Return to Konoha

[characteristic]:

"Asura of the Ninja World", "Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan: Ultimate Eye Power", "Battlefield Dominator", "Nine-Tails Affinity: Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan", "Master of the Gunbai", "Shadow of the Valley of the End"

[Skill]:

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation", "Fire Release Dragon Flame Song Technique", "Complete Body Susanoo", "Yasaka Magatama Susanoo: Enhanced Version", "Tailed Beast Ball: Susanoo Fusion", "Complete Body Susanoo: Armored Descent from Heaven"

Uchiha Jun looked at the ability panel in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

[Madara Uchiha (Founding of Konoha)] is considered to be at the top level among S-Rank Ninja, far superior to the likes of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa.

In the recent exchange, although Uchiha Jun almost entirely suppressed Madara Uchiha and held the upper hand, it cannot be said that Madara Uchiha Jun's abilities.

At least, even though they both possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan Madara Uchiha, Uchiha Jun could clearly sense that Madara's Susanoo was slightly faster than his in both formation speed and Chakra output—not a difference in technique, but a difference in the power of the eye itself.

'It seems that even though they both possess the Eternal Eye... the difference is quite significant. But thinking about it, it makes sense. How long has it been since Sasuke Uchiha obtained the Eternal Eye Eternal Eye? Madara Uchiha has already used it in countless high-intensity battles. Their development of the Eternal Eye is definitely not on the same level.'

Uchiha Jun manipulated the panel, removing the original Sasuke Uchiha template and replacing it with Madara Uchiha's template.

[Do you want to replace the currently equipped "Madara Uchiha (Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan)" with "Sasuke Uchiha (Founding of Konoha)"?]

[whether]

Uchiha Jun pressed "Yes" without hesitation.

In an instant, a cool yet powerful Chakra surged into his eyes, flowing rapidly throughout his body along his meridians like two rushing rivers.

Uchiha Jun closed his eyes, feeling the completely different eye power flowing through his body—if Sasuke Uchiha's Eternal Eye was a wide river, then Madara Uchiha's Eternal Eye was a rushing Yangtze River.

The total amount of pupil power and its output intensity are not even in the same league.

However, Uchiha Jun could sense that Sasuke Uchiha's Eternal Eye potential had not yet been explored, while Madara Uchiha's Eternal Eye had already been developed to its fullest potential.

Uchiha Jun slowly opened his eyes—the scene before him was completely different from before.

The world became clearer; the veins of every leaf in the distance were clearly visible, and the dust particles floating in the air were as clear as stars. He could even see the flow of Chakra with his naked eye.

This is... Madara Uchiha's Eternal Eye?

"I see..."

Uchiha Jun muttered to himself, a knowing glint in his eyes.

"Sasuke Uchiha's Eternal Eye... in the end, it's still a product of his 'recent awakening'."

In the original story, Sasuke Uchiha awakened his Mangekyo after his battle with Itachi Uchiha, and gradually used it again in his battle against Danzo. It wasn't until after the Five Kage Summit that he transplanted Itachi Uchiha's eyes and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Even after awakening the Eternal Eye, Sasuke Uchiha didn't have much time to develop and familiarize himself with it—because he immediately faced the Fourth Shinobi World War, in which he relied more on the Six Paths Power Sage of Six Paths.

Before the Eternal Eye was fully developed, he obtained the Yin Power of the Six Paths Elder and opened a Tomoe Rinnegan.

In the original work, Sasuke Uchiha only truly activated the Complete Body Susanoo using his Eternal Eye after the Sage of Six Paths bestowed power upon him. Before that, he could only use a half-body Susanoo at most, or use the Majestic Attire: Susanoo in conjunction with Uzumaki Naruto.

In other words, Sasuke Uchiha's Eternal Eye is in a state where it is "not yet fully developed".

But Madara Uchiha different.

He had already developed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to its fullest potential during his battle with Senju Hashirama — Complete Body Susanoo, Majestic Attire: Susanoo... These skills were already mastered by Madara Uchiha during his Eternal Eye stage, without relying on any external force.

The two individuals have developed their Eternal Eye to a completely different degree.

The reason why Uchiha Jun was Complete Body Susanoo using Sasuke Uchiha's Eternal Eye is because of the depth of his research on the Sharingan. He not only studied a large amount of Sharingan information, but also personally controlled Large Mangekyō Sharingan, and had a far greater understanding of the use of ocular power than ordinary Mangekyo users.

However, when it comes to the "hardware performance" of eye power, Sasuke Uchiha's Eternal Eye is indeed inferior to Madara Uchiha's Eternal Eye.

If you had to describe it, the two are like CPUs with the same performance. Madara Uchiha's Eternal Eye is 'ashes' from the moment it appears, and it's already overclocked from the start, while Sasuke Uchiha's Eternal Eye requires manual overclocking to achieve the same performance.

"Looks like I'll have to get new glasses from now on."

Uchiha Jun moved his eyes, feeling the powerful ocular energy flowing through his body, and nodded in satisfaction.

Uchiha Jun closed the control panel.

The viewpoint shifted again.

Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze rustled through the trees in the yard.

Uchiha Jun stood up, stretched his stiff shoulders, walked to the coat rack, took out his coat, and put it on.

"Let's go to Uchiha Fugaku's place first. Sasuke Uchiha... it would be interesting to have a protagonist as a disciple."

Uchiha Jun pushed open the door, walked out of his residence, and headed towards Uchiha Fugaku's mansion along the stone path of the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

During the journey, Uchiha Jun casually removed the Sandevistan Chip from under the skin of his right arm—after all, he had already mastered the Sandevistan's ' Bullet Time ' during his battle with Madara Uchiha, so there was no need to wear this little thing anymore.

He put Sandevistan into a specially made small metal box and stored it in a scroll.

As Uchiha Jun walked to the gate of Uchiha Fugaku's residence, an Uchiha Clan clansman saw him and immediately bowed, saying, "Lord Jun!"

"Hmm, is the clan leader here?"

"Yes, the clan leader is in the reception room." The clansman respectfully pushed open the door. "Lord Chun, please come in."

Uchiha Jun nodded, strode into the mansion, crossed the courtyard, and arrived at the reception room.

Inside the reception room, Uchiha Fugaku sat in the main seat, with tea set and several plates of delicate pastries on the small table in front of him.

Seeing Uchiha Jun enter, he paused for a moment, then quickly stood up, a gentle smile on his face.

"Chun-jun, you've arrived."

"Clan Chief Fugaku, how have you been?" Uchiha Jun casually cupped his hands in greeting and sat down in the guest seat.

After exchanging a few casual words, Uchiha Fugaku poured him a cup of tea and then said with a smile, "Jun-kun, you've come here today mainly to discuss Sasuke's full moon celebration, right?"

"The date is set for three days from now, at my residence—I've already had a stage and tent set up, and the ingredients for the banquet have been ordered from several major merchant guilds in the Land of Fire."

"At that time, it's estimated that all the major families in the village will send representatives to attend— the Third has also sent word that if time permits, he will also attend in person."

Uchiha Jun picked up his teacup, took a sip, and nodded. "The Third is here too? It seems the Fugaku clan head has quite a bit of influence."

"Not at all, not at all, it's all thanks to Jun-kun." Uchiha Fugaku waved his hand with a smile, "Ever since Jun-kun made his mark in Konoha, the status of our Uchiha Clan in the village has visibly improved a lot, even the Third has become much more polite to us."

"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to Lord Orochimaru and Jun-kun's trust."

After chatting for a while, Uchiha Fugaku's expression gradually became serious.

Uchiha Fugaku put down his teacup, placed his hands on his knees, and bowed slightly. "Jun-kun, actually, besides the full moon celebration, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you today."

Uchiha Jun put down his teacup and raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What is it?"

Uchiha Fugaku was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Jun-kun... I would like to ask you to take Sasuke as your disciple."

Uchiha Fugaku raised his head, looking sincerely at Uchiha Jun, and said earnestly, "I know this request may be a bit presumptuous— Sasuke is still just an infant in swaddling clothes, and it will be several years before he is able to begin his training."

"But after much thought, looking across the entire Konoha, the only person qualified and capable of teaching Sasuke is Jun-kun."

"Whether it's the Uchiha Clan's inherited Dōjutsu, combat skills, or the formidable reputation they've earned in the Shinobi World —Jun-kun is the most suitable candidate."

"If Jun-kun is willing to take Sasuke as his disciple, I, Uchiha Fugaku, am willing to fully recommend Jun-kun to succeed as the Fifth Hokage."

Uchiha Jun raised an eyebrow slightly. "The Fifth Hokage?"

"That's right." Uchiha Fugaku nodded and said in a low voice, "To be honest, Orochimaru hinted to me before that he's getting a little tired of the Hokage position."

Uchiha Jun's gaze suddenly became somewhat intrigued.

Orochimaru... is he tired of Hokage?

Then, Uchiha Jun thought about the tremendous changes and prosperity that Konoha had undergone during this period, and suddenly understood.

Despite Orochimaru's short tenure as Hokage, his achievements are undeniable.

In just one year, he made almost more contributions than the Third Sarutobi Hiruzen, made throughout his entire career.

With water and electricity available in a month and aerospace technology developed in six months, if things continue like this, it's not impossible that by the time of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, the common people of Konoha will be playing Hokage mobile game.

Orochimaru originally became Hokage mainly to Sarutobi Hiruzen scores with the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Now that he has settled those scores, given Orochimaru's personality and the Chimera Technique is about to be completed, he is ready to fight back.

If he wants to step down quickly, then resigning Hokage is perfectly reasonable.

After all, a person's energy is limited.

Upon closer examination, Orochimaru was indeed not a suitable person to be Hokage —he was essentially a mad scientist whose interest in scientific research far outweighed his interest in politics.

After serving Hokage for this period of time, Orochimaru was probably thoroughly fed up with those tedious administrative tasks.

Moreover, given Orochimaru's personality, he would never force himself to do something out of "responsibility"—he would do what he wanted to do, and he would never compromise himself to do what he didn't want to do.

Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable for him to want to abdicate.

"Yes, I understand. However, I don't think much of the Hokage position. How about... you become the Hokage instead? After all, your strength has reached the Kage Level now." Uchiha Jun said.

Konoha's current prosperity is not only due to Orochimaru's guidance on the overall direction, but also inseparable from Uchiha Fugaku's multifaceted management.

For this reason, in order to prevent Uchiha Fugaku from dying suddenly amidst the complexities of government affairs, Orochimaru generously provided him with a sufficient Compound One. Under the influence of Compound One, Uchiha Fugaku successfully raised his Chakra level to the High Kage Level.

With the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he could even hold his own against the Third Tsuchikage.

"Furthermore—regarding Sasuke's apprenticeship, I have agreed."

Uchiha Fugaku's face immediately lit up with joy. "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Uchiha Jun put down his teacup, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Sasuke, that kid—I really think highly of his future."

Uchiha Fugaku immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Uchiha Jun: "Thank you, Jun-kun! On behalf of the entire clan, I, Uchiha Fugaku, am deeply grateful!"

"Alright, alright, don't be so polite." Uchiha Jun waved his hand.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the reception room, and then two small figures appeared in the doorway.

One was Itachi Uchiha, who was about four years old. He had short black hair and a pair of large, clear black and white eyes. Although he was young, he already showed a maturity beyond his years.

He was dressed in a neat dark blue ninja outfit, with a small Shuriken pouch at his waist.

The other was a shy-looking boy wearing round-framed glasses— Kabuto Yakushi.

Wearing a plain white shirt and dark trousers, and holding a thick notebook, he looked like an ordinary student.

"Master!" Itachi Uchiha walked up to Uchiha Jun and bowed respectfully.

"Master." Kabuto Yakushi bowed respectfully as well.

Uchiha Jun looked at his two disciples, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.

"Not bad -- it seems neither of you slacked off while I was away."

Uchiha Jun reached out and patted the two of them on the shoulder. Chakra swept across his fingertips, and he could roughly sense their condition.

Jonin Chakra, Chunin Chakra

Both of them already possess Chakra levels equivalent to Jonin and Chunin.

Itachi Uchiha is only five years old this year, yet he already possesses the Chakra reserves of a Jonin. It should be noted that for ordinary ninjas, being promoted to Chunin at the age of twelve or thirteen is already considered genius, but Itachi Uchiha has accumulated such reserves at the age of five, making him an extremely rare figure in the entire history of the Shinobi World.

As for Kabuto Yakushi —although he didn't have the exaggerated talent of Itachi Uchiha, his Chakra control precision and Medical Ninjutsu skills were absolutely top-notch among his peers.

Moreover, his abilities in intelligence analysis and tactical planning far surpass those of ordinary people.

"Very good." Uchiha Jun nodded in satisfaction. "I've seen your progress."

He took two scrolls from his sleeve and handed them to the two men respectively. "This is the training plan for the third phase."

Itachi Uchiha took the scroll, carefully opened it, and his eyes lit up as he scanned its contents.

"Teacher Chun... this is--"

"Advanced applications of the Shadow Clone Technique, along with some advanced techniques on Fire Release and Genjutsu, and some insights into the use of the Sharingan."

Uchiha Jun casually remarked, "You should be able to master it all within a year."

"However, remember, mastering it doesn't mean you have to train Ninjutsu intensively. With your current physical condition, releasing Ninjutsu three to two times a day is sufficient."

Itachi Uchiha held the scroll with both hands and nodded vigorously. "Thank you, Master!"

Kabuto Yakushi also opened his scroll, his gaze quickly sweeping over it—his expression wasn't as excited as Itachi Uchiha's, but a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

His scroll contained advanced knowledge about Medical Ninjutsu, as well as advanced techniques for intelligence analysis and tactical deduction—these were the most useful things for his future development.

"Thank you, Jun-sensei." Kabuto Yakushi bowed respectfully.

Uchiha Jun then took out two Sealing Scroll from his pocket and handed them to the two men respectively. "Here is two million ryo—take it as pocket money, buy some things you like, or get some equipment."

Itachi Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi were both stunned.

"Teacher, this is too much—" Itachi Uchiha instinctively tried to decline.

"Take it." Uchiha Jun waved his hand, his tone brooking no refusal.

Itachi Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi exchanged a glance, both seeing the gratitude in each other's eyes.

Thank you, teacher.

"Hmm." Uchiha Jun then took out two thin notebooks from his pocket and handed them to the two people respectively.

"Here are some secret techniques and insights I created myself—they're not anything particularly powerful, but they should be of considerable help to you at this stage."

The two notebooks were tailor-made to the characteristics of the two individuals.

In Itachi Uchiha's notebook, there are some of Uchiha Jun's insights into Fire Release and swordsmanship, as well as some of his experiences in Mangekyō Sharingan. Although Itachi Uchiha has not yet awakened the Mangekyo, learning some related knowledge in advance will be of great help to his future development.

Kabuto Yakushi's notebook records some of Uchiha Jun's techniques in Medical Ninjutsu and Chakra control, as well as some basic theories about "Sage Transformation"—of course, these are just theories, and Kabuto Yakushi himself needs to explore how to achieve them.

The two took the journal, opened the cover page, and their expressions became serious as they scanned the dense text.

After a long pause, Itachi Uchiha closed his journal, raised his head, looked solemnly at Uchiha Jun, and bowed deeply. "Teacher... I will never forget your teachings."

Kabuto Yakushi also bowed, his tone sincere. "Master, I will definitely strive to cultivate myself and never let you down."

"Alright, alright, stop with the mushy talk." Uchiha Jun waved his hand. "Go back now—focus on practicing what you've learned. I'll check your progress in a while."

"Yes!"

The two bowed to Uchiha Jun again, then turned and left the reception room side by side.

Uchiha Jun watched the two figures disappear into the distance, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.

Uchiha Fugaku, who had witnessed the entire scene, couldn't help but shake his head with admiration. "Jun-kun... your devotion to your disciple is truly enviable."

Uchiha Jun picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "Since they are my own disciples, I naturally have to nurture them with care—otherwise, what's the point of taking on disciples?"

"Nowadays, how many teachers share your perspective, Jun-kun?" Uchiha Fugaku exclaimed sincerely.

"Even the strictest teacher in the clan could not find a single fault with Jun-kun's training of Itachi."

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Jun with sincere eyes. "Given Jun's method of training his students, even a commoner ninja could be cultivated into one of the Legendary Sannin, comparable to Lord Orochimaru and Lord Jiraiya. And Sasuke, as a descendant of the Uchiha Clan, would only achieve greater things if he received Jun's guidance."

"Pure Lord—I beg you!"

Uchiha Fugaku placed his hands on his knees and bowed deeply to Uchiha Jun.

Uchiha Jun put down his teacup. "Clan Chief Fugaku, there's no need for that—I already promised, and I will naturally keep my promise."

After chatting, Uchiha Jun walked out of Uchiha Fugaku's residence. The afternoon sun shone on the bluestone-paved roads of the clan compound, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Uchiha Jun narrowed his eyes slightly, savoring the new visual experience brought by Madara Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

The veins of distant leaves, the dust floating in the air, even the subtle Chakra fluctuations caused by earthworms wriggling several meters underground... everything was as clear as if magnified before his eyes.

"Is this the fully developed Eternal Eye...?"

Uchiha Jun muttered to himself, a satisfied smile playing on his lips, and strode out along the path of the clan compound. As he passed the Uchiha Clan Grounds's training grounds, he saw several young Uchiha Clan clansmen sparring, their Shuriken clashing and colliding in the air, producing a crisp metallic clang.

One of the boys paused noticeably after seeing Uchiha Jun's back, only to have his face grazed by Shuriken from his opponent, giving him a fright.

"Is that... Lord Jun?"

"Never mind that, let's keep training!"

Uchiha Jun walked out of the clan's gate, crossed the tree-lined avenue connecting the Uchiha Clan Grounds with the central area of Konoha, and stepped into Konoha's main street.

Then, Uchiha Jun stopped in his tracks.

The sight before him made him pause slightly in surprise.

The prosperity of Konoha was even greater than he remembered—even greater than when he last left.

On both sides of the main road, most of the old shops have been renovated, with uniform wooden signs and glass windows, neat and uniform yet still individual.

The pedestrians were shoulder to shoulder, including not only villagers and ninjas from Konoha, but also many merchants and travelers dressed in foreign clothing—a sight that would have been impossible to see just a few years ago.