"Nawaki, earlier on the battlefield..."
In the living room, Jiraiya was recounting his great deeds on the battlefield to Nawaki, who had come to Orochimaru's house for a free meal. He spoke of kicking away a Hidden Stone Ninja who ambushed a comrade, summoning a toad that sat on and crushed a terrifying rock monster, and using Fire Release to set the battlefield ablaze, turning it into a land of scorching flames.
Nawaki sat obediently on the sofa, his eyes shining as he looked at Jiraiya, occasionally exclaiming, "Pervert Big Brother, you're so amazing!" Each time, Jiraiya's high spirits would take a heavy blow.
Jiraiya couldn't take it anymore and said in a negotiating tone, "Nawaki, let's talk about something. Can you call me Jiraiya Big Brother?"
"Why? Aren't you Pervert Big Brother a pervert? Big Sister said you often peek into the women's bathhouse. Is there anything good to see in the women's bathhouse?"
Nawaki looked at Jiraiya with a head full of question marks, his eyes full of curiosity.
"Uh... that..."
Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly, unable to say that peeking into the women's bathhouse was fun. If he dared to say that, he'd be in the ICU of the Konoha Hospital tonight.
Tsunade, Mio! Help!
Jiraiya looked to Tsunade, who was holding the remote control and watching TV, for help, then to Hyuga Mio, who was holding a notebook.
Tsunade gave Jiraiya a look that said, 'You're on your own.'
Hyuga Mio ignored Jiraiya's plea; the notebook in her hand was written by Orochimaru.
Every time she read it, she couldn't help but marvel at Orochimaru's wild imagination and creativity.
"Nawaki, that's not something you should be concerned about. Don't learn bad habits from Jiraiya. Peeking into the women's bathhouse will get you beaten! Your Orochimaru Big Sister will also dislike you."
Tsunade waved a fist; if she wasn't worried about damaging the wall, she would have punched Jiraiya flying.
"Ah! I'm not interested in the women's bathhouse at all!"
Upon hearing this, Nawaki shook his head repeatedly, indicating he had no interest in the women's bathhouse and no longer pestered Jiraiya about what was good to see there.
Tsunade suddenly remembered her grandmother, who was all alone in the Spiral Tower at that moment, and immediately couldn't sit still. She put down the remote control and asked, "Nawaki, you came to eat, but what about Grandma?"
"Grandma said she was going to see a monk. Are there monks in Konoha?"
Nawaki said, puzzled. He knew there was the Fire Temple not far from Konoha, but there were no temples in Konoha itself.
"A monk..."
Tsunade knew who Grandma went to see. The only monk currently in Konoha was Bunbuku, whom she and Orochimaru had brought back.
Uchiha Clan Compound
Uchiha Hikaji gathered all the elders of the clan and told them about Uchiha Hikari.
"Three-Tomoe Sharingan?"
"Hikaji, you're not joking, are you?"
"That's a Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"
The elders were shocked, finding it unbelievable yet also very excited.
Uchiha Hikari had awakened her Three-Tomoe Sharingan at such a young age. What did this mean? It meant that a super genius had appeared in the Uchiha Clan, and they would once again have a powerful Mangekyo Sharingan user!
Surpassing Akimichi, Aburame, and Hyuga to become Konoha's strongest ninja clan was no longer a dream!
It should be known that among the Uchiha Clan, children who awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan before the age of 10 were almost non-existent; most only awakened their Sharingan after their teens.
More awakenings occurred during wartime, and those whose Sharingan evolved after witnessing comrades die on the battlefield were commonplace.
And now was wartime!
Konoha no longer had the early prejudice against the Uchiha and was willing to let the Uchiha Clan become a part of the Konoha Higher-Ups. It was precisely because of this that the Uchiha Clan wanted to achieve more merits on the battlefield.
Of course, only these elders and the clan head thought this way.
Most young people in the Uchiha Clan preferred to shoot commercials and earn money; only a few who were 'ugly as a twisted melon and cracked jujube' had no choice but to seek merits on the battlefield.
"Uchiha Hikari... that child lives in Orochimaru's house, doesn't she?"
An elder suddenly remembered that Uchiha Hikari lived with Orochimaru.
"..."
The air suddenly fell silent. No matter how much of a genius Uchiha Hikari was, she was brought to Konoha by Orochimaru. They wouldn't dare to ask Orochimaru for her. If the people of the Village found out about such a thing, the sheer amount of spit would be enough to drown them.
Not to mention within the clan, those who had received Orochimaru's favor wouldn't need condemnation from the Village; the Uchiha themselves would be in an uproar.
"No matter what, we still have to try. Such a talented girl might become a powerful Mangekyo Sharingan user."
Uchiha Hikaji was truly unwilling to let such a super genius of the Uchiha remain outside. Most importantly, Uchiha Hikari's visual prowess actually made him feel pressured, which meant her visual prowess had far surpassed his.
Uchiha Hikaji sighed, "The Uchiha Clan has been... ever since..."
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