My clan was exterminated when I was three years old, and you want me to beat Uchiha Itachi? Chapter 098

〖Day 5〗

At daybreak, the Iwa shinobi were about to leave, heading in the direction you had come from.

Uchiha Setsuna, with his Sharingan active, approached them again. This time, you revealed your identity as members of the Uchiha clan, which, unexpectedly, made the Iwa shinobi even more wary.

It was Granny Yukina who saw through their intentions. She emerged from the tent in her wheelchair and asked if they were here because of the distant explosion.

The leading Iwa shinobi stared at you, scrutinizing you for a long time.

An old man, an injured old woman, a half-grown child feigning seriousness with a ninja sword, and two infants…

They didn’t look threatening at all.

So, the Iwa shinobi finally lowered their guard and conversed with you, even becoming quite enthusiastic. After all, while Iwagakure didn’t lack core strength, it was always difficult to cultivate truly independent powerhouses.

If he could bring back a group of Uchiha to improve their bloodline at a time like this, he would surely receive praise from the Tsuchikage!

Thinking this, the Iwa shinobi simply split off half his men to continue exploring in the direction you came from, while he remained to talk with you.

Through conversation with the leading Iwa shinobi, you learned that they had received intelligence from their village and were here to investigate tremors suspected to be an earthquake. They also asked when the explosion you mentioned occurred.

Granny Yukina and Uchiha Setsuna exchanged glances and decided to tell the truth, though with some omissions:

Last night’s massive tremor was caused by your forced battle to escape unknown pursuers…

While you didn’t lie, you didn’t tell the whole truth either.

Thus, in the eyes of the Iwa shinobi, Uchiha Setsuna, who appeared to be the only one with combat ability, became a powerhouse akin to the Tsuchikage.

And your existence was well-hidden…

After all, a three-year-old with Kage-level power was simply too terrifying. If you revealed it rashly, you might not suffer any harm, but it was highly probable that Iwagakure would refuse you entry.

〖Day 6〗

The remaining Iwa shinobi agreed to stay with you.

By evening, the Iwa shinobi who had gone out to gather intelligence returned with some charred White Zetsu corpses. Everyone was puzzled by these humanoid creatures whose internal structures were completely unlike humans.

The Iwa shinobi decided to rest here for one night and then immediately return to the village to ask medical ninja to examine them.

You also took the opportunity to rest well, as the continuous travel, coupled with dealing with Obito and the White Zetsu that appeared out of nowhere, had been truly exhausting.

〖Day 7〗

Your group set off on the road to Iwagakure.

Halfway there, you recovered your energy and, remembering the previous encounter with White Zetsu, couldn’t help but list Black Zetsu as the mastermind.

Firstly, Obito and Uchiha Itachi massacred the Uchiha clan, and Black Zetsu was certainly behind it.

As for why Black Zetsu wanted to exterminate the Uchiha clan, it was to reduce variables. With too many Uchiha, the highly random Sharingan bloodline limit could very likely disrupt Black Zetsu’s plan to save his mother.

And your escape was undoubtedly seen by Black Zetsu as an existing variable that had to be completely eliminated. Unfortunately, this variable was far greater than Black Zetsu had imagined, leading to the direct loss of a White Zetsu gathering point.

There wasn’t even time to recover the dead White Zetsu, allowing them to fall into the hands of the Iwa shinobi…

However, this would undoubtedly make the future development of the ninja world turbulent and unpredictable, and your foresight would be greatly diminished!

〖Day 8〗

You were arranged in a small town closest to Iwagakure, though it was more like a large outpost and relay station than a town.

From time to time, Iwa shinobi teams passed through, buying supplies and receiving missions. There were even squad leaders and academy students conducting basic training there…

However, the place was filled with yellow sand, and the streets were not very lively. You walked around, confirmed it was safe, and temporarily settled there.

〖Day 9〗

You continued to recuperate here, but you had already discovered the Iwa shinobi responsible for monitoring you around your residence.

It seemed Onoki intended to keep you here and observe you for a while before making a decision, which was very reasonable for a leader who had seen many storms.

Moreover, among the ninja monitoring you, some appeared to have recently graduated from the ninja academy, and their actions were a bit clumsy. Using ninja academy students to monitor dangerous individuals like you could be seen as a benevolent test.

〖Day 10〗

You stayed indoors to rest. The monitoring ninja had been replaced by a new group.

〖Day 11〗

You still lived in the town. Although your activities within the town were unrestricted, you were still monitored by Iwa shinobi. The difference was that the proportion of ninja academy students among them had increased.

〖Day 12〗

Staying in town all day, though your activities were unrestricted, being constantly watched and unable to continue studying ninjutsu made you somewhat irritable.

Uchiha Setsuna thought for a moment and decided to teach you basic sealing jutsu, considering it a make-up lesson for you.

Now, you had ample time. Although you hadn’t truly entered Iwagakure yet, you had received stable shelter and were in a probationary period.

Given this, it was better to reveal some less important basic sealing jutsu. It could also help improve your relationship with the intern ninja who were regularly monitoring you, which might be beneficial for integrating into this new village later.

〖Day 13〗

Under Uchiha Setsuna’s guidance, coupled with your absorbed bloodline that vastly improved your aptitude, even without activating the Sharingan, you could memorize the basic runes of sealing jutsu at a glance. You could even construct many sealing jutsu based solely on your own understanding.

You noticed that the number of young ninja monitoring you had increased significantly, but judging by their focused expressions, they seemed to be eavesdropping from a distance rather than merely monitoring.

〖Day 14〗

On this day, the Iwa shinobi at the mission hall were puzzled as to why so many people were scrambling to team up for a monitoring mission.

Also on this day, Iwagakure sent two young nannies to care for the two young Uchiha clan members.

〖Day 15〗

Iwagakure figured out the whole story and sent a jōnin responsible for teaching to be your exclusive tutor.

However, this jōnin quickly couldn’t keep up. In just one game of hide-and-seek, meant to train a ninja’s stealth techniques, you led him around in circles.

〖Day 16〗

The Iwa shinobi, your tutor, reflected on his defeat and decided to showcase his most proficient Earth Release to truly astound you.

So you also demonstrated a little, activating your Three-Tomoe Sharingan and copying all of his Earth Release techniques.

However, you understood the principle of knowing when to stop. After copying the Earth Release ninjutsu, you only released a scaled-down version, not exposing your chakra reserves, which were incredibly vast for a three-year-old.

〖Day 17〗

Even though you held back, the teaching jōnin still seemed somewhat broken in spirit.

Nevertheless, you humbly asked him about his understanding of Earth Release ninjutsu and detailed control. Soon, the teaching jōnin’s knowledge was completely drained by you, and your understanding of Earth Release improved by leaps and bounds.

〖Day 18〗

You grew a bit bored, so you continued to learn basic sealing runes with Uchiha Setsuna and decided to save money later to buy the Uzumaki clan’s complete sealing jutsu collection from the ninja cats to thoroughly catch up.

〖Day 19〗

Early in the morning, you saw the teaching jōnin appear solemnly at the door of your residence.

It turned out that the Tsuchikage Onoki had decided to meet you.