Chapter 62: little Sasuke, when you take Chunin Exam I''m gonna be the Examiner
The Uchiha n District.
This ce is located at the edge of the Konoha Vige.
When the Konoha Vige first divided the residential areas for various ninja ns, the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, allocated thergest living area to the Uchiha n, a prestigious ninja n, which resulted in their district being located at the edge of the vige.
Decades passed.
The Konoha Vige expanded into several areas.
Six years ago, the Nine-Tails'' attack caused severe damage within the vige. The higher-ups of the Konoha re-divided the residential areas for the ninja ns. Shimura Danzo helped relocate the Uchiha n to an even more remote area, surrounded byrger training grounds.
The Uchiha n''s district, always located at the edge of the vige, coupled with the n''s inherent pride, made it a ce few vigers were willing to visit. The Uchiha increasingly isted themselves, even preventing vigers from entering their district.
"The scenery here is nice."
Akihara Kagura spoke,plimenting the view.
"This ce is more majestic than the Uchiha district of the past."
Hatake Kakashi nodded and then turned to an old man sitting at the entrance of a shop, "Excuse me, where is the home of Uchiha Fugaku, the Head of the Konoha Police Force?"
"Just go straight down this road"
The elderly of the Uchiha n were quite patient.
In contrast, the younger members of the Uchiha n were noticeably more temperamental. Seeing Akihara Kagura, the Wood Release ninja who had defeated Uchiha Itachi, their expressions inevitably turned sour. However, seeing that Kagura was just a child, they refrained from causing any conflict.
"It seems they don''t wee us."
Akihara Kagura noticed the reactions of the people they encountered on the road.
"They don''t wee anyone."
Hatake Kakashi, who had long experienced the Uchiha n''s style, softly reassured the young boy, "It''s not just you. Any outsider is unwee here."
Back when Kakashi was younger, he often visited the Uchiha district to find the tardy Uchiha Obito, and he didn''t care much about these attitudes.
Akihara Kagura asked the question he was most curious about, "Which member of the Uchiha n will go with us to the Mist Vige? Uchiha Shisui, perhaps? His abilities are quite good..."
"It''s not him."
Hatake Kakashi shook his head and found an excuse for Uchiha Shisui: "Uchiha Shisui is an elite Jonin of the vige, and he has other important missions to undertake..."
Before the Chunin Exams, there was a possibility that Uchiha Shisui might apany them to the Mist Vige. However, during the Chunin Exams, after Uchiha Shisui demonstrated the technique of Susanoo, it became inconvenient for him to leave Konoha Vige on missions.
For the Uchiha n, Uchiha Shisui''s power could influence the bnce between the Uchiha and the Konoha Vige; for the higher-ups of Konoha, Uchiha Shisui, being a pacifist inclined towards the Konoha, his power could be used by the Konoha and even considered as a strategic weapon.
In summary,
Uchiha Shisui temporarily found it inconvenient to leave the vige at will.
Hatake Kakashi, noticing the somewhat dispirited expression of Akihara Kagura, said, "However, you know the person who will be going with us to the Mist Vige"
"Uchiha Itachi, that kid?"
Akihara Kagura, familiar with only a few Uchihas, mentioned a familiar name, even assertively saying: "I only know Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi... and maybe that little one shouting and yelling in the Chunin Exam arena, what was his name, Uchiha Sasuke?"
"How can you refer to Uchiha Itachi as a kid..."
Hatake Kakashi nced at Akihara Kagura, unable to help saying: "I remember you are about the same age as Uchiha Itachi, right?"
"But our statuses are different now."
Akihara Kagura leisurely countered, distinguishing himself from Uchiha Itachi: "When I was his age, I had already be a member of Konoha''s Anbu."
"This is your second day in the Anbu, right?"
Hatake Kakashi adjusted the ninja headband on his forehead and continued: "Judging from the time you reported to the Anbu, it''s not even been twenty-four hours"
"We''ve arrived."
Akihara Kagura stopped in front of a house.
The house was quiterge, and one could even hear the sound of a stream in the courtyard.
"Sorry, Itachi is not home."
Uchiha Mikoto came out to greet them and expressed her apologies in a low voice, her gentle eyes revealing a hint of worry: "This morning, Itachi went to the training grounds."
Since losing to Akihara Kagura in the Chunin Exam, Uchiha Itachi has be even more diligent and hardworking, spending most of his time at the training grounds.
Uchiha Mikoto is very concerned about her son, but she cannot speak out to stop her child''s efforts. She even feels fortunate that her child did not be depressed or hateful due to the defeat.
She is a gentle mother.
In fact, the members of the Uchiha Itachi family are quite admirable.
Uchiha Fugaku has always been proud of his eldest son, Uchiha Itachi. Even when Itachi lost to Akihara Kagura in the Chunin Exam, Fugaku did not me his son.
Uchiha Fugaku is very aware that this was not his son''s fault. He even believes that Itachi finally has a peer rival, encouraging Itachi to diligently train his Sharingan, confident that he will eventually defeat his rival Akihara Kagura.
As for the younger brother...
There''s even less to say.
Uchiha Sasuke, the little kid, stood beside his mother, his cheeks puffing up angrily, ring at Akihara Kagura: "Hey, don''t get too cocky, my big brother will defeat you sooner orter!"
"Sasuke."
Uchiha Mikoto quickly stopped her younger son''s impolite behavior, gently educating him: "Don''t say such impolite things"
"It''s normal for kids to be ill-tempered..."
Teenager Akihara Kagura acted like an adult, forgiving little Sasuke with great magnanimity. He even bent down to kindly pat Uchiha Sasuke''s head.
"Kid, don''t always expect others to help you..."
Akihara Kagura, looking at the still angry Uchiha Sasuke, continued slowly: "If you have the spirit of a little man, when you grow up, help your big brother take revenge"
"Okay!"
Little Sasuke showed great spirit, waving his little fists: "When I grow up and participate in the Chunin Exam, I will definitely defeat you in front of everyone!"
"Alright..."
Akihara Kagura, patting little Sasuke''s head, nodded with a smile: "It''s just a pity that when you grow up, I might be the examiner of the Chunin Exam. I could find a reason to eliminate you, never allowing you to advance to Chunin"
"..."
Little Sasuke was astonished.
For many years, Uchiha Sasuke, this little fellow, had always been dearly loved and never encountered someone with such a vile character. He was so scared that his eyes turned red.
"Hahaha"
Uchiha Mikoto covered her mouth and chuckled softly, gentlyforting her young son: "Alright, Sasuke, your senpai is just teasing you"
"We should go find someone first."
Hatake Kakashi hurriedly tried to pull away Akihara Kagura, not wanting to see this young man bully a child anymore, lest they lose face for the Anbu.
"Kakashi-senpai, Kagura-kun."
Just at that moment, Uchiha Itachi appeared on the street, politely greeting Hatake Kakashi and Akihara Kagura.
Because his father, Uchiha Fugaku, had sent a message to him at the training ground, asking him to apany an investigation into Uchiha Obito''s matter, Uchiha Itachi quickly rushed home to pack his belongings.
Uchiha Itachi''s gaze fell on Uchiha Sasuke, whose eyes were red with tears, revealing a touch of heartache. He quickly approached tofort his younger brother.
"Sasuke, what''s wrong?"
"Maybe he thinks the life of a future Genin is too hard?"
In front of everyone, Akihara Kagura spouted nonsense, urging Uchiha Itachi, who wasforting his brother: "Alright, hurry up and pack your things. There''s no need to waste timeforting this little guy here. Anyway, you''re about to leave with us, and he''s definitely going to keep crying"