The Uchiha Don't Read Ninjutsu Scrolls, They Read History!

The Uchiha Don't Read Ninjutsu Scrolls, They Read History!

Land of Grass, Konoha Camp.

"Kid, you really have some nerve. You actually released every restriction on the Curse Mark."

Inside a tent filled with medical equipment, Tsunade spoke with an irritated sneer as she casually replaced an IV bag.

Lying on the hospital bed, Uchiha Yoru forced a pained, ugly smile onto his face.

"Captain Tsunade, every cell in my body hurts. It even feels like I'm burning up."

He truly was not lying about that. This was his first time fully activating Curse Mark State Two, and the damage to his body was considerable.

Yet the increase in power at the time had also been tremendous. Even now, just recalling it made Uchiha Yoru inwardly shudder.

His current situation was somewhat similar to Sasuke after he defected at the Valley of the End: the same Curse Mark, the same Uchiha Clan, with only slight differences.

He had two tomoe while Sasuke had three. He had clan resources and was proficient in several ninjutsu as well as the clan's sword techniques, whereas Sasuke, likely due to the clan massacre, was clearly quite lacking in ninjutsu. All things considered, their strength at this point was roughly equal.

"Kid, you really don't value your life."

Tsunade looked at the examination report in her hand, sitting upright in a chair nearby. Yet her light brown eyes held a yearning for a certain field.

"Your body's cells have been eroded by this power. Perhaps because this power comes from your own Kekkei Genkai, some of it has adapted and become compatible even as it erodes you..."

Within her professional field, Tsunade's eyes were filled with excitement. She stared at Uchiha Yoru as though he were an exceptionally rare experimental specimen.

"But you got lucky this time. Since you were close to Kushina back then, you absorbed quite a bit of special Chakra, which instead helped this power merge with you."

Upon discovering this, Tsunade had also been secretly shocked. This kid could actually absorb the Chakra of her grandfather, the First Hokage?

She knew this Chakra all too well. It was special Chakra from Sage Mode, yet it had been drawn in while Kushina was being sealed.

Could this kid's Kekkei Genkai—or rather, the power of this Curse Mark—be related to senjutsu Chakra?

It had to be said that professionals were needed for professional matters. Especially Tsunade, who clearly understood one side of that power, had directly deduced the general direction.

"Is that so? Then I really am lucky."

Uchiha Yoru pretended not to know, speaking with a smile on his face. Yet inwardly, he muttered that power should have been the First Hokage's power.

It was truly powerful. He had only absorbed a little through the Curse Mark on his skin, yet it had already promoted the fusion of his Kekkei Genkai.

The First Hokage truly deserved to be called a universal remedy, whether it was his cells or his Chakra.

"Once you finish this bottle, your body will fully recover after two or three days of rest. And don't abuse that power!"

By the time she said those last words, Tsunade's face had turned solemn.

"You should know what happens with Bloodline Disease. If you overuse it, even I won't be able to do anything."

It was not only Kekkei Genkai power. Even excessive Chakra depletion could be life-threatening.

Faced with Tsunade's warning, Uchiha Yoru nodded respectfully.

"Thank you, Captain Tsunade. But what about Kushina?"

After they returned, he had not seen Uzumaki Kushina at all.

At his words, a complicated expression flashed through Tsunade's eyes before she concealed it. She casually waved a hand and said indifferently, "She returned to the village. She's fine—she is an Uzumaki, after all. But she isn't suited to remain on the front lines for now."

Uchiha Yoru nodded to himself upon hearing that. Indeed, Kushina had unleashed the Nine-Tails. News that she was a Jinchuriki had probably already spread, so it would be inappropriate for her to stay at the front lines.

"Although two Kekkei Genkai are a burden on the body, they are also power. This time, the Curse Mark Kekkei Genkai merging with your body has saved you at least one or two years. And with the stimulation of that special Chakra, the fusion of this power within your body has accelerated.

"If it would have taken six or seven years before for this Curse Mark Kekkei Genkai to fully merge with you, it should now be completed within three or four years."

Tsunade raised a brow and carefully explained Uchiha Yoru's current physical condition.

"You really are lucky, kid. On top of that, your Sharingan evolved into the Two-Tomoe stage. With two Kekkei Genkai combined, your Chakra far surpasses that of ordinary Kekkei Genkai ninja. Your body will even enter another growth spurt within the next two or three months."

The Two-Tomoe Sharingan! Was it because his companion had been in danger?

Tsunade pondered this inwardly, while also feeling a little envious of those two Kekkei Genkai.

For Kekkei Genkai ninja, not only would their power immediately increase whenever they awakened or evolved, but their bodies would also undergo a growth spurt in the following two or three months.

Uchiha Yoru's eye twitched speechlessly at those words. It would have been one thing if someone else were envious, but Tsunade?

Though Tsunade usually showed off Strength of a Hundred and Medical Ninjutsu, making it difficult to see anything unusual, he knew exactly how terrifying the Chakra within Princess Tsunade's body was.

It could be said that among Konoha Shinobi, aside from Jinchuriki, even the Third Hokage in his current prime could not compare to her in terms of Chakra reserves.

Princess Tsunade was the biological granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage!

The Senju Clan had always been renowned for their immense Chakra, and Princess Tsunade was one of the Senju Clan's finest.

"Kid, did that old ghost Setsuna send you some information again?"

Tsunade's seemingly casual remark caused Uchiha Yoru's expression to change.

Though Tsunade's words sounded offhand, the deeper meaning in her eyes made it obvious that she was testing him again.

"On the battlefield, you were in such a hurry to throw your life away. You really are a qualified Uchiha!"

Tsunade's leisurely remark made Uchiha Yoru secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

So it had been a misunderstanding. Tsunade had taken his performance on the battlefield as a death wish, thinking he intended to bury certain information along with himself.

But this misunderstanding was perfect!

Uchiha Yoru took a deep breath, lay on the hospital bed, and began speaking leisurely.

"Captain Tsunade, you know that my status is different now. I'm qualified to consult the clan's records—the records on the Uchiha, the village, and the Second Hokage's Human Experimentation.

"During this time, I've often thought about the Uchiha and the Senju. In the end, I finally had an epiphany. I discovered a problem! That problem is identity!"

"Identity?"

Tsunade frowned, not quite understanding, but she maintained the posture of a listener. She crossed her long, jade-like legs and watched him calmly.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru looked as though he had fallen into the state of someone who had uncovered the truth.

"The enmity between the Uchiha and the Senju, and the Uchiha being isolated after Konoha was founded—it was only natural. I won't avoid acknowledging what the Uchiha once did.

"But after two Hokages, the Senju Clan, which should have flourished and intimidated the entire shinobi world, somehow became like this over the twenty years following the First Shinobi War. The Senju are even in the same situation as the Uchiha!"

Upon hearing that, Tsunade's lips parted slightly in shock, her wide-eyed expression almost looking adorable.

Instead of studying Ninjutsu Scrolls and learning powerful ninjutsu, this brat had gone digging through history. What a damn pain in the ass.

Naturally, Tsunade knew all about these matters, but she could not say so.

Uchiha Yoru wore the expression of a philosopher, as though he had realized something profound.

"It's because of identity! The enmity between the Senju and the Uchiha, as well as the current problem between the Senju and the Hokage—it all stems from identity, from clans.

"If the Hokage were still a Senju today, then naturally the Uchiha Clan alone would be excluded within the village. But what if the Hokage had no clan at all—what if he were simply a shinobi?"

At this point, Uchiha Yoru revealed a fervent expression and stared straight at Tsunade.

"Lady Tsunade, I finally understand the Senju's broad-mindedness, and why everyone agreed that Lord White Fang should become the Fourth Hokage. It's because Lord White Fang has no clan weighing him down. Once he becomes Hokage—

"the Major Clans will all remain balanced, and there will no longer be factions isolating and excluding one another."

Good heavens!

Tsunade was completely dumbfounded. Was that really what they had been thinking? It did not seem like they had been that noble, did it?

White Fang becoming Hokage would merely benefit everyone.

How had it become, coming from his mouth, some great deed for the sake of the village?

Though bewildered, Tsunade gave it careful thought, and it really did seem to make sense.

The Hatake were not a clan; they were merely an ordinary shinobi family. After taking office, he would need the support of both the Major Clans and Civilian Shinobi, allowing them to keep one another in balance.

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