"What is our child's name?"
"Hmm... let's call him Mirai Uchiha."
The newborn Mirai Uchiha heard these two sentences.
Of course, he was still too young now and could not understand what these two sentences meant at all.
Soon after, he fell into a deep sleep.
...
In the 64th year of the Hidden Leaf, Mirai Uchiha was three years old.
It was in this year that he truly developed what could be called consciousness and memory.
He began to truly understand this world.
He learned that his father was named Gento Uchiha, the Feudal Lord of the Land of Hot Water and a man whose fame shook the shinobi world.
His mother was named Kurenai Yuhi, one of his father's earliest women.
Of course, his father had also had many children with other aunties.
Big brother Hanyu, second brother Mitaka, third brother Asahi, fourth sister Mika...
As well as the younger brothers and sisters who were born one after another later.
The palace was always lively and bustling, like a massive family.
In the same year, he heard his mother say that a ninja village to the south called the Hidden Leaf Village had deepened its cooperation with the Hidden Gento Village.
It seemed that due to a shortage of teachers, the young shinobi of the Hidden Leaf Village were to be sent to the Hidden Gento Village to be trained.
He did not quite understand these matters of adults, but he did notice that the village was being expanded everywhere.
Even the Ninja Academy had several new school buildings constructed, and the clanging sounds of construction could be heard every day.
His father seemed to attach great importance to this matter.
He personally became a Genin instructor and took on three female disciples.
One day, his mother brought them to the palace to play with him.
"Mirai, these are big sisters Hinata, Ino, and Sakura."
"They are all your father's disciples."
His mother introduced them with a smile.
The three big sisters squatted down, looking at him with smiles.
The first big sister had white eyes and spoke in a soft, gentle voice:
"Hello, Mirai."
She was always blushing and did not even dare to speak a bit loud.
The second big sister had beautiful, long blonde hair, and she casually patted his head:
"What a cute kid!"
The third big sister had pink hair and smiled very gently:
"Mirai, what do you like to eat? Big sister will bring some for you next time."
Mirai liked these big sisters very much because his father often brought them home to play with him.
He would hold their hands and run all over the palace, making them play hide-and-seek and kickball with him.
Big sister Hinata was always easily embarrassed, big sister Ino had the loudest voice, and big sister Sakura was the kindest...
Well, big sister Sakura was just occasionally a bit bad-tempered.
…
In the 65th year of the Hidden Leaf, Mirai Uchiha was four years old.
This year, under his mother's teaching, he came to understand many things.
His mother taught him how to read, how to write his own name, and what was "right" and what was "wrong".
He did not learn very fast, but he was not slow either, and his mother was always very patient.
This year, an organization called Akatsuki seemed to be exceptionally rampant.
He occasionally heard his father and uncles holding meetings in the study, mentioning words like "Tailed Beasts", "masked man", "Land of Rain", and so on.
He did not understand much, but he saw that his father's expression was very serious.
Then one day, his father took action.
He only knew that his father had gone out for a few days, and when he returned, he carried a faint scent of blood.
His mother went up to greet him, helped him take off his outer robe, and asked softly:
"Solved?"
His father nodded, a slight smile appearing on the corner of his lips:
"The Akatsuki organization has been wiped out."
Later, he heard from the people in the mansion that his father, along with Uncle Shisui and Uncle Itachi, had wiped out the Akatsuki headquarters in one fell swoop.
The leader of that organization was a man wearing a swirl mask.
Only for some reason, that masked man seemed to become extraordinarily agitated when he saw Aunt Rin.
He was not very clear about the specific details of what happened, only hearing that the masked man had been sealed by his father, and the other members of the Akatsuki were either killed or captured.
After the annihilation of the Akatsuki, his father took over the entire Land of Rain.
The Land of Rain became an enclave of the Land of Hot Water, and his father sent Anbu to station there.
…
In the 66th year of the Hidden Leaf, Mirai Uchiha was five years old.
In this year, he officially entered the Ninja Academy.
The academy teachers taught them common knowledge about shinobi and how to extract chakra from their bodies.
Though he studied quite diligently, he was not particularly outstanding.
When extracting chakra, some classmates could feel the energy flow in their bodies during the very first class, whereas he practiced for an entire week before barely finding the feeling.
Returning home after school, his mother asked him:
"What did you learn today?"
"Chakra extraction."
He answered honestly.
"Did you learn it?"
"A little, but I'm not as amazing as big brother."
His mother smiled and patted his head:
"It's okay, take your time. Your big brother is a genius, you don't need to compare yourself to him."
He nodded, but he felt a bit down in his heart.
It was said that at his age, big brother Hanyu was already able to proficiently use three types of release techniques.
While he could not even extract chakra smoothly.
Still, he quickly put this bit of disappointment behind him.
After all, he was the son of Gento Uchiha, possessed a noble status, and lacked nothing, so why tire himself out so much?
…
In the 69th year of the Hidden Leaf, Mirai Uchiha was eight years old.
In this year, the Raikage of the northern Hidden Cloud Village boldly launched a rebellion.
He charged directly into the Feudal Lord Mansion of the Land of Lightning, employing brutal methods to not only slaughter the Feudal Lord and his family, but also hunt down relatives with the Feudal Lord's bloodline all over the Land of Lightning.
This move by the Raikage shocked the entire shinobi world.
The wealthy merchants and nobles of the Land of Lightning condemned the Raikage's actions one after another, but in his fury, the Raikage simultaneously initiated a massacre against the nobles and wealthy merchants.
For a time, rivers of blood flowed in the Land of Lightning.
Upon receiving the news, his father, acting as if he had prepared in advance, directly made his move.
His father entered the Land of Lightning with Uncle Shisui, Uncle Itachi, and a thousand Uchiha elites.
In less than half a month, the rebellion was suppressed.
The Raikage was sealed, his close confidants were purged, and the massacred nobles were laid to rest.
However, in the entire Land of Lightning, only the sixteen-year-old youngest son of the Feudal Lord remained as the sole blood relative of the Feudal Lord.
All other kin with the right of succession had been wiped out by the Raikage.
Supported by all the nobles and wealthy merchants, this young son successfully succeeded as the Feudal Lord of the Land of Lightning.
However, the new Feudal Lord was too young and could not control the situation at all.
The nobles of the Land of Lightning knelt before his father, pleading with him to stay and "help" take over the Land of Lightning.
"Lord Gento, the Land of Lightning cannot do without you!"
"Please stay by all means. Once the young Feudal Lord comes of age, power will naturally be returned to him!"
The new Feudal Lord also nodded tremblingly:
"Lord Gento, please... please help me."
His father declined several times, but unable to withstand everyone's bitter pleading, he ultimately agreed "helplessly".
And he expressed that when the young Feudal Lord grew up, he would definitely return the administration to him.
It was also in this year that his father actually married his three disciples who had just come of age: Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, and Sakura Haruno.
Mirai could not help but feel somewhat speechless when attending the wedding.
The three original big sisters would now have to be called "Auntie" when they met in the future.
However, he had long since grown accustomed to his father's kinds of operations.
…
In the 71st year of the Hidden Leaf, Mirai Uchiha was ten years old.
In this year, the Feudal Lord of the Land of Lightning came of age.
No one was optimistic about his ability to take over political power.
For some reason, this young Feudal Lord was licentious and unruly all day long, committing many absurd acts.
It was said that he was addicted to wine and women, ignored state affairs, squandered money without limit, and even forcibly took the wives and daughters of several nobles.
His behavior caused grievances to fill the entire Land of Lightning, leaving everyone from the common people below to the nobles above dissatisfied with him.
Ultimately, under pressure, the Feudal Lord of the Land of Lightning took the initiative to abdicate to Gento.
"I lack the ability and cannot govern the Land of Lightning. Lord Gento enjoys high prestige and command, please take over by all means!"
He signed the abdication decree, and then happily took the generous pension given by Gento to go to the Land of Hot Water to live as a wealthy and idle man.
Under the unanimous calls of all the nobles and people of the Land of Lightning, Gento officially succeeded as the Feudal Lord of the Land of Lightning.
The territory under his jurisdiction skyrocketed in no time, with the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Lightning merging to become the most prosperous and powerful country in the shinobi world.
As the news spread, the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth realized something was wrong.
Onoki of the Hidden Stone Village was the first to declare:
"Gento Uchiha's ambition has been exposed! First it was the Land of Rain, then the Land of Lightning, and the next step will be the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth!"
Rasa of the Hidden Sand Village also expressed:
"We cannot wait any longer. If we wait any further, we will all become vassals of the Uchiha!"
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