Interior of the Uchiha mansion.
Uchiha Raion, Natsuo's first son with Yukino, frowned as he placed his small fingers on the book he was reading, the words on the paper mixing with his thoughts. His eyes, flashing with a mix of confusion and concern, rested on the open page.
Raion whispered to himself: "What is happening to me?"
Suddenly, a strange sensation came over him. His vision sharpened, as if a veil had been lifted from his eyes. He could see tiny details in his room, things that would have gone unnoticed before. The sounds became clearer, every step, every whisper, echoing with almost unearthly clarity. He was startled when he felt the presence of the servants working in the gardens, a considerable distance from his room.
Uneasy, he stood up, feeling a widening of his perception, as if the world around him was expanding. Then, in his mind, memories of his recent changes flooded his thoughts. The ease with which he mastered the ninja arts, the inexplicable changes in his physical ability and the release of that strange aura when his brother had been hurt.
Intrigued and frightened by these changes, he decided to look for his mother, Yukino.
Uchiha Raion left the book on his desk and hurriedly left his room. His footsteps echoed in the hallway as he hurried towards his mother's room.
Raion knocked on the door. "Mother, can I talk to you?"
The door opens, revealing Yukino chatting with a servant showing her a series of documents. Seeing him enter, she looked up with a warm smile, but seeing Raion's worried expression, she motions for the servant to leave them alone. After the servant leaves the room, she immediately takes Raion into his arms.
Yukino says with concern, "Raion, what's wrong? Why are you so worried?"
Raion breathing quickly, said to Yukino: "Mother, something strange is happening to me! My vision, my perception... it's like it's changing! And there are other things too, strange changes that have been happening lately."
After Raion told Yukino about all the changes he's been experiencing lately, she said with concern in her eyes: "Raion, this is... unusual. But don't worry, I'll be here for you."
"It may be something to do with your innate abilities as an Uchiha. We'd better tell your Father."
"Wait here." Yukino said in a soothing voice. She broke away from the hug and walked with quick steps towards the room where Natsuo was. She knocked on the door and entered, finding Natsuo who was accompanying Ameyuri, after she had managed to calm down from her outburst.
"Sorry to interrupt, Natsuo." Yukino said with seriousness in her tone of voice. "It's about Raion. We need to talk."
Natsuo nodded, noticing the seriousness in Yukino's expression, and briefly said goodbye to Ameyuri. He stood up and followed Yukino back to her room, where Raion was waiting anxiously.
After entering the room, Natsuo felt the same connection that he felt with Hikari. He felt the same bond forming with Raion. He also noticed that the bond created a kind of union, it could be described as a father-son union of absolute trust.
Oblivious to the changes occurring, Yukino said to Raion: "Raion talk to your father. Tell him everything that is happening."
Raion was distracted while he noticed the bond that was formed with his father, he realized that he felt a kind of absolute trust in his father, which helped him calm down. After hearing his mother's reminder, he told Natsuo all the changes he had recently experienced.
Natsuo realized that the bond he shares with his children due to his system is more complicated than he initially thought. Perhaps because Hikari's talent is the greatest among all of her children, and because she is still a baby, she only gave the impression to Natsuo that a connection was formed between them. And he thought that that connection would only allow his Renshu no Kankei to passively strengthen her permanently without needing physical contact with him.
But the changes in Raion have shown that these changes may be greater in some of his children.
After realizing this, Natsuo said to Raion: "Son, you must have noticed the connection that has formed between us. This is part of my special ability."
"This ability makes my children form a connection with me and allows them to grow stronger as time goes by. And in some cases like yours, special abilities manifest. But don't worry, it's a good thing for you." Natsuo said as he stroked Raion's head.
"I understand Father." Raion said as he felt a strange energy in his body..
"Raion, as you may have realized, the changes that some of my children will experience are not under my control."
"So I wanted to give you the task of helping me keep an eye on your siblings and help them calm down while they experience these changes." Natsuo said as he squatted down to look into Raion's eyes. "Can you take care of it while I'm not home?"
"Yes Father, I will live up to your expectations." Raion responded, returning to his usual seriousness.
Due to Raion's situation, Natsuo decided to stay at home one more day to help him adapt to his improved abilities, and in the process see if any of his other children had begun to awaken special abilities. Seeing that none of his other children showed anything strange or formed a bond with him. He decided to head to the battlefield against Kirigakure.
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The situation on the front line against Kirigakure was quite miserable.
Although Kirigakure had fewer people, it was second only to Sunagakure in terms of poverty.
But it has many high-level ninjas! Not only do they have two Kage-level ninjas, but even ordinary ninjas also have the qualifications that place them among the best in the Five Great Shinobi Villages. After all, being in a country with frequent internal conflicts, they often engage in life-or-death battles.
Those who are not strong enough or cautious enough have long been taken out by others.
Even after Terumi Mei's efforts, the Kirigakure ninjas still have a certain level of distrust among their teammates. But they are still much stronger than the Konoha ninjas, who are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of quantity and quality of high-level ninjas.
Large tracts of land have been occupied, a large number of military installations have been captured, and a large number of Konoha ninja have been killed. Even with Temporal Commander Nara's blood, sweat, and tears, he is unable to stop Kirigakure's progress.
And now...
Natsuo has finally arrived!
"You finally came!" The Nara clan member grabbed Natsuo's arm, his eyes filled with anger. "You said you would come back soon, but is this your idea of soon?"
Even with the cautious nature of the Nara clansmen, he was still able to clearly express those words, which showed how great his resentment was.
Natsuo shrugged. "First, you should ask Tsunade about this matter, and second, you should ask yourself."
"I clearly said that you could give up the territory to buy time while you waited for me to return. Why did you have to fight the enemy to the death?"
In reality, although Kirigakure has the advantage, Konoha should not have suffered such heavy losses.
If Natsuo's plan had been followed, ceding territory and allowing Kirigakure to act freely, the loss of territory might have been significant, but the casualties would definitely not be as severe as they are now.
However, how could the Nara clan member do such a thing?
"This is the territory of the Land of Fire!" The Nara clan member shouted loudly. "How could we give up the territory?"
Natsuo smiled slightly, then stopped worrying about that matter and asked directly: "How is the current situation on the battlefield?"
The Nara clansman took a deep breath.
"Kirigakure has captured our supply warehouse. Hozuki Mangetsu led a team to attack our transportation convoy, and we are facing a shortage of supplies."
"On the front lines, Terumi Mei led a major offensive. We keep retreating, and our current camp was just repaired yesterday, so it has very little defensive capability."
"We have suffered heavy losses these days, and the village's support has reached its limit. There is no more support available."
"Meanwhile, the Kiri ninjas have several high-level ninjas. Not only that, the Kiri ninjas, who used to have internal unity problems. Now that they have gained a large amount of war spoils due to their multiple victories, their morale has risen, and they are more united than ever..."
It's all bad news! Not a single piece of good news! The Nara clan member's voice sounded tearful as he spoke.
At this moment, the alarm in Konoha suddenly sounded. The enemy ninjas were attacking again!
"How, how, how... How do we fight this?" The Nara clansman completely collapsed.
The Konoha shinobi were already at their limit, while Kirigakure's attacks were relentless. How do we fight this?
However, Natsuo looked in the direction of the Kiri ninjas approaching in the distance, then smiled slightly. He stood up and walked towards them with long strides. Then he said: "It doesn't matter, I will take action."
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