Naruto: Dual System Power At The Beginning

This was truly recklessly bold, not putting him, the Third Hokage, in their eyes.

Even more excessive was pulling in five families into the Guard Force—wasn't this greatly expanding the Guard Force's power?

Although it was renamed the Konoha Guard Force, it was merely a name change, or rather, just a more pleasant-sounding name.

In reality, the Guard Force was still centered around the Uchiha clan.

Could these few families possibly not follow the Uchiha clan's command?

What made him even angrier was the Hyūga clan—how could they also join under Uchiha's banner?

The Hyūga clan was undoubtedly one of Konoha's noble families; the number one noble family was, of course, the Uchiha clan. With these two great noble families joining forces, the prestige of the Konoha Guard Force would reach a terrifying level.

What enraged him even more was that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had also joined. These people had previously been his supporters.

These guys actually went behind his back and joined the Uchiha clan.

This was too much of a blow to him.

Now, which strong families in the village still supported him? There were barely any left.

In this recent period, he had not only lost Danzo, his left arm, but had even lost the support of the three families that were equivalent to his right arm.

It was simply too much of a blow.

Now, he felt as if his mind was in a daze, as if he had become a lonely old man.

His own power was not only being stripped away but even turning into the other side's power. He could even guess what the other side's next step was.

Winning over the village's factions—wasn't the next step to go after his Hokage position?

The Uchiha clan was already strong, and now, with so many families joining their camp, these people had all joined the Guard Force—could they possibly not support the Uchiha clan?

If that were the case, then he, the Hokage, would be nothing but a figurehead.

Originally, the Second Hokage had assigned the Uchiha clan to manage the Guard Force to alienate them from the other families. But now, that very strategy had been undone by the Uchiha.

They had actually pulled five great families into the Guard Force.

Now, let alone eliminating them—even keeping his Hokage position had become difficult. He had lost almost all of his support. He had to find a way to temporarily stabilize his position as Hokage.

He knew that if he couldn't hold his position, then he would be completely defeated, with no power to retaliate.

Naturally, he had no intention of trying to communicate with the families that had joined the Guard Force. After all, the notice had already been posted—could he possibly ask them to withdraw from the Uchiha Guard Force?

Moreover, they had been given territory and real power—would they be willing to give that up?

If he and the Uchiha clan were not enemies, even he would be tempted by the Guard Force's authority. The power was simply too great—even just partial authority was considerable.

At this point, the only solution was to bring Tsunade back. Only then could he suppress these families and prevent them from forcing him, the Third Hokage, to abdicate.

Even though he had conflicts with Tsunade in the past, at a critical moment for the village, she would surely stand on her teacher's side, wouldn't she?

If the Uchiha clan took control of the village, that would be an extremely dire situation.

Now, he even regretted it—he regretted allowing Danzo to experiment on Senju clan members back then, which led to the clan's dissolution.

If the Senju clan still existed, the current situation wouldn't be this dangerous.

On the other hand, he also had to hurry and uncover the secret behind the other party's strength. If he could obtain that secret, perhaps he could also become stronger—perhaps he could resolve this crisis.

Having made up his mind, he immediately dispatched two Anbu members. One was to leave the village to find Tsunade and Jiraiya and bring them back.

His disciple, Jiraiya, could also be considered a strong fighter.

The other was to locate Uzuki Yugao—he had to urge her to succeed quickly, or else it would be too late.

———

Meanwhile, Uzuki Yugao had just returned home after training with Ryosuke in the morning.

This time, she had almost lost her soul.

Before she went today, she had already mentally prepared herself to be taken advantage of. Because none of the methods she had thought of had worked—the other party had an extreme desire for her, and their strengths were not even on the same level.

If she chose to run away, of course, she could escape, but that would mean her mission would completely fail.

So she had mentally prepared herself—perhaps the other party would once again engage in shameful intimate interactions between lovers.

But what she never expected was that the other party was even more excessive—he actually wanted to have a child.

How could she possibly agree? That would mean she would be completely at his mercy, and she would no longer be pure.

Fortunately, she managed to squeeze out a few tears and pleaded bitterly, which made him stop before taking the final step.

It was truly a close call—just a little more, and she might have been devoured right then and there in the small forest.

Although she still underwent physical training with him afterward, she was already too shaken to focus on observing him. So as soon as training ended, she immediately went home.

Now, she was washing herself.

The marks left by that pair of dog paws on her body were still making her skin red.

After cleaning up, she planned to lie down and sleep for a while. Training with him was indeed exhausting, and after experiencing what happened today, she had even less energy.

But just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard a voice outside the door.

"Uzuki Yugao, the Third Hokage requests your presence."

"Alright, wait a moment, I'll change my clothes." Hearing this, Uzuki Yugao immediately responded.

The Third Hokage had summoned her—she naturally couldn't refuse.

Even though she was utterly exhausted.

...

Inside the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage sat at his desk, waiting for Yugao's arrival. Before long, Yugao entered, her long hair still damp.

Seeing this, the Third Hokage was naturally a little puzzled.

"Why is your hair wet?"

Yugao replied, "I was training with Uchiha Ryosuke to get closer to him. I just finished and came back."

Hearing this, the Hokage was somewhat pleased—Yugao had already succeeded in getting close to him so quickly.

"Did you discover any clues?" There was a trace of expectation in his gaze.

Yugao replied helplessly, "I have trained with him for three days. During these three days, I have observed him closely at all times, but I have not discovered anything unusual."

"If there is anything, it is only that his daily training is extremely intense. But that doesn't seem like any valuable clue."

"Could it be that he doesn't have any secret to becoming stronger?"

In her heart, she preferred to believe this conclusion—if that were the case, she wouldn't have to get any closer to him. That was simply too dangerous.

Upon hearing her words, the Third Hokage's previously delighted expression turned completely blank.

No secret? How was that possible? A guy not even twenty years old was already that strong. That was simply impossible.

No one could believe it—unless they were not even the same kind of being. Unless he was not human.

But how could that be possible?

The other party was definitely human—so how could he be this strong at such a young age?

Even when Lord Hashirama was in his teens, he wasn't that powerful. If Hashirama was the peak of ninjutsu, then this person was the peak of taijutsu.

But as a teenager, he was never that strong—he only became a top-tier expert in his thirties. Moreover, compared to ninjutsu, taijutsu required even more time to accumulate.

He simply could not believe that Uchiha Ryosuke had no secret.

If there was no secret, how could he turn the tables?

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