Senju Nawaki

Outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Leaving the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Shin could see the Senju Clan Grounds next to it.

Why were the clan grounds of these two great families so close?

He couldn't help but twitch at the sight.

"The Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan are so at odds, yet they live so close. They really are 'good buddies' who love and hate each other..."

However, compared to the population of the Uchiha Clan, the Senju Clan could be said to be "dwindling."

The desolation of the Senju Clan Grounds was a stark contrast to the lively environment within the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

"It seems Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, was quite a failure as clan head..."

"The population of the Senju Clan probably isn't even half of the Uchiha's." From the perspective of a clan head, he made this assessment.

"Grandpa isn't a failure at all!"

A small boy, about his height, appeared before Shin.

The boy had brown hair and two "honey-glazed blush" marks on his face, looking at him excitedly.

On the back of the boy's clothes was printed the rings of a tree, symbolizing the forest.

Two rings were parallel to each other, connected by a crosshair. The rings were not closed on the sides and extended outwards, symbolizing the growth of trees.

This was the "Forest of Senju," the family crest of the Senju Clan, and also the "Hollyhock Crest" symbolizing the forest.

In contrast, the Uchiha Clan's family crest, the "Fire Fan," symbolized the army.

Therefore, the red fan surface represented both the Uchiha Clan's Fire Style jutsu, as well as the enemies in war, and the blood of their own clan members.

Shin was startled by the sudden appearance of the Senju child.

He knew the other party was Senju Nawaki.

Soon, he calmed himself down.

In fact, he even felt a little like laughing.

But why wouldn't he?

The biological grandson of the First Hokage was actually killed by an Exploding Tag trap.

Although anything could happen during wartime, this way of dying was truly a disgrace to the Senju Clan.

As for why the descendants of the Senju Clan no longer included their surname in their names later on, that is a sad story.

The powerful Senju, in just over a decade, would completely decline.

During that period, Tsunade and Nawaki, these two direct descendants of Hashirama, no longer referred to themselves as Senju.

Thus, with only a few clan members remaining, the Senju Clan completely disappeared from the ninja world.

In the end, only Tsunade was left of the Senju Clan.

And the title "Princess Tsunade," a metaphor for the princess of the Senju, truly made one sigh with emotion.

"Then I ask you, what is most important to a clan?" Shin looked directly at Nawaki.

He decided to teach the other a lesson.

Nawaki pondered for a moment and slowly gave his answer: "The... glory of the clan!"

After speaking, his expression became resolute.

"Heh heh..." Shin couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing the answer.

He had always been dismissive of such ethereal matters.

Shin stared at Nawaki's angry expression.

His tone filled with mockery, he disagreed with the other's answer: "The most important thing for a clan is survival. What glory is there in something that doesn't exist?"

"Only by surviving can one consider glory. Naive thoughts can only achieve temporary glory..."

At this point, he changed the subject: "The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was indeed great, uniting various clans to form a village..."

"But what did he leave for his descendants? Glory? Or the Will of Fire?"

Hearing the question, Nawaki instinctively wanted to answer.

But he realized that his grandfather had indeed not left much for his descendants.

For many years, the Senju Clan had protected the village without regard for sacrifice, leading to the current dwindling population of the Senju Clan.

However, all of this was merely Nawaki's one-sided thinking.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, would not stand idly by and watch his clan gradually decline.

So, what exactly caused the Senju Clan's population to plummet in just over a decade after his sacrifice?

(Author: The Blame King takes the blame!)

Nawaki clenched his fists, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided.

Although he knew that the person in front of him, who was suspected to be from the Uchiha Clan, was telling the truth.

However, the casual evaluation of his grandfather still made him a little unhappy.

"What's wrong? You can't win, so you're going to fight? Are all people from the Senju Clan unreasonable like this?"

In Shin's heart, the Will of Fire was a tool for the superiors to brainwash the subordinates.

The idea of only talking about giving and not receiving was too noble.

His current level of awareness was not that high.

"I challenge you to a duel!" Nawaki loosened his clenched fists and issued the challenge.

Seeing that the other party was not joking, Shin no longer looked at him with a playful gaze.

With a serious look, he immediately agreed: "Okay, I, Uchiha Shin, accept your challenge!"

"My name is Senju Nawaki!" Nawaki also stated his full name.

To him, defeating the Uchiha in front of him was the most important thing at the moment.

Children fighting when they can't win with words was a very normal thing.

"Let's begin!"

Seeing that Shin had agreed to the duel, Nawaki swung his clenched right hand.

He used words to distract the opponent's attention, while also throwing out his right fist, which had been secretly charged.

In such a surprise situation, an ordinary child would probably be hit directly.

Nawaki's mind had already pictured the scene of the opponent being knocked to the ground by his punch.

Shin watched the fist getting closer and closer to his left cheek, with only one thought in his mind: "This punch is going to hurt a lot..."

With the enhancement of his dynamic vision, the fist seemed to be paused and played frame by frame, slowing down.

"Young man, you're not fighting honorably..."

A sentence suddenly appeared in his mind.

And it was accompanied by several thousand words of criticism.

Shin instantly shifted his gaze to Nawaki's eyes.

Then he silently recited in his heart, "Body Freezing Technique".

"Bang!"

The next second, Nawaki remained in his punching pose as he fell to the ground.

Shin looked at Nawaki, who had fallen to the ground, and calculated the power of his genjutsu in his mind.

Body Freezing Technique was a genjutsu that could stop a person's actions.

Genjutsu, in essence, was the use of visuals, sounds, and other means to influence a person's mind.

Specifically, sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.

Advanced genjutsu could affect multiple senses simultaneously, making it impossible for the target to distinguish reality from illusion.

However, the advanced ninjutsu of the three basic techniques, the immobilization technique, was also called Body Freezing Technique. This was a question for AB.

(Author: AB is a manga artist, what does he know about Naruto! lol)

"Tsukuyomi," which transcended the concepts of time and space, pulled a person's mind into the Tsukuyomi space.

It was a further level of control beyond the influence of ordinary genjutsu.

Shin's fear of pain led him to abandon taijutsu training from a young age.

At five years old, he didn't have much Chakra available for ninjutsu training.

Therefore, he could only focus on the conditions that were more advantageous to him: genjutsu.

This was the first time he had used genjutsu on someone. While "immobilizing" Nawaki's body, he also utilized his computational power boost to construct a rather realistic dream for the other party.

Compared to ordinary ninjas, his genjutsu was clearly more realistic.

"To duel with a Uchiha ninja and not have a countermeasure for genjutsu? Are they looking down on me because I don't have the Sharingan, or are they just too arrogant?" Shin didn't think highly of Nawaki.

He felt that this person was the type to just charge headfirst, and he deeply disliked this impulsive personality that rushed forward at the slightest provocation.

"I hope you won't still be this impulsive in a few years..."

Shin waited for a long time, but Nawaki showed no signs of waking up.

So, he bypassed Nawaki, who was still dreaming, and set off towards the Ninja Academy again.

Half an hour later, Nawaki finally woke up after dreaming that he had successfully become Hokage.

When he opened his eyes, he found that his dueling opponent had already disappeared.

Recalling the realistic dream he had just experienced, he realized that the other party had no ill intentions.

"I actually lost to that guy's genjutsu..."

With a dejected expression, he quickly got up from the ground.

At the same time, he silently chanted the other person's name in his heart: "Uchiha Shin, huh? I'll definitely defeat him next time!"

"Hmm, what time is it now?"

Nawaki realized it was getting late and his face immediately fell: "Oh no! I've wasted so much time. If my sister finds out I'm late for enrollment..."

"She'll definitely find an excuse to deduct all my allowance!"

Realizing the gravity of the current situation, he hurried towards the Ninja Academy.

Nawaki's sister, Tsunade.

She always found various excuses, either tricking him or deducting his allowance.

He firmly believed that his sister would seize this opportunity to attack him with such a good excuse as being late for enrollment.

He could use his own history of tears and blood to prove this point.