Don't take free benefits that are delivered to your door! [Seeking collection, seeking flowers]

The Uchiha clan will be happy then, having witnessed a huge joke played on the Senju. Aren't you Senju Clan supposed to be amazing? Look, the little princess of your clan has been taken down by someone from our Uchiha clan. Tsk, tsk, you're really living backward.

One can imagine the reaction of the Senju Clan then. Even if the Uchiha continue to protect Uchiha Hikaru, Hikaru's days won't be easy. He might even face all sorts of targeting, and even assassinations!!!

Don't be fooled by the surface peace of the village. Once you lose the ability to protect yourself and offend powerful clans like the Senju and Uchiha, you'll die a miserable death. While in the village, they'll watch their image and won't do much to you, but will you stay in the village forever?

The moment you leave the village, it will be your death date!!!

"Tsunade... Hmph, this is interesting. You want to use me, Uchiha Hikaru, as a pawn, but you need to pay a price first, right? Two ninjutsu scrolls are really stingy." He sneered inwardly twice and put the matter aside.

No matter how she hints, Hikaru just needs to take the benefits and keep Tsunade at a moderate distance. If the clan asks, Hikaru can use the excuse that Tsunade is difficult to handle and he's working hard on it.

Fortunately, no one expects such a thing to be accomplished in just a day or two. The stubborn old guys of the Uchiha Clan can wait.

When I gain absolute strength, I'll show you all!!!!

Eating, bathing, and refining chakra, the amount of chakra in Hikaru's body grew day by day. As the training intensity deepened, Hikaru's progress was immense, but it also easily led to fatigue and injuries.

Miraculously, all the negative effects of his training disappeared after waking up from a night's sleep. This could be considered Hikaru's strength, or more accurately, the strength of that God-tier Evolution Potion.

"Great Elder... I will settle this with you sooner or later!!!"

In the early morning, Hikaru looked at his reflection in the mirror. A pair of Sharingan eyes were particularly striking.

Except when he was in his own room, Hikaru never used his Sharingan. He silently focused on getting stronger. He needed time and an opportunity to soar. The Uchiha could provide him with this opportunity, but he couldn't rely on the Uchiha. Using him to deal with the Senju Clan was truly a cunning plan.

Besides the Uchiha, there were also the highest powers in Konoha!!!

However, it wasn't easy to attract their attention without appearing too conspicuous. Moreover, the Third Hokage's regard was just a small safeguard, a platform to take off from. There were still countless difficulties in between, waiting for Uchiha Hikaru to overcome.

Carrying his breakfast, which included Tsunade's meat patty, Hikaru grabbed his schoolbag and left home, heading towards the Ninja Academy. As for the so-called reward, it was better to take it than not. Ninjutsu was currently one of Hikaru's more lacking skills.

As for waiting until he graduated and used contribution points to exchange for ninjutsu scrolls, he didn't know when that would be.

He wondered if his current chakra was enough to release ninjutsu...

Hikaru became absent-minded again. Without a teacher's guidance, he was completely blank in this area. He could only try after he got the scrolls to know the result.

His absent-mindedness and zoning out seemed to have become something Hikaru enjoyed.

Unconsciously, Hikaru arrived at school. Because he was zoning out, his steps were a bit slow, which resulted in him arriving at the classroom when most of his classmates were already there. Although they attended the same class and were considered classmates, Hikaru didn't pay attention to anyone except Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya. To him, they were basically strangers.

"Ahhh~~~~"

Tsunade was dozing on her desk, waiting for Hikaru's meat patty. She had deliberately slept in a bit longer today, but thankfully, Hikaru hadn't disappointed her.

Tsunade didn't stand on ceremony and picked up the meat patty, taking a bite as if it were all natural. There was no conversation between them.

Crunch~ crunch~

The sound of eating the meat patty echoed in the classroom. The aroma of the meat patty wafted out, making many people widen their eyes. They were curious where Hikaru bought this meat patty, as they hadn't seen it before!

Jiraiya, who was sitting in front, almost drooled staring at the meat patty in Tsunade's hand. Perhaps feeling embarrassed, or perhaps fearing Tsunade's outburst, Jiraiya continuously restrained himself from looking. His expression of constant endurance, endurance, and more endurance almost made Hikaru burst out laughing. It was just a meat patty, was it really that serious?

Mmm~~~ Delicious, delicious!!!

Tsunade wasn't polite to Hikaru because, in her heart, he was at least a friend for now. It wasn't that Tsunade fell in love with Hikaru at first sight, or that love grew from hate, that would be too ridiculous. Besides, for a five-year-old child, finding someone not annoying and having a good impression was enough to be friends, it was that simple.

They weren't like adults with all sorts of complicated thoughts.

"Tsk~~ Slow down, no one's fighting you for it."

Looking at Tsunade, who had been yawning a moment ago and was now full of energy, especially with the crumbs stuck to the corner of her mouth, Hikaru didn't know if it was his obsessive-compulsive disorder acting up, but he subconsciously raised his hand and gently wiped them away.

It was a very ordinary gesture, but when all sorts of messy rumors were flying around outside, it became a big problem