Suddenly, Uchiha Tunan stared at the arm under his head with a confused face and blinked.
Then he woke up in an instant and sat up in shock under Hiruzen Sarutobi's smiling face.
He scratched his head with an embarrassed look and said, "Hokage Sama, why are you here?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled gently and retracted his almost unconscious hand. He rubbed Uchiha Tunan's hair with his other hand.
He said in a loving tone, "You had a nightmare last night."
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi withdraw his hand, Uchiha Tunan lowered his head in embarrassment.
Then he pursed his lips and said carefully, "Did I say something in my sleep that disturbed you?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "No, I just got up. I was worried about you, so I came over to take a look."
He also knew that this child was afraid of trouble, so he hid it.
Hearing this, Uchiha Tunan recovered his smile and quickly got up to put on his clothes.
Then he folded the quilt and ran downstairs in his slippers.
"I'll go cook for you."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and shook his head. He looked at the folded and square quilt.
This child was very careful when doing things.
Last night, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought a lot.
If not for the fact that Uchiha Tunan was a member of the Uchiha clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have taken him as his adopted son.
However, in this case, not only would the Uchiha clan disagree, but even the higher-ups of Konoha who were close to him would object.
Especially Danzo.
After thinking about it, he finally decided to take Uchiha Tunan as his disciple.
Perhaps, even he himself did not know why he suddenly made this decision.
After a while, Uchiha Tunan made breakfast and said gently,
"Have a taste and see if it suits your taste."
Hiruzen Sarutobi scooped a spoonful of porridge and fed it to his mouth.
He praised, "En ---Very good."
When Uchiha Tunan heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's praise, his eyes narrowed into a smile.
When he was cleaning the kitchen, Uchiha Tunan noticed the expiration date of some of the ingredients, especially salt.
Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely wouldn't specially go to buy these things. Usually, he would order the Anbu or the young people in the clan.
And these people would definitely buy the best and latest products.
According to his daily observations, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not come back for lunch at noon.
Then, he could only cook breakfast himself.
With this kind of statistics, the amount of salt used for every meal was roughly calculated by Uchiha Tunan.
Naturally, he knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi had a heavy taste.
Therefore, Uchiha Tunan added a bit more salt to the porridge that he cooked today.
There was a saying that the details determined success or failure.
Suddenly, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped the spoon and asked, "Tunan, are you willing to be my disciple?"
When Uchiha Tunan heard this, his eyes lit up and he became excited. But then his face fell and he said,
"Really? But I am so weak, and I am only Chuunin."
"I am afraid that I will embarrass you."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and finally found Uchiha Tunan's shortcomings: inferiority.
That's right, people who lack love will inevitably feel inferior.
This is unacceptable.
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly put down the spoon and comforted her with a kind face.
"Be more confident in the future. You are much stronger than your peers. You are a real genius."
Hearing this, Uchiha Tunan raised his humble head and frowned. He thought for a moment and said,
"But I heard people say."
"There are no geniuses in this world. The so-called geniuses only have a little more insignificant talent than ordinary people."
"Only perseverance and hard work can make people climb to the peak."
"I think this sentence is very right."
When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard this, he smiled and said, "Tunan, you are really different from the other Uchiha clansmen."
Uchiha Tunan nodded slightly, then stared straight at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said,
"Perhaps I have experienced too much darkness."
"I should have fallen into the darkness."
"It was you who guided me to comprehend the will of fire and dispel the darkness in my heart."
Hokage sama...
Hiruzen Sarutobi pretended to be serious and coughed lightly. "In the future, you're surely to succeed."
"Teacher..."
Uchiha Tunan's voice was slightly higher, and it was obvious that he was excited.
Hiruzen Sarutobi got up and took out a scroll from his bedroom. He handed it to Uchiha Tunan and said,
"These are the Ninjutsu notes that I remember. There are many composite Ninjutsu that I created."
After Uchiha Tunan took the scroll, he said solemnly, "Teacher, don't worry. I will definitely work hard to cultivate and live up to your expectations."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Uchiha Tunan's serious expression and wanted to laugh. He waved his hand and said,
"Alright, I will pass on the news later."
In the future, come to my place every night. I will teach you how to cultivate.
"Yes, teacher."
"Ding."
The smile on Uchiha Tunan's face deepened.
However, in the next moment.
[Get the approval of Uchiha Clansmen]
[Ding, get the approval of Uchiha Shensi]
[Ding, get the approval of Uchiha Jiro.]
....
Uchiha Tunan narrowed his eyes, but his face remained calm.
Hiruzen Sarutobi finished the porridge in one gulp and stood up leisurely.
"Alright, I have to go to work."
Uchiha Tunan immediately stood up and sent Hiruzen Sarutobi to the entrance of the courtyard.
"Teacher, please take care."
After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, Uchiha Tunan returned to the house and began to clean up the dishes.
The sound of running water came from the kitchen. The expression of Uchiha Tunan now was completely different from before.
At this time, he was emitting a gloomy aura, and his hands were also cleaning the dishes at a moderate pace.
He was completely different from the sunshine boy just now.
Old man, you actually played this trick on me at such a critical time...
Originally, you didn't awaken the Mangekyo, so I didn't want to touch you.
Since you played dirty first, then I will try to use my eye power to form the Mangekyo.
Gradually, Uchiha Tunan's face became playful, and then he smiled.
Things were getting more and more interesting.
According to the original work, Uchiha Shishui could upgrade to Mangekyo.
If he couldn't upgrade to Mangekyo with just eye power...
Shishui was indeed a good choice.
Moreover, Shishui happened to be the grandson of the Great Elder. He didn't know how many magatama Shishui would open when the Great Elder died.
Even if he couldn't open the kaleidoscope now, those Uchiha clansmen who knew about him should all be three magatama.
If he killed all of them, would he directly push his three magatama to the Mangekyou because of his eye power?
Both paths were promising.
Looking at it like this, it didn't seem to be a bad thing for the Great Elder to tell others about him.
After thinking it through, Uchiha Tunan's face instantly returned to its usual warmth. He smiled as he washed the dishes,
Sure enough, the one who is the most hurt in anger is himself.
Looking at it from another angle, there would usually be unexpected surprises.
"Only by forgiving others can you achieve yourself"
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