Chapter 113: Team Kazuki
"I think so too." Kazuki smiled confidently.
There was one thing he would not tell Tatsuya, and that was if the Uchiha clan still chose to side with Fugaku in the future, then he wouldn't be polite to them.
What? I'm striving for the Hokage position, and you're constantly dragging me down from behind?
When I was building my career outside, you didn't help.
Now that I've made my career big and strong, you want to come and take advantage?
Where in this world is there such a good thing?
In his previous life, there were many so-called relatives who were like this, and did these relatives truly want you to do well?
In fact, many of them didn't. It's not that Kazuki underestimated so-called kinship, but rather that human nature is inherently like this.
Of course, for those Uchiha who are willing to follow him, he will naturally reuse them. The struggle between him and Fugaku is not just a factional dispute, but also a power struggle.
The current clan head naturally hopes that Fugaku can inherit the position of clan head, allowing the Uchiha clan's clan head position to be inherited by their family.
Anyone else who might threaten Fugaku will be a threat.
Kazuki believed that if they had the chance, they would certainly not mind getting rid of him. It's just that they haven't had the opportunity.
Similarly, he will not let them off easily. Recently, there have been many rumors about him within the clan. If those people weren't deliberately disgusting him, he would never believe it.
Of course, it's impossible for him to do something as beastly as Itachi and Obito.
After all, the Uchiha as a whole haven't wronged him. The former followers of Kagami, and the current followers of Tatsuya, consider Kazuki one of their own.
"Oh, by the way, it seems the clan head is arranging for Fugaku to go to the battlefield."
As if remembering something, Tatsuya reminded Kazuki, "He'll probably have some strong individuals assigned to him to help Fugaku gain merit."
"How can the battlefield be so easy to enter? Do they really think Sunagakure is easy to bully?"
"The more outstanding he appears now, the more others will feel he's just a clown when I go to the battlefield."
Kazuki smiled noncommittally. He didn't know what Kirigakure was doing recently. During the Third Great Ninja War, Kirigakure seemed to be under Madara's control.
If it is, with the strength he's recently displayed, Kirigakure will probably declare war on Konoha before long.
He also wondered if Hiruzen would make the Uchiha clan go to war with Kirigakure.
"Hmm, in that case, let's see him perform well." Tatsuya let out a sneer.
Recently, the clan head has been making frequent moves, even wanting Mikoto to marry Fugaku. Heh heh, is Mikoto someone you can covet so easily?
Tatsuya refused this matter without hesitation, and he didn't even tell Mikoto, just in case Kazuki, in a fit of anger, might run to the clan head's side and pick them off.
For now, the Uchiha can have competition, but directly beating up the clan head, wouldn't that be a bit too much?
Even if he succeeded, others in the village would have a bad impression of Kazuki.
You can't just act recklessly because you're strong, can you?
Before being able to easily crush the entire world, everyone hoped for someone who could operate within the framework to become Hokage.
The reason Hashirama was able to become the First Hokage was, on one hand, because his popularity was far better than Madara's.
On the other hand, Hashirama was willing to reason with you most of the time. If you were right, he would even smile and apologize to you.
But Madara was the type to say 'Are you even worthy of reasoning with me?'
You'd better kowtow to me first, and then I'll consider whether to listen to your nonsense.
Of course, from Madara's perspective, there was a reason for him to do so. After all, he was strong.
"Perform well from now on. If possible, gather more support from the Uchiha people, it will be beneficial for your future." Tatsuya further exhorted Kazuki.
"Yes, I understand."
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Time passed quickly.
Kazuki's procedures for joining Anbu were soon approved. At the same time, Rinka, Nawaki, and Mikoto also successfully joined Anbu.
Even Minato graduated early from Ninja Academy and joined Kazuki's squad.
"So, our team usually just trains?" Minato blinked, asking curiously.
"Isn't that good? After all, our squad's mission is to protect grandma. We usually don't have much to do, and we still get paid." Nawaki chuckled.
Although he was disappointed about not being able to go to the battlefield, he was still very happy to be an Anbu.
Moreover, Kazuki had said before that he would take them out on missions.
"Is that so?" Minato blinked.
He regretted not graduating earlier. How much salary had he missed out on?
The key was that he had long stopped learning much at Ninja Academy. He didn't have the opportunity to constantly train like he could here.
How much time had he wasted?!
"Damn it, I went to Hokage-sama to apply for early graduation, but he refused." Kushina expressed her dissatisfaction indignantly.
She had gone on many missions with Tsunade before, and she wasn't weak. She didn't think she was weaker than Minato.
But now, Minato had graduated early, but she couldn't. How much double standard was that?
"Hahaha, Kushina, if you want to graduate, you need to learn all the basic knowledge from the textbooks, right? I admit your strength is good, but I remember you failed the theoretical exam last semester, didn't you?" Nawaki mockingly teased Kushina, forgetting that he himself had crammed before the exam and barely passed the passing line.
Perhaps, if it weren't for the teacher being lenient, he might not have passed the theoretical exam at all.
Of course, it's not to say Nawaki was stupid, but many theoretical knowledge in the Ninja Academy were simply not used in daily life.
Apart from anything else, even Kazuki's theoretical exam results were worse than Minato's.