As if he had thought of something, Uchiha Yi asked Tsunade, "Teacher, do you have any research on Lightning Release?"
"Lightning Release?" Tsunade frowned, pressing down on the scroll in her hand. She had originally thought she would be teaching Uchiha Yi Fire Release, and had been cramming on Fire Release these past few days. She hadn't expected him to ask about Lightning Release.
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻, Tsunade admitted she had been careless. Who would have thought that a Uchiha would want to learn Lightning Release!
"Regarding Lightning Release, the Senju clan has some cultivation notes, but not many. If you want them, I can have Tsunade look for them tonight and give them to you tomorrow," Uzumaki Mito said slowly, taking a sip of tea.
Uzumaki Mito naturally knew about her granddaughter's desire to teach Uchiha Yi Fire Release, and she smiled without a word about it.
The Uchiha clan started with Fire Release; Uchiha Madara's Fire Release was a nightmare for countless people back then.
But Uchiha Yi wanted to research Lightning Release, which was quite unusual.
"Then I'll trouble you both." Uchiha Yi breathed a slight sigh of relief. Tsunade and Uzumaki Mito were willing to let him see the cultivation notes, clearly showing their genuine desire to nurture him.
The Senju clan's development of Lightning Release should be more advanced than the Uchiha clan's, and he could use this to further his own development.
Some profound ninjutsu cultivation notes are almost the core of a family's legacy.
Now Uzumaki Mito was willing to give them to him. It seemed Granny Mito was a good person!
After having dinner at Uzumaki Mito's place, Uchiha Yi took Uchiha Mikoto home. Not long after they left, Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived alone at the Senju clan compound and met with Uzumaki Mito privately.
"Thank you for your trouble this time, Lady Mito," Sarutobi Hiruzen said respectfully to Uzumaki Mito.
Clearly, Uchiha Yi's meeting with Uzumaki Mito this time also had Sarutobi Hiruzen's intentions behind it.
"It's nothing!" Uzumaki Mito shook her head slightly. "Yi is a good child. If you treat him sincerely, he won't do anything to harm Konoha. Perhaps the hidden danger of the Uchiha clan will be resolved in Yi's hands."
After a pause, Uzumaki Mito continued, "This is a child who could understand the meaning of Hokage at six years old."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils suddenly constricted. He understood what Uzumaki Mito meant: Uchiha Yi was not only exceptionally talented and had grasped the Will of Fire, but his political awareness was also outstanding.
What was this? A happy problem.
If Uchiha Yi could truly solve the Uchiha clan's problem in the future, then letting Uchiha Yi become Hokage might not be out of the question.
However, that would be decades from now, and he might not even be around then.
Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly hoped for such a thing to happen.
He would not deny the hidden danger of the Uchiha clan, nor would he deny their strength. War was about to break out, and he also needed the power of the Uchiha.
"This child, I'll trouble you, Lady Mito, to pay more attention to him in the future," Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and requested of Uzumaki Mito.
The mission to Uzushiogakure was given by him to Uchiha Kagami, and he hadn't expected Kagami to sacrifice himself there. Uchiha Yi became an orphan because of it, and Sarutobi Hiruzen felt he needed to take responsibility. In the end, he couldn't even retrieve Kagami's eyes, so he wanted to compensate Uchiha Yi in some way, more or less, in his heart.
Moreover, if Uzumaki Mito could guide Uchiha Yi onto the right path, it would be a good thing for both Uchiha Yi and Konoha.
............
"What? You've been taken as a disciple by Tsunade?" After returning home, Uchiha Yi immediately told Uchiha Yohei about it, and Uchiha Yohei was utterly shocked.
"Yes, Mikoto is also allowed to train with Teacher Tsunade," Uchiha Yi nodded slightly. "This is a good thing for us."
Uchiha Yohei stood up and paced back and forth several times before speaking, "But this also marks you as being on their side. The Great Elder and the Clan Head might make things difficult for you because of this."
"So what?" Uchiha Yi shrugged indifferently. "Are they going to expel me from the Uchiha clan?
Or strip me of my Uchiha bloodline?
Don't think of them as too powerful. Decades ago, they were nothing. To put it bluntly, those guys were just opportunists."
Uchiha Yi's words directly silenced Uchiha Yohei. It seemed to be true; how did the current clan head rise to power? Wasn't it by betraying Uchiha Madara?
To be honest, their position was indeed illegitimate.
The Uchiha clan has always respected strength. Before, the strongest was Uchiha Kagami. If Uchiha Kagami were still alive, after a few years, the current clan head might not be able to hold onto his position securely.
"So, you want to stand with the Hokage? They might not truly be good to you," Uchiha Yohei asked Uchiha Yi, rubbing his temples.
Although Uchiha Yohei belonged to the peace faction and hoped for peaceful coexistence between the village and the clan, he also didn't want the village to interfere too much in clan affairs.
This was a very contradictory feeling, also related to Uchiha Yohei being born during the Warring States period.
"I know, but I also need their help, don't I?" Uchiha Yi looked at Uchiha Yohei with burning eyes. "Only by becoming one of them will I be qualified to compete for the Hokage position in the future."
Hokage? Uchiha Yohei's heart was stirred. Both the dove and hawk factions had an obsession with the Hokage position, especially Uchiha Yohei. He once thought Uchiha Kagami had a chance, but he never expected it to benefit Sarutobi Hiruzen instead.
Now, were they going to give Uchiha Yi this opportunity?
He was also considered to have a proper background now.
Uchiha Yohei sighed lightly, "From now on, you and Mikoto should train well with Tsunade. Leave the rest to me.
I'm not too old to walk yet. If those people have objections, I'll bear the brunt for you.
However, you also need to perform well in the future, at least enough to surpass Fugaku."
Currently, Uchiha Fugaku, the young master of the Uchiha clan, had just graduated not long ago and had already joined the Konoha Military Police Force to gain experience. It was said that he had already awakened his Sharingan, and his strength was no less than that of a typical Chunin.
Before Uchiha Yi displayed his talent, Uchiha Fugaku had always been considered the top genius of this generation, and it was not impossible for him to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan in the future.
Uchiha Yohei wondered when Uchiha Yi would surpass Fugaku, and he held expectations for Uchiha Yi.
"I will," Uchiha Yi smiled confidently. Even now, not to mention the future, Uchiha Fugaku probably couldn't compare to him.