Konoha was established only a few decades ago.
Before that, in the Sengoku era, the world was marked by constant battles between various ninja clans.
As a result, there were many distinct cultures.
Jiraiya's Team 6 also had a member with dark skin and lips resembling sausages.
This was mentioned in Minato's Short story, which mainly focused on how Minato created the Rasengan and… Kushina's feelings of oppression in the village.
"Kiyoshi, you will always be one of us Kumo ninjas."
Samodo paused, then continued, "If you're willing, we can take you away after your first mission upon graduation. You'll enter Kumogakure and receive the best training."
The current situation is tense, with signs of the Third Great Ninja War on the horizon, so it's not the best time to take Kiyoshi away.
They need to wait for the situation to become more chaotic.
"You will be the first head of the Uchiha clan in Kumogakure." Samodo said excitedly.
But Kiyoshi didn't share his enthusiasm.
Kiyoshi wasn't buying it, he'd seen plenty of empty promises.
"The Uchiha have been very good to me, and they have even taught me some ninjutsu…" Kiyoshi hinted.
Samodo immediately understood the meaning behind Kiyoshi's words—he was asking for a price.
"The Raikage highly values you and even allowed us to bring some ninjutsu scrolls."
Samodo took out a scroll.
Kiyoshi took it and opened it, realizing that it was a D-rank scroll called Lightning Release: Lightning Finger.
The rank of a ninjutsu doesn't refer to its power but to its learning difficulty.
E-rank ninjutsu can be learned by ordinary students, while D-rank ninjutsu is generally in the reach of a genin.
Similarly, C-rank ninjutsu is in the grasp of a chunin, and B-rank ninjutsu can be learned by jonins.
Beyond that, higher-level ninjutsu are beyond the reach of most ninjas.
An ordinary jonin can only learn B-rank ninjutsu in their lifetime.
A-rank ninjutsu belong to the category of super-high-level ninjutsu.
This isn't just about learning ability, it also depends on the ninja's physical condition.
Forbidden techniques generally consume a large amount of the user's energy or cause significant harm, and even death.
In other words, those with scarce chakra have almost no chance of learning A-rank ninjutsu.
Anyone who can use A-rank ninjutsu immediately stands out among ninjas of the same level.
The rank of a ninjutsu doesn't represent its power, but the more difficult it is to learn, the better its effect usually is.
As for the highest S-rank niniutsu, they are called the ultimate techniques and are of extremely high-level.
Kiyoshi roughly flipped through the Lightning Release: Lightning Finger scroll and found that it only activated the cells of the index and middle fingers.
And even though it's called Lightning Finger, it only adds some invisible electric arcs inside the fingers.
Samodo noticed the change in Kiyoshi's expression and smiled slightly, his eyes narrowing.
Samodo said, "We have some informants in Konoha. You haven't received any ninjutsu from the Uchiha at all. Why bother? They don't acknowledge you, but we do. If you want to obtain more ninjutsu, return to Kumogakure."
Samodo's tone was very enticing, as if Kiyoshi would miss a life-changing opportunity if he passed this up.
"I'll have to consider it." Kiyoshi said, taking the scroll and leaving.
Kumogakure isn't stupid, they won't give him everything all at once. They will only try to tempt him.
After Kiyoshi left, Samodo emerged from the secret room and went to the third floor of the shop, looking down at the passersby below.
There were only a few customers now. After all, this shop only operates during the day and closes early at night.
The other employees began to clean up, and the few remaining customers gradually left.
"Kiyoshi probably doesn't want to return to Kumogakure." Samui said calmly.
She has always been a woman who calmly analyzes things.
Samodo had just said that the Uchiha didn't acknowledge Kiyoshi and hadn't taught him ninjutsu.
But it was foreseeable that this was only temporary.
In the future, when the Uchiha clan believes Kiyoshi is qualified, they will definitely teach him a thing or two.
She didn't think Kiyoshi would give up all this. She and Samodo were likely just wasting their time.
"No, he will sooner or later agree."
Samodo revealed a smile and said.
His brother is a member of Kumogakure's militant faction, and he knew many inside stories.
The entire ninja world is turbulent, and the people in the village are no longer satisfied with the status quo.
The militant faction is waiting for an opportunity, and once the opportunity arises, they will immediately start another war.
…
Having walked a long way, Kiyoshi stood on the street, blending into the crowd.
His face was hidden in the night, appearing calm and indifferent.
Without anyone's attention, his left eye slowly opened, and a one-tomoe Sharingan quietly appeared.
A special energy called ocular power slowly circulated in his sharingan.
Kiyoshi, who could only see small black spots near the sushi shop before, could now clearly see the employees closing up the sushi shop.
Even with only one tomoe, Kiyoshi's vision was increased to a terrifying degree.
It was as if they were right in front of him.
The conversation between Samui and Samodo, and even the subtle changes in their expressions, were reflected in his eyes.
In Boruto, Sarada could see exposed viruses in the air with just a three tomoe sharingan.
Kiyoshi's current single-eyed one-tomoe Sharingan can see things one or two hundred meters away.
After Kiyoshi understood what they were saying by reading their lips, he lowered his head and shook it slightly.
He said, "The Uchiha don't acknowledge me? That's true but when has Kumogakure ever acknowledged me?"
His gaze slowly lifted, and passed over the sushi shop in the distance.
He once again fixed his gaze on Samui's beautiful figure on the third floor.
Neither the Uchiha nor Kumogakure was Kiyoshi's true home.
The Uchiha clan is handling his affair cautiously to avoid a tragedy.
If handled poorly, their reputation will be ruined, and the people outside Konoha with the Uchiha blood flowing in their body like Kiyoshi will avoid Konoha.
The Uchiha clan didn't want to take a gamble.
And Kumogakure, needless to say, just wanted to firmly control the Uchiha's Kekkei genkai.
They want to enhance their strength, and plan to just treat him like a stud.
They will most likely exploit him endlessly.
And they advocate… military expansion.
Kiyoshi caressed the edge of the scroll, his fingertips touching the rough paper texture.
Looking at Samui's figure, a hint of maliciousness appeared in his eyes.
In that case, it's reasonable for him to use some little tricks to plot for more benefits, right?
…
For the next few days, Kiyoshi lived a routine life.
Going to Ninja school, training after school, and going home.
In the sixth day, Kiyoshi came to that sushi shop again.
"Ya… customer, would you like to order squid sushi?" Samui asked.
But Kiyoshi's answer was different from last time.
"Samui-san, you wouldn't want me to fall out with Kumogakure because of you, would you?"