Hidden Leaf Village.
Five years ago, after Uchiha Madara left Hidden Leaf Village, Hashirama Senju did not sink into depression. Instead, with the cooperation of his younger brother Tobirama, he managed the village in an orderly and prosperous manner.
He continuously improved the policies of the Ninja Village, using the funds invested by the Land of Fire government as start-up capital, and heavily invested in the construction of Hidden Leaf Village. Tobirama even founded the Ninja School to cultivate high-quality ninjas.
Regardless of family bloodline or social status, any child who could gather Chakra, even a commoner, could enjoy formal ninjutsu education.
At the same time, Hidden Leaf Village also dispatched ninjas to accept various mission requests, thereby obtaining a large amount of commission fees, which also drove the economic growth of the Land of Fire.
With sufficient financial resources, the Land of Fire could allocate funds for military expenditures, maintaining a large number of Hidden Leaf Village ninjas as the country's military force for a long time. Coupled with its unique geographical conditions, the Land of Fire leaped to become the country with the strongest comprehensive strength in the world.
There was no other.
At this moment, in a training ground in the Hidden Leaf Forest.
Figures darted through the forest, and from time to time, there were crisp sounds of metal colliding, as if someone was fighting. The sound of breathing was rapid and dense, and it seemed that there were more than two people.
With two muffled groans, two teenagers flew out of the treetops at the same time and fell heavily to the ground.
"It's not over yet!"
A spiky-haired teenager emerged from a hidden corner, forming hand seals and shouting, "Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
He spat out a slender, transparent line of wind from his mouth, piercing straight into the treetops just now!
Broken leaves fluttered and flew around, and a cold voice came from the treetops, "Danzo, have you been hiding until now just for this move?"
Danzo tilted his head, and the line of wind in his mouth slashed down like a long knife, instantly splitting the treetops in two, cutting off the branches and leaves neatly.
A teenager jumped up from the treetops, the sun blurring his outline, leaving only shadows.
A trace of annoyance flashed across Danzo's face. He had missed his target.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Nail Crimson!"
Immediately afterwards, Danzo's eyes were lit up by fire, and dozens of burning fireballs flew out of the shadows!
"Uchiha Kagami! Don't underestimate me!"
Danzo let out a low cry, changed his hand seals, and pushed out his palms fiercely, "Wind Release: Slashing Air Wave!"
Wind pressure gathered in his palms, spewing out bullet-like air currents. Under the impact of this force, the fireballs faltered and extinguished one after another in the raging wind.
But Danzo did not show a relaxed expression, because he saw that among the extinguished flames, there were actually spinning Shuriken!
"Not good!" he exclaimed.
"Buzz!"
Countless hidden threads appeared in the air, and the Shuriken paused slightly in front of Danzo's face, then shot back into the bushes like birds returning to their nests, falling into the boy's hands.
The boy landed sideways, a black robe fluttering in the wind. He stood with his hands behind his back, facing away from everyone, the "Uchiha" crest on his back was very conspicuous.
"You lost," Uchiha Kagami said lightly.
On the ground, a monkey-faced teenager with a pineapple head struggled to get up, unwillingly saying, "I... I can still fight!"
"Hiruzen, I've already held back," Kagami's voice was clear and cold. "The gap between a Jonin and a Chunin cannot be bridged by numbers."
"Hmph, as long as I can still move, I haven't lost!" Sarutobi Hiruzen glared, leaping up from the ground. He drew a Kunai and charged straight at the figure's back.
"Very well, then let me show you what the true power of the Uchiha is..."
The Kunai drew closer, but Uchiha Kagami still stood motionless. Without any extra movements, he simply glanced back.
In his crimson eyes, the three tadpole-like tomoe spun slightly, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, like a kite with a broken string, fell to the ground with a "thump," unmoving.
"What!" Mitokado Homura and Shimura Danzo exclaimed in unison, their voices filled with disbelief.
This bastard, he's been playing with us all along... Mitokado Homura nervously adjusted his glasses. If he wanted to, he could have ended the fight in an instant!
"This is... the Bloodline Limit, the power of the Sharingan..." Danzo stood there dumbfounded.
At that moment, Uchiha Kagami walked to Hiruzen, bent down, picked up the Kunai, and held it against the back of Hiruzen's neck.
"This should be enough, right? If this were a battlefield, you would have died twice over." He said, "Whether it's Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, or Genjutsu, I can crush you and win easily."
Danzo pressed down on his trembling right hand, trying to appear calm. "Even so, you still won't get our approval!"
Kagami frowned slightly. "I've already agreed to all your requests. I'm being promoted to Jonin, you challenged me, and I accepted. Whether it's a gauntlet or a group fight, I took it all on. Is it only by losing to you that I can be accepted?"
"Saying that is too arrogant. We're not weak to that extent!" Danzo snorted.
"I know you don't like me, but we're all members of Hidden Leaf Village, and we should get along. Only by uniting can Hidden Leaf Village become stronger. I really..." Kagami sighed softly, "I really want to be friends with everyone."
"Become friends? What are you thinking? The Uchiha produced such a traitor, and you actually dream of integrating into our group?"
"Wh...at?" Kagami suddenly fell silent.
Danzo seemed to have remembered something, and he spoke with increasing enthusiasm, as if doing so could restore the dignity he had lost due to his defeat:
"That's right! Five years ago, your traitorous brother defected from Hidden Leaf Village and killed so many comrades, including many Jonin from our Shimura clan. This debt, Uchiha Kagami, you can never repay!"
Kagami's voice became low. "Say that again?"
"Hmph, I said, your damned traitorous brother—uh!"
The wind rustled, and a Kunai was pressed against Danzo's throat. It was so sudden that Danzo didn't even react. He only felt a blur before his eyes, a pain in his neck, and the tip of the Kunai had already pierced his skin.
Warm blood seeped out, instantly covering his neck. The wind blew, and it was chillingly cold.
Uchiha Kagami slowly leaned down, his scarlet eyes swirling with an indescribable ferocity. A cold aura was transmitted along the Kunai, and Danzo couldn't help but shiver.
"I will personally bring him back to the village! This is also the only motivation that has supported my arduous training until now!" Kagami said, word by word, close to Danzo's ear, "Until then, you are not allowed to spout nonsense!"
"Thump!"
Danzo collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with lingering fear, gasping for breath.
"Uchiha Shin'yu..." Mitokado Homura simply lay sprawled out, exhaling a long breath, his voice tinged with lingering fear. "That guy was terrifyingly strong. That night, at least 16 Jonin died at his hands. Even Lord Tobirama was helpless against him. Wanting to bring him back..."
He looked at Uchiha Kagami, his tone weakening, "Just Jonin strength is probably not enough..."
"Lord Tobirama has acknowledged my determination and has already agreed to take me as his personal disciple. As long as I can learn that technique..."
Uchiha Kagami looked up at the sky. The crimson setting sun plated his eyes with a layer of gold, in the direction of the Hidden Leaf Village entrance.
"Brother, no matter where you are, no matter the cost, I will personally... bring you back to the Hidden Leaf Village!"
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