Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 345 Aokiji: Fugaku, you've really made something of yourself!

Upon receiving the command, Soulfire slowly straightened up, casting a huge shadow under the moonlight that enveloped all the Uchiha members.

The Uchiha members stared wide-eyed, inwardly marveling at its sheer size...

Before there was time for much reflection, the monster had already taken a step forward and was ruthlessly trampling over.

The Uchiha members dispersed in different directions.

Losing its target, Soulfire stomps its foot, causing the ground to tremble twice.

"That's fast."

The Uchiha members were horrified to see such a massive body move so fast. Fortunately, they had Sharingan and reacted quickly.

Little did they know, the reason they were able to avoid it was because Aokiji had held back, wanting to test the current level of his clansmen.

Under normal circumstances, an attack with soul fire comparable to Susanoo is not so easy to dodge.

An Uchiha clansman gathered chakra in his mouth, exhaled a ball of flame, shaped it into a fire dragon, and pounced on Aokiji, the manipulator, with flaming fangs.

Although they didn't know who the guy in front of them was, anyone who attacked them without saying a word was definitely not a good person.

Aokiji smiled.

The Soul Flame opened its palm, blocking Aokiji's path.

"boom."

After an explosion, the hand slowly moved away, revealing an unharmed Aokiji.

"Is that all you've got? The Uchiha clan has fallen too far..."

Using the cover from before, an Uchiha member circled around to Aokiji's back and launched a surprise attack. He leaped from a large tree, seemingly launching himself like a cannonball, while simultaneously wielding a shuriken with explosive tags attached.

If the enemy avoids the shuriken with the explosive tag, the subsequent attacks will follow the body as it lands, pressing the attack.

Aokiji looked disappointed and shook his head.

The Soul Flame reached out and grasped Aokiji, protecting him within its palm and shielding him from the explosive tags.

"W-what—!"

Seeing this, the Uchiha member who had ambushed Aokiji panicked a little. In an instant, a fist came hurtling towards him.

It's too late. If I were hit by such a big fist, I might be seriously injured.

A sorrowful thought flashed through the ninja's mind: he should have been more cautious.

Aokiji was just playing around and didn't intend to kill them, so he held back and flicked his finger instead of punching, sending the ninja flying.

Even so, it's enough for this person to have a small pot of food.

The Uchiha ninja flew a long way and landed right next to someone who had been secretly observing him.

Itachi stared wide-eyed at the Soul Flame in astonishment.

He wanted to ask Madara Uchiha if he knew anything.

However, the other party didn't seem to have any intention of acting with Itachi, but instead chose to hide and observe from the shadows, which left him with no way to ask.

"What exactly is this...?"

As he was muttering to himself, the Uchiha member who had been flicked away by the Soul Fire Finger landed beside him.

"Damn it, how dare you underestimate the Uchiha clan."

The flicking motion with his index finger wasn't very harmful, but it was extremely insulting. For someone as proud as him, it was worse than being killed.

Raising his neck, the Uchiha member, who was cursing, suddenly noticed Itachi standing next to him: "Huh? Itachi... what are you doing here?"

Itachi: ...

"Never mind, Itachi, you've come at the perfect time. Come with me and deal with this guy in front of us."

Although this Uchiha member disapproved of Itachi's usual behavior, he had to admit that the guy was very strong. With a formidable enemy at hand, he had no choice but to put aside his personal grudges for the time being.

Itachi opened his mouth slightly, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement: "I understand..."

Fate really played a huge joke on me.

He clearly intended to kill all his clansmen except his brother today, but now he's helping his clansmen defend against external enemies.

At least for today, let me fight as a member of the Uchiha clan.

Itachi reassured himself and quickly threw himself into the battle.

After another brief exchange, Aokiji focused his attention on the new Uchiha member who had arrived.

Um?

interesting……

Despite being much younger than the other Uchiha clan members, appearing to be only around twelve or thirteen years old, his strength was unexpectedly formidable.

Aokiji put away his playful attitude and became serious.

At this moment, the Soul Fire unleashed its true power, its speed skyrocketing.

When everyone realized what was happening, the Soul Flame was standing in front of them, looking down at them, raising its arm with its five fingers spread, as if about to strike.

Everyone was shocked.

How come it's so fast? Was that not the monster's true strength just now?

Soulfire slammed down with a single palm, so fast that by the time they realized what was happening, one of their companions had already been caught and held upright in his palm.

"Itachi—!"

A voice filled with worry echoed in the air.

Itachi?

Upon hearing the name, Aokiji's composed expression revealed a hint of surprise, his gaze fixed on the boy whose hand was held in the palm of the Soul Flame.

She had delicate features, with two faint nasolabial folds on her face.

So that's how it is. No wonder he has such strength at such a young age...

Itachi, whose hand was held tightly, stared intently into the white-haired boy's snowflake-shaped red eyes with his three-tomoe Sharingan.

There's no mistake, this feels like the Mangekyou Sharingan...

Other human beings might not be able to sense it immediately for various reasons, but he, who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, would not be able to sense it.

Thinking about this, Itachi understood why all his genjutsu had no effect on this boy.

Who exactly is this man?!

"Damn it, release Itachi right now. This area is Uchiha clan territory, everyone will be here soon."

The enemy is far too powerful, and these few Uchiha members dare not act rashly. They can only use this level of deterrence to keep Aokiji from making any mistakes.

Aokiji smiled and ignored him, standing on the other hand of the Soul Flame.

The flames of his soul dragged Aokiji closer to Itachi, bringing them to eye level.

Itachi remained calm and asked, "Who exactly are you?!"

Besides him, there was also Uchiha Madara, who was hiding in the shadows and secretly watching everything.

"This guy... his strength is on a completely different level."

There's no mistake, this feels like the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Who exactly is he?

He actually possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan.

And that dark blue giant from earlier...

Could it be Susanoo?

In my memory, Susanoo does indeed have this shape. If it really is Susanoo, then it's not surprising that it possesses such power.

His true identity is not Uchiha Madara. Otherwise, even if Aokiji's hair changed from black to white and from an adult to a child, he would be recognized at a glance.

His real name is Uchiha Obito, and he was a proxy carefully selected by Uchiha Madara to carry out his plan.

Obito sized up the white-haired boy, constantly wondering who he was.

What I don't know about the Uchiha clan?

No, if they were from the Uchiha clan, their hair should be black.

On the other side, Aokiji looked at Itachi with great interest, his eyes crinkling into a smile: "You're quite good..."

Itachi frowned slightly.

Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly felt a relaxation in my body, and the pressure on me disappeared.

Blue flames surged from the deep blue giant in front of me, then vanished in the next second.

Aokiji turned off his Mangekyou Sharingan because he had achieved the desired effect, and because continuing to use the Soul Flame would cause side effects to begin to appear.

His body is different from ordinary people. The side effects of the Kaleidoscope have been reduced a lot, but the side effects still exist.

It's still quite a distance from achieving a timeless kaleidoscope.

The weasel and Aokiji landed on the ground at the same time.

The clansmen ran to Itachi's side and asked how he was doing: "Itachi, are you alright...?"

During our joint operation just now, without realizing it, the estrangement between us, who had always been at odds, has unintentionally lessened considerably.

Itachi nodded, indicating that he was alright.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good..."

After that, they refocused their attention on the white-haired boy sitting cross-legged on the ground, his chin resting on the back of his hand, looking calm and composed.

Through the battle just now, they had vaguely sensed that the guy in front of them didn't actually have any hostility. In fact, he was just playing around with them. Otherwise, they wouldn't still be standing here unscathed.

Aokiji chuckled, "If nothing unexpected happens, the current head of the Uchiha clan will be Fugaku..."

Everyone was taken aback by what they heard.

Judging from his tone, he seems to know Fugaku.

Itachi couldn't help but ask, "Do you know my father?"

Aokiji glanced at Itachi, feigning surprise, and asked, knowing the answer already, "Are you Fugaku's son?"

Itachi tapped him.

Aokiji chuckled, "He certainly raised a fine son..."

Hearing this, and judging from his tone, everyone understood Aokiji even less.

It gives the impression that Aokiji's relationship with Fugaku goes beyond mere acquaintance; they are more like longtime friends.

But judging from Aokiji's appearance, he's at most eleven or twelve years old, which doesn't seem like someone you've known for a long time.

Moreover, it doesn't seem like a transformation technique.

Could it be some other ninjutsu they don't know that makes their real age much younger than their actual age?

Considering Aokiji's monstrous strength, this is highly likely.

Just as everyone was speculating about Aokiji's identity, he directly revealed it, showing he had no intention of hiding it: "My name is Uchiha Aokiji..."

"W-what!?"

Everyone doubted their ears: "You said your name is Uchiha Aokiji?"

Aokiji admitted, "That's right."

The crowd was still somewhat incredulous: "But Aokiji Uchiha died many years ago, and even the Five-Tails within him was reborn. It was resealed into a Jinchuriki..."

It's no secret that killing a Jinchuriki will cause the Tailed Beasts within them to die as well.

Therefore, we can also deduce that Aokiji must have died at that time, at least physically.

Upon hearing that the Five-Tails had been re-implanted into a human body, Aokiji felt quite guilty after all these years.

At that time, after Tsunade died, her mind was filled with a large amount of negative chakra, and her emotions fluctuated greatly. Her mind was not in an normal state at that time, and she also destroyed the Five-Tails.

If Xiao Wu doesn't get along with that Jinchūriki, I'll just release him from the Jinchūriki's body.

Aokiji thought to himself.

As for whether doing so would cause a rift between the two countries, that was not within Aokiji's consideration.

If he's capable, the Konoha leadership will punish him directly.

Having made up his mind, Aokiji was no longer confused, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face: "Go and call Fugaku over, and tell him I want to see him."

The group exchanged glances, then one of them said, "I'll go..."

After saying that, he disappeared in an instant.

Itachi, meanwhile, would steal glances at Aokiji from time to time, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Aokiji's sudden reappearance left him wondering whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for the Uchiha clan.

Not long after, the Uchiha who had left returned, bringing with him a group of people. Many of them were members attracted by the explosion caused by Aokiji's soul fire landing on the ground.

Aokiji noticed one of the middle-aged men and smiled.

At the same time, Fugaku also saw the white-haired boy.

He was stunned for a moment, then the memories in his mind slowly overlapped, and with an incredulous look on his face, he slightly opened his mouth: "You, you are...."

Aokiji walked up to him, grinning, "Hey, Fugaku, I heard you've become the head of the Uchiha clan, and also the captain of the security force. You've really made something of yourself..."

Fugaku: "..."

(End of this chapter)