Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

Once Uchiha Kagami is capable of standing on her own and taking over as clan leader, she can relinquish this responsibility and pursue the "freedom" she spoke of with Jin on New Year's Eve in Konoha.

With the successful conclusion of the Five Shadows Conference, the "peace" that Shen Er sought has been largely achieved through the peace treaty signed at the conference.

Next, it was her turn.

The freedom she was referring to was freedom in marriage and relationships.

As the head of the Uchiha clan, a powerful clan with a history of thousands of years, there was absolutely no way she could marry outside the clan. Even if the man was Shen Er, the elders of the clan would never agree to it.

She was not the kind of person who acted unilaterally and disregarded her clansmen.

Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have stopped Uchiha Bin from leading a defection; she was an Uchiha who stood on the side of "the majority."

But once she is no longer the clan leader, even if marrying out would involve the issue of bloodline loss, given her prestige and popularity in the village, this obstacle would be insignificant.

She could also naturally stay with Shen Er.

Because of the Yin seal, she is not worried about any issues that might arise due to her age.

In other words...

She felt that she and Shen were still very young and far from death.

Even though he didn't notice that Chiri was distracted, he saw the three young heroes of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Kagami, Uchiha Kenji, Uchiha Sosuke.

Two years later, they all successfully passed the Chunin Exams.

Among them, Uchiha Kagami became a special Jonin at the age of 15.

People in the ninja world generally mature early; by the age of 15, they are already physically mature and enter a period of rapid growth in their ninja strength.

Shen Er personally witnessed the three of them grow from little devils to their current young and strong selves.

at this time……

For some reason, Uchiha Kagami is giving one-on-one instruction to six-year-old Yuhi Shinku.

Chiri explained from the side, "Yuhi Shinku has an outstanding talent for genjutsu, so his parents posted a request at the Hokage Building to hire an excellent genjutsu ninja as a tutor. Uchiha Kagami accepted it."

This clearly demonstrates that the Uchiha clan during this period were indeed well-connected with the village and had a harmonious relationship with its inhabitants.

He could even teach his most proficient illusion techniques to other ninjas in the village.

Later, due to the establishment of the Konoha Police Department, coupled with rumors of "unknown origin," the relationship between the Uchiha and the village and its residents continued to deteriorate, leading to their marginalization and increasing extremism.

Ultimately, it all comes down to Tobirama Senju.

Zhili raised his hand to stop Shen'er, and gave him a mysterious smile: "Listen."

Even stopped in their tracks and eavesdropped on Uchiha Kagami's class with Chiri.

He was quite curious about the current state of Zhishui's ancestors.

After all, two generations later, Shisui was quite interested in Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan.

As a mad scientist, he even wanted to test just how powerful the strongest illusion technique in the setting really was. Was "Kotoamatsukami" like Lelouch's Geass, a "power of absolute obedience" that made the other party absolutely obedient to his commands?

Its applications are wide-ranging. For example, it can be used to command experimental subjects undergoing the fusion of Hashirama cells to "survive," to see if the subjects can unleash their potential at the cellular level, truly survive the experiment, and thus obtain the power of Wood Release.

Therefore, the ancestors of Zhishui must not have gone astray.

Furthermore, Kurenai Yuhi and his daughter are considered representative ninjas in the future field of Konoha's genjutsu.

Witness the bond and legacy between them.

For Shen Er, who has an overhead view, it has a unique charm.

Uchiha Kagami: "Don't go to school on an empty stomach, air out your clothes and blankets on sunny days, be careful of people when walking on Konoha streets, don't rely on other people's strength, and don't practice ninjutsu barefoot."

A puzzled expression appeared on Yuhi Makoto's youthful face: "Kagami-sensei, what do you mean by all this?"

"These are the words that Lord Shen taught me two years ago."

A hint of reminiscence flickered in Uchiha Kagami's eyes as he said gently, "I thought about it for a long time before I finally understood what Lord Shinji wanted to tell us..."

"As a ninja, one must be fully prepared for everything, be good at seizing favorable opportunities, always be vigilant about the surrounding environment, rely on oneself, be down-to-earth, and not depend on external things. These are all the awareness that one must have to become an excellent ninja."

"The essence of illusion is to create illusions and confuse the opponent."

"But if you use illusions too often, ninjas with weak willpower will become lost in the illusions they create themselves."

"Therefore, before practicing illusion magic, you must keep these five vows firmly in mind to avoid becoming trapped in illusion magic. In the future, you can also pass on these five vows to your children and disciples."

"Shinku, did you understand?"

Kurenai Yuhi nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Uchiha Kagami didn't care whether he understood or not, and started teaching him from the most basic genjutsu.

Konoha ninjas are very shrewd.

Even though getting into the Ninja Academy is equivalent to attending a top-tier university, talented students will still try their best to train extra and strive for outstanding performances, all in the hope of being assigned to a strong Jonin instructor after graduation.

"Hehe, interesting..."

Shen Er laughed.

His words and deeds have subtly influenced many people. And these influences will continue to be passed down from generation to generation through the bonds formed by blood ties, master-disciple relationships, and geographical ties.

The kindness of others brings blessings that will last for a thousand years.

The debt of gratitude can never be repaid.

"Let's go."

Shen followed Zhili to her home and talked about the plan to form an ANBU and the idea of ​​inviting Uchiha clan members to join.

Uchiha Chiri was somewhat tempted: "That's not bad. Now that the ninja world is at peace, there are fewer missions that require combat. The existence of the Anbu can give young clansmen experience and accelerate their growth."

During wartime, Konoha's Anbu were primarily responsible for reconnaissance and assassination missions.

During peacetime, their duties include protecting the Hokage and preventing foreign enemies from invading Konoha.

Uchiha Chiri also saw a different kind of gray value in it.

She currently serves as the principal of the ninja academy, placing her among the village's higher-ups. However, she cannot hold this position forever; sooner or later, she will have to hand it over to younger generations.

At that point, the Uchiha clan will lose its voice among the village's higher-ups.

Anyone with eyes can see that the Second Hokage will be Tobirama Senju.

Although he is currently restraining his hostility towards the Uchiha under Hashirama's control, no one can guarantee how his attitude will change once he becomes the Second Hokage.

Uchiha Chisato is a ruthless character who emerged from the chaos of the Warring States period.

They quickly realized the value of the shadows.

With the mindset of guarding against petty people but not honest people, she quickly decided to use this proposal to form an ANBU to plant Uchiha people within it.

"Thank you, Shen..."

Zhili's tone was sincere.

She knew very well that Shen'er was not telling her these things because he wanted to betray the village.

However, his vision and strategic thinking surpassed even Tobirama Senju's, and he was quietly balancing the conflicts among the various factions in the village in his own way, thus preventing potential future conflicts.

Do you have someone suitable in mind right now?

"As for the candidates..."

After a moment of careful thought, Zhili slowly said, "Uchiha Kenji and Uchiha Sosuke are both fine. There are also a few clan members I need to test their abilities first."

It's said to be an assessment of ability, but in reality, it's an assessment of loyalty.

The primary condition for sending clansmen into the Dark Side is loyalty to the clan, which must take precedence over loyalty to the village. Most of the time, the two are not in conflict, but in the worst-case scenario, this choice becomes crucial.

Uchiha Kagami was also loyal to his clan.

However, he was being groomed by Uchiha Chiri to be the next clan leader, so he couldn't be sent to the Anbu for training.

She was not at all surprised by the two candidates that Chiri first proposed.

One was Fugaku Uchiha's father, and the other was Obito Uchiha's ancestor; both were men of strong character.

With them infiltrating the underworld as informants, Shen'er felt reassured.

"it is good."

"It's too early to form an Anbu. You can take your time to evaluate them. I'll submit the proposal to the Hokage in a couple of days."

Shen Er did not linger and got up to take his leave.

Next, he needed to instruct another disciple, Hyuga Jun, to prepare for joining the Anbu.

It would be best to win over another group of Hyuga branch family ninjas who could no longer endure the oppression of the main family and longed for freedom.

Chapter 76 Even the family dog ​​has to eat a portion of the village's grain.

three days later.

Even carrying a detailed and comprehensive "Anbu Formation Plan," he arrived at the Hokage's office.

Speaking of Naruto.

Hashirama Senju was in high spirits because of this happy event. He walked with a spring in his step these past few days and even visited the Hokage Building more often.

"This is……"

When Hashirama saw the title of the project document, he frowned slightly, instinctively sensing something was amiss.

Shadow Security Department?

He asked, "Shen'er, I don't think this name is appropriate. What does 'Shadow' mean? Now that the ninja world has settled down and entered a peaceful era, all departments of Konoha should be aboveboard."

I never expected Hashirama's focus to be on this...

He has specifically changed the name of the tactical assassination unit to the Security Department.

"The name is not important; the nature and essence of the unit are what matter."

"If you feel the name is inappropriate, you can change it to Ninja Club, Ninja Killing Club, CIPHER POL... all of these are acceptable, but calling it Anbu is more in line with the temperament of ninjas."

After thinking about it carefully, Hashirama realized that this made sense, so he patiently continued to read through the project details.