"Okay, that's it for today. Please be safe after school and go home early. Well, that's it."

Iruka gave instructions to the students in the class, then walked out of the classroom holding the textbook he picked up from the desk.

The moment Iruka walked out of the classroom, the class immediately burst into deafening cheers, as if they were released from prison after being imprisoned, and everyone's face showed an extremely relaxed look.

Even Uchiha Sasuke, a top student, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Different from the reason why others breathed a sigh of relief, Sasuke thought that this boring class could finally end, and next would be his extremely important personal training time.

It's not that he looks down on Iruka, but he really can't learn anything useful in a place like ninja school.

He has already mastered the three body arts involved in the graduation exam, and is unparalleled among his peers.

As for the physical fitness test, they were also among the best, except for a certain yellow-haired crane tail who was overly energetic.

The practical application of physical skills also ranks first in the grade.

It is no longer necessary for him to continue studying in the ninja school.

Unfortunately, Konoha now is different from the war years in previous years. Ninja school students are strictly required to complete a six-year course before they can graduate from the ninja school.

This is why Sasuke still needs to study in the ninja school, although the knowledge in the ninja school has no effect on Sasuke.

Looking at his classmates who were playfully walking out of the classroom side by side, Sasuke put his cold hands in his trouser pockets, which unexpectedly attracted the attention and shouts of the girls. He also left the classroom with a calm expression in the eyes of some boys.

Humph, they are a bunch of idiots. Sasuke secretly defined his classmates in this way and expressed his disdain.

He left the school and walked towards the woods not far from his residence. It was a place where he often practiced and it was also part of the Uchiha clan's heritage. It was now his private territory and the village had no right to take it back.

In this way, when you practice here, you can avoid being disturbed by other people waiting to come over.

As for teacher Iruka's instructions to pay attention to safety and go home early, Sasuke ignored it.

Although he does feel that the atmosphere in the village has been a bit unusual recently. The adults occasionally get together and talk about some relatively sensitive words, such as war, the country of ghosts...

But this kind of thing has nothing to do with students like him who have not graduated.

The war is too far away from him.

His only goal now is to improve his strength, kill Itachi Uchiha, and restore the glory of the Uchiha clan.

As for other things, they have to be ranked behind this.

In a dark place that Sasuke didn't know about, two Anbu peeked at everything Sasuke was doing through the hidden shade of the trees.

Sasuke's training progress naturally fell into the eyes of the Anbu, who recorded everything in detail, picked out the important parts, compiled it into information, and reported it to the Hokage regularly.

After all, he is the last Uchiha of Konoha. In the future, Uchiha of Konoha will probably need him to regain his reputation.

The ANBU responsible for looking after Sasuke did not dare to be careless, but they did not expose themselves to Sasuke.

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Regarding Uchiha Sasuke, Hiruzen's mood has always been a mixture of fear and expectation.

Sasuke is Itachi's younger brother, and Itachi's ninja talent is more than just excellent. In the decades since he has been the Hokage, except for the Fourth Generation Namami Feng Minato, he has never seen anyone with ninja talent who can compete with him.

Comparable to ferrets.

As Itachi's younger brother, Sasuke's ninja talent is naturally not bad. If he gets the right training, his strength will improve rapidly. Especially under the pressure of a radical mentality such as revenge, the opponent will do everything to gain strength.

But on the other hand, he was also afraid of Sasuke's growth.

Mangekyō Sharingan.

In today's ninja world, there are already two pairs of eyes like this.

One pair belongs to a ferret, and its pupil ability is unknown.

A pair of Uchiha glass, with ever-changing eye skills, is close to Thunder Release. However, the specific nature has not yet been investigated clearly, and the information is still too scarce, let alone the countermeasures.

The power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is too powerful.

The ninjas of the Uchiha clan also have unpredictable personalities.

Even the dead Shisui only revealed the fact that he possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan under forced circumstances.

It can be seen that Shisui is not completely loyal to Konoha, and Shisui's Kaleidoscope Eye Technique can fundamentally change a person's will. If such an eye technique is placed on an Uchiha tribesman with unstable factors, what will it mean for Konoha?

For Ye Lai, it could turn into a disaster.

After all, there are too few Uchiha ninjas like Itachi who can think about problems from the perspective of the village without hesitation.

Sasuke, who inherits the same bloodline as Itachi, may also awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan in the future.

But, will Sasuke stand as firmly on the side of the village as Itachi did?

After knowing the truth about the genocide.

No, according to the agreement, Itachi will eliminate this possibility.

But what if, Sasuke knows the truth...

just in case……

Hiruzen frowned deeply, looking at the information about Sasuke presented by the ANBU, Hiruzen fell into the same hesitation as before.

Because of his hesitation, Danzo had the opportunity to take advantage of it and directly ordered Itachi to destroy the Uchiha clan, which exceeded the Hokage's authority, but also successfully prevented the outbreak of civil war in Konoha. From an overall perspective, Danzo

He is also responsible for stabilizing peace in Konoha.

"Uchiha Sasuke...Uchiha Sasuke..."

With the rise of the Kingdom of Demons, the Uchiha clan also exists in the Kingdom of Demons. It is impossible to hide this matter from Sasuke for the rest of his life.

Because it's unrealistic.

Now with his order, even if someone in the village mentions the Kingdom of Demons, they still keep it secret from the Uchiha clan in the Kingdom of Demons. It can be said that the source of the news has been temporarily concealed.

But Sasuke will know sooner or later, maybe one year later, two years later, four years later... In short, this kind of thing cannot be hidden. It can only be postponed for a while.

Now that he knows that his clan members are still alive, what decision will Sasuke make?

For Sasuke, who has lost his clan members, revenge has become his only living belief.

Even if he has been influenced by the will of fire since childhood, it is inevitable that the other party will not have the idea of ​​​​leaving Konoha and going to the Kingdom of Demons to seek the true power of Uchiha.

"Hokage-sama."

There was a knock on the door outside the office.

"Come in."

Hiruzen put away the folder that recorded Sasuke's information, carefully placed it in a drawer, and said something to the person outside the door.

The door of the office opened, and Jonin squad leader Nara Shikaku walked in from the outside. He held a pile of heavy documents in his arms and placed them on Hiruzen's desk.

"Things have become busy again recently."

Looking at the pile of unprocessed documents, Hiruzen took a puff of his pipe and frowned.

"There is no way, the situation in the Country of Rain has changed too fast, and now the Country of Ghosts has also intervened, and the Daimyo are starting to get anxious."

Shikaku sighed.

The current Fire Country does not have the strength to fight against the Ghost Country.

The post-war development of the Third Ninja World War has not yet fully recovered. A few months ago, Konoha also lost a group of elites in the battle with the Kingdom of Wind. If a full-scale war broke out with the Kingdom of Demons, the chances of winning would be extremely small.

Hiruzen opened the top file. Unsurprisingly, a considerable part of the pile of files was about the Civil War in the Land of Rain.

"Do you think Konoha should step in now?"

Genbe's infiltration into the Kingdom of Rain is an extremely secretive matter. What really messed up the situation in the Kingdom of Rain was the ninja troops affiliated with the Daimyo Prefecture of the Land of Fire. Danzo's Genbe was only responsible for intelligence collection and did not directly participate in combat.

"No matter what, we cannot let the Kingdom of Demons underestimate the power of Konoha."

Lu Jiu thought about it for a while and said this.

At this time, the attitude must be tougher. Even if it is pretending to be tough, it must give the impression that Konoha is still strong, so that some restless countries that covet the Land of Fire will not dare to act rashly.

"Deterrence?"

"Yes. The Kingdom of Ghosts also has the same idea. From the overall perspective of the other party's layout of the Kingdom of Waves, they do not want to directly break out a war with the big country, but control it behind the scenes and conduct proxy wars. Now the Kingdom of Ghosts has settled in Rain

The same principle applies to the country."

Proxy war.

That’s easy to understand.

Using small countries as a chessboard, they engage in behind-the-scenes games with big countries. Both sides sit firmly in the rear and prevent the situation from getting completely out of control.

"But we also have the idea of ​​launching an all-out war with a big country. What we are doing now is just to make us lose our vigilance."

Hiruzen said.

After hearing this, Lu Jiu nodded seriously.

Hiruzen's words are not unreasonable. The initiative cannot be left to the Demon Country. Even if a full-scale war does not necessarily break out, the mobilization and mobilization of supplies before the war still needs to be completed.

"First, dispatch 1,500 ninjas to the western border of the Country of Fire to show their attitude of marching towards the Country of Rain. The village should be in a pre-war state and make all preparations to face the Country of Ghosts."

"Let's hold a Jonin meeting to explain this matter."
To be continued...