Chapter Thirteen: He Really Did Pick Up a Treasure / Chapter 14: The Tsuchikage Arrives in Person

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Actually, before you, there was another girl who was also betrayed by her own village. I love making friends, and she's joined the Uchiha Clan too. She doesn't live far away, so I'll take you to visit her later."

Sakurako's ears immediately perked up.

Sister? A woman?

"Lord Shingen."

"Um?"

"Why don't you take a shower too? I actually already boiled the water."

After she said that, Uchiha Shingen actually started to consider it.

He was sweating too.

"That's troublesome." Uchiha Shingen stood up. "I'll go back and get some clothes."

"Ah, there are clothes too." Sakurako's blush had spread to her neck. "Yesterday, your people gave us a lot of clothes, including men's clothing, and the sizes are just right..."

"Sigh, how can the logistics department be so careless..." Uchiha Shingen couldn't help but complain.

Bai Mingming is such a little kid, he doesn't even check his clothes when he goes to the warehouse to get them.

To be honest, the clothes in the Uchiha Clan warehouse all looked too uniform; it was easy to mistake the size if you weren't paying attention.

"Okay, I'll use these for now. I'll have them send a few more white ones to wear another day."

"Hmm..." Sakurako lowered her head, not wanting Uchiha Shingen to see the strange expression on her face.

I actually picked up the clothes during the day.

She didn't think too much when she went to get her clothes; she was just worried that Uchiha Shingen would have a hard time and could take a shower and change clothes right there. The clansmen who got her the clothes, however, were quite moved.

They say things like "one wave subsides, another rises."

Sakurako spent a long time thinking about it on her way home before she finally understood its meaning, and she blushed deeply.

However, after hearing so much from Uchiha Shingen beforehand, she understood what Uchiha Shingen meant and became curious about the "sisters" he mentioned.

Furthermore, she also had her own understanding of what Uchiha Shingen meant by "becoming a member of the Uchiha Clan."

Many people in Kirigakure know that Sakurako of the Yuki Clan is actually a very stubborn woman who will stick to her convictions once she has made up her mind about something.

Soon, the sound of rushing water came from the bathroom.

Sakurako sat down on the sofa and carefully looked at what Uchiha Shingen had written on the paper, silently memorizing it.

She will do everything in her power to help Haku become an excellent ninja.

In this way, perhaps one day, the Yuki Clan will reappear as vassals of the Uchiha Clan.

It's not shameful for the Yuki Clan to be a vassal of the Uchiha Clan.

As for her, she hopes her child will have the surname Uchiha Clan.

In Kirigakure, there are actually quite a few ninja girls who want to become the White Ghost's woman.

Chapter Thirteen really did find a treasure.

After leaving Sakurako's house, Uchiha Shingen gave himself a thumbs up.

While Shiro was still awake, the little guy sneaked out while he and Sakurako were chatting in the living room. Uchiha Shingen remarked that this couldn't escape the observation skills he had honed at the Uchiha Fugaku.

To think Sharingan would be to underestimate him.

He felt he had performed very well throughout the process.

This not only further enhanced her goodwill with Sakurako, but also solidified her character with Shiro.

Hurry up and put it in the bowl!

Unlike Karin, Haku is a true and loyal member of the Uchiha Clan who can be recruited.

It's clear from the original timeline that Haku is the kind of person who, once you open your heart to him, becomes an extremely reliable friend. Uchiha Shingen could trust such a person completely.

Kimimaro was like that too, it's a pity I didn't manage to recruit him.

He knew exactly what Sakurako was thinking.

Ultimately, it was because they met at the Guest House that Sakurako developed a sense of inferiority towards herself.

In this state, anything that happens with Sakurako would be harmful and not beneficial.

Otherwise, something would have happened already; there were all sorts of hints flying around, and he's not oblivious to them.

Hopefully, things will get better after she gets to know Pakura.

If Sakurako still had that idea back then, he would have accepted it openly and honestly.

He's a complete carnivore.

As he reached his front door, Uchiha Shingen habitually glanced across the street.

Pitch black.

The thought of going to Iwagakure for negotiations in a month or two gave him a headache again.

Ōnoki is difficult to deal with.

I wonder if Pakura's time with these two children has left them with a good impression of Leaf Village.

Regardless of Kurotsuchi, Deidara's fighting power, once fully developed, could be of great use in the future.

After taking one last look, Uchiha Shingen went home.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, got what he wanted in Leaf Village was also very satisfied; it was a case of both host and guest having a pleasant time.

The Hyuga Clan was also pleased that Hidden Mist Village had taken the initiative to return the Byakugan they had once lost.

And some of the credit for this achievement was also attributed to the Uchiha Clan.

After all, the Uchiha Clan a very important role in all of this, and their strength was indispensable in the subsequent cooperation between the two sides.

At least, apart from the Uchiha Clan, no one can control that association.

For Uchiha Shingen, the month-long experience of being a full-time teacher allowed him to relive his past training journey.

The benefit of teaching geniuses is that you yourself gain insights from teaching others.

Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke the possessors of Ashura and Indra's Chakra in this generation; their absorption ability is astonishing.

Karin also showed remarkable talent.

What surprised Uchiha Shingen the most was Haku. As he expected, Haku was indeed very talented in the speed of Chakra refining, which meant that his combat rhythm could be very fast, making him a natural-born ninja who could engage in fast-paced battles.

This type of ninja doesn't have great endurance, but they have strong explosive power. They are good at delivering critical hits in an instant. They don't engage in prolonged combat. If they miss their first attack, they immediately retreat and find an opportunity to strike again, making them very difficult to deal with.

Similar to an assassin, but with differences.

The previous leader of Leaf Village's rhythm was Namikaze Minato, who has since become Hokage. The leader before him committed suicide and was known as the Konoha White Fang.

Uchiha Shingen felt that Haku was an excellent match for him.

Just like when Senju Tobirama saw Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He has a lot to teach Bai.

He was particularly convinced of the Ice Release; this White was the same White as the other, and he was certain that the Yuki Clan would awaken the Ice Release bloodline limit.

So, on the last day of the holiday, seeing that the four children had mastered the basic knowledge he had taught them well, Uchiha Clan decided to start their Ninjutsu course before leaving.

It was still in that grove of trees near the Valley of the End, where Uchiha Shingen always held his classes.

Compared to a month ago, the four children's mental state has changed significantly.

"Today, I will teach you a Ninjutsu."

Uchiha Shingen said to them.

"The basic Ninjutsu that every ninja must master is the Three Body Techniques. I won't teach you the Transformation Technique and the Substitution Technique; I'll teach you the Clone Technique instead."

Hearing that they could learn Ninjutsu, the children were very excited.

Nobody thinks the Clone Technique isn't awesome.

The Clone Technique is one of the most representative Ninjutsu of ninjas.

"As usual, let me explain the concepts first."

Uchiha Shingen broke off a branch from a nearby tree and started drawing on the ground.

After writing the two lines about entities and non-entities, two more lines were drawn from the non-entities.

"The Clone Technique can be roughly divided into two types: physical clones and non-physical clones. There are only two types of non-physical clones. The Clone Technique taught at the Ninja Academy belongs to the category of non-physical illusions. The other type is the Genjutsu clone, which belongs to the category of Genjutsu."

"Teacher, which one is more powerful?"

"There's no such thing as a powerful or weak clone, only a useful or useless one." Uchiha Shingen moved the tree branch to the side labeled "physical." "There are many types of physical clones, roughly divided into four categories: Shadow Clone, Medium Clone, Transformation Clone, and Special Clone."

After finishing writing, Uchiha Shingen gave Naruto Uzumaki a special look.

Multiple Shadow Clone: Naruto Uzumaki was the only one in the original timeline to use this technique as a regular Ninjutsu.

However, Shadow Clone actually has many other uses, but Naruto Uzumaki later focused his main efforts on creating Rasengan, so he didn't use Shadow Clone Technique much anymore.

Uchiha Shingen felt that it wasn't that making Rasengan was bad, but it was a pity that Naruto Uzumaki gave up on further studying Shadow Clone Jutsu.

As for Uchiha Sasuke, he prefers to fight head-on with his original body. Getting him to use his Clone Technique is harder than getting him to get married.

He tossed aside the branch, clapped his hands, and after a moment of digestion, Uchiha Shingen and the other children continued, "But today I'll teach you the most common and basic Shadow Clone."

Uchiha Shingen demonstrated the Hand Seals for the Shadow Clone Technique to his students at a very slow pace.

The four children immediately followed suit and began practicing.

The Hand Seals for the Clone Technique are very simple, all single seals; even the Shadow Clone only uses a cross seal.

But how well it can be used depends on the individual.

Uchiha Shingen was pleased to see the children diligently forming hand Hand Seals.

Some hand seals in Ninjutsu require a lot of finger flexibility, but the Shadow Clone isn't that complicated.

Once you've mastered it, you can release the seal completely with just one hand, or even without any seals at all.

Watching the four children's completely clumsy Hand Seals process, Uchiha Shingen decided that the next stage would be to train their finger flexibility.

Of the four, Uchiha Sasuke was the quickest to grasp the knack, followed by Haku.

Uchiha Sasuke the fastest, which wasn't surprising to Uchiha Shingen, since Uchiha Sasuke had definitely started training his fingers long ago.

But it was rather unexpected that Bai would be the second to finish.

But upon reflection, Uchiha Shingen felt it was only natural.

In the original timeline, Haku demonstrated his ability to form hand Hand Seals with one hand in front of Naruto and Sasuke, showing his high talent in Chakra control and self-improvement of hand seals.

Uchiha Shingen once again praised his own good fortune in his heart.

We've really struck gold!

Chapter Fourteen: The Tsuchikage Arrives

In the ninth month of the 53rd year of Leaf Village, Uchiha Shingen, as the chief envoy of Hidden Leaf Village, embarked on his journey to Iwagakure.

During the war between Leaf Village and Iwagakure, the Leaf Village Hawks were very active, but when it came to negotiations, they were all Doves.

There's no other way. Except for the Kumogakure, where nine out of ten people Hawks, any other village will try to adopt a more Doves during negotiations. While Doves may not be universally liked, their goal is definitely to achieve peace.

Unless they're not there to negotiate, but to incite war.

Of the Leaf Village delegation this time, the only one who could be considered Hawks in name only was Uchiha Shingen himself.

This is also why Uchiha Shingen felt a headache.

He might not be a fighter, but everyone in his group was a seasoned procrastinator.

He felt very uneasy being in such a cramped place.

The mission chose a route through the Land of Grass to enter the Land of Earth.

After the delegation traveled westward through the Land of Grass and then through the most fertile area bordering the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass, the greenery gradually disappeared, and finally, the vast Gobi Desert appeared before them. As far as the eye could see, there were endless, majestic mountains. The air was dry and hot, and the intense sunlight shone on the mountains and the Gobi.