Joining the Land of Whirlpools (1)

Six o'clock in the afternoon.

Konoha, central area.

The bell rang to signal the end of class at the Ninja Academy.

Younger freshmen would gradually leave the classroom, saying goodbye to their teachers at the door.

Meanwhile, the senior students had already rushed out in droves.

From the crowd, a boy with delicate features and short black hair walked out of the classroom. He was wearing a black suit with Gunbai- shaped pattern printed on the back, which was the Uchiha Clan crest.

The boy was Uchiha Clan Head 'Fugaku youngest son, Uchiha Sasuke.

Because of his outstanding appearance, excellent talent, and prestigious family background, Sasuke has become a celebrity at the Ninja Academy in less than a year and is extremely popular.

At this moment, Sasuke held a report card with near-perfect scores in all subjects, ready to go back immediately to show it to his parents, and then train with his older brother Itachi. Compared to his powerful but always stern-faced father, Sasuke preferred his strong and gentle older brother.

Sasuke made a promise with Itachi: if Itachi got first place in his grade this time, Sasuke would spend Saturday and Sunday training with him. Sasuke couldn't wait to go home.

However, Sasuke liked to imitate Itachi's calm and collected demeanor in the face of any situation, so he suppressed his excitement and walked at his usual pace, neither too fast nor too slow.

"Sasuke, he's so cool!"

"Sasuke, look here!"

"Sasuke ~!"

Sasuke's cool demeanor caused the girls to scream incessantly, and even the older girls were extremely enthusiastic about this outstanding and handsome freshman.

"Damn it! Those Uchiha guys are always so attention-seeking." Some boys felt envious and jealous, but knowing they were no match for them, they didn't dare to cause trouble for the Uchiha.

Unfortunately, almost every freshman class includes some outstanding Uchiha newcomers.

Every few years, some outrageous Uchiha appear, such as Uchiha Shisui a few years ago, Uchiha Itachi a few years ago, and now Uchiha Sasuke.

This clan is truly enviable; not only are they highly talented, but they also have outstanding looks. It's really quite a blow to one's pride.

At that moment, a girl with long pink hair ran up to Sasuke's side. It was Haruno Sakura, Sasuke's classmate. She said shyly in a low voice:

"Sasuke-kun, you can come with me later. Let's go together."

Before Haruno Sakura could finish speaking, Sasuke shook his head and refused, saying, "I still need to train."

"Yes, I see." Haruno Sakura was disappointed after being rejected, but she still smiled and said, "Sasuke-kun is amazing. He's already so outstanding, yet he still works so hard."

Although Haruno Sakura genuinely praised Sasuke, Sasuke felt no joy whatsoever, because the phrase he heard most often from his father, Sasuke, was, "Compared to Fugaku, you're far inferior."

Because people have different goals and different expectations of themselves, the standards for excellence will vary greatly.

For Sasuke, his goal was to catch up with his brother Itachi and to earn praise from his father Fugaku.

Getting the top score in your grade with near-perfect marks at school isn't anything to be happy about.

The only thing that made me happy was that after winning first place, I could train with my brother Itachi.

As for his father's approval, that would be hard to come by, because when Itachi was in school, he got full marks in all subjects in his first semester and graduated early as a Genin.

Compared to Itachi, Sasuke is still far behind.

"Damn it, Sasuke, how could you be so cold to Sakura!?"

At this moment, a boy with short blond hair ran over. He had big, bright blue eyes and was very cute. Behind him was a girl with long, orange-red hair.

It was none other than Naruto Namikaze and Karin Namikaze brother and sister duo.

Because the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was seriously injured and lay in a coma for many years while protecting the village, the villagers still took good care of the brother and sister.

Sometimes when the two went to buy things, the villagers were even unwilling to accept their money.

Minato Namikaze came from a commoner background. Although he only served for a short year, he introduced new policies that benefited the people and made many people at the bottom of society very popular.

The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, would take time out of his spare time to guide Naruto and Karin's training, something many students envied.

After all, Hokage is a sacred figure in many people's minds, and their dream is to become Hokage when they grow up.

Naruto and Karin's father was the Fourth Hokage of the village, a hero who protected the village.

The Third Hokage, who guided their training, was a great ninja who had devoted decades to the village. They could only see this busy man, the Third Hokage, at the annual opening and graduation ceremonies.

It's truly enviable that Naruto and Karin are now receiving guidance from the Third Hokage.

"Naruto." Sasuke stopped in his tracks when he heard the familiar voice, turned around and looked at Naruto had run up to him. He frowned slightly and said, "If you have a lot of free time, you might as well spend more time training."

"What did you say?! I'll definitely surpass you in the next exam, don't get cocky, Sasuke!"

Naruto said excitedly that he had ranked second in both the midterm and final exams, behind Sasuke, which made him very unhappy. Unfortunately, his Hokage, the Third Hokage, was busy with official duties and could only come to guide him and his sister Karin occasionally. He couldn't accompany him to train Tenten. But Naruto believed that as long as he worked hard enough, surpassing Sasuke was only a matter of time.

"Let's talk when you surpass me, second place." Sasuke curled his lip, his expression somewhat mocking. In fact, he did not underestimate Naruto at all; on the contrary, he regarded Naruto as his biggest rival at present, because Naruto's efforts made him feel a lot of pressure.

Especially at Naruto's age, he possesses an astonishing Chakra, but he simply doesn't know how to use it effectively yet.

As Naruto grows older, his strength will increase rapidly, something his father Fugaku and brother Itachi have both said.

Speaking of which, their family used to have a very good relationship with the Fourth Hokage's family. However, Sasuke felt helpless against Naruto, who was always comparing himself to him in everything. Therefore, Sasuke's attitude towards Naruto was often worse than towards others.

"Sasuke, what did you say? You want to fight?!" Naruto grabbed Sasuke's collar angrily.

Naruto was not only angry about Sasuke's cold attitude towards Sakura, whom he liked. The most important thing was that Sasuke had always regarded Sasuke as his goal and had been working hard to train, but Sasuke treated him, the second-place player, as if he didn't exist and did not regard him as an equal opponent. This was what angered Naruto the most.

"Naruto, don't do this, I'm fine, don't fight with Sasuke because of me!" Sakura quickly advised from the side.

Sakura felt that Naruto was very good to her, and that Naruto was good-looking, talented, and lively and enthusiastic. However, compared to Naruto, she still preferred the handsome and aloof Sasuke. There was no way she could choose.

Karin, sucking on a lollipop, looked on with amusement. This silly older brother seemed to have endless energy; he just loved to compete with Sasuke.

Although Sasuke is very handsome and is her type, she thinks Sasuke too aloof and she is too lazy to go to great lengths to please Sasuke like other girls do.

In contrast, Karin prefers Sasuke's older brother Itachi. Not only is Itachi more outstanding than Sasuke, but he is also gentle and very handsome, much like her father Minato Namikaze, whom she has heard about from others.

"Didn't we just fight today? You're such a defeated opponent." Sasuke grabbed Naruto's hand and said. In today's sparring test, Sasuke in first and Naruto came in second. However, in order to defeat Naruto, Sasuke used all the Taijutsu that Itachi had taught him, without holding back at all. The victory was not easy.

"Hateful."

Looking at Sasuke's smug face, Naruto wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face, but that wouldn't be a fair fight, so Naruto held back.

"Sasuke, I'll definitely beat you next time!"

Naruto released his grip on Sasuke's collar, his eyes burning with fiery passion.

'What a troublesome guy!' Sasuke cursed inwardly, then turned around and said, 'Instead of wasting time bothering me, I should spend more time training. I have an appointment to train with my brother, so I'll be going now.'

"Sasuke!" Karin, who had been sucking on a lollipop, suddenly called out.

"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked, his attitude towards Sasuke Karin, who never bothered him, had improved considerably.

"May I train with you?" Karin asked with a smile.

"No! Goodbye!"

Sasuke flatly refused and turned to leave.

"It's clear that the Lord Third Hokage doesn't intend for me to stay in Konoha for tea. I'll take my leave now to arrange for the Uchiha Clan to join the Land of Land of Whirlpools. Goodbye!"

Shiraha smiled and said that Energy Particles in the space gathered around him, and soon his body rose into the air.

Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's frustrated expression, Shiraha felt a surge of secret pleasure. Who told him to do so many disgusting things back then, and at the same time to indulge Danzo, ruining a winning hand.

Now that most of the Uchiha Clan ninjas are willing to leave Konoha and move to the Land of Whirlpools, they can take at least half of the Uchiha Clan with them, adding thousands of people with special bloodlines. The complete rise of the Land of Whirlpools is just around the corner.

Speaking of which, after advancing to the second level "Spirit Summoning Warlock", his Mental Power has greatly improved, enabling him to learn many powerful spells, and his research on souls and bloodlines has also reached a deeper level. The complete breaking of the Caged Bird Curse Seal will soon be on the agenda.

Now that Sarutobi Hiruzen is willing to abandon the Uchiha Danzo rather than give up Danzo, it would be even better if he could pull the Hyuga clan into the Land of Whirlpools as well.

Since the Sharingan can evolve, if there were a large number of Byakugan for Shiraha to study, it might also bring about a qualitative change in the Byakugan.

After all, it is one of the three great dojutsu, so there is no reason for the Byakugan to be so weak.

Thinking of this, Shiraha quickly flew up into the clouds and headed towards the Land of Whirlpools Peninsula in the East Sea. With over a thousand more people joining, a large piece of land needed to be allocated to the Uchiha Clan, and it certainly couldn't be worse than what they had in Konoha.

At the same time, another area needs to be planned, which may be useful in the near future.

Shiraha wanted everyone to know what a wise choice it was to join the Land of Whirlpools.

As he watched Shiraha soar into the sky without any Chakra fluctuations around him, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression grew increasingly solemn. Shiraha's abilities and strength were unfathomable, and he hoped he would never see Shiraha again.

Ever since Shiraha and Kushina left Konoha, nothing good has ever happened whenever they meet.

"Lord Third Hokage, we'll take our leave now. We hope you'll treat the Uchiha who remain in the village well. From today onwards, the remaining Uchiha will pose little threat to the village."

Chiho suppressed a laugh and spoke solemnly before leading the Uchiha Clan members back to their clan's territory.

Compared to Chiho and the Uchiha who were preparing to leave Konoha, a small number of Uchiha ninjas looked dejected. After today's events, the Uchiha had split in two, and the Uchiha who remained in Konoha were much weaker. While their threat to the village had decreased significantly, the political benefits they could gain would likely also be reduced.

At the same time, because they have completely broken off relations, it will be difficult for the Uchiha to gain the trust of the higher-ups if they remain.

Fugaku and the older generation of Uchiha ninjas seemed somewhat disheartened, and they followed Chiho back to the clan's territory. They still needed to explain the situation to the clan members and reassure those who had stayed behind with them.

Hopefully, Konoha will not betray their last trust.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed deeply, then looked at everyone in the room and ordered, "Take Danzo to the Anbu's Death Cell and await interrogation."

"Yes!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's direct Anbu took Danzo away.

The other Jōnin in the arena also had their own thoughts.

The so-called "Death Cell" of the Anbu is where those who cannot die are imprisoned.

Because ninjas who were truly destined to die were basically sent to the Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force.

Danzo's fate will likely be as the Uchiha predicted: he will probably be sentenced to life imprisonment.

In fact, given Danzo's many years of contributions to Konoha, even if he violated the Will of Fire and attacked his fellow villagers, he could theoretically be given a life sentence. The key issue is that Danzo's attack on his fellow villagers directly gave the Uchiha Clan ample reason to leave Konoha.

In peacetime, the absence of Konoha Uchiha.

But no one can guarantee that large-scale wars will not break out in the Shinobi World again in the future.

And most importantly, after this incident, many people have had other ideas.

The hearts of the people of Konoha have fallen apart.

After everyone had left, Sarutobi Hiruzen went alone to the lowest level of the Anbu prison.

He saw Danzo through the iron fence.

At this moment, Danzo cross-legged on the clean and tidy bed, calmly opening his eyes, showing no signs of being a prisoner.

"Danzo, why did you..." Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to question Danzo, but it seemed pointless to say anything now. If he had made a decision earlier, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"Hiruzen, instead of regretting, what you should do now is strengthen your own power, otherwise I'm afraid you won't even be able to hold onto your Hokage position." Danzo deep voice, "It's time to transfer the Nine-Tails Chakra stored in the Fire Temple! The Uchiha Clan dared to leave Konoha so resolutely, isn't there Yagami Shiraha secretly manipulating things behind the scenes?"

Instead of pointless regret, what you should do is firmly grasp the Jinchuriki and guide him to control the Kurama ' power, so that you will have a chance to fight against the Land of Whirlpools in the future.

Otherwise, the situation we're experiencing today will repeat itself in the future.

Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.