Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 121 reveals

Chapter 123 reveals

July 16, eight in the morning.

The seventh class assembled on the training ground.

"Well done, just like I was back in the day, hahaha!" Jiraiya was very proud—his students not only passed the preliminary test, but none of the three were eliminated.

Of course, Jiraiya knew what happened halfway through the pre-test —

"I believe you all understand now that sometimes preserving yourself is for the sake of ultimate victory," Jiraiya said solemnly.

Because the "mysterious attack" is still a classified matter, Jiraiya has not said anything explicitly.

When Jiraiya heard that Akaishi and Ranma had been attacked, he was worried and even nervous, and asked the Third Hokage to let him withdraw from the competition. However, the Third Hokage refused—"You're not a reference genin!"

Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Akaishi and the others had started to play conservative tactics.

In that situation, you still have to take the exam.

He has a great fighting and adventurous spirit!

To Jiraiya's relief, they didn't act recklessly and ultimately preserved their previous results, even steadily increasing their points and maintaining fourth place.

Before the attack, if we include the scores from the Minato side, Class 7 was actually in first place.

"Alright, it's a bit early to celebrate now. The final exam is in two weeks, and I don't need to emphasize its importance to you. These last two weeks are your final time to improve!" Jiraiya said.

The intense preliminary tests have given these genin a deeper understanding of combat and their own abilities. The next step is to transform this "experience" into a real boost in combat power through rigorous training.

"Akaishi, Ranmai, your clansmen have already told me about the special training arrangements coming up, right?" Jiraiya said.

"Yes." Both Akashi and Lanwu nodded.

"Well, although our clansmen know more about your individual secret techniques, I still have to say something: you need to balance the intensity of your training, especially you—Lan Wu. After all, Tsunade isn't that good at being a teacher. If she goes berserk and reveals her motherly side, you can—uh—"

Jiraiya had only spoken halfway when he suddenly shivered. He saw three adorable students staring expectantly behind him. Jiraiya stiffly turned his head, only to see—

"Jiraiya, if you have any complaints about me, you can stay and spar with me!" Tsunade said through gritted teeth, raising her clenched fist.

"Um—I won't bother you any longer!" Jiraiya said, pulling the Minato gate shut and forming a hand seal.

After a slight delay, Jiraiya and Minato disappeared with a "bang".

Tsunade raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.

Akaishi then realized that Jiraiya and Minato's disappearance was due to the "Reverse Summoning Technique"—Jiraiya's hand seals were merely a notification.

In other words, Jiraiya and Minato should currently be in the toad's hometown where Jiraiya signed the summoning contract.

It seems that Jiraiya-sensei is preparing to strengthen Minato's summoning beasts.

"Hmm? Akaishi, what are you still doing here? Hurry up and go back to training. Now is not the time for you to cultivate your relationship." Tsunade teased Akaishi for not leaving and waved him away.

"What do you mean by cultivating feelings!" Lan Wu immediately retorted, then said, "We have something important to tell you!"

"Huh? You've already skipped the step of building feelings? How old are you? You're quite like people from the Warring States period—" Tsunade said, but her eyes darted around.

Before Lan Wu could even react in a panic, Tsunade said first, "Then let's talk."

She could tell from Lan Wu's expression that Lan Wu wanted her to confirm whether anyone was watching them, and Tsunade did indeed confirm.

Lan Wu was about to speak when she looked at Chi Shi first—it would be better if Chi Shi spoke first.

That's right, Lan Wu still needs to tell Tsunade about the "Sharingan" thing.

The reason she kept it from Akaishi was because Lanwu felt that with Shimura Danzo around, it wasn't appropriate for the Konoha higher-ups to know about these things, and even the Third Hokage was now under her surveillance.

Ultimately, Lan Wu didn't want the Uchiha clan or Akaishi to suffer any undeserved calamity. In other words, she didn't trust the judgment of some of the village's higher-ups. It wasn't that she "betrayed the village" for Akaishi's sake or disregarded the "safety of Konoha Village."

Just like Akaishi, he doesn't trust the judgment of the clan leader and elders and will hide some things from them. But that doesn't mean his sense of belonging to the Uchiha clan has weakened. It's just that he doesn't trust their abilities and has too much faith in their ability to make things worse.

In this respect, the two are the same.

Previously, during her "last words," Lan Wu also asked Akaishi to go find Tsunade.

Now that Lan Wu has returned alive, she naturally needs to bring Akashi to talk things out with Tsunade.

In case there really is some grand conspiracy targeting Konoha, having Tsunade in the know can provide an extra layer of protection.

"Lady Tsunade—" Akaishi said after a moment of silence.

As for the Sharingan, Akaishi had already told Lanwu that he would tell Tsunade. Akaishi hesitated for a moment, but he was hesitant about Madara!

"You can call me Tsunade normally, or like Lan Wu, you can call me Tsunade-nee." Tsunade's attitude towards him was also a bit closer than before.

Of course, this was mainly because of Lan Wu. Over this period of time, Tsunade discovered that this Uchiha had truly become an "important comrade" for Lan Wu, rather than just a temporary teammate like other Uchiha genin and their teammates.

Especially during the preliminary test, when Lan Wu was seriously injured and Akashi excitedly activated his Sharingan, he then used some kind of secret technique to slow down the deterioration of Lan Wu's internal injuries. This made Tsunade feel that she shouldn't be too distant.

"Okay, Tsunade-nii-san." Akaishi said in an awkward way.

Tsunade: ————

"Actually, it's like this. During the assessment, there was something that Lanwu and I met—the old man with the Rinnegan—that we didn't tell Chief Examiner Hatake about at the time," Akaishi said.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's expression immediately turned serious, and her eyes sharpened: "What are you hiding?"

If Lan Wu hadn't also been hiding something for some reason, Tsunade could have been even more serious.

"Before his eyes became the Rinnegan, they actually first became the Sharingan of the Three-Handed," Akaishi said.

"What?" Tsunade was also taken aback upon hearing this.

"However, he didn't use any abilities related to the Sharingan; it was just a fleeting moment!" Lan Wu added from the side.

The meaning of "orchid dance" is quite clear—it's just a pattern, who knows if it's real or fake?

Tsunade calmed down a bit by then.

It wasn't because of Lan Wu's words that Tsunade didn't think that the other party's disguise could be considered "sowing discord"—after all, if Lan Wu died, then only Akaishi would know the truth, and the element of sowing discord wouldn't hold up at all!

The main reason was that it was Akaishi who told her about this, which at least made Tsunade feel that it shouldn't be the "Uchiha clan" causing trouble.

"You should have told Uchiha Kensuke as well, right?" Tsunade addressed the Uchiha clan head by his first name.

"That's right, the clan leader was also surprised, and—our Uchiha clan doesn't have any members this old. The clan leader suspects that they are hidden members who didn't join Konoha during the Warring States period." Akaishi's tone turned somber.

Judging from Akaishi's tone, Tsunade knew there was something important to say, so she countered with, "Tsunade-neechan, do you know about the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Although it was a secret within the clan and ordinary clan members did not know about it, Akaishi felt that strong enough, especially older Konoha ninjas, should know about it!

After all, there are no records of it, but quite a few ninjas have actually seen the "Mangekyou Sharingan" —

Putting aside everything else, all the Uchiha and Senju ninjas from when the village was founded had seen Madara's Mangekyou Sharingan.

Especially Tsunade, although she was born in Konoha 12, she is, after all, the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, so it is unlikely that she was unaware of the Uchiha's trump card.

"Oh? They already told you?" Tsunade's question said it all.

"After all, I saw that person's eyes too—" Akaishi said helplessly.

"That middle form, is it also a Sharingan?" Lan Wu looked at Akaishi in surprise.

Akaishi nodded: "A special form that very few people awaken, and with extremely severe side effects."

Now Lan Wu understood why the Uchiha clan leader thought it was "an outsider Uchiha bloodline" rather than "a simple genjutsu frame-up."

"Who knows about this?" Tsunade asked, still uneasy.

"Only the clan leader and Elder Lanyu know, and they certainly won't tell anyone else." Akaishi understood Tsunade's concerns.

If all the Uchiha clan members knew about this, most of them would definitely worry, "Will the Third Hokage suspect us because of this?" and then consider, "Should we strike first?"

As for the small portion?

A small number of Uchiha might think, "Our clan has such a strong member, why not invite him back and strike first!"

Only the words of Clan Chief Jiancheng and the others are reliable. The mere fact that he possesses the "Mangekyou Sharingan with an unknown awakening method" is enough to make them wary of this Uchiha with an unknown identity.

"It seems they don't know that person's identity either—the Warring States period, huh?" Tsunade rubbed her eyes, preparing to go back and look for records to see if there were any clues.

"They don't know, but—I think I can guess." Akaishi made his decision.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade and Ranma looked at Akaishi in surprise.

"You found it in historical records?" Tsunade asked in surprise—that saved her the trouble of looking it up herself.

At the same time, I was a little puzzled. Did Uchiha Kenshin and Uchiha Ran-yu not like reading either? Even a young man noticed!

"No, I did compare them. That person's Mangekyou Sharingan looks a bit like—well, if I remember correctly, it's Uchiha Madara's eyes!" Akaishi said.

after all----

Madara Uchiha is now a major enemy of Konoha, and the same is true for the Uchiha clan!

Because there were many mentally unstable members in the clan, Chi Shi dared not tell the clan about this matter. He wasn't even entirely at ease with Jian Cheng and Lan Yu, fearing they might have some ulterior motives.

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