"Double Tomoe, are you sure?!" In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled by Lady Tsunade's report.
"Why would I lie to you about something like this?" Lady Tsunade was somewhat speechless upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.
The thought of a twelve-year-old Double Tomoe Genius appearing in the Uchiha Clan suddenly gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a headache.
As the Second Ninja World War progressed, the Uchiha Clan gradually became more and more important, and their influence steadily grew.
If it weren't for the fact that the Uchiha Clan currently lacked a leader who could carry the banner, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have doubted whether his position as Hokage would remain stable.
A twelve-year-old Double Tomoe, Uchiha Yakoto, would likely become the new generation's leader of the Uchiha Clan.
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag from his cigarette and slowly pulled a file from a nearby drawer.
Uchiha Yakoto, Double Bloodline Limit, excellent grades during his time at the Ninja Academy.
Especially his civics class on the will of fire, his answers were so good that Hiruzen Sarutobi once considered using them as standard answers.
He was a child who had possessed the will of fire since he was young.
But after all, he was a member of the Uchiha Clan, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was still a bit uneasy.
Slowly exhaling a smoke ring, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke.
"Tsunade, what do you think of Uchiha Yakoto?"
"He's a pretty good kid, excellent in all aspects, except his mouth is a little annoying."
"Not bad, huh?" After much deliberation, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still a little worried and decided to find an opportunity to talk to Uchiha Yakoto personally.
This timing was perfect; although there was a high-level meeting later, there would be no urgent matters after it concluded.
"Old Man, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving," Lady Tsunade said casually.
"Alright, you can go ahead."
Inside the hospital ward.
Although he was on an IV drip, Uchiha Yakoto still felt groggy.
Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and Lady Tsunade walked in.
"Kid, the on-duty doctor said you haven't eaten anything since you woke up, right?" With that, Lady Tsunade plopped down on the hospital bed and grabbed Uchiha Yakoto's hand.
After his hand was grabbed by Lady Tsunade, a warm sensation spread from his hand.
Suddenly having his hand held by Lady Tsunade, Uchiha Yakoto, who hadn't had his hand held by a girl in two lifetimes, subconsciously tried to pull his hand back, but Lady Tsunade held it even tighter.
"So shy? Is this your first time interacting with a girl?" Seeing a blush appear on Uchiha Yakoto's face, Lady Tsunade suddenly had the urge to tease him.
Children in the Ninja World matured relatively early; most of them were already talking about relationships and such while still in the Ninja Academy.
Someone like Uchiha Yakoto, who would blush at a mere touch, was indeed quite rare.
Speaking of this, Lady Tsunade recalled something about a certain white-haired pervert when he was young, and she fiercely squeezed Uchiha Yakoto's hand.
Uchiha Yakoto winced in pain, snatched his hand back, and glared fiercely at Lady Tsunade, his blush deepening.
What was this old woman doing? If she was going to grope him, fine, but why was she squeezing?
Lady Tsunade felt a little awkward under Uchiha Yakoto's gaze and pretended to look up at the IV bag above Uchiha Yakoto.
"Your Qi and blood are somewhat depleted; it seems activating your eyes put a significant strain on your body."
"Most of the medicine that needed to be administered has been given, so you should be able to leave now. It just so happens that I also need to go out to eat."
"Lady Tsunade, one of the Sannin, is treating you to a meal. How does that sound?"
"You're treating, and I'm paying?"
Uchiha Yakoto's suspicious gaze made Lady Tsunade a bit uncomfortable.
"How could that be!"
Inside the barbecue restaurant.
This time, Lady Tsunade uncharacteristically didn't snatch Uchiha Yakoto's barbecue.
The thought of Yakoto having just lost his loved ones reminded Lady Tsunade of the pain she experienced when Nawaki and Kato Dan passed away.
She grilled several pieces of meat and placed them in Uchiha Yakoto's bowl.
"This grilled meat is so disgusting. How did you manage to burn it so thoroughly?"
"It tastes like I'm chewing on firewood."
Uchiha Yakoto took just one bite and immediately spat it out with a disgusted expression.
Crack! The chopsticks in Lady Tsunade's hand snapped.
At this moment, Lady Tsunade's forehead veins were bulging, and she smiled innocently.
"Kid, what did you say?! Say it again!"
Seeing Lady Tsunade's expression, which seemed to say, 'I'm giving you a chance to rephrase that,' Uchiha Yakoto calmly said,
"Third Hokage-sama."
Lady Tsunade saw Uchiha Yakoto looking behind her and calling out "Third Hokage-sama" in a convincing manner, and she couldn't help but sneer.
"You evil brat from the Uchiha Clan, do you think I'd fall for that?"
"Never mind if the Old Man is here today, even if my great-grandfather were here, I'd still beat you up, kid."
Just as Lady Tsunade was rolling up her sleeves, a light cough sounded beside her.
"Ahem, little Tsunade, don't always be so violent."
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice, Lady Tsunade turned around, snorted, called him "Old Man," and sat back down.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his hair and said,
"Really, I'm in the prime of my life, yet you keep calling me 'Old Man.' You'll make me old before my time."
With that, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Uchiha Yakoto.
"I'm very sorry about Chiqin and Mie. They were Ninja with the will of fire, and the Village will not forget their sacrifice."
"I believe that as their child, Yakoto, you also possess a strong will of fire. Therefore, I plan to have you join the Anbu after you successfully pass the Chunin Exams."
"What do you think, Yakoto?"
"What!" Before Uchiha Yakoto could react, Lady Tsunade, who was beside him, had already slammed her hand on the table and stood up.
Lady Tsunade wasn't against Uchiha Yakoto joining the Anbu; she was simply shocked by Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision.
It was well known that when the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, established the Anbu, a very important idea was to divert power that originally belonged to the Uchiha.
To some extent, it could even be said that the Anbu organization was specifically created to target the Uchiha.
And now, Hiruzen Sarutobi was actually planning to let Uchiha Yakoto join the Anbu. How could this not shock Lady Tsunade?
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yakoto looked up at Lady Tsunade.
"Why are you looking at me? If you want to go, then go," Lady Tsunade waved her hand and chugged a bottle of beer.
At this time, Root had just been established, and there weren't so many dirty deeds within the Anbu. At this time, the Anbu was not a bad place to be.
To be honest, Uchiha Yakoto was actually very confused right now, or rather, he had been confused ever since he came to this world. He had never clearly thought about what he wanted to do.
Even his Cultivate was done at Chiqin's request.
Suddenly being asked to make his own decision gave him a strange feeling.
After much deliberation, Uchiha Yakoto decided to join the Anbu.