Just Because I Looked at You One More Time in the Crowd

The evil Senju Clan!

Damn Tobirama Senju!

Inside an office at Konoha Hospital, Uchiha Dan gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart.

Every time he thought of his current predicament, Uchiha Dan could not suppress the hatred he felt for Tobirama Senju.

He wished he could dig up Tobirama Senju's grave, desecrate his corpse, and scatter his ashes to the wind.

Seven years ago, he had inexplicably transmigrated into the world of Naruto, merging with the soul and memories of a 10-year-old boy from the Uchiha Clan to become Uchiha Dan.

On that very same day, the newly reborn Uchiha Dan was walking happily through the streets of Konoha when he saw Tobirama Senju for the first time.

The moment he laid eyes on Tobirama Senju, a notification sound suddenly rang out in Uchiha Dan's mind.

Ding, system activated. Host has obtained all of Tobirama Senju's talents (upgradable)!

The sudden prompt gave Uchiha Dan a huge fright, followed immediately by a wave of wild ecstasy.

But when Uchiha Dan looked up in uncontrollable joy, he found himself staring directly into Tobirama Senju's vigilant, scrutinizing gaze.

The latter's cold, monster-like stare made Uchiha Dan feel as if he had instantly fallen into an icy abyss.

What the hell are you looking at me like that for?

You aren't planning on killing me, are you?

Just because I glanced at you in the crowd?

Is there any sense of reason left?

Fortunately, Tobirama Senju was in a rush at the time to head to Kumogakure for a ceasefire talk with the Second Raikage.

So, he merely gave Uchiha Dan a cold, warning glare before quickly leaving Konoha, surrounded by his disciples and guards.

Seeing Tobirama Senju leave, Uchiha Dan let out a massive sigh of relief.

He roughly understood why Tobirama Senju's gaze had been so strange.

Tobirama Senju was inherently full of suspicion toward the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Dan's sudden moment of mania had triggered a strong sense of familiarity in Tobirama Senju—it was the same look that appeared in his own eyes whenever he conducted his research.

In Tobirama Senju's eyes, that look was a signal of extreme danger.

This child must not be allowed to live!

Tobirama Senju was a ruthless character; he wouldn't feel pity just because Uchiha Dan was only ten years old.

So, Uchiha Dan shouted in his heart at Tobirama Senju: Yame-ro! (Go to hell!)

He knew that during this trip to Kumogakure for alliance negotiations, Tobirama Senju would be ambushed by the rebellious Kinkaku and Ginkaku and left critically injured.

In the end, to protect his group of disciples, he would lure the enemies away and meet his demise.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Dan's mood improved significantly.

That's what you get for glaring at me. Those who glare at me die!

Sure enough, not long after, news of Tobirama Senju's death spread through Konoha.

The entire village was immersed in a sorrowful atmosphere, but for Uchiha Dan, it was a massive relief.

Just when he thought he could finally rest easy, the miserable days arrived nonetheless.

Because Uchiha Dan discovered that as soon as Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just succeeded as Hokage, returned to Konoha, he was being watched.

Not only was he under surveillance, but he was also inexplicably expelled from the Ninja Academy, losing his chance to become a genin upon graduation.

Furthermore, he was ordered that from then on, Uchiha Dan could not engage in any form of training, could not learn any ninjutsu, and could only live as an ordinary person under constant watch.

Is this because you're afraid I'll become strong, or afraid I'll run away?

So you have to completely cripple me?

He had finally transmigrated into the Naruto world; who wouldn't want to obtain immense power, with Tsunade on the left and Mei Terumi on the right?

Yet, his career had ended before it even began.

Just because he was looked at by Tobirama Senju in a crowd, his entire life was ruined.

He was truly the most miserable transmigrator of all time.

What's more, the Uchiha Clan elder, Kagami Uchiha, had acted with unprecedented harshness, using the excuse that Uchiha Dan had violated clan rules to stubbornly expel him from the Uchiha Clan.

For a long time afterward, whenever Uchiha Dan moved, a squad of Anbu Ninja would take turns monitoring him—the scale of the surveillance was astonishing.

It didn't take a genius to know that Tobirama Senju must have left some instructions for his disciples before he died.

So, Tobirama Senju, what grudge or grievance did I have against you?

How could you not let me go even after you're dead?

It was just a single look, was it really necessary?

While hating Tobirama Senju to the core, Uchiha Dan felt a profound sense of powerlessness rising in his heart.

His parents had died when he was very young during that long, drawn-out First Ninja World War.

Therefore, Uchiha Dan had never received the orthodox education of the Uchiha Clan, and all the knowledge he possessed had been learned at the Ninja Academy.

Having never displayed any particularly high talent, his strength at the age of ten was only slightly better than that of a rookie who had just become a Genin.

Under such circumstances, Uchiha Dan found that heaven would not respond to his cries, and the earth would not answer his pleas.

Even if he possessed the full, upgradeable talent of Tobirama Senju, so what?

Did he dare to research? Did he dare to practice?

With so many eyes watching him, one could easily imagine what awaited him if he showed even the slightest sign of being unusual.

In these years since becoming Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi had been quite decisive in his killings.

Therefore, for these seven years, Uchiha Dan could only spend his days and nights thinking and researching theoretical aspects within his mind.

He pondered the principles of various Ninjutsu, the feasibility of improving various Ninjutsu, and the feasibility of creating certain Ninjutsu for special purposes.

However, not a single one had been put into practice yet.

Fortunately, the family that adopted Uchiha Dan was very kind and took good care of him, treating him almost like their own son over the seven years they spent together.

Especially after an unwilling Uchiha Dan displayed astonishing medical talent, his unsuspecting foster father, Namikaze Toneri, took it upon himself to pull strings and send him to Konoha Hospital as an apprentice.

Perhaps thinking that a doctor, even a Medical Ninja, posed no threat, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not interfere with the matter, effectively giving his tacit approval.

This was the only reason Uchiha Dan became a medical... no, that was not right.

He was just a doctor, because he held no ninja title and could not become a Medical Ninja, even though he had already mastered quite a few Medical Ninjutsu.

"Doctor Dan, there is a wounded patient who needs surgery!"

Just as Uchiha Dan was cursing Tobirama Senju in his heart, a nurse ran into his office and said urgently.

"Is it a ninja or a civilian?" Dan asked as a matter of routine.

Everyone in the hospital knew that Uchiha Dan used different treatment methods when treating ninjas and civilians, so this question did not seem abrupt.

"It is a ninja!" The nurse, having no doubts, answered quickly.

"I will be there immediately; you get the operating room ready!" Dan said while organizing his exclusive medical kit.

Inside the operating room.

Uchiha Dan quickly sutured and bandaged the hideous wound on the patient's arm.

"How are you feeling?" Uchiha Dan asked the injured man with concern.

"Doctor Dan, I feel much better." The ninja, having saved his arm, breathed a sigh of relief and replied.

"Next, I am going to perform some treatments that will help with your recovery."

Uchiha Dan nodded, taking out the Silver Needle from his medical kit while speaking earnestly.

"Try to perform the Ninjutsu you are best at. You don't need to actually execute it; just simulate the flow of Chakra within your body as you perform the technique. Remember, the slower, the better."

"Uh... Doctor, why is that?" The injured ninja asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Do you not want to get better faster?" Dan asked, feigning displeasure and frowning.

"I understand!" The ninja hesitated no longer. "I will do it right away!"

After speaking, the injured ninja raised his severely wounded arm and, together with his uninjured hand, began to form hand seals slowly.

Uchiha Dan placed his hand on the injured ninja's abdomen, sensing carefully.