"Let's stop here. I've gotten a pretty good understanding of your strength. That's enough for today. Get some good rest. We'll go accept a mission tomorrow."
After Uchiha Yoichi stopped sparring, he gestured to Kakashi. After five days of combat training, he had gained a thorough understanding of Kakashi's abilities.
His Lightning Release and Earth Release Ninjutsu were quite good. His main killing technique was White Fang Kenjutsu, and his coordination between Ninjutsu was also decent. He had an excellent grasp of fleeting opportunities during combat.
This level of strength was considered quite good even among Chunins, making him a reliable helper on missions outside the village.
Uchiha Yoichi had not slacked off these past few days either. Aside from Kenjutsu and Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he had also been practicing Sharingan Genjutsu.
As for his sparring partner, it was naturally Kakashi.
Kakashi had some understanding of Illusion Technique and knew how to defend against and dispel it. However, over the past two days, he had been made rather helpless by Uchiha Yoichi's Sharingan Genjutsu.
Although Uchiha Yoichi had currently learned only two Sharingan Genjutsu, they were several times more difficult for Kakashi to deal with than before.
Kakashi could not look directly into Uchiha Yoichi's Sharingan, yet he also had to guard against his gaze. This made dealing with him extremely uncomfortable.
After falling victim to Sharingan Genjutsu four or five times, Kakashi refused to continue combat training with Uchiha Yoichi. Once he fell under Sharingan Genjutsu, he could basically no longer dispel it by himself. Kakashi had already lost five or six times.
"When are we meeting tomorrow?"
"Nine o'clock, at the Hokage Building!"
"Mm, got it. I'll head home for today."
After saying goodbye, Kakashi left.
Uchiha Yoichi also went home. There had been no further developments regarding Root since he visited the Second Elder. The Second Elder had already settled the matter.
The rumors in the village had also decreased sharply because the Uchiha Security Force had arrested more than a dozen of the people spreading them most aggressively. They had also posted notices exposing how those people had spread rumors about Uchiha Yoichi.
Ordinary people were utterly helpless before Ninjas. What was more, the Uchiha had the Sharingan and could easily use Illusion Technique to probe their minds.
The rumors gradually died down, though the Uchiha's reputation had been affected somewhat. Now, whenever Uchiha Yoichi went out, he could see fear in the eyes of ordinary people looking at him.
However, in Uchiha Yoichi's view, the Uchiha Clan did not need the villagers' affection at all.
Whoever controlled power deserved the support of ordinary people. What right did a group of people who could survive only under the protection of Ninjas have to turn around and show the Uchiha Clan attitude?
They hadn't been on the receiving end of the Security Force's iron fist, had they?
As for who would cultivate Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Uchiha Yoichi did not want to concern himself with it. This Nintaijutsu was extremely difficult to practice, no less difficult than Gentle Fist's Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven. It basically required releasing Chakra through most of the body's acupuncture points.
Uchiha Yoichi's Chakra Blade had also been delivered, though the person who brought it was not Uchiha Kanbayashi but Uchiha Masato.
The Second Elder had probably taken over everything, which was why he had sent his son to deliver the blade.
The Chakra Blade had been forged extremely well. Some highly conductive ore had been added, giving it both durability and excellent Chakra conductivity. Uchiha Yoichi had merely infused it with a little Chakra, yet lightning immediately flared brightly across the blade.
Uchiha Yoichi named this Chakra Blade the Lightning Blade. It resembled one of the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure, but he did not care.
Whether a weapon could become famous ultimately depended on its wielder.
The next day, the two arrived at the Hokage Building at roughly the same time. After greeting each other, they walked inside.
When they arrived at the Mission Squad, the people inside looked uncomfortable upon seeing that Uchiha Yoichi was one of the newcomers.
Sakuma in particular had suffered two broken ribs after Uchiha Yoichi kicked him. He had spent several days in the hospital before recovering.
Later, he learned that Uchiha Yoichi had received no punishment whatsoever. Instead, those who had spread the rumors most aggressively had been arrested by the Security Force and severely punished.
This infuriated Sakuma. His friend had died in Uchiha Yoichi's squad, and Uchiha Yoichi had broken two of his ribs. Even speaking ill of Uchiha Yoichi might get him arrested by the Security Force.
Now, when Sakuma saw Uchiha Yoichi, his eyes held both resentment and fear. Deep down, he was also afraid that Uchiha Yoichi would attack him again.
"Accept a mission. B-rank. Prioritize assassination missions. Personnel: Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi Hatake."
Uchiha Yoichi glanced at Sakuma and ignored him. He found a Mission Squad Ninja who was standing nearby.
When that Ninja realized Uchiha Yoichi was speaking to him, he quickly recovered and said, "Please wait a moment. I'll take a look for you."
"There are quite a few B-rank Missions. These are the assassination missions. Choose one yourself."
Uchiha Yoichi looked them over. There were quite a few assassination commissions placed with Konoha, and B-rank Missions already involved Ninjas. This was clearly marked after each mission.
"These two. Record them."
"You want to accept two B-rank Missions?"
"That's right. Record them."
"That doesn't comply with the rules. I need to ask Lord Hokage."
The Mission Squad Ninja spoke with an embarrassed expression. Seeing that Uchiha Yoichi did not react, he stood up and headed toward the Hokage's Office.
Seeing this, Kakashi approached and said in a low voice, "Why don't we accept one mission first? That would be safer."
"There's no need. These two missions are in the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth, so they're on the way. If we accept them one at a time, we'll waste another seven or eight days traveling back and forth."
Kakashi looked at him with his dead-fish eyes. His squad leader was not worried in the slightest about failing the missions; all he cared about was wasting time.
However, one mission involved a minister of the Land of Grass, while the other involved an Iwagakure spy. They did not seem particularly difficult.
After a while, the Ninja returned to the Mission Squad and said to Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi, "Lord Hokage has approved it. I'll process them for you."
A hidden base deep underground beneath a part of Konoha
This was Root. When it was founded, Danzo had claimed that he was the root protecting and nourishing Konoha, which was why even the base had been built underground.
"Leaving the village? Hmph. It would indeed be difficult to act in Konoha. Leaving the village means you're seeking your own death."
A cold glint flashed through Danzo's eyes. That old fool Uchiha Kenji was protecting Uchiha Yoichi, preventing Root from acting in the village. But once they were outside the village...
"Lord Danzo, Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Yoichi have formed a squad. If we act—"
"Who said we're going to act ourselves? That evil Uchiha has cultivated the Cloud Ninja's secret Nintaijutsu. With the Raikage's foul temper, do you think he can pretend nothing happened?"
"You mean..."
"Sell the information to Kumogakure, then have a Root squad follow behind them. We'll provide the final safeguard!"
Danzo tapped his cane, then sneered. "Two Tomoe Sharingan. Impressive talent, but what a pity he cannot be of use to Konoha."
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