Tang Ping: I'm Often Out of Place Because I'm Not Perverted Enough!

Across from the One Heart Chamber of Commerce.

"Itachi, do you think what White Dove is doing is wrong?"

Shisui watched the smiles on the faces of the clansmen receiving their wages, and he began to waver.

"No, Uchiha White Dove is merely buying people's hearts to prepare for his own usurpation of the clan head position and to incite a rebellion. We must stop him!"

Uchiha Itachi delivered his judgment with ironclad certainty.

Indeed, in his eyes, Uchiha White Dove was not doing a good deed, but rather exposing his own ambition.

The same event appears differently depending on who is looking at it.

Shisui saw the smiles on the clansmen's faces, while Itachi saw only White Dove's ambition and the threat posed to the village.

"Itachi..."

Seeing that Itachi held such deep prejudice against Uchiha White Dove, Shisui was just about to offer some persuasion.

Whoosh!

A masked Anbu appeared beside them to relay an order to Uchiha Itachi.

"The Hokage summons you!"

Upon receiving this order, Uchiha Itachi nodded to Shisui and followed the operative away.

One can only say that the efficiency of ninjas is terrifying.

The commotion Yashiro had stirred up had not even lasted an afternoon before Konoha reacted.

Perhaps this is why ninjas became the primary military force for every nation, rather than local troops who might take days or even weeks just to mobilize against a band of bandits.

As for why Shisui wasn't summoned?

Naturally, it was because Sarutobi Hiruzen feared that Danzo might actually make a move. If it happened within the village, at least it would be under his own nose; surely, the other party wouldn't dare to act... right?

After distributing the wages, White Dove slowly left the One Heart Chamber of Commerce as the evening lights began to flicker on.

Passing by the Department Store in front, he noticed that the brightly lit building was bustling with far more people than usual.

Since the other department stores that had jumped on the bandwagon had "caught fire," this place had naturally become the only department store left, leading to a significant increase in foot traffic.

Even though individual purchases were still not open, transactions were not impossible if one bought in "bulk."

For bulk purchases, the prices were several percentage points cheaper, which was no small sum.

Under the streetlights surrounding the building, several Uchiha from the Police Force kept their eyes scanning the crowd, ensuring that no accidents occurred at the scene.

Although the Uchiha were ostracized by the village, no one doubted their strength, so the order here was impeccable.

White Dove had no intention of checking on things.

After all, with Uchiha Yashiro and the others in charge, he, as the president, naturally didn't need to worry about every little thing.

It wasn't like the beginning, where he had to personally handle everything.

"Dove-nii!"

A crisp, melodious voice made White Dove turn his head.

A young girl with shoulder-length brown hair, clear and lively brown eyes, and a tear mole at the corner of her eye came rushing over, waving her hands.

Well, everyone in the clan younger than him liked to call him "Dove-nii."

Who could blame them when he was always treating them to food and occasionally handing out little gifts and red envelopes?

And this one was a heavyweight!

Because she was the daughter of Aunt Uchiha Yezue, she had grown up following him around, though certain reasons had led him to distance himself from her in recent years.

Her name was... Uchiha Izumi!

Yes, that very genius girl who only appeared in the memories of that white-eyed wolf.

At first, White Dove hadn't known her identity, as her nickname and formal name were different. It wasn't until she started school and began using her formal name that he recalled Izumi's role in the original plot.

Of course, he didn't distance himself because she liked that white-eyed wolf.

During the Nine-Tails Incident, he had been the one to lead the mother and daughter into the shelter immediately, so naturally, there was no chance for the white-eyed wolf to play the "hero saving the beauty."

(Naruto: Victim +1)

Therefore, Izumi had no special feelings for Itachi, the son of the clan head; in fact, under White Dove's subtle influence, she even harbored some resentment toward him.

The reason White Dove distanced himself from her was because... her personality had some issues.

The paranoia inherent in the Uchiha personality is something everyone understands, so White Dove was genuinely afraid that one day he might end up like "Makoto-kun," which was why he needed to keep his distance.

However, when she wasn't acting crazy, Izumi was truly well-behaved and cute.

"Izumi...!"

White Dove calmly dodged her reaching arms.

He dared not give her any opportunity to close the distance.

"Hmph, White Dove, why won't you let me hug you? We used to do more than just hug; we even slept in the same... wuu!"

Before Izumi could finish her complaint, White Dove covered her mouth, took the opportunity to ruffle her hair, and clarified:

"Don't talk nonsense. We haven't slept together since we started school!"

He often felt out of place in the ninja world because he wasn't "perverted" enough.

In this world, children only a few years old were either thinking about killing people with blades or falling in love, whereas in the world he came from before transmigrating, let alone children, you could see "children" in their thirties everywhere!

He had originally thought they were just a simple brother-sister pair, but then... once he realized the truth, he packed his bags and ran.

Regardless, he was genuinely afraid of this "childhood sweetheart."

"Hmph, I'm an adult now, stop ruffling my hair!"

Izumi pushed away the hands White Dove had used to cover her mouth and ruffle her hair, complaining with a displeased huff.

"Alright, I haven't congratulated you on graduating at the top of your class yet. Did Aunt Yezue give you the graduation gift I left for you?"

White Dove looked at the adorable Izumi and finally offered his soft congratulations.

She had only graduated this year, but he hadn't been able to celebrate with her at the time, and she had subsequently been taken on missions outside the village by senior clan members, only returning recently.

As for the gift, it was a chakra short sword he had specifically commissioned from the Artisan Village.

It had cost him nearly ten million ryo; if not for the One Heart Chamber of Commerce, he wouldn't have been able to afford such an expensive "gift."

"Of course I love it!"

Izumi's eyes lit up.

The chakra short sword had been custom-made for her, and since it was a gift from White Dove, how could she not love it?

"By the way, you haven't exposed your Sharingan, have you?"

White Dove suddenly lowered his voice to ask.

"Of course not!"

Izumi replied playfully with her hands behind her back.

She always followed White Dove's instructions to the letter, with only one exception.

White Dove was so concerned about Izumi's Sharingan naturally because it truly couldn't be exposed; the trouble would be too great otherwise.

After all, she had awakened her Three-Tomoe Sharingan two years ago. If he hadn't told her to keep it hidden, she might have been the true number one genius of the Uchiha.

There was no helping it; a Three-Tomoe Sharingan at ten years old was a talent more exaggerated than Shisui or that white-eyed wolf.

From this, one could also draw a conclusion.

The more paranoid and twisted an Uchiha was, the higher their talent.

Conversely, those who were like normal people didn't have much talent at all.

Unbelievable!

Therefore, White Dove could only lament that he wasn't "twisted" enough, so his Sharingan talent was lacking, forcing him to take shortcuts.

"The Sharingan puts too much strain on the body. If you use it prematurely, you might develop a bloodline disease later on, and it will affect your future, so you absolutely must not use it, understand?"

White Dove urged her repeatedly. Even though he kept his distance, it didn't mean he didn't care about her.

There was, naturally, a reason for such warnings.

His accomplishments in research were not low; even if he couldn't compare to a super genius like Orochimaru, he was definitely at a T1 level.

As a transmigrator with subpar talent, besides using his imagination to develop powerful ninjutsu, he had also devoted himself to studying knowledge related to biology and botany.

There was no choice; in the ninja world, the prospects in the biological field were simply heaven-defying.

Not to mention other things, even just "Hashirama Cells" could be called a panacea.

As for plants, it went without saying.

The ultimate answer to the version was the Ten-Tails, and the Ten-Tails was the God Tree, so how could he not study plants?

With such strong research capabilities, combined with having seen the plot, he naturally understood how heavy the burden of the Sharingan was on the body.

Bleeding whenever one used the Mangekyo wasn't just a matter of ocular power; it was because the user was too young and their body couldn't handle the strain.

Take Uchiha Madara, for example; he was already an adult when he awakened his Mangekyo. While there was still a consumption of ocular power, he didn't bleed at every turn, which actually proved the point.

The current White Dove could say to all Uchiha:

"No one understands the Sharingan better than me!"

Having seen the answers in advance, plus his hard work studying and researching after transmigrating, was what gave him the confidence to take "shortcuts."

"Mm-hmm!"

Izumi nodded obediently while following behind White Dove, enjoying his concern.

At this moment, White Dove suddenly stopped in his tracks and said to Izumi:

"Izumi, you should head back on your own!"

He had seen the information Tekka had conveyed via sign language.

"...Alright!"

Izumi frowned at first, but ultimately compromised.

"Forgive me, Izumi!"

White Dove tapped her forehead with his finger, then turned and left, leaving only a sullen Izumi to depart alone.