Yashiro

Akaseki recognized Yashiro Uchiha, who was on a mission with Hiruko. Members of the Uchiha Clan still went on missions during their Genin stage; they usually only joined the Military Police Force once they became Chunin.

"Are you... Akaseki?" Yashiro wasn't very familiar with Akaseki, but he recognized him.

"I see. Congratulations." After learning that Akaseki had awakened his eyes, Yashiro offered his congratulations.

Yashiro was originally the ninja with the second-highest talent among their generation of clansmen, right after Fugaku.

Upon learning that Akaseki wanted to copy Earth Style ninjutsu from him, he readily agreed. Although the clan leader's orders hadn't reached him yet, assisting a fellow clansman in copying ninjutsu was something Uchiha ninjas did as a matter of course.

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Even without a direct order from the clan leader, Yashiro would have agreed if Akaseki had asked him.

"Chunin Hiruko, I would like to spend some time interacting with a fellow clansman this evening," Yashiro requested of Hiruko, the leader of their temporary squad.

"Hm, of course. The mission is already complete, after all," Hiruko replied with a faint smile.

However...

For some reason, Akaseki felt there were other hidden emotions lurking in that man's gaze.

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

"As long as it doesn't affect the mission, it's fine," Jiraiya said bluntly.

In Jiraiya's view, their primary mission right now was training, but as ninjas, the prerequisite was certainly not to delay the execution of their duties.

"Yes!" Akaseki immediately responded.

Afterward, Akaseki and Yashiro went to a field outside the Flower Capital to copy Earth Style ninjutsu.

After copying three C-rank Earth Style techniques and one B-rank, Akaseki hesitated before asking, "Brother Yashiro, do you... do you feel like Chunin Hiruko is a bit..."

Hiruko's squad was only a temporary team; it wasn't a standard instructor-plus-Genin combination, but rather a normal pairing of Chunin and Genin.

For the Uchiha Clan, this didn't count as speaking too deeply to an acquaintance. Akaseki and Yashiro both defaulted to the idea that their own kin were closer—even if the two hadn't spoken more than a few words before!

"It's nothing, just normal jealousy. Since you've awakened your eyes, you'll have to get used to this in the future." Yashiro's tone was righteous, yet carried a hint of arrogance.

"Eh?" Akaseki was taken aback by these words.

Akaseki certainly understood the concept of jealousy, but he was surprised that Yashiro was so frank about it.

"You have to understand, for ordinary civilian ninjas, C-rank ninjutsu aren't things you can just learn whenever you want. B-rank techniques require sufficient merit or opportunity, and A-rank ninjutsu can even serve as the foundation for a common ninja clan... But for us Uchiha, we have countless ninjutsu the moment we awaken the Sharingan."

"Not to mention, even without counting our heritage, our strength is extremely high once we awaken the Sharingan. Ninjas without talent or Kekkei Genkai only reach the level of our initial awakening by the end of their lives, at best equivalent to a Two-Tomoe. Of course they're jealous!" Yashiro said with pride.

The pride of the Uchiha filled the air around them.

Then, Yashiro's tone softened slightly as he sighed, "I never expected your teammates to be that civilian genius and the Second Hokage's granddaughter... That's good, at least your teammates won't be too jealous of you."

One could tell from Yashiro's tone that he didn't get along well with his own teammates.

However, in Yashiro's view, it didn't matter. He was about to be transferred to the Military Police Force anyway, and he could finally get away from those foolish ordinary ninjas. This was the sentiment of many Uchiha—we have nothing to say to you commoners!

What Akaseki was thinking at that moment was...

You knew Ranwu was the Second Hokage's granddaughter? Why didn't anyone tell me before?

Yashiro was different from Akaseki; he was a genius of his generation, while Akaseki was just a nobody...

"You must also strive to do well. You absolutely cannot lose face for us Uchiha in front of civilians and the Second Hokage's granddaughter!" Yashiro didn't forget to admonish Akaseki afterward.

"Ah... I understand!" Akaseki snapped back to reality.

"What kind of mission are you on? Tell me what you can." Yashiro specifically asked.

If he had just run into Akaseki, Yashiro wouldn't have cared this much.

But now...

Akaseki had not only awakened his eyes and become an important member of the Uchiha, but his teammates were Minato Namikaze and Ranwu. This made Yashiro concerned, fearing that if Akaseki performed poorly, it would bring shame to the Uchiha Clan.

"There's nothing I can't say..." Akaseki said, relaying the details of the mission.

There were some classified missions that couldn't be revealed even to ninjas from the same village, but Akaseki's current mission had no such security clearance.

"I see, a thief... Minato Namikaze's plan is decent, but it's far too 'civilian'." Yashiro shook his head critically after hearing it.

"Brother Yashiro, you mean..." Akaseki was stunned.

After ten o'clock in the evening, Ranwu and Minato were already about to get into their sleeping bags when Akaseki returned to the room.

"Don't sleep yet, I've thought of a new plan!" Akaseki declared confidently.

"You thought of it?" Ranwu curled her lip—you just met Yashiro Uchiha, and now it's "I thought of it"?

"Yes, with Brother Yashiro's hint, I thought of it!" Akaseki said righteously.

"What plan?" Minato asked, following his lead.

"That is... to directly capture the suspects and interrogate them properly!" Akaseki revealed his new plan.

Although Yashiro hadn't officially become a Chunin and joined the Military Police Force yet, as an up-and-coming member of the Uchiha Clan, he was well-versed in police tactics—the fastest method was, of course, a direct interrogation!

"This... Heiji is a catcher from the Flower Capital after all, wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to do this?" Ranwu frowned.

"That's true, he isn't a ninja from our Konoha, after all." Akaseki nodded in agreement.

Ranwu, Minato: ...

Are you kidding me? Do you even hear yourself? Who was it that said comrades are the most important thing?

So, the mission is "cheaper" than a comrade from the village, is that it?

"The key is that none of us know any interrogation ninjutsu. My Genjutsu is also the most basic kind, relying on disrupting chakra to take effect. I don't know any Genjutsu that acts directly on the mind, nor can I use it on ordinary people, sigh..." Akaseki shook his head regretfully, as if he wanted to learn properly from his clan's elders once he returned.

Ranwu, Minato: ...

Fine, fine, you even want to specifically learn Genjutsu that works on ordinary people; you Uchiha aren't even pretending anymore, are you?

Akaseki then seemed to recall something and said, "Right, even without using that fastest method, our current way of fishing slowly is too sluggish. If we really want to be found by the other party as soon as possible, we should look for where they fence stolen goods. Selling stolen goods makes it much easier to be targeted by the local thugs."

Ranwu curled her lips at this and said, "As expected of the Uchiha clan, you sure have plenty of ideas."

"You know it!" Akaseki. Fire Style range +1.jpg.

Ranwu: ...