Two "Filial" Sons of the Uchiha Clan!

Xuanyu's talent was astonishing. Uchiha Zhen had seen it from the very beginning, when Xuanyu threw shuriken!

He did not want Xuanyu's talent to be buried.

So, he wanted to keep a closer eye on Xuanyu and hoped to nurture him into a top-tier ninja!

There was another reason!

After all, Uchiha Hanjō had hired them as instructors. Their lives were fairly comfortable, and they did not have to struggle painfully between Konoha and the Clan like the other clansmen!

After all, as the relationship between the village and the Clan grew increasingly tense, the ninjas caught in the middle became more and more conflicted.

No matter which side he chose, Uchiha Zhen would do his best to train Lu You.

"Who's going first?" the other instructor asked!

"I'll go first!" A child from the Uchiha Clan stepped forward first!

About five years old, he did not have enough Chakra when he used the Shadow Clone Technique. No Shadow Clone formed, and only smoke filled the air!

Uchiha Zhen pointed out his shortcomings.

Then came the second one!

After that, the Uchiha Clan children lined up one after another to use the Shadow Clone Technique. Some made mistakes while forming hand seals, while others simply did not have enough Chakra.

The most impressive among them was the Uchiha Clan Leader's second son, Uchiha Sasuke!

After trying the hand seals three times, he actually managed to create a Shadow Clone!

"Good, Sasuke. Your talent is also exceptional. Train hard, and your future achievements will not fall short of your brother's!" Uchiha Zhen encouraged little Sasuke!

Sasuke—

Among these three-year-old children, he was the most gifted and outstanding!

If Xuanyu's talent lay in taijutsu, then Sasuke's lay in ninjutsu!

At only three years old, he could already use a Shadow Clone, and there was no flaw to be found.

Not far away, Itachi heard Uchiha Zhen praise Sasuke and nodded as well. Though his little brother was a bit slow, if he worked hard, he would become one of the Uchiha's finest ninjas!

At that thought, his pupils could not help but ripple as the light of hope flickered within them!

Behind a large tree.

Uchiha Shisui hid among the branches, standing lightly as he narrowed his eyes at Uchiha Sasuke forming hand seals. Satisfaction appeared in his eyes as well.

This little fellow had decent talent too. He could be properly nurtured in the future.

There was hope for the Uchiha Clan's revival!

They were all geniuses.

Hearing Uchiha Zhen's praise, Sasuke's little face brightened with delight. "Thank you, Teacher!"

After thanking him!

His gaze fell upon the last person in line—Xuanyu!

Everyone else turned to look at him as well, their faces filled with anticipation and mockery.

They seemed to be waiting to see Xuanyu make a fool of himself!

"Xuanyu, it's your turn!" Uchiha Zhen looked at Xuanyu as well, signaling for him to begin!

"Alright, I'll do it!" Xuanyu nodded, his expression turning serious.

A breeze swept past, lifting his small long robe. He looked like a little adult, carrying himself with poise and maturity!

Under everyone's watchful eyes,

Xuanyu quickly formed hand seals.

Every seal was extremely precise. But there was one difference: his Chakra was not in his Dantian, so he could not use the Hand Seal Technique to draw upon the Chakra within his body. He could only use the Byakugan ability of his Double Pupils to observe the flow of Chakra inside Uchiha Zhen's body and replicate it!

Therefore.

The Hand Seal Technique was merely for show to Xuanyu.

As Xuanyu completed the seals, Chakra separated from his cells and began circulating along the pathway of the Shadow Clone Technique!

Smoke appeared on both sides of Xuanyu as well!

A vast amount of Chakra spread and spilled from around his body.

It was as though Xuanyu could not control his own Chakra at all.

"This Chakra? It's so immense!"

Feeling the Chakra spilling from Xuanyu's body, Uchiha Zhen's expression changed!

There was far too much.

Such an enormous amount of Chakra already rivaled that of a Genin, perhaps even a Chunin.

But so much Chakra was leaking out of Xuanyu's body. Did that mean he could not properly control the Chakra within him? Could it be a problem with his physique?

Of course, after only a brief moment of thought,

he turned his gaze toward the smoke. This time... Xuanyu's Hand Seal Technique had been incomparably precise, and he had sufficient Chakra. He should succeed!

The smoke dispersed!

Two limp, pallid Shadow Clones lay sprawled on the ground. Rather than Shadow Clones, they looked more like two failed dolls!

"I failed. It seems my Chakra control still needs work, but I'm close!" Xuanyu looked at his creation and shook his head helplessly.

With a wave of his hand!

The two Shadow Clones dispersed.

"Haha... What kind of Shadow Clone is that, Xuanyu?"

"Does he not know how to do it?"

"He would've been better off failing to make one. They look like corpses!"

"I'm dying of laughter!"

Another round of mockery was inevitable, but Xuanyu had long grown used to it. He shook his head and walked away.

Training was over. It was time to go home.

"How is that possible? He failed?" Uchiha Zhen was equally astonished, his pupils shrinking!

He had thought Xuanyu would definitely succeed this time, yet he still failed!

There was only one possible explanation: Xuanyu's control over the Chakra in his body was far too poor. This was likely an issue with his talent. Perhaps Xuanyu simply was not suited to training in ninjutsu at all!

The best option would be to have Xuanyu give up training in ninjutsu and focus on taijutsu!

But he did not want to give up on the genius before him, especially one with such immense Chakra inside his body.

He could only force himself to explain it away. Perhaps Xuanyu was still too young. Once he grew older, his control over Chakra would become more and more proficient.

"Coach, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving early today!"

Xuanyu walked to the side, slung his little backpack over his shoulders, bade farewell to the still-pensive Uchiha Zhen, and left the Training Grounds!

Using ninjutsu just now had given him a deeper understanding of the Nurturing Spirit Technique. He felt as though a sudden insight had cleared his mind, and he wanted to go home and revise his Nurturing Spirit Technique!

However, as he left, Xuanyu seemingly casually glanced at the large tree where Uchiha Shisui was hiding. The corner of his mouth curved upward. "Uchiha Shisui? Interesting! Both of the Uchiha Clan's great filial sons are here today!"

"But what is Shisui doing here?"

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Shisui was not too bad. Though he was loyal to the Will of Fire, he had never wanted to destroy the Uchiha Clan.

When dealing with the Konoha Higher-Ups, he had continued begging the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, to give the Uchiha Clan a chance. Yet in the end, he still intended to use Kotoamatsukami to change the will of the Uchiha clansmen.

Unfortunately, after Danzo ambushed him and stole one of his Sharingan, he actually chose to run away and die by jumping off a cliff.

Uchiha Itachi had been influenced by the Will of Fire even more deeply. He personally slaughtered the Uchiha Clan and did not even spare the civilians.

How ridiculous!

Later, there were even people who defended Itachi, saying that even if he had not acted, the Uchiha would have been destroyed by Konoha anyway? What a joke. Even if the Uchiha Clan was unwelcome in Konoha, if they were casually exterminated without a single survivor, would Konoha not consider what the other clans would think?

When the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold?

If the Hokage and Anbu had truly participated in the Clan Massacre, the other great clans of Konoha would also develop divisions with Konoha, perhaps even causing Konoha to fall apart.

And even if Konoha had resolved to wipe out the Uchiha Clan.

If those two great filial sons had stood firmly with the Uchiha during the Clan Massacre, then with two ninjas close to Kage Level, along with Fugaku, who had long awakened the Sharingan, the Uchiha Clan would not have been destroyed.

But this time, quite a few Uchiha had begun doing business with his father, and they did not have much interest in launching a Coup against Konoha. Perhaps the Konoha Higher-Ups would change their minds after all!

This time, Xuanyu absolutely did not want the Clan Massacre to happen again.

But if he lacked the strength to stop it from happening, then he would take his father and the others and run away.

Staying alive was what mattered most.