My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

Chapter 89 Railgun (2-in-1)

Kakashi looked at Uchiha Touhuan. In a way, their situations were quite similar. Both of them possessed the Sharingan, used Lightning Release as their main attack method, and also had some knowledge of swordsmanship.

Therefore, Uchiha Touhuan must have had a way to help him improve his strength.

"Although you've used the Sharingan that my clansman left you very well, you're too bound by the ordinary Uchiha fighting style," Uchiha Touhuan said. "Using the Sharingan to copy ninjutsu is certainly useful, but your chakra reserves can't support the huge consumption of temporarily copied ninjutsu. You should know that even the real Uchiha clan, when facing strong enemies, only use a few ninjutsu that they've honed over countless times in their daily lives."

"So, what you should improve now is your control over chakra." After saying that, Uchiha Touhuan formed a hand seal.

Thick, sticky lightning appeared around Uchiha Touhuan and then coalesced into a human shape. As the details of the person formed from the deep blue lightning gradually became clear, Kakashi was surprised to find that the lightning person in front of him looked exactly like him, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

At that moment, the expression on the face of the lightning man in front of him also changed, exactly like his own.

"This..." Kakashi was utterly shocked by Uchiha Touhuan's move, and he couldn't help but pull up his headband and open his Sharingan wide.

What Uchiha Touhuan used was not a lightning clone, nor even a ninjutsu. It was simply a precise control over the form and nature of chakra. Although this technique was useless in battle, this precise control over every detail was probably far superior to Tsunade, who was known for her control over chakra.

Uchiha Touhuan snapped his fingers, and the figure formed from lightning vanished instantly. Uchiha Touhuan smiled and said to Kakashi, "If you can do that, then you can do this with very little chakra."

Uchiha Touhuan took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag and then used a little lightning chakra to create an electromagnetic field.

Before Kakashi's eyes widened in disbelief, the kunai that had slipped from his grasp hovered in the air and began to spin rapidly to the side. Uchiha Touhuan raised his hand and pointed in a direction before clenching his fist.

The kunai spun rapidly as it flew out, so fast that even Kakashi's Sharingan couldn't catch it. In the blink of an eye, it reached a hundred meters away and crashed heavily onto a huge rock. The enormous kinetic energy caused the nearly one-meter-diameter boulder to shatter into pieces.

Kakashi looked at Uchiha Touhuan in disbelief. Although any Chunin or higher-ranking ninja could have made such a commotion using ninjutsu, the speed at which that kunai flew was probably three times the speed of sound. Even a Jonin, known for his speed, wouldn't have been able to dodge it easily. Most importantly, the amount of chakra Uchiha Touhuan used just now wasn't even enough to use up the most basic Shadow Clone Technique.

"How...did you do that?" Kakashi asked.

"Kakashi, have you carefully explored the electric current generated by the nature transformation of Lightning Release?" Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "The nature transformation of Lightning Release can generate an electric current like lightning in nature. If the control is good enough, it can create a powerful magnetic field. With just a little bit of chakra, the magnetic field can accelerate metallic materials to the speed shown above. I call this technique the Railgun."

"If you can learn it, then your problem with insufficient chakra won't be so big."

After saying that, Uchiha Touhuan took out a scroll, threw it to Kakashi, and said, "Go back and practice what's on this. Besides me, only you can learn this technique right now. Without the Sharingan's dynamic vision assistance, it's difficult to even aim properly. And most of my other clansmen don't have much talent for Lightning Release."

"This is too valuable," Kakashi said after taking the scroll.

"If you think it's too valuable, then trade it for your Chidori. I can use it to teach Sasuke. The ninjutsu I developed isn't really suitable for children to learn the basics of," Uchiha Touhuan said.

Kakashi smiled helplessly upon hearing this. Was the ninjutsu he had painstakingly developed back then just something to teach a child to learn in Uchiha Touhuan's hands? But then he thought about it, and all he had, apart from the White Fang displayed in the shrine, was only Chidori, which was barely worthy of being taught to him by Uchiha Touhuan.

"I'll send you the scroll of Chidori before you set off," Kakashi said.

"Oh, right, if you're going to Kirigakure, take this with you too." Uchiha Touhuan smiled as he untied the Lightning Blade from his waist and tossed it to Kakashi.

"Is this necessary?" Kakashi asked, somewhat puzzled, after taking the sword. "I haven't practiced swordsmanship in a long time."

"This sword isn't for you to use," Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "For those rogue ninja from Kirigakure, just letting them see this sword is more effective than any ninjutsu."

"Okay, I understand." Kakashi didn't quite understand why Uchiha Touhuan would say that, but since Uchiha Touhuan had given him his ninja sword, which he almost never parted with, there must be a reason.

……

The next day, Kakashi received the mission report. Just as Uchiha Touhuan had predicted, in addition to him, Genma Shiranui, Raido Namiashi, and a series of other former subordinates of the Fourth Hokage who were closely related to him were all organized into a team and sent to the southeastern border of the Land of Fire to assist the ninja forces at the border in clearing out rogue ninjas who had escaped from Kirigakure.

That afternoon, Kakashi picked up Naruto at the Ninja Academy and took him to the Uchiha clan's territory.

"Kakashi-nii, where are we going?" Naruto asked curiously after realizing that this didn't seem to be the way home.

"I have to go on a long-term mission for a while, so I'll have to ask your Aunt Mikoto to take care of you for a period of time," Kakashi said.

"Huh?" Naruto asked in surprise, then said, "I can take care of myself."

"When you say you can take care of yourself, do you mean eating ramen every day?" Kakashi glanced at the kid and said.

"Uh..." Naruto stuck out his tongue, his little scheme exposed. "So, am I going to live with Sasuke?"

"What? You don't want to?" Kakashi asked.

"No, that's not it," Naruto shook his head. Although he fought with Sasuke almost every day at school, Naruto still respected Sasuke as a friend. Now that they had the opportunity to live together, he was very happy.

"But you should come back soon." Naruto looked up at Kakashi and said.

Kakashi glanced down at Naruto, saw the reluctance in the boy's eyes, reached out and patted his head, then said, "I understand, I'll complete the mission and come back as soon as possible."

After Kakashi brought Naruto to the Uchiha clan's territory, he knocked on the door of the Fugaku residence. Soon, Mikoto, dressed as a housewife, opened the door and immediately showed a surprised expression when she saw Kakashi and Naruto.

"Kakashi? Naruto too, what are you doing here?"

"Hello, Aunt Mikoto," Naruto greeted Mikoto.

"It's like this, Lady Mikoto, I've received a long-term mission from the village, and I'll probably be away for a while. I'm worried that Naruto will be left without anyone to take care of him, so I'd like to ask you to look after him for a while," Kakashi said.

Mikoto nodded, then glanced at Naruto. "Taking care of this child for a while? That's no problem, but..."

Mikoto didn't finish her sentence, but Kakashi understood her concerns. As friends of Naruto's parents, Mikoto and Fugaku could take care of the child, and no one would dare to say anything under the intimidation of Uchiha Touhuan. However, if the Jinchuriki moved directly into the Uchiha clan's territory, the Third Hokage and the others would probably be very upset.

"It's alright," Kakashi said. "No one can say anything if you take care of this child, Mikoto-sama."

"Okay." Mikoto nodded, then asked, "Would you like to stay for dinner?"

"No need for a meal, I need to go back and pack my things," Kakashi said, shaking his head. Then, he looked at Naruto and instructed him, "Naruto, don't cause any trouble for your Aunt Mikoto while you're staying here, okay?"

"Okay." Naruto nodded.

At that moment, Sasuke peeked out from behind Mikoto.

"Naruto? Are you going to stay at our house?"

"Yes," Mikoto said with a smile, patting her youngest son's head. "You two should get along well from now on. Sasuke, take Naruto inside."

"Okay!" Sasuke said excitedly and led Naruto into the house.

"I'm so sorry to trouble you so much, Naruto-sama," Kakashi said, bowing to Mikoto.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Don't say that," Mikoto said, glancing back at Naruto who had already gone inside with Sasuke. "After all, he's Kushina's son."

……

After Kakashi left the Uchiha clan's territory, he returned home and saw Jiraiya waiting at the door.

"Lord Jiraiya?" Kakashi, though fully aware of why the other man had come to see him, feigned ignorance and asked, "What is it?"

"It's so late, hasn't Naruto come back yet?" Jiraiya asked.

"I'm going to the border to clear out the rogue ninja, and I'll probably be away from the village for a long time, so I'm planning to ask someone to take care of this child for a few days."

"So you sent him directly to the Uchiha clan?" Jiraiya said with a serious expression.

"Is there a problem?" Kakashi asked. "If Lady Kushina were still alive, she would have made the same choice in this situation, wouldn't she?"

"Kakashi, Naruto is a Jinchuriki after all! No matter what, you shouldn't have sent him to the Uchiha clan," Jiraiya said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi's expression changed drastically: "Jinchūriki, Jinchūriki! Of course I know Naruto is a Jinchūriki! But he's only a seven-year-old child! He's the only son of my teacher, your disciple Minato Namikaze! Did you come looking for him because of that, or because of his status as a Jinchūriki?"

Jiraiya blushed and paled by Kakashi's words, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Haven't you thought about what would happen if the Uchiha controlled the Nine-Tails?"

"Lord Jiraiya, you shouldn't say such things in your current position," Kakashi reminded him with a cold smile.

Jiraiya finally realized that what he had said was too sensitive. After repeatedly checking that no one else was around, he sighed and said, "Kakashi, that's not what I meant. I was just doing it in case."

"Lord Jiraiya, I don't think the Uchiha clan, with their pride, would stoop so low as to make a fuss over a child," Kakashi said.

Jiraiya was speechless. He wanted to say that the Uchiha wouldn't stoop so low as to use children as a pretext. Would they really be that despicable?

But he didn't really have the confidence to say that.

After taking over the position of Hokage advisor, he reviewed the documents left by the previous two advisors. Wasn't the rumor about Naruto and the Demon Fox orchestrated by Danzo, one of the village's high-ranking officials? On the contrary, the Security Department had never been involved in the previous rumor incident.

Therefore, Jiraiya could only remain silent in the face of Kakashi's words.

"Lord Jiraiya, please go back. If you want to see Naruto, you can go to the Uchiha clan. I think Lord Fugaku and Lord Mikoto will not refuse," Kakashi said.

After saying that, Kakashi walked into the house on his own, ignoring Jiraiya outside the door, and closed the door.

Jiraiya glanced at the Hatake clan's ancestral home behind the gate, sighed deeply, and then headed towards the Hokage Building.

Jiraiya pushed open the door to the Hokage's office and walked in dejectedly.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. Judging from Jiraiya's state, he must have run into a brick wall with Kakashi.

"Is Kakashi still insisting that the Uchiha clan take care of Naruto?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.

"Yes," Jiraiya nodded. "Old man, what you did before was really too much. Now Kakashi would rather believe the Uchiha than us."

Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe: "Is it about the rumors about Naruto? Danzo did this behind my back before, and by the time I found out, it was too late to undo it. If I forcefully come forward to explain, it will only deepen the villagers' misunderstanding."

Jiraiya gave his teacher a deep look, then shook his head after a while and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. The Uchiha wouldn't be so heartless as to harm a child. Old man, now that Kakashi has left the Anbu, do you have a candidate for the vacant Anbu captain position?"

……

(End of this chapter)