Host: Uchiha Yuzhen
Gender: Male
Age: Twelve
Strength: Jonin
Affixes: [Eye of the Divine Realm (Red)], [Child of Time and Space (Gold)], [Genius (Gold)].
[Uchiha (Purple)], [Scorch Release (Purple)], [Sharingan (Blue)].
[Fire Style (Blue)], [Wind Style (Blue)], [Yin Style (Blue)].
[Uchiha Style (Blue)], [Natural Energy Affinity (Blue)], [Vampiric Immortality (Blue)], [Flying Thunder God Technique Formula (Green)].
Combat Points: 170
"My Combat Points have definitely paid off!" Seeing the change in his Combat Points, Uchiha Yuzhen felt his spirits lift.
Biwa Juzo, the guy who had been taken out in an instant by the Fourth Mizukage, was only an Elite Jonin.
Defeating a Jonin earned him 100 Combat Points.
After fighting for half a day, Yuzhen wasn't about to complain about getting only 100 points.
It was simple!
Those points were already enough to transform his strength beyond recognition!
There was no need to think it over.
Uchiha Yuzhen focused, and the Combat Points on the panel began to shift.
The affix [Flying Thunder God Technique Formula (Green)] changed into—
—[Flying Thunder God Practitioner (Blue)]!
Its description changed, too.
[Flying Thunder God Practitioner (Blue)]: Able to bring others along in instantaneous coordinate-based movement!
When it had been a green affix, the description had only mentioned precise coordinate-based movement.
Now he could bring others along in instantaneous coordinate-based movement!
Seeing this, Uchiha Yuzhen couldn't wait to have the system install the affix.
"This feeling..." Yuzhen stared at his raised arm in disbelief!
The moment the affix entered his body, he could feel it.
His understanding of space had deepened!
And that wasn't all.
The parts of the scroll he hadn't been able to understand before—
It was as if a light had gone on in his head. He could now grasp some of them.
That alone meant that he could now...
Use the Flying Thunder God Technique in battle, just like the Second Hokage!
He could also use the Flying Thunder God Technique to move anyone connected to his chakra!
Uchiha Yuzhen understood! He finally got it!
Why the technique had never become obsolete, even by Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Instead, it had only grown more impressive!
Once you learned it, there was—
A technique that let you hit your opponent without ever getting hit yourself!
As long as he didn't choose to stay behind and cover others like Senju Tobirama.
If he was a little more cautious...
He'd basically be impossible to kill!
No wonder even a "godlike" figure like Uzumaki Boruto liked to use the Flying Thunder God Technique so often. It was just that broken.
"After I finish my mission outside the village, I'll have some time to recover, like every other ninja."
"That should be enough time to work the Flying Thunder God Technique into my fighting style."
"By then, I'm sure my strength will be at least on par with an Elite Jonin!"
After voicing his thoughts, Uchiha Yuzhen washed up and got some rest.
After all, he had a gathering to attend that evening.
As someone who cared about looking presentable, he wanted to show up in good shape.
Sarutobi Hiruzen set down his pipe with a grave expression.
He kept his eyes fixed on Namikaze Minato and pondered for a moment.
Then he asked, each word deliberate:
"Minato... was everything you just told me true?!"
"Lord Hokage, I haven't said a single false word!"
Hearing those firm words from Namikaze Minato, the perfect grand-disciple in his eyes,
He rose and paced to the window.
His gaze settled on the Uchiha district, near the center of Konoha.
He couldn't help but feel a rush of emotions!
After awakening his Sharingan in his teens, the boy's talent had surged.
His strength had begun to grow at a startling pace!
The sight stirred a memory of someone else.
Uchiha Madara!
The Sarutobi Clan had followed the Senju of the Forest for centuries, ever since the Warring States period.
In their clashes with the Uchiha, they had kept detailed records of every Uchiha notable.
Uchiha Madara, son of Tajima.
One of the strongest warriors of the previous era, he had awakened his Sharingan at the age of fifteen!
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After awakening his Sharingan, Madara had been unstoppable.
He had soared to greatness!
His strength...
As someone who had witnessed the battle between Madara and Lord Hashirama, Hiruzen remembered it vividly!
Now, look at this Uchiha Yuzhen. He had awakened his Sharingan at twelve.
And then, just like Madara, he had gone from strength to strength in only two short months.
His strength had transformed beyond recognition.
The curve of his growth was far too similar to the records of Uchiha Madara's life...
If the kid kept growing at this rate, he would surely become the next Uchiha Madara!
"Thank goodness..." As if something had occurred to him, Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured.
As an exceptional ninja, Namikaze Minato heard his quiet words.
"Lord Third, thank goodness for what?"
"Thank goodness Uchiha Yuzhen became your student!" Hiruzen turned and explained solemnly.
The perceptive Namikaze Minato could tell from the Third Hokage's expression what he meant.
"That's true... Yuzhen is my student." Minato sighed.
Indeed!
From the moment Uchiha Yuzhen became his student,
The strongest part of his identity was no longer that he was an Uchiha ninja.
He was a bona fide member of the Hokage Lineage!
Even the entire Uchiha clan had to acknowledge that!
Everyone in Konoha knew.
The Uchiha's long-held wish was for one of their own to become Hokage!
Becoming Hokage...
In the more than twenty years of stable rule since the Third Hokage took office,
A tacit rule had long since taken shape.
Only someone from the Hokage master-and-student lineage
Could earn the "approval" of the higher-ups.
Could earn the "approval" of the people.
Could become Hokage in the truest sense!
Even the Uchiha, no matter how resentful they might be, understood this very well.
Now, two Uchiha had become part of the Hokage Lineage.
Every Uchiha faction except the Hawk Faction would be overjoyed.
In the ninja career ahead of him, Uchiha Yuzhen, this "monster,"
Would make a name that resounded throughout the Ninja World.
What came next was simple.
As a bona fide member of the Hokage Lineage, the more famous Yuzhen became, the safer the Uchiha would be.
The logic was simple.
The greater his renown, the greater his chance of becoming Hokage!
Granted, given Yuzhen's age, it would be another twenty years before he could become Hokage.
But for the Uchiha,
Becoming Hokage... having hope and having none
Were two entirely different things!
"When the rewards for his achievements are handed out in a few days, let me meet the kid alone." Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have made up his mind. "Also, from now on, make sure his education broadens his horizons as much as possible!"
The resolve of the Ninja Hero was on full display in that moment.
He feared nothing, not even death, and loved every part of the village.
He was also full of anticipation at the thought of an exceptional Uchiha appearing in his own lineage.
Want to become Hokage?
Strength alone won't cut it...
In a few days, let this old man see for himself, Uchiha Yuzhen.
What are you really made of!
Dusk fell, and the setting sun was red as blood.
Uchiha Yuzhen walked cheerfully toward the Yakiniku Restaurant where Team Minato had agreed to meet.
He had already decided what to do once he received his pay.
He would borrow money from Clan Head Fugaku, going into debt.
Then he'd commission the Artisan Village to forge a chakra metal katana.
Thinking about money reminded him of the pay he was about to receive.
He picked up his pace, and before long,
He arrived at the restaurant.
He lifted the curtain and stepped inside.
"Yuzhen, over here!"
He followed the call and looked at their table.
The scene made him raise an eyebrow.
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