The Fifth Leaf Village

Uchiha Douhuan snapped his fingers, and the person formed by lightning disappeared instantly. Uchiha Douhuan smiled and said to Kakashi: "If you can do this, then you can do this with very little chakra."

Uchiha Douhuan took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag, and then used a little lightning chakra to construct an electromagnetic field.

Under Kakashi's ghostly gaze, the kunai that had been released from his hand floated in the air, and then began to spin sideways at high speed. Uchiha Douhuan raised his finger and pointed in a direction, then suddenly clenched his fist.

The kunai flew out at high speed in an instant, so fast that even Kakashi's Sharingan could not capture it. It reached a distance of a hundred meters in almost the blink of an eye and slammed heavily on a huge rock. The huge kinetic energy directly shattered the boulder with a diameter of nearly one meter into pieces.

Kakashi looked at Uchiha Dohuan in disbelief. Although any ninja above the level of Chunin could have done that using ninjutsu, the flying speed of this kunai must have reached three times the speed of sound. Even a Jonin who excelled in speed could not have easily avoided it. The most important thing was that the little chakra Uchiha Dohuan had just used was not enough to consume even the most basic clone technique.

"How... was this done?" Kakashi asked.

"Kakashi, have you carefully explored the electric current caused by the change in the nature of Lightning Release?" Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile, "The change in the nature of Lightning Release can produce an electric current similar to natural lightning. If the control is good, it can create a strong magnetic field. With only a little bit of chakra, the magnetic field created can accelerate metal materials to the speed just mentioned. I call this move the Railgun."

"If you can learn it, then your chakra deficiency won't be such a big problem."

After saying that, Uchiha Douhuan took out a scroll, threw it to Kakashi, and said, "Go back and practice according to what's written on it. You're the only one besides me who can learn this technique. Without the dynamic vision of the Sharingan, it's difficult to even aim. And most of my other clansmen don't have much talent for Lightning Release."

"This is too valuable." Kakashi said after taking the scroll.

"If you think it's valuable, you can exchange it for your Chidori so I can teach it to Sasuke. The ninjutsu I developed are not suitable for laying the foundation for children." Uchiha Douhuan said.

Hearing this, Kakashi smiled helplessly. Was the ninjutsu he had painstakingly developed back then just being used by Uchiha Dohuan to lay the foundation for a child? But thinking about it, of all the things he owned, besides the White Fang displayed in the ancestral hall, only the Chidori could barely match the ninjutsu Uchiha Dohuan had taught him.

"I'll bring you the Chidori scroll before you leave," Kakashi said.

"By the way, if you go to Kirigakure, take this with you." Uchiha Douhuan smiled and took off the Thunderbolt from his waist and threw it to Kakashi.

"Is this necessary?" Kakashi was puzzled after taking the knife. "I haven't practiced swordsmanship for a long time."

"This sword isn't meant for you." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile, "For those rebellious ninjas from Kirigakure, just showing them this sword will be more effective than any other ninjutsu."

"Okay, I understand." Although Kakashi didn't quite understand why Uchiha Dohuan said that, Uchiha Dohuan handed him the ninja sword that he almost never left, so he must have his intentions.

……

The next day, Kakashi received the mission report. Just as Uchiha Dohuan had expected, in addition to him, a series of the Fourth Hokage's former subordinates who had close ties with him, including Shiranui Genma and Hiashi Raito, were organized into a team and headed to the southeastern border of the Land of Fire to assist the ninja troops at the border in clearing out the rebel ninjas who had escaped from the Hidden Mist Village.

That afternoon, Kakashi went to the ninja school to pick up Naruto and took him to the Uchiha clan's territory.

"Brother Kakashi, where are we going?" On the way over, Naruto realized that this didn't seem to be the way home, so he asked curiously.

"I have to go on a long mission during this period, so I have to ask your aunt Mikoto to take care of you for a while." Kakashi said.

"Huh?" Naruto was surprised when he heard that, then said, "I can take care of myself."

"When you say you can take care of yourself, do you mean eating ramen every day?" Kakashi said after glancing at the boy.

"Uh..." Naruto stuck out his tongue after his little thought was exposed, "So, am I going to live with Sasuke?"

"What? Don't you want to?" Kakashi asked.

"That's not the case," Naruto shook his head. Although he had to fight with Sasuke almost every day at school, Naruto still recognized this friend. Now that he had the opportunity to live together, he was still very happy.

"But you have to come back early." Naruto looked up at Kakashi and said.

Kakashi looked down at Naruto, and after seeing the reluctance in the boy's eyes, he reached out and touched his head, then said: "I understand, I will complete the mission and come back as soon as possible."

After Kakashi brought Naruto to the Uchiha clan's territory, he knocked on the door of Fugaku's house. Soon, Mikoto, dressed as a housewife, opened the door. When she saw Kakashi and Naruto, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Kakashi? And Naruto, why are you here?"

"Hello, Aunt Mikoto." Naruto greeted Mikoto.

"It's like this, Lady Mikoto. I have received a long-term task from the village. I'm afraid I will be away from the village for a while. I'm afraid that no one will take care of Naruto, so I would like to ask you to take care of him for a while." Kakashi said.

Mikoto nodded, then glanced at Naruto, "Take care of this child for a while? That's no problem, but..."

Mikoto didn't finish her words, but Kakashi understood her concerns. As friends of Naruto's parents, Mikoto and Fugaku could take care of the child. No one dared to say anything under the intimidation of Uchiha Dohuan. But if the Jinchuriki directly moved into the Uchiha clan territory, I'm afraid the Sandaime and others would not be able to sit still.

"It's okay," Kakashi said, "I'll leave the child in your care, Mikoto-sama. No one can say anything."

"Okay." Mikoto nodded, then asked, "Would you like to stay for dinner?"

"As for eating, there's no need. I still have to go back and pack my things." Kakashi shook his head and said, then he looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto, don't cause trouble for your Aunt Mikoto if you live here, okay?"

"Okay." Naruto nodded.

At this time, Sasuke also poked his little head out from behind Mikoto.

"Naruto? Are you going to stay at our house?"

"Yeah," Mikoto said with a smile, patting her youngest son's head, "You two should get along well from now on. Sasuke, take Naruto in."

"Okay!" Sasuke showed excitement on his face when he heard that, and brought Naruto into the house.

"Thank you for taking care of Naruto, Lady Mikoto." Kakashi said after bowing to Mikoto.

"Don't say that," Mikoto glanced back at Naruto, who had already entered the house with Sasuke, before speaking, "After all, he is Kushina's son."

……

After Kakashi left the Uchiha clan's territory and returned home, he saw Jiraiya waiting at the door.

"Jiraiya-sama?" Kakashi knew why the other party came to see him, but he still pretended to be ignorant and asked, "What is it?"

"It's so late, hasn't Naruto come back yet?" Jiraiya asked.

"I'm going to the border to clean up the rebel ninjas. I'll probably be away from the village for a long time, so I plan to ask someone else to take care of this child for a few days."

"So you sent him directly to the Uchiha clan?" Jiraiya said with a serious expression.

"Is there any problem?" Kakashi said, "If Lady Kushina were still alive, she would make the same choice if she encountered such a situation."

"Kakashi, Naruto is a Jinchuriki after all! You shouldn't have sent him to the Uchiha clan anyway." Jiraiya said seriously.

Hearing this, Kakashi's face suddenly changed: "Jinchuuriki, Jinchuuriki! Of course I know Naruto is a Jinchuuriki! But he is just a seven-year-old child! He is the only son of my teacher, your disciple Namikaze Minato! Is it because of this that you came to find him, or because of his status as a Jinchuriki?"

Jiraiya's face turned red and white at what Kakashi said, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Have you never thought about what would happen if Uchiha controlled the Nine-Tails?"

"Lord Jiraiya, given your current status, you can't say such things casually." Kakashi reminded with a sneer.

Jiraiya realized that what he had just said was too sensitive. He turned around and confirmed that there was no one else around. Then he sighed and said, "Kakashi, that's not what I meant. I was just in case."

"Lord Jiraiya, I think that the Uchiha clan, with all its pride, would not be so despicable as to make a fuss about a child," Kakashi said.

Jiraiya was speechless. He really wanted to say that the Uchiha people would not be so despicable as to make a fuss about a child. Could they be so despicable?

But he really didn't have the confidence to say that.

After taking over the position of Hokage advisor, he also read the documents left by the previous two advisors one by one. Wasn't the rumor about Naruto being a demon fox orchestrated by Danzo, one of the village's high-ranking officials? On the other hand, the Security Department had never been involved in the previous rumor incidents.

So, in response to Kakashi's words, Jiraiya could only remain silent.

"Lord Jiraiya, please go back. If you want to see Naruto, you can go to the Uchiha clan. I think Lord Fugaku and Lady Mikoto will not refuse." Kakashi said.

After saying that, Kakashi walked into the house on his own, ignoring Jiraiya outside the door and closed it.

Jiraiya outside the door took a look at the ancestral home of the Hatake clan behind the gate, sighed deeply, and rushed towards the Hokage Building.

Jiraiya opened the door to the Hokage's office and walked in dejectedly.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen also sighed. Seeing Jiraiya like this, he thought that he had hit a snag with Kakashi.

"Kakashi still insists that Uchiha take care of Naruto?" asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Yes," Jiraiya nodded, "Old man, what you did before was indeed too much. Now Kakashi would rather believe Uchiha than us."

Sarutobi Hiruzen lit his pipe. "Is it about the rumors about Naruto? Danzo did the same thing behind my back before. By the time I found out, it was too late to undo it. Forcing an explanation would only deepen the villagers' misunderstanding."

Jiraiya looked at his teacher deeply, shook his head after a while, and then said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. The Uchiha shouldn't be so cruel as to attack a child. Old man, after Kakashi resigned from the Anbu, the position of Anbu captain will be vacant. Do you have a candidate?"

……

Chapter 90: Anbu Captain, Uchiha Itachi

"Not yet." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head. "After Kakashi retired, there is no one in the Anbu who has the strength and qualifications to convince the public."

"Old man, this position is very important, isn't it?" Jiraiya said, "There's no leader in the Anbu right now. The requests for assistance from the Security Department are more effective than direct orders from me, the Hokage's assistant. I'm afraid that in a while, the Anbu and the Jonin Squad will become the Uchiha Anbu and Jonin Squad."

"So, do you have a choice?" asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"That's right." Jiraiya nodded, took out a resume from his pocket and placed it on Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk.

Sarutobi Hiruzen picked it up and took a look, his expression changed slightly: "Uchiha Itachi?"

"Yes." Jiraiya nodded. "At the moment, he's the most suitable. Although his qualifications are slightly lacking, his strength is definitely at the top level among the Anbu. More importantly, his attitude towards joint missions with the Security Department is rare among Anbu ninjas who never gets involved in such matters."

"But he is from the Uchiha clan and is Fugaku's son." Sarutobi Hiruzen said. Since the last time Uchiha Itachi returned to the Anbu, although the other party moved out of the Uchiha clan's territory directly, Sarutobi Hiruzen still had doubts about him. Now that Jiraiya proposed that he be the captain of the Anbu, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Of course, this is just my idea. I have to talk to him to confirm the specific situation." Jiraiya said, "But I think he will stand on the side of the village."

"That's true." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and nodded, "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Itachi was indeed a ninja who had transcended his clan's horizons and held the Will of Fire in his heart. However, you should talk to him before making a decision."

"I will." Jiraiya nodded, and then said, "Then I'll go back first, old man. Sometimes I don't know whether it is right or wrong for me to promise you."

Hearing Jiraiya's sigh, Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to say something, but Jiraiya had already jumped out of the window of the Hokage's office.

……

The next day, Kakashi set out for the border with Shiranui Genma and the others early in the morning, while Uchiha Dohuan came to the village entrance alone to see them off.

Before leaving, Shiranui Genma handed a kunai with special characters engraved on it to Uchiha Douhuan. After Uchiha Douhuan took it, a smile appeared on his face: "You are well prepared."

"You have to have some tricks to be prepared for any eventuality." Kakashi said with a thunderbolt hanging on his waist.

"I won't say much else," Uchiha Douhuan said after putting away the special kunai. He looked at everyone and said, "I wish you all the best on your journey and good luck in fighting!"

"Then I'll take advantage of Patriarch Douhuan's good wishes." Shiranui Genma showed a hearty smile.

After the group set off, Uchiha Douhuan leisurely rushed back to the security department to go to work.

At the same time, in Jiraiya's advisory office, Uchiha Itachi pushed the door open.

"Lord Jiraiya, all the spies sent by the Land of Lightning to contact us have been killed, and the spies hiding in the village have also been found one by one. No village information has been leaked this time." Uchiha Itachi said after saluting Jiraiya.

"Well done, Itachi." Jiraiya nodded, "Take a seat."

Although Uchiha Itachi had some doubts in his heart, he still followed Jiraiya's instructions and sat in the chair in front of Jiraiya's desk.

"Lord Jiraiya, is there something wrong?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"Itachi, I'm very busy here, so I'll make it short. I plan to propose to the Third Hokage to let you be the captain of the Anbu." Jiraiya said.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Itachi immediately wanted to refuse: "Master Jiraiya, I am still inexperienced and I am afraid I cannot handle this important task."

"Itachi, the Anbu is currently in need of personnel. Qualifications and experience are not the most important issue." Jiraiya said, "Your strength is definitely worthy of the position of Anbu captain."

"Lord Jiraiya, the position of Anbu captain is a matter of great importance. Please consider it carefully." Uchiha Itachi said. Since moving out of the clan, he has devoted all his energy to the work of Anbu. The fact that the Anbu and the ninjas in the Jonin class have been getting closer and closer to the Uchiha clan and the guard team has made him more and more worried.

Many of my Anbu colleagues would privately discuss how great it would be to be transferred to the Security Department if there was a chance.

In their words, Uchiha Dohuan was a great ninja who was wholeheartedly devoted to the Will of Fire. Those of them who had received Uchiha Dohuan's favor, led by civilian ninjas like Nagai Seiichi, secretly regarded themselves as members of the Isshinkai. He couldn't imagine which side these people would stand on if Uchiha Dohuan really staged a coup.

Uchiha Itachi wanted to stop all this, but with almost the entire Anbu praising Uchiha Dohuan, his voice was too small.

"Itachi, don't rush to refuse." Jiraiya walked around the desk and came to Uchiha Itachi, patted his shoulder and said, "What do you think of your current clan leader, Uchiha Dohuan?"

"Clan leader Dou Huan?" Jiraiya's question made Uchiha Itachi frown. He didn't know why Jiraiya suddenly asked him this question. To be cautious, Uchiha Itachi could only give a formal answer: "I am not familiar with Clan leader Dou Huan in the clan, but the clan members around him all praise him."

"Really? This is different from what you reported to the Third Hokage, that Uchiha Dohuan has great ambitions." Jiraiya said.

"Those were just what I heard from others. They have affected the unity of the village. I beg Lord Jiraiya and the Third Hokage to forgive me." Uchiha Itachi said.

"Itachi," Jiraiya sighed, then said, "You've seen the current situation, so I won't tell you any more nonsense. Do you know why I returned to the village and took on the position of Hokage advisor?"

Uchiha Itachi looked at Jiraiya with some confusion.

"This story starts from the time when I obtained the inheritance of Mount Myoboku by chance." Jiraiya began to tell Uchiha Itachi about the child of prophecy and the unknown future that had become chaotic as described by the Great Toad Sage.

Jiraiya's words about the long-term peaceful future that would appear in the ninja world thanks to the efforts of the child of prophecy made Uchiha Itachi's mind move slightly, and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

When Itachi Uchiha heard that the future had changed and Jiraiya guessed that it was related to Uchiha Dohuan, a look of understanding appeared on his face.

Uchiha Douhuan truly has enormous ambitions, but I never imagined that becoming Hokage would have such serious consequences.

Uchiha Itachi thought to himself.

It can be said that no matter who it was, no one would take Jiraiya’s vague prophecy seriously, but Uchiha Itachi was different.

First of all, he was naturally prejudiced against Uchiha Dohuan. Then, although his head was empty, he spent all day thinking about the grand propositions of the meaning of life and peace. The perfect future described by Jiraiya under the efforts of the son of prophecy could be said to have hit this guy's G-spot just right.

Coupled with a bit of the arrogance and stubbornness unique to the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Itachi's brain circuits were perfectly closed at this moment, and he believed in what Jiraiya said.

"Itachi, I need you to help me." Jiraiya patted Uchiha Itachi's shoulder and said, "Help me prevent that chaotic future."

"Lord Jiraiya, what do you need me to do?" asked Uchiha Itachi.