Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

A circular building stands amidst the leaves, shaped like a "bird's nest," with red tiles, a white base, and a stone and mud floor, all intertwined.

This arrangement means that it can accommodate a large number of people sitting around and observing the training field at the bottom.

On ordinary days, some ordinary people sit here to watch ninjas practice, mostly shuriken and kunai; but few people practice ninjutsu like the Five Elements and Yin-Yang Release in front of so many people.

Don't underestimate the foot traffic at the training ground. Before the war, it was considered one of the "top destinations" alongside the shopping mall. Of course, now that the shopping mall has been removed from the list, the training ground stands out on its own.

Every day, countless ordinary people come to observe the ninjas' training. In the Land of Fire, countless people admire the ninjas.

But today is different.

Ordinary people wanted to come to the training ground, but they were all driven away by the guards at the entrance. Everyone in the training ground was a ninja.

When Uchiha Sora and his group arrived at the training ground, even before entering, they could feel the lively atmosphere inside.

It was noisy and very exciting.

Uchiha Sora chuckled lightly; he knew the reason.

Minato Namikaze became famous during the Third Shinobi World War and was known as the "Yellow Flash." Not long ago, he even fought to a draw with the renowned Raikage brothers.

The young Minato became famous throughout the ninja world. On the battlefield, the enemy even issued an order: "If you encounter the Yellow Flash, you can abandon the mission immediately."

This order not only chilled the enemy's hearts but also brought Konoha's fighting spirit to a climax.

From then on, Minato Namikaze's image immediately became towering in Konoha, loved by ordinary people and worshipped by ninjas.

In this situation, rumors even circulated in the village that Minato Namikaze would become the next Hokage.

Uchiha Sora strongly suspects that Hiruzen Sarutobi is behind this rumor.

"It's so lively inside!" Kurenai Yuhi exclaimed, her eyes wide with excitement. "I'll be able to see Lord Minato soon! I'm so excited!"

"Are you sure about this?"

Seeing her flushed face, Uchiha Sora was speechless. He couldn't believe that Kurenai was a fan of Minato Namikaze.

"Learn from Ren Lin, she's so calm."

"Oh dear, Rin is Minato-sama's student, we see each other often, so naturally she's not as excited as I am. What a pity... Why am I not Minato-sama's student?" Kurenai sighed, giving the innocent Obito a hateful glare.

Obito: Is it my fault?

Mitarashi Anko was also a little excited, clenching her fists, "I really want to see Lord Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, that's the ninjutsu that defeated the 'Zetsu-Pear-Lightning-Bull-Hot-Blade' combination."

"I remember it was a draw," Uchiha Sora said expressionlessly.

"Sora, you don't understand. A draw is just what they say to outsiders." Mitarashi Anko seemed to have a strong admiration for Minato.

Uchiha Sora was speechless. These people, one after another, were really enough.

Hey! Blind worship is not advisable!

This also indirectly demonstrates the cohesion that Minato Namikaze had in Konoha during that period.

"Hurry up, hurry up, or there won't be any seats left," Kurenai urged.

The group walked towards the gate of the training ground.

The guards simply asked a few questions to confirm that they were newly promoted Chunin, and then allowed them to pass.

Uchiha Sora noticed that the two men's gazes lingered on him for a moment.

It seems... he recognized me. He thought to himself.

Ignoring the two, he followed Kurenai and the others into the training ground.

After they left, the two guards exchanged glances. One of them, with a subtle expression, whispered, "Should we notify the Saltwater Jonin?"

The other person nodded, "I'll go and inform them."

……

Offices in the Konoha Administration Building

Nara Saltwater sat at the table, processing the documents in her hands. For the Nara clan, which possesses extremely high intelligence, the fact that she was able to sit here meant that she had only one responsibility: the matter of Uchiha Sora.

The document in his hand contained detailed information about Uchiha Sora.

The other matters were handled by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.

dong dong dong-

"Come in." Salt Water took a sip of tea.

"Jonin of Salt Water, the person you told us to keep an eye on has arrived at the training ground," a Chunin said calmly as he walked in.

Nara Shizuku narrowed her eyes slightly and nodded. "I understand. Is there anything else?"

No, that's all.

"Um."

After a moment of silence,

The Chunin spoke up weakly, "We're just going to ignore this? Didn't you tell us not to notify Uchiha Sora? Now that he's shown up at the training grounds, are we just going to do nothing?"

Salt Water looked up at him, somewhat amused. "Then what should we do? Kick him out? He's a member of Konoha too; there's no need to treat the Uchiha like an outsider."

The Chunin was somewhat embarrassed. "Then why... didn't you inform him?"

Salt water seemed to be in a good mood today, and she talked a little more than usual.

"My purpose is not to suppress him, but to remind him that our attitude towards the Uchiha genius is delicate."

In fact, whether he goes to the training ground to listen to Minato's instructions or not has little impact on him. This time, I just wanted to understand his personality.

"So... is there an answer?"

"Yes." Salt Water smiled. "This little guy should already understand what the higher-ups in Konoha mean, yet he still blatantly shows up at training. It seems he's still a troublemaker."

"A troublemaker is good; if properly nurtured, they might actually become something extraordinary."

At the same time, he knew in his heart that if he went in the wrong direction, this troublemaker would be directly nailed to the head of Konoha.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, go back. We might not have enough manpower at the training ground. Minato... he's too famous."

"Yes!" The Chunin gave a standard ninja salute and then left the room.

Nara Shizuku was left alone in his seat. He picked up one of the documents and looked at the text on it.

His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a deep, eerie light. The document didn't contain much information, but it was related to Uchiha Sora. What made it different from the other documents was that it mentioned one person's name.

Danzo Shimura.

He is the assistant to the third generation leader and also the head of Root.

The Root, operating between the Imperial Guard and the Anbu, has, under Danzo's influence, gradually surpassed the Anbu, which was directly under the Hokage's command.

"Lord Danzo has actually set his sights on Uchiha Kurenai."

According to the information in the document, Danzo Shimura seemed to intend to recruit Sora Uchiha into his ranks.

Salt Water frowned slightly. This was not a good thing for him. Unlike him, the Roots always acted swiftly and decisively.

Such a rash action is likely to provoke resentment from others.

The salt water pen was lifted and gently tapped on the table, producing a crisp "pong" sound.

"Fine, let Root give Uchiha Sora a try."