Naruto entry.

Chapter 19: Will Itachi be born again?

"You've been here for so long, is there any ninjutsu you'd like to learn?"

Fugaku asked.

"I've just enrolled, and I'm afraid I'm not yet ready to learn ninjutsu."

Kiyoshi looked hesitant.

"You can learn it later; choosing your own ninjutsu is a privilege that all Uchiha clans receive."

Fugaku's gaze fell on Kiyoshi.

His stern, square face exuded an air of authority without needing to be angry.

Every Uchiha ninja has this right.

The ninja technique inventory was also accumulated through contributions from generations of clansmen.

"Well... thank you so much, Lord Fugaku."

Kiyoshi said, feigning gratitude.

Seeing Kiyoshi's attitude, Fugaku nodded in satisfaction.

Trading some ninjutsu for Kiyoshi's approval of the Uchiha clan is a win-win situation.

According to the Chunin teachers at the Ninja Academy, Kiyoshi seems to have great talent.

This makes it increasingly necessary for Qing Si to establish bonds within the clan.

If it cannot be established, it must be marginalized.

The Uchiha clan needs loyal Uchiha members.

"Do you have any particular escape technique you'd like to learn?"

The Fugaku Road.

Five basic ninjutsu are passed down in the ninja world.

Water Release, Fire Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release, Earth Release.

All others fall under the category of secret techniques or bloodline limits.

"Lightning Release, I think. I used chakra test strips before, and they have the 'Lightning' attribute."

Kiyoshi pretended to think for a moment before revealing the ninjutsu he wanted.

Lightning Release.

The Yoruzuki clan is highly adaptable to Lightning Release ninjutsu.

If Qing Si gets his hands on it, it will be like adding wings to a tiger.

Of the five basic escape techniques, there is actually great potential in any of them.

The ninja world is too traditional and reliant on chakra; it is both made and broken by chakra.

Many technologies are just a core of chakra, ignoring other physical laws.

For example, Lightning Release can generate "magnetism," which means electricity generates magnetism, allowing one to control magnetic field power.

They even use this magnetic force to distort gravity, manipulate electron orbits with electric fields, and so on.

There are too many directions to choose from.

This is precisely the unique perspective that Kiyoshi possesses as a time traveler.

Simply using Lightning Release to strengthen the body or utilizing the lightning in nature is far too crude.

Even with fire-style techniques, they can still create amazing effects.

The development of Fire Release ninjutsu essentially involves two aspects.

Plasma production and temperature control.

We can shift our focus to controlling molecular motion or the flow of energy. Accelerating molecular motion increases temperature, while slowing it down decreases temperature. We can also develop technologies like high-frequency circuits.

In terms of technological development, it is actually the seemingly most reckless Yunyin who has gone the furthest.

Orochimaru is only skilled in biological science and genetic engineering.

The final Naruto Shippuden movie, "The Last," was filmed just a few years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, and the Hidden Cloud Village had already developed the Chakra Cannon.

Its power is so great that it can destroy the moon with a single shot; it is the most powerful weapon in the ninja world.

"Alright."

Fugaku nodded.

The Uchiha clan has a considerable number of Lightning Release ninjutsu scrolls in their ninjutsu inventory.

"Afterwards, I'll have someone take you to get the reel you like. Remember, don't aim too high; a D-grade is fine."

"Yes, thank you, Lord Fugaku."

Kiyoshi feigned gratitude.

"Alright, alright, let's eat."

Mikoto looked at the dishes and said:

"It'll get cold if we don't eat it soon."

"Um."

Kiyoshi filled a bowl to the brim with rice.

Sufficient nutrition is essential for growth.

Then, Fugaku brought up other topics and chatted with Mikoto from time to time.

Occasionally, even the stern-minded Fugaku could tell a few amusing anecdotes that would make Mikoto happy.

Kiyoshi ate his meal in silence.

……

About half an hour later, Mikoto brought Kiyoshi back from the Fugaku residence.

The two walked back the way they came.

"Misaka-nee, what's the typical retirement age for ninjas?"

Kiyoshi spoke.

It seems that ninjas do not have a legal retirement age.

Moreover, I've never heard of receiving a pension after retirement.

"Retirement? Hmm..."

Mikoto thought for a moment.

"Most ninjas don't live to retirement age, but if they want to retire, they can apply, and once approved, they will retire and leave the ninja profession."

Mikoto didn't see many old ninjas who lived to be eighty or ninety years old, but she did see quite a few genin who graduated from the ninja academy.

Unable to endure the cruel world of ninjas, he chose to retire.

"I see."

Kiyoshi nodded.

That's true.

In Itachi's True Story, there is a female ninja named Shinko in Team 2, where Itachi is. She is disillusioned with the cruel ninja world and gives up her ninja qualification.

Later, he worked at a tea shop in the village.

Ninjas are tools.

When using tools, do you consider the degree of wear and tear on them?

You have to understand, this is a world where even children go to war.

Carrying a kunai means you have to go to the battlefield to kill.

There was also no psychological counseling provided to these ninjas.

From this perspective, it's not unreasonable that the ninja world is full of extremists and mentally ill people.

They had long been subtly distorted by the ninja system.

"However, I might retire soon."

When Mikoto said this, her voice was noticeably softer.

"Then congratulations to Mikoto-nee."

Kiyoshi offered his congratulations with a smile on his face, but his heart was ice-cold.

Is Itachi about to be born?

This made Kiyoshi feel very depressed.

"Kiyoji can retire when he no longer wants to be a ninja."

Mikoto smiled slightly.

Kiyoshi continued walking with Mikoto, one in front of the other.

He looked up at the woman walking ahead of him.

Is there any way to prevent the birth of Itachi?

Kiyoshi's left Sharingan had a faint hint of red.

The power of the pupils rippled.

Kiyoshi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, it was pitch black once more.

Kiyoshi felt that Fugaku was just a weak hypocrite.

It's truly a pity that Mikoto and he met such a tragic end.

Fugaku gave himself ninjutsu to gain the Uchiha clan's approval, which is essentially the same as the Cloud Village's efforts to win them over.

From now on, Kiyoshi will naturally have to work and contribute to the Uchiha clan.

It's like a transaction.

If that's the case, then so be it; Kiyoshi agrees.

However... Fugaku never regarded the Uchiha clan outside of his own family as his own.

Fugaku Uchiha cannot escape responsibility for the deaths of the Uchiha clan.

When Itachi betrayed the Uchiha clan, he massacred a large number of innocent clan members.

And they fought their way all the way to their home. How could Fugaku, as the clan head, not have noticed anything?

In the anime version, he also has the Mangekyou Sharingan.

But he never mentioned the weasel killing its clansmen.

On the contrary, he was pleased that Itachi was determined to do his own thing, and encouraged and praised him.

In "The True Story of Itachi," he says to Itachi, "Even if we have different opinions, you are still our pride..."

He willingly allowed himself and Mikoto to die at Itachi's hands.

The only one he mentioned was his other son, Sasuke.

Outside the gate lay the still-warm bodies of countless clansmen…

The majority of the Uchiha clan members are ordinary people.

Not everyone is qualified to be a ninja, just as only a minority can awaken the Sharingan.

Unfortunately, the clan leader chosen by the Uchiha clan chose to betray them.

Kiyoshi didn't want to be buried with this distorted view.