The 48th year of Konoha passed quietly, and the 49th year of Konoha arrived as scheduled.
It’s the beginning of spring again, and it’s the season when everything revives and animals interact and play.
In recent months, the ninja world has been calm on the surface, but there is an undercurrent surging behind the scenes.
Kumogakure first formed an alliance with Frost Country, a neighboring country of Tian Country, and sent ninjas to stay there.
The Kingdom of Frost also borders the Kingdom of Fire.
However, the terrain of the Kingdom of Frost is mainly mountainous, which is not suitable for large armies to march.
Kumogakure's intention is obvious, but Konoha can't do any other countermeasures except strengthening the defense of the northern border.
In addition, Kumogakure sent a mission hoping to form an alliance with Tang Country.
When Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Makoto predicted that Kumogakure might make a fuss about the country of Yu, Namikaze Minato sent a mission to establish diplomatic relations with the country of Yu, but they were not in a hurry to form an alliance.
Because Yunokuni is an overseas island country surrounded by the sea and has no large islands around it.
The Kingdom of Tang has beautiful scenery and rich tourism resources. In addition, it is generous to other countries, and its geographical location is not a battleground for military strategists. Therefore, no country in the Kingdom of Tang has used too much force.
So far, the Kingdom of Tang has not formed an alliance with any of the five major countries, but no war has ever broken out.
As soon as the news came out that Kumogakure intended to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Yu, the Kingdom of Yu immediately sent people to respond to Konoha.
The Konoha side also negotiated with Kumogakure, but the result was naturally an unhappy one.
Now Kumogakure has not done anything excessive in the country of Yu, so Konoha has no way to intervene for the time being.
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Ninja school.
Today is the registration day for new students of Ninja School.
After the graduation exam, fourth-year students who passed the exam have become genin, while those who failed the exam will either repeat the grade or give up on becoming ninjas.
There were many more students who failed the exam this time than before.
It's not because the quality of students has declined too quickly, but because the most intense period of the war has passed, and the standards for genin assessment have been raised.
Ninja School welcomes a new class of first-year students.
The most eye-catching among them are naturally the children of those big families.
Especially Uchiha Itachi, the eldest son of the Uchiha clan, came to school.
Large families have clan schools to teach the children of the clan.
As the eldest son and future clan leader of the Uchiha clan, the strongest clan in Konoha, Uchiha Itachi doesn't have to come to school at all.
But for various reasons, Fugaku decided to let Itachi go to school.
Uchiha Fugaku took Itachi, Yakushi Nonou took Kabuto, and Uchiha Makoto followed the four of them and entered the ninja school to register.
They queued up patiently.
"Father, if you are busy, you can go and handle official business first." Itachi held Uchiha Makoto's hand, looked at the long queue in front, and looked up at Uchiha Fugaku beside him.
Uchiha Fugaku said: "It's okay. A guardian must be present to register, and I still have this little time."
He clearly wanted to say that he took the time to come to school because he wanted to spend more time with Itachi, but his words changed when he spoke.
Seeing Itachi holding Uchiha Makoto's hand very naturally and joking with him from time to time, Fugaku felt a little bit amused.
Itachi smiled and said: "It's okay, dad, just have Teacher Cheng stay with me!"
I have brought all the files, and all the teachers in the school should be..."
"I'm not busy!" Uchiha Fugaku interrupted Itachi, his tone a bit stiff.
Itachi looked at Uchiha Fugaku with a puzzled expression. It was clear that his father's expression was relatively relaxed when he went out, and he must be in a good mood.
Since Uchiha Fugaku often had a sullen face, Itachi had been able to judge his mood through his expression.
A relaxed expression, even if you are not smiling, is a sign of a good mood.
He has a straight face right now and is obviously not in a good mood.
Originally, Itachi wanted to comfort Uchiha Fugaku, but thinking that it was business, he couldn't help, and he couldn't ask random questions, so he didn't say anything else.
Seeing that Itachi didn't even ask if he was in a bad mood, Uchiha Fugaku regretted letting Itachi become Uchiha Makoto's disciple.
Compared to Itachi who looked relaxed, Kabuto Yakushi next to him was much more nervous.
Yakushi Noonoyu has been gently telling Kabuto to study hard and have a good relationship with his teachers and classmates.
Seeing this, Uchiha Makoto gently patted the back of Kabuto's head and said with a smile:
"Kabuto, don't be nervous, I just let you come to school to give you a taste of campus life.
If you are happy, just follow the normal process, finish fourth grade, and then pass the exam to become a ninja.
If you are not used to it, you can drop out of school.
Anyway, when you go to school, it will be the same as before. I will teach you ninjutsu and taijutsu during my break. When you go back, you will learn medical ninjutsu from Dean Nonou.
I've also said hello to the medical class. If you want, you can go and observe at any time.
Whether you want to be a combat ninja, a medical ninja, or a researcher, you can.
Of course, no matter what you choose, you still need the most basic self-protection.
Therefore, in daily practice, my requirements for you will not be lowered, and this remains unchanged. "
"Yes! Teacher Makoto!" Kabuto Yakushi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Uchiha Makoto say this.
He is not good at getting along with strangers. There are many children in the ninja school, and it would not be good if there is a conflict.
Although Uchiha Makoto supported him, he still didn't want to cause trouble.
Soon it was their turn to enter the office to register.
The chuunin sensei was friendly towards them.
However, when they saw Uchiha Fugaku entering the office, the teachers seemed a little cautious and came over to say hello.
Uchiha Fugaku was very polite and didn't say much during the whole process. He followed the rules and procedures completely.
After completing the registration, the group of five people walked out of the ninja school.
Uchiha Fugaku was also planning to take Itachi to celebrate and buy some supplies for school.
However, Itachi didn't wait for Uchiha Fugaku to speak, and said to Uchiha Makoto beside him:
"Teacher Cheng! I have mastered the Three Body Technique. Can you teach me the ninja tool throwing technique you showed me before today?"
"Go to school tomorrow, aren't you going to take a break today?" Uchiha Makoto was stunned for a moment.
Itachi smiled and shook his head, "No need! For me, eating a bunch of meatballs is the best rest after training!"
"Okay." Uchiha Makoto nodded. If his disciple is so diligent, can he still be allowed to play as a teacher?
When he heard that Itachi was going to train, Kabuto showed hesitation.
Uchiha Makoto smiled and said: "Kabuto, don't worry, your training progress is different from Itachi's. You mainly focus on medical ninjutsu. I will give you a day off today."
"Yes! Thank you, Teacher Makoto!" Kabuto Yakushi beamed with joy after receiving Uchiha Makoto's approval. He was not a practicing madman.
Just when Uchiha Makoto was about to take Itachi to practice at the training ground, Uchiha Fugaku suddenly grabbed his shoulder from behind and took him aside.
"Lord Fugaku, is there anything important?" Uchiha Makoto asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Uchiha glanced at Itachi who was waiting at the school gate, with an embarrassed look on his face, and then whispered: "Does Itachi like sweets? Just meatballs."
"Yes! Don't you know?" Uchiha Cheng was stunned for a moment.
"Ahem, it's okay. Let's go." With that said, Uchiha Fugaku found the direction of West Street and turned around to leave.
Uchiha Makoto was confused.
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The tenth training ground.
"Makoto!"
"Makoto!"
"Makoto!"
Uchiha Makoto was instructing Itachi on special ninja throwing techniques when Uchiha Ryosuke suddenly ran over, screaming as he ran.
