Naruto: Mikoto and Tsunade, don't let either of them go.

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The next day, the Uchiha clan members acted as usual, completely unaware that an uninvited guest had arrived the day before, intending to wipe out the Uchiha clan, and even less aware that their vice-clan leader had once again protected the Uchiha clan.

After all, yesterday's commotion was too small, and none of the Uchiha clan's Kage-level shinobi were in the clan's territory. In addition, the surveillance by Konoha's Anbu and Root had been lifted, so only a handful of people knew about what happened yesterday.

However, Uchiha Kakuzan did not intend to let the Uchiha clan members know about these things. After all, the Uchiha clan now completely belonged to him, Uchiha Kakuzan. He felt that since he had already taken on the title of vice clan leader and these clan members listened to him, protecting them was his duty.

Now, the most important thing for Uchiha Kakuzan is that Uzumaki Karin's body should have almost recovered. After all, she is a direct descendant of the Uzumaki clan, so her recovery time is fast. Moreover, Uchiha Kakuzan only copied their bloodline, so it will not have any adverse effects on them.

This means that Uchiha Kakuyama can now replicate the Uzumaki clan's bloodline. After obtaining the Uzumaki clan's bloodline, it is expected that Uchiha Kakuyama's strength will increase further.

It's just unknown whether he can rely on this fusion of bloodlines and physiques to break through to the Super Kage level, reaching the strength of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, and truly stand at the very top of the ninja world.

Actually, this is because Uchiha Kazuyama's strength has improved too quickly recently, and his combat awareness and instincts can't keep up. Otherwise, when Uchiha Kazuyama's Mangekyou Sharingan was upgraded to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he would already be at the Kage level.

Madara Uchiha is Madara Uchiha because his fighting desire and instincts are top-notch, and he can unleash 200% of all his fighting skills.

In contrast, there is the pitiful, thousand-year-old otaku, Lady Kaguya Otsutsuki.

As a woman who has been a homebody for a thousand years, her life level, chakra reserves, and various skills are all very high-level.

However, Kaguya Otsutsuki had never fought anyone before. Even when she did fight, the opponents were all very weak and were easily crushed by her. She had absolutely no combat experience.

Moreover, after being imprisoned for a thousand years, he seemed to be in a daze, let alone able to fight others. In the end, he was sealed away by Naruto and Sasuke, who had barely reached the Six Paths level.

As for Uchiha Kakuzan's combat skills, due to his innate talent and the fact that his recent improvement has been too rapid, he has never been able to keep up with his own development. Let alone perform at an extraordinary level like Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Kakuzan should be secretly happy if he can use 80% or 90% of his abilities.

There is no other way to improve combat skills than to fight, learn, improve, and fight again until you can hone your skills to the highest level.

As for Uchiha Kakuzan now, finding an opponent is difficult enough, let alone having to fight constantly. Therefore, Uchiha Kakuzan can only use his cheat ability to continuously accumulate combat power. When your overall combat power is high, as long as your combat skills are not particularly bad, you can directly crush and kill enemies who are inferior to you.

This is also why Uchiha Kakuzan did not insist on keeping Uchiha Obito alive. If he had kept Obito alive, then whoever resurrected Uchiha Madara later, and whoever Madara did not resurrect, he would have copied whose eye techniques and bloodlines.

It's important to understand that Madara Uchiha was an ultimate gift to Uchiha Kakuzan. Madara not only possessed the Rinnegan, which surpassed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, but his Rinnegan was also original. The eye techniques that Kakuzan could obtain from him were far more powerful than those he received from Nagato.

Moreover, the resurrected Madara Uchiha also possessed Hashirama Senju's Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. The Wood Release he obtained was the same as Hashirama Senju's, not the incomplete version like Yamato's.

This is why Black Zetsu secretly ripped out Madara Uchiha's heart; otherwise, it would have been impossible for Black Zetsu to defeat Madara.

Therefore, Uchiha Kakuzan did not kill Uchiha Obito, only using Tsukuyomi. Moreover, he did not use any other means to stop them when they escaped. Otherwise, it is uncertain whether Uchiha Obito could have escaped.

Chapter 113 Preparations for Copying

Chapter 113 Preparations for Copying

Uchiha Kakuzan has now been completely exposed. Although Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito haven't figured out his true strength and trump cards yet, it doesn't stop Uchiha Kakuzan from becoming their biggest enemy.

Therefore, given the uncertainty of whether Nagato would be fooled into fighting Uchiha Kakuyama, improving themselves became Uchiha Kakuyama's top priority.

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After settling Mikoto and Sasuke in, Uchiha Kakuzan stayed behind. Although he knew that Uchiha Obito would not come back, he couldn't bear to see Mikoto alone in fear, so he stayed with her for the night.

After enjoying another hearty breakfast at Mikoto's house, Uchiha Okayama finally took his leave.

After leaving Mikoto's house, Uchiha Kakuzan went straight to the Hokage Building because he needed to copy Naruto's Uzumaki clan bloodline today.

As the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki was constantly under the covert surveillance and protection of the Third Hokage's men. Moreover, Uchiha Kakuzan also felt this was necessary, so he did not have the Third Hokage remove the men monitoring Naruto.

Now, he needs to take Karin and her daughter, along with Naruto, to a secluded place. To avoid unnecessary conflict, he needs to first speak with the Third Hokage and ask him to temporarily remove the people monitoring Naruto.

The meeting with the Third Hokage went smoothly, but the Third Hokage fell silent when he heard Uchiha Kakuzan's request.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, silently smoked. Because Uchiha Kakuzan hadn't modified the Kotoamatsukami technique much when using it on him, the Third Hokage had a great deal of autonomy.

However, the Third Hokage knew that he could not refuse Uchiha Kakuzan's request. But Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Uchiha Kakuzan, who possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, was going to find Naruto, which made the Third Hokage, who always put the safety of the village first, very worried.

As expected, Uchiha Kakuzan made a mistake and messed things up, which brought great misfortune to the people of Konoha.

Uchiha Kakuyama also noticed the Third Hokage's concerns and stated the reasons he had prepared beforehand:

"Don't worry, I'm just studying the sealing techniques on the Jinchuriki. I've been researching sealing techniques lately. When it comes to sealing techniques, the Uzumaki clan has always been the most powerful. The sealing techniques on Naruto can be said to be a culmination of the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan and the Fourth Hokage. I'm just studying them and I don't think I'll open them without permission."

After hearing Uchiha Kakuzan's words, the Third Hokage took another drag of his cigarette, nodded silently, and knew that even if he objected, he couldn't refuse Uchiha Kakuzan's request.

Moreover, Uchiha Kakuzan also told him the reason: if he disagreed again and angered Uchiha Kakuzan, then even if he was unwilling, he would have to carry out Uchiha Kakuzan's request.

However, after issuing the revocation order, the Third Hokage still made a request to Uchiha Kakuzan:

"Kyuu-kun, please be careful when you are studying the seal on Naruto. Don't let Naruto get hurt. After all, he is the child left behind by Minato and Kushina."

Uchiha Kakuzan received the transfer order and, upon hearing the Third Hokage's request, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, even if the Jinchuriki really goes berserk, with my current strength, I can suppress him in no time."

After finishing his conversation with the Third Hokage, Uchiha Kakuyama ignored the Third Hokage's reaction, waved goodbye, and jumped out of the window, heading towards Naruto's direction.

Right now, Uchiha Kakuzan's most important task is to obtain the Uzumaki clan's bloodline. Everything else is trivial. If it weren't for his aversion to trouble and the fact that he had to fight the ninjas monitoring Naruto and disrupt the village's order, Uchiha Kakuzan wouldn't even bother to come and see the Third Hokage.

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If you ask Naruto Uzumaki what his happiest moment is, he can answer without hesitation that it's the days he's spent these past few days.

For Naruto, his previous life was one of darkness, oppression, pain, confusion, and helplessness.

So, since Aunt Xiangling entered his life some time ago, his life has been filled with sunshine, warmth, and Aunt Xiangling's love for him.

Originally, as a member of the same Uzumaki clan, Naruto naturally felt a strong liking for Kaoru and her mother. However, through their later interactions, Naruto discovered that Kaoru treated him almost like her own child.

They washed his clothes, bought him new clothes, tidied his room, and called him over to eat after cooking. The food was nutritious and varied, and it was the first time Naruto had ever received such treatment since he was a child.

Moreover, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto has very keen senses. He was able to feel the kindness and closeness that Aunt Xiangling showed him.

So, Naruto Uzumaki felt like he was dreaming these past few days. He not only gained a kind aunt who treated him like a son, but also a friendly younger sister who, despite being shy and timid, showed him a great deal of kindness.

This morning, Naruto Uzumaki got up very early again. After getting up and quickly tidying himself up, he happily went to Aunt Xiangling's house next door.

Although his aunt was very good to him, Naruto couldn't be lazy. So, every day Naruto would get up early and help his aunt, Xiangling, make breakfast. His aunt had tried to persuade him many times to sleep in, but he wouldn't listen.

Naruto Uzumaki wanted to do everything in his power to hold onto this hard-won happiness.

Just as Naruto and his two companions finished breakfast, Uchiha Kakuyama, who had received a transfer order from the Third Hokage, finally arrived.

Uchiha Kakuzan didn't go into the house first. Instead, relying on his keen senses, he found the ANBU members who had been monitoring Naruto Uzumaki. Without saying a word, he handed them the transfer order signed by the Third Hokage.

After receiving the order and verifying its authenticity, the ANBU personnel left without saying a word, bowed to Uchiha Okayama, and departed immediately.

Uchiha Kakuyama looked around and realized that only Naruto Uzumaki and his two companions lived on this rooftop, so he nodded involuntarily.

It seems I don't need to look for another place. Setting up a simple barrier should be enough to ensure that the copying process won't be disturbed.

After surveying his surroundings, Uchiha Kakuyama felt completely at ease and went to the house of Uzumaki Kaoru and her daughter, politely knocking on the door.

Chapter 114 Karin and her daughter, Naruto

Chapter 114 Karin and her daughter, Naruto

Uchiha Kakuyama glanced around and noticed that only Naruto and his two companions lived on the top floor of the building. He nodded in approval, realizing that he didn't need to look for another place and could stay right there.

Just then, Uzumaki Karin, who had heard the knocking, opened the door and saw Uchiha Kazuyama standing there. She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Mr. Kazuyama, what brings you to my house? This is such a pleasant surprise! Please come in."

After speaking, Karin called out to the back, "Karin, look who's here! It's Mr. Okayama!"

After speaking, Uzumaki Karin invited Uchiha Kakuyama in and explained to him, "Karin has missed you a lot these past few days. If it weren't for Mr. Kakuyama, my daughter and I would have really died in Kusagakure. So, Karin has been wanting to thank you."

Uzumaki Karin was unaware that the mission to bring her and her daughter over was actually issued by the Third Hokage through him. Moreover, if it weren't for Uchiha Kakuzan, she would have truly died in Kusagakure, and her daughter Karin would have become a medicine man for Kusagakure in the days to come.

Of course, Uchiha Kakuzan didn't tell her these things. After all, he had his own purpose in saving Uzumaki Kaoru and her daughter, and there was no need for him to take credit for himself.

Just as Uchiha Kazuyama entered the room, little Karin, who had heard her mother calling her, stumbled out of the room. When she saw that Uchiha Kazuyama had really come, her big eyes seemed to light up, and her little face was full of surprise.

After all, in her eyes, Uchiha Kakuyama was the savior of her world. He not only saved her and her mother, but also rescued them from the man-eating hell of Kusagakure and brought them to this kind village.

So, she has been really thinking about Uchiha Kazuyama these past few days. However, being a sensible child, she couldn't bring herself to cry and make a scene to go find Uchiha Kazuyama. She also knew that a ninja as powerful as Uchiha Kazuyama must be very busy, and she couldn't bear to disturb Mr. Kazuyama's normal life.

Karin stumbled to Uchiha Kakuyama, stopping herself from rushing towards him. Her face flushed red, and her eyes filled with joy as she looked at Kakuyama, she whispered, "Mr. Kakuyama, good day, welcome."

Looking at the adorable little girl in front of him, Uchiha Kakuyama smiled warmly, squatted down, raised his hand and gently stroked Karin's red hair, and said with a smile, "Hello to you too, little Karin."

Karin's face, already flushed, turned even redder upon hearing Uchiha Kakuyama's words. She replied shyly, "Yes, I'm fine. Thank you, sir."

After seeing Karin's expression, Uchiha Kakuzan knew he couldn't tease her anymore. He ruffled her hair, stood up, and said to Uzumaki Karin, who had been standing beside him, "How have you been these past few days? If you have any problems, just tell me and I'll help you solve them."

Upon hearing Uchiha Kagami's question, Kaoru Uzumaki immediately replied, "Yes, Mr. Kagami, please rest assured, my daughter and I are very comfortable here. The people of Konoha are very friendly, and no one is deliberately bullying us."

After hearing Uchiha Kaoru's words, Uchiha Kagami nodded in agreement: "That's good. The residents of Konoha are very friendly. I was originally thinking of arranging for you to stay at my clan's territory, so I could take care of you as well."

However, the clan is currently preparing for a relocation, and things are in chaos. Besides, you have a relative here, so we arranged for you to stay together. His status is rather special, so we couldn't move him to the Uchiha clan compound. That's the only way."

Upon hearing Uchiha Qiushan's slightly apologetic words, Uzumaki Xiangling quickly said, "Qiushan-kun, please don't say that. We are already very satisfied that you arranged for us to be here. Besides, there are many people here, and it's very lively, which will help us integrate into the community more quickly."

After hearing what Uchiha Kaoru said, Uchiha Kaoru nodded in agreement: "That's good. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. I live in the Uchiha clan's territory. You can find out by asking around there."

Upon hearing Uchiha Kaoru's words, Uzumaki Kaoru said gratefully, "Don't worry, Kaoru-kun, thank you so much."

As he spoke, he invited Uchiha Okayama into the living room and then hurriedly prepared fruit, snacks, and tea.

Uchiha Kakuyama sat down in his chair and casually looked around Uzumaki Kaoru's new home. He then made eye contact with a little guy sitting in the corner.

This little guy is none other than Naruto Uzumaki, and he is currently looking curiously at the person who just came in.

From Aunt Kaoru's words, Naruto knew that the person in front of him must have saved his aunt and her daughter's lives, so he felt a lot of goodwill towards him. If it weren't for this person, he might never have met Aunt Kaoru and her daughter.

However, Naruto Uzumaki felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, as if he had seen him before and even interacted with him.

Naruto looked at Uchiha Kakuyama with a puzzled expression. The more he looked, the more familiar he seemed. After meeting Kakuyama's gaze, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he exclaimed, "You're the uncle who gave me the Ichiraku Ramen coupon?"

Her tone was full of surprise because it was this uncle in front of her who gave her a thick stack of Ichiraku Ramen coupons, which kept her from going hungry for a whole month and allowed her to go to Ichiraku Ramen for a large bowl of ramen every day.

Moreover, Naruto later discovered that the uncle who gave him the coupon hadn't actually gone outside the village to do a mission, so he didn't need the coupon.

He had spotted the kind old man eating ramen at Ichiraku Ramen several times, meaning that the coupons were given to him by the kind old man under various pretexts.

When Naruto found the kind old man in the ramen shop, he wanted to go up and thank him. However, being sensitive, Naruto also sensed that many people were rejecting him. He was worried that thanking the old man might put him in a difficult position, so he didn't go up to thank him.

That's just how Naruto is. He has no darkness in his heart. He only feels sad for those who bully and reject him. However, he will always remember those who are even slightly kind to him and want to repay them a hundredfold.

Uchiha Kakuzan was somewhat surprised that Naruto Uzumaki still remembered him, but he was also friendly towards Naruto who took the initiative to greet him, and responded with a smile: "It's you, you little brat who likes to eat ramen, huh? How's it going? Did you use up your coupons? Don't waste them."

Chapter 115 Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

Chapter 115 Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

Upon hearing Uchiha Kakuyama's words, Naruto Uzumaki became even more certain that the coupon was deliberately given to him by the old man in front of him. Hearing his question, he immediately replied with great enthusiasm, "Thank you, Uncle. I've already used up all the coupons, and Ichiraku Ramen is delicious."

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Uchiha Kakuyama smiled and said, "It's good that you've used it all. Don't let the ramen shop owner get away with it. Besides, Ichiraku Ramen tastes great. I often go there to eat. I really like their tonkotsu ramen."

Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Yeah, yeah, that tonkotsu ramen is amazing, especially the broth, it's so delicious!" He even wore a wistful expression as he finished speaking, clearly a ramen enthusiast himself.

After hearing Naruto's words, Uchiha Kakuzan said, "Well, if you have time, I'll treat you to the super deluxe version of tonkotsu ramen. That's really delicious. I guarantee you'll never forget it after you've tried it."

When Naruto heard that the kind uncle in front of him was going to treat him to a deluxe ramen, his eyes lit up and he nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, okay, thank you uncle."

However, after Naruto agreed, he seemed to remember something, and the happy expression on his face turned gloomy. He hesitated and said, "Um, Uncle, maybe we shouldn't. Let's talk about it later."

After Naruto finished speaking, he lowered his head in embarrassment, as if he had done something wrong.

Uchiha Kakuyama hadn't expected Naruto to say something like that. He frowned slightly, and his tone became serious: "What, you don't want to go anymore? Don't you like ramen?"

Hearing Uchiha Kakuyama's tone, Naruto was afraid that the kind old man in front of him would also start to dislike him, so he hurriedly explained, "Uncle, I also want to go eat ramen with you, but, but, a lot of people dislike me. I'm afraid that if you eat ramen with me, it will affect you and make them dislike you too."

As Naruto explained, sweat beaded on his forehead and his eyes were filled with anxiety.

Uchiha Kakuzan was stunned when he heard Naruto's words. He never expected that Naruto's reason would be like this. Naruto, who was so young, had already learned to put himself in other people's shoes.

Uchiha Kakuyama looked at Naruto with a complicated expression, a warm smile on his face, and said, "It's okay, I get along well with them, they won't hate me. If you have time in the future, I'll treat you to Ichiraku Ramen."

Naruto smiled happily upon hearing Uchiha Kakuyama's words, nodded emphatically, and replied, "Yes, okay, Uncle."

When Uchiha Kakuzan saw that Naruto had agreed, he smiled. Then, as if remembering something, he extended his hand to Naruto and said, "So we've met now. My name is Uchiha Kakuzan, from the Uchiha clan. I look forward to working with you."

Naruto paused for a moment when he saw Uchiha Kakuyama's action, then reached out and shook hands with him, mimicking him as he said, "I am Uzumaki Naruto, from the Uzumaki clan. Please take care of me from now on."

After they finished speaking, they smiled at each other, feeling as if the distance between them had suddenly shortened considerably.

While Uchiha Kakuzan and Uzumaki Naruto were chatting, Uzumaki Karin and Uzumaki Karin came out of the kitchen. Uzumaki Karin was carrying hot tea, while little Karin was obediently carrying some snacks behind her.

After arranging the things, Kaori Uzumaki asked with a smile, "I could hear you two making noises from the kitchen. What were you talking about? You seemed so happy."

Before Uchiha Kazuyama could answer, Uzumaki Naruto blurted out, "Auntie, Auntie, Mr. Kazuyama is the kind uncle I told you about. Now, we're friends, right, Uncle?"

When Uchiha Kakuzan saw Naruto Uzumaki ask him one last question, he smiled and nodded: "Naruto-kun is a kind and good kid, and I like him very much too."

Upon hearing what Uchiha Kazuyama said, Naruto's face flushed with excitement. He happily said to Kaoru Uchiha, "See? Auntie, Mr. Kazuyama praised me."

Karin looked at Naruto with affection, knowing that Naruto was so happy because someone had recognized him, which made Naruto, who had always been lonely, very happy.

Uchiha Okayama and Uzumaki Kaoru started chatting, from the village's environment, security, and atmosphere to the opening and system of the ninja academy.

Karin Uzumaki has made a decision: she will send Karin to the Ninja Academy to keep Naruto company. This way, Karin can make friends, learn some knowledge, and also keep Naruto company so that he won't be isolated by others.