Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

He secretly praised it in his heart.

The Uchiha clan truly lives up to its reputation as the strongest clan in the ninja world; they were able to investigate to this extent even within another country's borders.

only……

I'm sorry, Uchiha Yan is a very useful pawn in his hands, we can't just let them take him back like this. Zero and Ichishiki will pass this message on.

"Zhili, are you free during this time?"

Shen Er suddenly spoke.

This sudden remark startled Uchiha Chiri slightly. "After I get off work at the Ninja Academy every day, there's nothing much to do. What's wrong?"

Shen Er smiled slightly: "I've recently wanted to learn Fire Release ninjutsu. Could you give me some pointers?"

Uchiha Chiri answered without hesitation:

"Of course, no problem."

The answer was extremely straightforward.

Shen Er smiled and said, "That's great. I thought Zhili would be very busy. With you, who is proficient in fire style, personally teaching me, I'm sure I can learn it quickly."

Despite being the one who was entrusted with the task, Chiri's slightly upturned lips betrayed her true feelings.

"But... why did you suddenly want to learn Fire Release?" Chiri asked curiously.

Shen Er's proposal to learn ninjutsu at this moment was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

After mastering the techniques of Earth Grudge Parasite and Shadow Clone Jutsu, he suddenly had more time to learn and master more ninjutsu to ensure he had enough combat power when manipulating parasites.

Despite his low talent in ninjutsu, he still had to learn.

First, he will learn Fire Release from Chiri, and then the other four elements; he will not leave any of them behind.

"It's a way to relax, I guess."

Shen Er said casually.

This is the truth.

For him, learning these basic ninjutsu techniques wasn't a burden, but rather a way to relax. There was no loss in not learning them. And if he did learn them, watching the gray skill tree light up one by one would give him a faint sense of accomplishment.

Unlike the Impure World Reincarnation and Yin Seal techniques, which are extremely difficult to master and require extensive practice, making him anxious if his progress falls behind.

This is detrimental to the physical and mental health of long-lived species.

“Relax…I understand.” Zhili nodded knowingly. “I will teach you diligently.”

"Thank you, Chiri."

“Why don’t we start now?” Chiri said after a moment’s thought. “Let’s begin with the most basic Fireball Jutsu.”

...

Shen'er's ninjutsu talent was not ideal.

Because he only had a short period of free time each day, Zhili also adopted the attitude of a "strict teacher" to teach Shen Er.

It took three days before he could barely exhale a faint flame; seven days later, he could only manage to exhale the flame a little further away from his body; and it wasn't until half a month later that he finally managed to condense a small fireball that was barely formed and could be launched.

Uchiha clan training ground.

Shen Er quickly forms hand seals: Si-Wei-Shen-Hai-Wu-Yin.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A condensed, scorching fireball erupted, engulfing the wooden stakes in front of it, the flames reflecting in Shen'er's eyes.

After half a month of study, he finally mastered this signature ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan.

In my memory, the Fireball Jutsu has a rather embarrassing record: it has never been used to kill enemies in the main storyline. It's always been blocked, dodged, or absorbed in various ways.

But Shen Er does not agree with this stereotype.

Fire Release techniques are probably the most lethal among the five common esoteric techniques.

If an ordinary ninja is hit head-on, his body will be instantly burned and carbonized by the high temperature.

As for the lack of any decent kills in the storyline, it depends on who the opponents are.

Kakashi, Pain (Preta Path), Killer Bee, Kabuto...

Which one of them isn't the elite of the elite?

The Great Fireball Technique is only a C-rank ninjutsu, which is naturally not enough in the eyes of strong people. However, it can be used to deal with ordinary ninjas, especially the grunts and ronin outside the Five Great Villages. Its power is more than enough.

Uchiha Chiri stood to the side with his arms crossed, looking at the fireball that Shen Er shot out, a hint of surprise on his face: "Shen Er-kun, although your ninjutsu talent is very poor, the quality of your fire release technique is surprisingly high."

"That's so blunt, it's really hurtful."

Chiri lowered her head slightly and said seriously, "I'm sorry, but I wasn't joking."

She felt the scorching heat rushing towards her: "Even a Chunin's Fire Release technique, with the same amount of chakra, is not as powerful as your Great Fireball."

"Your Fire Release technique is at least at the Jonin level."

"Your relaxed ninjutsu talent has been compensated by your excellent chakra quality. All things considered, you can be considered a genius in fire release."

"..."

Receiving such praise did not surprise her at all.

After all, his ninjutsu talent was his own. But the chakra that enabled his fire release techniques came from the heart of a Jonin from the Uchiha clan within his body. When his physical and mental energy flowed through that heart, it was directly refined into Jonin-level fire release chakra.

The heart of a ninja, through years of training, naturally produces chakra of higher quality.

If you put Jonin and Genin together, even if they use the same amount of chakra to release the same ninjutsu, the Jonin will always win. Of course, Konoha Genin are not included in this category.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Chapter 40 The Golden Immortal Ancestors of Konoha (Please continue reading)

Chiri, who had no idea where his Fire Release talent came from, was in a good mood.

Being able to help Shen'er relax is something that makes her quite happy.

"Do you want to continue learning?" she asked.

"Good work."

Chiri showed no intention of holding back, and after a moment's thought, said, "Next, I will teach you the Phoenix Flower Technique, which, like the Great Fireball Technique, is also a C-rank ninjutsu. Once you master it, learning the advanced B-rank Phoenix Flower Claw Red Technique will be much easier."

“However, for this lesson…” she paused, then asked, “I plan to have a few talented juniors join me. Their progress is just at this point, so it will save time. Mr. Shen, you don’t mind, do you?”

"do not mind."

Shen Er smiled slightly, "Training with younger ninjas can also serve as a spur to me."

...

Uchiha Ninjutsu Training Ground.

He even met the group of talented younger generations that Zhili had mentioned.

Uchiha Kagami, Uchiha Kenji, Uchiha Sosuke.

All three of them were around ten years old.

Looking at the three little ones in front of him, he was momentarily dazed.

They all had faces that resembled familiar faces...

Kenji Uchiha's features are strikingly similar to those of Fugaku Uchiha, the future head of the Uchiha clan; while Sosuke Uchiha bears a striking resemblance to Obito.

"Come, greet Lord Shen'er."

"Lord Shir!"

Chiri introduced him to him from the side: "Kenji is Uchiha Bin's son. Like Sosuke, he is a genius who awakened the Sharingan at the age of ten."

"Understood." Shen Er nodded slightly.

The bloodline theory in the ninja world is truly fascinating.

They are not only born with the same talent, but they also surpass their predecessors, and even their appearances are very similar.

Is it because of chakra?

Kenji is the son of Uchiha Bin and the future father of Fugaku. In other words, Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke's great-aunt was his subordinate.

That's quite a high seniority.

"Is there anything you want to say to them?"

Seeing that his expression was strange, Uchiha Chiri blinked and asked.

"What do you want to say?"

Shen Er came to his senses, his gaze falling on the three young men and women, and slowly said, "A village can only exist if there is a home. No matter what, you must love your family first. When you grow up and establish your own families, you must pass this spirit on to your descendants."

Your descendants are all traitors to the Uchiha clan.

He didn't care what kind of ripples his casual remark would create in the future.

With at least two generations separating us, many things are unpredictable.

He was just doing his part; at least he should guide the future tragedies of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Konoha.

Shen Er's gaze swept subtly over the three men's pounding chests.

The hearts of our genius ancestors are delicious.

"Yes, Lord Shen!"

The three men had different expressions, but they all spoke in unison.

Their teachings were no less valuable than the words of a sage.

Different insights about family and village are brewing in their hearts.

Uchiha Kagami asked curiously, "What brings you here today, Lord Shen?"

"I'll be learning Fire Release ninjutsu with you all." Shen Er took over, clapping his hands to make a "slap" sound: "Alright, now let's not talk nonsense. Everyone, start training seriously."

He then suppressed his distracting thoughts and focused on learning how to make balsam fire from Zhili.