Naruto: Choosing from Birth Chapter 28

They said he had created it himself—a super genius who had invented an A-rank ninjutsu at the age of nine!

Who would have thought that Uchiha Cheng was not only a genius in ninjutsu, but also a genius at management!

It had completely reversed Konoha's overall opinion of the Uchiha clan.

Although Konoha seemed to have improved greatly, and the Third Hokage himself had become much more relaxed.

But why did he feel so weighed down and unhappy?

"Report! Lord Danzo requests an audience!" An Anbu entered to report.

Right, it had to be that bastard Danzo. Every time he came over, he made a huge fuss and demanded that he go all out against the Uchiha. What a headache.

Didn't he see what time it was? The major ninja villages were all stirring restlessly, undercurrents flowed everywhere, and espionage and assassination attempts emerged one after another. Some smaller ninja villages had already been silently wiped out overnight.

The Third Hokage knew very well that another great ninja war was not far off.

Sigh! Still, he regretted it so much. Why had he let Uchiha Cheng graduate early?

Before, he could at most cause trouble at the academy. Now, he was causing trouble throughout all of Konoha...

At that moment, Uchiha Cheng had arrived at the small forest where he often trained.

A winding little river flowed quietly through the woods.

Mikoto Uchiha and Kushina Uzumaki stood atop the river, sparring fiercely...

It had been a year since he had agreed to guide Kushina in her training, and they had trained together for an entire year.

Later, he figured that teaching two was no different from teaching one, so he brought Mikoto along as well.

Every day after school, or during holidays, they came here to train.

They started with the simplest Chakra control, then gradually increased the difficulty by climbing trees and walking on water.

Training together let them compare their progress, and there was a sense of them trying to outdo each other.

When it came to Chakra control, Mikoto still held a slight edge.

As for Kushina, she had gone from losing control, missing her footing, or using too much force and shattering tree bark beneath her feet...

To effortlessly darting and shifting between tree trunks later on. Her progress had surprisingly not been much slower than Mikoto's.

That was mainly because she put in twice as much effort as Mikoto. Every time she fell, she immediately continued. Even when she was covered in injuries, she did not need Uchiha Cheng's treatment.

All so she could seize that moment of insight while it was still fresh. Only when the pain truly affected her movements did she accept treatment.

Because she deeply remembered the helplessness of having her life in someone else's hands that night, and the pain of nearly getting the people she cherished killed because of her.

I, Kushina Uzumaki, will never allow something like that to happen again!

Splash!

Her feet suddenly exerted force, sending rings of ripples spreading outward as she shot forward. Her fiery red hair rippled once more beneath the setting sun.

Smack!

Mikoto Uchiha crossed her hands and firmly blocked the kick!

Carried by the momentum, she slid rapidly backward across the water's surface, sending beautiful ripples spreading beneath her feet.

Kushina possessed the strength of a tiger, while Mikoto had the agility of a leopard.

The two exchanged blows atop the water, their movements graceful. Against the green mountains, clear waters, and brilliant sunset, they formed a fresh and beautiful scene.

"What a pity they're still a little small."

Uchiha Cheng stood atop a large round boulder by the riverbank. Electric currents crackled across his body, accompanied by the chorus of a thousand chirping birds, as though he were providing music for the two girls' sparring match.

Sure enough, once that distinctive sound began, their movements became even fiercer. Techniques they had not dared to use before were now unleashed.

It was as if they had completely let go, truly enjoying the battle without holding anything back.

While watching the sparring on the river, Uchiha Cheng carefully controlled the activation of Chidori Stream.

After that night, Uchiha Cheng had understood deeply that he was still not strong enough, and he had not relaxed over the past year.

Besides continuing to farm selection rewards and increasing his total Chakra by another threefold, he had also gained Lightning and Wind Chakra nature transformations.

He had thus begun developing Chidori Stream based on Chidori.

Since it was not a system reward, he had to slowly practice Chidori Stream until he mastered it.

Uchiha Cheng could now use Chidori Stream proficiently. His understanding of Lightning Release had greatly improved as a result, and he was preparing to develop Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Water Release: Water Surge Wave!"

BOOM!

After the two girls shouted, a violent explosion rang out.

Then they both leaped onto the shore and ran toward Uchiha Cheng.

"Cheng-nii, next time I'll definitely beat Sister Mikoto. Her fireballs are getting smaller and smaller."

"Huh? There's even a principle behind making it smaller? You were clearly relying on the river's abundant moisture to boost your Water Release ninjutsu."

"Still, Cheng-nii's Chidori is almost complete for me. Next time, I won't use the Great Fireball Technique—I'll let you see the power of Chidori." Mikoto boasted proudly.

"Really? Why hasn't mine shown any progress at all? Hurry up and use it for us to see."

"Fine, then let this little dummy have a good look. Big sis possesses talent worthy of matching Cheng-nii's genius."

"Mikoto-nee, he's corrupted you. You never used to call me a little dummy." Kushina muttered with a pout.

Watching the two girls approach, Cheng had taught them Chidori once their Chakra control had improved enough for them to easily stand on the water's surface.

However, the technique was still somewhat too difficult for them at their current level.

They had not made the slightest progress until now.

Now that he had heard Mikoto could use it, he was rather curious. Could Mikoto Uchiha also be a super genius?

He immediately stopped practicing Chidori Stream and quietly watched Mikoto's movements.

Mikoto pressed her right hand downward.

"Lightning Release: Chidori!"

Threads of blue lightning actually rose from Mikoto's delicate, fair little hand.

Chirp, chirp.

It made two immature cries, like baby birds.

And then...

That was it!

"Pfft, what kind of Chidori is that? Shouldn't that be called Two Birds?"

Kushina covered her mouth and giggled.

"Hmph! At least I managed to produce a little bit. What about you?"

"I... Hmph! Either I can't use it at all, or if I do, it'll definitely be Chidori!!!"

Watching the two little girls bicker, then thinking about Mikoto's Two Birds just now, Uchiha Cheng could not help laughing along in amusement.

He recalled how, in the original story, Naruto and Kushina were said to have identical personalities and ninjutsu.

From that, he could infer that Kushina in the original story at least knew the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and perhaps she knew Rasengan as well.

Maybe she did not have a Lightning Chakra nature, which was why she had made no progress at all, rather than because she was too young?

Otherwise, as a member of the Uzumaki Clan, she definitely had far more Chakra than Mikoto. Given how hard she worked, she should have practiced far more times than Mikoto, yet she still had not improved.

He had kept teaching them Chakra control, practical sparring, and Shuriken throwing, but had forgotten to check their Chakra natures.

He would test them tomorrow...

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The next morning, at the Konoha Military Police Force Station.

The Uchiha who had arrived early at the police station were already sorting through the various mission lists.

At that moment, a young woman with fair skin, slightly chubby baby cheeks, and an age somewhere in her late teens to early twenties hurried into the police station with a bag of breakfast in hand.

"I overslept, I overslept. I almost ended up late. What missions do we have today?"