Uchiha Mikoto held one of her sons in one hand and walked toward the ninja school amid greetings from her tribe.
As for Uchiha Fugaku, he was extremely angry last night and blamed himself for being insensitive to the changes in his children. After explaining it to several jounin and elders in the clan, he simply stayed in the guard house.
The team didn't go home at all, and they didn't say goodbye to Itachi who was heading to the Water Country in the morning.
However, Sasuke didn't feel lost because his father didn't go to the ninja school.
Since the end of the year, Shisui began to "train" volunteers. He has been studying in the garrison with his father, and father and son spend a lot of time together.
On the contrary, my mother often takes her subordinates on long-term missions and rarely spends time with him.
Now that Uchiha Mikoto can spare one day to attend the opening ceremony, he doesn't care about it, but it is still very useful.
"Mom, will Yiyong and I be in the same class?"
After walking out of the clan, Sasuke asked.
"Father said that the classes at Ninja School will be mixed together with the batches with the best entrance exam scores and the batches with the worst scores. But if Giyuu and I both do well in the exam, will we not be in the same class?
Already?"
When Sasuke thought about it, as Giyuu was his younger brother, no matter how bad his written test scores were, he wouldn't be too far behind him.
"It is possible."
After hearing this, Mikoto's gentle smile showed a hint of worry.
"And in previous years, if the freshmen were of the same race, whether they were Hinata or Uchiha, they would rarely be assigned to the same class. After all, one of the purposes of establishing a ninja school is to allow children who are unfamiliar with each other to get to know each other."
This is a measure taken by the village to dilute the ethnic consciousness of the children and gain recognition for Konoha itself, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Speaking of this, her eyes stayed on the righteous and unwavering face, and the worry between her eyebrows deepened.
[Without Sasuke by his side, would Giyuu be isolated from other children...]
[If a child is excluded at school, he may not like to talk even more. 】
"Ah - so we have to take practical classes separately?"
Sasuke was a little reluctant.
He also hopes to show Yiyong his hard-working fire escape in the actual combat class.
Only in terms of fire escape, he was completely confident that he could outdo Yiyong.
"There's nothing I can do about it."
Mikoto met Sasuke's gaze and smiled helplessly.
"However, practical classes are usually conducted by two classes together. You still have a chance to meet each other. As an older brother, Sasuke, you must remember to take care of and protect Giyuu."
After listening to his mother's words, a trace of confusion appeared on Sasuke's face, and his mouth almost turned into a question mark.
[What is the impression of Yiyong in the eyes of his mother...]
But Mikoto couldn't see his expression.
She turned to Yiyong and said: "Yiyong, I know you are a soft-hearted child, but the ninja school is a place to train ninjas. If the disputes between students do not get too big, the teachers will generally not care. So,
You must not act too weak, understand?"
Now that they all aim to become ninjas, these children will face various crises in the future.
How to deal with isolation and bullying in school is also something students must overcome before graduating.
Although it seems that whether children can become ninjas depends on the results of the final exam.
In fact, in the past six years, the children's reactions to everything have been observed and recorded by the teacher, and whether they can become ninjas has already been decided.
Nowadays, military expenditures in various countries are reduced, and almost all villages (except Iwa Ninja) are following the elite route. Strict selection is a very necessary process.
Children who are always bullies in school will be specially recorded for hurting their peers.
And those children who are always bullied will also be brushed off because of their weak will and lack of flexibility.
Mikoto doesn't want her child to become any of these.
"I see."
Yiyong nodded.
He was looking forward to going to school.
At the beginning of his trip to the Land of Rain, he faced the scene where Uchiha Flame disappeared and had no clue.
Since then, Giyuu has been determined to find out "how ninjas think."
Only by understanding the way the ninjas think and how they hide their whereabouts can he independently complete the hunt if something similar happens next time, just like he did when searching for traces of ghosts in the past.
Secondly, it’s because Ninja School is a good place to brush up on resolution.
There are so many people in a classroom, and if he can become friends with all the children within two meters, the process of resurrecting other pillars will be much faster.
[I’ve thought about it, I need to collect information about the food they like to eat first.]
[Or, you can correct their wrong actions just like you did with Cui, Wen, and Gan.]
This is the only strategy that Yiyong knows that can enhance relationships with others.
Thinking of this, Yiyong actually walked faster, feeling that the future was bright, which was completely opposite to his brother who was heading to the Kingdom of Water.
"It seems like you're looking forward to going to school too, Giyuu."
As a mother, Mikoto immediately noticed the slight difference between Giyu and the past, and asked with some relief: "Is it because you and your new friend made an appointment to meet at school?"
"Yeah." Yiyong did not deny it.
Uzumaki Naruto was the biggest contributor to the resurrection of Purgatory Anjuro, so he was very grateful to that child.
He had been gone for several days, and even the time since the last time they met had passed. I don't know if Naruto continued to eat well according to the recipe during this time, or if the strange red energy in his body had disturbed him again.
life, so I really want to know the other person’s current situation.
"new friend?"
The hedgehog hair on Sasuke's head trembled, and a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes.
"Yiyong's friends are also my friends. Why don't I know if he has any new friends? When did it happen?"
"He is a very cute child."
Uchiha Mikoto recalled with her fingertips on her chin.
"Let me think about it, it should be the kid I met when Giyuu and I went out to buy fireworks that day two years ago. I asked you to come with me, Sasuke, but you had to stick with Itachi and build a snowman together, so you missed it.
."
"That day years ago..."
Sasuke fell into memories for a while, and then his face suddenly turned gray, "Wait a minute, then... isn't that the day when Giyuu promised to go to school?"
Giyuu also brought him some daisies that day and changed the names of his parents, so the whole family was very happy, so Sasuke remembered it very clearly.
He broke away from his mother's hand, suddenly walked half a circle and came to Giyu, and asked with stiff features: "Giyu! You didn't agree to go to ninja school because of this inexplicable 'new friend', right?"
He has never seen Yiyong eager to do anything. But his mother said so, so there shouldn't be any problem.
"yes."
Because Sasuke's expression at the moment was really unremarkable, Giyuu told the truth without blinking.
He agreed to go to ninja school at that time, partly because both Naruto and Sasuke wanted him to go to school, and partly because Naruto could brush out the sun's breath resolution that he had never seen before, and it was 5/100,000 in one hour.
, is his greatest hope for resurrecting the Love Pillar and Ganluji Mituri (requires Yan Hu Changzhong and Sun Hu Meng).
After hearing Giyuu's straightforward answer, Sasuke took two steps back as if he had been hit hard. His dark eyes trembled violently, revealing a faint red light.
[I always thought that Yiyong agreed to go to school because of me!]
[Now that my brother has been taken away to a foreign country by Shisui, will my younger brother also be snatched away?!]
Just when Mikoto was worried about whether Sasuke would cry on the spot or open his eyes - that is, he would make his eyes red no matter what, Sasuke's shoulders sank heavily.
He lowered his head, turned around, and hurried forward, like a peerless general who broke away from the group and went deep into the enemy's camp alone.
"Mom, let's go quickly!"
Sasuke's angry voice came out.
"I'm going to find that vixen and burn all his hair!"
"..." Yiyong was a little confused and looked up at his mother: "What's wrong with Sasuke?"
【Who is the vixen talking about?】
"Oh, you kid..."
While Mikoto sighed, she had already made plans to buy a best-selling book called "Micro Expression Recognition".
Although the ninjas all agreed that it was cultural dross written by laymen to fool the ignorant people, it should be enough for the righteous to last a lifetime.
But despite being helpless, she also smiled happily.
"At least in the next few years, you shouldn't be too lonely in school.
"Let's go, let's follow Sasuke quickly before he lights up the school on his first day."
"……good."
In this way, after marching in a hurry, the three of them reached the fifteen-minute journey in less than ten minutes.
Looking at the short figures inside the gate of the Ninja School, Sasuke stared and scanned each one carefully, eager to find the suspicious target.
But after reading it once, he felt that no matter who he was, he seemed vulgar, how could he compare with him!
[Mom said he is a very cute child, is he a girl? 】
Not far away, two children saw Sasuke and whispered, "Who is that? It looks fierce."
"It must be Uchiha, those people from the security team."
Another child gave a confused answer, "My mother said that they just stare every day, so their eyes are red."
"But the whites of his eyes are red, and the middle part of other people's eyes are red..."
On the other side, Ino, who had been waiting here for a long time, saw Sasuke and was about to greet him warmly, but found that Sasuke looked at her fiercely and immediately lowered his raised arm.
【Okay, so scary...】
Gradually, fewer and fewer children stayed at the gate of the Ninja School. The girls who originally thought Sasuke was handsome also came to a consensus and felt that it would be safer to stay away from Sasuke in the future.
Fortunately, Uchiha Mikoto and Giyu quickly caught up with Sasuke, which allowed him to calm down a little.
"Stop it, Sasuke."
She imitated Itachi's posture and poked Sasuke on the forehead. The latter seemed to turn on some switch and calmed down. He glanced at Giyuu and turned his head away with a grunt.
However, Mikoto's attention was not on the two children. Instead, she saluted the figure coming towards her: "Sandaime-sama."
"Oh, it's Mikoto, ahem, sorry, I'm older, so I didn't recognize you until I got closer."
The third generation walked over with an unlit old smoking gun in his mouth and his left hand behind his back. There were no ANBU following him.
"Yiyong, long time no see, do you still remember me?"
The third generation first greeted Giyuu with a smile, having already expected the latter's unwavering expression, and then looked at Sasuke aside.
"You are Sasuke, you seem to be a very lively child. However, why is this child's face so red? Is he shy?"
【He was so angry...】
Mikoto had a soft smile on her face, but in her heart she was guessing why the Sandai intercepted her.
It was probably because of Itachi's withdrawal from the ANBU examination.
Sure enough, after saying a few words of encouragement to Sasuke, the third generation got down to business.
"These two children will definitely be as outstanding as Itachi in the future."
He sighed with regret: "However, when I talk about Itachi, I think of what happened yesterday... Although there were some mistakes during this mission, the fault is not his, and I am still satisfied with his performance. It's just that there were some mistakes.
He insists on going to the Kingdom of Water, and I can’t say anything, but I just can’t figure it out.”
The reason Itachi gave to the third generation yesterday was that he felt responsible for the sacrifice of those two ninjas (who actually died in Shisui's genjutsu), and the task of stealing the files was not completed, so he felt very guilty.
I want to continue to practice with Shisui for a while to improve my strength and experience.
This reason seems reasonable, but Sandai is not a fool.
Itachi's joining ANBU was the result of the joint efforts of both the senior management and Uchiha.
If Uchiha Fugaku didn't agree, Itachi wouldn't be able to quit.
The third generation, who had already made preparations and planned to invite you into the urn and use Kakashi to test and influence Itachi, was disrupted. Now he is eager to know the real reason for Itachi's withdrawal.
He didn't expect to get anything out of Uchiha Mikoto today, but there was nothing wrong with trying.
"Itachi is a proud and arrogant child. The failure of this mission gave him a big blow."
Mikoto answered carefully, "However, the deeper reason is actually that an accident happened to Giyuu in the Land of Rain, and he felt that he was also responsible.
"Although no one in the family blamed him, he still couldn't forgive himself and couldn't bear to see Yiyong injured, so he decided to leave for a while."
"Oh, I see……"
Sandai smacked his lips, as if he accepted this statement, and his eyes returned to Giyu, "I've heard about this too, but you are very strong, Giyu. I thought you would postpone coming to school for a few days. Hmm...
…Is it because you don’t want to disappoint Naruto that you insist on coming?”
【Naruto?】
Sasuke's reaction was much greater than Giyu's, and he raised his head alertly.
【Is this the person? 】
"Okay, I'll wait here for Shikaku. You go ahead. The opening ceremony will start soon. Then, don't think I'm a long-winded old man."
"You are joking."
Mikoto and her two children saluted at the same time, "Then let's go in first, Third Generation-sama."
The third generation watched with a smile as their figures gradually faded away, but more of them were focused on Yiyong.
Shisui, who might have delivered Uchiha intelligence to Konoha, and Itachi, who he planned to develop into a spy, are now far away from the village.
Although he was not as desperate to guard against the Uchiha as Danzo was, the fact that he could not know what they were planning in private really made him, the Hokage, sleepless.
Now, the only Uchiha in Konoha who might be on the side of the village is this child who is willing to stand up for others.
【But, how to make this child play its role? 】
The three generations of old gods were there, lost in thought.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
It's not fixed to update at night. I'm too busy during the day these two days, so I can only write at night. After this period of busyness, I will return to daytime.