The Fourth Hokage's Era Is About to End

How did Yosuke, a freshman who just started school, get involved with Hyuga Hanabi? And even fight for her?

Uchiha Shingen was greatly puzzled.

"Hyuga Hanabi? Is that the little girl?" Kaguya Otsutsuki didn't mind that Uchiha Inabi ignored her, especially since she had just finished reading about Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga.

She likes the free-spirited little guy.

That's what makes her worth paying attention to.

"Yes, it's that girl." Uchiha Shingen sighed. "Kaguya, I'll take you to the clan head, then I need to go pick up my son first."

Given Uchiha Fugaku's composure and the presence of Uchiha Sasuke, a reincarnation of Indra's Chakra, he felt they would be very safe.

Didn't they treat Uchiha Madara quite well back then?

Hmm? Did he discover the correct way to use Indra's Chakra reincarnation?

No wonder Naruto Uzumaki so powerful in the original timeline; he clearly used his identity as the reincarnation of Asura Chakra very correctly, unintentionally.

"No, I'm more interested in the school you mentioned." Having been a shut-in for over a thousand years Kaguya Otsutsuki was no longer interested in any form of NEET behavior. She wanted to get moving. "I'll go with you. I'd love to see how you raise your children."

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Ending Era of the Fourth Generation

For the Ninja Academy, student fights are an unavoidable daily occurrence.

All the ninjas in a village might submit to one person, but they certainly wouldn't all submit to one ninja clan.

Family is family, and individuals are individuals, especially a bunch of kids.

Especially boys.

The Friendship Face-Smashing Punch is definitely the first Taijutsu that boys learn and master in school.

Whether you have many friends or not depends on how well you use them.

In this respect, Uchiha Yosuke indeed very much like Uchiha Shingen.

As is well known, Uchiha Shingen had a wide circle of friends, a talent that was already evident during his time at the Ninja Academy.

Of course, the environment of the Uchiha Clan at that time meant that the friendships he formed at school were not very solid.

There's nothing we can do about it.

They are all people with families, and no matter how individualistic they are, they cannot completely break away from their family's position.

It wasn't until Uchiha Fugaku became Hokage that their old friendship experienced a second spring, though it certainly didn't taste the same as before.

When Uchiha Shingen arrived at the Ninja Academy, he found that he was already quite late.

A large number of parents have already arrived, and because there are so many people, the school has had to clear out a large classroom for them to chat.

Actually, nobody thought fighting was a big deal, but since the school had notified us, we had no choice but to come.

These parents, who had absolutely no interest in their children fighting, turned the scene into a class reunion.

They all look so familiar with each other; if you didn't know better, you'd think it was a gathering of in-laws.

As soon as Uchiha Shingen stepped through the door, a fat man squeezed past him from the side.

"Shingen!" he shouted. "I heard... oh? And who is this?"

He saw Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had come with Uchiha Shingen, clearly just there to join in the fun.

"This is Kaguya," Uchiha Shingen introduced helplessly.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's aura was completely out of place in the room at this moment.

Kaguya Otsutsuki is only comfortable with two types of people grouping together.

Either everyone is fawning over her, or she's fighting everyone alone.

This kind of licking wasn't quite licking, nor was it hitting; she wasn't used to it and found it boring.

But Kaguya Otsutsuki has one redeeming quality: she keeps her word. She said she wanted to see it herself, so she'll tolerate it.

"Kaguya ..." the fat man suddenly realized, "Ah, I know, the one you met outside the village."

"Hmm? You know that too?"

"Sigh, there are only a few families in the whole village. There were so many people at the gate when you were talking about it, and it's already this late, of course everyone knows."

Uchiha Shingen thought this made a lot of sense.

The Leaf Village's system has changed, and as a result, the relationships between ninja clans are now more harmonious.

Without conflict, there's less concern about keeping information confidential.

"Speaking of which, Songshan, what exactly happened with the kids fighting?"

The fat man's name is Akimichi Matsuyama. Although he seems to know Uchiha Shingen well, they are actually not that close.

The two were only on good terms when they were in the Ninja Academy. As a prominent Nintaijutsu clan in Leaf Village, the Akimichi Clan relies on secret techniques and explosive power, and explosive power depends on accumulation, so the Akimichi Clan children were actually relatively weak at the beginning.

But back then, Uchiha Shingen loved hanging out with this type of person. It was like making an investment in advance; he'd cast a few shots even if there were no returns, knowing he wouldn't lose much anyway.

"How would I know?" Akimichi Matsuyama also looked puzzled. "Speaking of which, isn't the school just for teaching them to fight? Why do we have to be called into a meeting for something like this?"

"Well said." Uchiha Shingen gave him a thumbs up. "When you see the Fourth Hokage later, remember to criticize him. This is because he didn't do a good job as the principal."

"Then I'll do it when you become the principal..." Akimichi Matsuyama chuckled dryly, then slipped away before Uchiha Shingen could unleash his fury.

Uchiha Shingen, of course, didn't lose his temper; he was already numb.

Besides, he has more important tasks to complete now.

Changing Kaguya Otsutsuki's mindset is very difficult, and it has nothing to do with how strong Kaguya Otsutsuki is.

He could only try to change Kaguya Otsutsuki's view of people.

Why create White Zetsu? Simply because Kaguya Otsutsuki believed that the humans of this world were less valuable than White Zetsu.

A group that cannot provide any positive benefit to Kaguya Otsutsuki would naturally be worthless in her eyes.

After all, she was an alien.

But people a thousand years later are completely different.

Society is bound to keep progressing.

Judging from Kaguya Otsutsuki's behavior all along, it is clear that her personality is not aloof. It is just that in ancient times there was really nothing that could move her heart or make her feel the refinement of life.

The Ōtsutsuki Clan can be considered a group with a mature civilization.

For some reason, no one from the school had arrived yet, so Uchiha Shingen really didn't have much to do except reminisce about the happy and enthusiastic school days with his former comrades.

If I had to put it into words, it would simply be to appease Kaguya Otsutsuki.

However, Kaguya Otsutsuki was much calmer than he had expected.

As time went on, people lost their enthusiasm for conversation and mostly began to rest in the classroom.

As a "newcomer," Kaguya Otsutsuki didn't receive much attention at this event.

She did show some interest in the Ninja Academy, though.

"I see, so this is where you train ninjas." Kaguya Otsutsuki, having casually found a seat and gained a relatively in-depth understanding of the Ninja Academy's mechanisms from Uchiha Shingen, seemed to have a certain level of acceptance. She said to Uchiha Shingen, "No wonder there are so many... um, people who use Chakra. Do all ninja villages have such academies?"

"Of course, every year many people graduate from the academy and become ninjas," said Uchiha Shingen.

The Ninja Academy is the only institution that is open to all ninja villages.

As the number of ninjas increased, more and more children entered Ninja Academy. To this day, the total number of people who become ninjas or trainees in this way throughout the entire Ninja World must be several thousand each year.

Kaguya Otsutsuki compared the two and concluded that, from this perspective, ninjas seemed to be far more valuable than White Zetsu.

Because the potential of a ninja is far greater than that of White Zetsu.

Characters like Uchiha Shingen could even become truly useful assistants in her battles.

"I'm becoming more and more interested in this school," Kaguya Otsutsuki said with a hint of interest. "Go and tell the people here that I want to see how they train students."

"Well, I'll do my best." Uchiha Shingen noticed that Kaguya Otsutsuki's interests always seemed to come out of nowhere. "How about you try being a teacher?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at Uchiha Shingen with a half-smile.

Uchiha Shingen understood immediately.

The classroom door opened at that moment.

"Excuse me, excuse me..." A ninja from the Ninja Academy hurriedly walked in, "Sorry to keep you all waiting."

That's not quite the right way to put it; it would be more accurate to describe the visitor as the "Dean of Students."

However, this head of the teaching department seemed rather insecure when facing the parents in this classroom.

Of course it's not enough.

There are only a dozen or so Jonin, and not a single person in the entire classroom is below the Chunin rank.

After all, the children involved in this fight were from several powerful ninja clans.

Or rather, every single one of the children from the major ninja clans participated.

They staged a massive Leaf Village ninja brawl right there in the school.

"Dear parents, the children's emotions have stabilized at school. Please move to another location."

"Mr. Okabe, we all come from schools. It's just kids fighting. Do you really need to make such a fuss?" a parent immediately said.

This parent's words represented the sentiments of everyone present.

This place is called a school, but to put it bluntly, it's a training club for thrashing people. How can they hold a parent-teacher conference over something as trivial as a fight? Is that appropriate?

There's a reason why Leaf Hospital is right next to the Ninja Academy.

Who among us hasn't been to the hospital while in school?

Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at the people on the stage, her eyes filled with confusion.

Only the strong can cultivate the strong.

Such a weak person, isn't that just breeding cowards?

"There are more than just teachers at the school." Uchiha Shingen knew from Kaguya Otsutsuki's expression that she had misunderstood. "There are also people specifically responsible for maintaining the operation of the organization."

"Too weak." Kaguya Otsutsuki spoke bluntly. "How can she win over the people?"

"The highest-ranking leader in the school is the Hokage, um, someone whose strength is about the same as mine."

"Oh, I see." Kaguya Otsutsuki thought that made more sense.

However, she decided to pretend she hadn't heard the second half of the sentence.

Excluding the two children, Uchiha Shingen was definitely the strongest individual she had ever seen in this world.

Kaguya Otsutsuki didn't lower her voice intentionally; she spoke frankly, so everyone could hear her evaluation clearly, word for word.

Many people graduate from the Ninja Academy every year, but even among those who become Jonin, there are very few who would show such disrespect to the Ninja Academy.

However, when everyone saw that the speaker was Kaguya Otsutsuki, and then saw Uchiha Shingen next to her, they all understood the reason.

They're newlyweds who just arrived in the village today.

Moreover, judging from what he said, he's clearly not from the ninja circle.

Therefore, even the head of the teaching department didn't realize that Kaguya Otsutsuki was deliberately implying something about him.

However, everyone was quite surprised that Uchiha Shingen would bring an unrelated person to the parent-teacher conference.

Is the rumor of her third spring true?

Most people don't actually believe this rumor.

Furthermore, Kaguya Otsutsuki's behavior also puzzled everyone.

After all, even ordinary people know about the Ninja Academy.

"Dear parents, there's no time to lose, please follow the teachers at the door." Seeing that the group was about to veer off-topic again, the head of the teaching department had no choice but to remind them once more.

The parents in the classroom all stood up.

Since we're already here...

Uchiha Shingen was the last to get up.

The main problem was that the door was only so big, and he was afraid that Kaguya Otsutsuki would get annoyed by the parents getting too close to her and launch Divine Vacuum Attack.