The Eve of the Nine-Tails' Rebellion 2

"Hahaha, so you are the clansman Tsunade mentioned who was lost outside? Hmm, not bad. Just by looking at you, I can tell you aren't an ordinary child. Hahaha, eh?"

Why did this child's face look somewhat familiar?

"Oh, so this must be the Ninja World's renowned Professor of Ninjutsu, the Third Hokage of Konoha, Old Man Hiruzen Sarutobi."

Fei Shi spoke, while inwardly wondering how this old man knew who he was.

"Hahaha, those are just empty titles. We old folks are already past our prime; the future belongs to you younger generation." Seeming to notice Fei Shi's confusion, he added, "Tsunade told me about you. She said you had thoughts of settling in Konoha and urged me, this old man, to look after you for her. Since you are Tsunade's younger brother and a descendant of the First and Second Hokage, with me as your guarantor, you can settle in Konoha with peace of mind."

Fei Shi suddenly realized. Thank you for your hard work, Sister. Was it to find me a background so I wouldn't attract the attention of a certain Danzo and bring trouble upon myself?

Fei Shi couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze spoke up: "Could you let me see your methods? After all, this concerns my wife's life."

"That's right, Tsunade told me. But we still want to see it with our own eyes. Because if an accident were to occur, it would be a devastating blow to Konoha, and my wife is the one who will be delivering Kushina's baby. So, both for public and private reasons, Minato and I need to know your strength and capabilities."

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze wore serious expressions, looking at him solemnly.

It's still because of my age, isn't it? Fei Shi thought to himself. He then nodded and said, "Very well."

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!"

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Fei Shi controlled his chakra to condense a small wood dragon and golden chains, while a massive amount of chakra, comparable to a Tailed Beast, erupted from his body.

Because of his age, his body had not yet fully developed, and he could not exert his full potential. Even so, the chakra he unleashed, thanks to the Sage Body obtained through atavism, was comparable to Matatabi. If he reached the age of twenty or so, he should be able to unleash the full power of his Sage Body and the Sage Eye obtained through atavism.

Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi were completely stunned.

What is this?! Is this the kind of chakra a human can possess? And he is only an eleven-year-old child, yet he already has Tailed Beast-level chakra reserves. The key is that he isn't a Jinchuriki, and he has Wood Style. His future... is limitless!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were practically sparkling. The Third Shinobi World War had not yet ended, and Konoha had already suffered heavy losses; even if the war ended, Konoha wouldn't come out of it well. Moreover, Konoha had paid a heavy price in every war, and it was no longer the number one ninja village it once was.

Now, the Three Legendary Sannin had left the village, and high-end combat power was lacking. As for the Konoha Elder Council, forget it, they were useless teammates...

If this child could join Konoha and stay, there was every opportunity to cultivate him into the next God of the Ninja World. By then, he alone could deter the Ninja World for decades, or even... longer!

Therefore... he couldn't let him leave. He had to trick... no, no, persuade him to like Konoha. And he had to make certain people behave themselves. If they dared to reach out... he would chop their hands off!

"Also, Sharingan!"

"This, this, this! Sharingan! And it's a form I've never seen before—that Mangekyo Sharingan, the Sharingan capable of controlling Tailed Beasts. That's impossible, right?"

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze were almost numb. Besides being a descendant of the Senju and Uzumaki clans, did he also possess the bloodline of the Uchiha clan? To have a Mangekyo Sharingan at eleven years old... Why does it have to be the Sharingan? they both thought simultaneously.

Minato Namikaze was worried about his wife, because just because Tsunade trusted him completely didn't mean he did. After all, it concerned the safety of his wife and Konoha. Even if he wasn't that hostile toward the Uchiha clan in the village and intended to bridge the gap between them, and even if he had a good personal relationship with them, it didn't mean he would let them near his wife during a life-or-death moment. After all, you can never know what's in a person's heart. Not to mention, this was an Uchiha clansman who had been living outside.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was always on guard against the Uchiha clan. After all, like his teacher, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, he feared the emergence of another ninja like Madara Uchiha. After all, there was no one like Hashirama Senju now; if he wanted to cause chaos, who could stop him? Furthermore, awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan proved that one had witnessed the death of a loved one, and he feared that Fei Shi would develop a flawed or extreme personality. That would easily bring harm to others... Sigh, if only you hadn't revealed it...

"I want to settle in Konoha in the future, so I showed my trump cards. After all, being honest with each other is the first step toward mutual trust, and I think that is very important. Besides, my sister also knows about my abilities."

Just as their minds were racing with various thoughts, Fei Shi suddenly spoke.

"Also, I believe my personality is quite normal. The Mangekyo Sharingan is only awakened under extreme emotions. My closest kin died when I was very young..."

"Since that's the case, I'll be thick-skinned and ask. I've heard of this before; I heard it from Teacher Tobirama. Since your closest kin passed away long ago... how did you awaken... the Mangekyo?"

Minato Namikaze was somewhat surprised. Although Fei Shi said he wanted to be honest, he felt that asking about someone else's privacy like this wasn't a good thing. However, he understood the necessity of the question and knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was asking on his behalf. As a leader of Konoha, asking about someone's privacy carried a different weight than Hiruzen Sarutobi asking.

If this child has no issues... how strong will a child who already has Kage-level strength be when he reaches my age? With the combination of Wood Style and Sharingan, could he be even stronger than those two legends?

"..."

"This, this," Fei Shi scratched his head in embarrassment.

"It was under extremely frustrating circumstances, I was... bullied by... my sister. Yes... I was bullied."

Damn it, if I had known they would ask this, I wouldn't have talked about being honest.

Thinking about it made him angry.

At the time, under the effect of the Enhancement Card, it should have taken another week or so to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.

But he had lost a game to Shizune, and Tsunade had forced Shizune to demand that Fei Shi cross-dress. Then, she took him out for an entire day while he was dressed as a girl. Frustrating, incredibly frustrating. A person destined to surpass the Sage of Six Paths was actually forced to cross-dress and walk around for a whole day.

Moreover, in his memories, his father Uchiha Ping's appearance was only fifty percent similar to his grandfather Madara Uchiha. His father had also said that he looked more like his mother than his father. But he was a case of atavism, looking eighty percent like Madara Uchiha. With a face that was purely masculine, walking down the street in women's clothing, he had felt like dying.

Seeing his guilty expression, the two couldn't help but be curious, but they didn't ask any further. Asking too much might cause Fei Shi to have a bad impression of Konoha, which would be counterproductive.

"Do you have any questions?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was, after all, an old fox, and Minato Namikaze understood as well. In this situation, it was more appropriate for Hiruzen Sarutobi to step forward than himself; after all, Fei Shi was Tsunade's brother, and he was a student of Tsunade's close friend, Jiraiya. He was, in a sense, Fei Shi's... nephew-in-law. Being the nephew-in-law of an eleven-year-old child made him feel somewhat awkward.