Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

Uchiha Shisui listened quietly to Izuno Yuuta's lecture, but it was unclear whether he was actually paying attention.

The afternoon passed quickly, and the school bell rang. Yao Xingji got up and left immediately.

As he walked out of the classroom, Xiaosi was already waiting for him at the main gate.

Yao Xingji quickened his pace and walked over, with Uchiha Shisui and Yamato following beside him, like a small team.

"Brother Zhishui".

Just as they were nearing the gate, a little boy's voice came from outside, and then a small figure rushed out of the gate, heading happily straight for Uchiha Shisui.

Upon seeing this figure, Yao Xingji paused in his tracks.

"Itachi, slow down, don't fall." Uchiha Shisui smiled and hugged the little boy who was rushing towards him.

"Shisui-nii, you're already so amazing, why did you come to the Ninja Academy?" Itachi Uchiha asked curiously.

“I still have a lot to learn, and I also have a mission. Your father asked me to protect Xingji-kun,” Uchiha Shisui explained, while smiling at Yao Xingji.

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha looked at Yakushiro and realized that this child, who was only a few years older than him, was the powerful medical ninja who frequently appeared in the Uchiha clan's territory, someone his father had mentioned to him more than once.

"Hello," Itachi Uchiha greeted him. "My name is Itachi Uchiha."

"Hello, I am Yakushi Hoshiki. Before we knew it, Itachi was already over three years old." Yakushi Hoshiki patted Uchiha Itachi's head.

We're much closer to wiping out the Uchiha clan now.

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Chapter 140 Arrangements by All Parties

"You have good talent, keep up the good work." Yao Xingji left these words behind and turned to leave with Xiaosi.

Yamato said goodbye and went back to the Anbu, leaving Uchiha Shisui and Itachi standing there dumbfounded.

"How did he know I had good talent?" Itachi asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps it's intuition," Uchiha Shisui said, watching Yakusei's departing figure.

On the road.

"Who was that just now? Judging from the clan crest on his clothes, he's from the Uchiha clan," Koji asked.

“Uchiha Shisui, my classmate,” Yao Xingji said.

"In that case... you'd better be careful. The Uchiha clan... how should I put it, they're all rather arrogant and neurotic, sometimes like lunatics," Kodera commented.

"I can tell," Yao Xing said very softly.

Uchiha Shisui's approach to him likely had ulterior motives; he was definitely not just a simple classmate.

Others may not know Uchiha Shisui's background, but Yao Xingji knows very well that this guy was not sent by the Uchiha clan, nor was he sent by Uchiha Fugaku to protect Yao Xingji, because he is essentially a traditional Uchiha and should be classified as part of the Hokage lineage.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi sent him to spy on me? He really went all out, leaving such a powerful ninja unused to send someone to monitor me," Yao Xingji thought to himself.

However, Yao Xingji thought back and realized that in Konoha, there was no one more suitable to monitor him than Uchiha Shisui.

There aren't many people who are around the same age, incredibly strong, and also Hokage.

On the other side, instead of taking Itachi Uchiha home, Shisui took Itachi Uchiha into the back mountain to teach him shuriken and ninjutsu, while also instilling the Will of Fire in him.

Itachi Uchiha is the son of Fugaku Uchiha and will most likely become the head of the Uchiha clan in the future. If he can be instilled with a firm belief in the Will of Fire when he is young, then the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha clan can be easily resolved when Itachi becomes the head of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Shisui's ideas were simple and naive, and Uchiha Itachi's ideas were even simpler and more naive.

After all, with the Uchiha clan gone, the conflict would be gone too.

Konoha's Anbu base.

Yamato returned to the lounge.

"Is the mission complete?" asked a Jonin who looked like a squad leader.

"Hmm." Yamato nodded, then asked, "How long will this mission take?"

“Nothing will change in the short term,” the man said.

“But I want to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy, not waste my time studying in Konoha. I’m already a Chunin,” Yamato said, frowning.

"The captain's mission for you is to protect Yakushi Hoshiki, so you must carry it out seriously, instead of questioning the mission. As an Anbu ninja, you should understand this," the Jonin said sternly.

"Alright." Yamato nodded helplessly.

He didn't know what Hatake Sakumo was thinking, sending him to Yakusei Kiku's side. You see, he was three years older than Yakusei Kiku, and he had already been promoted to Chunin a year ago when he was able to use Wood Release skillfully.

But now, he can only be with a group of kids who know nothing at the ninja academy. It feels like you've finished junior high school and then you're made to go back to kindergarten and start all over again.

Just as Yamato walked dejectedly toward the training ground, a figure suddenly appeared outside the Anbu headquarters.

"Lord Orochimaru." Yamato's expression shifted, and he immediately greeted him cautiously.

"Yamato, didn't you go to the battlefield?" Orochimaru looked at the child in front of him with great interest.

He already knew that Yamato was the product of his previous experiments that had been abandoned.

“Captain Hatake has other plans,” the Jonin said immediately, then asked, “Is there anything Orochimaru-sama can help me with?”

"I need to find two people. Use the Anbu's intelligence network to help me find them," Orochimaru said, handing two pieces of paper to the Jonin.

The Jonin took the two papers and glanced at the information on them.

The intelligence is quite comprehensive, including names, heights, appearances, work styles, and strengths. With this information, the secret service can find out much more easily.

"Okay, is there anything else you need?" the Jonin asked.

"The target is quite dangerous. Once you find any clues about them, just notify me immediately. Don't act rashly," Orochimaru said.

"Understood." The ANBU Jonin nodded.

Orochimaru said nothing more and turned to leave.

Yamato glanced curiously at the two pieces of paper in the hands of the ANBU Jonin, but only caught a glimpse of a red-haired boy who was exceptionally handsome.

"Scorpion, who is this? Why is Orochimaru looking for him?" Yamato pondered for a moment, but had no clue, so he stopped worrying about it and turned to train.

At the same time, Kisame Hoshigaki, far away on the battlefield, did the same thing, using the Land of Water's secret service to investigate the whereabouts of the two.

Although they have their own intelligence network, it is far inferior to the state apparatus. To find these two ninjas in a short period of time, they can only rely on the Anbu.

China is a land of flowers.

"Starry Sky, I may have to leave soon." Koji looked worried, but still chose to tell him.

"Huh? Where to?" Yao Xingji was taken aback.

"Battlefield!" Koji said.

Koji is almost nine years old. At his age, many people have already gone to the battlefield, especially now that the Ninja World War is getting more and more intense and Konoha Village is starting to lack people. Many children have just graduated from the Ninja Academy and have been sent to the battlefield.

Now, it has come to the point where they are directly demanding people from the Ninja Academy.

Yao Xingji frowned slightly. Xiao Si's strength was not outstanding even in the school. If someone like that went to the battlefield, he would probably have little chance of coming back alive.

"Take good care of yourself then," Koji instructed.

"Can you refuse?" Yao Xingji asked, and as soon as the words left his mouth, he felt that his words were a bit silly.

Not everyone can refuse Konoha's arrangements; he himself is no longer an ordinary child.

"Do you think that's possible? Oh well, let's go to the battlefield then. Maybe I can become famous throughout the entire ninja world." Koji said with a helpless smile.

"The more likely scenario is that they'll just become cannon fodder and not even leave a name behind," Yao Xingji bluntly shattered Xiaosi's fantasy.

"..." Xiaoji.

Yao Xingji didn't say anything more; he knew he couldn't avoid this hurdle.

But if Koji needs to go to the battlefield, how far away can he be?

It probably won't be long before he, along with Uchiha Shisui, Yamato, and the rest of the group, will also have to go to the battlefield.

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Chapter 141 No Need

“Perhaps I’ll get to the battlefield before you do,” Yao Xingji said, noticing that Xiaosi was distracted.

"You? You went to the battlefield before me? How is that possible!" Xiao Si scoffed, taking it as Yao Xingji's way of teasing him.

"Alright, actually I'm not that afraid of going to the battlefield, I'm just a little worried that no one will take care of you after I leave." Koji smiled. "So you don't need to make me happy about this."

“I’m serious,” Yao Xingji said.

When Koji saw Yao Xingji's expression, he realized it wasn't a joke, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"No way, you're only five years old, and you're already sending them to the battlefield... this..." Koji said hesitantly.

“Although I am only five years old, I am different from you. My medical ninjutsu is of great help to the battle. Otherwise, why do you think Konoha is urging me to enroll in school as soon as possible?” Yao Xingji said.

“This…” Koji also became serious, pondering the possibility that Yao Xingji had mentioned.

Yao Xingji took a bite of rice and ate it calmly.

There was one more thing he hadn't told Koji: his encounter with Uchiha Shisui and Yamato.

These two people are not simple. What a coincidence that they enrolled at the same time as Yao Xingji and were even in the same class.

Uchiha Shisui is actually alright, since he is only one year younger than Yakusei, so it makes sense for him to enroll at this time.

But what the heck is Yamato?

This guy is three years older than Yao Xing, and after mastering Wood Release a year ago, his strength had already reached the Chunin level.

Furthermore, due to the unique nature of Wood Release, Yamato has been a strong Chunin since the moment he was promoted. There's no reason for an eight-year-old child like him to remain in Konoha when there's a shortage of people on the battlefield, and he's even been put into Yakusei's class, making him seem like an older student who has repeated a grade.

This is most likely the result of a multi-party game.

Uchiha Shisui was clearly sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Yamato was likely sent by Sakumo Hatake.

Because Yakusei knew that during Yamato's time in the Anbu, it was basically Sakumo Hatake who personally trained Yamato, making him almost Yamato's mentor. Therefore, it was very likely that Sakumo Hatake arranged for Yamato to stay in Konoha and enter the Ninja Academy.

As for their purposes, Yamato was likely there to protect Yakusei's safety, while Uchiha Shisui was there to monitor Yakusei.

After this analysis, Yao Xingji could clearly perceive the underlying events in Konoha and easily predict future trends.