Guidance from Jonin Yoshiwara Yuto

In the woods within the Uchiha compound, the afternoon sun cast dappled, fine points of light through the dense canopy.

Uchiha Eiji lay on the grass, his chest heaving as he gasped for air, his eyes unfocused as he stared upwards.

After a moment, Uchiha Eiji's breathing gradually recovered. Then, his eyeballs shifted slightly, looking towards Uchiha Yuan, who stood not far in front of him.

"I can't believe I lost again. This is the eleventh time I've lost to you."

Uchiha Yuan crossed his arms and looked at Uchiha Eiji quietly.

Uchiha Eiji sighed helplessly, then continued, "Since awakening my Sharingan, my Chakra has grown rapidly, and I've been training its use.

I can feel my strength constantly increasing, but in front of you, I feel like I've never gotten any stronger."

Uchiha Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Eiji, don't doubt it, you have indeed gotten stronger."

After Uchiha Eiji awakened his Sharingan, Uchiha Yuan had used his sensory abilities to scan his body every time Eiji challenged him.

He discovered that his body was gradually changing under the Sharingan's special Chakra, and his physical condition had been enhanced.

Uchiha Eiji got up and looked at Uchiha Yuan with a complicated expression, saying, "Yuan, why can't I defeat you even with the Sharingan?

I see every one of your movements clearly, and my body can react in time to block your attacks."

Uchiha Yuan's expression turned serious, and he said, "Eiji, did you really block my attacks?"

"Indeed, in the last few spars, you could keep up with my movements; but every time you blocked my attack, you didn't feel good, did you?"

Uchiha Eiji nodded in silence.

Uchiha Yuan continued, "Eiji, we might be going to the battlefield soon. I hope you can understand that the Sharingan becomes powerful because of our strength, not that we become powerful because of the Sharingan."

Hearing this, Uchiha Eiji frowned slightly, looking confused. "Yuan, I don't quite understand what you're saying?"

Uchiha Yuan said, "Eiji, there are many ninjas in the Ninja World with special abilities. Although the Sharingan's abilities are powerful, they might not affect true strong people."

"Take me for example. With the Sharingan's enhancement, you can perceive my moves, but so what?

The power contained in each of my moves is something you can hardly withstand."

Uchiha Eiji pondered, "Yuan, I understand what you mean now. Thank you for your advice."

Then, he took out a scroll from his bosom and threw it to Uchiha Yuan.

Uchiha Yuan raised his hand and caught the scroll. Upon opening it, he couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.

"It's a B-rank genjutsu."

Uchiha Eiji said, "You've basically mastered all the other intermediate ninjutsu, and those low-level ninjutsu aren't qualified to be the stakes for our spar."

Although he had never won a match against Uchiha Yuan, Uchiha Eiji knew very well that after each encounter, he could discover his own shortcomings and then improve his strength.

Glancing towards the grass, Uchiha Eiji asked, "Why don't I see Daishi and the others? I haven't seen them in a while."

At this time, only a few subordinates from ninja families, including Uchiha Kawa, were watching the match near the grass.

Uchiha Eiji recognized these people but didn't pay them much attention. They were all clan members who performed mediocrely in the Ninja Academy.

"Daishi and the others don't have ninja talent after all. They need to help their families with chores."

"That's right. Without Chakra, practicing Taijutsu is just a waste of time. No matter how hard they try, they are still no match for ninjas."

Uchiha Eiji nodded.

Ninja Academy.

Uchiha Yuan sat in the classroom, with Hatake Harukaze, Senju Gen, and Hyuga Kagami sitting around him.

All the students sat quietly, their expressions a mixture of nervousness and excitement; today was the graduation day for these Ninja Academy students.

It had been more than a year since the Fourth Hokage sacrificed himself on the night of the Nine-Tails attack, and war had broken out again.

The past year had been the most intense period of the war, with heavy casualties among ninjas from all villages.

Among the casualties, many Genin were consumed as expendables in the war.

Now, Konoha's front-line forces were insufficient, so the students of the Ninja Academy were being summoned to reinforce the front lines.

Uchiha Yuan's grade was among those being called up.

Now, they were waiting in the classroom for the Jonin who would lead them, assigned by the village.

Sarutobi Retsu walked into the classroom, holding a booklet containing the list of group assignments.

"Inuzuka Hayashi, Chonan Eita, Gekko Susumu."

As their names were called, three students stood up and walked to the front of the class. Then, a middle-aged ninja appeared at the classroom door.

The three immediately followed him out of the classroom.

"Aburame Utata, Kurosaki Kyu, Sakuragi Kata."

"Nohara Shinsuke, Akagi Kō, Mito Shiro."

"..."

"Uehara Isami, ..."

Hyuga Kagami and Hatake Harukaze were assigned to Team 8, with a girl named Kobayashi Yuka becoming their companion.

Next, Sarutobi Retsu called out Senju Gen, and then Uchiha Yuan; the two were assigned to Class Nine together.

The third member of Class Nine was a boy from a commoner family named Aida Kai.

A middle-aged ninja with a scar on his face appeared at the classroom door. Seeing him, Uchiha Yuan couldn't help but frown.

The middle-aged ninja led the three to a training ground. Here, there were ninjas from other classes. Uchiha Yuan saw that the Eighth Class, where Hatake Harukaze was, was not far away.

The middle-aged ninja's sinister gaze slowly swept over the three and he said, "I am Yoshiwara Yuto, a Special Jonin of the village. From today onwards, I will be your captain. On the battlefield, you must obey my orders completely.

Now, introduce yourselves. What are you good at, what do you like, and what do you hate?"

Under Yoshiwara Yuto's gaze, Aida Kai flinched slightly.

Hearing this, he immediately said, "My name is Aida Kai. I'm very sorry, but there's nothing I'm particularly good at. I like to eat grilled meat and I hate garlic."

Next, Senju Gen spoke, "Senju Gen. I'm good at Water Style Ninjutsu. I like sweets and have nothing I dislike."

It was Uchiha Yuan's turn to introduce himself. He slowly said, "Uchiha Yuan. I'm good at Taijutsu and don't have anything I particularly like."

As he finished speaking, Uchiha Yuan's gaze fell coldly on Yoshiwara Yuto. "As for what I hate, that would be you, Special Jonin Yoshiwara Yuto."

As soon as he said this, Yoshiwara Yuto, Senju Gen, and Aida Kai were all stunned.

"Yuan, don't talk nonsense. Hurry up and apologize to Special Jonin Yoshiwara."

Senju Gen hurriedly spoke out. He didn't understand why Uchiha Yuan would provoke Yoshiwara Yuto. They should have met for the first time today.