mtl008 Chapter 7 Uchiha’s Night Visit to the Fourth Generation
Chapter 7 Uchiha’s Night Visit to the Fourth Generation
As Li Muyang gradually unleashed his full power, Might Guy was starting to struggle. However, Li Muyang clearly lacked offensive experience, so the two simply kept exchanging blows.
This made Kakashi, who was standing nearby, also a little itchy to join in. After the two stopped fighting, he offered to spar with Li Muyang.
Then, as expected, Li Muyang was quickly taken down by Kakashi!
That's normal. Might Guy hasn't fully developed yet. He's much weaker than Kakashi. The accumulation of taijutsu skills is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Might Guy is only a Chunin now, while Kakashi has been a Jonin for some time.
The two are probably not that different in terms of physical fitness and martial arts skills, but Kakashi has more practical combat experience.
Then, the situation was similar to before: Li Muyang was knocked down, healed, got up and continued fighting, knocked down, healed, got up and continued fighting!
In the end, Li Muyang adapted to Kakashi's attack patterns with an astonishing learning speed!
Kakashi and Might Guy are starting to question the meaning of life!
In such a short time, an opponent who could have been quickly defeated by a Chunin is now able to hold his own against a Jonin!
Although Kakashi didn't use ninjutsu, Li Muyang's taijutsu skills are probably already at the average level of a Jonin! Add to that his unique medical techniques, and he'd be a special Jonin without any problem.
Wait! The two suddenly realized something! Since the beginning of this moment, how many times has Li Muyang used his healing methods to restore their chakra, physical strength, and energy?
It's happened at least ten, maybe twenty times!
He can still use it?
Does this mean that his treatment method does not require the consumption of physical strength or chakra?
Is it necessary? Of course it is! But even for Li Muyang now, this consumption is just a drop in the ocean. He can also use his left foot to step on his right foot to recover his condition, so the consumption is naturally even less.
After fussing around for quite a while, the two of them were a bit numb. Li Muyang finally lost interest and suggested going to the Fourth Hokage's house to cook something nice for them.
Well, there's nothing he can do, he really has no money. That is, before Li Muyang set off, he prepared a lot of ingredients or food and put them in his personal space. The personal space provided by the Administration is quite large, but unfortunately, with Li Muyang's current permissions, the personal space he opens cannot store living things.
The advantage is that everything you put in has a built-in time-stop effect, so you don't have to worry about its expiration date.
Why don't you ask the Fourth Hokage if the hospital needs any help? If all else fails, the Inuzuka family would be fine too! It's a good fit for their expertise, and they don't ask for much, just some salary.
The three left leisurely, and the boy who had been secretly observing also slowly departed.
All three knew someone was spying on them, but none of them confronted the other. Kakashi and Might Guy recognized who the other was, and Li Muyang guessed it as well.
Seeing that the three ignored him, the boy, who was already being dishonest by peeping, naturally wouldn't show himself, even though he knew Kakashi and Might Guy.
The main reason was that he didn't know Li Muyang, and it would be impolite for him to show up so abruptly, even though he was very interested in Li Muyang, his upbringing didn't allow him to do so.
Back home, the boy seemed preoccupied during the family meal. His father noticed something was wrong and asked his son, "Itachi, what's wrong?"
"...Father, do you think it's possible for someone to go from a complete novice with no combat experience to someone who can spar with a Jonin in just a few hours?" Young Itachi asked with a somewhat dejected expression. To be honest, the boy was indeed a bit discouraged by Li Muyang!
Although the other person looked much older than him, the speed at which he gained practical experience was truly astounding!
This question stumped even Fugaku Uchiha. He knew very well that his son wouldn't ask this question for no reason, so it could only mean that he might have seen something.
So, after a long period of contemplation, the well-informed head of the Uchiha clan slowly said, "...Perhaps it is possible. If one's inherent strength is up to par, and with the Sharingan of our Uchiha clan, it might be possible to reach this level quickly."
"So, what happened to you today?"
The young Itachi nodded and recounted what had happened in the grove.
"Strange healing ninja tools? And a powerful rapid learning ability? A complete stranger?" Fugaku Uchiha stroked his chin. It was obvious that he had never heard of Li Muyang, nor did he know anyone who matched Itachi's description. However, being with Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy, he must be one of the Fourth Hokage's people, right?
Who would have thought that the Fourth Hokage had such a genius hidden away? Or did this person also appear out of nowhere?
As the head of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha could also sense that the atmosphere in Konoha had been unusual recently, especially with the Hokage's wife, Kushina Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, about to give birth. During this process, the Nine-Tails was likely to go berserk, and the entire village was on guard against it. If anything went wrong during this process...
Konoha will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Shouldn't the Uchiha clan do something?
Fugaku Uchiha was thinking this way.
Fugaku was actually quite supportive of this young and promising Fourth Hokage. Minato Namikaze had no prejudice against the Uchiha clan, and his wife and Kushina were also good friends. It wasn't impossible for him to use this to ease the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village.
As the head of the family, Fugaku had to consider the interests of the entire family. He couldn't say he was close to the village, nor could he say he was completely biased towards the family. He wanted to find a suitable balance, without harming the family and the village, and to ease the relationship between the two sides while maintaining their existing common interests.
Now that the village is in trouble, the Uchiha clan needs to take some measures. Whether it's taking advantage of the situation or offering help, it's better than pretending not to see it.
There was no reason for not intervening before; the village was too wary of the Uchiha clan, especially with the Sharingan, which had a precedent of controlling tailed beasts. It was indeed inconvenient for the Uchiha clan to interfere in Kushina's reproductive protection.
However, if it's about protecting the village, then it's fine.
With that in mind, Fugaku Uchiha decided that he would visit Minato Namikaze after dinner tonight.
Well, let's bring Itachi along too, and that way we can also put an end to the matter of peeping at other people's training.
Not long after receiving news that Minato Namikaze had returned home, Fugaku Uchiha brought his son to the Fourth Hokage's house. As soon as he knocked on the door, a strange man opened it.
"Hello... Is the Hokage home?" Fugaku Uchiha looked at the man in front of him and guessed that he must be the "genius" his son had mentioned.
"At... Minato! He's looking for you!" Li Muyang glanced at Uchiha Fugaku. Hmm, someone from the Uchiha clan. He hadn't expected that before he even went to look for him, the person would come to him.
They welcomed Fugaku Uchiha and his son into the house. Kakashi, Might Guy, and Minato Namikaze were sitting at the dining table, enjoying the sumptuous dinner in front of them.
Li Muyang did all the cooking; Kakashi and Might Guy were just helping to prepare the ingredients. Minato Namikaze, who had just finished his work and returned home, naturally ate for free.
As a qualified medical student, Li Muyang is most interested in medicinal cuisine. He is particularly enthusiastic about cooking various medicinal dishes. Although he believes that he cannot reach the level of a legendary master chef and cannot make a luminous effect, the taste is indeed unique.
At least his parents complained a lot, saying that their son should have studied cooking instead of medicine!
How does it taste?
Having just finished eating his wife's (mother's) meal, the Uchiha Fugaku father and son smelled the delicious aroma and their stomachs started growling.
"Ahem...we've already eaten...really." Fugaku Uchiha felt that it would have been better if he hadn't explained, because saying it made it seem even less believable.
"Then let's eat some more. I made quite a lot too." Li Muyang didn't mind having two more people. Anyway, he had promised Minato Namikaze that he would make another batch to take to Kushina. And with the First Hokage, that old rascal, there was no way he could let the old man go hungry.
Yes, judging by his age, Hashirama Senju is indeed an old rascal.
Eating...
"Muyang, you cook so well, you must have a lot of girls chasing after you, right?" Little Sun asked, radiating a dazzling light.
Upon hearing this, Li Muyang's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot: "Lord Hokage, if you can't speak properly, then shut up! Can't my food shut you up? Give me more money!"
"Hahaha..." Minato Namikaze could only laugh awkwardly, realizing that he might have said something wrong.
I can't believe it! Old Li, you've wasted your good looks and your culinary skills! If I had those skills, I could have saved myself a lot of trouble chasing Kushina back then! And I wouldn't have had to suffer eating Kushina all these years... cough cough!
As for adding money... no problem! The village will definitely reimburse the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's food expenses! I'll use this as an opportunity to approve some funding for Li Muyang.
Minato Namikaze was hoping that Li Muyang could go to Konoha Hospital and see if he could treat a few seriously ill patients. He would definitely have to pay for it, and he couldn't let Li work for free, could he? The Fourth Hokage wasn't some heartless boss.
The mysterious Eastern dining culture does indeed have some merit. People who were just acquaintances and not very close became more and more familiar with each other while eating and chatting.
Upon learning that the Uchiha Fugaku father and son had come for two purposes—ostensibly to apologize to Itachi for spying on the three of them during their training, but actually to ask if the Uchiha could do something to help the village, knowing that everyone had been quite busy these past few days—they were eager to know if the Uchiha could do something to help the village.
To put it bluntly, they just wanted to get some positive reviews and credit. They were all focused on protecting the Hokage's wife, so the internal defenses of Konoha Village were indeed a bit weak.
Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze didn't agree immediately, but simply stated that protecting the village was the duty of the police department.
These officials are all so roundabout. Minato Namikaze has been Hokage for a while now, which means he has already agreed to hand over the village's safety to the Uchiha clan. Fugaku Uchiha naturally understands Minato's meaning, and his usually serious face is now beaming with joy.
What does this mean? It means that the Hokage trusts the Uchiha clan!