Konoha.
Uchiha Clan Compound Training Ground.
During his afternoon break, Naruto was bursting with energy, would look for something interesting.
"Naruto-kun, what are you looking at?"
Hinata leaned closer to Naruto was looking up at the trees.
To be precise, Naruto was watching the cicadas chirping in the tree.
"Hey, Hinata."
Naruto looked up and spoke casually.
"The cicada is so pitiful."
"My mother said that cicadas stay in the soil for many years, and when they finally crawl out, they can only live for a very short time."
"He saw the outside world, and then he died very quickly."
Hinata didn't quite understand, but Naruto-kun felt sorry for her, so she must really be pitiful.
Why do you think that a cicada's life begins only after it emerges from its shell?
A familiar voice came, and a warm hand pressed on Naruto and Hinata's heads.
Kagami Uchiha looked at the cicada and said calmly.
"Perhaps for them, life in the soil is their life, and they live very happily."
"During this final period of time, they were simply surviving for the sake of the continuation of their race."
"I think the cicada's life is quite perfect and happy, as it can complete its mission and then pass away."
Naruto turned his head, his azure eyes revealing a clear folly.
"Really?"
Kagami Uchiha smiled and shook his head.
"I don't know either, I'm not a cicada."
"I just want to tell you not to judge other creatures by your own standards."
"Don't seek the approval of irrelevant people either."
"Um..."
Naruto's eyebrows furrowed.
"I don't understand, Master, what are you saying?"
Ruffled Naruto's hair and lightly Kagami Uchiha the back of his head.
"You don't need to understand it, just remember it."
"Master!"
Sasuke leaned closer and made a sound to assert his presence.
"Um."
Kagami Uchiha nodded at Sasuke.
This kid is willing to endure hardship; Kagami Uchiha is training him at the same intensity he used to be when he was a child.
It takes both internal and external pressure to sustain this kind of training.
What pleased Sasuke Kagami Uchiha the most about Sasuke was his pride in his clan.
Moreover, he has excellent combat intelligence and has learned some of Kagami Uchiha's dirty tricks very well.
It's a real shame that Shisui wasn't as well-behaved as Sasuke.
Kagami Uchiha crouched down and pinched Sasuke's skeleton.
In the Shinobi World, children who exercise too early don't stunt their growth. Through training and medicinal baths, Sasuke's physical strength is only slightly less than that of Naruto and Karin among his peers.
Genius plus hard work is truly an unsolvable problem.
"After some time, you can find Might Guy to train in the Eight Gates."
"Huh? I don't want to! I want to cultivate with Master!"
Sasuke still recognized the Green Tights that always ran around the village; it really didn't suit his aesthetic.
He wanted to become a powerful and beautiful Uchiha like his master!
Kagami Uchiha gently shook his head.
"You're too weak, Sasuke."
"I have already taught you the basics. You must reach the level of opening at least four doors before you are qualified to receive my next stage of instruction."
Sasuke pouted, a little annoyed.
Splash!
A series of chain clanging sounds rang out.
"Curly-Haired Great Demon King, taste my Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Snap!
Kagami Uchiha grabbed the chain and casually tossed it aside.
The little red-haired girl was thrown into a tree, causing leaves to fall everywhere.
"Karin, stop talking Kushina. You don't have a husband who can Flying Thunder God Technique."
"Ouch..."
Karin pulled her head out of the tree and shook it.
Hearing what Kagami Uchiha, her face turned red.
She stared at Sasuke like a lovesick fool.
"Sasuke-kun, would you learn the Flying Thunder God Technique for me?"
Sasuke's face darkened. "I want to learn, but definitely not for you!"
"I want to learn the Flying Thunder God too! That's clearly my dad's Ninjutsu, I should learn it first!"
"I'm sorry, Naruto."
"Someone as thick-skinned as you could never learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, and even if you did, it wouldn't be of any use."
"Try making your family's traditional meatballs properly before you talk about it."
Kagami Uchiha looked around. At present, the Training Ground only had Naruto, Hinata, Neji. Everyone else was of age to carry out missions.
It was Shisui who got them all to come today.
By the way.
A few days ago, Shisui inexplicably received Sode no Shirayuki as a gift.
According to the original timeline, that day was his death date.
"Shisui, you explain."
At seventeen years old, Shisui was already Jonin Konoha. Not counting his Kotoamatsukami Dōjutsu, he was far stronger than in the original timeline.
He Flying Thunder God.
While Kakashi was still at the Flying Thunder God Slash stage, Shisui had already surpassed him and learned the Flying Thunder God Second Stage.
It flashed repeatedly.
His reaction speed was only slightly inferior to Minato's; after all, he was someone who could have earned the title of "Body Flicker Shisui."
Of course, his title has changed now.
His name is Uchiha Black Flash.
Along with the Yellow Flash of Konoha and the Orange Flash Revolver of Land of Cats, it is known as one of the three great Flashes of the Land of Fire.
Shisui was initially unwilling to accept this, but without using the Flying Thunder God Technique...
He couldn't even match the speed of Revolver over a straight distance!
This guy wasn't lying; the more he eats, the faster he runs.
Revolver, who now weighs half a ton, has hit a plateau and can no longer gain weight no matter how much he eats.
"My brother has decided to hold a grand martial arts competition that will be held throughout the Shinobi World."
"No age or skill limit, team formation is allowed, and everyone can participate."
"You all know about the ranking system of the Ninja Academy."
"The martial arts demonstration is divided into three stages."
"Any ninja who survives the first stage, even if they are from abroad, is eligible to become a registered ninja of Konoha in the Land of Fire."
Shisui spoke slowly, leaving pauses for the others to ask questions.
The Yakushi Kabuto adjusted his glasses. "Is it a screening?"
"May I venture a guess that Kagami-sama intends to use this as a preliminary step in unifying the Shinobi World?"
Shisui looked at Kagami Uchiha; Yakushi Kabuto's question was too advanced for him to answer.
Kagami Uchiha shook his head.
"The obstacle to unifying the Shinobi World has never been the so-called Four Nations Alliance or the First Hokage and his ilk, oh, I should call them the Mokage."
"The naming is really unoriginal."
"You don't need to think too much about it, this is for me..."
"It's just because we're so bored that we organized a stage play to watch."
Sasuke's eyes sparkled.
Oh, right!
This is the ultimate form he aspires to be.
The Shinobi World is merely a stage for the Uchiha!
"We can participate too!!"
Naruto clenched his fists, extremely excited.
"I will prove to everyone that I am a ninja even better than my father!"
"Tch, we haven't even graduated yet, and you're not even a ninja." Sasuke poured cold water on the situation at the right moment.
"As I said, there are no restrictions."
"Naruto, of course you can participate."
Kagami Uchiha chuckled.
One reason why Hashirama Senju wasn't allowed to participate was his strength.
The most important thing is his personality. If he participates in this kind of competition, many people will not be able to fight each other.
Shisui looked troubled.
"Brother... are you serious?"
Yamato and the others are one thing, but Naruto and the others are only six or seven years old!
The Kagami Uchiha remained unmoved.
"When I was a little older than them, I was already on the battlefield."
That being said, Kagami Uchiha only wanted to give these kids a controlled trial of risk.
If a fatal crisis were to occur, even if he could remain calm, Minato would not be able to.
Shisui, you are the one I've been plotting against, yet you're still foolishly concerned about others.