One day, while Uchiha Kage was doing push-ups in his courtyard, someone walked into the yard. Sensing someone, Uchiha Kage was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and said with a hint of joy, "Uncle Sarutobi!"
"Mn!" Sarutobi Hiruzen walked in front of Uchiha Kage with his hands behind his back and nodded in satisfaction. "You're doing physical training. It seems you've been working hard lately!"
Actually, before Uchiha Kage noticed him, he had been observing Uchiha Kage for a while. Although the other party's push-ups were somewhat unsatisfactory—not particularly fast, nor that excellent—Sarutobi Hiruzen could tell a thing or two from the muscles on Uchiha Kage's body.
Among his peers, Uchiha Kage was definitely one of the best.
What Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know was that Uchiha Kage was currently under double gravity. He even planned to keep the gravity mode on whether he was in school or after graduation. If double wasn't enough, he'd go for triple; if triple wasn't enough, quadruple. Anyway, he had a total of ten times gravity.
It was enough to use for a long time. If he could adapt to even ten times gravity, then he wouldn't need to hide his strength anymore.
At that time, even if he hadn't reached the peak of the Sage of Six Paths, he probably wouldn't be far off.
Before his strength was sufficient, he decided to play it safe.
"If I don't lay a good foundation, it will be slow to improve my strength in the future. If I don't have strength, I might die in battle, and I won't be able to protect the people around me." Uchiha Kage led Sarutobi Hiruzen into the house, making tea for him while speaking.
Protect the people around him? Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in gratification. He naturally chose to believe Uchiha Kage's words.
Kagami's son would surely inherit the Will of Fire!
For now, just protecting the people around him isn't a problem; that's also a manifestation of the Will of Fire!
"Then you must work hard. Tomorrow is the registration time for the Ninja Academy!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a pointed meaning.
"I will register!" Uchiha Kage said hurriedly. In large clans like the Uchiha, many actually choose to train at home. Even after graduation, they wouldn't let Konoha assign them to a unified squad.
The Ninja Academy was more for commoners! The children of large clans generally had their own training methods within the clan.
They only arranged for a portion of their children to attend the Ninja Academy.
As an inheritor of the "Will of Fire," Uchiha Kage would naturally attend the Ninja Academy. It might waste a little time, but it was politically correct!
In Konoha, this point was very important.
Moreover, Uchiha Kage wanted to change the Uchiha clan in the future and become the Hokage. Being valued by Sarutobi Hiruzen was also important.
"Mn!" Hearing Uchiha Kage's unhesitating decision to attend the Ninja Academy, Sarutobi Hiruzen was even more satisfied. As expected of Kagami's child.
He had a dream: that in the future, all of Konoha's children would attend the Ninja Academy and be nurtured by the Will of Fire.
As for those large clans acting on their own, they could all go to hell!
"You must study hard in the academy. Some of the content there may not be as good as what the clan teaches, but there will be interesting things. You can also meet other friends from outside your clan and form new bonds!" Sarutobi Hiruzen took a sip of tea, then said slowly, "Sometimes, strength is not the most important thing.
On the contrary, meeting people and striving towards a common goal will make life more colorful.
The power of one person, after all, cannot do too many things. You will always need companions. Like your father, and Danzō, to me."
A strange look flashed in Uchiha Kage's eyes. Regardless of whether the future Sarutobi Hiruzen would change or become an old schemer, at least the current Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed good to him.
"I understand. I will go and make new friends!" Uchiha Kage nodded repeatedly. Namikaze Minato should be in the same year as him, right?
He should take him in as a little brother before he's taken?
Hmm, that's also forging a new bond! Perfectly achieving Sarutobi Hiruzen's goal!
"Good!" Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in gratification. "Have you encountered any difficulties in your training recently? I heard you have all five Chakra natures. If I weren't the Hokage and had no time to teach disciples, I would have taken you as my disciple."
"Um, recently I've been mainly training my body. I feel my physical fitness isn't good enough," Uchiha Kage said with some embarrassment.
Some people may look like Uchiha clan members on the surface, but in reality, they are Senju clan members!
"Mn, laying a foundation is important!" Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to remind Uchiha Kage that the Uchiha clan played with eyes, Fire Style Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu. But considering Uchiha Kage's push-ups were indeed not satisfying, he didn't say more.
"By the way, Uncle Sarutobi, I recently invented a Ninjutsu. I'd like you to take a look at it," Uchiha Kage suddenly said out of the blue.
"Oh?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was immediately interested. Creating a Ninjutsu! Perhaps the Ninjutsu wasn't anything special, but one had to consider Uchiha Kage's age!
A child with an innovative spirit is worthy of encouragement!
What if one day he innovates an A-rank, no-hand-seal, instant-cast Ninjutsu? Hmm, could there be such a Ninjutsu in the world? That seems a bit like a pipe dream