Hokage's office.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen took the note handed to him by the Hokage's guard and opened it, his expression changed immediately and a fierce light suddenly flashed in his turbid eyes.

And when he finished reading the entire contents of the note, the stern look on his face began to slowly fade away.

[Uchiha Yuan did not agree to accept Naruto as his disciple. Was it because he simply did not want to do so, or was it because he knew Naruto's identity and knew that he could not accept Naruto as his disciple.

If it's the latter, then Uchiha Yuan doesn't seem to be the reckless and impulsive person he used to be, but rather a man with deep scheming.

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the note, tapped his fingers on the table, and looked thoughtful.

The note was sent by the Anbu who was responsible for monitoring Naruto, reporting that Naruto wanted to become Uchiha Yuan's disciple.

As for Naruto's identity, the ninjas in the village should have noticed it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the note, and after a moment of deep thought, he reached out for his pipe and took a few puffs.

[Danzo is now trapped by the Flame Demon's chakra and can only temporarily stop suppressing the Uchiha.

It seems that the only option is to follow Jiraiya's advice and let the Uchiha go to look for traces of the Illuminati; this will prevent them from causing trouble in the village and also allow Naruto to reduce his contact with Uchiha Fuu.

A few days later, in the security building, an Anbu figure flashed away.

In the captain's office, looking at the mission scroll signed by the Hokage in front of him, Uchiha Fugaku said aloud: "Let Yuan come to see me."

"Yes."

There was a reply from outside the office.

After a while, the office door was pushed open, and Uchiha Yuan came straight to Uchiha Fugaku.

"Clan leader."

"Yuan, take a look at this. This is the mission the Sandaime just sent."

Uchiha Fugaku pointed to the mission scroll on the table and said to Uchiha Yuan.

Uchiha Yuan picked up the mission scroll and opened it to read. Then he said with some surprise, "The village has been entrusted to the security team to search for traces of the Illuminati, and they have specifically named me as the leader."

"Generally speaking, even if the Hokage has a mission, he will issue it to our security team, and then I will issue it, instead of directly naming you as the person in charge."

Uchiha Fuyue said.

"It seems that this mission is mine."

Uchiha Yuan said, suppressing the surprise on his face.

"Yuan, I heard from Sasuke that besides him and Hyuga Neji, there is another child training with them."

Uchiha Fuyue said.

"Yeah, it's a kid named Uzumaki Naruto."

Uchiha Yuan said lightly.

At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku's face suddenly showed a hint of hesitation, and then he slowly said: "Yuan, do you know the details of that child?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan sneered and said, "Clan leader, Uzumaki Naruto is the village's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, right? The fox whiskers on his face are proof that he is affected by the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Then, he turned his gaze to the mission scroll on the table and said, "It seems that the reason why the Third Hokage specifically asked me to leave the village and look for traces of the Illuminati was largely because he probably didn't want Naruto to have too much contact with me."

"Uzumaki Naruto is not only the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he is also the orphan of the Fourth Hokage.

However, the ninjas in the village pretended not to know Naruto's identity."

Uchiha Fugaku said with a heavy face.

Then, with a complicated expression on his face, he said helplessly, "If the Fourth Hokage were still alive, the conflict between us Uchiha and the village would definitely be greatly eased."

"It turns out that Naruto is the Fourth Hokage's child, but how could the village allow him to bear the name of a demon fox and be constantly insulted and rejected by the villagers!"

Uchiha Yuan pretended to be shocked and said.

"The name of the demon fox probably comes from the fox whiskers on the child's face. As for the village not stopping him, it should be to protect his identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Uchiha Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Uchiha Fugaku is still a little naive. The despicable methods of Sarutobi Hiruzen and others are far beyond his imagination."

"Yuan, what do you think of this A-level mission issued by the Third Generation?"

Uchiha Fugaku changed the subject and asked.

"Since this is an order signed by the Hokage himself, I shall obey it."

Uchiha Yuan replied.

"Since the Third Generation has given you full responsibility, the security team will fully cooperate with you."

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and said.

At the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When Uchiha Fugaku learned that Uchiha Fuguchi had come into contact with Uzumaki Naruto and that Uzumaki Naruto was trying to become his disciple, he was in a panic.

Because he knew very well that the Uchiha was connected with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, which was an extremely sensitive red line for the village.

Then he couldn't help but think of the night of the Nine-Tails, when the guard team was about to go to help stop the Nine-Tails from causing chaos, but they were blocked at the gate by the Anbu, and no one was allowed to leave the guard team.

"Ugh."

After Uchiha Yuan left, Uchiha Fugaku sighed softly, and the figures of the Fourth Generation couple appeared in his mind.

According to Uchiha Yuan, his first contact with Naruto was completely an accident; that was why the third generation and others were not sensitive about it.

However, Uchiha Fugaku did not ask Uchiha Fuchi to drive Naruto away, and this might be the only thing he could do for the Fourth Hokage and his wife.

Training ground No. 10.

Sasuke and Neji maintained their standing postures, their faces flushed red, their clothes soaked with sweat.

Near the two, Naruto sat on the ground breathing heavily.

After standing in the stance for a while, he could no longer hold on. His legs went limp and he sat down on the ground.

After resting for a while, Naruto decided to continue standing still.

At this moment, a figure flashed and Uchiha Yuan appeared in front of the three people.

"Brother Yuan, I don't know why I can't stick to this stance."

Naruto stood up hurriedly and said to Uchiha Yuan with an uneasy look on his face.

"Naruto, don't be impatient. The first thing you need to do is to calm down. I believe you can do it."

Uchiha Yuan glanced from Sasuke and Neji, then turned to look at Naruto and said.

Seeing that he did not receive any dissatisfied scolding from Uchiha Yuan, a smile suddenly appeared on Naruto's face.

"Brother Yuan, I will definitely succeed this time."

Next, Naruto began to try standing still again.

After maintaining the standing posture for a few minutes, Naruto began to show signs of struggle on his face. It was obvious that he could no longer hold on.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yuan said softly: "Close your eyes, empty your mind, and breathe slowly step by step according to the breathing rhythm I said."

Under Uchiha Yuan's guidance, Naruto's breathing gradually became steady.

"teacher."

At this time, Sasuke and Neji finished their standing position; they first saluted Uchiha Yuan, and then looked at Naruto together.

Uchiha Yuan retracted his gaze, turned to look at Sasuke and Neji, and said, "You performed very well. You have already mastered the breathing rhythm of standing still."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke and Neji immediately smiled happily.

"The next step in your training is to be able to stand in the stance for longer and longer periods of time. Let's aim to be able to stand in the stance for an hour."

Uchiha Yuan said.

"is teacher."

Sasuke and Neji said in unison.

After about seven or eight minutes, Naruto suddenly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

"Brother Yuan, I succeeded. I learned the breathing rhythm when standing still.

"Huh? Where's Brother Yuan?"

Naruto said this with a cheerful look on his face at first, then looked around for Uchiha Yuan.

"Don't look for him, little boy. The teacher has already left."

Sasuke raised his hand and threw a kunai at a big tree in the distance, then turned and said to Naruto.

"Brother Yuan has already left."

Naruto immediately lowered his head with a look of loss.

“The teacher received an urgent mission from the village and should have left by now.

The teacher said that this task is very troublesome and will require the teacher to leave the village for a long time."

Neji stopped practicing the Gentle Fist moves and said to Naruto.

"Then I must train seriously, and wait for Brother Yuan to come back and see that I have successfully mastered the standing posture."

Naruto raised his head and said with a determined look.

"Humph, that's not enough. Young man, learning to stand still is just the beginning. The length of time you can persist in doing so is what's most important."

Sasuke said coldly.

"Hey, Sasuke! I'm sure I can last longer than you."

Naruto said loudly while staring at Sasuke.

"Ningji and I can now stand for about fifteen minutes. Can you hold it for ten minutes?"

Sasuke said with disdain.

"Don't get too cocky, Sasuke. I'll definitely catch up to you guys soon."

Naruto shouted indignantly.

After a while, after a period of rest, Naruto began to stand again.

Seeing this, Sasuke couldn't help but whisper in surprise: "The yellow-haired boy's physical strength recovered very quickly."

Neji also looked Naruto up and down with curiosity. As they trained together for some time, he had already noticed that Naruto had the characteristic of recovering his physical strength quickly.

"Sasuke, with Naruto's ability to recover, I think he will catch up with us very soon."

Neji said.

"Humph, I won't lose to this guy."

Sasuke glared at Naruto and then began to practice standing still as well.