The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

The children were excited at the thought of fighting wild beasts and couldn't help but ask about Uchiha Kiyoshi's battle with them.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Kiyoshi poured a bucket of cold water on everyone, instantly waking them up.

"Don't even think about it. What level are we at now? We don't even know a single ninjutsu. How are we going to fight wild beasts?"

"Huh? Really? But we heard you hunt a wild animal every week!"

"It's not what you think. Although I have hunted a lot of wild beasts, I was able to kill them only by using traps. My own attacks did almost no damage to them. That's why I said it's a bit unrealistic for us to fight wild beasts head-on."

Uchiha Kiyoshi recounted the details of how he dealt with the beast. He also told his classmates that the beast's strength far surpassed their current abilities, only lacking in intelligence. They could only hope to catch it off guard; a direct confrontation? Forget about it.

Rope Tree was also greatly disappointed. He had thought he could hunt such a large beast head-on, but it turned out he could only rely on traps and the like.

The other students were equally disappointed. They didn't possess Uchiha Kiyoshi's taijutsu skills. Their current taijutsu was more like wild, uncontrolled punches—basically, more like sparring than actual combat. Even the Nawaki and the Ino-Shika-Cho clans had relatively easy childhoods and less rigorous training. Compared to the Uchiha clan's special training, their clan's training focused more on physical conditioning and less on combat techniques. Furthermore, the intensity of their physical training wasn't as high as the Uchiha's. Therefore, before the academy introduced taijutsu courses, their overall strength, especially in taijutsu, had improved very little.

Aside from clans like the Uchiha and Hyuga, which were powerful during the Warring States period, other ninja clans didn't have very well-developed systems, especially after establishing their villages and fully committing to the Hokage lineage. This resulted in a significant lag in the training of the next generation, gradually catching up with the Ninja Academy. However, clans still have their advantages. Although they begin formal taijutsu training at the same time as commoner ninjas, clans still have dedicated tutors who provide instruction, often referred to as private tutors or remedial classes. Furthermore, ninja clans have their own businesses, offering discounts on many resources to their members. For example, medicinal baths used for training typically offer a minimum 10% discount. Unless they are orphans, those with active ninjas in their families can enjoy a medicinal bath at least once a week!

However, the future is irrelevant to the present. A bunch of kids who can't even fight are dreaming of hunting wild beasts, which is giving Uchiha Kiyoshi a headache. Although his words had made them realize the terror of wild beasts, judging from Nawaki's expression, they're still unwilling to go back like this.

Sure enough, Rope Tree's face was full of struggle. Finally, she gritted her teeth and tentatively said, "How about we have a meal here? We can watch the hunting of wild animals from the side. You can be in charge of hunting them, and we'll be in charge of the barbecue?"

Seeing that Nawaki insisted on staying, Uchiha Kiyoshi knew that Nawaki was still thinking about hunting wild animals. However, now that he knew the truth, he should still have ideas, at least to see how to hunt wild animals, right? Uchiha Kiyoshi considered it carefully. If it was a few kinds of small and easy-to-hunt prey, he wouldn't be afraid that his companions would be implicated. He nodded and agreed to Nawaki's suggestion.

The children cheered when they heard that they would have another chance to witness Uchiha Kiyoshi hunting wild animals.

At that moment, Uchiha Kiyoshi seemed to sense something and looked towards the forest to his right, somewhat puzzled. "Was something watching me just now?"

As a representative of the steady and methodical style, Uchiha Kiyoshi naturally wouldn't ignore this feeling. He squinted and thought for a while, and then he understood.

This area is home to many powerful clans of ninja. Since the village's founding, the Ino-Shika-Cho clans have steadfastly aligned themselves with the Hokage's faction and have developed rapidly. While their strength and foundation may not yet match that of clans like the Uchiha and Hyuga, their influence has caught up. With ninjas from all three clans present, not to mention Nawaki, the eldest son of the Senju clan, the village is certainly aware of their movements and sending people to keep an eye on them is quite normal.

Having figured out the reason, Uchiha Kiyoshi relaxed and turned his attention back to arranging the hunt. However, he still had some reservations. After all, he wasn't sure who was secretly monitoring him. If it was one of Danzo's Root ninjas, that would be a different story. Danzo was capable of forcibly kidnapping someone and planting a cursed seal on them. He was so good at shouting "For Konoha" that he even fooled himself. He could justify anything he did by saying "For Konoha." He was quite a talent.

Just as Uchiha Kiyoshi turned his head and saw the direction, behind a large tree, a ninja wearing a cat-face mask was leaning against the tree, his expression showing some doubt. "Could it be that Uchiha Kiyoshi sensed something just now? Otherwise, why would he be staring here for so long for no reason?"

However, seeing that Uchiha Kiyoshi made no further move, the cat-faced ninja breathed a sigh of relief.

Rope Tree had indeed been "planning" this dinner party for a long time and quickly made the arrangements.

This is also the difference between Nawaki and Naruto. Although the two are almost the same in personality, both being carefree and seemingly not caring about anything, Nawaki was raised as the heir of the Senju clan. At only six years old, his abilities were already much stronger than Naruto's when he first appeared.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was quite satisfied with Nawaki's arrangements. All he had to do was guide them in setting up traps and hunting wild animals; everything else was handled by others.

That's right, it's guidance. Uchiha Kiyoshi no longer needs to set up the traps himself, which saves a lot of effort and is much easier than doing it alone. Incidentally, he can also provide on-site instruction, letting them experience the process of setting up traps. Furthermore, they've at least participated in the hunting of wild animals, and in setting up relatively important traps at that.

After assigning tasks, the group of friends followed Uchiha Kiyoshi to the nearest open space.

Over the past three months, Uchiha Kiyoshi has become quite familiar with the surrounding area of ​​the forest behind the mountain, and finding an open space is not too difficult.

"Yamano Shunta, you're in charge of digging the pit. It should be about two meters long and two meters wide, and one meter deep. Try to make the bottom of the pit as flat as possible so that it's easy to set up."

And Shinya, go up to that tree over there and set up the mechanism to launch the kunai. Kosuke, you help Shinya out under the tree.

......"

With the help of his friends, Uchiha Kiyoshi had an easy time directing them to set up traps. They even set up ten traps, twice as many as he had done when he hunted on his own.

Finally, under Uchiha Kiyoshi's guidance, ten good traps were made.

The ANBU ninja watching Uchiha Kiyoshi and his group from the shadows also praised, "The setup is good. It's a bit slow, so the effect in actual combat isn't great, but overall it's still pretty good. If you lay an ambush in advance, it will be quite useful."

At the same time, he also made a mental note that he would have to report it to the Hokage later.

After setting up the trap, Uchiha Kiyoshi instructed them to hide on the spot, only making sure they were visible, and to try to find a relatively secluded location, avoiding places he might pass by.

However, Nawaki insisted on going with Uchiha Kiyoshi to take a look, and only after Nawaki's repeated assurances did Uchiha Kiyoshi agree to take him along.

"Remember this: you can only watch from a distance, don't get close, and don't make a sound."

Rope Tree was already overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

Along the way, Uchiha Kiyoshi also shared some techniques with Nawaki.

In the original story, Nawaki died in World War II. Now that he had a good relationship with Nawaki, he naturally wondered if he could save him. The explosion of the explosive tag crater was practically insurmountable, so Uchiha Kiyoshi could only try his best to teach Nawaki how to avoid traps.

Seeing Nawaki's distracted expression, Uchiha Kiyoshi felt helpless, but he still had to continue explaining. Whether Nawaki listened or not was unimportant; he would explain it again later. Besides, if he could be assigned to Orochimaru's tutelage, Orochimaru could teach him, which would be more efficient. After all, as a veteran ninja specializing in a steady, survival-oriented style, Orochimaru was far superior to him, a newbie, in this regard, and Nawaki seemed somewhat afraid of Orochimaru.

Along the way, while explaining things to Nawaki, Uchiha Kiyoshi also observed the surrounding environment.

"A rabbit-like beast, perfect, just right."

Uchiha Kiyoshi was delighted to see a rabbit-like creature that was about 1.5 meters tall.

Generally, these wild animals are not very aggressive. As long as you don't provoke them, they won't attack people randomly. In that case, you should be safer.

After instructing Nawaki to only watch from a distance, Uchiha Kiyoshi rushed towards the beast and threw three kunai at its eyes, throat, and abdomen.

The rabbit-like creature was enraged. It hadn't provoked anyone, yet this two-legged monster attacked it as soon as it appeared. "If a rabbit doesn't show its power, do you think I'm... uh, a real rabbit?"

It skillfully dodged the kunai aimed at its eyes and throat, but there was one left that it couldn't avoid, so it could only block it with its forelimbs.

This beast's defenses weren't as strong as the one Uchiha Kiyoshi hunted the first time. The kunai pierced it four or five centimeters deep, causing it a rather serious injury.

Uchiha Kiyoshi, familiar with the route, led the beast to the location where the trap was set.

As usual, aside from the initial provocation, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not launch any attacks, only dodging his opponent's attacks. His movement technique, honed over three months, even impressed the ANBU ninja watching from the shadows. "This movement technique is very impressive for a student. Even the graduating class might not be able to hit him."

However, the more the ANBU ninja watched, the more speechless he became, mentally criticizing Uchiha Kiyoshi. "Your movement technique is strong, but you should have fought back! Although your attacks weren't very powerful, you actually missed such an obvious opening? And even if there was a trap, there was still a chance to dodge it."

He realized that Uchiha Kiyoshi would never take any risks that could be a trap. But the crucial point was that every flaw could potentially be a trap.

Under Uchiha Kiyoshi's "correct guidance," the rabbit-like beast eventually fell into the pit, was pierced by the kunai inside, struggled a couple of times, and was about to die.

The other members also showed up and came to the edge of the pit to look at the wild animals inside.

Just then, Rope Tree rushed out shouting, "Not bad, Kiyoshi, you got it done so quickly. Haha, is it dead? I'll go down and take a look."

Uchiha Kiyoshi rolled his eyes. "Brother, your eyesight isn't very good. What do you mean 'dead'? Can't you see he's still breathing?" Hearing that the other person was about to leave, he hurriedly tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Rope Tree jumped directly into the pit and came to the beast. Just as he was about to reach out and touch it, the beast, which was on the verge of death, suddenly opened its bloodshot eyes and slashed at Rope Tree with its claw.

Rope Tree was also slow to react and was sent flying by the claw. His entire right arm was twisted, and a large wound appeared on his arm, which kept bleeding.

"Ugh!"

With a sigh, Uchiha Kiyoshi was truly speechless at Nawaki. "It's a miracle you survived until World War II, being so reckless."

After checking Nawaki's injuries, Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.

Ignoring Nawaki's shouts and attempts to stop him, Uchiha Kiyoshi grabbed Nawaki's right arm, snapped it open, and with a "crack," Nawaki's arm returned to normal.

However, Nawaki's endurance was quite strong, and he stopped crying out in pain after a while. No one knew how he had trained himself to do it, and Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't delve into it. It was probably another sad story, no, a series of sad stories.

Uchiha Kiyoshi looked at the still-bleeding wound on Nawaki's arm with a serious expression.

With his hands forming a hand seal, under the astonished gazes of his companions and the cat-faced ninja lurking in the shadows, his hands glowed with green light and he pressed them against the wound on Nawaki's arm. After about thirty seconds, the wound finally stopped bleeding. After bandaging Nawaki, Uchiha Kiyoshi finally collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

This is the result of Uchiha Kiyoshi's efforts over the past two weeks. Unlike other medical ninjutsu used for treatment, the hemostasis technique only causes the wound to scab over quickly, making it relatively easy to learn. Yes, that's how it is for Uchiha Kiyoshi; others may not know.

The hemostatic technique directly depleted Uchiha Kiyoshi's chakra. Combined with the previous act of luring wild beasts, he was exhausted and lay on the ground to rest.

Nawaki was also filled with remorse and apologized to everyone, especially Uchiha Kiyoshi, "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive just now and made everyone worry. Because of me, Kiyoshi also consumed a lot of chakra, which delayed the hunting progress."

The group of friends are so young, how could they be worried and blame Nawaki? Uchiha Kiyo also said it was nothing, he would recover and be able to continue soon.

And so, half an hour was spent recovering, while I guided a group of friends to reorganize the traps they had used.

Over the course of the afternoon, the group hunted down four relatively small wild animals. Uchiha Kiyoshi also reminded them at the right moment, "That's about enough. These four animals are enough for the rest of us to eat."

Then, they removed the traps to prevent them from accidentally injuring the villagers. They then began setting up the barbecue grill, and the group of friends got busy.

Uchiha Kiyoshi remained on the sidelines without making a move, presumably taking a rest.

In the evening, everyone enjoyed a barbecue and chatted for a long time, which helped them get to know each other better.

As the group returned to the village, the Anbu ninja breathed a sigh of relief and went back to report to the Hokage.

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Surprise of the High-ups

As Uchiha Kiyoshi and his group dispersed and returned home, the information they gathered that day reached the Third Hokage.

Danzo didn't send anyone this time, mainly because of what happened last time; he was warned by the Hokage and became more cautious. However, the Third Hokage didn't hide anything from Danzo and sent the information to the other high-ranking officials.

Danzo also had two other members of the elder council, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, who received this intelligence. Besides them, the young "Sannin" also knew about this information. The three of them were present when the Anbu ninja reported it, and as Hokage's disciples, they were not asked to leave.

Nothing particularly noteworthy happened; all the children were safe and sound. Well, no, there was one thing that surprised the higher-ups: Uchiha Kiyoshi had mastered the hemostatic technique.

Many students at the current ninja academy have just refined their chakra, and they don't even know the three body techniques that are standard for ninjas, let alone ninjutsu. Uchiha Kiyoshi, however, has already learned ninjutsu, and it is the most difficult medical ninjutsu.

This news was good for Konoha, and the Hokage only passed the information on to the Konoha leadership, without spreading it further.

Danzo hasn't lost his hand or gone blind yet, so he hasn't started human experiments. He doesn't really need medical ninjas and doesn't care. He just considers it as generously giving them to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The situation was different for the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Uchiha Kiyoshi had only previously shown interest in this area; his true talent remained unknown. However, now that it was known he had mastered the hemostasis technique, it meant his medical ninjutsu talent was truly exceptional, perhaps even comparable to Tsunade's. Of course, Tsunade still had to dedicate time to other offensive ninjutsu, such as superhuman strength, while Kiyoshi devoted almost all of his time to them. Yes, that's how it appeared to outsiders. Therefore, ultimately, even the Third Hokage couldn't definitively say whose medical ninjutsu talent was superior.

Arguing about who has better talent is pointless. What the Third Hokage cares about now is that Uchiha Kiyoshi's medical talent is truly exceptional, and he naturally hopes that Kiyoshi can devote more energy to medical ninjutsu. The previous plan to guide Uchiha Kiyoshi's mind has been completely abandoned.

So why did the Third Hokage value Uchiha Kiyoshi's medical talent so much?

It's only 28 years into Konoha's history, before World War II even happened, and Tsunade hasn't fully matured yet. While Konoha's overall medical level is higher than other ninja villages, it's only slightly higher, not by a significant margin. Tsunade recognized the importance of medical ninjutsu, and given her exceptional talent in it, she repeatedly proposed to Konoha to vigorously develop medical technology. Unfortunately, Konoha lacked sufficient funds, and the proposals were repeatedly delayed.

The Third Hokage was a very competent politician. During his tenure, he was able to develop Konoha to its peak, which shows how outstanding his political abilities were. It was just that there were problems within the village; otherwise, there wouldn't have been any other ninja villages to worry about.

How could the Third Hokage not see the benefits of developing medical ninjutsu? Therefore, he supported his disciple, even though funding was insufficient, he couldn't slack off in terms of action. So, he opened the Konoha Hospital, which is currently performing quite well and generating a considerable income. However, all of this income was used by Hiruzen Sarutobi to fund the development of medical ninjutsu. Besides the Konoha Hospital, the Third Hokage also tasked Tsunade with leading a team to compile medical ninjutsu knowledge and improve the medical system. Uchiha Kiyoshi is a beneficiary; the "Complete Guide to Konoha Medical Ninjutsu Basics" is one of the results of this effort.

In addition to basic knowledge, Tsunade and her team carried out a series of medical reforms and developed several basic medical ninjutsu, including a degenerate version of the Healing Technique, which significantly lowered the entry barrier for medical ninjas.

That's right, the basics. Learning healing ninjutsu like Healing Technique is considered the entry level for a medical ninja; Hemostasis Technique is more like a supplementary method, and it's a required skill.

The achievements such as the technique of extracting minor ailments were all results of this reform. Unfortunately, it ultimately encountered a hurdle due to the shortage of top-notch medical ninjas.

Tsunade has reached the top level in medical ninjutsu in Konoha, but she hasn't yet surpassed other top-tier medical ninjas. Although she will improve quickly with her talent, it will still take a long time.

The appearance of Uchiha Kiyoshi solved this dilemma. As long as Uchiha Kiyoshi grows up, it may also promote the progress of medical ninjutsu. With two top-notch medical ninjas, the success rate of applying for funding will be greatly increased.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, if war breaks out, Konoha will have to face multiple enemies, and Tsunade, a top-tier medical ninja, can only go to one battlefield. It's always a bit overwhelming, so having more people can help share the burden.

At this moment, Uchiha Kiyoshi was unaware of the Third Hokage's high regard for him, and was simply back home continuing his daily training. After learning the hemostasis technique, Uchiha Kiyoshi wasn't in a hurry to learn other medical ninjutsu; his chakra was the biggest hurdle. Furthermore, all healing-type medical ninjutsu had already touched upon the nature transformation of Yang Release to some extent, and Uchiha Kiyoshi, who hadn't even mastered the nature transformation of a basic elemental ninjutsu, dared not even dream of learning the nature transformation of Yang Release.

At the home of the Uchiha clan chief.

The current Uchiha clan leader, Uchiha Kai, looked at the intelligence sent by the Third Hokage in his hand and remained silent in thought.

He knew about Uchiha Kiyoshi, this special little fellow in the clan; Uchiha Yu hadn't hidden anything and had reported Kiyoshi's situation to him. The clan hadn't criticized Kiyoshi for his personality; on the contrary, they were very tolerant and rarely mentioned it. Aside from his unusual personality, Uchiha Suke had always treated Kiyoshi the same as any other Uchiha. Now, seeing the information about the Third Hokage, he knew he had to do something.

Uchiha Kaito hadn't expected that Uchiha Kiyoshi possessed such talent in medical ninjutsu, and quite a considerable one at that. Of course, this was only the Third Hokage's opinion. Uchiha Kaito knew that Kiyoshi's success stemmed largely from his hard work. After his personality drastically changed at the age of two, Kiyoshi frequently visited the archives, and his entire learning process took place there. Therefore, Uchiha Kaito was very clear about Kiyoshi's progress; aside from the extent of his mastery, he knew everything else about Kiyoshi's progress. Moreover, Kiyoshi was genuinely and diligently studying medical ninjutsu!