In Lingyue's eyes, our family already had three Kage-level individuals.
With the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, dead, and the Asura of the Ninja World, Uchiha Madara, no longer in existence, who in the entire Ninja World could threaten them?
As she thought of this, Uchiha Lingyue couldn't help but muse to herself, 'I see the Second Hokage's strength is nothing special; we might as well attack the Hokage Building and let the Uchiha Clan seize this wretched position.'
At that moment, Uchiha Tenxiu immediately stopped Uchiha Lingyue's thoughts.
But clearly, even though she abandoned the idea under Uchiha Tenxiu's persuasion, she had no intention of hiding her true nature during her days in Konoha.
Rather, this was the true Uchiha.
Someone like Uchiha Tenxiu was, on the contrary, an anomaly among the Uchiha.
Fortunately, as a Ninja, even if it went against her nature, she still had to maintain a Ninja's composure.
Uchiha Lingyue merely sighed this much and didn't do anything excessive.
...
The Ninja School was like a sacred hall.
On the vast training ground, groups of graduating Ninja, like well-trained soldiers, stood in neat rows.
Their eyes were sharp, fixed on the Second Hokage on the podium, as if listening to a life-determining lesson.
Even at only around ten years old, the Ninja World already allowed them to fight and easily take lives.
On either side of the podium, the Clan Heads and elders of various clans stood quietly, like stars surrounding the moon, their presence adding solemnity to the speech.
As the first batch of students to graduate from the five-year Ninja School, they represented Konoha's new blood and marked Konoha's official beginning as a Ninja Village to recruit commoners to become Ninja, opening a path that once belonged exclusively to clans.
As representatives of the various clans, they all expressed their full support for the Ninja School, a department that carried the Village's future hopes.
At least, on the surface, this was the case.
Even the Ninja clans who usually protested the most against commoners, at this moment, silently closed their mouths and showed a supportive demeanor.
At this moment, basically all the Clan Heads and elders were gathered here, their figures seen by the Ninja students, many of whom, especially those from clans, looked at them with longing.
Of course, more were commoner Ninja, their eyes filled with blind admiration for the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.
...You are the saplings of Konoha, the inheritors of the fire will, and the future of Konoha Ninja Village...
On the podium, Senju Tobirama spoke with high spirits, passionately lecturing about the fire will, thinking to himself, 'Such adoring gazes! Commoner Ninja are indeed different from those from clans.
Only these people can wholeheartedly dedicate themselves to the Village, while those from clans will naturally prioritize their families!'
'Fortunately, the Senju Clan has already been disbanded by my elder brother. This way, any future Konoha policies to support commoner Ninja and suppress clan Ninja will not affect the Senju Clan; instead, they can receive various forms of support!'
In a corner below the crowd, a newly enrolled blonde little girl looked at Senju Tobirama with admiration: 'As expected of Grandfather Tobirama!'
Beside her, a white-haired young man wiped his nose with an indifferent expression, causing a black-haired boy with eyeliner by his side to quietly move away from him.
In the large crowd, Uchiha Tenxiu's refined face was particularly striking.
A faint smile played on his lips, as if the surrounding noise had nothing to do with him.
However, beneath this calm and handsome exterior, an unignorable surge of power lurked, like turbulent waves.
Such a unique demeanor, like a magnet, attracted the gazes of many surrounding young ladies, who, like flowers swaying in the spring breeze, had intoxicated eyes and blushing faces.
Even with Uchiha Yukino, like a light butterfly, gently holding his arm on his right side, their distance seemed heaven-made, intimate yet not overly affectionate.
Yukino's beauty, like winter snow, was fresh, elegant, and pure, complementing Tenxiu's aura, like a beautiful painting.
Even so, it didn't deter some people's intentions.
And to Uchiha Tenxiu's left, Uchiha Lingyue stood proudly like a tall pine.
Her gaze was like a sharp blade, seemingly capable of piercing one's soul.
Any woman who tried to get close to Tenxiu would retreat in fear under her icy stare.
'Hmph, a bunch of hussies!' Uchiha Lingyue's gaze was sharp, forcing back several women who wanted to approach.
She then looked at Uchiha Tenxiu and sneered, 'Hmph, are you very proud? You attract so many of them just by going out!'
'How could I, how could I...' Under the watchful eyes of several other Konoha elders, Uchiha Tenxiu laughed it off, skillfully defusing the slightly awkward situation.
His gaze drifted casually, seemingly inattentive, but in reality, he took in everyone present.
At this moment, at the Ninja School's appearance, there was almost no hiding; all of Konoha's top Ninja combat forces on the surface were fully displayed before everyone.
The Uchiha Clan's own family, along with the other eight elders, appeared with their families.
The Hyuga Clan Head appeared with his brothers and the other ten main branch families, each with their pure white Byakugan.
The Sarutobi Clan only had Sarutobi Sasuke and a few elders appearing with their families, but around him were many allied clans, all gathered together.
'This Sarutobi Sasuke is indeed a master!' In the genjutsu constructed by her Sharingan, Uchiha Lingyue nodded, making a rare evaluation.
'After all, he's a renowned Ninja, said to be proficient in five nature transformations, a Ninja with no weaknesses,' Uchiha Yukino said calmly, adding that such conventional Ninja were simply naturally countered by the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo.
Uchiha Tenxiu also nodded, a rare gesture, thinking to himself, 'Barely touching the Kage-level peak; proficient in five natures. No wonder the future Uchiha Fugaku intended to grovel to the Third Hokage, using his son's name to revere the Third Hokage's father!'
Besides background figures like Sarutobi Sasuke, who possessed strength close to Kage-level peak, other clans were not weak either.
The Shimura Clan Head was also a strong Kage-level existence; his forte, Wind Release, and the Fire Release-proficient Sarutobi Clan were also allies.
Wind fueling fire, the two clans united could deal with stronger enemies, naturally forming a generational alliance.
In addition, the Nara Clan Head, Akimichi Clan Head, Yamanaka Clan, Gekko Clan, and other clans were not weak either.
'Tsk tsk tsk, basically all are at least Elite Jonin level, most have crossed that boundary, barely touching the edge of Kage-level, which is quasi-Clan Head Level, or as I classify them, quasi-Kage.
A few, like Elder Uchiha Feng, have reached the level of a regular Kage.
As expected of those who survived the Warring States Period.
It seems the upcoming First Shinobi World War will be very intense!' Uchiha Tenxiu casually surveyed everyone present.
Uchiha Tenxiu sighed, thinking that with the Sengoku Period foundations left when Konoha was founded, having ten regular Kage-level and more quasi-Kage-level individuals, it's no wonder it's called the Village that gathered all the clans from the Land of Fire, the Ninja World's core.
Only such a force could dominate the Ninja World's best environment.
He just wondered how many would survive the upcoming war.
Finally, Uchiha Tenxiu turned his gaze to the Hyuga Clan.
As one of the Uchiha Clan's distant relatives, the Hyuga Clan, also known for its ocular jutsu, similarly harbored secrets.
After all...
'The Byakugan, that's the original body of the Sharingan, and it has research value!
Whether it's the Byakugan's fusion properties or the mutated Tenseigan, those are extremely formidable things!' Uchiha Tenxiu thought to himself.
'It's just, I can only make a move during the war.
The Caged Bird curse mark protection doesn't seem to have much effect on me!'
Uchiha Tenxiu thought indifferently that, although in the original work, the Caged Bird's manifestation was a curse mark binding even after death, essentially meaning one couldn't escape even in death, in reality, the Caged Bird curse mark only involved the ability of Yin-Yang Release.
And these were precisely what he had dabbled in.
Even without the suppression of the heavenly dimension fragment, he could remove it with his own methods.