Naruto: The Uchiha remnants of the Senju clan!

Chapter 45 Madara: Go and deliver Kiyoha Izuna's swordsmanship...

However, the most important thing to change the outcome of Sakumo Hatake's death is his own heart.

If Sakumo Hatake had the same resilience as Sasuke—the ability to withstand the annihilation of his entire family and unleash his full power—the rumors and gossip wouldn't affect him at all.

At that moment, Kakashi suddenly came and found Kiyoyu.

"I've decided to graduate early."

Qingyu was not surprised to hear Kakashi's words.

Instead, he spoke up:

"Then I'll go with you."

Staying at the Ninja Academy would be a waste of time for Qingyu.

It's better to accompany Kakashi on missions and trigger more traits.

These traits are all percentage-based, and once Qingyu's base stats are high, they can snowball and grow.

"I knew it."

Kakashi's tone revealed a hint of surprise.

In his view, among all the ninja academy students, only Qingyu could be considered a genius on par with him.

As for Matt Kay, he's at most half a person.

Although Might Guy's physical skills are indeed very strong and he is a good person, his specialization in physical skills will likely become a huge disadvantage in the future.

But Qingyu has absolutely no weaknesses.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Kakashi took out a folded piece of paper from his ninja tool bag, and when he unfolded it, it was covered with sketches of various techniques.

Qingyu leaned over and took a look, discovering that it contained texts about the changes in the nature of Lightning Release chakra.

"I've recently discovered that I seem to have some talent in Lightning Release."

Kakashi pointed to a spot on the blueprint that was circled several times, his tone unusually excited.

"I'm trying to create a large amount of Lightning Release chakra at once to stimulate these cells, thereby activating the body's vitality. In this way, the activated cells can hold a larger amount of chakra."

Qingyu listened to Kakashi's words.

It sounds like something like stepping on your own two feet to reach the sky, but in reality, this is the prototype of "Thousand Birds"!

Lightning Release chakra is more special than the other basic wind, fire, water, and earth chakra because it can stimulate the body's cells!

The "Lightning Release Chakra Mode" of the Hidden Cloud Village works on a similar principle, stimulating cells with Lightning Release chakra to increase physical activity and greatly enhance speed and strength.

In the original manga, Kakashi developed "Chidori" when he was twelve or thirteen years old. How old is he now?

Qingyu suddenly realized a possibility: could it be that his presence put more pressure on Kakashi, causing his talent in Lightning Release to be activated prematurely?

"I think this direction is very promising."

Qingyu patted Kakashi on the shoulder, her tone as sincere as could be.

"Kakashi, I fully support your decision."

Qingyu was thinking that if Kakashi knew it, then copying it would be the same as him knowing it too.

[Collectible trait detected: Lightning Release Genius]

[Rank D Trait: Lightning Release Genius]

[Effect: Possesses lightning attribute, increases training speed for lightning release ninjutsu by 40%.]

As Qingyu looked at the words that appeared before her, her smile became even more genuine.

Kakashi looked at Kiyoyu with some confusion, not understanding why the other had suddenly become so happy.

He looked down at his messy sketch, then looked up at Qingyu's smiling face. He felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

In short, Kakashi is very happy to have a close friend like Kiyoyu.

"Once I develop this technique, I'll be looking for you to spar with first."

"I'm ready to serve you anytime."

Qingyu withdrew her hand and watched Kakashi leave.

The talent for Lightning Release has come at just the right time. He possesses the Thunder God Sword left behind by Tobirama Senju and has Lightning Release chakra, which should allow him to use it more smoothly.

…………

Mountain cemetery.

In the dimly lit underground space, Madara Uchiha sat on a huge wooden chair.

A White Zetsu emerged from the ground and, as usual, began reporting information about the ninja world to Madara Uchiha, much like a daily news report.

Among them, Bai Jue focused on Qing Yu's part.

Over the past six months, he has reported on everything, from Kiyoyu's training in Konoha-ryu swordsmanship under Maruboshi Kosuke to his grades at the Ninja Academy and his daily sparring with Kakashi, Might Guy, and others.

Madara Uchiha remained silent for a moment after hearing this.

Qingyu's swordsmanship developed faster than he had expected.

Although Maruboshi Kosuke, that commoner, was only a genin, he was actually quite strong and more than capable of teaching Kiyoha now.

Suddenly, Madara Uchiha had an idea.

Izuna's swordsmanship had been dormant in his hands for far too long.

Those exquisite sword techniques have never appeared in the sunlight of the ninja world since the day his brother died.

Now he has a suitable successor.

The way Qingyu held the sword, those black eyes—all of this made Uchiha Madara take a few more glances.

He wanted to give some of Izuna's swordsmanship to Kiyoha to see if the child could comprehend it.

This can be considered early training.

Madara Uchiha, who controlled the vast intelligence network of the ninja world, knew very well that war was imminent.

Friction among the five major powers is becoming increasingly frequent, and small-scale border clashes have been ongoing for quite some time.

A true all-out war is likely to occur within the next few years at most, not too far off.

He didn't want Qingyu to die on the battlefield like this.

Moreover, recreating Izuna's swordsmanship can be seen as allowing Izuna to live in the ninja world once again.

Then Madara Uchiha took out a scroll from his pocket.

That scroll was quite old, with no markings on the cover, but he could recite the contents of it from memory with his eyes closed.

It contains some of the sword techniques that Izuna used during his lifetime.

"Black Zetsu".

Madara Uchiha called out.

Black Zetsu emerged from the shadows, took the scroll handed to him by Madara Uchiha, looked down at it, and then looked up at Madara Uchiha's aged face.

Black Zetsu was also speechless.

He, the third son of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the biggest mastermind behind the scenes in the ninja world, an old monster who has lived for over a thousand years, has now been reduced to delivering packages to a little brat.

But he had no choice but to accept the task assigned by his unscrupulous boss, Madara Uchiha.

And to be honest, Black Zetsu himself was also very curious about Qingyu's existence.

A child who naturally possesses the bloodlines of both the Senju and Uchiha clans is almost unique in the history of the ninja world.

He wanted to see for himself what was so special about this child.

"Find a way to get it to him, but don't let it get out."

Madara Uchiha gave the order calmly.

"Yes."

Black Zetsu responded and his figure sank back into the shadows.

……

On the first day of the holiday, Qingyu had just returned home after her morning run and hadn't even had time to change out of her sweat-soaked clothes when someone knocked on the gate.

He opened the door, and Kurenai Yuhi was standing in the doorway.

She wasn't wearing her usual dress today; she had changed into casual clothes, and her hair was loosely tied back with a red hairband.

"Qingyu, I heard from Jingyin that you're planning to go on a mission during the holidays?"

Kurenai's tone carried a hint of anticipation.

"We do have this plan."

Qingyu nodded.

"Staying at school is a waste of time. Going out and seeing what a real mission is like will be beneficial for the future."