Rewards

Opening his eyes and looking at the ceiling, Uchiha Yo felt out his body. The pain had basically stopped bothering him yesterday, and he should be able to leave the hospital today. Although the operation had succeeded, they had still been far too careless. They had nearly failed to return. It was only because their identities were special; if they had been ordinary people, their corpses would probably be rotting by now.

After thinking for a while, he recalled the news Uchiha En and his parents had brought over the past few days. His uncle had instructed the clan members to conceal the fact that Uchiha En and Uchiha Yo had awakened their Sharingan. They only said that Uchiha Retsu had been severely injured and awakened his Sharingan after breaking through. It was a form of covert protection. After all, it was nothing unusual for a child to awaken their Sharingan after being badly hurt in a life-or-death battle. But a whole team of children awakening theirs sounded a little frightening, and would only invite endless trouble. It was better to hide it decisively and celebrate in private. Perhaps they would not be able to keep it hidden for long, but they would hide it for as long as they could. The longer it stayed hidden and the deeper it was buried, the greater the benefits for both the clan and themselves.

The Third Hokage commended them for this mission and expressed deep satisfaction with the Uchiha Police Force for carrying out its duties. The three Uchiha genin were given the rewards they deserved: the three of them could go to the Third at any time and ask for two B-rank ninjutsu. This time, the three brothers had made an impression on the Hokage. In addition, the blond kid had been accepted by Jiraiya as a direct disciple, while Kushina had unexpectedly become Koharu's disciple. This was likely the result of a compromise between the Council of Elders and the Third. Danzo still did not get so much as a hair out of it. His skills as a villain really were lacking—he was always being used by others, yet never managed to gain anything from it.

As he considered the road ahead and which rewards to choose, a familiar voice came from the doorway. "Yo~ I brought food. Today we have curry beef rice, beef and radish soup, jasmine tea, and matcha-flavored cake." Uchiha En stood there with a large lunchbox in hand. If he had been wearing a uniform from Yo's previous life, he would have looked exactly like a delivery guy. He had brought them food every day these past few days, and sometimes even had Uchiha Retsu and Uchiha Yo sample new dishes. And honestly, they tasted pretty good. "Thanks. Let's go eat in Retsu's room together." After saying that, Uchiha Yo got out of bed, took the lunchbox, and went with Uchiha En to the room next door.

"Have you decided what you want? The two B-rank ninjutsu the Third is rewarding us with." While eating, Uchiha Yo asked his two teammates. Uchiha Retsu said, "I've decided. The Third is known as the Professor of Ninjutsu. I'm going to ask for a B-rank Earth Release technique, and for the other reward, I want his personal insights on Earth Release." Yo had not expected Retsu, who was usually so carefree and fond of trouble, to make such an unexpected leap in thought. Insights on ninjutsu—what a great idea! Seeing his two friends staring at him in surprise, Retsu asked tentatively, "Or should I forget about the insights and get a Wind Release technique instead?" "Get them!" the two said in unison. "If that's the case, we'll have plenty of room to work with. Each of us can get insights into ninjutsu of a different nature, then pick a set of coordinated team techniques," Uchiha En said. Uchiha Yo added, "Or we could collect insights into all five elemental natures, then get one general-purpose ninjutsu or a sealing technique." The three of them chimed in one after another and began an intense discussion. The next day, Uchiha En went to see the Third and returned with six scrolls: cultivation insights for the five elemental natures—Fire, Lightning, Wind, Earth, and Water—along with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique. Although the cultivation insights were only the first volume, they were extremely precious for the three of them at this stage. They contained insights into the nature transformations of chakra for all five elements. A quick look was enough to tell that the second volume had to be even more valuable. The three were already very satisfied. After all, they were Uchiha; being given even the first volume was likely the Third's way of showing goodwill toward the Uchiha. Time flew by as they studied the insights. Uchiha Yo was the first to leave the hospital, and he secretly underwent genjutsu training with Uchiha En under Uchiha Ming. A month later, the team assembled once more. This time, Uchiha Ming did not break his promise and had prepared specialized training for each of them.