Not many people understand the Will of Fire

"What are you talking about? I don't understand at all..." Kyoichi said.

"It's nothing, teacher, bye."

Shisui waved and left.

He still doesn't understand, so he has to continue searching for answers.

Kyoichi watched them leave, sighing inwardly.

In Konoha, Uchiha is not the only clan; it can be called a village within a village.

There is also another clan that does the same.

The Hyuga Clan!

Uchiha sends people to the ninja academy at least every year; while the Hyuga clan almost never sends people to the ninja academy, most of them are taught within their own clan.

However, only the Uchiha were targeted, while the Hyuga were not suppressed by any policies. It's not only because the Uchiha clan "alienated" itself. Even if Shisui becomes the clan head and leads his clan to become a "good" Uchiha, Danzo may not be willing to put down the butcher's knife. In terms of his attitude towards Uchiha, he is even worse than the second hokage.

If Shisui couldn't figure out the reason for the estrangement between Uchiha and Konoha civilians, there would be no need to think about these things.

Kyoichi turned around and went to Ichiraku Ramen Shop.

As for the third hokage, what are you worried about?

After all, Hiruzen is different from Danzo.

'I just came into contact with Shisui because of the relationship between teachers and students, so that Shisui and Obito can help more civilians and work for nothing. Hiruzen has to thank us!'

Just as he was about to sit down, a figure quickly rushed towards him.

swoosh~

A masked Anbu ninja appears~

"Kanda Kyoichi, the third Hokage summoned you to the Hokage Building."

"me?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Kyoichi was surprised.

He didn't think much, and followed Anbu to the Hokage Building. Both of them used Shunshin (body flicker) very fast, and they arrived at the Hokage Building in just a few seconds.

"Hokage-sama, I brought him here."

"Dismissed!"

"Yes!"

The Anbu disappeared.

In the office, only third Hokage and Kanda Kyoichi were left.

The third Hokage took off his hat, stood up with a smile like an ordinary old man, looked up and down at Kyoichi, and sighed, "I didn't expect you to grow up so fast after not seeing you for a few years!"

"Hokage-sama knows about me?"

Kyoichi is a little surprised.

"Of course, your grandma and my teacher are close relatives. I hugged you when you were born."

Hiruzen said with a smile.

"This... I never heard grandma mention it."

Kyoichi scratched his head shyly and smiled awkwardly.

But inside, he is calm.

It's hard to say whether there is such a thing— most likely not.

But there's no need to expose it. Hiruzen said this sentence many times, and has been using this tactic to close the psychological distance between him and himself when entering the door, obviously trying to win over him. This is better than rejecting him.

"Hehehe, after all, you are like my son and nephew, sit down and chat as family."

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Kyoichi bowed.

After the third hokage sat down, he took the chair and sat down.

Hiruzen picked up the smoking pipe, pointed at it with a smile, and said, "How are you feeling recently after you returned to the village from an injury?"

"Hokage-sama, you may not believe me, after I recovered from my injury, I feel as if my body is stronger, and my water release seems to be more powerful."

Kyoichi told some of the information truthfully.

The smile on the third hokage's face became brighter and brighter. After taking a puff of smoke, he said, "Silly boy, you have the bloodline of the Senju Clan in your body. This is the awakening of the Senju bloodline."

"Ah? Really?"

"That's right!"

The Third Hokage is more and more happy. Kanda Kyoichi didn't hide anything from him, and gave him an honest response. This is good!

After he smoked the pipe, he said, "I've also heard people say about your performance in school. It is currently a wartime period. The school's grade structure and graduation time is very confusing. It is of little significance to follow the steps. You have done a good job in flexible teaching."

"Yes!"

Kyoichi had a big smile on his face, while thinking about the intentions of the third hokage in his heart.

Mentioning Senju blood and school performance.

Does he want to promote me?

"Don't be too nervous. I called you here to chat with you. By the way, your strength has reached the level of Jonin after awakening Senju bloodline. Would you like to take the Jonin exam?"

The third Hokage took out an application form.

~Application for the Jonin Exam~

This form needs to be filled out by yourself.

"The Jonin exam?" (A/N. Jonin exam doesn't exit in canon. But it was briefly mentioned in the anime)

Kyoichi was taken aback. He guessed it might be some sort of benefit to him, but he didn't expect that it would be the Jonin promotion exam.

Jonin… He was lost in thought.

There are pros and cons to this matter. When you become a Jōnin, you will have greater power and more freedom, but you will have greater responsibilities accordingly, and the tasks you will take on after that will be even more arduous.

Anyway, the third hokage evaluates his strength here, and instead of being promoted to Jōnin, he has other ideas.

Thinking of this, he scratched his head and said, "Hokage-sama, I'm just a Chunin, I'm worried that my ability is not enough."

"The strength is absolutely enough, and other aspects can be practice overtime. There are a lot of vacancies because of enduring wars for many years. Now there is an urgent need for manpower to make up for it. It is best if you can make up for it", Hiruzen sighed.

"If Hokage-Sama thinks I can do it, then I'll try it!"

Kyoichi breathed a sigh of relief.

He took the list and signed it.

"That's right. Ability can be cultivated. Spirit and will are the key. There are not many people who can understand the will of fire", Hiruzen said with a smile.

Kyoichi took it to heart.

Shisui! See?! He said it, the third hokage has to thank him!

Of course, right now, the Uchiha is probably standing on his own feet. What a genius! He became like this within a few days of with him becoming a teacher. He might have to come to trouble him another day, but it doesn't matter.

The current Uchiha clan is weak! When Madara deserted the village, they didn't dare to follow him.

After Kagami's death, and layers of oppression for years, the higher-ups let them gradually move away from the center of Konoha, but they still did not dare to resist.

It wasn't until that one day they thought of rebelling. Why didn't you do it early? Kyoichi despised the current Uchiha clan—including Uchiha Fugaku. He is also an incompetent. Weak and indecisive. If Shisui can get rid of his unrealistic delusions and naivety, even Shisui is much more qualified than Fugaku.

Kyoichi got out of the Hokage Building..

He walked home thinking seriously in his heart.

The attitude of the third Hokage is obvious. He was recruiting him, hoping that he would lean on the Hokage Faction.

For this reason, he also brought out the relationship between Senju and him from his childhood. Although it is ridiculous, it is enough to prove that the third hokage has no malice towards him.

In a short period of time, there is no need to worry about the third taking action against him.

Hiruzen may also protect him from Danzo's hands.

As long as you are prepared for his underhanded and shady actions...

As for promotion to Jonin, there will be a war in the coming year, and having a Jonin position will benefit me a lot.

So the position of Jonin must definitely be fought for.

Only… "As a Jonin, what should I do with my system?"

Kyoichi took a look at the mentor system. This system is for a good teacher. After becoming a Jonin, there's absolutely no possibility of him to stay at the academy. However, he is just a temporary teacher, and even if he didn't become a Jōnin, it seemed unlikely that he would continue to stay at the ninja academy after recovering from his injury.

When Kyoichi thought of this, his thoughts became clear.

When you become a Jōnin, you can also apply to lead a team. No matter what rank you are, you can use the characteristics of being a "good teacher", and give pointers everywhere.

No problem!