The sky was as blue as a huge canvas, dotted with a few clouds, making the mood extraordinarily beautiful.
Land of Fire, Konoha Village, in a courtyard of the Uchiha Clan Compound.
"Sigh!"
Asuka sighed heavily; he knew Uchiha Fugaku wouldn't bother him unless something was wrong.
Sure enough, he had been reported because of testing students.
And unfortunately, he had come at a bad time, encountering the Grand Elder here.
The old man seemed to look at him as if he had seen a peerless beauty, his eyes shining green. He then took the spotlight from the Clan Head, constantly lecturing him with a wide-open mouth.
"Although your medical skills are excellent, this is not a reason for you to test students in such extreme ways."
The bell-stealing game not only enhances the class's teamwork but also fosters bonds between comrades.
Most importantly, the only danger in this game is your teaching method, Sensei.
What can your testing method develop? What can it cultivate?
Resistance to poison?
Or bonds where they all squat together in the restroom?"
"For years, our Uchiha Clan hasn't produced a single Sensei. Do you know why?
It's because of unconventional Sensei like you who have pushed our already struggling clan to the bottom and then kicked it into a pit.
You've directly pushed us into that pit."
Seeing that the Grand Elder showed no signs of stopping, Asuka wiped off the spit that had landed on his face with his hand and then looked up at the old man in front of him, patiently explaining.
"Grand Elder, my intentions were very clear in doing that i just wanted to test those three students."
Before Asuka could finish speaking, the Grand Elder slammed the table, cutting him off and continuing to rant.
"Testing their escape time?"
"Heh heh."
After a cold laugh, Asuka simply closed his eyes, choosing not to listen to the old man's nonsense.
This old man had a weak heart and no children. If he got stressed out and fell ill, he'd be lying in the hospital tomorrow and in his own home the day after.
The sun was gradually setting, and five pots of tea had been refilled.
Smelling the fragrance of food in the air, the Grand Elder tilted his head back and finished the last cup of tea. He looked at Asuka's troubled face and felt a sudden sense of satisfaction.
It had been many years, truly many years since he felt this satisfied.
The last time he felt this way was when he first became a ninja and received praise from Madara-sama.
"I have made a promise to the parents of those three students on your behalf. I hope you will teach diligently in the future, following the rules and not having any crooked ideas."
As the Grand Elder lectured, he stood up and prepared to leave to have dinner at his own home.
But as soon as he stood up, a rush of heat surged through his thigh, straight to his head.
Buzz!
With his head buzzing, the Grand Elder felt that his legs weren't quite under his control anymore.
Oh no.
He had sat cross-legged for too long, and now his legs were numb.
Watching the Grand Elder drop his cane and start to fall straight towards him, Asuka's pupils suddenly contracted.
Damn it, I've listened to your rambling all afternoon, and now you want to scam me on your way out?
And now, with no one around, if this old man falls in front of him, he won't be able to explain himself.
Thinking this, Asuka lifted his foot and kicked straight towards the Grand Elder's face.
As he watched the foot in his field of vision getting bigger and bigger, the Grand Elder was about to shout, but then he felt a heavy blow to his forehead, and his whole body was thrown backwards by a tremendous force.
Bang!
Flying backwards, the Grand Elder crashed through the guest room door of the Fugaku family and flew into the house.
Dah! Dah! Dah!
Fugaku, who had just come out of the kitchen, heard the commotion in the front yard and quickly appeared there with a flash.
Looking at the human-shaped hole in the guest room door, Fugaku turned his gaze to Asuka and asked,
"What happened?"
"Hoo!"
Asuka took a deep breath. Facing the human-shaped hole, he performed a Seal of Reconciliation in the air and spoke in a low voice,
"Grand Elder, apologies."
After saying this, he turned to look at their Clan Head and continued,
"Clan Head, the Grand Elder wanted to test my skills just now, and we didn't control the force well for a moment.
I have some other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave!"
"Not staying for dinner?"
"No, thank you for your kindness, Clan Head."
Shua!
Just as Asuka's figure disappeared, Uchiha Mikoto, wearing an apron, appeared next to Fugaku. She held a frying pan in one hand and a spatula in the other, looking at the large hole in their guest room door with a worried expression on her face, and said,
"Grand Elder, are you alright?"
"I'm perfectly fine! Very fine! I'm very happy today!"
With that, the Grand Elder, leaning on his cane, emerged from the room with a smile on his face.
Looking at the Grand Elder covered in dust, with a big footprint on his face, Uchiha Mikoto hesitated for a moment before asking again,
"Are you really okay?"
"I'm fine!"
The Grand Elder brushed off the dust from his body with his hand. He glanced at Mikoto's pregnant belly, then turned his head to look in the direction where Asuka had disappeared, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Snap!
After pondering for a moment, he gently tapped the stone slab with his cane and slowly said,
"Since Tsunade developed vasovagal syncope, that kid is now the strongest in combat among medical ninjas and the best in Medical Ninjutsu among combat ninjas.
The perfect choice for a bodyguard.
And lately, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has been selecting suitable candidates to complete the Hokage Guard."
I feel he's just right.
The Uchiha Clan has been suppressed for so long; it's time to give them a sweet date."
PS: [I've made a change here. Earlier, there was a bug. Besides the Elders, no one in Konoha knew that Kushina was the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails. I just flipped through the manga, and only the Third couple, a few Elders, Black Zetsu, and Obito knew about Kushina being the Jinchuriki. The Sannin didn't know about this.]
Asuka naturally didn't know that discussions about him were underway again in the Uchiha Fugaku household. He had already left the clan's territory and arrived at the Valley of the End outside Konoha Village.
Yes, it's the place where Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama had their decisive battle.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Listening to the distant roar of the waterfall, Asuka stroked his chin with one hand and looked towards the turbulent water flow, thinking to himself,
What a great place to practice water walking.
Even if one slips and falls from the waterfall, there's no need to worry about anything more than a broken bone.
After all,I am a doctor.
Between the two options of waterfall speed-learning and stream stability methods, Asuka ultimately chose the waterfall as the location for students to enhance their skills.
With the remaining time squeezed out, there was plenty of opportunity to practice other things. It's not like the time of Naruto, where there was ample time to play with water walking in the streams.
"Hey, who are you little brats from? Where's your sama?"
Asuka had been wanting to ask this question for a long time. When he first arrived at the waterfall, he saw three kids already here. After standing around for half a day, their sama still hadn't shown up. Were they really so carefree as to let three kids come to the waterfall on their own?
Cough~
One of the kids put a fist to his mouth and lightly coughed before imitating the proud demeanor of their elders, speaking in a childish voice.
"We're from the Uchiha Clan, here to observe Madara."
Bang!
Asuka kicked the speaking child off the cliff with a single kick, sending him flying into the pool below.
The other two kids next to the one who was just kicked off, seeing their friend exposed and then kicked down, instantly became frightened. Their eyes welled up with tears, and they cried out,
"Waaah, there's a bad person! I want to go home."
Clang!
Suddenly, a kunai stabbed into the spot where the child had been standing before being kicked off the cliff. The two crying children, peering through their fingers, saw the kunai emitting a dark black glow, and their tears dried up again.
Is this guy going to kill us ?
Before they could even find a way to escape, they suddenly felt as if their bottoms had been slapped, and their feet couldn't touch the ground anymore.
Glancing at the child flying towards the bottom of the cliff, Asuka turned around and looked into the forest behind him, frowning.
"Come out!"