Naruto: Dual System Power At The Beginning

Je"However, I didn't expect, Ryosuke, that you were hiding so deeply, possessing such strong power. Join our Uchiha clan's radical faction."

Ryosuke asked in return.

"Didn't you say last time that we have nothing to talk about?"

Hachiyo's face looked a bit awkward; he had indeed said that.

"I didn't know about your strength back then. What you said was too bold; we need to discuss it in the long term."

Upon hearing this, Ryosuke rolled his eyes at him.

"Discuss in the long term?"

The conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha's upper echelons would fully erupt soon.

Given the image of the Uchiha clan in the eyes of Konoha's leaders, it was impossible to change it easily.

By then, conflict was inevitable.

Unless the Uchiha clan was willing to become dogs of Konoha's higher-ups, but even so, Danzo would never let the Uchiha clan go.

Moreover, the rightful leadership of Konoha lay with the Uchiha clan, while the Konoha Four were a bunch of useless fools who had caused the village's combat power to plummet.

Looking at Hachiyo, Ryosuke replied,

"Let's wait and see, just as you said, discuss in the long term."

What Ryosuke needed to do now was, of course, to continue increasing his own strength.

Now, he only had the power to cope with the danger of clan annihilation.

The battle just now with Obito had been nerve-wracking.

If his strength had been sufficient, such a thing wouldn't have happened.

Hachiyo quickly said, "Of course."

The statement from the other party undoubtedly indicated that he was considering the clan's position.

Discussing in the long term was also good.

Even though Hachiyo had great respect for Ryosuke now, if Ryosuke were to propose fighting the higher-ups of Konoha immediately, it would give him a big headache.

This matter, he thought, must also be reported to the clan leader.

———

Meanwhile, the Anbu had also discovered the incident and hurriedly reported it to the Third Hokage in the Hokage office.

Upon hearing the news, the Third Hokage leaned back in his chair.

The masked man had fought fiercely with Uchiha Ryosuke.

It seemed that the Uchiha clan had indeed been wronged in the past; they were not the masterminds behind the Nine-Tails incident.

Back then, it was Danzo who orchestrated things, and he had tacitly approved.

At that time, the Uchiha clan's power was growing stronger, with geniuses emerging, and they even seemed to covet the position of Hokage.

Banning the Uchiha clan from the Hokage position wasn't just advice from his teacher, the Second Hokage, but also something the Third Hokage himself did not want to see.

If the Uchiha clan were to take the Hokage position, where would that leave him as the Third Hokage? He had no plans to retire.

He sighed deeply in his heart.

He hadn't expected the Uchiha clan to produce another powerful member—Uchiha Ryosuke.

This was the same Ryosuke who had dared to oppose him, the Hokage, in the past.

Currently, the clan's two major geniuses, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, were under him in the Anbu, undergoing "Will of Fire" indoctrination.

The progress was going very smoothly, and he had a high standing in their eyes.

They would surely listen to his words.

If he could bring Uchiha Ryosuke into the Anbu, he was confident he could indoctrinate him as well.

Although Ryosuke seemed a bit unruly, it was still worth a try.

———

Later that afternoon, Ryosuke arrived at the clan leader's home, where Fugaku happened to be.

Seeing Ryosuke, Fugaku was very pleased.

"Ryosuke, Hachiyo has already told me. You're remarkable, managing to seriously injure that masked man and venting some of the Uchiha clan's grievances."

"I plan to report this to the Third Hokage. This matter is enough to clear our Uchiha clan of suspicion."

He was overjoyed to have such a talented individual in the clan.

Serious injuring the masked man had restored the Uchiha clan's reputation.

Ryosuke frowned slightly.

It seemed the clan leader still didn't understand the core of the conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha's higher-ups.

To put it plainly, the Nine-Tails incident was just an excuse for Konoha's upper echelons to suppress the Uchiha clan.

He said slowly, "Clan leader, I fear this is unwise."

"If we reveal this matter, Konoha's higher-ups might suspect collusion between the Uchiha clan and the masked man, using it as an excuse to suppress us further."

Fugaku frowned.

"That's impossible. They wouldn't be foolish enough to think that, would they?"

"If we were colluding with the masked man, why would we attack him so fiercely?"

Ryosuke replied, "Precisely because they know this, they'll seize the opportunity to suppress us further."

"Even after we relocated our clan grounds to the outskirts, we remain the strongest clan in Konoha."

"We've already threatened the power of the higher-ups."

Fugaku's excitement faded.

As the clan leader, how could he not understand this?

He just had a bit of hope that the higher-ups would realize the Uchiha clan's loyalty to Konoha.

After all, the Nine-Tails incident had damaged the village, which also belonged to the Uchiha clan. Why would they do such a thing?

Looking at Ryosuke, he said, "You're very perceptive. I'll reconsider this matter."

"So, what brings you to see me today?"

Ryosuke smiled and said, "Of course, to spar with you, clan leader."

Fugaku was momentarily stunned.

In the past, he would have scoffed at the idea.

What was there to spar about with a young man? The gap between them was too great.

But now things were different.

"Ryosuke, you've defeated the masked man. I might not even be your match now."

Ryosuke explained, "Not necessarily. That masked man only seemed invincible because of his unique ability."

Fugaku couldn't help but ask, "What ability?"

Since the masked man had escaped, obtaining intelligence on him would help in dealing with him in the future.

Ryosuke shared what he knew about the masked man's abilities and countermeasures.

"His ability allows him to become intangible to avoid attacks and absorb others into a different dimension, but he must materialize when absorbing someone."

"You just need to hit him when he materializes."

Fugaku was shocked.

Intangibility combined with materialization—this was space-time ninjutsu.

Such techniques weren't easy to deal with, akin to the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God technique that allowed him to dominate the ninja world.

Being able to defeat the masked man further proved Ryosuke's strength.

Now Fugaku was curious about Ryosuke's power.

"Ryosuke, then let's have a proper sparring session."

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