That night, Wakaho had a strange dream.
The reason it was strange...
Usually, he dreamed of pummeling Hashirama and kicking Madara, but tonight he encountered some "new faces."
Kisame.
For some reason, Kisame was fighting over the ownership of Samehada with him.
And then they started fighting.
Kisame began with a Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, followed by Water Shark Bullet Jutsu, both very fierce.
Wakaho directly copied it, countering with a Great Exploding Fire Colliding Wave and a bunch of flaming sharks.
Then, something magical happened in the dream.
The Third Raikage suddenly appeared, shouting, "Don't be arrogant!" He immediately activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and launched himself forward with a Hell Stab.
Wakaho responded even more wildly, activating his Fire Release Chakra Mode and transforming into a small fire person, clashing head-on with the Third Raikage!
This battle was apocalyptic, the earth shattered, and the sea dried up, all sorts of bizarre things...
In the end, he won by a narrow margin, laughing triumphantly.
Then Mei Terumi and Kurenai Yuhi showed up.
"Only one of us can live, you choose."
"..."
The dream ended there.
When Wakaho opened his eyes, the sky was already getting light.
Obito was still sound asleep, and his grandmother, who woke up early, had already started making breakfast.
After washing up, Wakaho went downstairs to practice the Hatake swordsmanship by chopping wood, combining training with work.
By the time Obito woke up to the smell of breakfast, Wakaho was already covered in sweat.
"Today, you go find Shisui and make up for your lessons, and practice the techniques we learned from the clan leader yesterday."
Even though it was officially the weekend, Wakaho decided not to visit Fugaku today.
Sharingan illusions weren't necessary now, since he only had the single tomoe, there was no need to increase the strain.
"What about you, Big Brother?" Obito asked, "Aren't you coming with us?"
"I need to go to the Hokage's office to submit my graduation application," Wakaho replied, glancing at his grandmother. "Once I become a ninja, I can take on missions and earn money. Then I'll get you a bigger house."
"Just stay safe, that's all I need, no need for a bigger house..."
His grandmother's response was calm, but her concern was evident in her words.
Wakaho smiled, quickly finished his breakfast, and left the house.
He ran all the way, taking about twenty minutes to get from the remote Uchiha compound to the Hokage's office.
Learning ninjutsu, seeking the Hokage's help—there was nothing wrong with that.
Although Konoha had a rule that obtaining jutsu required contributions, let's not forget that the ultimate authority in Konoha rested with the Third Hokage.
Fugaku's little scheme on the graduation application form would naturally be seen through by the Third Hokage.
Wakaho believed the Third Hokage would make the same choice, just with higher skill.
At the main entrance of the Hokage's office, two Konoha ninjas stood guard, standing straight.
In unseen places, there were certainly Anbu on duty.
This was the safest place in Konoha; trying to force entry would be futile.
So Wakaho... walked right up.
Joking, he was still in the beginner's protection period.
"Hey! Uchiha brat! What do you think you're doing?"
The two guard ninjas ignored the so-called beginner's protection period and blocked Wakaho outside.
"I need to see Lord Hokage," Wakaho said seriously. "I have something important."
"Lord Hokage isn't someone you can just meet... get lost, if you have any issues, go find your clan leader."
This sounded reasonable, if you ignored the impatient tone and the disdainful looks in their eyes...
So the Uchiha's reputation was already shattered to this extent?
Even the kids had to suffer?