Ninja Ice House

After discussing with the best juniors in the clan for a while, after Uchiha Shisui left, the mentally and physically exhausted clan leader did not relax, and became even more worried about the now dangerous situation.

Fortunately, this year is not all bad news. After the eldest son joined the ANBU, he became a bridge of communication between the Uchiha family and the village. There was a channel for mutual communication to avoid unnecessary conflicts due to misunderstandings.

But now, the situation has changed.

As the pressure exerted by the Leaf Village increases, Uchiha Fugaku, as the clan leader, becomes increasingly unable to control the expansion of the martial arts faction within the clan. A large number of young and energetic young men are inspired to challenge the village and prove that

Being "unreasonably suppressed" in the past was an insult to Uchiha's glory.

The attitude of the eldest son, who had high hopes for him, seemed to have changed, and he was more inclined to compromise, which put Uchiha Fugaku in a dilemma as he had the dual identity of father and clan leader.

Conflicts between everyone and the small family are very common in large families with a long history, especially the patriarch, who has difficulty balancing public and private matters.

The last few conversations between father and son have ended on bad terms, and the planned strategy seems to be impossible to implement.

The next negotiation was postponed as Uchiha Itachi accepted the mission and was transferred away under emergency orders.

The sun was setting in the west, the door of the house was pushed open, and the small figure of Uchiha Sasuke walked in. It was only then that Uchiha Fugaku, who had been thinking for a long time, realized that half a day had passed.

"Father, I'm back."

Uchiha Sasuke greeted him respectfully. He had practiced hard in the recent period and defeated his powerful enemy Xiang Rin and became the top student again. He thought he would be praised by his serious father. Unexpectedly, Uchiha Fugaku's reaction was very dull. Really

Zuosuke was a little disappointed.

"Have you been learning fire escape recently?"

"Yes. My brother taught me a few times, but I'm still a little unskilled."

It is said that Uchiha Itachi only saw his father perform it once. After practicing the seal, he performed it quickly, while Uchiha Saosuke's progress was much slower.

In terms of early maturity, the eldest son Uchiha Itachi is indeed much faster than the second son Uchiha Sasuke, but the qualifications and potentials are actually almost the same. As long as they follow the normal training methods, after the period of rapid growth in strength in adolescence, the brothers will

It is very possible for the two of them to reach the current level of Uchiha Shisui or even higher.

The heritage of the Millennium Ninja Clan cannot be underestimated. They have rich experience in judging the potential of their clan members, and there will not be too much error.

Even Uchiha Obito, who was a loser and an orphan, was able to successfully graduate from the ninja school, and family support was indispensable.

There are so many ordinary people in the clan who have not taken the path of ninja. Why can Uchiha Obito be given preferential treatment just because he is an orphan?

How can it be?

How to judge the potential of the clan members, the Uchiha family naturally has a set of effective methods and testing standards.

The brothers Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke are the hope for the family's rise.

"It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time, a few years too late!"

It doesn't need ten years, seven or eight years is enough. With two more pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan, the family will have more choices.

Looking at his youngest son who was timidly waiting for instructions, Uchiha Fugaku felt his heart soften. He suppressed his expression that showed more thoughts and said seriously:

"Come here and let me see your progress."

As he spoke, Uchiha Fugaku stood up, walked towards the back house, came to the landscape pool in the courtyard, and motioned for Uchiha Zuosuke to demonstrate.

[Recommended, Yeguo Reading is really easy to use, download it here www. Come and give it a try.]

The anxious Uchiha Sasuke didn't dare to be careless. He stood in the pond and formed a slightly unfamiliar seal, then gathered the chakra all over his body, gathered it in his mouth, and then suddenly spurted it out.

Seeing the powerful Fire Release and Go Fireball technique, only a small flame came out of the mouth. Uchiha Zuozhu tried his best, but couldn't make it more powerful.

A few seconds later, the flame ball turned into a ball of smoke and dissipated. Uchiha Saosuke, who was a little at a loss, was even more depressed, with a grimace on his face, waiting for his father to reprimand him.

After waiting for a while, there was no reply, then he raised his head and looked at the tall figure beside him.

"The seals are not standard, the chakra is too dispersed, and the amount of instantaneous change is insufficient, resulting in the failure of the spell. Watch carefully how I do it..."

After speaking, Uchiha Fugaku showed how to perform this basic fire escape in the most concise and soothing way possible.

A large area of ​​the cold water in the small pond was evaporated by the bursting flame ball. Although this C-level fire escape ninjutsu has many flaws, its power cannot be underestimated.

Uchiha Sasuke followed suit, but unfortunately he was too eager to perform and his movements were not standard enough, so he still failed to successfully perform the Fire Release Ninjutsu.

After watching for a few minutes, Uchiha Fugaku turned around and left without comment, leaving an annoyed Uchiha Sasuke breathing heavily.

A child of six or seven years old is still very weak and has a serious lack of chakra. Being able to try to perform C-level ninjutsu several times is already quite a burden.

The indifferent departure of his inexpressive father made Uchiha Sasuke feel that his performance was disappointing, and the excitement of regaining the title of chief student was reduced a lot.

Performing well in the ninja school is not something to be proud of. Being on par with his father and brother is Uchiha Sasuke's wish.

However, the relationship between his father and his brother has not been very good recently, and the atmosphere in the clan is also a bit strange, which makes the ignorant Uchiha Sasuke a little scared.

At this time, the kind mother is an important link in maintaining harmony in the family.

Itachi Uchiha is getting busier and busier, and he hasn't eaten at home for a long time.

"Father, my classmate invited me to be a guest at home the day after tomorrow. Can I go?"

At the dinner table, the three of them, parents and Uchiha Sasuke, were eating very calmly. Uchiha Sasuke hurriedly swallowed the rice in the bowl and asked hopefully.

"Classmate...which classmate?"

"Xiang Lin, a girl, has a birthday on June 20th the day after tomorrow. She has invited many classmates to celebrate at home."

"It's that family's... daughter!"

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Fugaku nodded in agreement,

"Okay, be careful not to cause trouble to others."

If they are children of the ninja clan in Konoha Village, there may be some obstacles. If they are illegitimate children of big nobles outside the village, there will be no problem. It does not involve power disputes in the village, it is just normal interactions between children.

"She's the one competing with you for the top student, right? Even I've heard of her name, she looks pretty good..."

Especially the gorgeous red hair and conspicuous qualifications reminded Uchiha Fugaku of the previous Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, who also had an extraordinary background, but lacked the fierceness of Uzumaki Kushina, and his ninjutsu inheritance was far inferior.

"It was just an accidental miss last time. Once I learn the powerful fireball technique, she will no longer be my opponent."

Among children of this age, it is still very popular to be able to use C-level fire escape. Many civilian ninjas who have no inheritance have not learned it after being genin for many years, and it is even more difficult for ordinary ninja school students to achieve it.

"Don't be careless!"

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Sasuke's mouth and hands that were burned due to excessive training. He originally wanted to say a few more words, but finally swallowed it and changed the topic very naturally.

"Since it's my birthday, I have to prepare gifts and don't lose etiquette. I'll go to the Ninja Tool Warehouse later to choose one..."

"this……"

Uchiha Sasuke refused very insistently,

"I'm going to use my saved pocket money to buy it."

"what ever!"

Uchiha Fugaku didn't bother to understand the conflict of spirits and inexplicable persistence among the children.

After the meal, her mother, Uchiha Mikoto, applied medicine to Uchiha Sasuke's wounds and sent him back to his room to rest. Then he came to the main hall. While tidying up, he said to her husband who was reading the newspaper:

"I heard from others that the little girl named Xianglin is an illegitimate daughter, and her mother, who has never been seen, is coming to Konoha Village..."

"Um!"

Uchiha Fugaku responded casually and said,

"Whether she is an illegitimate daughter or not, it has nothing to do with us. Uchiha and Fusagi have rarely interacted with each other, and their relationship with the daimyo is quite normal."

There are other channels for the Uchiha family's supplies, and there is little overlap with the Gusugi family's business field. There is neither friendship nor enmity.

For the Uchiha family, whose force is established in the ninja world, strength is the most convincing, and the secular world is really hard to understand. Too much reliance on the fighting power brought by blood is also the reason why the Uchiha family is in trouble now.

One of the important factors.

"Last time, Shisui's emergency mission, the target person was said to be Major Governor Furusugi. The Uchiha in the village were blocked everywhere and were struggling. Can you ask the Furusugi clan, or even the daimyo, for help in making peace? They are always so noisy.

There's no other way, Itachi... doesn't come home much anymore."

After hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku put down the newspaper in his hand, shook his head slightly and sighed:

"Too late!"

I don't usually burn incense, but I come here to worship the Buddha in a hurry.

I had no contact in the past and tried to maintain a stable relationship. Now that things are urgent, I just want to ask for help. How can such an easy thing be done?

"You didn't care about this before, so why are you suddenly talking about this? Did you hear something, and even you noticed something was wrong?"

"After all, I am also the patriarch's wife, so I still have some contact with her. The situation... is it really bad?"

"The young people like Daohuo and Tiehuo held several secret meetings behind my back. I don't know exactly what they discussed, but they were just about a few things. If Shisui hadn't suppressed them, the situation would have been even worse...

"

To put it bluntly, the clan leader Uchiha Fugaku not only failed to let the family gain the understanding of the village, but also lost the trust of the martial arts faction within the clan.

Playing both sides is a technical job. If you are not careful, you will suffer from both sides.

They have obviously tried very hard to make the Uchiha family and the Leaf Village trust each other, but the results have backfired. If this continues, it may be difficult to recover.

It is rare for Uchiha Fugaku to show weakness in front of his wife:

"The status of clan leader is both an honor and a responsibility. It gives me power but also restricts my actions. I only hope that Shisui can persist for a few more years, and that... Itachi and Sasuke can grow up as soon as possible. No matter what,

, our family must have a guarantee..."

Although the eldest son Uchiha Itachi is known as one of the top geniuses in the clan, he is still less than twelve years old after all. He has not long since joined ANBU, and there is still a clear gap between him and seniors such as Hatake Kakashi, who is still famous.

At least in the eyes of outsiders, Uchiha Shisui is now the well-deserved leader of the young clan, and Uchiha Itachi's stage is in the future, not now.

Two days later, Xianglin, who had renovated the small foreign-style building at home, welcomed many familiar classmates, mostly female students, but also some male students. About half of the more than 40 people in the class were present, making it quite lively.

Birthdays are very important, and what makes Xianglin even happier is that she can finally let everyone see her mother, whom she is proud of.

If necessary, it would be no problem to invite the entire school's teachers and students, but the family could not accommodate them. The Myojinkan, the largest and most prestigious hot spring hotel in the village, is the property of the Furusugi family, so it would be no problem to reserve the hotel.

Not all the students in the class came, not because they were not invited, but because some people did not come.

Although the outstanding Xianglin was very popular, she did not have a good relationship with all her classmates. There were still many children who couldn't stand her ostentation and were angry and did not show up.

Fortunately, most people who don't have conflicts usually come to support me.

"That...is Uzumaki Naruto?"

Xiang Lin, who was dressed in a costume, held her mother's hand and walked into the hall, which was already very lively.

With around twenty children gathered together, it was strange to be able to calm down.

"Well, he is a very naughty child. Although I don't like him very much, every time Zuosuke and I compete, he cheers for me the loudest, so I reluctantly invite him..."

Xianglin didn't pay attention to her mother's interesting questions and answered them frankly.

"The fat guy over there who is messing around is Akimichi Choji. He didn't want to come at first because he said it would be troublesome if he got too close to girls. Later, he changed his mind when he heard there was a big dinner and sent the guy who couldn't get excited to come.

Pineapple Head - Nara Shikamaru is here."

As for Uchiha Sasuke, who was very unsociable and only favored by nymphomaniac girls, he stood aloofly aside, waiting impatiently for his master to arrive.

Akimichi, Nara, Yamanaka, Hinata, Aburame and Uchiha are all here, and there are many energetic faces. It is really lively.

If she had still stayed in the Gushan family, Xianglin would not have been exposed to so many rising stars with unlimited possibilities in the future.

The environment can change a person's destiny, and in Konoha Village, Xianglin has the possibility to truly control her own destiny.

"You are the protagonist today. Go ahead and have fun with your friends. I will take care of Sesshomaru and Hoshimaru. If you have any trouble, you can ask Sister Yuhuo for help. She is very capable."

With so many classmates here to congratulate her on her birthday, Xianglin could not always greet her mother and leave everyone aside.

"That's your mother, she looks so much like you..."

Yamanaka Ino nudged Xiang Rin's shoulder affectionately with her elbow.

Especially that red hair that looks like fireworks.

While the girls were joking, Uchiha Zuosuke, who couldn't wait, came over. After hesitating for a moment, he handed over a small box tied with a ribbon.

"for you……"

"Thank you! You will receive a return gift later, so stay tuned!"

After taking it, Xiang Rin opened it very carefully. Inside was a delicate ceremonial shuriken for collection. For the little girl, this gift was a bit too formal, but it was still reasonable.

Just as he was about to say a few more words, the blond Uzumaki Naruto jumped out, pointed at Uchiha Sasuke with great dissatisfaction and shouted:

"You actually got the better of me again, bastard Zuosuke."

It turned out that the first time he was invited to play at someone else's house or to celebrate a birthday party, the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki was so excited that he smashed the piggy bank and bought a popular gift recommended by the store.

Coincidentally, what Uzumaki Naruto bought was almost exactly the same as what Uchiha Sasuke gave away.