Starting Out With Indra's Chakra

"You're too impatient. We aren't going to the Ninja Academy specifically for classes today. There's no rush about class assignments."

Liu Feng was in no hurry at all. He walked over to Mikoto, took her hand, and leisurely headed toward the Ninja Academy.

Mikoto's little face reddened after Liu Feng took her hand. She silently lowered her head, but she did not pull her hand away.

It was not until they entered the Ninja Academy that Mikoto withdrew her hand. It would have been far too embarrassing if their classmates saw them.

"Liu Feng, you're so late."

The moment he entered the classroom, Liu Feng heard Nawaki's voice. Liu Feng and Nawaki were in the same year.

He remembered that when they had first enrolled, Nawaki had challenged him, only for Liu Feng to refuse.

Nawaki was from the Senju clan, while Liu Feng was from the Uchiha clan, yet their relationship was not that bad. Nawaki could even be considered one of Liu Feng's few friends at the Ninja Academy.

"What's the point of arriving as early as you? You still have to wait." Liu Feng and Mikoto sat down, then Liu Feng spoke.

"Liu Feng, who do you think your Jonin instructor will be? I want us to be assigned to the same class."

Nawaki chattered as he dragged over a stool and sat beside Liu Feng, irritating Liu Feng to no end. Liu Feng was still thinking about how to complete that S-rank Mission.

"The chances of us being in the same class are slim. My Jonin instructor should be someone from my clan."

Liu Feng did not think he would be assigned to the same class as Nawaki. Unless something unexpected happened, Nawaki's Jonin instructor would definitely still be Orochimaru.

And Liu Feng could not possibly be assigned to Orochimaru, because Orochimaru represented Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. The relationship between the Uchiha and the Third Hokage was extremely strained.

The class assignments began afterward. Sure enough, Nawaki's instructor was Orochimaru, while Liu Feng's instructor was Uchiha Cloud.

Well, Uchiha Cloud was Mikoto's father, an Elite Jonin of the Uchiha family and the Uchiha family's Third Elder.

"Uncle Cloud—Father—why is it you?"

Liu Feng and Mikoto asked at the same time.

"Hahaha, why can't it be me?" Uchiha Cloud laughed heartily.

"You're the Uchiha family's Third Elder. No matter how you look at it, being an instructor doesn't make sense, does it?" Liu Feng could not help saying.

"My authority as Third Elder isn't that great, and I don't have much to do. I happen to have time to teach you two. Besides, now that you've graduated and become ninja, I wouldn't feel at ease leaving you in someone else's hands."

Uchiha Cloud patted Liu Feng on the shoulder as he spoke.

He had become the Third Elder by taking over his father's position. He was still too young—at least compared to the other elders—and lacked seniority, so he did not hold much authority. He was rather free, which was why he had the time to serve as an instructor.

However, he had indeed become an instructor to look after Liu Feng. Liu Feng's father had saved his life back then, and he had always remembered it.

Now that Uncle Cloud is my Jonin instructor, completing my mission seems much easier. Liu Feng silently thought.

But persuading Uncle Cloud to cooperate would not be easy either. A troubled look appeared on Liu Feng's face.

Liu Feng's class was somewhat unusual. The other classes had three students, but Liu Feng's class had only him and Mikoto. Including their Jonin instructor, Uchiha Cloud, there were only three people in total.

"Uncle Cloud, aren't we doing a test?"

Uchiha Cloud took them to the training grounds and began teaching them without conducting any assessment.

Usually, there would be an assessment after class assignments. If someone failed, even if they had graduated, they would be sent back to the Ninja Academy to study again.

"No need. You've already defeated Uchiha Fugaku. Do you still need a test? Mikoto is my daughter, so I know exactly how strong she is."

Uchiha Cloud shook his head, then began guiding Liu Feng and Mikoto in their training.

Liu Feng also asked Uchiha Cloud about Fire Style: Majestic Fire Annihilation. As an Elite Jonin, teaching Liu Feng was no problem at all.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed. With the guidance of an Elite Jonin, Liu Feng truly felt that he had improved greatly. Most importantly, he had gained a great deal of valuable experience.

Ding. B-rank Mission: Unlock Three Tomoe Sharingan completed. Reward obtained: Points ×10000, A-rank ninjutsu Lightning Style: Chidori.

"The Three Tomoe Sharingan has finally been unlocked. I can carry out the mission now. If I don't leave soon, there won't be enough time."

The three tomoe in Liu Feng's eyes flashed and vanished.

Liu Feng had unlocked this Three Tomoe Sharingan on his own. Over the past three days, he had entered the Trial Space ten times. He had challenged the Ten-Tails Projection, the Nine-Tails Projection, and even the Uchiha Madara Projection in Eternal Mangekyo state.

Without question, he could not defeat any of them. Of the ten Character Projections he had drawn before, Liu Feng had already dealt with three.

The remaining seven were the Senju Hashirama Projection, Senju Tobirama Projection, Uchiha Madara Projection (Eternal Mangekyo), Ōnoki Projection, Uchiha Liu Feng Projection (Mangekyō Sharingan), Nine-Tails Projection, and Ten-Tails Projection.

The weakest among these seven projections was Kage-level. The Senju Hashirama Projection, Uchiha Madara Projection, and Nine-Tails Projection were all Super Kage-level, and Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were not ordinary Super Kage-level opponents.

As for the Ten-Tails Projection, it was Six Paths level—completely beyond the normal scale.

Even after excluding those four opponents he absolutely could not defeat, the remaining three could still crush Liu Feng as he was now.

Second Hokage Senju Tobirama could forcibly turn Water Style into Sea Style with one hand. He was proficient in all sorts of secret techniques and was at least at the peak of Kage-level, perhaps even Super Kage-level.

Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki of Both Scales possessed Dust Release, a Kekkei Tōta that surpassed the Kekkei Genkai and could break people down into atoms. His combat strength was likely at the peak of Kage-level.

Lastly, there was himself in Mangekyō Sharingan state. Since Liu Feng did not know what the other two ocular techniques of his projection were, it was difficult to judge its strength. In any case, it was at least Kage-level.

After ten challenges, he had basically challenged every projection once. Every time, the result had been the same: he was killed without suspense.

Liu Feng had known he would be brutally beaten, yet he had continued challenging them for the sole purpose of unlocking the Three Tomoe Sharingan.

In the end, Liu Feng truly succeeded. After experiencing life and death ten times, he unlocked the Three Tomoe Sharingan amid the stimulation of death.

In the end, Liu Feng knew he would not truly die, which was why it took ten challenges for him to evolve the Three Tomoe Sharingan. If it had been a genuine life-or-death crisis, perhaps a single time would have been enough for him to evolve.

But no matter how crazy Liu Feng was, he could not possibly gamble with his own life.

"With the Three Tomoe Sharingan, the success rate of this mission is as high as fifty percent." Liu Feng was slightly excited.

If the Three Tomoe Sharingan had not been connected to his plan for completing the mission, Liu Feng would never have used such a self-torturing method to evolve it.

Though he would not truly die, the sensation of death was very real. Liu Feng truly did not want to experience it again.

After leaving home, Liu Feng first went to find his grandfather, Uchiha Sou, and borrowed an absolutely trustworthy Elite Jonin from him.

Uchiha Sou did not ask what Liu Feng intended to do. He directly assigned an Elite Jonin from the Uchiha family to Liu Feng.

From then on, this person would also be under Liu Feng's command and responsible for protecting Liu Feng's safety.

This Elite Jonin was named Uchiha No. At twenty-one years old, he was already an Elite Jonin and could be considered a fairly gifted talent.

Afterward, Liu Feng went to Mikoto's home next door.

"Wait a moment. I haven't finished cooking yet." When Mikoto saw Liu Feng arrive, she spoke to him.

Because Liu Feng often came over for meals, Mikoto assumed he had come to freeload again.

"Mikoto, is Uncle Cloud home? I need to discuss something with him."

"You want to discuss something with my father?" Mikoto seemed to think of something. Her face reddened, and she immediately ran toward the kitchen.

Liu Feng stared blankly at Mikoto's retreating back, his face full of confusion. He had no idea what was going on. Why was she blushing?

"Liu Feng, what do you need from me?"

At that moment, the door to the next room opened, and Uchiha Cloud walked out.

"It's important, Uncle Cloud. Let's talk somewhere else." Liu Feng directly pulled Uchiha Cloud into the nearby study and even closed the door behind them.

"You little brat are acting so mysteriously. Don't tell me you're here to propose marriage?" Uchiha Cloud asked Liu Feng suspiciously.

"If you're here to propose marriage, I wouldn't object. Of course, we'd still have to see what Mikoto thinks, but I doubt she'd object either."

Liu Feng was stunned by that, then quickly said, "Uncle Cloud, there's no need to rush a marriage proposal. I have something else to discuss right now."

He was only ten years old. Why would he be in such a hurry to propose marriage? Besides, his grandfather would need to step forward for that sort of matter.

"Then what is it?" Uchiha Cloud asked.

"It's rather complicated. It has something to do with the Uzumaki clan."

When he heard that it involved the Uzumaki clan, Uchiha Cloud frowned. He did not have a favorable impression of them.

The Uchiha clan and the Senju clan were sworn enemies, and the Uzumaki clan was a distant relative of the Senju clan. Before Konoha was established, the Uzumaki clan had often helped the Senju clan deal with the Uchiha, which was why they had formed a grudge.

"The Uzumaki clan is about to be exterminated. I want to help them and win an ally for our Uchiha clan," Liu Feng said to Uchiha Cloud.

Winning an ally was merely an excuse. Liu Feng's main goal was to complete the mission, but bringing the Uzumaki clan in as allies was indeed also part of his plan.

Born into the Uchiha clan, he naturally had to consider the Uchiha clan's interests. Liu Feng did not want to see the future Uchiha clan massacre happen.

The Uzumaki clan and the Uchiha clan had old grudges, but several decades had already passed, and those grudges had mostly faded away. Thus, the Uzumaki clan was not impossible to win over—provided they could be saved.

Uchiha Cloud was somewhat stunned. Liu Feng's words contained too much information, and he did not react immediately.

"Wait. You said the Uzumaki clan is about to be exterminated. How do you know that?"

Liu Feng felt somewhat helpless. He had known Uchiha Cloud would ask this. Anyone who heard it would probably have doubts.

"Uncle Cloud, everyone has their own secrets. I can guarantee that this information is true."

Seeing that Liu Feng did not want to explain, Uchiha Cloud did not press further. Indeed, everyone had their own secrets. If Liu Feng did not want to say, he would not make things difficult for him.

"I believe you wouldn't lie to me. But even if the Uzumaki clan is about to be exterminated, why do you want to help them? Wouldn't their destruction be a good thing for us? Do you really think the Uzumaki clan can be won over?"

For the time being, he believed Liu Feng because Uchiha Cloud could not find any reason for Liu Feng to deceive him. But Liu Feng's desire to save the Uzumaki clan was something Uchiha Cloud could not understand.

How could the Uzumaki clan possibly stand together with the Uchiha clan? Uchiha Cloud felt it was sheer fantasy.

"Uncle Cloud, let's not talk about the Uzumaki clan first. Let's talk about our Uchiha clan. What do you think of the Uchiha clan's situation in Konoha?"

Uchiha Cloud fell silent for a moment. He had not expected Liu Feng to bring this up, but the Uchiha clan's situation in Konoha was indeed awkward.