Naruto: From Kushina Uzumaki onwards, a traitor

When Chiba returned to the underground base, Orochimaru was not there.

After taking a shower, Qianyu went back to her room to sleep.

At first, Chiba was indeed quite angry about the matter involving Uchiha Yuuto and Uchiha Kazuma.

Do you really think you're still the pushover you used to be, someone who can be easily bullied?

But later Chiyu stopped being angry, because it was really unnecessary to get angry with such a stupid guy.

Chiyu found the two guys quite funny.

If he couldn't beat him, he would bring up the Uchiha clan to intimidate him.

He's under Orochimaru's protection now, so what does he have to be afraid of?

Qianyu lay in bed and quickly fell asleep.

Uchiha Yuto and Uchiha Kazuma, however, are not in such a good position; they are currently receiving treatment at a ninja hospital.

Not long after, the current Uchiha clan leader, Uchiha Masaki, arrived at the Ninja Hospital, accompanied by a child about the same age as Chiba.

This child is Fugaku Uchiha, the next head of the Uchiha clan.

Upon seeing Uchiha Yuto and Uchiha Kazuma, whose right arms were wrapped in plaster casts, Uchiha Masaki frowned and asked, "What happened?!"

Upon seeing Uchiha Masaki arrive, Uchiha Kazuma was too nervous to speak.

Uchiha Yuto gritted his teeth and said, "Clan leader, it's that guy, Chiba!"

Uchiha Masaki frowned even more: "Didn't I tell you all not to go looking for trouble with him?!"

Uchiha Masaki knew that Chiba had handed over a set of A-rank ninjutsu, and that several members of the Uchiha clan had also learned this set of ninjutsu.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes to see that Hiruzen Sarutobi intends to groom Chiba.

Meanwhile, although not many people knew that Orochimaru had taken Chiba as his disciple, Uchiha Masaki, as the clan leader, still had ways of finding out about it.

As a disciple of the Third Hokage and a student of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, Chiba's status in Konoha has risen significantly, and he is clearly now part of the Hokage's faction.

In fact, when Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude towards Chiba began to change after Chiba contributed that set of A-rank ninjutsu, Masaki Uchiha had already ordered the Uchiha clan not to cause trouble for Chiba.

This is why the Uchiha clan hasn't caused any trouble for Chiba in recent years.

After Chiba became Orochimaru's disciple, Uchiha Masaki reiterated that he should not cause trouble for Chiba.

Uchiha Masaki asked in a deep voice, "Was it you who caused him trouble?"

Uchiha Yuto's mouth moved, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Although Uchiha Yuto and Uchiha Kazuma consider themselves members of the Uchiha clan and often act arrogantly, their sense of belonging to the Uchiha clan and their pride in being Uchiha make them disdain lying.

Uchiha Masaki's face darkened: "After he recovers and returns to the clan, deal with him according to the clan rules! I'll say it again, don't go looking for trouble with him!"

Uchiha Masaki truly felt a sense of disappointment and frustration with his clansmen, who were arrogant and completely oblivious to the situation.

Masaki Uchiha now understands the Uchiha clan's situation in Konoha very well.

In Uchiha Masaki's view, the Uchiha clan now resembles an old man on the verge of death, experiencing his final burst of energy.

The villagers' fear and disgust towards them, and the arrogance of their clansmen.

If it weren't for the current unstable situation in the ninja world and Konoha's need for the Uchiha, Konoha might have already begun to purge the Uchiha.

If we were to ask who in Konoha would most want war to break out, aside from the cunning Danzo who had been hiding in the shadows, it would be Uchiha Masaki.

In Uchiha Masaki's view, the only way to revive the Uchiha clan is to make full use of one's own value.

Tell Hiruzen Sarutobi, tell the villagers, that Konoha cannot do without the Uchiha clan.

So how can one realize their value? Only on the battlefield.

Uchiha Masaki had repeatedly told his clansmen to keep a low profile, but they were used to being arrogant and domineering, and even if they were told to keep a low profile, they found it hard to change their habits.

Uchiha Masaki is almost depressed. Being a clan leader like this will shorten his lifespan by many years.

Masaki Uchiha glanced at Fugaku Uchiha beside him and a smirk appeared on his lips.

The only consolation was that her son hadn't gone astray and wasn't arrogant like other members of the clan.

Uchiha Masaki believed that his son would definitely become a qualified clan leader in the future.

Uchiha Masaki glanced at Uchiha Yuto and Uchiha Kazuma on the hospital bed, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He was too disappointed in them, and besides, it would just go in one ear and out the other if he told them. Oh well, he decided not to say anything more.

Just as Uchiha Masaki was leaving, after some struggle, Uchiha Yuto finally blurted out, "Clan leader, that guy Chiba... has awakened the Sharingan!"

Uchiha Masaki abruptly stopped in his tracks, turned around, and exclaimed incredulously, "What did you say?!"

Uchiha Yuto repeated, "That guy, Chiba, awakened the Sharingan!"

Uchiha Masaki's expression kept changing: "How old is he this year? 13? Or 14?"

Fugaku Uchiha replied, "Father, he is two grades younger than me, so he should be 12 years old."

Uchiha Masaki was utterly shocked: "Awakened the Sharingan at the age of 12? No, not necessarily 12, this guy... is a genius?!"

His son, Uchiha Fugaku, was already a recognized genius within the clan, but the 14-year-old Uchiha Fugaku still hadn't awakened his Sharingan.

Even Madara Uchiha, the former leader of the Uchiha clan and widely recognized as the strongest member, only awakened his Sharingan at the age of 15.

Uchiha Masaki recalled the scene when the Konoha Anbu brought Chiba to the Uchiha clan.

Because Chiba has the bloodline of the Senju clan, the mortal enemy of the Uchiha clan, he is looked down upon not only by his clansmen but also by others.

Therefore, he resolutely refused to acknowledge Chiba Uchiha's identity.

If he had known that Chiba was so talented, he would have kept Chiba in the Uchiha clan even if everyone disagreed with him!

But it's too late to regret it now.

Uchiha Masaki thought a lot, and Uchiha Fugaku thought a lot too.

As the head of the Uchiha clan and the son of Uchiha Masaki, everyone in the clan praised him as a genius, believing he would definitely become the strongest member of the Uchiha clan in the future.

Fugaku Uchiha was also very confident in himself, believing that he would definitely become very strong and become a pillar of the Uchiha clan.

However, Chiba, who only possessed half of the Uchiha bloodline, actually awakened the Sharingan, which greatly shocked Fugaku Uchiha, who was also somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Chiba may not have awakened his Sharingan at the age of 12, but he, who is called a genius all the time, has not even shown any signs of awakening his Sharingan yet.

Chapter 37 Father-Son Conversation

Uchiha Masaki and Uchiha Fugaku returned to the mansion.

The father and son did not go to sleep, but sat facing each other in silence in the room.

After a long silence, Uchiha Masaki finally spoke, asking, "What do you think of this Chiba, Fugaku?"

Fugaku Uchiha looked up at his father and asked, "Father, are you asking about Senba's strength, or something else?"

Uchiha Masaki said, "Then tell me everything."

Fugaku Uchiha said in a deep voice, "I don't really know much about Chiba. When he came to the Ninja Academy, I had already been studying there for two years."

However, I have heard some things about him, after all, he is a 'celebrity' in the ninja academy.

Because he was not recognized by our Uchiha clan, he was always the target of other people's resentment towards the Uchiha. In his first year at the Ninja Academy, he was often bullied.

By the second year, he was bullied much less often. His class produced a genius named Minato Namikaze, who was taken in as a disciple by Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin.

Chiba was second only to Minato Namikaze, a genius. Since he couldn't beat Chiba, he resorted to verbal abuse.

But no matter how harsh the words were, there was never any news of Qianyu fighting with anyone; he simply let others insult him.

After hearing what Fugaku Uchiha said, Masaki Uchiha frowned and said, "He clearly has the strength but chooses to let others insult him. This Chiba is very patient."

Fugaku Uchiha continued, "However, there was one time when he attacked someone, and it caused quite a stir."

Three years after he arrived at the Ninja Academy, a transfer student joined Chiba's class, and shortly afterward, an incident occurred at the Ninja Academy.

The transfer student was bullied and harassed because of her long red hair, but because she was very strong, she defeated all those who caused her trouble.

Later I heard that a student in the same class as Chiba sought revenge on the transfer student by contacting his older brother, who was a genin, and Chiba almost chopped off his limbs.

I also heard that Jiraiya and Tsunade happened to be returning to the village that day and ran into them, which is how they stopped Chiba.

Uchiha Masaki's brows furrowed more and more as he listened.

After inquiring about the time when this incident occurred, and after some deliberation, it was discovered that a few days after Uchiha Masaki learned about it, Chiba taught Konoha the Lightning Breathing ninjutsu.

So, was it to quell this matter that they taught Hiruzen Sarutobi taijutsu...?

Uchiha Masaki asked, "Fugaku, is there any more?"

Fugaku Uchiha nodded: "Yes, I also heard that Minato Namikaze was there that day, and it seems he lost to Chiba. Not long after, Minato Namikaze became Jiraiya's apprentice. At the same time, every time he was at school, Minato Namikaze would take the initiative to fight Chiba, but since then... Minato Namikaze has never won against Chiba."

Uchiha Masaki exclaimed in shock, "You mean, Minato Namikaze has been training with Jiraiya, but he's never beaten Senba even once?"

Fugaku Uchiha said with certainty, "That's right, because their battle only lasted for that one year. After that year, Minato Namikaze graduated early and went out to train with Jiraiya. Even in that last battle, Minato Namikaze still couldn't beat Chiba."

Uchiha Masaki was truly stunned.

Orochimaru took Chiba as his disciple a month ago.

In other words, even though Minato Namikaze was a disciple of Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, he was still unable to defeat Chiba despite receiving Jiraiya's instruction.

At that time, Chiba relied entirely on his talent and strength to overpower Minato Namikaze.

Even without the Sharingan, Chiba's talent is still quite impressive.

Uchiha Masaki continued, "By the way, Fugaku, who is that transfer student you mentioned?"

Fugaku Uchiha thought for a moment: "It seems to be called Kushina Uzumaki."

Uchiha Masaki's expression froze.

Fugaku Uchiha noticed that Masaki Uchiha's expression was off and asked curiously, "Father, is this Kushina Uzumaki special?"

Uchiha Masaki's expression changed, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Fugaku, you will definitely inherit my mantle and become the next clan head, so it's time for you to know some things."

This Kushina Uzumaki is indeed very special. She is extremely important to Konoha. You should know that Lady Mito is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, right?

Fugaku Uchiha nodded seriously and said, "Yes, I know. My father once told me that a person who is possessed by a tailed beast and becomes a vessel is a Jinchuriki. Jinchuriki are often regarded as a country's military force."

Uchiha Masaki continued, "That's right, Lady Mito, full name Uzumaki Mito, also has red hair, you probably guessed it already, right?"