“Good child.”
Uchiha Hi-kaku nodded in relief. Perhaps the young boy hadn't fully grasped his words, but the seed had been sown. It was up to him to use the rest of his life to create miracles.
“By the way, Tsukiyomi, don't tell anyone about your natural Sharingan. Don't reveal it easily. It's best not to let anyone know you've awakened it before you turn ten.”
Suddenly, Uchiha Hi-kaku remembered something and warned the boy. "Can you promise your great-grandfather?"
“Yes!” Tsukiyomi agreed.
The plan to temporarily hide the Sharingan aligned with his own thoughts. He was all for it.
Moreover, ten years old was the perfect age.
Awakening the Sharingan at ten, while still considered a sign of genius, shouldn't draw too much attention from the higher-ups in the village who feared the Uchiha clan. That must have been what his great-grandfather was thinking.
As for himself, ten years was likely the time when his Mangekyō Sharingan could evolve into Eternal Mangekyō.
By then, he'd be able to confidently use the Mangekyō Sharingan and have enough confidence to reveal his three-tomoe.
In fact, he might as well directly show off the Mangekyō Sharingan by then.
Because, at that time, the Third Shinobi World War would be imminent. At such a time, would the higher-ups in Konohagakure have the audacity to start an internal war with the Uchiha clan?
“What a good boy.”
Uchiha Hi-kaku was very pleased with the boy's understanding. He reached out and gave him another head pat.
After fussing over his adorable and well-behaved great-grandson, the old man didn't forget the main task at hand. He soon began to officially arrange his ninja training process.
“So, Tsukiyomi, from tomorrow until the Ninja Academy starts, I will personally provide you with special pre-school training: basic taijutsu, basic Uchiha swordsmanship, shuriken throwing, basic hand seals...”
While the Uchiha clan prided itself on the Sharingan, they clearly understood that only by mastering the three fundamental skills of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, could they truly maximize the power of the Sharingan.
Therefore, the training items mentioned by Uchiha Hi-kaku were mostly basic ninja training. As for the most important use of the Sharingan, he didn't mention it at all.
“Father, do you mean Tsukiyomi still needs to go to the village school?”
Uchiha Ken-ta had been quietly listening to his father's conversation with the boy. But when he heard "Ninja Academy," he suddenly interrupted, confused, "Why not just have Tsukiyomi study at the clan academy? The knowledge taught at the village school is a complete waste of Tsukiyomi's talent!"
In Uchiha Ken-ta's opinion, how could that shabby village school where students graduated after mastering some E-rank jutsu be compared to the elite education they received within the clan.
“The knowledge taught at the village's Ninja Academy is indeed far inferior to that of the clan academy.”
Uchiha Hi-kaku knew the difference in teaching content, but he had his reasons for doing this.
“We, the descendants of the ninja clan, attending the village's Ninja Academy is not for the sake of learning the ninja knowledge taught there.”
“Meeting people outside the family from the village school, forging possible future companions, integrating into the village, aligning with the village's policies, showcasing the strength of our clan to the villagers...”
If the goal was simply to cultivate an excellent Uchiha ninja, then staying in the clan academy and receiving elite education from childhood would indeed be a good choice.
However, Uchiha Hi-kaku's expectations for his great-grandson were to become the future Hokage of Konohagakure.
To become Hokage, one cannot be too confined to the family. Even if he were to recruit followers, the Hokage should have people behind him besides the Uchiha, people who would rally behind him.
“Those are our goals. As for your worries about not learning anything useful?”
After speaking, the old man looked at the boy beside him and said slowly, “I will personally tutor Tsukiyomi after school!”
The boy in the old man's words blinked his adorable big eyes again, but in fact, he was silently cursing in his heart: I thought I'd transmigrated, but I can't escape the fate of being tutored after school.
However, compared to tutoring, Tsukiyomi was more interested in the information about the "village school" and "clan academy" mentioned by his great-grandfather and grandfather.
He didn't understand, so he asked his elders, “Great-grandfather, grandpa, what do you mean by 'village school' and 'clan academy'? Are there more than one Ninja Academy?”
In Tsukiyomi's memory, wasn't there only one Ninja Academy in Konohagakure?
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PS: There will be one more chapter later. Also, I'll explain why the recent chapters have been short (1500-2000 words). This is to increase exposure. 10,000 words can be split into six chapters, which is one or two more chapters than if the word count were higher (2000-3000 words).