Tonight, Waiting for the Filial Son to Wipe Out His Clan

"Wow~ So amazing~"

"Sasuke-kun is the coolest~"

"Bullshit! Naruto-kun is handsome too, okay?!"

"But... but Dad and Mom won't let me get close to him."

"..."

The girls in the class chattered away below.

Several of them were also staring at Uchiha Sasuke with lovestruck expressions.

"What a pain. We came down here just to throw shuriken? Meditating in the classroom would've been much more comfortable."

Shikamaru rolled his eyes and muttered listlessly.

"Naruto, you're definitely stronger than Sasuke."

"I know. That day, Rock Lee kept shouting that he wanted to spar with you, and one punch from you left him unable to yell about being hot-blooded for three days."

Choji secretly munched on Potato Chips beside him and whispered.

"Of course! Naruto is way stronger than that stuck-up Sasuke!"

Ino refused to be outdone. She grabbed Hinata and said, "Don't let Naruto-kun lose later."

"Ow~"

"You hit my head again. You're so mean~"

Naruto smiled and shook his head. "Stop fooling around."

The new semester had arrived.

The Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall was drawing closer and closer.

During this time, the shops below Naruto's building, which had originally been run by Anbu Ninja in disguise, had all closed down together.

Uchiha Sasuke knew nothing. He was still putting on airs over there.

The previous semester's grades had been announced.

Naruto had passed every cultural theory subject.

And that was with him deliberately controlling his scores.

Yet because he had gotten full marks in Will of Fire—

His overall score had directly placed him first in the grade.

That was something he had never expected.

All he could say was that this truly was Konoha under the Third Hokage's rule.

"Next, Uzumaki Naruto."

No one understood tricks with shuriken better than the Uchiha Clan.

Their talent for dynamic vision was unmatched in the Ninja World.

Once they awakened the Sharingan, they could become Special Jonin just by playing with shuriken.

Having absorbed Uchiha Shisui, Naruto's talent in this area was no weaker than that of an ordinary Uchiha clansman.

Including Uchiha Sasuke.

Especially since his eyes had long since awakened the Sharingan.

Even without using the Sharingan, his normal dynamic vision was beyond that of ordinary Uchiha clansmen.

Whoosh—

Three shuriken appeared in Naruto's hand.

With a swish—

The three shuriken flew out at once.

Bang, bang, bang—

Without surprise, all three shuriken struck the targets.

But not one of them hit the bullseye.

Uchiha Sasuke finally relaxed.

Hmph, this is the standard of the top student?

I'm the true top student!

Uchiha Sasuke raised his head, his face full of pride.

"Pass."

Iruka lowered his head and marked a "√" after [Uzumaki Naruto].

Naturally, Naruto would not grandstand like he had in the original story. After throwing the shuriken, he returned to his seat.

If he wanted to, he could hit the bullseye with his eyes closed.

But there was no need to show off like that.

Especially now, when undercurrents were surging through Konoha. He needed to keep as low a profile as possible so he could fish in troubled waters.

Iruka did not treat Naruto as well as he had in the original story.

He even felt somewhat displeased when Naruto had merely earned a passing grade.

The following classes gradually shifted from indoors to outdoors.

Survival drills were held from time to time.

Naruto now attended school in his Original body as well.

The White Zetsu Clone could handle cultivation.

His main responsibility was meditating and keeping watch for the day when the atmosphere became the strangest.

"Today, we'll be conducting taijutsu sparring. Those whose names are called, step forward."

"Inuzuka Kiba, Nara Shikamaru, you two step forward. Be mindful of your limits."

Tch!

Why wasn't it me and Uzumaki Naruto?

I'll let everyone know that the Uchiha are always the best!

For some reason, Uchiha Sasuke found Naruto extremely irritating whenever he saw him.

This taijutsu sparring training was quite interesting as well.

Children from major Ninja Clans basically sparred with children from other major Ninja Clans.

Civilians versus civilians.

Of course, challenges were allowed too.

But most civilians could not defeat children from major Ninja Clans.

Soon, Ino and Hinata's match ended.

In terms of taijutsu, Hinata was naturally superior.

But after only exchanging a few moves, Ino conceded. After forming the Seal of Reconciliation with Hinata, she cheerfully pulled the somewhat self-reproachful Hinata back.

Haruno Sakura, standing nearby, did not like what she saw.

Ino used to treat me that well too.

She's still good to me now, but it feels like... I'm not as good as Hinata.

"Next, Uchiha Sasuke."

Sasuke-kun is up?

Wow~

Even the way he walks is so cool~

In the blink of an eye, Pink Hair had joined the lovestruck girls again.

"Mm... Uzumaki Naruto, step forward."

Iruka hesitated for a moment.

Although Naruto was nominally the top student now, his performance in actual combat had been unremarkable.

If he fought Sasuke of the Uchiha Clan, he would probably be utterly crushed.

"Naruto, beat up that stuck-up guy!"

"Naruto-kun, do your best~!"

Dattebayo...

Encrypted conversation, huh.

"Hehe, I've finally been waiting for you."

The moment they finished the Seal of Reconciliation, Uchiha Sasuke sneered.

What?

No, bro?

I'm not Naruto from the original story. I haven't provoked you, have I?

"You are the first and the last person to become the top student in a grade that has an Uchiha."

Naruto rolled his eyes. Kakashi?

"However, that title will soon belong to an Uchiha."

"Accept your fate. I will protect the glory of the Uchiha!"

???

What was that supposed to mean?

Naruto was dumbfounded.

Seeing Naruto's expression, Uchiha Sasuke felt like he had punched cotton.

"Stop talking!"

"I will not let the Uchiha Clan's glory be tarnished!"

"Ah!"

Shouting something about glory, friendship, or bonds, he charged at Naruto.

"Why is he so chuuni?"

Naruto was genuinely confused.

"Could it be because I didn't act like I did in the original story... so he became even more chuuni?"

"No, maybe the Filial Son stood him up again and he shifted his resentment onto me, the unwilling top student."

"I really do make it easy for people to shift their resentment onto me."

Watching Uchiha Sasuke's fist come at him as though in slow motion—

Naruto considered whether he should go easy on him and let him win.

But Kurama's excited voice kept saying that they should beat up a little Uchiha first and collect some interest.

Just then, Naruto received a message from the Trees.

As well as a message from the White Zetsu Clone.

"The Filial Son went straight back to the Uchiha Clan after leaving Root, and he even met with a Masked Man?"

When the Clone's message came through, quite a few Root Ninja had already mobilized, their target being the Uchiha Clan.

The major Ninja Clans had also suddenly fallen silent.

Many ninja who had been away on missions had been recalled to their clans.

"So today is the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall. There was a reason Uchiha Sasuke suddenly became so chuuni."

"No wonder they held a drill today. School will probably drag on until evening."

Buzz—

The next instant, Uchiha Sasuke's fist had arrived.

But what made everyone widen their eyes in shock was—

Uchiha Sasuke struck Naruto, yet his fist passed right through Naruto's body.

"A Clone Technique?"

After Uchiha Sasuke realized what had happened, his face was filled with disbelief.

He, a dignified member of the Uchiha Clan, had actually been fooled by a mere Clone Technique?

Then, just as everyone thought Naruto's Clone would disappear—

That phantom turned around and kicked Uchiha Sasuke in the butt.

The damage was low, but the humiliation was immense.

"That should do it, right?"

"Hahaha~ Good! That Brat will definitely be furious after that kick."

Kurama laughed uproariously inside the Sealing Space.

Naruto sighed helplessly and turned to look at the stunned Iruka.

"Can you announce the result now?"

"Ph-Phantom Body Flicker?"

"This is Body Flicker Shisui's fighting style!"

Iruka completely lost his composure.

"Yeah~!"

"Naruto is so cool! Naruto is the strongest~!"

Ino immediately cheered. The hearts of the lovestruck girls were bleeding—that was their Uchiha Sasuke.

"You... how do you know that move?!"

Uchiha Sasuke was on the verge of breaking down.

He had been humiliated, and with Brother Shisui's fighting style at that.

"Damn it!"

Uchiha Sasuke thought of how everyone in the clan suspected that his own brother had killed Brother Shisui.

He flipped over to put distance between himself and Naruto, his hands rapidly forming seals.

They were the hand signs for the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

Naruto knew what he was about to do the moment he raised his hands.

After being startled that Sasuke had already mastered ninjutsu, Iruka immediately stopped him.

"Sasuke, this is only taijutsu sparring practice. You've gone too far."

"Form the Seal of Reconciliation."

After successfully stopping Sasuke, Iruka visibly let out a sigh of relief.

"How did you learn Brother Shisui's fighting style?!"

Could it be... Brother Shisui wasn't dead?!

Then why hadn't he shown himself, letting my brother remain under the clan's suspicion?

Sasuke suddenly fell silent.

He did not form the Seal of Reconciliation, and Naruto naturally would not take the initiative to do so either.

There was a reason he had made a move.

Before long, Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely come to investigate the situation.

Then he could explain that he had suddenly come up with this fighting style.

It would make him realize that he had inherited the talents of his bargain-bin father and mother.

At the same time, he could mention that he had always been unable to perform the Clone Technique properly.

And ask about the Multiple Shadow Clone.

This technique was not the main point. The main point was the Scroll of Seals.

Naruto could act a little more reckless.

Everything would be for the sake of earning the villagers' recognition and becoming Hokage.

Then, he could find an opportunity to learn about the Scroll of Seals from someone else and steal it from the Hokage's Office.

Hmm... Mizuki, I've chosen you!

Calling it theft, it would actually be done with Sarutobi Hiruzen's tacit approval.

Although the Mayfly Technique could steal it without anyone noticing, he did not know where it was kept.

Besides, there was a barrier inside. Once the Scroll of Seals was stolen, there would definitely be an alert.

At that point, the village would be thrown into chaos again. It was not secure enough.

Had anyone noticed that, in the original story, after Naruto stole the Scroll of Seals, Choza Akimichi appeared among those ninja?

Was he there to capture Naruto?

No, no. He was there to prevent other ninja from finding Naruto, killing him, and taking the Scroll of Seals.

Forbidden Techniques were easy to learn and quite powerful.

That was also why Mizuki had set his sights on the Scroll of Seals.

Of course, most importantly, he had to let Sarutobi Hiruzen know about his talent—and that the Will of Fire had already successfully brainwashed him.

From now on, stop sending Anbu Ninja to monitor him at every turn, or using the Live Streaming Artifact to spy on him.

He was annoyed. Really annoyed!

"Today's lesson has quite a lot of material, so school will end a little later."

"All right, sparring practice will continue."

After Iruka finished speaking, he resumed calling on people.

After telling Shikamaru and Choji, Naruto went to the bathroom with them.

He returned normally, but the Naruto who came back was already a Wood Clone.

The Original used the Mayfly Technique and headed toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

"I'll wait for the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall. The Clone in Sage Mode has already found an excellent position."