Chapter 12: Fugaku is Truly a Scheming Boy (2/2)

"Don't worry, Wakaho-kun."

Fugaku picked up a pen from his desk and promptly signed his name with a flourish.

Since the academy teacher had said so, there was no need for him to ask any more questions.

Little Wakaho was so upright; he wouldn't lie, right?

Graduating early was fine too.

Geniuses always have different paths to follow.

After signing, Fugaku felt something was missing.

So, he went back, took out two stamps, and stamped them on the form.

"The clan leader's signature is the same as a guardian's. I am your head after all, so I believe your teacher will agree."

Fugaku handed the signed and stamped application back to Wakaho.

Wakaho raised an eyebrow.

Wow, he even used both the clan leader's personal seal and the Police Force's official seal?

The personal seal was understandable, but the official seal... what was that for?

Wakaho was initially puzzled.

But then he remembered that this application needed the Hokage's approval, meaning the Third Hokage would definitely see it, and it all made sense...

This was to pre-emptively mark him as a future asset of the Konoha Police Force!

Heh, Fugaku really was a scheming boy.

But this move was a bit too crude, wasn't it?

The Third Hokage had seen it all. Would he fall for this?

If you really wanted to keep someone, why not go directly to the Hokage's office and say, "Uchiha Wakaho is a promising talent for the Police Force and a candidate for the next Uchiha clan leader. Please take this into consideration, Hokage-sama!"

That would show the true stance of a clan leader!

"Thank you, Clan Leader." Wakaho thanked politely and carefully put away the application.

He was sure to be the top student now.

His greatest competitor had already lost to him and willingly called him the class monitor.

With this application, the C-rank mission was as good as done~

The only uncertain thing left was who his guiding Jounin would be...

"Will it be Minato?" Wakaho wondered.

He hoped Minato would be his mentor, as that would give him a legitimate reason to use the Rasengan.

In fact, Wakaho had started researching the rubber ball training method as soon as he could refine chakra.

He had been present when Jiraiya taught Naruto, and he also observed when Sasuke taught Boruto.

He had long mastered this endgame skill, just hadn't had the chance to use it yet.

It might be fun to surprise Minato, maybe even bluff his way into being considered a Mount Myoboku sage?

Sage Mode, in some ways, wasn't inferior to the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Maybe he could even expedite his second five-year plan ahead of schedule?

"Alright, although there's a lot of work to do, my shadow clone can handle it."

"Kids, if you want to learn some ninjutsu, shall we get going?" Fugaku smiled.

Did Fugaku really have a lot of work?

Maybe.

But Wakaho suspected that Fugaku was saying this on purpose to make the three of them feel that the clan leader was putting extra effort into them.

This wasn't malicious speculation.

From just a few encounters, Fugaku had shown too many "little schemes."

If Wakaho were really a child, it wouldn't matter.

But Wakaho had lived two lives; his previous life included having a bureaucrat father and a strong-willed mother. He could see through such tricks easily.

"Thank you for your hard work, Clan Leader." Wakaho played along with Fugaku's act and patted the back of Shisui and Obito's heads.

"Thank you for your hard work, Clan Leader." *2