To Repay My Debts, I'll Become Hokage!

Uchiha Itachi graduated from the Ninja Academy at seven; currently, he possessed the strength of a five-year-old Uchiha Itachi, supplemented by his own rigorous training.

He was slightly stronger than a five-year-old Uchiha Itachi, perhaps on par with a six-year-old Uchiha Itachi.

Still weaker than a six-year-old Uchiha Itachi—the path for these people to become genin had clearly been a bit too easy.

"Damn it!"

Uchiha Chonhua dodged and weaved, making their hearts grow increasingly restless. Finally, someone could no longer hold back; they drew a sharp weapon and hurled a shuriken.

Seeing someone take the lead, the others followed suit. In an instant, kunai and shuriken flew toward Uchiha Chonhua from all directions.

"Trifling tricks. Can such strength really justify being disrespectful to the Hokage?"

Uchiha Chonhua's ink-black eyes shifted, capturing the trajectories of the kunai and shuriken. Then, facing the first shuriken to arrive, he raised his right hand and caught it, chakra shielding his palm to force the spinning blade to a halt.

Next, to the utter disbelief of the group, Uchiha Chonhua's hands blurred as he caught the incoming kunai and shuriken one by one.

Seeing them frozen in place, a cold, cruel smile tugged at the corners of Uchiha Chonhua's mouth.

"Returning these to you!"

A piercing whistle cut through the air. Faster than they had thrown them, the kunai and shuriken grazed their hair and slammed into the wall with a loud thud. The force was so great that the stone wall cracked, spiderwebbing outward.

What just happened?

The Uchiha clansmen swallowed hard, breaking into a cold sweat.

He... he caught all our kunai and shuriken, and then... then returned them?

That sharp sound just now... did it ring out right by our ears? That close!?

Only then did they belatedly look behind them. Seeing the cracked stone wall, they were struck with terror—what immense strength.

"You aren't from the Konoha Military Police Force, are you?"

Uchiha Chonhua's voice rang out, startling them.

"The Konoha Military Police Force is quite busy, yet you have the leisure to come looking for trouble with me," Uchiha Chonhua said indifferently. "It is indeed rare to associate with the Senju Clan, but many people associate with the Hokage. You block my path here, yet why don't I see you blocking those adults? In the end, do you just think I'm the softest persimmon to squeeze?"

Heh, these people had picked the wrong target.

Uchiha Chonhua sneered inwardly.

The men remained silent, realizing that this brat possessed strength far beyond his age and appearance. Regret welled up in their hearts, yet their mouths remained stubborn.

"We are doing this for your own good. Stop associating with the Senju Clan. We believe the elders feel the same way. With your talent, you will surely hold a significant position in the clan one day. We are only here to guide you so you don't stray from the right path..."

Before they could finish, Uchiha Chonhua interrupted: "Are you even qualified to represent the elders? Why don't I go ask them myself and see if that is truly what they think?"

"Also, are we really of the same clan? Do you hate me so much that you'd even resort to Fire Style?"

Snap.

Uchiha Chonhua appeared beside one of the Uchiha clansmen before they could react, his hands darting out to seize the man's wrists.

When!?

In the blink of an eye, Uchiha Chonhua had appeared right next to them. They looked at each other in shock—had this brat not been using his full strength just now?

This Body Flicker speed... it was too fast! Even faster than before!

Damn it, he didn't even use his full strength against them; he was looking down on them!

Uchiha Chonhua smiled at his captive, who struggled frantically upon regaining his senses.

Feeling the resistance, Uchiha Chonhua didn't hold back; he increased his strength and twisted his hands outward.

"Aaaah!"

The pig-like shriek made the others' hearts sink as if they had fallen into an icy abyss.

Uchiha Chonhua turned his head, his smile growing even more benevolent.

"You thought you were stronger than me, so you came to trouble me. Now, I am stronger than you, so I am going to trouble you."

Uchiha Chonhua vanished again, and under the man's horrified gaze, he reached for his wrists.

"I think this place needs some plaster."

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Chapter 15: First Steps, Making a Name

"Ugh... aaaaah..."

The six men who had come to trouble Uchiha Chonhua all lay on the ground, wailing in agony.

Uchiha Chonhua kicked the leader of the Uchiha group.

"Complaining that I visit the Senju Compound too much, being disrespectful to the Hokage, and saying you wanted to guide me away from the wrong path?"

Uchiha Chonhua crouched down, looking at the man's twisted, pained expression.

"It sounds so noble, yet you ended up bullying a child. I'll remind you, I'm only five years old."

"The elders may not visit the Senju Compound often, but they meet and converse with the Hokage far more frequently than I visit the Senju. You don't dare trouble the elders, yet you dare to trouble a child."

"Since when did our Uchiha clan become like this?"

Uchiha Chonhua suddenly thought of something and questioned the clansman who had come to cause him trouble.

"Judging by your strength, you certainly couldn't have made it into the Konoha Military Police Force. So, what do you do as a ninja on a daily basis? You can't just be idling about and wandering aimlessly, can you?"

Passing the assessment for the Military Police Force requires reporting to the Konoha authorities for official records. In other words, no matter how one becomes a ninja, as long as they wear that iconic Konoha forehead protector, they are a Konoha ninja.

As Konoha ninjas, it is naturally impossible for them to do nothing; there are monthly quotas for the number of missions to be completed.

Uchiha Chonhua had looked into it, and it wasn't difficult; such fixed targets only appeared in the most basic D-rank missions.

At the very least, one must complete five D-rank missions every month.

So... following that logic, Uchiha Chonhua suddenly laughed out loud, as if he had seen something ridiculous.

"Disrespectful to the Hokage, yet you have to go to the mission hall under the Hokage's jurisdiction every month to pick up tasks? Hahaha, I see. You're all just a bunch of losers."

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, talking a big game, yet your bodies are honest, living under the thumb of someone you despise.

"Konoha originally... belongs to our Uchiha clan as well. I... I don't go to pick up missions for Sarutobi Hiruzen, but for Konoha..."

It's truly impressive that you can still endure the pain and talk tough to a child like me.

"Yes, yes, you are absolutely right."

Uchiha Chonhua felt bored.

"If you were truly doing it for Konoha, then go become the Hokage. Just bragging here is useless. I'll say it again: don't call yourself an Uchiha when you go out."

"But looking at you, you can't even beat a child like me, so becoming Hokage is indeed too hard for you. You should hurry up and take off that forehead protector. What kind of ninja are you? A ninja who can't even beat a five-year-old?"

Uchiha Chonhua sighed, stood up, and left, leaving behind one final remark.

"The glory of the Uchiha is being ruined by losers like you."

Not long after Uchiha Chonhua left, a man with a single blade strapped to his back appeared on the scene.

The man crouched on the wall, glanced at the six people still wailing in pain, and then looked in the direction Uchiha Chonhua had departed with a thoughtful expression.

A classmate of Miss Mikoto... his strength is not weak; he is a genius.

Although these six are trash, they are genuine genin.

To be able to defeat six genin at this age, this child's talent is worth paying attention to. This matter must be reported to Lord Lutai as soon as possible!

As for these six pieces of trash...

The man named Uchiha Muze thought for a moment, left the area, and found a patrolling Uchiha genin intern outside.

He had them all rounded up and sent to the Konoha Prison located behind the Konoha Military Police Force building.

These losers were indeed bullies who feared the strong, and their crimes were mostly bullying and extortion, which were not considered major offenses under the laws established by the Uchiha clan.

The people they bullied were mostly those without backgrounds, much like Uchiha Chonhua, who had a simple background.

Yes, a simple background.

Members of the Uchiha clan see each other every day; everyone has relatives, which is the same as having no one at all.

Most people value direct blood relatives from their own lineage, while for collateral or distant relatives, it just depends on how good the relationship is.

If the relationship is good, they help each other out; if the relationship is average or bad, it's just a nod of acknowledgment.

Above this are the factions gathered together due to different perceptions, ideologies, and needs.

The Uchiha clan is a big family, and within that big family are small families. Small families give rise to various factions with different pursuits based on their ideologies and styles of conduct.

Uchiha Chonhua's family background belonged to the simple category; there were no big shots among his close relatives, let alone any involvement in any factions.

But Uchiha Chonhua himself was not simple, and this time, those six people had kicked an iron plate.

It wasn't the first time these six had been in prison; they had been there several times, but they usually got out after a few weeks or months and returned to their old ways.

Returning to prison was as familiar to them as returning home.

But this time... Uchiha Muze decided to increase their sentences and hit them hard—starting at ten years.

After all, they had provoked a friend of Miss Mikoto.

Uchiha Muze found a justification.

What if Miss Mikoto's friend wasn't a genius?

Then Uchiha Muze would have had a different mindset. In the end, capable people are always treated differently.

In the days that followed, Uchiha Chonhua's life seemed calm and peaceful.

He never saw those six Uchiha clansmen who had troubled him again, and at the same time, no word of him defeating six genin had leaked out.

This made Uchiha Chonhua realize that there was a story behind this.

Had someone suppressed the matter? And where did those six people go?

Uchiha Chonhua looked at his desk-mate, Mikoto Uchiha, and as it happened, Mikoto was staring at him without blinking.

Seeing Uchiha Chonhua's ink-jade eyes fixed upon her, Mikoto started and hurriedly turned her head to stare at the blackboard.

Uchiha Chonhua shifted his gaze, pretending to look at the blackboard as well, but in reality, he was observing Mikoto out of the corner of his eye.

Sure enough, once Mikoto saw him look away, she let out a sigh of relief before beginning to watch him again.

Over the past few days, the number of times Mikoto had looked his way had clearly increased, her gaze filled with curiosity and surprise.

That kind of attention was far too intense; it would have been difficult for Uchiha Chonhua not to notice.

This situation had started after he beat up those six people, Uchiha Chonhua mused.

It seemed Mikoto knew about the incident, so could it be that the adults in Mikoto's family were the ones who had suppressed the matter?

Specifically, the Uchiha Clan Head's right-hand man, Uchiha Ryutai.

However, being the center of attention was something that would happen sooner or later.

Given his rate of growth, as his strength increased and he became involved in more events, he would be watched by more and more people.

Some of these people would try to recruit him, while others would think of eliminating him.

There would also be those who would invest in his future.

So, what kind of role did Uchiha Ryutai play among them?

Chapter 16: Meeting the Father-in-law Early?

"Hello, I am Mikoto's father, Uchiha Ryutai."

Uchiha Chonhua observed the man.

Uchiha Ryutai appeared young and handsome; if he stood next to Mikoto, no one would think he was her father—most would assume he was her older brother.

"Hello, Lord Ryutai, I am Uchiha Chonhua..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Uchiha Ryutai shook his head with a smile: "Drop the unnecessary titles. You are Mikoto's classmate and her friend; you and I can be more informal."