Unlike the energetic Kushina, the Uchiha children seemed to have suffered a considerable blow recently.
It all started with the Ninja Academy graduation ceremony.
This year is Konoha 55. Itachi Uchiha has just turned 12. Generally, students should graduate at this age, but Itachi, as a genius of the Uchiha clan, went to the battlefield at the age of 4 and graduated at the age of 7. He has been working in the Anbu for a year now.
However, his three peers did not have his talent. Although they were stronger than ordinary students, that was all.
If that was all, it wouldn't be a big deal, after all, not everyone is a genius. According to convention, as long as they graduate smoothly, they can join the Konoha Military Police Force, the department that the Uchiha clan is proud of.
The Konoha Military Police Force was established by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and all its members are from the Uchiha clan, responsible for maintaining the village's public order (zhì ān, public order).
Of course, this not only expressed the Second Hokage's trust in the Uchiha, but also made it easier to observe the Uchiha's every move. The main reason was that Madara Uchiha's defection from Konoha and his bringing a large husky to destroy the home had too great an impact, so Tobirama had to guard against it.
However, Tobirama did not completely reject the Uchiha. He also cultivated excellent ninjas like Kagami Uchiha who were close to the village.
The problem was that after Tobirama's death, the Konoha high-level officials, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, did not fully understand Tobirama's intentions, but instead suppressed the Uchiha clan in every possible way. And under the questionable actions (sāo cāo zuò, questionable actions) of some people (no one should object to throwing this blame on Danzo, right?), a gap was created between the Uchiha and Konoha. At the same time, voices wanting a coup d'état appeared within the Uchiha clan, which made Fugaku Uchiha, as the clan leader, very headache.
It was not until the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, actually took control of the power in recent years that the situation improved. Everyone knew that the Fourth Hokage once had a disciple who was a member of the Uchiha clan and sacrificed heroically in the war, known as the hero of the Sharingan.
Of course, they didn't know that Obito, the "hero" who should have sacrificed, was not dead, and Minato was worried about how to find him.
...
These were not the concerns of the three Uchiha children who had just graduated. They just wanted to join the Konoha Military Police Force in an ordinary way.
However, the day before they were about to graduate, they were called over by the clan leader, Fugaku.
Fugaku knelt in his living room, looking at the three somewhat restrained young people in front of him, and said sternly, "Gan, Wen, Cui, you are about to graduate, right?"
Uchiha Gan, Uchiha Wen, and Uchiha Cui replied in unison, "Yes, Clan Leader!"
"Originally, I should have arranged for you to join the Military Police Force, but plans have changed."
Gan, Wen, and Cui were a little flustered. They had been looking forward to that day for a long time. The Military Police Force was a department that the Uchiha clan was proud of, and it was the dream of every child. Could it be that their grades were too poor and disappointed the clan leader?
"Don't be nervous, this is not because you are not capable enough, but because there are other arrangements for you." Fugaku briefly explained the Uchiha's situation and continued, "In recent years, I have had many exchanges with the Fourth Hokage. We have been working hard to integrate the Uchiha into Konoha smoothly.
Now Shisui has joined the Shadow Guard. The Fourth Hokage values him very much. According to Shisui, the Fourth Hokage once gave him guidance on the Body Flicker Technique and almost treated the members of the Shadow Guard as students.
Moreover, Itachi has joined the Anbu, and the Fourth Hokage specifically asked his disciple Kakashi to lead him for a period of time.
But just the two of them are far from enough, and I hope you can work hard for this too."
Gan, Wen, and Cui were both excited and uneasy. They didn't expect the clan leader to entrust such an important matter to them. Did he want them to join the Anbu? Or even... join the Shadow Guard?
Gan mustered up his courage and asked, "So, what do you need us to do?"
Fugaku said, "I want you to form a three-person team with ordinary ninjas after graduation, led by a Jonin, to perform tasks.
Not only you, but also the graduates in the clan will be arranged in this way in the future, including my son Sasuke."
The three silently digested Fugaku's words. Their long-held dream was shattered by the clan leader's words. Logically speaking, they should be lost, disappointed, and lose all direction, until they see the ordinary, which is the only answer...
But at the same time, the clan leader seemed to have high hopes for them, otherwise he wouldn't have explained so much. This feeling made them a little at a loss.
"In short, gather on time tomorrow. The village will appoint a very excellent Jonin as your team leader. From now on, listen to his command and don't let the glory of the Uchiha clan be tarnished!"
"Yes!" *3
The three of them answered reflexively, then left in a daze.
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The next morning at five thirty, Gan, Wen, and Cui arrived at the Konoha gate. This was the location their homeroom teacher had told them. To give their teacher a good impression, they arrived half an hour early.
The clan head had said that the team leader was an excellent Jonin, so he would definitely be very serious, just like the clan head, full of majesty, and powerful. They absolutely couldn't be late.
The three of them stood obediently in place waiting, but twenty minutes passed, and the teacher still hadn't arrived. Moreover, it was too early, and apart from the two guards at the gate, they basically couldn't see anyone. Only occasionally did a green melon rind run past in various strange poses.
It wasn't until six o'clock, when the three of them were getting a little impatient, that the green melon rind head, which had passed by for the third time, stopped in front of them, its teeth seemingly flashing with a strange light as it cracked a smile, raised a thumb, and said:
"Yo! Three young lads, could it be that you are Gan, Wen, and Cui?"
The three of them were stunned for a moment, a bad feeling rising in their hearts, and answered, "Yes. May we ask who you are?"
"Good question!" Guy struck a few poses that he thought were handsome and said, "I am the proud azure beast of Konoha... Might Guy!
From now on, I will be the team leader of Team 4. Let us shed the sweat of youth together!"
The mouths of Gan, Wen, and Cui were wide open, almost petrified on the spot. This teacher didn't seem quite normal!
Was he really the "very excellent Jonin" that the clan head spoke of? Did you misunderstand what excellent means? And what beast of Konoha, I think you're the White Fang of Konoha! These teeth are going to blind our Sharingan that haven't even been awakened yet!
"Goo... good morning, teacher..." the three poor children answered mechanically. First, they couldn't join the Konoha Military Police Force, and then their fantasy of an excellent Jonin was shattered. The three kids' worldviews were a bit broken, and their eyes were faintly hot.
"Oh~~~~~" Guy shed tears of excitement and hugged his three students, "I actually became a teacher! I must go all out!
So, Gan! Wen! Cui! Let's have a passionate morning run facing the rising sun! This is youth!"
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