾问水户门炎与转寝小春走了进来.
"坐吧,有点事跟你们商量."
"火影大人这么晚叫我们来,是为了木遁的事情吧."
猿飞日斩给两位顾问倒上茶,"还是你们两个了解我."
水户门炎喝了一口茶,一脸轻松的说道:"日斩,我觉得你是不是有些多虑了,难道你还担心宇智波砾能成为柱间大人那样的强者吗."
猿飞日斩摇了摇头,"木遁重新出现在木叶,这绝对不是一件小事.现在他的实力很弱,但是二十年之后呢?谁也不知道他能成长到什么地步."
水户门炎沉默了,他知道猿飞日斩在想什么.
能使用木遁的宇智波,这在忍界是从来都没有的事情.
转寝小春看了看沉默的两人,终于还是开口.
"木遁或许可控,可是宇智波一族却有些危险."
转寝小春这话算是说在了点子上,猿飞日斩就是担心这个.
要知道宇智波人均神经病,指不定什么时候就给你整点大事情.
要是宇智波砾受了他们的影响,每天琢磨着对付木叶,重现宇智波荣光的话,这日子还真没法过了.
"不如等他毕业之后,将他吸纳进暗部?"
"我觉得不行,在没有确定他的立场之前,我们还是应该多多观察."
两位顾问你一言,我一语的讨论了起来.
过了不久,猿飞日斩打定了主意.
他敲了敲桌面,"暂时不要让宇智波砾知道我们关注他的消息,派几个暗部忍者盯着他,看看他有没有跟宇智波激进派的人私下接触就好."
当天晚上,宇智波砾睡得十分安稳.
但是却有不少人久久不能入眠.
年轻的宇智波止水思考了很久,怎么才能多顺点宇智波一族的秘籍交给砾大哥.
阿斯玛恨得咬牙切齿,只想着快点出院击败宇智波砾.
猿飞日斩则是坐在桌前,思考着宇智波砾成为木叶强大战力的可能性.
...
第二天早上,宇智波砾准时来到了忍者学校.
从踏入教室的那一刻起,他就敏锐的感觉到教室的同学们都在悄悄打量着他.
可惜都是些系统看不上的炮灰,一个金币都没爆出来.
宇智波砾按照惯例找了个边上的位置坐下,不一会夕日红坐在了他的边上.
"砾同学,早."
"早."
看到夕日红欲言又止的样子,宇智波砾主动询问:"你是有什么话想问吗?"
夕日红认真的点了点头,"听说砾同学你击败了止水,还觉醒了写轮眼."
"这你都知道?"
"不光是我,现在忍者学校里都传遍了,都说你是宇智波一族的后起之秀呢."
宇智波砾有些无奈,真是一群八卦的人呐.
"砾同学,既然你觉醒了写轮眼,是不是说明你同样擅长幻术啊."
宇智波砾含糊其辞,"一般吧,毕竟我也是才学会,还有很多不懂的地方."
夕日红眼睛亮了一下,"要是有时间的话,我们可以一起探讨,我的父亲对幻术还是有些研究的."
"嗯..."
宇智波砾沉默了.
怎么说呢,在木叶村中,除了宇智波一族,确实没人比他们更懂幻术.
可是宇智波砾姓宇智波啊,身上这么大个乒乓球拍你看不见啊…
宇智波本想找个理由拒绝,但是转念一想,正好可以借这个机会刺激一波阿斯玛,于是就点头同意了"好,请多指教."
小萝莉红开心的笑了起来.
要是阿斯玛看见,估计当场就能激动地神志不清.
可是宇智波砾对这种小萝莉没有兴趣,他只喜欢开大车.
不一会,宫城俊介走了进来.
"昨天的对战情况我已经汇报给了火影大人,过几天他会下发满足毕业条件的同学名单."
"好了,今天的第一堂课是理论课,"论火之意志"."