"Hiruzen!" Danzō Shimura raised his voice.
"Enough, Danzō. I am the Hokage!"
(T/N:- He said it!! It's not a Naruto fic without these words)
Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe.
In his view, Danzō's sense of the bigger picture was too poor.
He had allowed Danzō to manage Root, and the result was that it had become a dictatorship under Danzō.
If he followed Danzō's every word regarding policy toward the Uchiha, who knew what severe consequences that might cause.
"Hmph, Hiruzen, you will regret this!"
Danzō Shimura slammed the door and stormed out.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had long forgotten the Second Hokage's teachings. This soft stance toward the Uchiha would eventually harm the village!
*Sigh*
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked out the window, where his own Hokage rock sculpture stood at the end of the view.
A moment later, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned an Anbu, who handed him a report on Kiyoshi.
It clearly recorded all of Kiyoshi's performance at the Ninja Academy.
***
The next day.
Ninja Academy.
"The next match is Kakashi versus Might Guy."
As instructor's voice rang out, Kakashi with his short white hair and Might Guy in his green jumpsuit stepped out of the line.
The two made the "Confrontation Sign" and began to fight.
Obito was rubbing his hands in anticipation below.
He had been training obsessively these past few days just to prove himself today.
"Obito, don't lose to the new guy, Kiyoshi Uchiha, later." Genma Shiranui teased, a wooden skewer in his mouth.
"Hmph, today I will clear my name! From now on, I won't be the Dead Last in the class!"
Obito stuck out his thumb, pointed it at his face, and was filled with confidence.
"Whoa, for real?"
Genma Shiranui saw Obito's appearance and believed him about eighty percent.
Both Obito and Kiyoshi were from the Uchiha clan, but Kiyoshi had only recently transferred in.
The resources and time they had to train were completely different. Even though Obito was the Dead Last, he should still be able to beat Kiyoshi, right?
"Don't embarrass yourself."
"Just watch me."
Obito turned his head, looking for Rin Nohara.
He only wanted Rin to notice him.
"Next up is Kiyoshi versus Obito. Hey, are you listening, Obito?" Instructor raised his voice.
"Coming, coming."
Obito finally heard that Instructor had called his name several times. He immediately squeezed out of the crowd and entered the open area used for sparring.
"Don't say I'm bullying you." Obito said while making the "Confrontation Sign."
"This is a normal spar, of course not," Kiyoshi also made the sign, indicating that he was ready.
Hearing this, Obito immediately charged forward.
A straight punch!
Kiyoshi's figure shifted slightly, dodging the punch.
Obito flipped and followed up with a roundhouse kick.
Kiyoshi lowered his stance, blocked Obito's leg with his left hand, and reached out with his right, trying to slam Obito to the ground.
Obito, mid-air, pulled a kunai from his ninja pouch.
*Clang!*
The two kunai clashed, producing sparks and a dull sound.
The two began fighting back and forth.
This was Kiyoshi's first spar.
His movements were clumsy, but he felt no pressure fighting Obito.
It could only be said that there was a reason why Obito was called the Dead Last.
Obito's total stat score in the Tō no Sho (Book of Combat) was only 36, which was the sum of his eight ninja attributes.
This score was coincidentally the same as Sakura Haruno's total score during her Genin period.
Although the total stat score cannot fully represent a ninja, it somewhat showed how weak Obito was right now.
He truly became strong after being tempered on the battlefield and awakening his Sharingan.
"Who do you think will win?"
The fight between the two Uchiha in the class clearly attracted the attention of the other students.
"Obito, he is an Uchiha, after all."
"I think so too."
Many students in the class were whispering.
"Kakashi, who do you think will win?" Rin Nohara asked.
"It's hard to say, but Kiyoshi has a slightly higher chance of winning."
Kakashi adjusted his messy scarf.
His checkered scarf had been messed up during his spar with Might Guy just now.
"Oh, why?"
Rin Nohara was curious.
Kakashi actually said that.
In fact, she felt the same way as the vast majority of the class—that Obito would win.
The gap between someone who has been training for a long time and someone who has only trained for a short period is simply too great.
"Most people at this stage can't even perform the standard Three Basic Jutsu required for Ninja Academy graduation."
Kakashi began to state his opinion to Rin.
"I see. So everyone fights using Taijutsu or uses ninja tools like shuriken for long-range attacks."
Rin Nohara understood what Kakashi meant.
Her fair face turned toward Kiyoshi, and she observed him closely.
"Does he look a bit stronger than he did last week?" Rin Nohara asked uncertainly.
If the former Kiyoshi was considered skinny, he was now at a non-fat, non-skinny level.
"Exactly. His Taijutsu talent is very strong. This advantage will compensate for Kiyoshi's lack of experience."
Kakashi nodded.
As expected, shortly after he finished speaking, the previously stalemate situation changed.
Obito was panting heavily. He backed away, creating distance, and threw three shuriken.
*Clang, clang, clang.*
Kiyoshi deflected them one by one with a kunai.
After awakening the Sharingan, even when Kiyoshi did not actively use its power, his base physical fitness was enhanced by the Dōjutsu's feedback.
The Dōjutsu power gradually permeated his limbs and organs, improving his physical fitness.
His ordinary eyesight was much better than before.
The shuriken that Obito threw weakly now seemed incredibly slow to Kiyoshi.
"Don't you have any other moves, Obito?" Kiyoshi said calmly.
He hadn't even used his Sharingan yet.
"Hmph, I was just going easy on you just now," Obito retorted stubbornly, wiping the sweat from his brow.
In his mind, he wondered why Kiyoshi Uchiha had such good stamina.
Wasn't he tired?!
Obito glanced at Kiyoshi, noticing he was barely sweating.
"Is this what people from the Land of Lightning are like..." Obito muttered.
Before he had more time to rest, Kiyoshi had already attacked, kunai in hand.
Obito hurriedly reacted, blocking Kiyoshi's kunai with his own.
The next moment, Kiyoshi stomped his left foot on the ground and delivered a horizontal kick with his right foot toward Obito.
*Thud!*
Obito was kicked off his feet and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
"You lose."
Kiyoshi placed his kunai against Obito's neck.
"The winner is Kiyoshi Uchiha!" Instructor announced after a brief hesitation.
Even he hadn't expected this result.
Was Kiyoshi that strong?
One kick was enough to make Obito clutch his waist and cry out in pain.
"Thank you for the instruction."
Kiyoshi put his kunai back into his ninja pouch and returned to the crowd.
The [Long Distance Runner (White)] Trait had increased his leg strength by 5%.
Kiyoshi, who already possessed the natural physical talent of the Yotsuki clan, suddenly had much stronger kicks.
After Iruka Umino announced the result, the previously boisterous crowd immediately quieted down significantly.
This development was a bit too shocking.
Could the new transfer student, Kiyoshi Uchiha, be a genius like Kakashi?
This thought occurred to many people.
***
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