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At two o'clock in the afternoon.
At the entrance of the Uchiha residence.
Hands in his pockets, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, a pair of gray mid-length pants, and a pair of ninja sandals, Fuyu Shirou slowly crossed the red Torii Gate at the entrance of the compound. His wrists and calves, wrapped in bandages, were exposed. He was not fond of the traditional high-necked cotton shirts and deep blue T-shirts of his ancestors. After starting to grow his hair long, his style gradually shifted towards his previous life, favoring a sporty and casual look. Of course, every time he got new clothes, he would always ask Sister Mika to embroider the clan's flame fan emblem on the back. Being too unique was not a good thing; one still needed to fit in.
"Fuyu Shirou, did you hear about what happened this afternoon?" Uchiha Shuho, a classmate who chose to go home for lunch instead of bringing a bento, asked him with a mysterious look.
"Oh, I heard! I didn't expect it to come to this..." He nodded to the group of friends gathering around him as he answered Shuho's question.
Clearly, Shuho was not the only one who made the same choice at noon. Living close to the school was indeed convenient.
"Fuyu Shirou, you're really calm! That confident look, you truly deserve the title of Top Student!" Since entering the Ninja Academy, Fuyu Shirou had not held back. With his immense strength, incredible speed, and excellent reflexes, he had earned the prestigious title of Top Student through his taijutsu skills alone. Of course, this was without considering the multiple Shadow Clones he had created to assist in his training.
"We'll just have to see how things play out. By the way, Asagao, why aren't you with Flame today?"
Laughing and chatting along the way, the group of young boys and girls stepped into the school.
Then they each returned to their respective classrooms.
In the second-year (1) classroom of the Ninja Academy, the bell rang just as Fuyu Shirou stepped into the room. He sat at his desk and pulled out a book titled Tales and Oddities, engrossed in its pages.
Over nearly four years, to better understand chakra and the ninja world, Fuyu Shirou had read extensively. His reading was not limited to books on ninjutsu but also covered history, mathematics, physics, military strategy, array formations, and introductions to bloodline limits.
He was not simply reading Tales and Oddities to pass the time, even though some of the stories were quite interesting.
For example, the story he was currently reading was a myth from the Land of Wind.
According to the legend, before ninjas appeared, an Evil Ghost emerged in the Land of Wind, wreaking havoc with the help of a terrifying Demon. Anyone who disobeyed his orders or failed to offer sacrifices would have their village or country destroyed by the Demon. One day, a Heaven-Touching, Earth-Standing Giant appeared to save humanity, defeating the Demon and the Evil Ghost.
However, the aftermath of the battle left the Land of Wind in ruins.
Another legend told of the Sage of Six Paths, who wielded the Sword of Creation. He defeated the World-Destroying Evil God, shattered the Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, stirred the chaotic sea, and separated the Yin and Yang Realms, maintaining peace and stability in the world. He created the Ninja Order to spread chakra, hoping that people would connect their hearts and live in harmony.
There was also a story about a certain island near the Land of Fire. Every ten to several decades, a thick fog would descend on a particular day, plunging the entire island into an illusion. In this illusion, there was no pain, hunger, or death. Instead, there was an endless supply of delicious food and wine, and beautiful women for the taking. The rivers flowed with milk and honey, and the buildings were made of gold and silver.
And so on, with various strange and wondrous legends.
"Fuyu Shirou, I heard that the Uchiha have something planned after school today..." A somewhat chubby boy sitting next to him asked with a look of concern.
The boy, named Shizukuhara Akira, had an ordinary appearance and was a bit shy, coming from a civilian family. Over the past two years, he would occasionally seek Fuyu Shirou's advice on chakra and training.
At first, he was hesitant and found it hard to speak up, but as they became more familiar, their interactions gradually increased. Akira was a decent person, and Fuyu Shirou did not hold back, answering all his questions.
Ever since over a year ago, when the Uchiha family's ninja supply store began selling a special 'Uchiha Secret Medicine,' the family's interactions with the outside world gradually increased.
The veil of mystery was lifted.
People would occasionally visit the Uchiha compound to browse and buy unique items, curious about the current First Noble Clan of Konoha and what made it different. Some would even visit the family shrine to draw a fortune or pray for good luck or love.
Even Shizukuhara Akira started to interact with Fuyu Shirou more frequently after that. Most ordinary people were law-abiding and, while they might look at the Uchiha with strange eyes, they did not fear or resent them.
However, due to the villagers' fear of the Uchiha's reputation and some people's deliberate guidance, things slowly moved in a certain direction.
The 'miracle drug' incident, while not entirely fulfilling the family's wishes, largely achieved its goals.
In the end, both the family and the village made compromises.
The village added the miracle drug to the 'Ninja Standard Medical Supplies List' and only sold it at the Uchiha's ninja supply store, providing most of the raw materials for the drug.
The remaining portion was produced by the family, bringing obvious benefits. Special items like the 'Cat Village' custom-made shuriken and kunai, as well as various unique items and ointments specifically made for ninja training, saw a significant increase in sales.
This reduced the number of idle people in the family, and with everyone having something to do, there were fewer instances of idle chatter, gossip, or complaints about the Hokage.
[No matter where you are, engaging in foreign trade and increasing employment is always necessary!]
To this end, Uchiha Mika, who had recently married, based on Fuyu Shirou's ideas and the strong support of the 'Heavy Mountain' clan leader, led the Uchiha medical ninjas in researching new drugs.
One was an upgraded version of the current Blood-Stop Medicine, enhancing its clotting properties to effectively treat deep and penetrating wounds.
Another was a variant of the current Blood-Stop Medicine, reducing its clotting function and emphasizing its healing and anti-infection properties, making it more useful in the rear.
The last was based on a Uchiha-specific drug used to stimulate the brain and enhance eye power, retaining only its brain-stimulating and spirit-lifting effects to save critically injured patients. This would prevent them from falling into a coma, thereby increasing the success rate of surgeries.
(End of Chapter)