Boom!
Hokage's office.
After deciding the ninja teams and their jōnin instructors, Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Minato Namikaze, Shinku Yūhi and the others.
When everyone had left, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained deep in thought, holding his pipe.
To be honest, Mirai Uchiha's performance today had exceeded his expectations.
Many thought Mirai Uchiha had won by a narrow margin, but Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that, both in swordsmanship and in ninjutsu, Kakashi Hatake had been completely outclassed by Mirai Uchiha.
In other words...
Mirai Uchiha's strength had already surpassed Kakashi Hatake's in every respect.
Such a display reminded him of his former teammate: Kagami Uchiha.
That man had also been a dazzling genius who had appeared out of nowhere, and was exceptionally accepted by his master as a member of his personal guard.
It was precisely for that reason that the Uchiha clan, which had grown increasingly discontent with the Hokage's line of rule, remained calm for a long time.
Perhaps...
He, too, should, like his master, train Mirai Uchiha as a future member of his elite guard.
Of course, that would be only if the young man could pass his tests.
"Hiruzen!
"I request that Mirai Uchiha join 'Root.'
The office door burst open and Danzō Shimura strode in without ceremony.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned in disapproval:
"Danzō, I've told you many times to knock before entering!
At Hiruzen Sarutobi's reproach, Danzō Shimura looked indifferent:
"Hmph! If you didn't use your crystal ball to spy on the women's baths so much, you wouldn't have to make rules like that.
Danzō Shimura's words darkened Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.
Slander!
That was an outright slander!
"Of all this year's new genin, I only want Mirai Uchiha.
Danzō Shimura had not forgotten the purpose of his visit, so he repeated his request.
"Impossible, I have other plans for Mirai Uchiha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi flatly rejected Danzō Shimura's proposal.
"You also saw Mirai Uchiha's performance. Not even Kakashi stands a chance. Such a dangerous individual will only be safe if he remains in my Root.
"You don't want another guy like Madara Uchiha to appear in the village in the future, do you?" Danzō Shimura said coldly.
"Danzō, your hostility toward the Uchiha is too great," Hiruzen Sarutobi said calmly.
"The Uchiha, evil by nature..." At Hiruzen Sarutobi's rebuttal, Danzō Shimura snorted. "That's what our master personally taught us back then!
"Ugh... times have changed," Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. "The ninja world is very unstable right now. If we are too harsh with the Uchiha clan, we are very likely to provoke internal unrest in the village.
"If other ninja villages take the opportunity to declare war on us, Konoha could collapse.
The Senju clan had vanished, Tsunade had left, Jiraiya traveled the world, Sakumo Hatake had committed suicide...
The Konoha of today no longer possessed absolute power to intimidate the other villages.
"At a time like this, adopting a policy of appeasement toward the Uchiha clan is the best option. Our master did the same in his day.
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's explanation, Danzō Shimura was not moved in the slightest:
"The village has come to this point because of your incompetence.
"Hiruzen, you should take responsibility and voluntarily resign from your post as Hokage!
"Enough!" Seeing Danzō Shimura once again aim his words at him, Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted. "Danzō, you only need to obey my orders!
"Hmph! You'll regret it.
"Remember that I am the Hokage!
PUM!
With a loud crash, the office door hid Danzō Shimura's back as he left.
"That bastard.
Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples with some helplessness.
Of course he had considered what Danzō Shimura had said, but any genius needs a lot of time to accumulate before becoming a powerful warrior.
Even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were like that in their day.
All the village's power was in their hands. He really didn't believe that a mere Mirai Uchiha could cause so many problems.
If the boy showed any tendency to slip out of his control, it wouldn't be too late to act then!
...
The next day.
Ninja Academy.
A group of boys and girls newly promoted to genin were sitting in the classroom, their faces full of excitement and enthusiasm.
Soon the ninja teams would be announced.
If all went as planned, the members of their team would be their comrades-in-arms for a long time.
Everyone speculated about who their future teammates would be.
"Obito, who would you like to be on a team with?" Rin Nohara asked Obito Uchiha with a smile.
"With you, of course!" Obito Uchiha shouted in his mind, but what came out of his mouth was different:
"Anyone is fine, as long as it's not those two, Mirai Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake.
"Huh? But Mirai and Kakashi are excellent ninjas. If you could be their teammate, wouldn't you feel very at ease?
Hearing Rin Nohara's words, Obito Uchiha snorted in displeasure, and his annoyance toward Mirai Uchiha and Kakashi grew even more.
In the back row.
Kurenai Yūhi gave Mirai Uchiha an elbow:
"Mirai, do you want to know who you'll be on a team with?
Mirai Uchiha pretended to think for a moment:
"Probably you.
"Huh? How do you know?
"Mirai, do you really want to be my teammate too?" Kurenai Yūhi asked with pleasant surprise.
"It's not exactly that," Mirai Uchiha said, rubbing his chin. "I heard that your father is one of the jōnin instructors this time.
"You must have begged him to put us on the same team, right?
At Mirai Uchiha's analysis, Kurenai Yūhi's cheeks instantly flushed:
"Don't be so conceited, I didn't do any of that.
"I just... heard my father mention the team members in advance.
"Cooking for my father, washing his clothes, cleaning the house voluntarily... I would never do all that just for you!
"So... even if we end up on the same team, don't get any strange ideas!
Well, well...
Girl, you're completely giving yourself away.
Looking at tsundere Kurenai Yūhi, a smile appeared on Mirai Uchiha's face.
Tsundere attribute, maxed out.
Great!
Just then, led by Kimiyama Ōiwa, many ninjas began to enter the classroom.
Shinku Yūhi and Minato Namikaze were among them.
"Quiet, everyone. The village has prepared many excellent jōnin instructors for you. When you hear your name, simply follow your assigned instructor.
After his words, the classroom fell completely silent.
"Mirai Uchiha, Kurenai Yūhi, Asuma Sarutobi!
"Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara!
"Genma Shiranui, Ebisu, Might Guy!
"...
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