Ninja Academy

The morning sun rose, and everyone began a new day.

Uchiha Qingcheng suddenly opened his eyes. Sensing that the amount of Chakra in his body had increased again, he said with great satisfaction, "After cultivating for one night, my Chakra reserves have already reached the level of an elite chunin. They'll only become more solid from here on."

After a night of training, Qingcheng's genjutsu had also risen to another level. He could basically make enemies fall for it within five seconds, and he had also learned another genjutsu, Heaven and Earth Reversal, which could make enemies lose track of their surroundings and quickly fall into a dream.

Sasuke got dressed and looked at Qingcheng, who was taking him to school. Smiling, he greeted him, "Good morning, Brother Qingcheng."

Qingcheng smiled. "Let's go, Sasuke. Did you bring your lunch?"

Sasuke nodded, looking bewildered as he replied, "I brought lunch, but Brother Qingcheng, is it really okay for me to wear this?"

Sasuke wore a small white cape with the Uchiha Clan crest on it, along with several large words: "Konoha's Strongest Fire Style Clan, Uchiha's Foremost Genius Sasuke."

Qingcheng said seriously, "Very handsome. Remember, get first place on the next exam and bring honor to the Uchiha Clan."

The outfit really was handsome, but those words were rather eye-catching. Still, as long as Sasuke attracted the attention of Konoha's higher-ups, Qingcheng could secretly do big things.

Qingcheng added teasingly, "Besides, Sasuke won't be assassinated. You can even be a little more flamboyant."

Sasuke nodded, his face filled with determination. "I understand, Brother Qingcheng. The glory of the Uchiha Clan rests on my shoulders."

Qingcheng looked pleased. "Sasuke, shout our Uchiha Clan slogan."

Sasuke's face instantly darkened with embarrassment. "Can I not shout such an embarrassing slogan?"

Qingcheng shook his head and said solemnly, "Those who achieve great things do not fuss over trifles. You're still so young, yet you're embarrassed to shout a slogan. How will you kill that man in the future?"

Sasuke shouted awkwardly, "Where Konoha's leaves dance, the Uchiha Clan shall thrive forever! We, the Uchiha Clan, will once again light the lamps of Konoha's countless homes. This is the dream of the new generation of Uchiha!"

Qingcheng praised him. "Whenever someone asks what your dream is, shout that for me. Let them hear the dream of our new generation of Uchiha."

Qingcheng knew very well that the Third Hokage wanted to see an Uchiha who obeyed the village and could fight for it in the future. If Qingcheng wanted to live more easily, he had to act obedient on the surface.

The ANBU and Root ninja on the roof, who were monitoring the Uchiha Clan, were all stunned. One ANBU ninja inwardly exclaimed, Is he incorporating the Will of Fire into his slogan and using it to restrain himself?

Qingcheng secretly thought, Lighting the lamps of countless homes means the Uchiha Clan will take control of Konoha again. The day I light those lamps will be the day the Shimura Clan is exterminated. I'll suppress the Sarutobi Clan too and let them experience being targeted by high temperatures. Let's see if you dare resist.

Qingcheng thought to himself, By my calculations, Hiruzen Sarutobi has another five years to live. During Orochimaru's Konoha Crush Plan, Hiruzen will use the Reaper Death Seal and take Snake Lady's hands with him.

Qingcheng grumbled again, And that old beast Shimura Danzō has another eleven years to live. He'll even become the five-and-a-halfth Hokage before finally being killed by Sasuke.

Qingcheng put on a pair of sunglasses and wore a black Feather God Robe. At six feet one, dressed in the black robe with his fluffy center-parted hair, he cut quite the figure.

Even Uchiha Yamafuku, who had eaten for half his life, could not help praising him when he saw Qingcheng's appearance. "The Clan Head is already the most handsome man in Konoha. As expected of someone from the Uchiha Clan."

But then Yamafuku changed his tune and mocked, "Yet his body can't refine Chakra, and even after the clan was wiped out, he still hasn't awakened even a One-Tomoe Sharingan. He's truly disgracing the Uchiha Clan."

Qingcheng shot him a sidelong glance and said speechlessly, "Uchiha Yamafuku, I pay you eight hundred thousand Ryo a month, and this is how you talk about your Clan Head? Do you have any clan spirit at all? Do you know how to respect your Clan Head?"

Yamafuku felt deeply embarrassed upon hearing that, but for the money's sake, he still smiled and said, "Sorry, Clan Head. Please hurry and take the vice clan head to school. He's about to be late."

It had to be said that ninja had professional integrity. Yamafuku was only an ordinary jonin, but after accepting the butler mission, he still worked diligently.

Though he was also mocked by his peers. They said he was willing to serve the Uchiha Clan, with one dead-last as clan head and one mentally impaired person as vice clan head. For eight hundred thousand Ryo, he had even changed his surname to Uchiha. Hahaha.

The Uchiha Clan had now become a derogatory term. People insulted others by saying their whole family was Uchiha, meaning dead-last failures and lunatics.

After Qingcheng put on his sunglasses and opened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he swept his gaze over the sky above the house and saw eight masked ninja preparing to follow him to school.

Qingcheng cursed inwardly, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō really are living beasts. There are only two surviving Uchiha left, yet they still refuse to let down their guard.

Qingcheng smiled and said, "Sasuke, let's go to the Ninja Academy." With that, he led Sasuke out the door.

The village's Ninja Academy was not far from the Uchiha Clan compound. After passing through two streets, they arrived at the school gate.

If they had still lived at the old compound by the Naka River, the school would have been very far away, taking over half an hour on foot.

If there had not been a barrier by the Naka River, given Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi's nature, they would have loved to drive the Uchiha Clan even farther away—preferably to the toilets. That would have marginalized them even more and made exterminating the Uchiha Clan more convenient.

Sasuke watched the passing ninja stare at Uchiha Qingcheng with mocking looks. He instantly flew into a rage and shouted furiously, "How dare you look down on my brother! My brother is the Uchiha Clan Head!"

The ninja all laughed. "What an impressive Uchiha Clan. Now even a dead-last can become the Uchiha Clan Head. I suppose there really is no one left."

Qingcheng looked at the most lecherous-looking man and said mockingly, "Did the dog from your family eat the Shimura Clan's dog food? Your master hasn't even spoken, yet you're already barking first. Is your dog mouth itching?"

The lecherous man instantly flew into a rage after hearing those sharp words and shouted angrily, "You dead-last, how dare you mock me! Are you tired of living?"

Qingcheng burst into laughter and said with a smile, "Come on, hit me. This is a school, and there'll be lots of spectators soon. The more people there are, the more expensive my compensation will be. Let's see how much your master will have to pay me."

Qingcheng thought to himself, That lecherous ninja is even wearing a chunin vest. He's probably just some nobody. His constant provocations are only to vent his old master's anger and suck up to Shimura Min and the others.

The disturbance at the school gate drew many onlookers, including members of the Konoha 12 Genin.

Naruto, wearing goggles, said in surprise, "That big brother with the dumb sunglasses is so cool, but the guy beside him is that stuck-up Sasuke."

Sakura, with her broad forehead, looked worriedly at Sasuke and thought, That lecherous ninja is such a bastard. How dare he bully such a handsome big brother?

The lecherous man had already been driven mad with anger. He shouted furiously, "Uchiha Qingcheng, don't be so smug! Just you wait. I'll make sure your Uchiha Clan is exterminated!"

Seeing that the ninja had begun to lose his temper, Qingcheng's Sharingan turned beneath his sunglasses. Two black tomoe spun continuously within his eye sockets.

Qingcheng shouted again, "Sharingan. Genjutsu activated."