Chapter 258: Teaching in the Hidden Leaf, the System Says I

Choji Akimichi thought of the training Naruto Uzumaki had mentioned earlier.

"Naruto deserved to win."

Ino Yamanaka shivered.

Aside from being insane, how could any normal person complete Might Guy's training?

"Sasuke-kun... how could this happen?"

Sakura Haruno subconsciously took half a step back, looking dejected.

Ino Yamanaka glanced at her.

There was no doubt that she had won the bet against Sakura Haruno.

In the practical exam, Sasuke Uchiha had lost the top spot.

As for the written exam, although the results hadn't been announced, Ino Yamanaka believed in Shikamaru Nara.

After all, someone as lazy as him had suddenly erupted with unprecedented strength during the practical exam.

The written exam was his strong suit given his high IQ, so he would definitely put in the effort.

"Naruto, well done!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face beamed with joy.

He felt this was the happiest he had been since the Nine-Tails incident.

There was no helping it; besides being the son of Minato Namikaze, Naruto Uzumaki was also the Nine-Tails jinchuriki.

The more outstanding he was, the more beneficial it would be for the Hidden Leaf Village.

Moreover, a jinchuriki's strength basically came from the Tailed Beast within them.

It was rare to see a jinchuriki like Naruto Uzumaki, who had great natural talent and was already strong on his own.

The Yellow Flash plus the Nine-Tails jinchuriki?

Minato Namikaze plus Kushina Uzumaki?

Whenever Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of that possibility, he wanted to laugh out loud regardless of his image.

The future of the Hidden Leaf Village was secure!

Of course, besides Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame had also performed very well.

This generation was full of geniuses; it could be called a golden generation.

【Current Mission: Help Naruto Uzumaki defeat Sasuke Uchiha once.】

【Mission Reward: One-tenth of a 'Kakashi' worth of chakra capacity.】

【Host has completed the mission; reward issued.】

Kitazawa looked at the three lines of text before him, feeling quite pleased.

He had finally completed this mission, and the reward was quite good.

Adding the previous one-tenth of a 'Kakashi' and the 10% Senju bloodline, he felt his chakra was now approaching one full 'Kakashi'.

There was no doubt that he now possessed the strength of a legitimate elite jonin; he was a standout among jonin with no obvious weaknesses.

But Kitazawa knew that in this ninja world, bloodline was ultimately what mattered.

While an elite jonin was already good, they were destined to be mere background characters in the grand finale.

Bloodline was the most important thing.

Unfortunately, bloodlines were too difficult to obtain.

But being difficult to obtain was still better than not being able to obtain them at all.

With the system, Kitazawa was already ahead of the vast majority of ninjas.

"Don't touch me!"

Sasuke Uchiha's voice rang out, filled with unwillingness.

Kitazawa subconsciously looked over.

It was Naruto Uzumaki trying to help Sasuke Uchiha up, only to be rejected.

How should he put it?

Kitazawa could understand Sasuke Uchiha's feelings.

Since he was young, he had been called a genius, and after entering school, he had crushed his peers.

But Naruto Uzumaki's rapid progress made him feel incomprehensible.

If Naruto Uzumaki had been that strong from the start, he might not have felt so unwilling.

Watching him get stronger step by step and then defeating him was truly hard to swallow.

"Iruka, Itachi tally the scores."

Kitazawa handed the score sheet he had marked to Iruka Umino.

Sasuke Uchiha's current state was undoubtedly a good opportunity to trigger a mission.

"Sasuke."

Kitazawa walked up.

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha remained silent.

Facing Kitazawa, who often helped him, he couldn't really lose his temper.

But everything that happened today made him doubt his life.

Losing to Naruto Uzumaki, plus nearly losing to Shikamaru Nara earlier, and the strength of Hinata Hyuga and Shino Aburame.

Why couldn't he easily become the top of the ninja academy like his brother, Itachi Uchiha?

Wasn't he a genius?

"A temporary failure is nothing; Itachi are an Uchiha."

Kitazawa patted his shoulder.

"I don't deserve to be an Uchiha."

Sasuke Uchiha said stiffly.

As an Uchiha, suffering setback after setback was simply shameful.

He could already imagine how disappointed his father and brother would be in him.

"Have Itachi forgotten the true strength of the Uchiha?"

Kitazawa looked at his devastated appearance and said: "It's the Sharingan."

"Sharingan?"

Sasuke Uchiha suddenly raised his head.

"Whether it's Hinata, Shikamaru, or Naruto, they have all displayed their most proficient sides."

Kitazawa asked rhetorically: "What about Itachi?"

Sasuke Uchiha froze in place.

The Hyuga clan's greatest strength was the Byakugan and Gentle Fist.

The Nara clan had their shadow-based secret techniques, the Aburame clan had their parasitic insect-related secret techniques, and Naruto Uzumaki had his taijutsu.

And the Uchiha clan had the Sharingan and Fire Style.

But he himself had only used Fire Style.

In other words, he had only displayed half of his greatest strength; the other half, the Sharingan, he didn't have.

"As long as I awaken the Sharingan, I can defeat them!"

Sasuke Uchiha's spirits lifted, and he clenched his fists, saying with great confidence.

But he soon thought of another problem.

How does one awaken the Sharingan?

He had asked Itachi Uchiha before, but only received a very vague answer.

"Teacher Kitazawa, can Itachi help me awaken my eyes?"

Sasuke Uchiha looked at Kitazawa, asking with anticipation.

Logically, he shouldn't seek help from a ninja of another clan, but Kitazawa was truly too miraculous.

The excellent performers today—Hinata Hyuga, Naruto Uzumaki, Shikamaru Nara, and Ino Yamanaka—were all related to him.

Sasuke Uchiha knew very well how average they were when they first enrolled.

Especially Naruto Uzumaki.

He didn't understand anything at the beginning, and even his Clone Jutsu looked like a freak of nature.

Sasuke Uchiha even felt he couldn't become a ninja at all.

But three months passed, and Naruto Uzumaki had defeated him.

And he had no Kekkei Genkai, nor had he learned any secret techniques.

All of this was because of Kitazawa.

【A genius's life needs opponents to set them off; help your lifelong rival, Sasuke Uchiha, walk out of his confusion.】

【Current Mission: Help Sasuke Uchiha awaken the Sharingan.】

【Mission Reward: Proficient-level Yin Release chakra nature transformation.】

【Do Itachi accept?】

Kitazawa raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this was a good thing.

He had previously obtained the Proficient-level Yang Release chakra nature transformation and had already experienced its effects.

It was no exaggeration to say that he could quickly learn any ninjutsu involving Yang Release.

Now that he had the Proficient-level Yin Release chakra nature transformation, the effect would naturally be no worse than the Yang Release one.

And there were many Yin Release ninjutsu in the ninja world, such as genjutsu, and the secret techniques of the Nara and Yamanaka clans.

Theoretically, the Sharingan and ocular techniques also fell into the category of Yin Release.

Perhaps because of this, the reward for Sasuke Uchiha's mission was the Proficient-level Yin Release chakra nature transformation.

"We can give it a try."

Kitazawa smiled and said: "Itachi will follow me for special training during the summer break."

"Thank Itachi, Teacher Kitazawa!"

Sasuke Uchiha felt secure the moment he saw his smile.

"Today's practical exam ends here. Go back and rest well; I'll come find Itachi at nine the day after tomorrow."

Kitazawa thought for a moment and said.

It would be inhumane to start special training immediately after final exams, so he left a day for rest.

"Understood, Teacher Kitazawa."

Sasuke Uchiha took a deep breath and said.

The suppressed emotions from before were released, making him feel much lighter.

"As expected of Teacher Kitazawa."

Naruto Uzumaki said with admiration.

He hadn't known how to comfort Sasuke Uchiha just a moment ago.

"Naruto, just Itachi wait; the first place next semester will be mine!"

Sasuke Uchiha snorted and said: "In front of the Sharingan, no matter how fast your speed is, it will be useless!"