Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Madara then slowly turned around, his gaze falling on the other person—Uchiha Shisui.

The genius known as "Instantaneous Movement of Water" was kneeling before him at that moment.

“Uchiha Shisui…” Madara’s lips curled up slightly, with a hint of sarcasm, “I didn’t expect you to come looking for me on your own initiative.”

Shisui raised his head, his eyes filled with determination: "Ancestor, I have a request."

Minato smiled slightly and stepped forward: "I've heard them talk about you. Thanks to you, Konoha can still maintain its original state."

Shisui nodded in acknowledgment: "You flatter me, Fourth Generation Lord."

Kurama scoffed, "Another Uchiha brat. Your clan is truly a persistent ghost."

Madara snorted coldly, his gaze returning to Shisui: "Speak, what is it?"

Shisui took a deep breath and looked directly into Madara's eyes: "I would like to ask you to guide me... in mastering Susanoo."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Madara was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Heh, do you think I'm still the Uchiha clan leader I used to be? Now I'm just a ghost residing in this child's body."

Shisui did not back down: "But you are still the strongest ninja of the Uchiha clan, and your experience is unmatched."

Ban's eyes flickered slightly. He stood up and looked down at Shisui: "What makes you think I would help you?"

Shisui answered frankly, "Because you once said, 'Power only has meaning when it is in the right hands.' And I... want to use this power to protect the Uchiha clan and Konoha."

Ban squinted, seemingly scrutinizing Shisui's resolve.

Minato chimed in with a smile, "Although Madara-san says that, he actually cares a lot about Naruto."

Madara glared at him: "Shut up, Minato!"

Nine-Tailed Fox yawned and said lazily, "If you're going to fight, hurry up. I still want to sleep."

Ban snorted coldly, and finally looked at Shisui: "...Fine, since you insist on this, I will give you some pointers."

A hint of joy flashed in Shisui's eyes: "Thank you, Ancestor!"

Ban's eyes changed again, and the Eternal Kaleidoscope appeared, instantly transforming the landscape of his spiritual world.

The desolate land stretched out, and the sky was dark red, as if one were on an ancient battlefield.

"Susanoo is not simply a power."

Madara's voice was deep and authoritative: "It is the ultimate Sharingan, but more importantly—it is the embodiment of 'will'."

Shisui was stunned: "Willpower?"

Spotted Head: "The reason you were able to summon it in the face of death before was because your will was strong enough. But now, your mind is in turmoil."

Madara continued, "The future of the Uchiha clan, the peace of the village, your own mission... You've carried too much on your shoulders, which has only bound you."

Minato nodded thoughtfully: "Just like when I was developing the Rasengan, I was too focused on the shape changes and neglected the essence."

Ban glanced at him: "...Hmph, not entirely stupid."

Shisui took a deep breath and closed his eyes: "Ancestor, what should I do?"

Ban's voice rang in his ears: "Feel with your heart, not with your eyes. Think about what you want to protect most."

The image of Itachi, his comrades from Konoha, and his Uchiha clan members appeared in Shisui's mind... Finally, his chakra began to gather, and a green light appeared around him.

The skeletal structure slowly took shape, and the skeleton of Susanoo gradually covered his body.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Ban's eyes: "Not bad, much more stable than before."

Thinking back to the last time it was used, Susanoo could barely maintain its shape; its current form is the true Susanoo.

Kurama (the Nine-Tails) chimed in from the side, "Hey, why are all your Uchiha Susanoo so flashy?"

Minato couldn't help but laugh: "Nine-Tails, are you jealous?"

The Nine-Tails bristled: "Who's jealous! My chakra cloak is way cooler than this!"

Ban ignored their bickering and continued to instruct Shisui: "Now, try to make it more complete."

Shisui nodded, and his chakra further condensed. The muscles and armor of Susanoo gradually covered the skeleton, eventually forming a half-body form.

Ban crossed his arms and smiled slightly: "It's finally starting to look decent."

Shisui opened his eyes, staring at the Susanoo he had summoned, his eyes filled with shock: "This is... the real Susanoo..."

Madara said calmly, "Remember, the power of Susanoo comes from your will. If you lose your way, it will become weak."

Zhi Shui bowed deeply: "Thank you for your guidance, ancestor."

Ban turned around, his back to him: "Don't misunderstand, I just think your potential shouldn't be wasted."

Shisui smiled slightly: "Even so, I have still benefited greatly."

He hesitated for a moment, but finally asked, "Ancestor, if one day... the Uchiha and Konoha become enemies again, what will you do?"

Madara remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "...I am no longer the head of the Uchiha clan, but that brat Naruto will probably do everything in his power to stop the war."

Minato smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, that's the kind of person that kid is."

Zhi Shui nodded: "I understand."

His figure gradually faded away, and his mental world returned to peace.

Nine-Tails yawned: "Finally gone, so noisy."

Minato looked at Madara and smiled, "Mr. Madara, you're actually quite happy, aren't you?"

Ban closed his eyes to rest: "...meddling in other people's business."

The next morning, Naruto woke up rubbing his eyes and stretched: "Ah—that was a good night's sleep!"

He suddenly felt lightheaded, his chakra was more abundant than usual, and he could even vaguely sense a strange residual eye power.

“Strange… I think I dreamt about something last night…” He scratched his head, looking puzzled.

Within the realm of consciousness, Kurama snorted, "It's all because some Uchiha brat came to visit."

Naruto scratched his head: "Huh? Sasuke came over for a visit yesterday?"

Shuimen smiled without saying a word.

Ban kept his eyes closed, but the corners of his mouth turned up almost imperceptibly for a moment.

Chapter 52 Joint Mission

A few days later, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a pipe in his mouth, squinted at Team 7 standing in front of him.

Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi leaning lazily against the wall.

Naruto quickly clasped his hands together, as if praying to a god: "Third Hokage, please, give us another C-rank mission."

Sasuke and Sakura watched with approving eyes.

However, you can't blame them for doing this.

A week has passed since the last mission to the Land of Waves ended, and during this time, Team 7 has almost completed all the D-rank missions.

They handle everything from finding lost cats and dogs to taking care of children.

Although it added to my life experience, it was also so tedious that I felt like throwing up.

The Third Hokage looked at Naruto and the others and smiled kindly: "Indeed, it's a bit of a waste to always make you D-ranks. How about this, this mission is to escort a caravan to a trading town in the north."

The third generation took a drag of his cigarette and said slowly, "We've confirmed that this mission won't have the same difficulty increase along the way as last time."

"Ha! Finally, it's not about catching cats and dogs anymore!" Naruto excitedly waved his fist.

"That idiot."

Sasuke sighed and rubbed his forehead.

I thought this loser had grown up, but in just a few days he turned back into that idiot.

Meanwhile, inside the sealed space, listening to the sounds outside, Madara couldn't help but snort coldly: "So noisy."

However, Minato and Kurama, being neighbors, both looked away tacitly.

After all, Madara always does this; he says one thing, but his facial expression says another.

If they keep watching, they probably won't be able to control their expressions.

Kakashi's dead fish eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of relief in them.

After all, he was worried that Naruto would be disappointed because of what happened in the Land of Waves, but it turned out that his worries were in vain.

The Third Hokage continued cheerfully, "This mission will be carried out jointly with Team 8. You will meet them at the village entrance."

"Team 8?" Sakura blinked. "Is that Hinata's team?"

Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and gave a cold "humph," clearly showing little interest in the team mission.

Naruto's eyes lit up instantly: "They're teaming up? Then let's show them how powerful our team is!"

Inside the sealed space, Minato pondered: "Hyuga... Speaking of which, when Naruto was training, I noticed many times that a little girl from the Hyuga clan was always staring at Naruto."

Kurama recalled for a moment and said, "Oh, I remember it was a girl that Naruto saved from a group of naughty kids not long after he started school."

Madara snorted coldly: "Back then, he couldn't even use ninjutsu properly. Fortunately, his taijutsu was well trained, which is why he wasn't ganged up on."

Minato was puzzled: "So you just kept spying after that?"

Kurama shook her head: "She was probably too shy. I remember once she mustered up the courage to ask Naruto to have lunch with her, and Naruto praised her cooking skills, so she blushed and fainted."

Minato was somewhat speechless; this kind of personality wasn't really suited to be a ninja.

Shortly after, the seventh squad arrived at the village entrance.

At this moment, Class 8 was already waiting there.

Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and their mentor, Jonin Kurenai Yuhi.

Kiba grinned as soon as he saw Naruto: "Yo, you loser, I heard your last mission was pretty exciting?"

"Huh? Who told you that?" Naruto put his hands on his hips, looking smug.

"The whole village knows, okay?!"

Kiba rolled his eyes. "During the mission to the Land of Waves, you fought against Zabuza, the Demon of Kirigakure, and even killed two members of Akatsuki!"