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That night, John stayed in Nawaki's tent, sitting on the bed and refining Chakra, with Nawaki guiding him.

"John, your method is wrong. Chakra is not refined like this."

"What should we do?" John asked.

What is taught in school are ordinary people's refining methods. Maybe there are other methods in the real world, but these locals definitely have a deeper understanding, and their guidance is invaluable.

Nawaki immediately sat cross-legged on the ground to demonstrate to John, while laughing.

"Teacher Orochimaru said that Chakra is the energy produced by the combination of mental power and physical body, so you need to find the absolute balance between the two."

"I think your mental power is stronger than your physical body. You should suppress your mental power and balance the two powers like me. This way, the refining speed will definitely be greatly accelerated. Come and try it."

"Is there any other way to say this? Okay, I'll give it a try."

John immediately refined it according to Nawaki's teachings, deliberately suppressing his mental power, and grinned at him after a moment.

"Sure enough, it's much faster. Thank you, Nawaki."

"Ah, you're welcome. We are friends. The stronger you are, the happier I am."

"It's a pity that my parents died too early and I have only learned one Ninjutsu so far." John sighed deliberately, and Nawaki took the bait and pulled him out of the tent.

"What to do?" John was almost laughing in his heart. He knew that this boy had been manipulated by him.

Nawaki said, "Teach you Ninjutsu, you should know Fire Style, right?"

"Of course, how can the Uchiha clan not use Fire Style?" John nodded immediately but still pretended to decline.

"Ninjutsu is too important. Wouldn't Lady Tsunade be angry if you taught it to me so easily?"

"Why would my sister be angry? This is my own Ninjutsu and she has nothing to do with it." Nawaki took him to an area with relatively few people, and the two of them stood in the rain and started practicing.

Nawaki's hand seals were completed very quickly, in just a moment, and the palms were placed in a spiral shape near the mouth.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Raging.

A Great Fireball with a diameter of more than three meters appeared from his mouth, flying towards a giant tree at a slow speed, and the giant tree burst into flames.

John's heart sank when he saw that it was the Great Fireball. It was known as the art of mercy. Throughout the entire Hokage, it had never killed an enemy.

But complaining is still complaining, it is better than not using Ninjutsu at all. He also concentrated on practicing with Nawaki.

Nawaki was very serious and explained various key points of the Great Fireball to him. He didn't do anything perfunctory at all. He really wanted to teach John.

The two of them quickly got into the mood, one was teaching carefully and the other was fascinated by learning, and they didn't even notice the people around them.

"You have disgraced the entire Uchiha clan, Uchiha John!"

Three strange young men appeared here. The leader was tall and scolded coldly. His black hair and red eyes revealed his identity.

Several Konoha ninjas around them immediately stayed away after seeing them, which made the arrogance on the faces of the three people even more intense.

"The Uchiha clan..." John's face darkened and he didn't answer. He didn't know the other party and would be exposed if he spoke.

"Uchiha Morimu, what are you going to do!" Nawaki shouted, blocking John behind him, "This is the base camp, you want to bully others?"

"Bullying him?" Uchiha Morimu said coldly, "I'm not going to have trouble with a loser."

"I heard that someone in the family is actually learning from your Senju. Why don't we, the Uchiha clan, have Ninjutsu? What a shame!"

"Who I learn from is none of your business!" John was not afraid of the other party. He didn't believe that Morimu dared to kill him if it was Uchiha.

Uchiha Morimu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and so were the two tribesmen around him. It seemed they didn't expect John to dare to talk back.

In his eyes, he is a Jōnin and John, the senior member of the family, should obey orders unconditionally, and he never imagined that he would encounter such a thing.

"What did you say? You have no sense of measure."

The Chakra in Uchiha Morimu's body rioted, and the two Uchiha next to him crossed their arms and looked like they were watching a good show.

"Morimu, teach him a lesson and teach this boy to respect his seniors."

"Uchiha John is arrogant, Nawaki, please get out of the way. This is an internal matter within our family."

"I will never allow you to act recklessly!" Nawaki also burst out Chakra. Although he is a Chūnin, the total amount of chakra is much larger than that of Morimu.

"You still dare to interfere in our Uchiha's own affairs? I'll teach you a lesson too!"

Uchiha Morimu made a swift hand seal, and his speed was extremely fast. It was obvious that Nawaki couldn't keep up, and he was led by his opponent by the nose after a beat.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu!"

Whoosh.

Five or six basketball-sized fireballs flew toward Nawaki. He had no time to form seals and could only avoid them in a panic, being chased around by the fireballs.

Morimu's figure disappeared in front of John's eyes and then appeared in front of Nawaki, kicking him away hard.

"Ahem!" Nawaki fell to the ground and clutched his chest, his face looking extremely ugly.

Uchiha Morimu didn't take any more action, he just dared to teach Nawaki a little lesson. Tsunade and Orochimaru would not let him go if they were really serious.

But he is not really afraid of the two. Although Uchiha is in decline now, it is not something that two Jōnin can bully.

"Uchiha John, come with us and stop being embarrassed here!"

Morimu rubbed his fists together, apparently wanting to settle a score with John.

Of course, Nawaki refused, and his expression darkened after he stood up.

"I will never allow you to take John away!"

"Earth Style: Earth Flow River!"

Rumble!

Nawaki used most of his Chakra to perform a B-level Ninjutsu. A mud river several meters wide appeared on the ground and rushed towards Uchiha Morimu, sending him flying away.

The remaining two Uchiha were also affected and disappeared into the woods together with Morimu.

Nawaki got angry and didn't hold anything back, and the huge advantage of Chakra was revealed.

However, the Earth Flow River is not a fatal Ninjutsu. Uchiha Morimu and the two other tribesmen soon appeared again, their figures were in a mess, and their auras were chaotic.

"Damn Senju, I will teach you a lesson today!"

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Technique!"

Roar!

Uchiha Morimu took action with all his strength, and a fifteen or sixteen-meter-long fire dragon appeared. It rushed towards Nawaki and John with its teeth and claws. If it hit the two of them, they would either die or be injured.

However, at this critical moment, a terrifying white sword light appeared and easily chopped the fire dragon into pieces, while a cold snort sounded.

"Stop it all!"

The five people immediately looked at the person who came and saw a middle-aged man with a tall and tall body, long silver-white hair, and a ponytail, with a red triangle and white armband on his left shoulder, holding a Chakra Short Sword.

"Sakumo-sama!"

Uchiha Morimu and the two tribesmen quickly saluted. They were locked in by Hatake Sakumo's powerful murderous intent and did not dare to be disrespectful at all.

The visitor, John knew, was Hatake Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, who would win the title of White Fang of Konoha in this battle. He was not weaker than Hiruzen Sarutobi and was also a shadow-level powerhouse, with status still above the Sannin.

"I've met Sakumo-sama."

He and Nawaki quickly said hello, and Hatake Sakumo nodded slightly and spoke in a deep voice.

"Why fight?"

"It's the three of them who are deliberately causing trouble for us." John spoke immediately, making the whole story clear.

"Shameless trash!"

The three Uchiha and Morimu secretly cursed John for being spineless and couldn't bear to see how proud he was of abandoning his family.

"Is that so, Uchiha Morimu?"

"Sir, it was Senju Nawaki who disrespected me first, so I gave him a small lesson."

"Disrespectful to you? Get out!"

"If I find out that the three of you are suppressing the ninjas of the same village, I will kill you with a knife!"

Hatake Sakumo is well aware of Uchiha's behavior. If they don't bully the villagers on weekdays, how can anyone dare to mess with them?

"Yes! Master Sakumo, please calm down and we'll leave now." Uchiha Morimu didn't dare to contradict him, so he glared at John and left in dejection with the two tribesmen.

After they left, Hatake Sakumo snorted, "The arrogant family will be severely punished sooner or later!"

After saying that, he looked at John and said, "You Uchiha are different from them. Don't learn those bad habits."

"Yes, sir." John bowed and saluted. Hatake Sakumo checked the injury of Nawaki and found that it was not serious and left.

After he left, Nawaki smiled and said, "I'm sorry, John, I don't even have the ability to protect you from being bullied."

"It's not your fault." John shook his head to comfort him, "Uchiha Morimu has activated the three-tomoe Sharingan. It's normal that you are not his opponent."

He knew very well that Jōnin's strength plus the three-tomoe Sharingan would not be weaker than Elite Jōnin as long as he had more combat experience.

Although Uchiha Morimu is arrogant, he does have the capital. If Hatake Sakumo hadn't suddenly appeared today, he and Nawaki would have suffered a physical beating.

After hearing this, Nawaki felt better and complained: "These people have always been like this, and the villagers are extremely disgusted with them."

"Especially after you, the Uchiha clan, took control of the police force, this sentiment became even stronger. No one dares to approach you wherever you go."

"This is the tragedy of this family. It does not have the strength to match its status but is still arrogant." John shook his head and sneered at the character of ordinary Uchiha people.

The Four Laughing Heroes dare to be arrogant because they have strength, and few people are their opponents.

But these ordinary Uchiha don't know where they got the courage to look down on other families. Even without Uchiha, Itachi, and Obito, they would have been exterminated by others sooner or later.

"Oh? A strange Uchiha, do you really think so?" came a hoarse voice with strong interest. John and Nawaki looked back and saw that Orochimaru was coming.

"Teacher, why are you here?" Nawaki ran to Orochimaru like a wronged child to complain, and the latter smiled and touched his head.

"I've actually been here a long time ago. I just wanted to see your recent cultivation results."

"Then how did I perform?"

"It's not that great. It's not as powerful as the Senju clan should be." Orochimaru shook his head with a smile and looked at John, who quickly saluted.

"I've met Orochimaru-sama."

"Hehe, you don't have to be polite, John-kun." Orochimaru laughed strangely, stretched out his tongue, licked his lips, and continued: "I heard the great Yamanaka nin told you about your mission. If there is something I don't understand, I hope John-kun will tell you the truth."

"Excuse me, sir."

No matter how polite Orochimaru is, John doesn't dare to be careless. This person is too strong in both means and scheming.

Orochimaru: "Where are Sarutobi Stone, Hyuga Ashley, and Ethan?"

"They..." John was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Orochimaru's focus to be here. He thought it was because the mission made him dissatisfied, and he was unprepared for the moment.

"It's okay if you don't want to answer. Maybe you know, or maybe you don't know where they are going." Orochimaru smiled half-heartedly and then said something that made John break out in a cold sweat.

"You four always make people ignore you subconsciously, which is not a good thing for ninjas." Orochimaru left with a strange smile.

"Teacher, he always says these words that you don't understand. Don't worry about it, John."

The carefree Nawaki couldn't understand Orochimaru's brain circuit at all, but John knew that the other party had doubted the origins of himself and others, and couldn't help but secretly praise him.

"As expected of a man who has mastered core technology, his IQ is terrifying."

You can deduce from clues that something is wrong with you and others, and Orochimaru is really smart.