"Konoha at four in the morning?" Minato Namikaze murmured. At that time, he was still resting in bed.
Soon, Minato Namikaze's eyes became firm again. Someone stronger than him was working so hard; it seemed his own training wasn't diligent enough. From now on, he would wake up two hours earlier than usual every day. Sleeping from nine at night until four in the morning should be enough.
When he got tired, he would practice his hand seal speed. Uchiha Hikaru's hand seal speed was also much faster than his own.
"I understand! Hikaru-kun, I will work even harder!" Minato Namikaze looked at Uchiha Hikaru with gratitude, perhaps Hikaru-kun also wanted him to grow up quickly so that he wouldn't be lonely.
After the two formed the hand seal of reconciliation, Uchiha Hikaru scanned the surroundings again and said loudly, "Next!"
Uchiha Hikaru's performance made the students look at each other. Minato Namikaze's previous performance was already very good, but Uchiha Hikaru defeated Minato Namikaze without much effort.
Not to mention others, even Kushina Uzumaki had no intention of challenging Uchiha Hikaru at this moment.
Seeing this scene, Seiichiro Sarutobi couldn't help but sigh. Uchiha Hikaru was now too far ahead of the other students, and the students were almost losing the courage to challenge Uchiha Hikaru.
This might not be a good thing.
Fortunately, Uchiha Hikaru had already caught the eye of Hiruzen Sarutobi, so there was no need to worry about not having a chance to perform.
Seeing that no one challenged him, Uchiha Hikaru sighed helplessly and walked off the training ground, giving the opportunity to the other students.
He then looked towards the fourth-graders in the distance, in the direction of the Hyuga brothers. There was no one in the school who could fight him now. If the Hyuga brothers teamed up with Shinnosuke Sarutobi, they would barely be qualified to fight him. Of course, that was just barely qualified.
Before the establishment of the ninja villages, ninja battles were generally one-on-one. After the establishment, the focus shifted to team cooperation and combat experience.
Therefore, the individual combat abilities of ninjas before the establishment of the ninja villages were generally stronger.
Of course, it cannot be said that ninjas became weaker after the establishment of the villages. Sometimes, team cooperation can unleash even greater strength.
The Hyuga brothers, with Shinnosuke Sarutobi, definitely had the strength to fight him.
However, there was no need for that. He still had at least a year to grow, so how would Hiruzen Sarutobi arrange things for him?
"Heh heh, this little guy is really interesting, he's actually setting his sights on the upperclassmen," Jiraiya teased with amusement.
As for Konoha at four in the morning, Jiraiya said he saw it every day when he stayed in Konoha, but that was on his way home to rest.
"Indeed, there's no one in the Ninja Academy who's his match now." Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Shinnosuke Sarutobi. Uchiha Hikaru probably wanted to challenge his son. Hmm, it seemed Shinnosuke was quite good, he actually managed to pique Uchiha Hikaru's interest in a challenge.
However, Shinnosuke should not be a match for Uchiha Hikaru. This child's talent is too outstanding, and he must be guided properly.
Orochimaru didn't continue to observe Uchiha Hikaru. Instead, he turned his gaze to Mikoto Uchiha, who was currently fighting Nawaki, and an expression of keen interest flashed in his eyes.
The strength of both sides was not far apart. The Senju and Uchiha were quite interesting. This was a good opportunity to observe the process of the Uchiha Sharingan awakening.
At this moment, Orochimaru was more curious about the Sharingan, especially Uchiha Kagami's eyes, which far surpassed ordinary Sharingan.
If he could cultivate a Mangekyo Sharingan, that would be very interesting!
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"Tsunade-neechan, did you see Hikaru? How was it? Do you have any thoughts on guiding Hikaru?" During dinner, Kushina Uzumaki looked at Tsunade, who was sitting opposite her, with sparkling eyes.
"I saw him. He is indeed a genius. Hiruzen-sensei wants me to take him as my disciple." Tsunade looked at Nawaki with complex thoughts. Uchiha Hikaru indeed made her feel a sense of closeness.
Mito Uzumaki stopped eating and looked at Tsunade with interest. As a seasoned veteran, she instantly understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's intentions, and Mito Uzumaki also supported this.
Tsunade was indeed not suitable to be Hokage, and neither was Nawaki.
If Nawaki were to become Hokage, wouldn't the position of Hokage become the private property of their Senju clan?
The Uchiha were suitable, after all, it was the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan who established Konoha, and this land of Konoha was originally the land of the Uchiha clan.
However, the Uchiha's personality was a bit too problematic. Until the Uchiha problem was resolved, the Uchiha were not suitable to produce a Hokage.
Otherwise, the Third Hokage would not have been Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Uchiha Kagami.
If there truly was an Uchiha who could resolve the issues between the Uchiha and Konoha, and fully integrate the Uchiha into Konoha, then they would be suitable to become the new Hokage.
Of course, the Uchiha are not the most suitable. Konoha now needs a Hokage from a commoner background, so that commoner ninjas can have hope, at least ostensibly a commoner.
Konoha is not the Konoha of the great clans, but the Konoha of all its people.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had such intentions when he took Jiraiya and Orochimaru as disciples.
Orochimaru was indeed a good candidate.
"Then, Tsunade-neechan, will you take Hikaru as your disciple?" Kushina Uzumaki instantly became excited upon hearing this.
Tsunade was one of Konoha's strongest. If Hikaru could receive Tsunade's guidance, his strength would likely improve significantly.
A smile flashed in Tsunade's eyes: "I'm still considering it. By the way, Sensei also plans for me to be your teacher."
"Tsunade-neechan will be my teacher, and Hikaru-kun too?" Kushina Uzumaki's beautiful eyes lit up. She immediately walked to Tsunade's side, took her arm, and pleaded, "Tsunade-neechan, I beg you, please be my and Hikaru-kun's teacher."
"Hehe, it depends on your future performance." Kushina Uzumaki's demeanor brought a smile to Tsunade's lips. She had already decided to take Uchiha Hikaru as a disciple, but it was rare to see Kushina Uzumaki act this way, so she had to "test" her cousin Kushina well.
Mito Uzumaki watched this scene, her eyes filled with relief. It seemed that even if she passed away, Kushina would have family in Konoha.
A thought stirred within her, and she said to Kushina Uzumaki, "Kushina, find an opportunity to bring Uchiha Hikaru home. Let this old woman meet this child too."
"Mito-baachan!?" Kushina Uzumaki was surprised. Was this like meeting the parents?