Haruki arrived at the Uchiha compound. Before he even entered the gate, he heard an extremely noisy commotion.
It sounded like the clashing of shurikens, and there was also a faint shock of intense chakra in the air.
Obviously, someone was having a confrontation.
Haruki raised his eyebrows.
He loved watching others fight the most.
Especially when it was two jonin.
As one of the few people who could move freely within the Uchiha compound, he got to see the two ninjas having a spar.
One of them was his student, Mikoto Uchiha.
The other one, judging from his appearance, was a bit older, with black hair, a square face, and a serious expression.
He looked familiar.
Haruki then realized it was Fugaku Uchiha.
Both of them had the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in their eyes.
The shurikens were incredibly fast.
The Sharingan itself had the ability to predict.
When both of them had it, it could only turn into a situation where "I predicted your prediction of my prediction."
But Haruki could tell that Fugaku Uchiha was more experienced and he was also more proficient in using the Sharingan. Without any accidents, he would win.
It was quite normal.
Strictly speaking, Mikoto Uchiha's Sharingan was awakened by his forced stimulation, and she had awakened her Sharingan for too short a time.
Even so, among her peers, there were already few who could rival her.
And coincidentally, Fugaku Uchiha was currently the number one genius.
He will even be able to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan in the future.
"Hey, you don't seem to be an Uchiha?"
Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.
Haruki turned his head but didn't see anyone.
"Here! Over here!"
The childish voice was filled with anger. He jumped up hard and just reached Haruki's waist.
This was a little boy of only three or four years old.
He was wearing a mostly black tracksuit and had a pair of sunglasses on his head.
"Sure enough, you're not. How did you end up in our Uchiha compound?" the little boy asked accusingly when he saw the unfamiliar face.
"What's your name?" Haruki roughly recognized who this little guy was, but he wasn't certain.
"Obito Uchiha. And you?"
"Haruki. Your future teacher."
"Ah?" Obito Uchiha blurted out in surprise subconsciously. "Don't lie to me. My teacher isn't you!"
"Are you already in school? You don't even look five or six years old!"
"Humph, I'm an Uchiha!" Obito Uchiha said with his hands on his hips. "Isn't it normal to start school two years early?"
Haruki was slightly taken aback. It seemed to make sense.
In the original story, Kakashi graduated at the age of five, which means he might have entered school at the age of two or three.
And he was in the same class as Obito.
"Then your teacher will soon be replaced by me."
Haruki reached out his hand to touch his head, but the boy dodged it.
"Impossible!"
"Haven't you heard of my name?"
"Who do you think you are..."
Obito Uchiha suddenly stopped. His little eyes showed deep thought. The name Haruki seemed to be heard somewhere.
Oh, right, Sister Mikoto's teacher.
Remembering this, he turned around and wanted to run.
But did he think he could leave after offending the teacher? It wasn't that easy.
Haruki grabbed his collar, as if he was grasping the back of fate's neck.
"Teacher, I'm sorry!"
Obito Uchiha was picked up and said sincerely.
"What have you done to let me down?"
Haruki let go of him and smiled.
"I... I..."
Obito Uchiha stammered a few times but couldn't come up with a proper answer. However, he quickly came to his senses.
Right, I've done nothing wrong. Why should I be afraid of him!
So he thought he was back in the game. He straightened his clothes and said, "Nothing."
"Oh?" Haruki elongated the syllable with great curiosity.
"I guess the famous Lord Haruki won't mind, right?" Obito Uchiha noticed his expression and quickly said.
"Of course not." Haruki shook his head.
Obito Uchiha let out a sigh of relief.
Because he was often late, he naturally had a sense of awe for teachers.
"It's over."
Haruki looked at the situation in the arena. Mikoto was already forming the [Seal of Reconciliation].
As he expected, she had lost.
Mikoto looked a bit silent.
Judging from Haruki's understanding of her, she probably wasn't willing to lose.
But Fugaku Uchiha had a very complicated expression.
This girl who was about to become his fiancée entered the battlefield because of Haruki's recognition. No one expected that she would awaken the Three - Tomoe Sharingan and directly reach the strength of a Jonin, almost as powerful as him.
In a time when the Mangekyo Sharingan didn't exist yet, the Three - Tomoe Sharingan was enough to get involved in the core affairs of the Uchiha clan.
The Uchiha clan was always proud and believed in strength above all else.
Even though he was the son of the clan head, if his strength was too poor, he would definitely not be able to inherit the Position as clan head.
This was in sharp contrast to the Hyuga clan.
"Teacher?"
Mikoto Uchiha came back to her senses. Noticing Haruki on the sidelines, she quickly walked up to him.
And Fugaku Uchiha immediately held back the words he wanted to say.
He looked at the well - known Medical Ninja, Haruki, frowned slightly, but there was no malice in his expression.
Obito Uchiha at Haruki's feet couldn't help sticking out his tongue. He didn't expect it to be the real Haruki. Fortunately, he hadn't offended him.
"Teacher, I lost." Mikoto Uchiha was a bit disappointed.
"You've done very well," Haruki said with a smile. "No one can achieve success overnight. If there were such a chance, it'd most likely be a Booby Trap."
Mikoto Uchiha nodded. She naturally understood this truth.
But thinking about what happened in the illusion that day, she always felt a sense of urgency.
"Lord Haruki."
Fugaku Uchiha also stepped forward. "Thanks to your help with Mikoto's matter. Otherwise, our Uchiha clan would have missed another genius."
"It doesn't count as help. Mikoto is my student."
"Even so, not every teacher can be like you."
Fugaku Uchiha said seriously, "May I ask what brings you here, Lord Haruki? If I can be of any help, I'll definitely do it."
"This is something you can definitely help with. I want a few kids to participate in the celebration."
"The celebration?"
Fugaku Uchiha immediately remembered the Kagura Dance held at the shrine. "Sure."
"Including this guy."
Haruki pointed at Obito Uchiha who was trying to sneak away.
With a somewhat desperate expression on his face, Obito Uchiha watched as Fugaku Uchiha nodded.
What happened to not taking it to heart?
Liars, all of them are liars!
"There's one more thing. I want to go to the ninja cat clan's residence."
"I'll take you there."
Before Fugaku Uchiha could reply, Mikoto Uchiha slapped the ground with her palm. "I just signed a Summoning Contract recently."
After the smoke cleared, a small and incredibly cute all - white cat appeared.
"Mikoto, what's up?"
The white cat spoke in a surprisingly childish voice, like that of a seven - or eight - year - old girl.
It glanced around at the Uchiha clan members, looking a bit confused.
"Mion, take us to see Nekobaa(old cat woman)," Mikoto Uchiha said.
"Okay, follow me." Mion nodded obediently.
Haruki was a bit surprised.
The ninja cat clan was known for their odd temperaments, being quite willful and money - grubbing, and were very difficult to deal with.
But this cat was an exception.
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