Ch. 14

Three and a half years passed quietly.

Even though many things happened, nothing affected Kyo's life

Hiruzen is still busy balancing the Konoha Clan

Danzo and the Uchiha Clan are still busy fighting each other in the dark

Perhaps the only event that slightly affected Kyo was when Kushina became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

Uzumaki Mito's death also made Konoha's darkness grow out of control, as Kyo predicted

At first, Kyo thought Kushina was no longer chosen to be Jinchuriki after she and Kyo had a relationship

Who knew before his death Mito insisted the next Jinchuriki would be Kushina

Hiruzen is so helpless

The name of the First Hokage's Wife is still powerful enough to suppress Konoha's overall political situation.

Because of this, Danzo didn't even dare to say anything

Unlike Hiruzen, who kept forgiving him, Uzumaki Mito didn't care about his identity as the disciple of the second Hokage

One word and Danzo will be out of Konoha's political ranks

After the sealing process was completed and Uzumaki Mito left the world

Kushina wasn't restricted by Hiruzen or Danzo at all

The only change is that Kushina undergoes additional brainwashing sessions at night by Hiruzen, and Kyo is secretly being watched by more ninjas.

Kyo feels it, but he doesn't care

Hiruzen can try to brainwash Kushina at will

During this period, Kushina and Kyo were together; Kyo had taught several modern concepts that were more sophisticated than the 'Will of Fire.

Now that Kushina had grasped some of the knowledge belonging to modern times, Hiruzen's words could only be understood as an unrealistic stupid old generation dream.

Not only that, Kyo has even planted some hidden seeds in Kushina's heart

Once Kushina is old enough, the seed will break, and Kushina unavoidable will hate this Konoha

Good thing for Kyo

There's no hatred right now for Konoha; it's just something it needs to do for the future

Just blame the two idiots who refused to help the Uzumaki clan and make Kushina ostracized in Konoha village

Kyo has also not been lazy all this time; with some of the results of research and knowledge that Orochimaru gave, Kyo is growing rapidly

He even created some additional programs and a new series

[Uchiha Kyo, Age: 10]

[Physique: 45]

[Spirits: 45]

[Mind: 45]

[Chakras: 45]

[Chakra Regen: 4.5/Min]

[Skills: -Chakra Refinement Program

-Perfect Synchronization Program

-Diligence 'Mastermind' Series

-Gluttony Series

*God Eaters

*Endless Abyss

*Life Control

*Digestion

*Vitality Devour]

There are many drastic changes to Kyo's stats, from stat points to skills; even the chakra refinement arts are turned into programs when Kyo gets bored.

The sub-programs of the 'Diligence' series do not disappear but merge into one comprehensive skill.

As the name suggests, 'Mastermind' this skill covers almost everything about mental abilities; even Kyo can now access the 'Great Library' in his mind physically while sleeping.

*From now on, skills will be divided into 3 types, Series, Program, Sub-program

As for the new series, it is based on some uncle snake data

'God Eater' is a name that Kyo deliberately exaggerated;. However, Kyo can't swallow a god; eating some wood and iron is still possible.

'Endless Abyss,' to be honest, when Kyo made this series, somehow his Chuunibyou soul suddenly awakened

The case, just like the first Sub-program

Although it's not really infinite, Kyo's stomach space is still the size of a room; at least he can store some stuff in his stomach like Orochimaru.

Although it was a bit disgusting, Kyo had to admit it was pretty helpful. With some modifications and the help of 'Diligence,' Kyo made a spatial seal that connected the 'Endless Abyss' on his hand.

Just like a dimensional storage

No need to widen your mouth and reach into it with your hands

Kyo should thank Kushina for teaching him some of the principles of the sealing art

'Life Control' as the name suggests, this Sub-program is all about controlling every cell and vitality in the body

'Digestion' Sub-program where Kyo strengthens or even actively prevents his digestive powers with Chakra

'Vitality Devour' This sub-program can be considered Kyo's actual work; with the help of 'Diligence: Tracing,' Kyo can loot someone vitality, sounds like an evil ability, but Kyo doesn't care

Also, the 'Vitality Devour' program has a weakness: it can only be used when Kyo touches the target directly instead of actively using it to fight.

At first, Kyo wanted to unify all the 'Gluttony' sub-programs like 'Diligence' and imitate Rimuru-senpai's abilities. But unfortunately, after many failures, Kyo gave up.

The Gluttony series still lacks sub-programs to form a complete series like 'Diligence.'

Because of that, Kyo can only learn more things to make more programs

This is why Kyo is eager to join Orochimaru as an assistant to do wood-style research

Kyo had a hunch that research would be of great help to him

Unfortunately, Kyo understands it's impossible

Not because of Orochimaru, but his identity

A under 10-years-old kid can't join human experiment with any logical reason

After these few years of hanging out, even though Orochimaru still has suspicions and curiosity towards Kyo, during some transactions and conversations, Orochimaru will not kill him.

You can doubt Hiruzen and Jiraiya's Credibility, but not Orochimaru

Look at Sasuke on the Canon. Didn't Orochimaru keep his word in the end, even though he ended up being killed (Still alive) in the end

This is the reason why Kyo dares to risk his entire future to trade with Orochimaru

High Credibility

In this hypocritical world, finding someone with Credibility is challenging.

Even though Kyo's understanding of characters in the Ninja world is limited to Canon, that's enough to judge some things.

And Kyo also requires long-term transactions instead of simple transactions.

That's why either Kyo or Orochimaru understands the importance of Credibility.

Orochimaru won't kill Kyo for his secret unless he has a 100% chance of getting it.

Orochimaru is a researcher, not a gambler.

Instead of killing Kyo, working together is a wiser choice

After all, during these three years, Kyo and Orochimaru's transactions have always ended up satisfying both parties

As for Kyo's hidden goal, Orochimaru doesn't care; who doesn't have a secret goal today

Back to Kyo's side

Today is ninja academy graduation day

One of the critical points in Kyo's plan

He was sure that Hiruzen had planned to keep Kushina and Kyo away by assigning a different Jounin mentor.

Unfortunately, Hiruzen did not predict the transaction between Kyo and Orochimaru.

when Kyo finally arrives at the academy

All of Kyo's class were gathered in the exam room

There the Hokage, the three Sannin, and ten Jonins are watching from the seats that have been prepared.

And as usual, the 3rd Hokage started another brainwashing session with 'Will of Fire'

Hiruzen really can't live a day without brainwashing someone

The other kids are excited to see the Hokage except for a few kids like Kyo, Nara, and Uchiha

Kushina also looked excited, but this was because of Kyo's orders. In her heart, she was also tired of hearing Hiruzen's rambling

When the brainwashing session was over, all the kids were ordered to wait their turn at the side of the arena

This graduation exam consists of 2 stages

Since these day is peace time, exams are conducted with more difficulty than in war times.

The first stage is 3 basic techniques, cloning, Substitution and Transformation.

This is an easy stage where almost all the children who fail are civilians.

Nothing worth paying attention to in the first session

After the first session is over, the children are given a break for half an hour

The second session is a test where a child must survive under the attack of a Chunin for a particular time

The length of time a child endures or even how hard a child fight affects their passing score

These two sessions meant more than other kids knew; they tested whether one would become a worthy ninja or just cannon fodder.

Those who only pass in the first session but the crows in the second are cannon fodder.

And those who pass in both sessions will be coached by the Jonin Advisor

A veiled discrimination

After the break, the second session started under Hiruzen's eyes.

Right now, Kyo looked at Orochimaru, who was sitting near Hiruzen

Orochimaru, who noticed Kyo's gaze, smiled and then stuck out his tongue like a snake

Kyo took his eyes off Orochimaru

It's not healthy when stares at Orochimaru's lecherous expression too much.

Just look at Yakushi Kabuto in the future.

How that poor kid infected with Orochimaru's perverted style