“Haha, my granddaughter really has quite the charm.”
Hearing this, Uchiha Shali couldn’t help but smile.
“Whose little brat is it that can fight to a standstill with my Kiyone?”
As far as he knew, not a single Uchiha of the same generation as Kiyone could beat her, so the sudden appearance of one made him quite curious.
“A commoner perverted brat named Chiba Kawa.
If it weren’t for the gap in experience, the outcome would be hard to say.”
Uchiha Kiyone admitted her shortcomings; if it were the previous her, perhaps she would be defeated by Chiba next time, but having already awakened the Sharingan, she was different from before!
“What?
Tell me about that kid named Chiba Kawa?”
Uchiha Shali didn’t believe it.
How could a commoner possibly defeat his meticulously nurtured granddaughter?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
“Alright, Grandpa.”
Uchiha Kiyone also felt that Chiba Kawa was extraordinary.
His Chakra amount could be explained by innate talent, but his physical strength and muscle power, coupled with taijutsu that harmonized inexplicably with the Uchiha, all indicated that this person’s background was extraordinary.
As Kiyone recounted the details, Uchiha Shali’s expression grew darker and darker.
“Kiyone, I do not agree to this marriage.
That damned Senju Clan perverted brat actually wants to scheme against my granddaughter?
No way!”
How could an Uchiha woman be handed over to the Senju?
A Senju woman marrying into the Uchiha would be more like it!
“Grandpa, Chiba Kawa is actually from the Senju Clan!”
Uchiha Kiyone was somewhat surprised.
Ever since the Senju Clan abandoned their surname, apart from Tsunade being a Senju in Konoha Village, the Senju Clan had vanished in the eyes of ordinary people.
After all, apart from Hashirama’s Wood Release, the Senju Clan didn’t have any obvious identifiers.
“Hmph, Chakra amounts and physical strength can both be explained by talent, but how can you justify adding the Senju Fluid Taijutsu on top of that?”
Uchiha Shali snorted coldly.
“Senju Fluid Taijutsu?”
Kiyone recalled the inexplicable feeling she had when fighting Chiba Kawa in taijutsu; this must be the mutual restraint born from thousands of years of bloodshed between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan.
“The taijutsu of our Uchiha Clan is meant to be used in conjunction with the Sharingan.
Under the bonus of the Sharingan’s extremely high dynamic vision, our taijutsu attacks the enemy’s vitals like dancing on the tip of a blade.”
“As for the Senju Clan, relying on their physical advantages, the characteristic of their taijutsu is simply protecting their vitals and then launching crazy, aggressive onslaughts—truly vulgar!”
Uchiha Shali explained the characteristics of the two clans’ taijutsu, his tone full of disdain for the Senju Clan’s taijutsu.
They simply desecrated the art of taijutsu!
“It’s not that our taijutsu is inferior to the Senju, but simply that our bodies cannot match theirs.
However, Kiyone, you have already awakened the Sharingan and can truly unleash the power of the Uchiha Clan’s taijutsu.
Coupled with being older than that perverted brat, you won’t lose in taijutsu next time.”
“Mm.”
Kiyone nodded.
The sudden power had eased the pain brought by her father’s passing quite a bit.
“Right, Kiyone, don’t fight outside the clan anymore in the future.
Expose the Sharingan a little later.”
Seeming to think of something, Uchiha Shali instructed.
“Why?”
“Just be a good girl and listen.”
What else could Uchiha Shali say?
It was just a lingering historical problem.
After Lord Madara defected and waged the Battle at the Valley of the End with the First Hokage carrying the Nine-Tailed, the Konoha higher-ups were far too wary of their Uchiha Clan.
Or rather, they were terrified of such eyes appearing once again!
Awakening the Sharingan at such a young age was not a good thing if those guys found out.
Direct murder was unlikely, but keeping them cooped up in the village to waste away was quite convenient.
…
Chiba Kawa felt somewhat melancholy.
He hadn’t seen Uchiha Kiyone for several days in a row.
Could she have dropped out out of fear of losing to him?
After that day’s battle, a kind person immediately told him that Uchiha Kiyone had actually exhausted her Chakra, and if he had just persisted in fighting her with taijutsu, he would have very likely won.
This made him even more confident, itching to blow Kiyone away right away!
“Sigh, it’s not like I want to win against you that badly either.
I really want to see you again.”
Chiba Kawa sighed repeatedly.
“Chiba, good news!
I saw Sister Kiyone come to school today!”
Perhaps to tell Chiba this good news, Uchiha Obito actually wasn’t late!
“Hahaha, Uchiha Kiyone, don’t run after school!
I’m going to send you flying!”
Everyone:…
Time came to evening, and Chiba Kawa blocked the school gate as usual.
“Uchiha Kiyone, come duel!”
Seeing Uchiha Kiyone come out, Chiba Kawa quickly ran over and shouted.
“Very well, follow me.”
A hint of confidence flashed in Uchiha Kiyone’s eyes.
Over the past few days, aside from arranging her father’s funeral, she had taken time out to adapt to the power brought by the Sharingan.
She wouldn’t lose in taijutsu this time.
“Oh-oh, then where are we going?”
Chiba Kawa didn’t mind.
Fighting anywhere was still fighting.
“My home.”
“Uh-uh…
If I win, you won’t silence me by killing me, right…?”
“Suit yourself whether you come or not.”
Chiba Kawa deliberated for a moment in his heart and decided to go anyway.
This wasn’t after the Nine-Tailed incident; right now, the relationship between the Uchiha and the village was at most not very harmonious, without the tense coup d’état atmosphere of later generations.
“Sigh, I won’t get to see Chiba getting beaten up.”
Asuma was very regretful.
Kiyone had only invited Chiba alone, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for people like them to tag along.
Hearing this, everyone also nodded.
No one thought Chiba Kawa could win.
Uchiha Kiyone only needed to spam Grand Fireball, and Chiba Kawa would have to kneel.
“Sister Kiyone, I’ve never been to your house before.
Can I go with you today?”
Uchiha Obito chased up ahead and said with a cheeky smile, really wanting to see Chiba get beaten up!
Bullying me was one thing, but bullying Rin too!
“Talk after you beat Kakashi.”
Uchiha Kiyone refused in a relatively tactful way.
She had taken her grandpa’s words to heart—it was better not to let too many people know about the Sharingan.
This underdog clan younger brother was somewhat unreliable, so rejected.
“Come on, Kakashi, let’s duel!”
Obito felt that the senior schoolmate acknowledged his strength.
Tiny Kakashi was a piece of cake!
“Boring.”
…
Along the way, Uchiha Kiyone walked silently in front, while Chiba Kawa followed behind.
His gaze couldn’t help but peek toward her feet, legs, hips, and waist.
Thump.
Uchiha Kiyone in front suddenly stopped, and Chiba Kawa wasn’t paying attention and crashed right into her…
Crashing into that soft body felt very comfortable, and a strand of dark hair drifted to the tip of his nose, tickling slightly.
“Walk side by side with me.”
“Oh-oh.”
Walking side by side wouldn’t that make them look like a couple?
Kiyone was still quite shy, being so tactful.
Chiba Kawa thought to himself with a blissful feeling.
Then, after another period of silence, Chiba felt he needed to find some topic of conversation.
“Kiyone, why didn’t you come to school these past few days?”
“My father passed away.”
“My condolences, please take care.”
“Thank you.
Also, your gaze just now disgusted me, so no favorability points will be added.”
“Ah?
What’s wrong with adding points!
I feel the sadness from the bottom of my heart.”
Seeing Chiba’s hard-faked look of sadness, Kiyone inexplicably found it a bit amusing.
What on earth were you feeling sad about for someone you’d never even met.
“Also, don’t call me Kiyone.
We aren’t that close.”
“Then what should I call you?”
“…
Uh-er, forget it, whatever you like, just call me Kiyone.”
“…”
…..