Chapter 57 Arrival

March 3, the night before the official class of the Ninja School.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at the two almost identical faces in front of him, and his mood was very complicated.

Uchiha Mikoto sent his subordinates to squat at the task release place for two days, and finally caught a long-term task in the Fire City, which was to promote a newly released movie.

Although the task level was only B and the reward was not high, she couldn't wait to leave and handed both children to Fugaku.

How could Fugaku not know the reason why his wife left?

Until the next hot topic came up, Sasuke's eye-opening incident was still the hottest topic among the village ninjas.

However, Fugaku was the captain of the Konoha Guard, and there was no way to avoid it. Every day, he could only listen to this matter spread by word of mouth in the village, and it was getting more and more outrageous.

There were even ignorant civilians in the village who didn't even know what blood limit was, but believed the rumor that doing "certain things" could have Sharingan, so they made a lot of ridiculous things and were arrested and taken to the guard prison for ideological education.

After all this, Sasuke's opening of his eyes, which was worth celebrating, didn't seem to make him so happy.

In addition, there was another thing that bothered him--

"Giyuu, this is your test paper."

Fugaku drooped his lips and pushed a test paper with a bright red "26" to Giyuu. His nasolabial folds were clearer than Itachi's tear troughs.

Sasuke's eyes widened, and then his mouth widened. He was stunned for three seconds before looking at Giyuu and said in disbelief: "No, it's impossible."

This exclamation did not mean to gloat over someone's misfortune. He was really shocked.

As the person involved, Giyuu just said "Oh", looked away and said nothing.

In this exam, there were no questions about chakra attributes, nature and form changes, but all of them were names of people, places and time.

Rather than an exam, it was more like a knowledge quiz of "Famous Ninja Deeds", which was very enlightenment-oriented.

Giyuu, who had no sense of belonging to the word "ninja", naturally had no knowledge of the deeds of these Konoha heroes.

Seeing that Giyuu had no reaction, Sasuke could not wait to pick up the test paper, and his dark eyes quickly scanned the questions one by one, only to find that they were all questions that he knew the answers to and would never make mistakes.

Most of Giyuu's test paper was blank, and only one question, "Write the names of the ninja tools you know as much as possible", got full marks, and his handwriting was neat and beautiful, almost the same as the printed font.

But apart from that, Giyuu only scored on multiple-choice questions. Judging from the fact that he chose the longest options, he should have guessed them all.

[How could someone take an exam like this? ]

Sasuke still had only this thought in his mind.

[Some of them are just free points? ! Especially those stories that everyone knows, there is no reason to get them wrong. ]

He glanced at Giyuu's face again, and he always felt that Giyuu did it on purpose.

[Is it because I didn't take the exam and got zero points, so you want to be assigned to the same class with me? 】

Thinking of this, his complaints against Giyuu for the incident the day before yesterday were reduced a lot.

"I have already asked the ninja school teacher who sent me the results."

Fugaku slammed his hands into his sleeves with an unhappy old man's posture, more like a father than a clan leader than usual.

"You and that child named Uzumaki Naruto are tied for the last place in the results. The second to last is the child of the Akimichi family, but he is still 20 points higher than you."

Hearing this, Sasuke's eyebrows suddenly raised.

Hearing the name that made him "hate it deeply", he felt that he might have guessed the truth of some things.

Fugaku leaned forward and frowned and asked: "Giyuu, what have you learned from Uchiha Shisui these days?"

Sasuke was a little frightened by his father's seriousness, and his body leaned back slightly, but Giyuu was unmoved.

"How to deal with the swordsmanship of the Anbu, and illusion."

Giyuu answered honestly.

At the waterfall, Shisui would hone his swordsmanship by fighting with Giyuu in close combat, and then use illusions on him according to Giyuu's request (to improve the resolution of Moon Breathing).

Although most of the time, Giyuu was practicing breathing alone, there was nothing wrong with this answer.

"Oh?"

[Swordsmanship against the Anbu? ]

Giyuu's answer surprised Fugaku.

[It seems that Shisui is also wary of the village. This return to the clan is not an illusion. ]

He thought about it, drove away the things that the clan leader should consider, and planned to see what level Shisui had trained this child to.

Giyuu's actual combat level is not easy to test at home, but illusions are much more convenient for Uchiha.

Fugaku pondered for a while and said to Giyuu: "Look into my eyes."

As soon as the voice fell, Fugaku's eyes immediately changed into three magatama Sharingan.

After the ring of magatama turned a circle, Giyuu's eyes dimmed and immediately fell to one side.

Before Sasuke could even scream, Giyuu reached out to support his body as he fell, and returned to his original position.

He looked clear-headed, having completely escaped the illusion, and the chaotic chakra in his brain instantly returned to normal.

[The illusion cast by the three-magatama Sharingan was resolved in less than a second, and even a jonin who specializes in illusions could do no better than this. ]

Fugaku admired in his heart, but remained calm on the surface, "It seems that you haven't wasted your time these days."

[You are worthy of being my son. 】

The reason why he didn't praise him directly in person is that his criticism has not yet ended.

"But Giyuu, although practical combat is important, the content of these cultural courses will still affect your total score each semester."

Fugaku tapped the table, "Sasuke has no grades, so let's not talk about it for now."

"But you scored like this this time, and several elders in the clan are very angry.

"The last time an Uchiha child ranked last in the ninja school was the child named Obito a few years ago. You have to work hard and don't follow in his footsteps. At least at the end of the first year, you have to get excellent grades in all subjects, so as not to embarrass the clan! Do you understand?"

"I know." Giyuu nodded.

However, knowing does not mean you can do it.

Giyuu went to school, first, to understand how ninjas think; second, to make friends and brush up on resolution. All other factors have to be put aside.

"Well. "

Fugaku thought that Giyuu meant to agree, and nodded with satisfaction. Since the New Year, Giyuu has never contradicted him again, which is good, and he hopes to keep it up.

Now, he can basically no longer control his eldest son who is deep-minded, and he completely follows Uchiha Shisui's lead.

I hope that during this time when my wife is not at home, I can seize the opportunity to improve my relationship with my two younger sons, so he is not as strict as usual tonight.

"Father, do you know the result of the class division?"

At this time, Sasuke asked with a gloomy face, and I don't know what he was thinking about.

"The teacher has told me about the class division. In the past, the Hyuga and Uchiha clansmen would not be assigned to the same class, and this time is the same."

Uchiha Fugaku replied: "Giyuu was assigned to Iruka's class; you were assigned to Oishisuke's class."

He emphasized again: "When Itachi was in the ninja school, Oishisuke was his class teacher. He was a very responsible Chunin. As for Iruka, he is a new teacher. The best and worst students should be in his class. It is not clear how good his teaching quality is. "

After saying that, Fugaku looked at Sasuke strangely.

He thought Sasuke would be very happy to know that he and Itachi had the same teacher, but why did the child's face turn pale and blue?

A few seconds later, Sasuke gritted his teeth and asked, "Where is that Uzumaki Naruto assigned to?"

"In the same class with Giyuu."

Fugaku's words made Sasuke firm in his mind.

His younger brother has been quiet since he was a child, but he has always been very smart. His handwriting is the same as printed. How could he get such a score!

[He must have agreed with that yellow-haired guy to get the same score so that they can be assigned to the same class!]

Sasuke was very sure that his guess was the truth.

"Dad, although the indoor classes are separate, the training classes are usually taken together, right?"

"That's right. "

Sasuke clenched his fists.

[The yellow-haired guy! You wait for me!]

Then, the father and his two sons talked for a while about how to behave in school, and then they decided to take a break.

"And this is what your mother left for you before she went to the Fire City. When you get to school, you must handle your relationships with your classmates well, understand? "

Fugaku took out a book with an extremely exaggerated cover color from his side, and pushed it over with disgust in his eyes.

Although he emphasized that it was left by his mother for "you", when he pushed it over, the main part of the book was closer to Giyuu.

Giyuu and Sasuke looked closely, and the cover read--

"The Rock Ninja Anbu Teaches You Mind Reading: Exploring the Secrets of Body Language and Micro-Expressions to Help You Uncover the Truth of Interpersonal Relationships".

On the waistband below, there is a photo of Tsuchikage Ohnoki with his arms folded and looking at the sky, and there is also a recommendation written by him.

It is not clear how the book is written, anyway, for the promotion, the publisher has invested enough money.

Giyuu's eyes stayed on the cover for a long time, unable to move away.

Kyojuro's Crow, Kaname, has landed on the branch facing the window of his room, waiting quietly.

...

At the same time, in the Hokage's office.

"Leaving from the River Country yesterday morning, you arrived in Konoha tonight. You are very fast. "

The Third Hokage sat on the sofa, extended his hand to signal Shizune to sit opposite him, and smiled as he pushed the dried fruits on the coffee table over. After all, they hadn't seen each other for several years.

Shizune was dusty, her hair was still tangled, and she was very tired, but facing the shadow of a village, she still showed her best mental state to deal with it.

"Originally, I thought he would be the first to give up, but I didn't expect that I would be the one who held him back."

Shizune was a little embarrassed, "It's been too long since I practiced anything other than medical ninjutsu. I'm really ashamed that I'm not even as good as a child."

"Since Tsunade thinks he is a member of Mito-sama's clan, it's not surprising that he has such excellent physical fitness. The vitality of that clan is so strong that it can't help but make people admire it."

The Third Hokage shook his head gently, "Where is he now? Didn't he come with you?"

"When passing by the outside of Tansho Street, the child got himself very dirty in order to help a caravan rescue horses that had strayed into the swamp. "

Shizune smiled ashamedly, "So I took him to Tsunade-sama's house first, let him clean up, and then I came to see you myself. Please forgive me, Hokage-sama."

"Well, there's nothing to forgive. Such a warm-hearted child is really missed."

A red-haired figure flashed in the mind of the third generation old man, "Tsunade asked you to bring him here, are you planning to let him join the village?"

As he spoke, the words "backup jinchūriki" flashed through his mind.

Although it seemed a bit despicable to think of how to take advantage of the person without even meeting him, but as the head of a village, he had to consider the worst case scenario.

Even if nothing happens to Naruto, as long as there is an Uzumaki clan member in the village, there will always be a guarantee against the Kyuubi.

The only thing to do is to make this child feel a sense of belonging to Konoha.

"Well, this sounds complicated, it's not that simple..."

There was no other way, so Shizune had no choice but to explain everything from beginning to end about their encounter with Anjuro and the fact that he owed tens of millions of taels in medical expenses.

When Sandai heard what Anjuro did, his eyes became brighter and brighter, he praised him again and again, and he understood what was going on.

The medical bills owed are not the important point, but with the way this child behaves, he may not be able to survive outside for long. As for whether this child wants to join the Ninja Village, Tsunade doesn't care and doesn't want to restrict it.

"So, Tsunade hopes to let the village protect the child until he grows up?"

"That's what it means. Lady Tsunade said that you should understand the reason why she did this."

Shizune paused, as if she was thinking about how to organize her words so that she could tactfully convey Tsunade's other request.

"Also, Tsunade-sama hopes that you can also give the scrolls left by Mito-sama to that child."

The scroll she was talking about was naturally the world-famous sealing technique of Uzushio Village.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Sandai's smile froze slightly, he stopped talking, and silence began to spread between the two.

Shizune became more and more nervous. When she heard Tsunade-sama talking about this matter, she felt that it was unreliable. Whoever it was as Hokage would not agree to spit out the food that was eaten in the stomach.

"I'm afraid I can't agree to Tsunade's request. Although it's good that these scrolls belong to Uzushio Village, Mito-sama has entrusted those techniques to the village, and they are already Konoha's assets. If this child is just in I can't live here temporarily but not serve Konoha."

The third generation's answer made Shizune a little embarrassed. Did she really want to threaten Naruto with a sentence like "Tsunade-sama will tell the secret of your crystal ball"?

But immediately, Sandai's words changed.

"However, although the sealing technique is not good, there is nothing wrong with those secret scrolls that only the Uzumaki lineage can practice. It can be regarded as fulfilling Mito-sama's last wish. However, those things are in the confidential archives. There are thousands of them. The scrolls are all piled up there, and I can’t give them to you right now. I’ll have someone find them out in a few days and hand them over to the kid myself. What do you think?”

Of course Shizune understood what the third generation meant.

Now that he has the idea of ​​absorbing Anjuro to join Konoha, this kind of thing like giving favors and giving people a sense of belonging must of course be done by the third generation himself.

"I will return to the Kingdom of Kawa tomorrow and meet up with Tsunade-sama. I can only ask you for the rest."

"You tell Tsunade, I will take care of this. By the way, how old is the child this year?"

The older he gets, the harder it is to convince him to feel a sense of belonging to Konoha.

"He looks like he is eight or nine years old, but after Tsunade-sama treated him, he judged that his body should be about six years old."

"Well, that's the right age. Plus, he can't extract chakra yet. There's a place just right for him. At least he won't be as lonely as he was when he first arrived."

[It is also convenient to observe the child’s temperament. 】

A hint of surprise flashed through Sandai's old eyes, and he called, "Kakashi."

"Yes." Kakashi opened the door and walked in with an ANBU mask on his face.

"Before going to school tomorrow, tell Mr. Oishuke, the first grader, to add another child to their class."

"What's your name, please?"

"Oh, it's a very proud name...

"Purgatory Anjuro."