Birth of the Laughing Fifth Prodigy (3)

Birth of the Laughing Fifth Prodigy (3)

"Elder Setsuna, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Fugaku's voice carried a note of anger.

"No, that's not what I meant..."

"Ha ha ha!"

Setsuna realized that his words had been inappropriate and was about to explain when a wild laugh rang out.

The voice rolled in like thunder.

After Kurenai came back angry, she ignored him for a long time. She would not even let him through the door, much less onto her soft bed.

"Heh heh!"

Protect each other!

Whoosh!

Kazuki used the Body Flicker Technique, lightly appearing between Itachi and Shisui to face the three most powerful figures of the Uchiha.

At some point, a wooden stick had appeared in his hand.

Kazuki now felt as if all of Konoha was not enough for a single blast of his Fire Release.

The Fourth Hokage and his wife had chosen death to protect their child, and even in death, they had left behind quite a few safeguards for him.

"The Uchiha higher-ups are here. Are you going out to meet them?"

[Ninjutsu: Level 6 (4%→6%→8%...)]

The wooden stick broke.

[Chakra: 8 cards (69%→71%→73%...)]

He was always worried that one day, someone might suddenly lose their mind and, with a snap, decide to come kill him under the banner of some grand cause. What then?

One or two people did not concern him, but what if there were many?

An ordinary Mangekyō consumed some of its power with every use.

He applied a little force.

There was no shortage of such things in the ninja world.

You could not say they did not value feelings.

They would die for one another!

[Taijutsu: Level 5 (23%→25%→27%...)]

That Fugaku, Setsuna, and Sōgi outside would not be his match even if all three were stacked together.

Uchiha Yishū, his face wrapped in bandages and his hands on his hips, threw his head toward the sun and burst into wild laughter.

He had used celebrations as an excuse before and nearly worn her to death.

Fugaku: "..."

The Fourth Kazekage had tried several times to kill his own son.

Kurenai's brow twitched, but she still stepped forward, grabbed Kazuki, and viciously flung him away.

Just look at the ghosts and monsters filling the ninja world.

If you said they cared deeply about feelings, they truly did.

Pain had chopped down Jiraiya, the teacher who had raised him.

[Uchiha Yishū!]

Still, considering that Jiraiya had taken him as a disciple, the two really had just hit it off because they shared the same foul tastes... and hobbies!

So Kazuki said nothing more. He had barely managed to swindle the Rasengan out of him, and that was enough to let the matter go.

That crisp sound was like a basin of cold water dumped over the excited Kazuki, freezing him in place.

Orochimaru had personally killed his teacher, the Third Hokage, launched the Konoha Crush Plan, and prepared to destroy the village that had raised him.

He had lost his Mangekyō, transplanted a pair of ordinary eyes, and he was this happy?

And besides!

All his stats were rising.

The Mangekyō was advancing into the Eternal Mangekyo, a process during which Kazuki's strength was rapidly increasing.

Kazuki had finally gained the ability to protect himself.

What Jiraiya taught Kazuki was writing.

Shikamaru's Ino-Shika-Cho had been prepared to risk their lives against Hidan and Kakuzu to avenge their teacher.

"Then why the hell did you come? Is your heartbeat too steady? Do you need me to give it some stimulation?"

Even if the pair of eyes you transplanted had originally been your own, you had only recovered the Mangekyō you lost. Was that really worth this much excitement?

Naturally, she had no idea how thrilled Kazuki was at that moment.

Setsuna stared at Kazuki and frowned. "You transplanted the Sharingan?"

"Kurenai, when did you become this kind of Kurenai?"

Kurenai stood to the side, her face dark with exasperation.

Uchiha Kazuki, at your service!

"Wahaha, I succeeded!"

"Yo, you three. Long time no see. Did you miss me?"

Bursts of wahaha laughter continuously came from inside the room.

"That's right!" Kazuki said with a grin. "Tsunade taught me Medical Ninjutsu, and I happen to have talent in that area. Transplanting the Sharingan was not difficult for me. It's already complete."

Now!

He remembered the last time they had secretly left the village to meet Orochimaru. During a temporary rest, Kazuki had started fooling around and had nearly been discovered by a woman named Guren.

Kurenai sneered, not believing him at all.

That arrogant air made the corners of Fugaku and the other two men's mouths twitch.

Kazuki was nominally a disciple of the Konoha Sannin.

This called for a celebration!

"What are you doing?"

One reason White Fang Hatake Sakumo had chosen death might have been to protect Kakashi.

It was not because Orochimaru thought highly of him.

Heh heh, that was just a ball for him to kick around.

Just think about it. An elite genius of the Uchiha clan had learned so many dangerous Forbidden Jutsu of Konoha.

Watching the Uchiha, especially those in the Konoha Military Police Force, commit all that nonsense, Kazuki would not be surprised if Konoha's other ninja surrounded and attacked them tomorrow.

[Genjutsu: Level 6 (11%→13%→15%...)]

Kazuki merely gave a few dry chuckles in response.

And he did it without any regard for the occasion.

His Sharingan had now evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!

Although he was still in the middle of transforming, he could already crush his former self.

Fine then!

Whenever he thought about these things, his scalp went numb.

He clenched his fist and felt the surging power within it.

That filial son Itachi had slaughtered whoever he could find, wiping out his entire clan without even sparing his parents.

[Kekkei Genkai: Mangekyō Sharingan {Pupil Power: Level 6 (40%)}→Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan {Pupil Power: Level 7 (1→12%→14%...)}]

Sakura Haruno was even more of a crying fountain. Tears would spill out at the slightest provocation, making her heartbreak obvious to anyone who saw her.

Kazuki had a prior record.

No matter what happened in Konoha, he could resolve it with laughter and ease.

Growing more excited the more he thought about it, Kazuki suddenly turned his head and fixed his gaze on Kurenai.

The Eternal Mangekyo and the Mangekyō were a qualitative difference.

Naruto chased Sasuke until the day he died, driving Sasuke up walls and over roofs.

Strength brought status, and status brought confidence.

[Age: 15]

There seemed to be even more of these "love-hate relationships"!

"Of course!"

The reason he taught Kazuki so many ninjutsu, even Forbidden Jutsu, was simply because Kazuki was an Uchiha.

Fugaku said blandly, "Kazuki, we just met."

Kazuki held out his hand. "Little Kurenai, help me outside."

"Hey, what nonsense are you thinking?" Kazuki said unhappily. "I only wanted to give you a hug because I can see again. Why is your mind so dark?"

What was more, the Uchiha's situation in Konoha truly was not good.

After only a few uses, he would go blind!

Danzo?

Ever since he had come to this ninja world, he had never felt safe.

But!

"I finally succeeded!"

Kurenai's brow twitched as she gritted her teeth. "I'm telling you, there are a lot of people outside. If you dare mess around at a time like this, hmph!"

Orochimaru had taught him nearly everything he could teach and everything he should not have taught.

"Smack!"

"From this day on, there will be no one like me in this world!"

Tsunade, meanwhile, had taught Kazuki Medical Ninjutsu.

What would happen to Konoha's Four Guardian Shinobi Beasts?

This was also one reason Kazuki had always felt uneasy.

Itachi and Shisui also wore strange expressions.

He was genuinely excited.

You could identify the man just by hearing his voice.

Orochimaru had indeed liked him quite a bit in the early days. The later Orochimaru, though, had become a lunatic.

Kazuki also did not know what state of mind Tsunade had been in when she taught him Medical Ninjutsu.

But he knew that she had only wanted to take him as a disciple because of alcohol.

Either way, he had not lost out!