Uchiha Kō led a few people to the bathhouse in Konoha, which was crowded at this time.
Uchiha Kō greeted the receptionist with a smile. Upon seeing the Hokage, the receptionist immediately smiled and said, "Please follow me, esteemed guest, I will take you to your private bathhouse."
Uchiha Kō nodded, "Thank you for your trouble." He then beckoned the little ones to follow. The little ones were covered in blood, and their faint, menacing aura made the customers nearby instinctively back away.
"Good heavens, what happened to these kids? They're covered in blood!"
"That person who just went in looks so familiar."
"Stop thinking about it, hurry up and go inside. After you shower, I'll give you a foot massage, so hurry up!"
A moment later, the group was led to a private room in a natural hot spring. After confirming that everyone was inside, the receptionist smiled and left.
Uchiha Kō gave her a stack of silver notes. "Buy us some food and six pieces of clothing later. The rest is your tip."
"Thank you, sir!" After the receptionist left, she closed the door and instructed the security guard that no one was allowed to enter this room, and if anything went wrong, they wouldn't need to come to work tomorrow!
Uchiha Kō stripped naked, wearing only his shorts, and walked into the hot spring. He then pointed to the six bath heaters and said, "Take off your clothes first, take a shower to wash off the blood, and then soak in the bath."
The six children nodded, then quickly took off their clothes and stood under the shower to shower. Each of them had a table next to them with high-end shower gel and shampoo.
A few minutes later, the six children finished washing and headed towards the hot spring. Uchiha Kō was reading the latest version of "Icha Icha Paradise," occasionally clicking his tongue in disapproval. When the six children arrived, he closed the book.
The book cover read "On Konoha's Economy." Seeing Uchiha Kō so calm and collected, and how he was always paying attention to Konoha's economy, the six children's initial resentment vanished without them realizing it.
Uchiha Kō chuckled, "Have you all thought it through? Does anyone still have questions? Feel free to ask."
Uchiha Kō looked at the six little ones, who shook their heads. In fact, they only felt physical discomfort after killing someone with their own hands for the first time, and then they gradually got better at it.
Although they were still a little nauseous, they felt much better, and they felt that their Ninjutsu and Taijutsu had improved dramatically.
"After your bath, go home and get some rest. I've already had the front desk buy you clothes. Get up early tomorrow and I'll take you on a mission." After saying this, Uchiha Kō closed his eyes and enjoyed the pleasure of the hot spring.
The other six children didn't say anything, and followed Uchiha Kō's actions, closing their eyes and feeling the warmth of the hot spring.
At 6 p. m., the six children were taken home by Uchiha Kō. Uchiha Kō explained the situation to their parents, and no one had any objections.
This step is a compulsory course for ninjas. As their teacher, Uchiha Kō naturally decides how to teach them. Moreover, Uchiha Kō not only provides psychological counseling to the six children but also teaches them Ninjutsu.
How could the heads of the various families possibly blame him?
The next day
Uchiha Kō stood at the village entrance early, waiting for the six little ones, and called Danzo to tell him to ask for leave for the six little ones today.
Shimura Danzō naturally agreed, and also told Uchiha Kō to be careful when he was out and about, and to be lenient with the child who was naughty.
Uchiha Kō smiled and agreed. It seemed that Shimura Danzō had completely changed, transforming from the dark and ruthless leader of the Root in the original story into a kind and compassionate teacher who cared about his students.
After chatting for a while, the two hung up the phone.
At this moment, the six little ones also arrived at the village entrance together. Uchiha Kō looked at them and thought, "Not bad, they all have good spirits."
"Today, I'm taking you on a C-rank mission to wipe out mountain bandits. There are many mountains around Konoha, and bandits inhabit those mountains."
"These bandits are all scum who refuse to work and live by plundering. They commit all sorts of evil deeds. What we, as women, need to do is to fight off these bandits on behalf of clients from other villages."
Uchiha Kō explained the objective and reason for this mission to the six children, and then observed their reactions.
Namikaze Minato pondered, "Sensei, what does 'punishment' mean...?"
Uchiha Kō replied with a smile, "It means to slaughter them all and rescue the women they captured and brought up the mountain."
Everyone was startled; it was indeed true. But killing scum was no big deal. Each of them had killed ten scum yesterday, so they weren't nervous at all.
"For this mission, Namikaze Minato will lead the overall operation plan, with Sarutobi Shinnosuke, executing the plan and leading the team!" After saying this, Uchiha Kō turned and walked out of the village.
The gatekeeper at the village entrance bowed to Uchiha Kō and said, "May you have great fortune in battle!"
"Yes, you've all worked hard too." Uchiha Kō waved to them.
Uchiha Fugaku raised an eyebrow. "Then what are you doing, teacher?"
"Me? Well, I'm responsible for covering your retreat and protecting your safety. I won't intervene unless it's a life-or-death crisis," Uchiha Kō said calmly.
The six children exchanged glances and nodded to each other. This time, they were determined to complete the mission flawlessly and make Uchiha Kō proud of them.
Uchiha Kō walked ahead with an indifferent expression. He at least had to get them to the mission location first, otherwise these kids would probably get lost.
On the way to their destination, a Kunai flew towards Uchiha Kō. Uchiha Kō frowned, summoned the Blazing Heaven Fan, opened the fan, and blocked it. With a clang, the Kunai flew back in its original direction.
With a soft "plop," the sound of Kunai tearing through flesh rang out, and a figure fell from a distant tree branch, crashing to the ground, startling a flock of birds.
Flapping his wings, he soared into the sky. Uchiha Kō sneered. He didn't bother to investigate the ninja's identity, but instead spread his right hand and murmured, "Banshō Ten'in."
The ninja who had been Kunai down by the kunai and was trying to get up and escape suddenly felt a powerful suction force coming from him. He mustered all his strength to stop, but found that his body was flying towards Uchiha Kō.
Uchiha Kō's eyes held a mocking glint. "Heh, is the Land of Rain trying to start another war?"
He grabbed the Land of Rain ninja by the neck, looked at the Amegakure Forehead Protector on his head, and said mockingly.
"Evil, demon! It was because of you that so many people in the Land of Rain died, including my... father!" the ninja from the Land of Rain cried out.
Uchiha Kō snorted coldly and threw him aside. "Dying on the battlefield is the fate of a ninja. It's either live or die. Your Hanzo has already surrendered, so why are you still so stubborn?"
Yu Ren gritted her teeth and said, "I don't care! You're the one who killed my father!"
After saying that, he took out a jar from his Storage Scroll. Uchiha Kō's pupils shrank. Damn! If it were just him alone, it wouldn't matter, but there were also six little ones whose strength had just reached the Genin!