Danzo's Daily Dose of Disapproval

"Hokage-sama, this is the list of this year's graduates."

Hokage Office.

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was leisurely reviewing the list of information that Iruka had submitted.

"Among them, Uchiha Sasuke has the best performance..."

"What about Naruto?"

Interrupting Iruka's report, Sarutobi Hiruzen flipped to the last page of the list.

It showed that Naruto was last in the written exam, average in the physical test and shuriken throwing, and only passed the Transformation Technique among the ninjutsu, with the Substitution Technique and Clone Technique both failing.

"Naruto most likely won't be able to graduate this year."

The graduation exam for this year's Ninja Academy class had been decided as the Clone Technique, and Naruto...

Recalling the various "corpses" Naruto created with his Clone Technique, Iruka shook his head incessantly.

"Is that so."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and flipped back to Uchiha's page.

"Besides Uchiha Sasuke, how are Uchiha Kage's grades?"

"Also very good. He should be able to become a capable ninja in the future."

If Naruto was the biggest troublemaker in the class, then Uchiha Kage was undoubtedly the most obedient and well-behaved student.

Iruka had a very good impression of Uchiha Kage.

"To receive such praise, it seems you like him a lot?"

"Anyone who meets that child would..."

Knock, knock.

"Hokage-sama, Lord Danzo requests an audience."

Just as Iruka and Sarutobi Hiruzen were talking, a knock suddenly came from the door of the Hokage Office.

"Danzo?"

After a moment of contemplation, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew Danzo's intention.

He had already seen what had happened outside in his crystal ball, and Anbu members had also reported it.

He just didn't expect that before he could go looking for him, this guy would take the initiative to come.

Of course, even knowing the whole story, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face remained impassive.

"Let him in."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said, waving his hand to Iruka beside him.

"Yes!"

Iruka gathered the Ninja Academy student information and respectfully left the office.

----

Only when the purple-haired ninja was out of sight did Uchiha Kage release the kunai in his sleeve.

Although it was just a false alarm, it ruined his good mood for the day.

"I need to find something for these two old geezers to do, lest they spend all day fighting each other in the village and affecting me."

With Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo as these two pests, even if he tried to stay low-profile, he would probably be targeted.

Uchiha Kage thought to himself.

These two old geezers staring at the small territory of Konoha all day long made this Uchiha uneasy.

"This... this is where you live?"

After walking to the end of Konoha Street, Uchiha Kage finally brought Naruto to the Uchiha clan grounds.

Looking at the scarred, dilapidated streets and houses, Naruto suddenly felt a bit gloomy.

He had heard about the Uchiha clan being wiped out by bad people, but he couldn't imagine what the specific scene was like.

Until today.

Looking at this place that looked like it was haunted, even he, an orphan, couldn't help but feel sympathy for Uchiha Kage and Uchiha Sasuke.

"This place has been destroyed. Only the big house in front is habitable."

Stepping through the once-prosperous clan streets, Uchiha Kage walked to the innermost residence.

"Oh."

Naruto scratched his head, unsure of what to say. Comforting seemed too late, but he couldn't act as carefree and playful as he had on the road before. He could only follow the other person blankly.

It wasn't until he followed Uchiha Kage into the house and saw Sasuke frying eggs in the kitchen that he finally returned to his usual self.

"Hahaha, Sasuke, I didn't expect you to be wearing an apron and cooking!"

"This deadlast..."

Looking at Naruto, who was clutching his stomach and laughing gleefully, Sasuke was so angry that he almost broke the spatula.

"Why did you bring an outsider into the clan grounds?"

He coldly frowned and looked at Uchiha Kage, who seemed to be watching some kind of show.

"I saw that he was homeless and had no money for food, so I brought him back."

Mainly because he was in a good mood today, and he saw that Naruto was indeed pitiful.

However, the most important thing was to see Naruto, this Little Kid, annoy Sasuke.

He shouldn't always be so serious. Sasuke would be better if he lightened up a little.

"Tch, don't pick up any Tom, Dick, or Harry and bring them home in the future!"

However, although his words were harsh, Sasuke still honestly fried another egg.

"I'm not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry..."

Naruto originally wanted to argue (or rather, quarrel) with Sasuke, but he quickly realized that he was a guest in someone else's home.

So, after muttering softly, he quietly sat on the sofa and drank tea, as arranged by Uchiha Kage.

----

"Hiruzen, that Uchiha Little Kid is going to be a threat to the Nine Tails!"

As soon as he entered the Hokage Office, Danzo took the initiative to accuse.

"Oh? Did Sasuke fight with Naruto again?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen pretended to be ignorant.

"It's not Uchiha Sasuke, it's Uchiha Kage."

"Uchiha Kage? What did he do?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen leisurely wiped the crystal ball on the table.

"He..."

Danzo looked at the crystal ball and immediately understood that this old fox already knew everything.

"In any case, there is danger when the Uchiha and the Nine Tails are together! The Nine-Tails Disturbance may happen again!"

He tapped his cane heavily on the ground, Danzo continued aggressively.

"Moreover, Uchiha Kage was originally a mistake left behind by Itachi's failure. Plus, he's a useless waste who can't awaken his Sharingan, so it's better to erase this mistake early!"

His entire clan died in front of him, and he couldn't even activate a single tomoe. There's no point in keeping such a useless Uchiha around.

And he's even named Kage, he must be an Uchiha with great ambition!

If Hiruzen hadn't been weak back then, and other ninjas from the village hadn't arrived, he would have eliminated this threat on the spot.

"This Uchiha Kage appeared somewhat strangely back then. We must be wary, Hiruzen!"

"Nonsense!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been impassive all along, suddenly slammed the table heavily.

If he hadn't actually appeared in the pile of dead Uchiha clan members back then, and was just a child who was clearly traumatized, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have really suspected Uchiha Kage's identity.

But the facts proved that after so many years, to say that Uchiha Kage could have any problems was simply nonsense.

This Uchiha Kage was sensible, well-behaved, and weak. He looked like Uchiha Kagami in every way.

"To attack a comrade in the village without distinguishing right from wrong, Danzo, who gave you the courage to do so!"

How could an Uchiha who couldn't even activate the Sharingan affect the seal on the Nine Tails?

Danzo was most likely after Naruto again.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed very angry, but he wasn't angry about Danzo sending his subordinates to attack Uchiha Kage, but angry about Danzo's insubordination.

He had already told Danzo that his Anbu members were enough to protect the Nine Tails, and there was no need for Root members to interfere, but this guy was still secretly sending Root members to monitor him.

"The Uchiha are no longer comrades..."

Not just Uchiha Kage, but if it weren't for Uchiha Itachi's existence, Danzo would have wanted to eliminate Uchiha Sasuke as well.

The Innate Evil Uchiha clan shouldn't have anyone alive.

"Shut up! If you continue to talk nonsense, go back and don't come out again!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen had long regretted the Uchiha clan's destruction back then. Of course, he didn't regret the Uchiha clan members being killed *per se*, but regretted losing a valuable asset.

Now that Konoha was facing a talent shortage and the outside world was turbulent, he really regretted losing the power of the Uchiha clan.

"Hiruzen, you will definitely regret being so weak!"

"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen coldly sized up his old friend.

"If I ever find your people approaching Naruto or persecuting the Uchiha again, your Root will be disbanded!"

"You..."

Hiruzen, this guy, is submissive to outsiders, but only strong against his own people.

This bully.

Danzo snorted coldly and slammed the door as he left.

If he were the Hokage, Konoha would definitely be ten times more stable and ten times more prosperous than it is now!

Unfortunately... the Teacher was unfair!

----

"But this Uchiha Kage..."

After sending away the angry Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat alone at his desk, looking at the portraits of the past Hokage and talking to himself.

He felt like he had heard the name Uchiha Kage somewhere before...

It seemed like a long time ago, the First Hokage picked up a child with that name?

He was getting old, and his memory was declining.

Sarutobi Hiruzen searched through the piles of documents for a long time before finally finding the records from back then—

'The First Hokage found an abandoned Uchiha infant the morning after defeating Uchiha Madara and personally named him Kage'

Below was a passage that had been crossed out.

Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized that the handwriting was most likely his Teacher, the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

But why did Teacher Tobirama cross out the words below?

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't figure it out.

And since it was the First Hokage who picked up the child, how could he have so little impression of him after so many years in Konoha?

"Forget it, that was decades ago."

There were many people with the same name in the village. It was impossible for them to have any connection with the current Uchiha Kage.

Shaking his head, Sarutobi Hiruzen closed the door to the archive room.

However, when passing by the room where the Forbidden Technique Scroll were stored, he paused for a moment.

"Naruto needs to grow up quickly, and Sasuke too..."

Many Shinobi Villages envied Kumogakure's perfect Tailed Beasts Jinchuriki.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was no exception, of course.