Naruto: Uchiha's Harem

'Since that's the case, then let me—'

'Let me, the one ordained as evil, rule this world!'

"You, what are you trying to do?"

"No, don't come over!"

The terrified wandering ninjas were so scared that even their legs went weak as they tried to run.

Uchiha Kage merely gave them a glare, and they instantly lost all ability to fight.

'Genjutsu: Naraka Sight Technique!

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!"

'No need for the Sharingan—against these low-level wandering ninjas, even the most basic genjutsu is enough to make them collapse in an instant.'

Looking at the few wandering ninjas curled up on the ground, wailing in terror due to the illusion, Uchiha Kage coldly took out a kunai.

"Wait!", Just as Uchiha Kage was about to finish them off, Yuhi Kurenai suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist.

"Sensei?"

"I'm not saying we should spare these villains. Just... let me use genjutsu to interrogate them first."

'This little guy's killing intent is so strong. While it's good for a ninja to have such intent...', Yuhi Kurenai still felt that her student would be better off being a little cuter.

"But really, you shocked me, Kage. Even a high-level B-rank jutsu—you can use it so well."

'And with such proficiency.'

Looking at the now barren, scorched hillside, Kurenai couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Even the genjutsu she had just recently taught him—he had already mastered it so quickly.

'Is this what it means to be a genius?'

Although she was curious to see Uchiha Kage truly in action, after witnessing how far beyond her expectations his abilities already were... she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

'At this rate, if this guy keeps growing so fast, what if one day I, as the teacher, can't even beat her student?'

'And what did he mean when he said he has seen many...? Hasn't he always been in the village?'

"This is just a basic ninjutsu. As long as you have enough chakra, you can use it."

Compared to Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Kage felt that his Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation just now was nothing more than a small fireball.

However, after absorbing quite a few Naruto and Sasuke fragments recently, his chakra had indeed increased significantly.

Besides, given the current situation, the strength he had just revealed was just right—enough to be considered an ordinary genius.

Hopefully, with this, he wouldn't be easily used as cannon fodder in the Anbu in the future.

"Amazing... as expected of Kage-kun," Hinata's previous worries had now turned into deep admiration for Uchiha Kage's strength.

'As expected, back at the ninja academy, the only reason Kage-kun lost to me must have been because he was holding back, right?'

"Honestly, with this gap in strength, I'm starting to lose confidence in fighting you," Aburame Shino was also deeply shocked by the Great Fire Annihilation just now.

But what shocked him even more was how Uchiha Kage didn't hesitate at all when it came to killing.

'Is it because of the Uchiha clan's tragic fate?'

They all graduated from the same academy, yet the gap between them was this huge.

"Don't say that. Your bugs are still quite useful. Tonight, we'll rely on you to keep watch."

The sky around them gradually darkened, and the dim golden sunlight left only a final streak on the horizon.

Night was about to fall.

Uchiha Kage glanced at the merchant convoy—now devoid of a single living bandit ninja—and then at the wandering ninjas, who had already been interrogated and subsequently executed by Yuhi Kurenai.

For some reason, he had a strange feeling that this seemingly simple C-rank treasure-hunting mission might actually be more dangerous than it seemed—perhaps even comparable to Kakashi's situation in the Land of Waves.

———

"Itachi-san, that firelight just now?"

"Mm. It seemed like a powerful ninja was fighting over there."

Uchiha Itachi, expressionless, cast a glance with his Sharingan at the distant hillside where the fire had erupted.

"Should we go take a look? It might be Konoha ninjas. This should already count as the Land of Fire's territory, right?"

"No need for unnecessary trouble. If we alert them, it'll be harder for us to infiltrate Konoha," Faced with Kisame's probing suggestion, Uchiha Itachi decisively refused.

"Is that so? I hope it's not because you're worried about running into an old acquaintance, Itachi-san."

Kisame seemed bored and was just making casual conversation—while also testing the waters.

"Do you think I still have any 'acquaintances' in Konoha?", Uchiha Itachi responded coldly.

"Apologies, I spoke out of turn," Seeing that Itachi seemed slightly irritated, Kisame immediately shut his mouth.

But before long, he couldn't help but speak up again.

"By the way, I heard something interesting about the ruins of Uzushiogakure nearby—something about the Grim Reaper and a treasure."

"Don't do anything unnecessary, Kisame."

"Yes, yes, we're just going to Konoha. Nowhere else."

———

"Grim Reaper?"

The intelligence extracted from the wandering ninjas surprised everyone.

Only Uchiha Kage seemed deep in thought.

'Grim Reaper? Could it be the Reaper Mask left behind by Uzushiogakure?'

'That might be worth investigating.'

"Does something like gods really exist in this world?"

Unlike weak ordinary people, ninjas themselves possessed great power, so they had no real need to worship gods.

Aburame Shino didn't believe in the existence of gods at all.

"Who knows? But those guys did give us some useful intel. Our mission might involve facing ninja from Kumogakure, meaning the mission rank should be raised to at least B-rank, possibly even A-rank."

Normally, only B-rank missions and above involved ninja battles.

But since they had already fought ninjas, the next opponent might be even stronger. Yuhi Kurenai felt it was necessary to explain the mission's dangers to her students.

"In this situation, my advice is to abandon the mission. Of course, since this is your first mission outside the village, I'll fully consider your opinions before making a final decision."

This was just a self-issued trial mission by the village; there was no real need for them to force themselves to complete it.

But since it was their first time, Kurenai still hoped they could finish it successfully.

"A-rank?"

Hinata was a bit intimidated but only looked at Uchiha Kage without voicing an opinion.

'Kage-kun is so strong—he probably wouldn't want to abandon the mission. I can't be a burden to him.'

"If the mission rank is higher, what about the reward?"

The corpses of those weak wandering ninjas had indeed dropped quite a few ninja fragments. Though absorbing them didn't boost his strength much... Uchiha Kage noticed that fragments from actual corpses appeared far more frequently than those from sparring.

If that's the case, fighting strong ninjas might be the fastest way for him to grow. Or perhaps just observing them would work too.

"The reward might be difficult to negotiate. But if there really is a treasure, we can take it for ourselves."

Kurenai had already reported to Konoha via carrier pigeon.

And since the Third Hokage's advice was to abandon the mission, there was no way they would increase the reward.

"Then let's return to the village. Handling an A-rank mission with our strength is too difficult," Uchiha Kage decisively shook his head.

Besides, he'd be passing through here again later as an Anbu on a mission to the Land of Water. He could deal with it then.

No need to drag Hinata and the others into danger.

"I thought you would insist..."

Kurenai was surprised.

'If this guy insisted on completing the mission, it wouldn't have been impossible—I am still a Jonin, after all.'

"If the Sensei was a little stronger, maybe I would have considered it."

If the jonin beside him were Kakashi or Might Guy, Uchiha Kage felt he could boldly give it a try, but Yuhi Kurenai...

He had to consider the risk of exposing his strength during the mission. Byakugan and Hollowfication—if either of these abilities were revealed, it would be extremely troublesome.

"What do you mean? I am a jonin, after all. Just an A-rank mission..."

Yuhi Kurenai tried to pinch Uchiha Kage's cheek, but the same move naturally wouldn't work on him again. He simply swayed his body lightly and dodged.

Left with no choice, Yuhi Kurenai could only grab this troublesome disciple's neck first and then use her other hand to forcibly rub his head, venting her dissatisfaction.

Even if she was at the bottom in terms of strength among Konoha's jonin, a jonin was still a jonin—she was definitely not weak.

"Sensei..."

Watching Uchiha Kage being forcibly held down and having his head buried in their female teacher's chest, Hinata felt very concerned.

'How could the sensei do this... Kage-kun is almost suffocating.'

"Hinata, Shino, what are your opinions?"

"I—I'll follow Kage-kun's decision."

Of course, Hinata wouldn't oppose Uchiha Kage's suggestion to return to the village. Right now, she was only worried whether Uchiha Kage would be smothered by their female teacher.

"I have no objections either."

Even Uchiha Kage said an A-rank mission was too difficult, so Aburame Shino naturally wouldn't insist.

"Alright then, let's rest for the night, and we'll return to the village tomorrow."

Letting go of the boy she had been holding, Yuhi Kurenai also breathed a small sigh of relief.

Bringing three genin to complete an A-rank mission was indeed quite a challenge for her.

She herself wouldn't be a problem, but she was worried that her inexperienced students might get injured.

Thinking about it, in this peaceful era, safety should still come first.

"Yes."

'Such an annoying female teacher. Doesn't she know I hate being patted on the head the most?'

Breaking free from Yuhi Kurenai's fragrant embrace, Uchiha Kage thought to himself that one day, he must make this head-patting dog of a female teacher pay the price.

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