The Mixed-Blood of Uchiha and Senju! (Seeking Follow-ups!)

Spring, 43rd year of Konoha.

Qingyu's life in Konoha was not... well, it was considered ideal.

"If one were to rank Kekkei Genkai from 'trash' to 'god-tier,' my bloodline should be absolutely broken."

Qingyu rubbed his temples, feeling quite a headache coming on.

If there were a ranking for bloodlines in the ninja world, he would undoubtedly belong to an extremely rare category.

But at this moment, Qingyu really wanted to check his hand.

There was something wrong with his cards!

Legend had it that the union of the Uchiha and Senju clans could grant the power of all things in creation.

Whichever Kekkei Genkai one possessed, it would be enough to make them the Lu Bu among ninjas, the Red Hare among horses.

Even if one were to become a "servant of three masters" and defect to another ninja village for a green card, they would still be a highly sought-after commodity.

Qingyu had bypassed twenty years of detours, arriving at the destination in one step: he was a mixed-blood child of the Uchiha and Senju clans.

Uchiha adds the mechanism, Senju adds the stats.

Combined, it was equivalent to having high damage in the left hand and even higher damage in the right.

The only fly in the ointment was...

"I am the fruit of sin."

Qingyu sighed.

Unless his father was Hashirama Senju and his mother was Madara Uchiha, he would never pass a political background check.

Qingyu was not originally from this world.

He had simply been hit by a truck while walking on a national highway, spinning like a top, and then transmigrated into a person of Konoha.

Living a second life, Qingyu had undoubtedly obtained the "version answer" in this world where bloodline was supreme.

His father was a member of the Uchiha clan, and his mother was a member of the Senju clan.

Just as Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju could have a "bond," his parents had also fallen for each other, staging their own version of Romeo and Juliet.

Madly in love, Qingyu's father inherited the stubborn side of the Uchiha and resolutely decided to leave the clan, eloping with Qingyu's mother from the Senju clan.

At that time, the Senju clan was still in the stage of impending dissolution.

Upon learning that an Uchiha punk had gotten the Senju family's well-behaved daughter pregnant, the entire Senju clan was furious, nearly sparking another conflict between the two clans.

Biologically speaking, this was very strong—a union of the powerful—but politically, it was a disaster.

Intermarriage between the Uchiha and Senju was strictly forbidden!

If one asked why, it was because the ancestors of both clans, dating back to the era of the Sage of Six Paths, had been locked in endless strife due to an unfair distribution of the family inheritance, a cycle of hatred that continued until the end of the Warring States period. They were millennial enemies.

Later, because the Uchiha clan leader Madara lost to the Senju clan leader Hashirama, the two clans shook hands and made peace, inviting other ninja clans to jointly establish the ninja village.

However, that had only been forty-some years ago.

How could there not be historical baggage?

But the rice was already cooked; Qingyu had already been born.

It was a pity that it was during the Second Shinobi World War, and neither clan had the time to deal with it.

By the time they looked back to handle this mess, they found that both of Qingyu's parents had died on the battlefield, becoming heroes.

Qingyu suddenly became a hot potato.

Later, it was Tsunade who, seeing Qingyu's pitiful state and coinciding with the death of Nawaki, took him in to care for him.

"However, when the Uchiha clan is wiped out, I shouldn't be included, right?"

Qingyu pondered; his household registration wasn't even with the Uchiha clan, but still hung under the Senju clan—he was Senju Qingyu!

Simply a naturally evil... oh no, a righteous little Senju brat!

"Brat, today is the day of enrollment, don't forget."

A voice interrupted Qingyu's train of thought.

Before he even saw the person, he saw two massive shadows fall over his head.

"I know, Sister Tsunade."

Qingyu looked at Tsunade, who was wearing a tea-green coat.

Compared to her mature and glamorous future self, the current Tsunade was in the prime of her youth.

Her long golden hair was tied into a ponytail, and the blue-purple mark of the Yin Seal was visible on her forehead.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the high gold content she possessed even while lying down; there was no need for further words.

She could be called the highest mountain and the longest river in the ninja world.

"As long as you know."

Tsunade flicked her finger against Qingyu's forehead.

Qingyu clutched his forehead; he was genuinely afraid that Tsunade wouldn't know her own strength.

Ten minutes later.

Led by Tsunade, Qingyu headed toward the Ninja Academy for enrollment.

Today was the beginning of April, the very first day of the school year.

In the ninja world, the new academic year began in April, not in September as it had in Qingyu's previous life.

Qingyu looked around and discovered that there were quite a lot of people.

He even spotted quite a few "familiar faces."

Yūhi Kurenai, Rin Nohara, Hatake Kakashi, Obito, Genma Shiranui, and so on.

However, the place was packed.

Qingyu and Tsunade could only stand in line at the back.

Just as Qingyu was boredly contemplating whether he should step into the Ninja Academy with his left foot or his right foot first, he suddenly heard a sound.

[Trait System awakened.]

[You may pick up dropped traits; completing conditions allows for the synthesis of higher-quality traits.]

"?"

A question mark might as well have been hovering over Qingyu's forehead.

He had already planned out how to rely on his Uchiha and Senju bloodlines to survive until the Fourth Shinobi World War, and now a system had appeared?

[Detected collectible trait: D-rank trait]

[D-rank trait: Lonely Genius]

[Effect: Efficiency increased by 40% when training alone.]

What did this mean?

Qingyu looked up in surprise.

Where was this trait being collected from?

As he raised his head, he suddenly noticed a white-haired man walking toward them, holding the hand of a white-haired child.

"Yo, Tsunade."

Hatake Sakumo greeted Tsunade.

"Oh, it's Sakumo."

Tsunade clearly had a good relationship with Hatake Sakumo and gave a slight nod.

"This is Tsunade, the famous Sannin."

Hatake Sakumo lowered his head to say to his son, Hatake Kakashi.

"Lady Tsunade."

Kakashi called out.

Then, he cast his gaze toward Qingyu, who was standing beside Tsunade.

Black hair, black eyes, and a handsome face.

What a classic Uchiha look, Kakashi couldn't help but think.

Compared to the hot-blooded Senju, Qingyu fit the traditional Uchiha image much better based on appearance alone.

Kakashi knew a thing or two about Qingyu's background.

"My son, Kakashi, is also enrolling today."

Hatake Sakumo ruffled Kakashi's hair and then looked at Qingyu.

"Please get along well with him, and I hope you'll look out for him."

Hatake Sakumo smiled.

Although he looked imposing, his personality was as gentle as Minato Namikaze's.

"I will, Lord Sakumo."

Qingyu nodded.

He finally understood where this trait had come from.

The moment Qingyu saw Kakashi wearing his black mask, he knew that Kakashi's level of melancholy surpassed his own.

"Huh?"

Kakashi let out a sound of confusion, looking at his father.

"Don't get arrogant just because you got into the Ninja Academy, Kakashi. Qingyu's potential might just be greater than anyone else's."

Hatake Sakumo said sincerely.

In all his years, he had never seen a ninja who was a mixed-blood of both the Uchiha and Senju clans.