Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 672 Inquiry
crunch~
a moment.

There was a sound of the door scraping against the floor.

The door of the reception room was pushed aside and a figure walked straight in.

Seeing the person coming, the Uchiha family servant who had been standing by like a statue hurried forward, bowed and said, "Master Patriarch!"

That’s right, the person who came was none other than Uchiha Fugaku.

His gaze did not even linger on the servant. He simply raised his hand and motioned for him to go out.

Seeing this, the Uchiha clan member tactfully left.

Tap tap tap~
Uchiha Fugaku walked a few steps to the front of the reception room and sat down in the first seat.

He picked up the teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then just looked at Qingming quietly.

At this time, Qingming still did not interrupt his practice.

This is not to say that he did not notice the other party coming in, but his experiment had entered a critical stage and was about to break through a key node, so he really did not want to waste this opportunity.

So he pretended not to notice the other party and continued to concentrate, controlling the Yangtun Chakra in his body and meticulously strengthening the organs and cells throughout his body.

Soon, a minute passed and Qingming finally opened his eyes.

It was at this time that Uchiha Fugaku spoke.

Then he said, "How was the harvest?"

Hearing this, Qing Ming turned to look at the leader, pretending to have just noticed him, and quickly stood up and said, "Master Patriarch!"

Seeing him stand up, Uchiha Fugaku stretched out his hand, pressed it down, and said, "Sit down!"

"Yes, Mr. Patriarch!"

Qing Ming responded and sat back in the chair on the right.

Seeing him sit down again, Uchiha Fugaku continued: "Seeing that you were so focused just now, you should have gained a lot, right?"

"Ah."

Qing Ming nodded and said, "It's OK. I figured out some problems."

Qing Ming really didn't lie to Uchiha Fugaku. Just now, referring to the knowledge in the book, he finally increased the efficiency of the "Palm Immortal Technique" to strengthen the body by 10%.

Although it’s only 10%, it’s just a start.

His intuition told him that as long as he continued along this line of thought, it should not be a problem to double or triple the overall efficiency.

Of course, this cannot be accomplished in a short period of time.

But Qingming is confident that he can shorten the time needed to strengthen his body in the next stage by one third.

And this will be a huge progress.

After all, as his 'physique' attribute continued to improve, it now took several months to reach the critical point of transformation each time.

And one third is one or two months.

This is not short!
Qing Ming was still summing up his gains when Uchiha Fugaku spoke again.

However, he did not continue to discuss in depth the so-called gains, nor did he think about guiding Qingming in his cultivation.

former.
Obviously he knew very well that prying into other people's privacy was a very annoying thing.

And the latter.
Qing Ming is now a jonin like him, and his strength is top-notch among the jonin. In addition, due to his age, he is simply unable to guide such a talented person.

So, no one said it out loud, which only added to the joke.

He directly shifted the topic to his previous life's parents. He first talked about how much contribution his previous life's parents had made to the clan, then said that it was a pity that they died, and finally asked him about his life during that time.

In short, they are all trivial matters.

Seeing this, Qingming was not in a hurry and just chatted casually.

Such conversations may seem meaningless, but in fact, we can observe many things, such as Qingming's character, attitude towards his family and so on.

This is what Uchiha Fugaku wanted to see.

He believed that although Qingming was powerful, he was only a teenager after all, and he would be on the battlefield for another two or three years. He would be fighting every day and would have no chance to come into contact with the ways of the world.

With this, coupled with his eccentric personality that loves cultivation, I should be able to see through him directly with my rich experience.

However, he did not know that inside the young man Qingming's body was the soul of an adult.

In his previous life, although he was just a social animal with no work experience in a government office and was not a very smooth person, he was still more than twenty years older.

In addition, in the past life, the Internet was well developed and there were many movies and TV shows, so even if you had never eaten pork, you had seen pigs run.

Therefore, there should be no problem in dealing with Uchiha Fugaku's temptation.

Of course, the most important thing is that his absolute strength gives him enough confidence so that he is not afraid of messing things up.

Anyway, the same thing goes, the worst that can happen is that I’ll turn the table over.

So, after some observation, Uchiha Fugaku did not get much useful information.

Finally, he had to stop probing and changed the subject to Danzo.

He first told the other party some problems, suspected that he was related to the disappearance of many Uchiha ninjas, and expressed his attitude.

Then he asked if he was being targeted by the other party.

Qing Ming naturally couldn't tell the truth, so he just shook his head to deny it.

Seeing Qingming's behavior, Uchiha Fugaku didn't beat around the bush and simply asked directly: "Does Danzo's death have anything to do with you?"

Obviously, he has confirmed that Danzo is indeed dead, and has also investigated why the Anbu had a conflict with him.

Hence the question.

However, when Qingming heard the other party's question, he pretended to be surprised and asked, "What? Elder Danzo is dead? Who did it?"

"Wait, you're asking if I killed someone?"

"How can this be!"

Qingming shook his head like a rattle.

Uchiha Fugaku watched his performance with an expressionless face.

After he finished speaking, he then said, "Then why did you refuse to leave with the Anbu?"

"They don't have complete procedures." Qing Ming replied seriously.

Hearing this answer again, Uchiha Fugaku rubbed his eyebrows. He realized that Qingming was going to act like a rogue to the end.

There was silence in the reception room.
After a long while, Uchiha Fugaku sighed and said, "Since you have already refused the summons from the Third Generation, don't worry about this matter. I will negotiate with the Third Generation."

Upon hearing this, Qing Ming looked at the other party with a little surprise.

He really didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to take charge of this matter, especially when he was so uncooperative.

It seems that as the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, he does have some responsibility.

Yes, to be trusted by most of the ninjas in the Uchiha clan, there must be something special about him, otherwise how could he become the patriarch of the Uchiha clan.

Just when Qingming thought the conversation was over and was about to leave, Uchiha Fugaku suddenly spoke again: "Have you awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

As he spoke, he had already opened the Three-magatama Sharingan.

Suddenly, a huge pressure was exerted on Qingming.

The power of his pupils is stronger than any three-magatama Sharingan ninja Qingming has ever seen.

However, compared with the eye power provided by the Mangekyō Sharingan, it is still far behind.

It was also at this time that Qing Ming was basically certain that the other party had not opened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Unless he activates the Mangekyō Sharingan in the next few years or on the night of genocide, then the other party's Schrödinger's box will be opened by him.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Qingming's mind quickly. When that mental force was applied to him, his whole body seemed to respond to the stress and he also opened his Sharingan, which also had three magatama.

Moreover, the power of his pupils is even stronger than that of the other party.

The reason for displaying this level of ability is to hide one's own Mangekyō Sharingan while leaving a glimmer of hope for the opponent.

As the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, Qingming believes that Uchiha Fugaku must understand the importance of a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan to the family.

In this way, with this glimmer of hope, even if the Hokage side continues to exert pressure, the other side will grit their teeth and hold on.

In this way, the two confronted each other for three full seconds before they both closed their Sharingan.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Qingming deeply and said, "Well, it's already late, you should go back and rest!"

"Yes, Mr. Patriarch!"

Qing Ming responded respectfully as usual, as if nothing had happened, then turned and left.

However, when he turned around, he glanced at the wall behind Uchiha Fugaku.

Tap tap tap~
Accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

Qingming's figure gradually disappeared into the distance.

After a while, Uchiha Fugaku said, "Come out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wall behind where Qingming had just glanced suddenly opened, and a small figure walked out.

He has smooth black hair and is about four or five years old. Although his face is childish, his behavior makes him look a bit like a precocious child.

If it’s not Uchiha Itachi, who else could it be?
He walked into the reception room, looked at the direction where Qingming left, and asked, "Father, did he kill the person?"

"What do you think?"

Uchiha Fugaku asked instead of answering.

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi thought for a while, and then said: "I think even if he didn't kill him, it has a lot to do with him."

"Not bad!"

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and praised first, then replied: "He must have killed the person!"

"why?"

Uchiha Itachi asked in confusion.

"You don't know this person. As long as you read his file, you will find that he is a guy who highly values ​​individual strength and is also a very patient person."

Uchiha Fugaku replied: "When people like this encounter trouble, their first choice is often to rely on their own strength."

"Even if they don't have enough power, they will quietly lie dormant and wait until they have enough power to solve the problem. Basically, they will not rely on external forces, they only believe in themselves."

"And I just received intelligence that Danzo has attacked him and another Uchiha ninja several times in the past two years."

"So, he must have killed the person. He has the ability to do that now!"

I have to say that Uchiha Fugaku's analysis of Qingming is very accurate. Qingming really only believes in himself, or to be more precise, he believes in his own strength.

Therefore, he would never look for any external help.

Just like this time, if he could convince Uchiha Shisui to join in, he might not even need to open his Mangekyō Sharingan to resolve the battle.

Unfortunately, he won't do that.

He would rather risk exposing his Mangekyō Sharingan than go it alone, which shows that he only trusts himself.

Uchiha Itachi keenly noticed the other person mentioned by his father.

So he asked, "Why can't he join forces with Qingming? He is also targeted by Danzo, so he shouldn't be considered an outsider. Wouldn't he have a better chance of success this way?"

"Will not!"

Uchiha Fugaku shook his head and said, "The other person has a completely opposite personality to him. He loves this village more and respects rules and order more, so the two of them will not cooperate."

'Rules and order?'

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "Father, who is that person?"

Looking at Uchiha Itachi's shining eyes, Uchiha Fugaku knew what he wanted to do.

After thinking about it, he did not hide it and directly told Uchiha Itachi the name of the other person.

"His name is Uchiha Shisui, and he's only a few years older than you. Maybe you can wait until he has time and go look for him."

Qingming had no idea about the conversation between Uchiha Fugaku and his son.

At this time, he was on his way home.

However, before he got home, he saw another person.

Of course, it wasn’t Uchiha Shisui, but Uchiha Haruto whom he had just met a few days ago.

(End of this chapter)