Awakening Of Uchiha [Naruto/One Piece]

Chapter 41: Tsunade Kicks The Door Of The Hokage's Office

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"Okay! I agree!" Katsumi could only spread his hands helplessly and agreed.

"Alright! That settles it!"

Kaori nodded with satisfaction, touched Katsumi's head, pushed him toward Tsunade, and said, "Take him away! I've got work to do!"

"Mikoto, you should hurry to school! You're going to be late!"

"Yes!"

Mikoto immediately said goodbye to everyone and left quickly.

"Let's go too!"

Tsunade said goodbye to Kaori, called Katsumi over, and brought him to the Hokage building.

Once they arrived, she kicked open the door to the Hokage office.

"Bang!" The door hit the wall with a wailing sound, shaking the entire Hokage office and sending a cascade of dust falling.

The Third Hokage: "....."

Katsumi: "....."

The corners of their eyes twitched slightly at the scene.

Yes, this was very much like Tsunade.

The Third Hokage looked at Tsunade with an expression of helplessness, pinching his brows as if nursing a headache. "Tsunade! Can't you open the door like a normal person with your hands?

"Because of you, I've had to replace this door five times this month!

"Also, you're a teacher! Can't you set a good example and pay attention to your personal image? You'll end up leading the children astray."

He still couldn't figure out why, starting about twenty days ago, Tsunade's attitude toward him had taken such a sharp turn for the worse. Her behavior had grown far more unruly and brash.

It gave him constant headaches.

As far as he could recall, he hadn't done anything recently to offend her, had he?

"Hmph! I'm used to it!"

Tsunade crossed her arms, raised her chin proudly, and said, "I brought the kid to you! Hurry up and get acquainted with him so I can take him to school!"

Tsunade, whose opinion of the Third Hokage had completely collapsed, no longer cared about appearances. In her eyes, kicking the door was already polite compared to what the Third Hokage had done to the Senju clan.

"You!"

The Third Hokage shook his head helplessly before turning to look at Katsumi. He smiled in what he thought was a kind and warm manner and said, "So, you're Uchiha Katsumi? I'm the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen—your master. Did your teacher mention me?"

At this moment, he clearly sensed the vitality in Katsumi's body.

'This doesn't seem like a sickly child suffering from congenital deficiencies at all!'

'It seems the Uchiha really have developed an incredible treatment method to restore vitality. I'll need to find a way to obtain it for myself and the Sarutobi clan when the opportunity arises.'

'And this chakra…' he mused silently. 'Yesterday, his chakra wasn't much, but now… Did he officially start refining chakra yesterday?

'This amount of chakra is already comparable to a Jōnin! He's truly a genius!'

'I must take this seriously. If I can brainwash him into becoming my loyal talent, dealing with Kaori and the Uchiha clan will be far easier in the future.'

With those thoughts swirling in his mind, the Third Hokage's smile grew even warmer as he looked at Katsumi.

Although Katsumi felt a sense of disgust rising within him, he still maintained a polite smile on the surface and nodded. "Yes! My teacher mentioned you. Uchiha Katsumi greets the Hokage!"

"Haha!"

The Third Hokage let out a hearty laugh. "Just call me grandpa!"

"Huh?"

Katsumi's face froze instantly. He suspected that this old man was trying to take advantage of him.

"Heh!"

Tsunade glanced at the Third Hokage with a mocking look, sneering sarcastically, "I say, old man, aren't you bullying the kid here?

"Even if Katsumi dares to call you that, do you really dare to respond?

"Careful—if Kaori finds out, she'll beat you to death! Ha!"

How could this old man be so shameless?

Obviously, he was of the same generation as Kaori, yet he still wanted her son to call him grandpa.

It was completely absurd!

"Uh..."

The Third Hokage finally realized his mistake.

Hearing Tsunade's words and imagining the consequences of this misunderstanding—an enraged Uchiha Kaori—his entire body froze. He quickly waved his hands, smiling awkwardly. "Wrong, wrong! Sorry! That was a slip of the tongue! My mistake!"

"I just forgot because Katsumi is my disciple!"

"It's my fault! My fault!"

With an apologetic and slightly nervous expression, he hurriedly turned to Katsumi and said, "Katsumi, I'm really sorry! I misspoke!

"From now on, you can call me Uncle Hokage. I'm only a year or two older than your mother, so that's just about right!

"I was misled by Tsunade for a moment there! Haha!"

"And don't tell your mother about this trivial matter. We don't want to trouble her unnecessarily, do we?"

If Uchiha Kaori got wind of this, even if he were to get beaten, it would be completely justified. He had no doubt that she would seize the opportunity to vent her frustrations.

"Uh… I understand!"

Katsumi nodded in agreement.

At this point, he had a very clear understanding of his mother's deterrent power.

"I wonder what exactly my mother did to make the Third Hokage so afraid of her?"

Katsumi thought curiously but didn't dare to ask Kaori directly.

After all, he was terrified of being beaten.

Of course, despite agreeing not to tell, he was definitely going to tell his mother about this matter.

What? The promise he made to the Third Hokage?

Well, he was going to break it. What could the old man do?

That said, Katsumi didn't think his mother would beat up the Third Hokage over something this trivial.

The timing wasn't right.

At present, it wasn't wise to escalate tensions with the Third Hokage. The Uchiha clan needed a few years of quiet, stable development.

Once their strength was sufficient, they could settle the scores all at once.

"Haha! That's good! That's good!"

The Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the situation had been resolved.

Afterward, he attempted to make small talk with Katsumi, trying to glean some information from him.

However, Tsunade intercepted every attempt.

The Third Hokage quickly realized that with Tsunade present, there was no way he would get anything useful out of Katsumi.

What's more, he noticed that Katsumi was far sharper and more cautious than he had expected.

Seeing that his efforts were futile, he decided to end the conversation quickly and let Tsunade take Katsumi to school.

Of course, the Third Hokage hadn't given up.

In his mind, once Katsumi entered the Academy, he would have plenty of time and opportunities to influence and win him over.

After all, how smart could a six-year-old really be?

At this age, when a child's worldview was still unformed, the possibilities for subtle influence and brainwashing were endless.

…

Soon, Tsunade brought Katsumi to the Ninja Academy.

She first took him to the vice-principal's office, explained the situation, and introduced him to Kuroda Ichito, the head teacher of the first-grade elite class.

After that, Tsunade said her goodbyes and left.

Katsumi, now under the guidance of Kuroda Ichito, was led to Class A—the classroom of the first-grade elite class.

It happened to be during class time.

"Wow! Who is that? He's so handsome!"

"Judging by his clothes, he must be from the Uchiha clan! But I've never seen him before. Why is he coming in at this time?"

"I have no idea!"

"Hey, Luju, you're Uchiha too! Do you know who he is?"

"Uh… I think he's Katsumi, from the elder's family, but he looks really different now!"

"...."

As soon as Katsumi entered the room, the students couldn't help but whisper to one another, their curiosity piqued by the newcomer being led in by their teacher.