Do You Understand What Class Conflict Is?

To be precise, this is not ninjutsu or genjutsu, but rather the ability of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju.

"Hmm?"

Kyōichi released his chakra, quickly sensing his surroundings in the shadows. There was a figure hiding in the dark that had a clear view of the inside of his yard and even parts of his house.

An ANBU?

Kyōichi Kamida did not turn his head.

He knew that the other person was likely staring at him right now.

Further expanding his senses, he detected another ANBU presence at another location near his house, but no more beyond that.

Two ANBU operatives!

Kyōichi withdrew his chakra, pondering for a moment. He already understood in his heart.

The higher-ups were clearly aware of his previous skill level as a Chunin. After getting injured and coming back, he had improved greatly, and his physique had also been enhanced.

The Third had likely guessed something.

The current surveillance was both a precaution and to confirm the situation.

The two ANBU had probably been following him since yesterday.

"Senju bloodline..."

Kyōichi was lost in thought for a moment, his eyes narrowing slightly. But in the end he didn't say anything, pretending not to know there were ANBU around his house.

However.

He was considering more than just the Third Hokage.

There was also Danzo.

Most of the dirty dealings in Konoha were related to him. It would be no injustice to say nine out of ten conspiracies could be pinned on him.

Therefore, in his past life Danzo was known as the Hokage of Pots.

Previously, Kyōichi felt rather sorry for him, carrying the Third's dirty laundry his whole life. But being in Konoha now, he had no choice but to consider the influence Danzo brought —

That old bastard was probably secretly researching Hashirama's cells around this time, right?

Before this, the only real Senju bloodline left in Konoha was Tsunade. With her immense strength and prestige, Danzo didn't dare make a move.

However, it was different for himself.

The Kamida clan only had him left, a Chunin. If he were to disappear silently, no one would dare say anything.

The more Kyōichi thought about it, the more dangerous he felt the situation was.

With the Third Hokage and Danzo in power now, it was truly difficult to predict what they might do.

Fortunately he had gained chakra sensory abilities.

With this sensing technique, he could at least get advance warning of the other party's actions.

"Although obtaining Hashirama's cells would actually be very beneficial to me as well, dealing with Danzo...is no different from making deals with a tiger."

...

"Today after class, many of you still haven't met the standards for the Three Ninja Arts Transformation."

"Go back and keep practicing."

Another day of classes was over.

Kyōichi felt a little tired.

Although there were many geniuses in this class, there were still quite a few with poor chakra control—

As students, they were certainly good enough.

However.

As rookie Genin about to enter the battlefield, they still had a long way to go.

Among them, Obito's progress was very fast.

He could already walk on trees!

He really did have decent talent. It was just a pity he kept going on about awakening his Sharingan, as if once he unlocked it he could destroy the world.

Kyōichi helplessly lamented in his heart.

After class ended and he left the academy, he covertly used his chakra sensory to observe his surroundings.

The ANBU were gone.

"They left?"

Kyōichi silently pondered.

If it was Root, they absolutely wouldn't give up so easily.

It seemed these were the Third Hokage's subordinates.

This was a good thing.

He let out a breath of relief, and patted his pocket. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He had originally planned to go find someone to forge a sword for him.

But...

He was poor!

Now he understood Kakuzu.

Because at this moment, he also wished he could find a wanted criminal to capture for the bounty.

The pay for a Chunin was too little.

Oh well.

Train first.

He could think about the sword after he got paid.

Kyōichi followed the roads of Konoha and started jogging out towards the outskirts.

However, not long after, he sensed someone tailing him from behind.

He continued forward without changing his pace.

Shisui hurried to catch up from behind, but just as he was about to accelerate, a cold shuriken was suddenly pressed against his neck.

The person jogging ahead of him turned into a puff of smoke.

A shadow clone!

Shisui was startled.

"Sensei, you noticed me?"

"Noticing you is easy. Don't you still have classes?"

Kyōichi cracked a joke, then put away the shuriken.

Shisui bowed his head lightly.

He had a hesitant look, as if he wanted to say something but held back.

"Come, let's jog together?"

"Yes!"

Seeing his teacher didn't question him further, Shisui's face revealed a hint of joy.

Afterwards, he followed behind Kyōichi, one in front and one behind as they jogged down the road.

Only after getting quite far from Konoha did Shisui finally catch up and softly say: "Sensei, when I returned home yesterday, the clan leader hoped that I could graduate this year, and then...join ANBU."

"Your clan leader? Uchiha Fugaku?"

Kyōichi's brows jumped upon hearing this.

No wonder they ran so far out before bringing this up. And Shisui was willing to discuss this with him, which really surprised him.

This kid...

He really trusts me huh.

"Hmph, what the hell does he know!"

"Huh?"

Shisui was stunned for a moment.

His teacher actually said something like this, it really astonished him.

"Shisui, you're smart, and you trust me enough to discuss this with me, I'm very touched. Do you understand what your clan leader means by this?"

"I can guess."

Shisui's tone became low.

Although still young, he was very smart and mature, already understanding many matters.

For instance,

the clan leader's intention was obviously for him to quickly display his talents, demonstrate allegiance towards Konoha, then join ANBU to serve the Uchiha.

However.

He felt doing so wouldn't be right.

"Shisui, have you had any unhappy experiences at the Academy?"

"Unhappy? Hmm...not really, just that the other students don't want to get close with us Uchiha."

"Do you know why?"

Kyōichi smiled.

Shisui shook his head.

"You're still young, can't make many decisions for yourself. I'll say some things you may not understand yet, but you can keep your own thoughts, and observe and contemplate more with your own mindset."

"For an issue like what you've encountered, you can think about the reasons behind it, consider it extra homework for skipping class today."

After saying this, Kyōichi directly sped up.

Think about the reasons?

Shisui was stunned for a moment, then swiftly caught up.

He contemplated as he ran.

However.

Shisui had never considered such things before.

Previously, he just thought those students didn't interact with him, so he didn't interact with them either.

Anyhow, he'd be graduating soon.

But.

Delving into the reasons...

Could it really be just because they were of the Uchiha clan?

However.

Why?

The more he thought about it carefully, the more peculiar he felt it was.

Unknowingly, he had run quite a distance with Kyōichi, and was breathless with fatigue. Kyōichi had actually already slowed down, but Shisui seemed oblivious to this as he continued running after him.

Soon, they jogged back into Konoha.

"Alright, that's it for today. When you've figured it out, we can talk again later."

Kyōichi smiled.

Directly explaining class conflicts to Shisui would certainly leave him confused.

Better to let him ponder it himself first.

And coincidentally, there was a prime example right here.

"Yes!"

Shisui nodded heavily.

After Kyōichi left, he was about to head back to the Uchiha clan grounds when he caught sight of someone unexpected.

Obito!

What was he doing here?

This was a small village on the outskirts of Konoha, inhabited mostly by civilians and some elderly folks. Obito seemed to get along well with them, laughing and chatting while eating fruit given by the old grannies.

Why?