The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Then, a "Red Hot Chili" appeared at the Ninja Academy, bullying the elementary school students all day long. Apart from Uchiha Kiyoshi and Namikaze Minato, no one could subdue her. Uchiha Kiyoshi "couldn't attack," and Namikaze Minato was so engrossed in love that he never fought back. Thus, the Red Hot Chili became a veritable school bully and the school's big sister.

Of course, these are not important.

For Uchiha Kiyoshi, the most important thing was the information revealed by the Uzushiogakure incident: war was imminent.

Unlike previous speculations, this incident is highly plausible.

The destruction of the Land of Whirlpools wasn't solely due to their vast chakra reserves, large population, or advanced sealing techniques. These were more of a bonus; what the other major nations truly cared about was Konoha's attitude.

After the Second Shinobi World War, there was peace for more than a decade, and the major ninja villages developed to an unprecedented peak. Naturally, they were unwilling to remain in their corners of the world, and it was inevitable that they would start a war.

However, there is one thing they need to figure out, and that is the situation of Mito Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Unlike the First Shinobi World War, the overall strength of the major ninja villages is now much greater, but their true top-tier combat power has not yet recovered. Facing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, especially one who can completely control the Tailed Beast, they have no confidence.

Mito Uzumaki was the true pillar of Konoha after the deaths of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. It was with her support that Hiruzen Sarutobi was able to gradually secure his position as Hokage. Even Danzo, who dared to assassinate the Hokage, did not dare to go too far during this period.

In Uchiha Kiyoshi's memory, Uzumaki Mito was a true Kage-level powerhouse. Unlike Senju Tobirama, who barely reached Kage level by relying on his strange forbidden techniques, Uzumaki Mito was able to suppress and seal the Nine-Tails single-handedly, making her a true Kage-level shinobi.

Therefore, the entire ninja world was waiting for her death, so that the gap in high-end combat power could be barely leveled.

The destruction of the Land of Whirlpools was also a test. Konoha's reaction also indirectly shows that Mito Uzumaki is nearing the end of her life and cannot withstand any further turmoil.

The exact time is unknown, but it is foreseeable that it will not exceed two years!

Even if we take a more conservative approach, war is inevitable three years from now.

Over the next two years, Uchiha Kiyoshi trained very hard, and the results were good. He became a Chunin, and he was close to awakening his Sharingan.

As for whether the Sharingan could be activated, Uchiha Kiyoshi was not worried.

Have you ever seen a Jonin from the Uchiha clan who hasn't awakened the Sharingan?

No! This means that before a certain age, with training, the Sharingan becomes easier to awaken. Even the Mangekyou Sharingan might be easier to awaken in this way. Otherwise, Uchiha Kiyoshi couldn't bear the thought of losing one of his closest relatives.

Of course, many things are hard to explain, and Uchiha Kiyoshi could only do his best.

Ultimately, what one can do depends more on one's strength, so when it comes to training, Uchiha Kiyoshi is truly uncompromising.

Over the past three years, not only has Uchiha Kiyoshi made progress, but Nawaki, who always talks about becoming Hokage, has also been influenced and has become more serious about his training. He is now at the level of a senior genin.

However, Uchiha Kiyoshi often lamented that Nawaki had wasted his talent.

As a member of the Senju clan with pure blood, Nawaki's chakra reserves were enormous. While not as extravagant as those of the Uzumaki clan, they were still considerable, far exceeding that of Uchiha Kiyoshi, who had cultivated a body-nourishing technique. According to Uchiha Kiyoshi's senses, Nawaki's chakra was at least several hundred calories.

However, despite having so much chakra, Nawaki only managed to fight at the level of a genin. Uchiha Kiyoshi kept complaining about Nawaki, saying he was wasting so much chakra. It's not surprising; any other ninja would feel the same way. They work themselves to the bone to increase their chakra, and each level allows them to unleash their maximum chakra power. But Nawaki has chakra but doesn't know how to use it. Isn't that infuriating?

In terms of research, as Uchiha Kiyoshi's chakra increased, he restarted many studies he had previously abandoned, dedicating half an hour or an hour each day to them. This consistent effort yielded results. However, due to the limited number of ninjutsu he had learned, Uchiha Kiyoshi hadn't yet been able to truly utilize them. But he firmly believed that his research would eventually prove useful.

In three years, Uchiha Kiyoshi only mastered a few ninjutsu, but he mastered each one very deeply.

Needless to say, the Three Body Technique is a life-saving divine skill, and Uchiha Kiyoshi naturally practices it every day, even increasing the effect of the Substitution Technique to four meters! This is only the distance that 1 chakra can cover; if Uchiha Kiyoshi were willing, 50 chakra could even cover ten meters!

No one had ever achieved this before! It wasn't just the distance, but also the chakra consumed. Even a Jonin could cover ten meters, but that would require thousands of calories of chakra!

For this reason alone, Uchiha Kiyoshi's three years were well worth it. A substitution jutsu that can replace a person ten meters tall—it could save his life in a critical moment!

With the Fire Release technique, Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't covet more Fire Release techniques. Instead, he focused on this one ninjutsu and trained in its nature transformation. He brought this ninjutsu to its full potential, enough to kill an ordinary Chunin.

Of course, his practice of the Great Fireball Technique did not escape the notice of the higher-ups. They thought that Uchiha Kiyoshi had finally figured it out and understood how to train his attack methods, but Uchiha Kiyoshi's unconventional actions caught them completely off guard.

What's with spewing out a wall of fire? And what's with compressing a Fireball to the size of a fist and then changing the direction of the opponent's attack?

That's a good technique, but what did you use it for?

Sure enough, it's hopeless!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Graduation

In Konoha Year 32, Uchiha Kiyoshi was already ten years old, which could be considered a good age for development, and he should start doing missions.

Although he hasn't hit a bottleneck yet, Uchiha Kiyoshi feels that doing missions and real combat are more beneficial to his progress and will accelerate his strength improvement. Of course, even if Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't want to do missions, he couldn't stop now; he's about to graduate, and doing missions with his instructor is only a matter of time.

Speaking of the instructors, Uchiha Kiyoshi thought of Orochimaru. If he wasn't mistaken, he and Nawaki were Orochimaru's students, but he didn't know who the other person was. However, after thinking for a long time, Uchiha Kiyoshi still couldn't figure it out, and he didn't know what the Hokage was thinking.

"Fine, it doesn't matter who it is. With me and Rope Tree here, who are we afraid of?"

Confident in his own abilities, Uchiha Kiyoshi eventually stopped worrying about the third person and started preparing for the exam.

The Ninja Academy lasts for four years. Uchiha Kiyoshi always makes mistakes on some simple questions in each theory exam, giving himself the persona of being careless, which will be very useful in the future.

Therefore, Uchiha Kiyoshi usually only ranked second or third, while the first place was always held by Uchiha Tao, with Uchiha Kiyoshi and Hyuga Teru vying for second place.

However, in the taijutsu classes that started in the second year, Uchiha Kiyoshi was always number one, and no one could outlast him.

Kiyoshi Uchiha wasn't too worried about the final graduation exam. Even if he failed, Orochimaru would probably be able to get him through, but it wouldn't make a difference. It would only create more trouble and might even lower his standing with Orochimaru.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was quite looking forward to Orochimaru as their team leader.

Orochimaru becomes a scientist in the future, perfects the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and develops various ninjutsu, which are not only highly effective in actual combat but also excellent for escaping.

While Orochimaru might have become somewhat perverse in his later years, constantly lusting after women, the current Orochimaru is likely not yet at that level, remaining within the bounds of normal experimentation. Only after experiencing various conflicts, failing to protect Nawaki, being dragged into Danzo's trap, and his disappointment with the Third Hokage, will Orochimaru gradually transform into the character he is in the later stages of the original story, although his personality also plays a role.

Orochimaru, who is still relatively normal now, would be a very good candidate to be a teacher. Although he might be a bit ruthless, the effect should be very good.

Orochimaru was the Third Hokage's most favored disciple. What was the Third Hokage best at? The Five Elements Ninjutsu, of course! He wasn't called the "Professor of Ninjutsu" for nothing.

What pleased the Third Hokage the most was that Orochimaru's achievements in ninjutsu were the highest among the Sannin.

Naturally, this was the best choice for Uchiha Kiyoshi to accumulate ninjutsu in the early stages.

The three legendary Sannin: Orochimaru relied on technology, Tsunade relied on her bloodline, talent, and Yin Seal, and Jiraiya relied on hard work.

This was Uchiha Kiyoshi's idea. Orochimaru, needless to say, is a science ninja. Tsunade, while not explicitly stated to have an enormous chakra reserve, is, after all, a member of the Senju clan and Hashirama Senju's granddaughter; how could her chakra be small? Furthermore, despite the significant time lost, she was still able to catch up, demonstrating truly top-tier talent. Moreover, based on Hashirama Senju's regenerative abilities, she developed the Hundred Healings Technique and Creation Rebirth, both rooted in the Yin Seal, which are her greatest sources of strength.

What about Jiraiya? He was a commoner ninja. Apart from being physically strong and having a lot of chakra, he didn't have any other advantages in terms of talent.

That's right, Jiraiya's talent really wasn't that great. Orochimaru always had a reason for calling Jiraiya stupid. But he was hardworking and dared to take risks! It was precisely because he dared to take risks that he could recklessly use summoning jutsu!

What? You didn't know the danger involved? You actually believed that? Who was the Third Hokage? The Professor of Ninjutsu! The one who trained the Legendary Sannin, would he overlook such a small detail? Even if it wasn't specifically emphasized, he would have mentioned it. Did Jiraiya really not hear it?

No, he just knew his own situation, he knew his talent was lacking, so he could only try his best, he could only gamble! He gambled that he would be lucky enough to encounter a powerful summoning beast!

As it turned out, his gamble paid off. Later, with the help of Mount Myōboku, he even learned Sage Mode, which allowed him to catch up with the other two.

In the original story, Jiraiya actually had very few ninjutsu techniques, but he was proficient in every single one. He didn't get distracted; he kept practicing ninjutsu and Sage Mode that suited him, which is why he achieved such great success.

Jiraiya's talent can actually be seen in one thing: learning the Rasengan. While that was how he taught Naruto, wasn't it also his method of learning? If it were easy to learn, who would bother to figure these things out? Behind unlocking various new methods lies the helplessness of lacking true talent.

However, Jiraiya persevered. It can only be said that many people's assessments in the original work were correct; he truly was a great ninja.

Ahem... Enough rambling, let's get back to the main topic.

Uchiha Kiyoshi adjusted his mindset and began the exam.

The theoretical exam was easy for him. He finished it half an hour early, handed in his paper ahead of time, and left the classroom to head to the Three Bodies Techniques assessment location.

Class placement is based more on regular exams and performance; the score on the theoretical exam is not that important. Many students take it easy, just do what they know, hand in the paper, and as long as they pass, that's fine.

Therefore, Uchiha Kiyoshi was not the first to come and participate in the Three Bodies Technique assessment; he could only patiently wait in line.

A moment later, Nawaki arrived and ran straight to Uchiha Kiyoshi's side.

"You finished so quickly?"

Uchiha Kiyoshi was still quite surprised.

"Hehe, of course! Don't you know who I am? I'm going to be the Hokage! Hahahaha!"

Rope Tree said triumphantly, and shouted that he had relived his dream once again.

Uchiha Kiyoshi looked at the various gazes of the students around him, some disdainful, some admiring... Uh, what the heck is admiration?

Kiyoshi Uchiha was also helpless about Nawaki. This guy was hopeless. He kept shouting that he wanted to become Hokage. He was probably already on Danzo's little notebook.

However, there's no need to worry for now. The Senju clan hasn't completely retired, and with them as a backer, Nawaki doesn't need to fear Danzo doing anything too outrageous. But it's precisely this that makes Nawaki a greater threat to Danzo. A ninja who dreams of becoming Hokage, has support behind him, and is even born with the best background—his chances of becoming Hokage are too high, which Danzo cannot accept.

"We can only be careful and hope that Danzo doesn't do anything funny. But considering that Nawaki was able to survive until World War II in the original story, it seems that Danzo couldn't do anything in the early stages, but he was able to live peacefully for a while. As long as Nawaki doesn't die, and the Senju clan has hope, they won't be led by the nose by Danzo. Most of the clan's high-ranking members sacrificed themselves on the battlefield and then retired."

Uchiha Kiyoshi looked at Nawaki, his mind racing with thoughts.

Nawaki, who was being stared at, felt a chill run down his spine and quickly hugged himself, watching Uchiha Kiyoshi warily.

Ignoring Nawaki's antics, Uchiha Kiyoshi entered the examination room. The student before him came out and told him to go in.

Inside, behind a long table sat the teachers of four classes, with a ninja wearing a dog-head mask in the middle, presumably an ANBU ninja sent by the Hokage to proctor the exam.

All the homeroom teachers are here, while the theory exam on the other side is proctored by the physical education teacher.

When Naoki Uemura saw Kiyoshi Uchiha enter, he also spoke.

"Uchiha Kiyoshi, don't be nervous. All you have to do is perform here, taking turns to use the Three Body Technique."

Unlike thirty years later, the final exam in Konoha now requires the demonstration of all three body techniques.

Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't hesitate either. He stepped forward, took a deep breath, and began to form hand seals.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent.

The judges nodded in approval just from seeing Uchiha Kiyoshi's starting move, and were also surprised by the speed at which he formed hand seals.

In just one second, Uchiha Kiyoshi completed the three hand seals for the Shadow Clone Technique.

"boom!"

Next to Uchiha Kiyoshi appeared a ninja who looked exactly like him, with identical appearance and demeanor. The entire process was conducted without smoke, a fact that caused the teachers present, including the proctoring ANBU ninja, to nod in approval.

The ANBU ninja exclaimed in admiration, "As expected of a genius who has mastered medical ninjutsu, such chakra control is excellent, with not a single chakra being wasted."

The four teachers looked at the ANBU member in surprise. They only knew that Uchiha Kiyoshi was incredibly skilled at producing no smoke, but they didn't know exactly where he did it; they themselves couldn't do it. They hadn't expected him to give such high praise, and judging from his words, his methods must be quite sophisticated.

Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't stop. He released the clone technique, then formed an unfinished hand seal, instantly transforming into the appearance of an Anbu ninja, without any difference.

The teachers were amazed that he could simulate it so perfectly right after meeting him; Uchiha Kiyoshi's transformation technique was truly masterful.

The final substitution technique, aside from lacking smoke, didn't demonstrate much and seemed rather mediocre.

However, only Uchiha Kiyoshi knew the level of his Substitution Jutsu.

After performing the Three Body Techniques in turn, Uchiha Kiyoshi received a perfect score and calmly walked out.

Chapter Twenty-Nine, Class Three

As he walked out of the examination room, Uchiha Kiyoshi breathed a sigh of relief.