HPDBC Chapter 45 The Characteristics of the Uchiha
Chapter 45 The Characteristics of the Uchiha
As time went by, Naruto's life gradually settled into a routine. Every morning he would practice taijutsu, and sometimes, if he was lucky, he would run into Might Guy. This passionate man would invite Naruto to train together, without Naruto needing to make any effort to get close to him.
During their second encounter, Might Guy gave Naruto a special gift—a green bodysuit just like Rock Lee's. Although Naruto no longer cared about the villagers' opinions, he still hesitated to wear such an extravagant training outfit. In the end, he could only awkwardly reply, "I'll treasure it."
As they spent more time together, Might Guy's affection for Naruto continued to rise. System notifications sounded one after another.
[Congratulations, host! You have established a level 4 bond with the original character "Might Guy"!]
[Congratulations, host! You have established a level 5 bond with the original character "Might Guy"!]
This friendship earned Naruto 500 system points.
After a training session, Might Guy solemnly promised Naruto that he would teach Naruto an extremely powerful technique when Naruto graduated from the Ninja Academy.
Kai boasted that he was the only one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village who had fully mastered this technique. Naruto, of course, knew exactly what this technique was—the Eight Gates.
As time went by, a reading craze suddenly swept through the bookstores of Konoha Village. A novel called "Battle Through the Heavens" quickly became a sensation, almost a must-discuss topic of conversation among all the young ninjas.
This is the very manuscript that Naruto gave to Hizashi, and it has now been officially published. It proves that even across different worlds, people's aesthetic tastes remain remarkably similar.
Riding the wave of this trend, Naruto decided to travel to the Land of Hot Springs to check on Hizashi's base construction. After instantly arriving using the Flying Thunder God Technique, he discovered that Hizashi had already used the Transformation Technique to become a merchant named "Tanuma" and had established himself in the area as a nameless man.
During the secret meeting, Hizashi gave Naruto, disguised as Menma, a detailed report on the current progress. Leveraging the sales of chakra metal and royalties from his novels, he first invested in leasing a hot spring resort—undoubtedly the safest way to profit in the Land of Hot Springs, renowned for its tourism.
As for the main base that Naruto specifically requested—a secluded and easily defensible location—Hizashi has already purchased a large tract of land on the outskirts of the town. Although construction has only just begun, at the current pace, fulfilling all of Naruto's requirements is only a matter of time.
Naruto had his own reasons for not immediately recruiting more ninjas to join the [Jin] organization—the time was not yet ripe.
In Iwagakure, Deidara was still active as a disciple of the Tsuchikage and had not yet been exiled by the village. At this time, he was immersed in creating explosive art and it was not yet time for him to seek another way out.
Kisame Hoshigaki remains trapped in the Blood Mist Village controlled by Obito, carrying out dirty missions against his conscience as an ANBU member. This "tailless tailed beast," filled with confusion about reality, is still under Obito's nose, so now is not the best time to make contact with him.
As for Sasori and Kakuzu, Naruto plans to recruit them after he has further improved his strength. Because if he cannot demonstrate overwhelming power, these two unruly individuals will never willingly submit.
As for Hidan, a fanatical cultist, he was excluded from Naruto's recruitment list from the very beginning.
Therefore, Naruto focused on his daily life with Sasuke. His afternoon training sessions became his most anticipated part of the day. The banter and sparring with his proud childhood friend, watching her pretend not to care when she clearly cared—this ordinary daily life made Naruto cherish it all the more.
And so, on a seemingly ordinary evening—just like hundreds of farewells in the past—as Naruto waved goodbye to Sasuke as he left, a system notification suddenly sounded.
【Ding! 】
[Congratulations, host! You have established a level 7 bond with the original character "Uchiha Satsuki" (maximum)!]
Points earned: 500!
Surprisingly, this highest level of bond was achieved simply through daily interactions without any earth-shattering events.
As the target of the most rewarding conquest, Satsuki's favorability rating is rising at a rocket-like speed, a contrast that makes Naruto smile.
This result is not surprising, because the Uchiha clan has always been like this—they appear cold and unapproachable on the surface, but once you gain their approval, their favorability will soar at an astonishing rate.
However, this intense emotion is a double-edged sword. If someone they trust encounters misfortune, the Uchiha clan members will be plunged into an extreme emotional vortex. Even more problematic is that their Sharingan requires this kind of intense emotional fluctuation to evolve, and those with exceptional talent may even directly awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.
This is precisely the fundamental reason why Tobirama Senju always harbored suspicion towards the Uchiha clan. This peculiar clan's favorability towards someone increases faster than anyone else's when they approve of them, but once they lose someone important, their strength increases by leaps and bounds, while they fall into an extreme state of obsession—it's practically the perfect illustration of "sacrificing relatives and friends to gain boundless power."
For the Uchiha clan, who prioritize emotions, feelings always trump reason. Like Obito Uchiha, after the death of his beloved, he abandoned everything without hesitation, even killing his mentor.
Imagine if such a person became Hokage; if something were to happen, the impact on Konoha would be devastating.
The only person Tobirama Senju trusted, Kagami Uchiha, was precisely because he was an anomaly. In the "Book of People," Tobirama mentioned that Kagami's way of thinking was closer to that of the Senju clan, completely unlike the typical Uchiha characteristics.
And just like that, Naruto gained another 1900 system points. Just when he thought it would be difficult to gain more points in the short term, an unexpected event quietly occurred on an otherwise ordinary night.
That night was no different from any other. Naruto finished his day's training, packed his ninja tool bag, and walked home along the familiar street. The moonlight shone quietly on the stone pavement, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of his own footsteps could be heard. Without any warning, without anything unusual, at this ordinary moment—
【Ding! 】
[Congratulations, host! You have established an initial bond with the original character "Hinata Hyuga"!]
Points earned: 200!
The sudden system notification startled Naruto, almost making him jump. While he was happy to have earned points, the notification sent a chill down his spine—the system only triggered the reward mechanism when there was actual contact with someone!
This means...
Naruto suppressed the chills that ran down his spine and pretended to be nonchalant as he continued walking, but every sense in his body was on edge. He deliberately slowed down, then suddenly sped up as he rounded a corner, before abruptly turning around.
Sure enough, a small white figure frantically tried to hide. Hinata Hyuga stood there helplessly, her Byakugan wide open. In the moonlight, her face flushed red at a visible speed, from her cheeks all the way to her ears.
The moment she was discovered, Hinata turned and ran in fright. Before Naruto could even speak, the white figure had already disappeared into the night, leaving only a series of hurried footsteps echoing in the street.