Chapter 29: The Third Hokage's Little Maneuvers
Many people live in Konoha Village.
Some aspire to become ninjas, some aspire to become chefs, some aspire to become teachers... Inuzuka Hana hopes to become a veterinarian; she loves small animals very much.
Because she was too young, her mother, Tsume Inuzuka, didn't recommend she treat other people's pets. So, she could only secretly rescue sick animals, spending most of her allowance in this regard.
Seeing a kitten fall from under a pipe, seeing a stray puppy on the street, seeing a listless crow, the little veterinarian would proactively offer help. She wanted to become a veterinarian trusted by all people and animals.
Innocent and lovely, lively and quick-witted, with her own ideals and life goals, and constantly moving forward in this direction... Kitahara felt that if it hadn't watched Naruto, it might have thought Inuzuka Hana was the true protagonist.
After eating a bowl of ramen and chatting for a while, the crow's mood calmed down a lot. The little girl took out her notebook and recorded this medical case.
"If Kitahara gets sick, come find me then..." Inuzuka Hana packed her tools into her bag and waved goodbye to them, "Then I'll see you at school!"
"Mm! Goodbye!"
"Caw!"
The little veterinarian wasn't pretentious at all, nor did she have any ulterior motives towards a cute boy like Uchiha Itachi... She was truly a breath of fresh air in the ninja world...
When they returned home in the evening, Uchiha Fugaku was in a good mood. He had exchanged questions with Shisui, who had just left. The genius Chunin went home with a heavy heart...
Uchiha Fugaku, however, looked thoroughly refreshed!
Based on Shisui's detailed intelligence and the Third Hokage's actions, he analyzed that the mastermind behind this incident was the Hokage Advisor, Danzo Shimura. After all, that gloomy old man indeed had a motive.
The Wood Style ninja being defeated by Kakashi Hatake proved that the experimenter's Wood Style proficiency was very immature. What needed attention was the Flying Thunder God user who appeared later. Danzo's trump cards were truly numerous...
From now on, Hiruzen Sarutobi would no longer trust his old friend, right?
"I'm back." Uchiha Itachi first placed the crow on the table, then looked at Fugaku, who was leisurely sipping tea, "Dad, I think I saw Shisui on the way. Did he come to visit?"
"Ah? Yes!" Uchiha Fugaku beckoned his son to his side and said seriously, "What Kitahara saw outside must not be spoken of to others..."
"I know."
"That's good..." Fugaku nodded and couldn't help but smile, "The Police Force members told me when they came back. You did very well this evening! Truly my son!"
Uchiha Itachi: "..."
The people of their clan pass news too quickly!
Uchiha Mikoto walked out, smiling as she stroked the ends of her son's hair, "Yes! Itachi has grown up! He can protect little girls now!"
"It's not like that..." Uchiha Itachi explained in detail how Inuzuka Hana had voluntarily saved a cat only to be extorted by the owner, including their conversation in the afternoon, finally commenting, "...I admire her very much..."
"Sounds like she's even more outstanding than Itachi!" Mikoto nodded, "I remember her mother, Tsume Inuzuka, is a very irritable person... I didn't expect her daughter to be so gentle!"
Uchiha Fugaku made no comment. Even if persistent people deserved respect, one also had to consider whether that person could reach the level of a strong individual.
.....
Another year passed, and several major events occurred in Konoha Village.
The Uchiha clan collectively relocated to their new clan grounds. They were getting further and further away from the center of Konoha Village, but being isolated from the world wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At least, very few people trespassed on the Uchiha clan grounds anymore.
Another matter was a bit strange: the Third Hokage's disciple, Orochimaru, actually defected... Orochimaru's defection from Konoha once became the top news in the village. This matter, it was said, was because Hiruzen Sarutobi pushed Danzo Shimura too hard, forcing him to expose Orochimaru's private human experimentation to divert Hiruzen Sarutobi's attention.
The Third Hokage issued an arrest warrant: S-rank rogue ninja Orochimaru, dead or alive.
Thus, all three of Konoha's Sannin had left Konoha...
The Third Hokage, truly having become a solitary figure, soon began a new round of actions. He successively presided over the promotion of Jonin and Special Jonin, further expanding the scale of the Jonin collective meetings.
Then, during the New Year, he made leadership changes in ANBU, relieving Danzo Shimura of his command over the ANBU training class. Many in ANBU who thought Kakashi Hatake would be promoted were greatly surprised...
Only one person was promoted.
It was a seventeen-year-old Chunin, promoted by Hiruzen Sarutobi to be the captain of the ANBU Torture and Interrogation Unit. His name was Ibiki Morino.
In addition, Hiruzen Sarutobi reorganized the Mission Assignment Post, implementing strict ninja restrictions on out-of-village missions each day, encouraging missions to be carried out in ninja squad formations as much as possible to prevent ninja defections.
Furthermore, the allocation rights for Konoha Ninja Academy graduates all returned to the Hokage's hands. The Hokage would assign Jonin captains and graduate team members, a point that caused extreme headaches for several of Konoha's major clans.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions had little to do with Fugaku. The Police Force continued to offend people everywhere in Konoha Village... Perhaps the only thing connecting them...
Was probably the start of the Ninja Academy school year.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would go to the Ninja Academy to give a speech. Uchiha Fugaku, as a student's parent, needed to go listen to some nonsense for a while... This was very frustrating...
April, spring, the weather was beautiful and sunny.
"Today is Itachi's first day at the Ninja Academy..." Mikoto said while feeding Sasuke, then looked at her husband, "Fugaku-kun, the school requires parents to accompany their students!"
"Mm, I'm already prepared." Uchiha Fugaku wore casual clothes. His proud eldest son going to the Ninja Academy was something he had long looked forward to.
If only... the Hokage's speech part could be omitted...
Due to the increasing scarcity of strong individuals in the village, Hiruzen Sarutobi was paying more and more attention to the education at the Ninja Academy and had now begun to interfere in the school's daily management... It was truly unknown why the old man's energy was so vigorous...
Uchiha Itachi had packed his stationery early on. He had started previewing his lessons after moving and had read many ninjutsu records within the Uchiha clan. Shisui had also provided a lot of study materials.
As for Kitahara...
It was in a slightly excited state. The Ninja Academy...
At first, it thought the school would only teach things like the Three Basic Jutsu. However, Shisui mentioned that there would be theoretical courses on many ninjutsu and their countermeasures. In addition, some simple C-rank ninjutsu would also be taught.
Of course, clan ninjutsu like the Great Fireball Technique would definitely not appear in the school curriculum; it would mostly be ordinary ninjutsu like Great Fireball (a more generic version) or Water Bullet.
After breakfast, Uchiha Fugaku and his son left with the crow... Sasuke crawled around at home, pawing at the floor as he watched his father and brother leave, whimpering incessantly...
Hearing his younger brother's sorrowful cries, Uchiha Itachi helplessly turned around, extended two fingers, and flicked Sasuke's forehead:
"Sasuke, you have to be good at home..."
(End of this chapter)