"Then goodbye, Brother Tenshu. You have to come teach me ninjutsu tomorrow at noon!" Uchiha Naka widened her big eyes and stood up like a lively little deer. Her flowing light-purple hair danced around her shoulders like an elf's. She waved, her face full of reluctance, as though parting with Brother Tenshu was an unbearably painful thing.
"Don't worry, Naka. Tomorrow, I'll teach you a ninjutsu I created myself! Hmm, not just in the entire clan—even in the whole Ninja World, you'll be the first person to learn my secret technique!" Uchiha Tenshu said softly, a sunshine-bright smile on his lips. Then, holding Uchiha Naka's hand, he slowly walked outside with her.
"Really?" Uchiha Naka turned back, her light-purple eyes brimming with admiration.
"Of course it's true. With your talent, Naka, maybe you'll even be able to take the ninjutsu I created a step further. That isn't impossible at all!" Uchiha Tenshu praised her, looking at her slightly baby-fat face with doting affection.
Beside him, Uchiha Naka's large dark eyes shifted as though she had committed something to memory.
Along the way, Uchiha Tenshu acted like a considerate older brother and safely escorted Uchiha Naka home.
Only after watching Uchiha Naka wave and enter her house did he turn around and head toward Elder Uchiha Raimon's residence.
"Uchiha Naka's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, like a rocket. She had already surpassed every one of my trusted underlings!"
Uchiha Tenshu could not help marveling inwardly. Sure enough, characters like those from the original plot possessed talent so monstrous it defied reason.
In just a few short months, Uchiha Naka had mastered the ninjutsu, swordsmanship, and Genjutsu he had taught his trusted underlings, using them with effortless proficiency.
Her strength had already risen above everyone else's.
But when he thought