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Iori stepped down from the high platform calmly, followed by Fugaku and Setsuna Uchiha.
The surrounding tribesmen were still immersed in surprise that Weasel opened his eyes. There was silence, and the air was filled with an aura of disbelief.
Iori cleared his throat, and his voice sounded in the silence, awakening people's thoughts. "The winner is Itachi Uchiha, and he will become my top disciple."
Iori gently patted Itachi on the shoulder and pushed him to the front of the stage, letting him become the center of attention.
The tribesmen woke up as if from a dream, and cheers surged like a tide, breaking the previous tranquility.
"Sure enough, like father, like son. The second elder is very powerful, and his son is also extremely talented." A tribesman praised.
After Fugaku was defeated and abdicated by Iori, he quickly knelt down, and he knelt down willingly and extremely smoothly.
Iori did not make things difficult for him, but made him the second elder to assist Setsuna Uchiha, making him the de facto fourth in command.
"You can actually open your eyes at the age of five? Itachi should be the first Uchiha to open his eyes in history."
Another tribesman recalled the time when genius ninjas opened their eyes in the past, and found that no one opened their eyes earlier than him.
Next to him, Tekka Uchiha looked at Itachi with envy on his face. His mood was complicated. He missed the victory because of a wrong move, which made jealousy and envy intertwined in his heart.
However, there was no smile on Itachi's face. Thinking of the difficulties Uchiha Clan was facing, he felt powerless.
After seeing the mistakes I might make in the future, a strong sense of guilt arises in my heart.
Iori did not enlighten him, hoping that he could come out on his own. After he realized that he was not the savior, he would not be distorted by arrogance.
Iori then fixed his gaze on Tekka Uchiha.
He stretched out his hand, smiled and said sincerely, "Are you willing to be my second disciple?"
Tekka Uchiha Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, which was immediately replaced by uncontrollable excitement.
He grabbed Iori's extended hand with both hands, knelt on the ground and said with a trembling voice, "I do!!"
Iori smiled, he pulled Tekka Uchiha up from the ground, and announced to the surroundings, "Uchiha Tekka, will become my second disciple."
Tekka Uchiha held Iori's hand tightly, with tears filling his eyes. After his parents passed away, he felt a sense of warmth that he had not seen for a long time.
When the tribesmen saw this scene, they applauded warmly.
Uchiha is big, but also very small. Everyone sees what happened to Tekka Uchiha.
He can become the patriarch's disciple, and everyone is happy for him.
Iori then loudly announced the new rules for receiving ninjutsu, "In about a week, five ninjutsu training grounds will be open to everyone, and you can borrow ninjutsu scrolls with your ninja certificate."
"Each person can only borrow one scroll at a time. Each scroll can be borrowed for up to one month at a time. It is not allowed to be taken out of the training ground. The interval between borrowing is one month."
"I hope I can see you all here again today next year."
After finishing speaking, he took Itachi and Tekka Uchiha away from the scene.
Outside the venue, Iori said to Setsuna Uchiha and Fugaku: "You take them to the laboratory and give them to Tsunade. Now Wood Release Cells is injecting, isn't there a shortage of teenage ninjas as samples?"
"Let them get injected as a control for the juvenile group."
Fugaku said with some worry, "Should we do it directly? No need to wait any longer until the adult group experiment is completed?"
After all, Itachi was his proudest child, and he was a little reluctant to let him be the first batch of experimenters.
Iori glanced at him and said calmly, "Since I have set the rules, everyone must abide by them, and my disciples must set an example."
"If Itachi is not willing to take the injection now, then he must do enough meritorious service. Or you can do enough meritorious service and then transfer it to him."
Fugaku opened his mouth and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Itachi's movement. Itachi stretched out his hand and gently stopped him.
"Father, please let me inject Wood Release Cells! I want to grow up as soon as possible." Itachi said firmly while looking at Fugaku.
Fugaku looked at Itachi's paranoid and determined eyes, with mixed feelings in his heart.
He knew that Itachi had already made his choice. As a father, all he could do was support. He sighed deeply and finally agreed to Itachi's request.
Seeing this, Iori nodded and said, "Then you go first, Minato and his wife came to me and they still have something to say."
Fugaku and Setsuna Uchiha nodded in agreement, and then left with their disciples.
Iori walked towards the place where Minato and his wife came. Shisui was entertaining them instead of Iori.
Seeing the arrival of Iori, Minato stepped forward to greet him with a smile on his face and a tone full of sincere congratulations, "Congratulations on receiving a good disciple. He is already as strong as Genin at the age of five."
Iori waved his hand and said, "Kakashi is not bad either. He graduated at the age of seven and became a Jonin at the age of twelve. Especially since he is a non-blood ninja, that is a unique achievement."
Minato's smile faded slightly, his expression gradually became serious, and he said to Iori, "I came here this time just for Kakashi's affairs."
Hearing this, Iori reached out and gently stopped Minato from talking. "Wait a minute, let's go to my house first. We can't entertain you on the street. That would be too rude."
Minato nodded in understanding, and several people followed Iori to his home.
Across the street, Iori's home appeared in front of them.
Minato and Kushina were a little dumbfounded when they saw the weird appearance of Iori's home. Unlike the traditional Japanese one-family house, his home looked more like a tower.
After entering the door, two huge stone statues stand beside the door. They are not only decorations, but also the first warning.
After inputting his chakra, he lifted the security guard at the door and the door slowly opened.
After entering the home, Iori took them to the living room. Shisui knew that he was not a political person, so he left and walked to Iori's study, where he read Iori's experiment manual.
After the Minato couple sat down, they found a floating teapot and several cups falling slowly from the air to the table.
"This is..." Minato pointed at the teapot and said in surprise. He sensed chakra from that area, but his eyes did not see anyone there.
"This is the Ninja Technique I developed, Phantom Clone Technique (Invisible Servant)," Iori said. "The effect is to detect the enemy's situation and handle chores."
"If you are not a ninja who is good at chakra perception, it will be difficult to detect his existence. However, on the other hand, his strength is not as strong as that of a child."
Minato said with some admiration, "What a wonderful ninjutsu."
Iori waved his hand gently, and Phantom Clone began to pour tea for Minato and his wife.
"So back to the topic, what senior Minato said about Kakashi, are you still referring to Obito's Sharingan?" He looked at Minato and asked.