Black hair. Thin body.
He looked almost malnourished.
He doesn't resemble the rumors about the Hidden Cloud ninjas at all…
Shizune thought to herself.
From what she knew, the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village were usually extremely muscular. Their arms were often thicker than other people's thighs.
And they even had those signature sausage-like lips.
Will he grow up looking like that too?
Shizune observed him carefully.
But Seiji's lips looked perfectly normal—if anything, they were slightly thin.
"Flashlight."
Tsunade spoke.
"Ah—yes!"
Shizune quickly snapped out of her thoughts and pulled a tool out of her ninja pouch, handing it to Tsunade.
When she looked up again, she noticed the Uchiha boy she had been secretly observing was smiling at her.
Shizune's heart skipped a beat.
She quickly lowered her head.
He had clearly noticed her staring, and she realized it was quite impolite.
"You're quite the smiling Uchiha. That's rare."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow.
Perhaps it was because he had been raised outside the village.
He was completely different from the arrogant Uchihas inside Konoha.
To be honest, if this incident hadn't caused such a stir—and if the old man hadn't forced her to come—
There was no way she would have come here.
Especially now that she suffered from hemophobia.
"Because Lady Tsunade, your eyes are very beautiful. They look like they contain stars."
Seiji spoke calmly.
"Oh?"
Tsunade slowly clenched her fist.
If this Uchiha brat couldn't explain himself properly…
She would definitely give him a good punch, just to teach him that not everyone was someone he could joke with.
"When you were examining me, Lady Tsunade, I could see your sense of responsibility in your eyes. Even though you hold such a high status, you still personally examined someone as ordinary as me."
Seiji paused before continuing.
"I've read many storybooks. Lady Tsunade must be like the legendary doctors in those stories—those who travel the world healing the sick."
"Tsunade is one of the Legendary Sannin and the best medical ninja in Konoha. Of course she's a great doctor."
Mikoto, who had been waiting nearby, suddenly laughed.
She felt that Seiji truly had the innocence of a young boy.
Tsunade, meanwhile, slowly relaxed her clenched fist.
So he was praising her medical ninjutsu.
This kid was actually quite good with words.
"If I could learn medical ninjutsu like that, I could help others as well. I really hope I can become someone like Lady Tsunade."
Seiji said.
"Medical ninjas require Yang Release chakra. If you don't have it, you can't become one."
After saying that, Tsunade stood up.
She told Mikoto that she would look through some records later to understand this situation better.
Then she would send another outstanding medical ninja—Yakushi Nono—to examine Seiji.
Shizune immediately followed Tsunade out.
"Seiji, get some rest for now. In a while we'll arrange your enrollment into the Ninja Academy."
Mikoto also left shortly afterward.
The once lively room suddenly became silent, leaving only Seiji behind.
"Well… I'm not Uzumaki Naruto, after all."
Seiji shook his head.
Naruto was someone who could even persuade Tsunade—who had left the village for years—to return and accept the responsibility of becoming Hokage.
Tsunade's rejection had been completely expected.
If she had truly been interested, she would have taken the opportunity to check his chakra nature.
With Tsunade's ability, discovering the result would have been effortless.
Unfortunately, she didn't.
After all…
He was still an Uchiha.
In life, nine out of ten things never go the way one hopes.
Seiji wasn't discouraged.
Instead, he thought about Yakushi Nono.
Tsunade had said she would come next time.
If he handled things well, he could use this opportunity to connect with her and learn medical ninjutsu.
The Uchiha clan didn't really produce high-level medical ninjas.
Because once an Uchiha graduated from the academy, they were usually assigned directly to the Konoha Military Police Force.
At most, they only learned some basic medical ninjutsu at the academy.
In peacetime they acted as security, and in wartime they served as frontline fighters.
Very few Uchiha bothered to pursue deeper studies.
In fact, Uchiha Madara's medical abilities might have been the best among the clan.
After all, he could perform eye transplant surgery anytime, anywhere.
The reason Seiji cared so much about medical ninjutsu was simple.
The Naruto world was basically a world of glass cannons.
Even Sasuke's Six-Tomoe Rinnegan could be stabbed blind by an ordinary kunai.
If someone had been able to perform emergency medical treatment, maybe it could have been saved.
In the brutal wars of the future, who could guarantee they would never lose an arm or a leg?
Prosthetics made from Hashirama Cells weren't something everyone could obtain.
Besides, Seiji had already spent most of his savings asking ninjas to help him check his chakra nature.
The result was:
He possessed Yang Release.
Not everyone had Yang Release.
For example, Sasuke's databook didn't list Yang, while Naruto's didn't list Yin.
Although chakra nature transformation could be learned later through training, it required a huge amount of time.
Usually measured in years.
But those born with Yang Release could master related techniques much more easily.
Thinking about this, Seiji stood up from the tatami.
Without realizing it, he had walked to the window.
He casually pushed it open.
Drizzling rain fell on the trees in the courtyard, the leaves rustling softly.
A bleak autumn wind blew toward him.
Rainy days always made people feel cold.
Seiji suddenly smiled.
"It's nothing more than a little wind and frost."
As for how to attract Yakushi Nono's attention…
He already had a plan.
Yakushi Nono would later become the director of an orphanage.
For those children, she was even willing to rejoin Root, the organization she had once left.
In this vast world, people had all kinds of desires.
Some chased power their entire lives.
Others treated power like garbage and only wished for immortality.
As for Yakushi Nono…
Her greatest weakness was children.
The next day.
Ninja Academy.
"This is our new classmate, Uchiha Seiji."
The Chunin instructor asked Seiji to write his name on the blackboard.
Seiji picked up a piece of white chalk and wrote his name.
Looking down at the class, he noticed many familiar faces.
Obito.
Kakashi.
Rin.
Genma Shiranui…
"Your handwriting is beautiful."
Rin Nohara praised.
"Hey, Rin. I heard that guy came from the Land of Lightning."
Obito whispered to her.
The people from the Land of Lightning were all brutes.
Rin, don't be fooled by appearances, he thought.
"Please take care of me."
Seiji smiled warmly.
Following the instructor's arrangement, he took a seat by the window in the back row.
"Alright everyone, let's begin class."
The instructor coughed lightly and started teaching.
Recently, the Uchiha clan didn't have the best reputation in the village.
But teachers actually liked having Uchiha students.
There was a simple reason.
They were easy to teach.
Normally, new students would undergo an entrance test—basic genjutsu and ninjutsu.
But in reality, it was just a simple evaluation of chakra quantity and control.
As long as they met the standard, they passed.
Seiji had transferred in midway.
But as an Uchiha, he could easily keep up.
Ninja clans usually taught their children privately.
Soon, it was break time.
"I heard you came from the Land of Lightning, Seiji?"
Rin approached his desk.
"That's right."
"Can you keep up with the lessons here? You joined midway, didn't you?"
Rin asked curiously.
Before graduating and receiving a ninja headband, academy students weren't allowed to leave the village.
Even ninjas needed special permits to enter or exit.
"About that…"
Seiji closed his book and picked up another one.
He raised his eyes slightly.
"Rin Nohara… could you teach me Konoha's ninjutsu?"