Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

"Where the leaves dance in the air, the fire will never be extinguished!"

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were somewhat disappointed to see their old friend's performance. The Uchiha clan had basically completed their migration, and the Second Hokage's will was abandoned by his own people in less than half a year.

The two, who cared deeply about the village, intended to communicate with Danzo, but to their bewilderment, Danzo, who was passionate about Uchiha affairs, "disappeared."

Fortunately, the Root ninjas did not relax, and some different voices emerged from the Uchiha clan. The two advisors have recently rediscovered their "value".

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The ancestral home of the Nanga Shrine has become the preferred destination for young Uchiha ninjas. Although part of the new clan land is still under construction, many young people have moved here ahead of schedule.

Fugaku Uchiha knew that the previous generation of Konoha's high-ranking officials were wary of the Uchiha clan, and this "split" was also to get rid of those stubborn voices within the clan.

Coming to the ancestral land made it easier to hold clan meetings, and Fugaku Uchiha took advantage of this to strengthen the ideological education of the young people.

They invoked the long history of the Uchiha clan, emphasizing their status as one of the founders of Konoha.

Madara Uchiha's ideology is dangerous, but the strength of this "patriarch" is still worth promoting; the younger members of the clan love to hear about such things!

Although 3-year-old Itachi Uchiha has not yet begun formal ninja training, he has already started learning these basic ninja knowledge.

For young Itachi Uchiha, life at the Naka Shrine was very happy; the dense forest, the river, and the shrine were all places he loved.

Despite his father's stern face all the time, Itachi Uchiha believed that his family loved him!

Looking up at the azure sky, Itachi Uchiha, carrying the collected branches, came to the riverbank in the dense forest.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Furukawa Osamu, who was setting up the campfire, with longing. Just moments ago, his teacher had led him to jump off the highest cliff. He couldn't describe the feeling at that moment:

"Teacher, are these branches enough? How are we going to get back later?"

Uchiha Itachi sat on a boulder, asking questions while staring intently at the prepared large fish with his big eyes.

Furukawa Osamu was somewhat surprised by the courage of this 3-year-old child. In just a short while, Uchiha Itachi's emotions had completely calmed down, and he even had the appetite to taste the wild game.

"As a ninja, it is natural to use the power of chakra to return."

"Do you want to fly back? Or do you want me to carry you up from here?"

Uchiha Itachi looked up at the towering, steep rock face again. At only three years old, he didn't fully understand the strength that Furukawa Osamu had displayed, but he instinctively felt that his teacher was truly amazing.

"Let's climb up! My father told me that a ninja should constantly hone his body and will."

"Only in this way can we live up to the bloodline in our bodies and the name of the Uchiha clan."

"Teacher, why is my father always so strict with me? Am I special?"

From the time he could remember, Itachi Uchiha had never seen his father smile at him. While the other children in the clan were still playing, his teacher, at his father's request, had already begun teaching him the basics of ninja.

His mother always looked at him with a different kind of gaze, which Itachi Uchiha couldn't understand at the moment, but he felt that he was a special existence.

"Perhaps they have extremely high expectations for your talent!"

"Don't think about these things; you'll understand when you grow up."

"Chakra is a magical energy, and I hope you will become interested in this power."

Uchiha Itachi nodded happily upon hearing Furukawa Osamu's words of advice. He too wanted to "fly" and wanted to use his own power to complete this incredible challenge.

Looking at the grilled fish, Itachi Uchiha took it and immediately thanked him. After taking a big bite, the delicious taste made him completely forget the lingering fear in his heart.

"The teacher must be the most powerful ninja!"

"Even my father probably couldn't do something like that."

After eating his fill, Itachi Uchiha secretly admired the clan members' reverence for Osamu Furukawa. Although he was still young, he could easily see their deep respect for him after careful observation.

"After you play here for a while, I'll take you upstairs."

"This is also a way to train your body, which can give you greater strength."

After giving some instructions, Furukawa Osamu patted Uchiha Itachi's head. Itachi nodded vigorously, extended his right hand to form a hand seal, and pretended to concentrate.

After Itachi Uchiha had rested, he came to the towering cliff. He took a deep breath, sat in the arms of Osamu Furukawa, and subconsciously closed his eyes.

"call out!"

A gentle breeze caressed his face, and as Itachi Uchiha opened his eyes, Osamu Furukawa had already begun leaping and climbing:

"Didn't the teacher use the power of chakra?"

"Don't waste chakra on this kind of cliff. Remember, physical and mental strength complement each other."

Uchiha Itachi nodded as if he understood, his pupils contracting slightly as he glanced down, but as Furukawa Osamu continued to climb, he eventually adapted to the height.

As Itachi returned to the dense forest above, he was lost in thought, looking up at Osamu Furukawa, and subconsciously exclaimed in admiration:

"The teacher is really amazing!"

Wearing a blue Jonin casual outfit, Furukawa Osamu simply smiled. During this period, in order to cooperate with Ashura's chakra to modify his body, he could only use primitive methods to train his body.

Unfortunately, the effect was not obvious. Apart from a significant increase in vitality, all other physical data continued to change slowly at the previous pace.

"Keep the secret of 'flying' from your father. I'll take you to explore other areas next time."

Furukawa Osamu whispered his instructions, and Uchiha Itachi immediately nodded vigorously. He liked secrets and always felt that this would make him closer to his teacher.

When the two returned to the clan's grounds in the evening, young Uchiha members were still practicing shurikenjutsu. Although it was the weekend, everyone was still strictly disciplining themselves.

"Greetings, Lord Xiu!"

"Master Xiu is still working hard, we can't let our guard down!"

"As expected of Master Xiu, he still insists on cultivating even on weekends..."

At each training range they passed, Uchiha clan ninjas would crowd around and loudly praise him. Itachi Uchiha felt that his teacher was more popular than his father; it was the first time he had ever seen his clansmen like this.

Upon returning home, Itachi Uchiha happily rushed into his mother's arms. Mikoto Uchiha hugged her son with some guilt, feeling that her husband had gone too far, having been strictly disciplined since childhood.

"Thank you for your help, Xiu. Itachi is always especially happy when he's with you."

"Itachi is a smart child, and he will understand the good intentions of Chief Fugaku in the future."

Furukawa Osamu responded in a low voice, and Uchiha Mikoto sighed quietly. Her husband's expectations for their son were too high, and even she felt a lot of pressure.

At dinner time, Itachi Uchiha earnestly reported his study progress to his father, Fugaku Uchiha, and a rare smile appeared on his face:

"As expected of my son!"

Hearing the praise, Itachi Uchiha looked up and saw his father's expression, and he became even happier. This was the first time in his memory that his father had smiled at him.

Furukawa Osamu couldn't comment on this father-son relationship. After dinner, Uchiha Mikoto left with her son, and Uchiha Fugaku, after pouring tea, frowned and sighed.

"I'm so sorry to have made you laugh, Hokage-sama. I failed to control the noise within the clan."

"Most of the clansmen who stayed behind at the guard post harbored great prejudice against the Second Hokage. The Senju clan's conspiracy was nothing but their idle fantasy."

"It is very difficult to change their minds, but I assure you that these tribesmen will not cause trouble for the village."

The news spread somewhat inexplicably. There was no benefit to the Uchiha clan bringing up old grievances, but those clan members seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, insisting on making a fuss and seeking attention.

Fugaku Uchiha suspected that Root ninjas were secretly instigating this, but he couldn't say anything about it.

After all, Danzo couldn't even be seen. The Fourth Hokage had already done enough. If he wanted to completely reclaim power, he could only wait a while longer.

"Tsunade-sensei doesn't care about these things. A few complaints won't affect the village."

"Clan Chief Fugaku needs to be wary of external forces, as this could affect the Uchiha clan."

As soon as Furukawa Osamu finished speaking, Uchiha Fugaku nodded thoughtfully. The appearance of "Uchiha Madara's followers" was equally inexplicable; he had noticed this situation long ago.

"I will have the clan's ANBU members report to the Hokage regularly."

"No matter who it is, they shouldn't try to disrupt the existing relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village."

After a brief discussion about the matter, Fugaku Uchiha lowered his voice and asked with some anticipation:

"Shu, what do you think of Itachi's aptitude? Does he have a chance to master even greater Uchiha power?"

Fugaku Uchiha firmly believed that a ninja's potential could be seen at the age of three, and he prepared a comprehensive plan in order for his son to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Having recently examined Itachi Uchiha, Furukawa Osamu forced a smile and reminded him again:

"The three-tomoe eye technique shouldn't be a problem, but as for higher-level eye techniques, I can't make an accurate judgment."

"I've looked through a lot of information and combined it with the historical records given by the Fugaku clan chief. Itachi's talent should meet these conditions."

Upon hearing that his son had gained Osamu Furukawa's approval, Fugaku Uchiha's face once again lit up with joy.

"If Itachi can achieve this, I swear, he will become the Hokage's strength!"

Thinking of the new drug optimized within the clan, Fugaku Uchiha made up his mind to use it on his son. With the help of the drug and his outstanding talent, the Mangekyou Sharingan had a promising future.

With this power, Uchiha is qualified to become Hokage, and all the problems left by his predecessors will be solved in his generation.

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Late at night, undisturbed by daily affairs, Osamu Furukawa went to Shikkotsu Forest for his usual training, continuing to sense the coordinates of the Pure Land with the help of the live slug.

The blonde girl, transformed from the slug's true form, broke free of resonance and, for the first time, revealed a look of helplessness within the spiritual world of the Hundred Healings Seal:

“Lord Xiu, that doesn’t seem to be a space, but a world with unknown rules.”

"If Hagoromo Otsutsuki really lived in that world, his power must have reached another level."

"No wonder Gamamaru believed in Hagoromo Otsutsuki back then; the chakra fruit that the God Tree produces truly possesses incredible power."

As Indra's chakra continuously increased Furukawa Osamu's eye power, the Sharingan began to influence his mental strength under the enhancement of this power, thus enabling him to use Yin Release more easily.

Even with his enhanced mental strength, Furukawa Osamu still couldn't pinpoint the coordinates of the Pure Land, and sending his spirit into the Pure Land to "collect" the Six Paths Sage became nothing more than wishful thinking.

"It's okay, even if we can't find the coordinates, there are still ways to achieve our goal."

“Summoning the Sage of Six Paths is also an option, but awakening him is riskier, as the spiritual power is not yet sufficient.”

Furukawa Osamu's spiritual body glanced at the sphere of Sage Chakra gathered in the sky above, and his solidified spiritual body sat cross-legged within it. This was the result of his many years of [collection].

The slug looked at Furukawa Osamu curiously, and after merging with his spiritual body, a confused tone appeared in his soft, sweet voice:

"Does the tailed beast's chakra resonate with Indra's or Ashura's chakra?"

"Would this bring the Sage of Six Paths to the world?"

"There is a high probability, but the opportunity only comes once. After recovering the power of the Sage of Six Paths, we will be one step closer to the original chakra."

Furukawa Osamu did not explain the source of the information; this was his backup plan. After waking the old man, it was highly likely that he would be unable to launch a sneak attack, so he could only forcibly collect the information.

After finishing his training, Furukawa Osamu emerged from the slug's enormous body, and soon a clone wriggled onto him:

"Master Xiu, should we allow the split spirit to continue searching for energy?"

"This is the only way. Perhaps after the energy is enhanced, we will be able to clearly perceive the coordinates of the Pure Land space again."

Furukawa Osamu's tone revealed regret; if the war had continued until now, the energy collected would certainly have been much greater.

Despite his efforts to control his influence, the war ended sooner than he remembered. Only Kirigakure remained in turmoil, while the other smaller countries were brought to peace by Konoha's authority...

After finishing the summoning ritual, Furukawa returned to the courtyard and suddenly saw a familiar figure. He immediately asked in a low voice:

"Tsunade-sensei?"

Tsunade, wearing a bathrobe, shuddered. After her routine training, she had been having trouble sleeping and had come to the central courtyard to calm down when her disciple suddenly appeared.

Seeing that Tsunade didn't speak, Furukawa Osamu simply went over and pulled her back into the room, whispering a few words of advice:

“It’s already very late. After you finish your practice, you should rest early, Master.”

Under the cover of night, Tsunade couldn't see her disciple's profile clearly, but she was held close to the waist again, and all the words she wanted to say were swallowed back. She could only try her best to control her animated body.

Only after being taken back to her room did Tsunade finally breathe a sigh of relief, look at Furukawa Osamu, and whisper:

"I've neglected your feelings lately..."

By intentionally distancing herself to create an opportunity for Shizune, Tsunade felt she had achieved her goal and returned to her usual self.

"The teacher always says strange things, but helping you is what I should do."

In the dim light, Tsunade saw Furukawa Osamu's sincere gaze again, and regained her usual cheerful tone, thanking him once more:

"Thank you, Xiu!"

Chapter 144 The Powerful "Ancestor"...

By the end of October, the "stubborn elements" of the Uchiha Guard had fallen silent.

Most people do not support them, and the village leadership ignores their voices.