The Rasengan in his hand easily smashed a very large circular gap in the thick trunk of this big tree.
"So strong! And no hand seals are needed?", Naruto's eyes were filled with fervor and excitement, along with a hint of anticipation.
Ninjutsu that is strong without hand seals, he likes that the most.
"Yes."
"Then, will you teach me?"
"Hmm, this ninjutsu is a bit difficult, but if you use shadow clones to practice, you should be able to learn it quickly," After demonstrating the Rasengan in front of Naruto, Uchiha Kage also handed the corresponding training scroll to him.
"Great! Kage, I don't know how to thank you!"
Naruto's face was full of emotion.
If it were in the dream space's instance, he would have hugged him by now.
"Back then, the Fourth Hokage made a name for himself in the ninja world with his invincible Rasengan and Flying Thunder God Technique, you're really generous," Yuhi Kurenai pouted on the side.
'Shino and Hinata also received ninjutsu from this guy, and now even an outsider like Naruto has it too.'
Only she, the teacher, gets contradicted by him every day and still gets treated well by him every night.
She got nothing.
"Invincible Rasengan?"
'Shouldn't this name be known only to me...'
Uchiha Kage quickly realized that the Namikaze Minato of this world must have some connection with him.
"But not many people have learned this ninjutsu, are you sure Naruto can learn it?"
'This is a ninjutsu that many jonin can't master.'
Yuhi Kurenai thinks it's too much for a genin like Naruto to learn this.
"So it's a ninjutsu used by the Hokage? Then I will definitely learn it!"
After hearing this, Naruto was not discouraged, but his eyes became even more determined.
"No wonder you have high hopes for him."
'Although he is the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, this willpower seems no less than the previous one.'
Watching the retreating figures of Naruto and the others, Yuhi Kurenai couldn't help but recall the aura he just had.
It was exactly the same as Kushina's.
"But, even if the Uchiha clan has many ninjutsu scrolls, with your way of giving, sooner or later you'll run out."
'But isn't this disciple a bit too generous?'
"Not only can you cook, but you're also good at budgeting, teacher, you'll definitely be a good wife."
"You, you, this guy, don't tease the teacher!"
Uchiha Kage's words were sincere, but Yuhi Kurenai felt that this disobedient disciple was just teasing her again.
"Hurry up and get ready to leave, I'll inform Shino, you inform Hinata, we'll gather at the gate at three o'clock sharp!"
'The atmosphere in the village has been a bit oppressive lately, leaving the village might not be a bad thing.'
Thinking about taking her three lovely disciples out of the village for a mission, Yuhi Kurenai's mood improved again.
She even gave Hinata another main attack.
"Yes, teacher."
'That old man Sarutobi Hiruzen definitely has ulterior motives.'
'But, with my current strength, as long as it's not Uchiha Madara or Nagato with the Rinnegan, there shouldn't be any problems.'
'Let's just treat it as a village outing.'
Uchiha Kage nodded and walked towards the familiar yet unfamiliar Hyuga clan's large mansion.
———
'Damn, do Uchiha people only care about men?'
Seeing Naruto excitedly holding the ninjutsu scroll and leaving, while Uchiha Kage didn't seem to pay much attention to her, Sakura pouted slightly unhappily.
"But, Team 8 isn't participating in the Chunin Exams, should I tell Ino?"
'Also, that female teacher seems really...'
'Too intimate, with Kage.'
Watching Yuhi Kurenai arm-lock Uchiha Kage's neck and then playfully walk away, Sakura marveled at the good relationship between the teacher and student, but also couldn't help but have a strange thought.
'Huh, seems like I've been influenced by Ino too?'
Shaking her head, Sakura dispelled these strange thoughts and walked towards Ino's family flower shop.
———
"It's you?"
Coincidentally, just as Uchiha Kage walked to the gate of the Hyuga clan's mansion, he ran into Hyuga Neji who had just come out.
And the other party obviously didn't have a good face for him.
"What are you doing here?", Although he knew that he couldn't take out his recent ridicule within the clan on this Uchiha boy.
But Neji still felt a bit upset when he saw Uchiha Kage.
'Is this guy also here to mock me?'
"I'm looking for your sister."
Uchiha Kage looked at the two Hyuga main family ninjas guarding the mansion gate, then at the grand gate, and the Hyuga clan's land that was larger and better located than the Uchiha's.
As expected of the current largest clan in Konoha.
"Looking for my s... you're here to see Miss Hinata, right?"
Only outsiders would consider him as Hinata's brother, and Hinata this... coward.
Neji's feelings towards Hinata are complicated, on one hand he wants the main family that enslaves the branch family, and Hinata as the main family heir to die, but on the other hand he also wants to protect this sister as her brother.
After all, if it weren't for the Caged Bird Seal, they siblings should have...
"Is she home?"
Uchiha Kage observed Neji's facial expressions with interest.
The Hyuga clan's twisted internal beliefs are indeed quite harmful.
"Should be."
Hyuga Neji is now only thinking about how to win back his loss against Uchiha Kage in the Chunin Exams.
But, out of youthful spirit.
He wanted to see if this Uchiha dared to enter their Hyuga clan's territory.
"Want me to take you in to see Miss Hinata?"
"Sure."
Uchiha Kage is very interested in the real Hyuga clan's territory.
Especially Hinata's courtyard, wondering if it's the same as in the dream space.
"You..."
Seeing Uchiha Kage enter the Hyuga clan's gate without hesitation, Neji felt both admiration and envy.
"I really envy you Uchiha, with no constraints."
"Pfft..."
"What are you laughing at?"
Seeing the strange smile on Uchiha Kage's face, Neji couldn't help but feel angry.
'Am I wrong?'
Despite having a Kekkei Genkai as famous as the Byakugan, the Uchiha clan doesn't have any restraints like the Caged Bird Seal.
It's precisely because of this that the Uchiha clan is renowned in the ninja world, while the Hyuga clan is only nominally famous.
"Are you envious that the Uchiha were annihilated, or that there are only two Uchiha left now?", Uchiha Kage stopped smiling and asked seriously.
"I...", Neji had indeed forgotten the current state of the Uchiha.
And quickly realized the other's orphan status.
"Sorry, but I didn't mean... I mean my fate was decided from the start, but you're different."
If he had the Sharingan instead of the Byakugan, Neji feels he would live more freely than Uchiha Kage.
Walking along, unlike Neji who is always troubled by the main family.
The handsome and clear-eyed Uchiha Kage, despite receiving many "Byakugan" glances from the Hyuga clan, these looks were mostly out of curiosity and approval of his appearance.
He didn't encounter the hostility Neji imagined.
"The Hyuga clan is much milder than I thought, is this really the effect of the Caged Bird Seal?"
Even the Uchiha entering didn't cause any reaction, which was impossible before.
Uchiha Kage muttered while continuing to observe Neji's expression.
He saw the unwillingness and deep helplessness in the other's eyes.
"Do you think everything the Hyuga clan does is right?", Neji clenched his fists, disliking this Uchiha even more upon hearing this.
"Of course not," Uchiha Kage shook his head.
"Some birds are not meant to be caged, but if you truly desire freedom, don't keep talking about fate."
"But I'm already caged."
'And can never fly out.'
Neji knows that once the Caged Bird Seal is engraved, only death can bring liberation.
"If I were you, I would try every possible way to find the key to the cage, there's no ninjutsu in this world that can't be cracked. But the premise is, you need to accumulate strength, you're still too weak now," Uchiha Kage wanted to see if Neji would have a different outcome this time.
"You mean..."
'The Caged Bird Seal can be undone?'
Having been indoctrinated since childhood that the Caged Bird Seal lasts a lifetime, this is the first time Neji has considered the possibility of breaking the seal.
"But why are you telling me this?"
'If the Caged Bird is broken, something very bad will definitely happen to the Hyuga clan.'
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