Tsunade frowned slightly.
Why was Jiraiya so nervous facing an Uchiha brat?
"Good morning, you two. Since this is our first meeting, let me introduce myself.
My name is Uchiha Seiichi, the Young Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan. It is a great honor to meet two of Konoha's legendary Sannin."
Indeed, the Uchiha before them was Seiichi.
He had not been waiting there all along. It really was just a coincidence.
As the two clans that had founded Konoha,
the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan had both originally established their compounds in the heart of Konoha.
Running into each other was perfectly normal.
But now, Tsunade was the only member of the main line left in the vast Senju Clan Compound.
In the original story, the Uchiha Clan Compound would first be forcibly relocated this year. Then, after a few muddled years, Sasuke would likewise be the sole member of the main line left in that vast compound.
Though the two founding clans had developed differently, their outcomes were astonishingly similar.
Neither had come to a good end.
Meanwhile, several of the subordinate ninja clans that had helped them back then were doing quite well.
It really made one marvel: an early lead meant nothing; it was the latecomers who could end up on top!
Seiichi greeted Tsunade and Jiraiya with a smile, while Jiraiya watched him nervously.
Tsunade looked Seiichi up and down, her eyes full of confusion.
"Did you need something?" Tsunade asked.
"No, I just happened to run into two of Konoha's legends and came over to say hello," Seiichi said.
Tsunade sneered. "You're pretty well-informed, brat."
"It really isn't what you think. Running into you two was a complete coincidence." Seiichi felt rather helpless. There was no explaining this.
Of course, he would have been the same in her place. He would not have believed it either.
"If you say it was a coincidence, then it was a coincidence." Tsunade stepped forward, ready to walk past Seiichi and return to the Senju Clan Compound.
At this point, Tsunade had little fondness for the Uchiha, and Shizune was even less familiar with them.
As for Jiraiya, judging by his actions just now, the less said, the better.
"The Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan have always been important parts of Konoha. I hope we can work well together in the future," Seiichi said with a smile.
Tsunade and Jiraiya exchanged a glance, both feeling rather puzzled. This Uchiha brat seemed somewhat friendly. Was he after something? They could not help pondering his true intentions in saying that.
"All right, we'll discuss the future when it comes. We have things to do now, so we'll be going," Tsunade replied flatly, a trace of puzzlement in her voice.
Seiichi nodded and watched Tsunade and Jiraiya leave. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he silently worked out his next plans.
After Tsunade and Jiraiya left, Seiichi turned to head home for lunch. Carrying the food he had just bought, he hummed a little tune as he walked, in a particularly cheerful mood.
He had gotten up late that morning, and there had been no breakfast left for him at home, so he had come out to buy something to eat.
Fortunately, he had a large appetite. Even if he ate something now, it would not affect his enjoyment of a proper meal once he got home.
Seiichi kept walking, enjoying the satisfaction the food brought him.
He had been pretty lucky. Getting up late this time had actually let him run into Tsunade and Jiraiya.
This trip had not been wasted.
That afternoon.
Seiichi was drinking tea on the Laboratory rooftop again.
Downstairs, they began administering injections of the Key to full Squad members in batches.
Fugaku, Mikoto, and Shisui had also received injections of the more advanced Divine Medicine.
Itachi was not ready yet. He would have to wait a little longer.
The little boy was furious over that.
With the injections now underway, the nutrient solution did not seem sufficient, and the containers were too small to be convenient.
Seiichi had previously activated his Mangekyō ability.
Within a few days, he had finished improving the nutrient solution.
In the end, he had chosen to make it an intravenous infusion-the IV drips people commonly saw.
They all came in extra-large bottles, twenty liters each.
And the effects were even better than before.
Now, as long as the flow rate was properly controlled, one doctor could look after many people.
"Seiichi!!!" "Stand guard at the door. Don't let anyone in."
"Sigh..."
"Elder?! Why is it you?"
Hearing the familiar shout, Seiichi first sighed, then turned his head and froze.
It was not the Third Elder, but the Elder, Uchiha Setsuna.
"I found something extremely important concerning our Uchiha Clan in those records you brought back from 'over there.'"
Before entering, Shana had his guards secure the entrance to the tearoom.
Once inside, he first set up a Soundproof Barrier before speaking.
"The records from 'over there,' and they're about our Uchiha Clan?"
Seiichi's interest was piqued.
The records from "over there" were actually the Hokage Faction's records.
After familiarizing himself with his Mangekyō ability, Seiichi had immediately cleaned out the Hokage Faction's records, Ninjutsu, and Scroll of Seals.
Later, he discovered that even after the clan had finished copying all the records and Ninjutsu, the other side still had not noticed anything missing.
Seiichi was quite puzzled by how slow they were to react.
But since they had not noticed, he left it at that and found time to return everything.
He put everything back exactly as it had been.
After that, he began looking for that Big Treasure. He searched for nearly two weeks and only found it yesterday.
It had actually been stored beneath the Hokage Building, in a secret chamber very, very deep underground.
He swapped in a fake modified with Yang Release.
After secretly bringing it back, he examined it. A very small amount of flesh was missing from its arm, but not much.
The main difference was that its long hair had become short.
But as Seiichi understood it, although hair did contain DNA, the amount was too small to be of much use.
Only roots with follicles attached had any real value.
Afterward, he sealed it with Sealing Jutsu and placed it with those records in a stable alternate dimension he had created.
From now on, it belonged to the Uchiha.
This alternate dimension was something Seiichi had created while familiarizing himself with his Mangekyō ability.
It had stabilized now. Even if Seiichi were gone in the future, it would not disappear.
Only those who knew the hand-seal password could enter.
At present, only six people in the entire Uchiha Clan knew about it.
1. Seiichi, its creator and the Young Clan Leader;
2. Clan Leader Fugaku, who was responsible for coordinating and planning the entire clan's development;
3. Elder Shana, who was responsible for intelligence gathering and analysis;
4. Second Elder Liuyan, who was responsible for managing the clan's Ninjutsu;
5. Third Elder Gangmu, who was responsible for managing the clan's finances;
6. Fourth Elder Mingfeng, who was responsible for managing the clan's supplies.
The other elders did not know yet.
Now, the Uchiha had everything the Hokage had; they also had things the Hokage did not.
"Yes. Lately, we old men have been making the most of our time to inventory the records you brought back, giving priority to anything involving our Uchiha.
Aside from the Ninjutsu, most of the records about the Uchiha don't mean much to us ourselves.
But in a very inconspicuous little scroll, with no name marked on it, only the Senju Clan Crest on its cover, and an outer surface deeply yellowed with age, I discovered a major Uchiha secret that even we ourselves no longer know.
We had a clansman who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. His name was..."
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