Naruto: Uchiha's Harem

"Alright, since you were the only one who managed to touch the bell, I'll give you the reward as promised," Watching as Hinata and Aburame Shino each returned home, Yūhi Kurenai, with a smile on her face, called out to Uchiha Kage, who was about to leave.

'Even though he haven't awakened the legendary Sharingan yet, this young Uchiha's strength could definitely be considered the top of this year's genin.'

'A perfectly executed Substitution Jutsu, a well-practiced and powerful Great Fireball Jutsu, and he even knows the Shadow Clone Jutsu…'

Although Hinata and Shino performed well, their shine was dimmed considerably in the presence of Uchiha Kage.

'No wonder teachers always favor genius students.'

Kurenai realized that on her very first day as a teacher, she might have already started to show favoritism.

"What reward?", Having gone through all that effort without getting any ninja fragments from Kurenai, Uchiha Kage was a bit disappointed. But upon hearing there was a reward, his interest was slightly piqued.

"What do you like?"

His short, clean hair, his clear eyes—every little expression on the boy's face seemed to carry a strange charm.

As Kurenai sized up Uchiha Kage once again, she couldn't help but feel like teasing him.

"I like a lot of things…", Speaking of likes, Uchiha Kage subconsciously thought of Tsunade and Hinata's big… thunder.

"And what do you like the most?"

"I guess bigger ones are better, but small ones are cute too."

Uchiha Kage glanced at the female teacher in front of him, who used bandages as clothing.

'Alright, actually, this kind of medium-to-above-average size seems pretty good too.'

"What do you mean by big and small?"

Even though she was already in her twenties, Kurenai's experience wasn't much better than a blank sheet of paper, so she naturally couldn't understand Uchiha Kage's words.

"Do you mean you like powerful jutsu?"

"Mm… I guess so."

'The power of big thunder was indeed strong.'

"Too bad your teacher doesn't know that kind of jutsu. Never mind, I'll give you this as a reward instead."

Taking a step closer, almost pressing against Uchiha Kage face-to-face, Kurenai finally gave her reward—

A light kiss on the boy's forehead.

"Sorry, you're just too cute. I couldn't resist."

"Oh!"

'Damn it, why isn't this kid embarrassed at all? That was a kiss from a big sister!'

Seeing Uchiha Kage's calm expression, Kurenai felt a little defeated.

"Here, take this. Make sure to study your jutsu well. Don't waste your teacher's expectations."

Having failed to tease her student, Kurenai ended up feeling embarrassed herself.

After hastily tossing a jutsu scroll to Uchiha Kage, she hurriedly disappeared from the spot using the Body Flicker Jutsu.

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'This female teacher is such a letdown.'

'Clearly, this was workplace sexual harassment, yet she insisted on calling it a reward.'

'And it was an adult female teacher harassing a minor…'

'In my previous life, that would've been enough to send her to jail.'

'Alright, but the most important thing is—'

'Did she really expect me to get embarrassed just from a forehead kiss? Who does she think I am? If she has the guts, she should try kissing a few other places.'

'Also…'

"Naraka Path Jutsu and Golden Binding Jutsu?"

Uchiha Kage flipped through the jutsu scroll in his hands.

Both were basic genjutsu, 'Is this meant to help me compensate for my inability to use Sharingan-based illusions?'

'A thoughtful gesture, but unnecessary for me.'

Still, since it was a well-intended gift, he decided to put it away properly.

"Next, I should go collect more…"

Uchiha Kage remembered that Kakashi's team and Sarutobi Asuma were also conducting their bell-snatching survival exercises at nearby training grounds.

"Logically, these places should have ninja fragments. So why isn't there a single one?"

'Could it be that only ninja battles happening in front of me would cause fragments to drop?'

Feeling slightly unwilling to give up, Uchiha Kage searched through two large training grounds but found nothing.

'So this cheat ability actually has a lot of restrictions…'

'Hmm?'

Just as Uchiha Kage was about to call it a day and return to the Uchiha district, a purple figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

'Isn't that the ANBU female ninja? Shouldn't she be monitoring Naruto? Why is she here instead?'

"Lord Hokage wants to see you," The female ninja spoke in the softest voice she could manage.

Having nearly let him die at the hands of Root ninjas due to her negligence not long ago, Uzuki Yugao felt somewhat guilty.

"Me?"

'Why is Hiruzen looking for me?'

Uchiha Kage instinctively wondered if his dream-manipulation trick had been discovered.

But he quickly shook his head—that was impossible. Even if they suspected it was a trick, there was no way they could trace it back to him from a baseless dream.

'So, what could it be?'

With this doubt in mind, Uchiha Kage followed the purple-haired ANBU ninja to the Hokage's office.

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"So, he's the Uchiha who stayed behind with Sasuke?"

The moment he entered the room, Uchiha Kage saw a white-haired ninja wearing a black mask, looking at him with a complicated expression.

'Hatake Kakashi?'

"That's right. What do you think of him?"

Sitting in the Hokage's chair, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also observing the boy in front of him.

"I have no objections, but he's still just a genin," Kakashi felt like his entire life had been entangled with Uchiha—Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, and now Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Kage.

The name Uchiha was both a place of solace and an inescapable curse for him.

"His potential is high. With you and Yamato guiding him, he'll grow quickly."

"He certainly doesn't have the same vengeful aura as Sasuke."

Kakashi withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, somewhat surprised by Hiruzen's assessment.

'Could this Uchiha Kage be even more talented than Sasuke?'

'However, compared to Sasuke, who carried a strong thirst for revenge, this Uchiha boy seemed much brighter.'

Kakashi didn't know that because of an agreement with Uchiha Itachi, Hiruzen didn't dare to recruit Sasuke into ANBU.

"But, Lord Hokage, if I may ask—has something serious happened in the village?"

'Things had been peaceful lately, so why does the Third Hokage suddenly seem so on edge?'

'It feels like the eve of the Third Shinobi War…'

Kakashi was puzzled.

'Even if the village lacks enough skilled ninjas, it isn't so desperate as to start recruiting genin into ANBU, right?'

"It's an external issue," Hiruzen didn't hide anything from Uchiha Kage and Uzuki Yugao, who had entered the room.

"My latest intel suggests… Sunagakure may be planning to attack Konoha soon."

""What?"", Both Kakashi and Yugao were shocked upon hearing this.

"Although the intelligence isn't fully verified, the ninja world is likely to become unstable again. So…", Hiruzen's tone shifted, his Hokage authority becoming more apparent.

"From today onward, I will be selecting capable young individuals from the village to join ANBU. Uchiha Kage!"

"Here!"

"Starting today, you are a direct subordinate of mine in ANBU."

"Understood!"

'So this is about recruiting me into ANBU.'

'And I didn't even get a choice.'

Uchiha Kage silently complained in his heart.

'So the old man is finally making his move…'

'Now, when Sunagakure attacks Konoha, how much will the future change from the original story?'

"But Lord Hokage, what about Kurenai-sensei's team?"

Since he had just joined Team 8 with Hinata, he felt a little reluctant to leave so soon.

"Don't worry, you'll be an ANBU trainee. When you don't have special missions, you'll remain in Kurenai's Team 8. When orders come, you'll follow Kakashi's command as the new ANBU captain."

"Understood!"

'So I have to work two jobs now?'

And Kakashi—Team 7's mentor, an elite jōnin, and now ANBU captain—was working three.

'The true chosen Konoha worker,' Uchiha Kage glanced at Kakashi with a hint of pity.

"Yugao, take him down and get him settled, and also explain the rules of Anbu to him."

"Yes."

'A Genin directly promoted to Anbu?', Uzuki Yugao became more and more curious about this Uchiha boy in front of her.

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"This… sister? Do Anbu members have to wear a mask all the time?"

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