Sarutobi: Teacher Hits My Head, I Wake Up When the Sun is High

During the day, Uchiha Yan imitated Patriarch Subhuti from Journey to the West and tapped Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo three times each on the head.

In the dead of night, Uchiha Yan sat in his room and waited for them to come.

He waited all night.

Sigh, I never should have pinned my hopes on them. Especially you, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Isn't your nickname Monkey? How could you fail to understand your master's meaning at all?

By late morning, Uchiha Yan's door was pushed open.

A figure quietly slipped inside.

Uchiha Yan lay on the bed, pretending to be asleep.

"Is that Danzo?"

"No, Master, it's me, Hiruzen."

"Oh, Hiruzen. Shouldn't you be training? What are you doing in your master's room?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen scratched his head awkwardly. "Master, yesterday you tapped my head three times. You must have meant for me to sleep until late morning before coming to see you."

Though the script was a little off, it was still reasonable. He might have been a bit dull, but at least he had understood the meaning.

"Didn't Danzo come with you?"

"Master, Danzo went to find Kagami early this morning. He said he wanted to challenge Kagami to a duel."

"Forget it. If he didn't come, then he didn't come." Uchiha Yan shook his head. He had thought that kid Danzo was clever. Who would have thought he was this hopelessly clumsy?

"Master, please teach me ninjutsu." Sarutobi Hiruzen knelt before Uchiha Yan.

"Hiruzen, seeing how diligent and eager to learn you are, I shall pass down some ninjutsu to you. I have two techniques here involving chakra shape transformation. One is the Rasengan, and the other is the Big Ball Rasengan. Which would you like to learn?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen answered almost without hesitation. "Master, this disciple wishes to learn the bigger one. Please teach me the Big Ball Rasengan."

Three days later, Shimura Danzo also sneaked into Uchiha Yan's room.

"Master..."

"Danzo? Why are you here?"

"Master, three days ago, you tapped my head three times. You must have meant for me to come find you three days later." Danzo said guiltily.

Uchiha Yan raised a brow. "Oh? Is that so? Could it have meant three years later instead?"

This hopelessly clumsy Danzo actually dared to lie to him.

"It... it was Hiruzen who told me," Danzo admitted honestly.

"Hiruzen told you?"

"Yeah. He said that since Master tapped my head three days ago, coming to find you three days later couldn't be wrong."

That kid Hiruzen was pretty good. He even knew to give his brother a hand.

"Master, I want to learn ninjutsu too. Please teach me something real."

"I have two ninjutsu here. One is the Big Ball Rasengan, and the other is the Super Big Ball Rasengan. Which would you like to learn?"

"Master, this disciple wishes to learn the super big one!"

"You're quite greedy. Fine, I'll teach you the Super Big Ball Rasengan."

Ever since Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo received the Rasengan techniques, they had spent the past few days spinning water balloons in Uchiha Yan's courtyard. Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura joined them as well. Aburame Shibi, Nara Shikaso, Yamanaka Gaishin, and Akimichi Teigen did not train alongside them; they had their clan's secret techniques, and mastering those was enough.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others were still too young. They had only recently learned how to refine chakra, so their chakra reserves were insufficient and their control was poor.

After the first day, they had not burst a single water balloon.

"I can't do this anymore. I'm exhausted!" Shimura Danzo shook out his hands. "Master, this Rasengan is way too hard to train. My hands are practically numb."

"I can't keep going either." Utatane Koharu took the opportunity to rest as well.

In the original story, Jiraiya had also taught Naruto to practice the Rasengan by spinning water balloons, and later Naruto used the same water-balloon training to teach Konohamaru. However, Konohamaru was a genius in the truest sense. Since Naruto did not know how to teach him, Konohamaru had forcibly figured it out on his own and completed the water-balloon training in a single day.

Uchiha Kagami completed the water-balloon training in one day, while Sarutobi Hiruzen took two.

What surprised Uchiha Yan was that Mitokado Homura had also completed it in two days. Today was the third day, and it looked like Shimura Danzo and Utatane Koharu would probably finish the water-balloon training today.

As expected of Senju Tobirama's personal guards in the original story. Senju Tobirama only selected the youngest and most outstanding geniuses in the entire village as his personal guards. Mitokado Homura's talent was undoubtedly nothing to scoff at if he could become a Hokage's guard.

Konoha White Palace.

"My lord, there is news from the Hidden Sand Village."

"Come in."

A middle-aged Uchiha ninja pushed open the door and entered, holding a letter in his hand. "Lord Yan, the Hidden Sand Village has sent back news."

After Kui Lian and the other two returned to the Hidden Sand Village, Uchiha Yan had specifically arranged for a one-way contact plan to be established. This was the first time Kui Lian and the others had sent back intelligence.

Uchiha Yan accepted the letter.

Kui Lian wrote that the Hidden Sand Village had formally allied with the Hidden Cloud Village. More importantly, the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Sand Villages were secretly courting the Hidden Mist Village. The First Raikage, A, and the First Kazekage, Reto, had secretly met with the First Mizukage, White Lotus. The three sides were preparing to secretly forge an alliance against Konoha.

However, in his eyes, this so-called alliance of the three villages was nothing but a rabble, mere chickens and dogs.

Uchiha Yan hoped these three ninja villages would form an alliance. If one day they got carried away and decided to attack Konoha, that would be perfect. Konoha was worried about not having a reason to send out its troops.

As the strongest ninja village in the shinobi world, as long as Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara did not turn on each other, even if those three villages were tied together, they still would not be enough for the two of them to wreak havoc on. He also wanted to see that famous scene of Susanoo armor draped over the Great Buddha, the two of them destroying an entire nation.

Even after Senju Hashirama died and the First Shinobi World War broke out, Konoha had still stubbornly withstood the combined assault of the Hidden Mist, Hidden Stone, and Hidden Cloud Villages in the original story.

During the Second Shinobi World War, even after losing a powerhouse like Senju Tobirama, Konoha, under Sarutobi Hiruzen's tenure as Hokage, had fought the Hidden Sand, Hidden Stone, and Hidden Rain Villages alone. Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru earned the title of the "Three Ninja" when they fought the demigod Hanzo in the Hidden Rain Village.

From its founding through the Boruto era, Konoha had weakened at times, but even in its weakened state, it remained the number one ninja village. No other ninja village could defeat Konoha in a one-on-one confrontation.

"Tell Kui Lian and the others that Konoha remembers their contributions." Uchiha Yan put away the letter. "When replying, remember to include more banknotes. If anything happens next time, have them report it immediately."

"Yes, Lord Yan."

Uchiha Yan's strength had already reached a point where there was no further room to advance. To take another step forward, he needed to become the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki and master Sage Mode. Unfortunately, there was still no news from the three great sacred lands.

Now, Uchiha Yan was simply waiting for Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara to return from capturing the tailed beasts. By then, he would become the Nine-Tails' perfect jinchuriki, and his combat power would soar.

That old ghost Senju Tobirama had actually shelved his human experiments as well. Ever since Hashirama's son was born, Senju Tobirama had placed all his hopes on his beloved grandnephew. He would probably resume the human experiments only after discovering that his dear nephew had not inherited Wood Release.