The fact that Uchiha Ju and the other two were let out of school very early attracted everyone's attention.
"Teacher, why did those three leave school early?"
"Teacher, aren't we going home yet?" Two childish voices rang out.
The teacher took a look and twitched the corner of his mouth. "Ahem, one of those three is Shunshin Shisui, another is Tsukuyomi Itachi. As for that little girl, you'd better not ask."
Hearing the names Shunshin Shisui and Tsukuyomi Itachi, several children lowered their heads. Those two geniuses were simply not on the same level as them.
At their age, they were already jonin. And not just any jonin, but among the top tier. Some people are born in Rome, others struggle their whole lives and never reach Rome.
In the ninja world, bloodline limits and background determine one's ceiling. Hard work lets you approach that ceiling infinitely. But some people have a ceiling of only one meter, others have a ceiling of ten meters. If you start at one meter, what can you do?
Seeing the students like this, the teacher smiled and said, "Study hard, train hard. In the future, you might still become jonin. Keep it up!"
With that, the teacher told many stories about civilian-born ninja, especially the future Fifth Hokage, Namikaze Minato. He was the representative of civilian background, now possessing Kage-level strength, and was also Ryun Uchiha's first disciple.
He even married a woman from the Uzumaki clan, and his strength placed him among the very front ranks in the ninja world. His words reignited hope in all the children, and they began training hard again.
But in his heart, he added, "But in the past few hundred years of the ninja world, only one Namikaze Minato has appeared. Most people remain mediocre, reaching chunin at best."
However, to not dampen the children's enthusiasm, even though he saw the nature of society clearly, he wouldn't say it. Otherwise, if they became discouraged, they might end up even worse than now.
Perhaps this is the excuse teachers use to make people strive.
Uchiha Obito hung up the phone. Rin beside him shook his arm. "Obito, did something happen with the little girl?"
"Rin, no, no. The little girl, oh, I mean, Uchiha Ju is very smart. She grasps genjutsu immediately, and her taijutsu is excellent too. Although her technique is still at chunin level, her strength inherited the Senju clan's monstrous power."
"Therefore, her strength has just reached the edge of jonin level. However, her overall strength is around chunin level. Not bad." Uchiha Obito reported truthfully.
"An 8-year-old chunin, much stronger than you and Kakashi were. And don't forget, my brother-in-law never trained her, while you and Kakashi started training from ages 4 and 5." Rin pinched Obito.
Obito hissed, thinking carefully. It really was true. This girl, without much training, relying solely on talent, reached chunin level. With a little training, she'd be a jonin, because the Three Tomoe Sharingan gave her that foundation.
As for chakra reserves, even if she couldn't compare to Ryun Uchiha, the Senju clan's physique would give her endless chakra, let alone being the child of Tsunade and Ryun Uchiha.
It was only because her methods and ninjutsu were too immature that she was rated as chunin. If her methods were skilled, she'd be jonin.
Easily achieving what others took over ten or even twenty years of effort to reach. This was the reality of the ninja world.
"Ahem, Master's daughter is certainly extraordinary. Rin, by the way, they went for barbecue. Do you want some?" Uchiha Obito grinned, then put his arm around her waist.
"Mhm, just right, I can go see my sister's daughter too." Rin's cheeks flushed slightly. Although the two had been in a relationship for eight years, their feelings growing stronger, neither had taken that final step.
But, looking at their situation, it was probably coming soon. So, the two of them headed towards the Akimichi BBQ restaurant together.
The Akimichi BBQ restaurant was now spread throughout every ninja village, its business unbelievably booming. Their flagship store was located in Konoha Village.
Its interior decoration could be called number one in the ninja world, occupying a full six hundred square meters, with two floors. It looked modest from the outside, but inside it was resplendent.
Just then, Akimichi Chōza was bored, fiddling with an abacus. Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui walked in, followed by a little girl.
"Uncle Chōza!" x2. According to seniority, Akimichi Chōza was the same generation as Uchiha Fugaku, so calling him uncle was fine.
Hearing these calls, Akimichi Chōza looked up, his expression of boredom transforming into a wide smile. "My two nephews are here! Quick, quick, your private room is still reserved for you. Come in."
Akimichi Chōza stood up. Although his strength was top-tier among jonin, touching the threshold of Kage-level, he could never cross that step. But his two nephews, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, were already Kage-level powerhouses at a young age, their futures limitless.
But seeing a little girl following them, Akimichi Chōza put away his smile. He had been busy with making a living, running around everywhere these past few years. His impression of Uchiha Ju was still from her full-month celebration.
"My two nephews, who is this little girl?" Akimichi Chōza looked at his two nephews. He had heard that children in the ninja world matured early. This girl was graceful and elegant, tall, but she clearly looked young. Could it be...
But why did her facial features look so familiar, as if he'd seen them somewhere before.
"Uncle Chōza, you've seen this little girl before too." Uchiha Shisui sold a mystery.
"Oh? I've seen her too?" Akimichi Chōza carefully looked at the girl's appearance.
Uchiha Ju was also examining Akimichi Chōza. Shisui said this uncle had seen me before. How come I have no impression.
Uchiha Itachi smiled slightly. "Ju Ju, call him senior brother. He is your father's disciple."
After Uchiha Itachi said this, both Akimichi Chōza and Uchiha Ju widened their eyes.
"Ju Ju, Ju, Uchiha Ju. She's Master's daughter. Uchiha Ju." Akimichi Chōza shuddered, his eyes shining as he looked at Uchiha Ju.
Uchiha Ju was startled. She remembered she had seen her father's disciples before, and had some impression of them. Wait. No, there was an Akimichi senior brother. Her father had mentioned him, but he seemed to have been running around for Konoha's economy.
"You are, Akimichi senior brother?" Uchiha Ju asked timidly. Her exquisite features were like a porcelain doll, making her adorable.
"Yes. It's me, it's me. Your Akimichi senior brother was running businesses all over the place the past few years, only recently came back. I haven't visited Master yet. Last time I saw junior sister Ju Ju was when she had just turned one month old." Akimichi Chōza said excitedly.
"I never thought she'd be so big already. So pretty." Akimichi Chōza laughed.
"Akimichi senior brother, I've long heard of your great name. Father said senior brother Akimichi's business covers the entire ninja world. You're Konoha's God of Wealth." Although Uchiha Ju had never met Akimichi Chōza, she had imagined a big-bellied rich man image.
Now seeing him, he wasn't far from what she imagined. Knowing Uchiha Ju had come, Akimichi Chōza immediately arranged Private Room Number One, personally receiving them.
Uchiha Ju was led by the hand by Uchiha Itachi. This was her first time coming here by herself. Before, it was always her dad accompanying her to eat barbecue.
Seeing this, a thoughtful look flashed in Akimichi Chōza's eyes. Uchiha Itachi was actually holding junior sister Ju Ju's hand. And it seemed junior sister Ju Ju didn't find it strange at all.
He tentatively asked, "My two nephews, how come you brought junior sister Ju Ju for barbecue today."
Uchiha Shisui was about to answer when Uchiha Itachi spoke, "Shisui, Obito senior, and I are Ju Ju's guiding teachers. Today Ju Ju completed her training task perfectly, so we thought we'd bring her for a meal."
After saying that, Uchiha Itachi placed his hand on top of Uchiha Ju's head and patted it, showing the affection of an elder for a junior.
Akimichi Chōza nodded. So that was it. I thought so. The rumors said how much Master loved his daughter. How could he allow his daughter to find a boyfriend so early. Guiding teachers, that's fine then. A teacher-student relationship.
Uchiha Ju nodded. Shisui also said, "That's how it is, Uncle Chōza."
"Haha, good. I never thought our junior sister Ju Ju could complete training under Shunshin Shisui and Tsukuyomi Itachi. Today you must eat well. I'll serve one of every kind of barbecue." Akimichi Chōza waved his hand, thus deciding.
Uchiha Ju's eyes lit up. Her appetite was huge. This way, she should be able to eat her fill. Senior brother Akimichi was such a good person.
Uchiha Ju didn't say anything, giving Akimichi Chōza a mental thumbs-up.
Akimichi Chōza didn't chat for too long, going out, then telling people to attend to the few people in the private room well. If they didn't serve them well, they would answer to him.
Several people quickly nodded, promising to serve the young masters and princess inside well.
Seeing this, Akimichi Chōza nodded and left, going to the front desk to fiddle with the abacus.
He wouldn't participate in a gathering of peers, lest the young people not enjoy their meal freely.
Reading expressions and situations, this was the most basic ability of a merchant. If he didn't have this skill, he couldn't possibly have built such a large business empire.
After Akimichi Chōza left, Uchiha Itachi took a deep look at the door, then let out a sigh of relief. He was afraid Akimichi Chōza might notice something.
"Itachi big brother, Itachi big brother, I want to eat this." She pointed at a piece of beef, swallowing her saliva.
Uchiha Itachi snapped back to attention. "Good. If Ju Ju wants to eat, Itachi big brother will grill it for you." After saying that, Uchiha Itachi picked up the serving chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat, placed it on the grill, and activated his Sharingan.
The Mangekyō pattern appeared, startling Uchiha Shisui. Seriously, bro, you even activated the Mangekyō Sharingan just to grill meat for Ju Ju.
Uchiha Itachi paid no attention to the attitude of the person beside him, continuing to grill meat for Uchiha Ju to eat.
Uchiha Ju didn't notice either, her two eyes tightly staring at Uchiha Itachi's chopsticks as she swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Just as both sides of the meat turned golden brown, Uchiha Itachi judged the timing perfectly, using the chopsticks to pick up the meat and hand it to Uchiha Ju.
Uchiha Ju licked her lips, then picked up her chopsticks and ate it.
"Mmm. So delicious. Itachi big brother, your grilled meat is so fragrant." Uchiha Ju gave a thumbs-up. Hehe, Itachi big brother grilled the meat just right, tender and juicy.
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