The Fifth Leaf Village

"I understand, father. I will study hard with the teacher," said Sasuke.

……

On the swing of the ninja school, Naruto watched his classmates walk away one by one. The sun was about to set, and under the orange sunset, he was the only one left in the huge ninja school.

Just when he had packed up his sadness and was about to go home alone, a slender shadow appeared before his eyes.

Naruto looked up and saw a white-haired man wearing a mask and a forehead protector covering one eye standing in front of him. The eye that was exposed was full of a complicated expression.

"Uncle, who are you looking for?" Naruto asked.

"Looking for you." Kakashi said.

"Me?" Naruto was stunned when he heard that.

"If your name is Uzumaki Naruto, then I didn't find the wrong person."

……

Because Uchiha Touhan had already made arrangements in advance, when Fugaku and Sasuke arrived at Uchiha Touhan's house, the housekeeper Keiko was already waiting at the door and welcomed them in directly.

"Lord Doo Hwan is waiting for you two in the study."

When the two were brought to the study by Keiko, Uchiha Dohuan, who had changed into a haori, was writing something at the desk.

"Elder Fugaku, this must be Sasuke." Uchiha Dohuan stopped what he was doing and looked at the two of them with a smile.

"Sasuke, why don't you say hello to your teacher?" Uchiha Fugaku said.

"Hello, teacher. My name is Uchiha Sasuke." Little Sasuke bowed timidly, then looked at Uchiha Dohuan with curious eyes.

"Dou Huan, I'll leave Sasuke to you." Uchiha Fugaku said.

……

Ichiraku Ramen.

"I'm starting to eat!" Little Naruto held the chopsticks, clasped his hands together, prayed, and began to eat voraciously, while Kakashi watched quietly from the side.

"Uncle with white hair, aren't you going to eat by yourself?" Naruto, who was halfway through eating, suddenly raised his head from the ramen bowl and asked curiously.

"I won't eat it. Also, according to seniority, you have to call me Brother Kakashi." Kakashi said.

At this time, Ichiraku poked his head out from behind the counter: "Kakashi, you haven't been here for a long time. But, what's your relationship with Naruto? Why did you suddenly come over to treat him to ramen?"

"This child's father has a certain connection with me," Kakashi said.

Kakashi's words made Naruto, who was eating noodles, stop.

"Naruto's father?" Uncle Ichiraku, who had run a shop in the village for over a decade, was no stranger to Kakashi, a former regular customer. Kakashi's words startled him. Then, he looked at Naruto's blond hair, and some of his previous speculations surfaced in his mind. "Could it be..."

But at this moment, Uncle Ichiraku noticed Kakashi's eyes and his gently shaking head.

……

Chapter 37 Sasuke and Naruto (Part )

Uncle Ichiraku understood Kakashi's eyes and shut his mouth tactfully, but his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

He had always seen the situation Naruto had been in within the village since he was a child, and if this child was truly the son of the Fourth Hokage, then it would be hell.

"Um, Brother Kakashi, Uncle Ichiraku, you know my father, right? Where is he now?" Naruto raised his head, his eyes were filled with tears, and it looked like they would fall at any time.

Uncle Ichiraku took a deep breath. He seemed to be in big trouble. No matter what the inside story was about Naruto, it was not something that a commoner like him who drove a ramen cart in Konoha could get involved in.

"Naruto, I can't tell you your father's identity for the time being, but what I can tell you is that your father is a great ninja." Kakashi said at this time.

"I..." Naruto stared at the two of them blankly.

Kakashi patted Naruto's head and said, "I didn't let you know your father's identity because I wanted to protect you. Your father has many powerful and unimaginable enemies. You haven't even finished ninja school yet. We can't let you get involved in the disputes of the previous generation."

"So, when I become stronger, you will tell me who he is, right?" Naruto quickly became strong and asked after wiping away his tears.

"Yes." Kakashi nodded.

"You can't lie to me!" Naruto looked up at Kakashi and said.

Kakashi was a little dazed for a moment when he looked at the face in front of him, which was young but very similar to his teacher and his mistress.

"Hey! Brother Kakashi!" Naruto muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, I promise you. Finish eating quickly, then go to your house to pack up your things. From now on, you will live with me." Kakashi said.

"Yes!" Naruto shouted carelessly, and then finished the ramen in the bowl as quickly as possible.

"I'm done! Thanks for the treat!"

In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched this scene in the crystal ball and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Kakashi still had some sense and knew that now was not a good time to reveal Naruto's identity.

……

the other side.

In Uchiha Touhan's study, Fugaku said goodbye after sending Sasuke there. For a moment, Sasuke and Uchiha Touhan were the only two people left in the study.

After seeing Fugaku off, Uchiha Dohuan Fuan wrote furiously, while Sasuke stayed in the study feeling a little uneasy.

"Find a place to sit and wait for me to finish these things." Uchiha Douhuan said without raising his head.

It can be seen that Fugaku attaches great importance to Sasuke's etiquette education. Although Uchiha Dohuan said so, Sasuke just found a cushion and knelt down seriously.

After a while, Uchiha Douhuan wrote the last word, then raised his head and asked, "How many words do you know?"

"My brother and mother taught me to read, and I know most of the words," Sasuke said.

"That's good. You don't have to let me teach you from the beginning." Uchiha Douhuan said as he handed Sasuke a booklet he had just written.

"Your task today is to memorize the first three pages. I'll explain the specific meaning to you after you've memorized them."

After hearing what Uchiha Dohuan said, Sasuke looked down at the things his new teacher had given him.

"Is man inherently good at birth?" Uchiha Sasuke turned to the first page and read out the first sentence word by word.

That's right, in order to teach Sasuke well, Uchiha Dohuan wrote down some Confucian classics that he still remembered from his previous life, removed some things that were not in tune with the ninja world.

For Sasuke at this age, teaching him some powerful ninjutsu would prevent him from performing due to his lack of chakra at such a young age. Instead, it would be better to correct his three views during this period, at least to reduce the harm of the ninja school's educational methods that cultivate killing machines, and then teach him to look at and think about the world rationally, at least not like his brother.

Regardless of other aspects, the Confucianism of the previous generation is still qualified at least in terms of moral shaping.

Although Sasuke didn't know why his teacher didn't teach him ninjutsu but instead asked him to memorize it, he still memorized it obediently.

……

After eating ramen, Kakashi followed Naruto back to his apartment room which was less than 30 square meters.

As soon as he entered the room, Naruto casually showed Kakashi his "treasures", including but not limited to a cabinet full of instant noodles and expired milk in the refrigerator.

Kakashi picked up a box of milk from the refrigerator, and frowned as soon as he saw the expiration date. It was three months past the expiration date.

"Naruto, don't you feel that there is anything wrong with the taste when you drink this?" Kakashi asked.

"Huh? No, the milk I drink has always tasted the same." Naruto was stunned when he heard Kakashi's question, then he spoke.

Hearing this, Kakashi almost understood what was going on. He then came to the wardrobe not far from the refrigerator, opened the door and took a look. Seeing that there were some worn-out clothes hanging inside, he wanted to slap himself a few times.

[I've been such a jerk all these years.]

"Forget it, don't pack. I'll take you to buy new ones tomorrow." Kakashi looked at Naruto putting instant noodles into the package one by one, and said after sighing.

"At least let me take these ramen with me! These are my treasures!" Naruto became anxious when he heard this. Forget about anything else, these ramen were what he had saved for a long time.

At this moment, Kakashi saw a red scarf in the corner of the closet, and thought of the one that his master's wife had knitted when she was pregnant. He picked it out, closed the closet door, and walked out, holding Naruto's collar. "Children can't eat so much ramen, they won't grow tall."

Naruto's little arms and legs kept flapping, but in front of Kakashi, he could only watch his treasure slowly move away from him.

……

Sasuke's little brain is quite smart. He memorized all the content that Uchiha Dohuan asked him to memorize in less than an hour.

Uchiha Douhuan randomly checked a few sentences and found that the boy had indeed memorized them. Then he began to explain the meaning of these words of sages to him sentence by sentence.

Sasuke listened carefully, and time passed by little by little.

"Okay, let's stop here for today." Uchiha Douhuan didn't put down the book until he finished explaining what Sasuke had memorized today. "It's getting late, go back to bed."

"Um, teacher, won't you teach me ninjutsu?" Sasuke asked in a low voice.

"Ninjutsu?" Uchiha Douhuan nodded, "Then come with me."

Chapter 38 The Inuzuka Clan's Choice

Uchiha Douhuan took Sasuke to the backyard where he usually practiced archery and turned on the lights in the corridor.

"What are they?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.

"My brother taught me the Three Body Technique before, and then I just learned the Lightning Release: Thunder Ball a few days ago." Sasuke also became more energetic when mentioning ninjutsu.

"Thunder ball, let me take a look." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Yes!" After Sasuke agreed, he quickly formed seals with his two small hands. Not long after, a golden lightning ball with a diameter of more than one meter appeared out of thin air in front of the two of them. It flew forward seven or eight meters and then exploded. A dazzling white light flashed in the dim backyard in an instant.

After doing all this, little Sasuke looked at Uchiha Dohuan with expectant eyes, wanting to get praise from his teacher.

However, Uchiha Dohan slapped Sasuke on the back of the head with a big slap, leaving the child confused.

"What are you doing, kid? I asked you to use a ninjutsu, but you blew up my lawn?"

"I'm sorry..." Sasuke said weakly.

"Watch carefully, this is how you use the thunder ball." After Uchiha Douhuan finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and a dark blue thunder ball with a diameter of only ten centimeters appeared out of thin air.

Although the scale of this thunder ball was much smaller than the one he had just created, Sasuke could clearly feel that the energy contained in this thunder ball was more condensed.

Then, Uchiha Douhuan turned his fingers, and the thunder ball began to circle around the two of them according to Uchiha Douhuan's guidance. For a moment, Sasuke was stunned.

After the thunder ball circled around the two of them for a few times, Uchiha Douhuan snapped his fingers again, and the dark blue thunder ball suddenly flew into the sky and exploded into a ball of fireworks.

"How amazing." Uchiha Sasuke exclaimed.

"See? Go back and practice according to this. When you can do this, I will teach you something else." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Yes!" Sasuke responded confidently.

Looking at Sasuke's confident smile, Uchiha Dohuan also smiled. This kid probably wouldn't pester him to learn new ninjutsu for a long time. You know, what he did just now required precise control of chakra in subtle ways. Even many Chunins who were good at lightning escape techniques might not be able to do it. Sasuke, a beginner, would probably have to suffer a bit if he wanted to do this.

However, with this process of honing basic skills, once Sasuke is able to do this, he will be able to learn other ninjutsu with half the effort in the future.

Moreover, the process of practicing this kind of delicate chakra control can also hone the character of this child. In the original timeline, Uchiha Douhuan couldn't stand the temper of Haruka Juku who would go out and get beaten on a whim.

After Sasuke left, Uchiha Douhuan also changed his clothes and prepared to go to the training ground to complete today's daily training.

Before leaving, Uchiha Douhuan said:

"Sister Keiko, please help me deliver a visiting card to the Inuzuka family and the Aburame family later."

"Now?" Uchiha Keiko asked, "It's so late."

"It's okay, I don't think they will care." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Then, under what name should it be given?" Uchiha Keiko asked.

"Let's use the name of the Security Department for the Inuzuka family, and as for the Aburame family, just use my personal name." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"I understand." Uchiha Keiko nodded in response.

……

That night, the two clans that received Uchiha Douhuan's visiting card were not at peace.

The Inuzuka clan held a clan meeting immediately after receiving the visiting invitation.

Unlike previous Uchiha clan meetings that would start arguing with each other within five minutes, never reach a conclusion, and might even resort to violence on a whim, the Inuzuka clan's meetings can be described as highly efficient.

In a not-too-big room in the family shrine, three senior ninjas of the Inuzuka clan, including the clan leader, and the clan's great elders were sitting around a table. In the center of the table was the visiting card that Uchiha Keiko had sent not long ago.

The current head of the Inuzuka clan, Inuzuka Jaw, glanced at the people present and said, "Tell me, what do you think of this visiting card?"

"Is the Uchiha clan taking the initiative to show us goodwill? This is rare." The great elder of the Inuzuka clan, Inuzuka Bones, who is 75 years old this year, said.

"The new head of the Uchiha clan seems very different from their previous heads," Inuzuka Jaw said. "Feng, you've been on missions with the new head of the Uchiha clan. Can you share your impressions of him?"

The youngest of the four, Inuzuka Feng, touched his chin upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he spoke: "This new Uchiha clan leader, how should I put it? I can't see through him at all."