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Chapter 30: Phase Tasks and Long-term Tasks
Konoha School has started.
This year's Konoha School is particularly eye-catching, as the heirs of the major ninja clans are all entering this semester.
Among them, the most noticeable are Naruto and Sasuke.
Not to mention the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki — the Uchiha clan, which is now at odds with the village — has sent Sasuke to school.
And he was personally delivered by Uchiha Deputy Clan Leader Kaien.
This move may carry deeper implications.
Is it a gesture of goodwill from the Uchiha clan?
Although Neji is one year older, he is good friends with both Sasuke and Naruto.
Because Naruto started interacting with Kaien, he now has an elder who cares about him and friends like Sasuke and Neji by his side.
As a result, he has less time for mischief.
He no longer plays pranks to annoy others.
Anyone who enters the Ninja Academy — whether commoner or noble — understands the status of Sasuke and Neji.
With Naruto being protected by friends from the two great dojutsu clans, no one dares to mess with him.
He is already doing much better than in the original world.
After a long journey, the delegation from the Hidden Cloud Village finally arrives at Konoha.
Following extensive discussions and negotiations, the peace agreement terms are finalised, and preparations are made for the official signing.
To commemorate this, Konoha hosts a large-scale peace celebration.
While the villagers of Konoha may not like Kumogakure, they like war even less.
Many join the festivities, and Konoha's commercial streets are bustling.
However, under the guise of celebration, the Cloud Village delegation is actively gathering intelligence.
That's when they make a shocking discovery — the Uchiha have completely retreated into their clan territory.
All security patrols have been replaced by Hyuga clan members.
Yet, the Hyuga's defense is noticeably looser.
After compiling the data, Yugito breathes a sigh of relief.
She pulled out a patrol map of the Hyuga clan — something Cloud had paid a hefty price to obtain.
"Shinichi Nagasaki, have you thought this through? Maybe someone else should do it," Yugito asks, her voice tinged with regret.
"Lady Yugito, all three of my brothers died in the war. The only thought I have left is revenge."
"Whether we succeed or fail, we'll benefit either way."
Shinichi Nagasaki's eyes are hollow — his whole being radiates a sense of resignation and death.
"Yugito! Why not enjoy the festival? So fun, so fun, come on and run, you're acting dumb, yo, yo, you~!"
Killer Bee walks in, his tone as chaotic as ever.
He's the leader of the Cloud delegation. Konoha has even assigned several elder advisors to keep him company during his walks around the village.
Yugito's face hardened. "Killer Bee, stop fooling around. Be ready — your strength might be needed tomorrow."
Killer Bee drops the act, clenching his fists in silence.
But all the festivities in Konoha have nothing to do with Kaien.
He has no interest in such liveliness.
After a period of slacking, the new Uchiha clan territory has finally been completed.
The moment it was done:
[Ding... Development Mission: Leaving Konoha - Phase 1: Self-reliance completed.]
The host gains knowledge about Konoha-style sealing techniques.
A flood of sealing knowledge pours into Kaien's mind.
He is shocked — this solves a pressing problem.
Besides the well-known Four Symbols and Eight
Trigrams sealing techniques, one especially important method stands out:
The Defensive Detection Barrier Technique — a sealing-based perimeter detection system.
This is precisely what the Uchiha — who lack any real barrier experience — desperately need.
Barrier seals are placed at key points and activated with chakra.
When intruders cross the barrier, the technique alerts the user.
Without this, a village as large as Konoha is vulnerable to infiltration.
Given the current size of the Uchiha's land, just three people can manage the coverage.
Now, Kaien no longer has to worry about Konoha's constant spying.
In the past, the Third Hokage even built tall towers near the Uchiha territory to watch them openly.
Now that they've relocated — and tall towers are absent — Konoha uses Anbu for covert surveillance.
Kaien has endured this for a long time, but it's difficult to catch these mosquitoes every day.
Now, it's time to pull Konoha's "nails" out one by one.
Kaien quickly selects three capable people:
Uchiha Raimei
Uchiha Isamu
Uchiha Daichi
All three are talented in sealing.
Raimei is a former teammate. Though not strong in combat, he is highly skilled and clever.
His noisy brother, Kuroya, had already left with Itachi.
Isamu, like Izumi, is a rare medical ninja in the clan.
Tall and perceptive, she also shows rare talent in time-space techniques.
Daichi is a "hexagon-type" ninja — strong in both ninjutsu and taijutsu, with no clear weaknesses.
"Captain! Lord Kaien! Deputy Clan Leader!"
The three greet him using different titles, as Kaien was promoted too quickly and many haven't adjusted yet.
Kaien nods. "I summoned you today because I have something important for you."
"Please give the order, Captain," Raimei responds, the most familiar of the three.
"When we lived in our old compound in Konoha, the village built towers around us to monitor everything."
"We Uchiha had no privacy. Now that we've relocated, Anbu are still watching us."
"We're going to build a defensive detection barrier, and I've chosen you three to carry it out."
The three exchanged looks. Not just anyone can use this technique — especially since the method is
Konoha's secret.
But since Kaien summoned them, he must have a solution.
The three remain silent, waiting.
Kaien, satisfied by their composure, draws a line on his left arm — sealing lines glow to life.
"Is that… the defensive detection barrier technique!?"
All three are shocked. They didn't expect Kaien to know sealing techniques!
Kaien merely smiles and begins teaching them how to circulate chakra and inscribe the barrier symbols.
They're deeply moved by the trust but also nervous they might not master it.
To their surprise, sealing techniques come naturally.
They understand the explanations quickly — even Daichi suggests improvements.
Their interest deepens. It feels as though they were always meant to learn this technique.
Kaien spends hours teaching them every detail.
"Have you learned it?" he finally asks.
Raimei instinctively tries it, and soon a glowing seal appears in his hand.
Isamu and Daichi follow, and their seals glow as well.
Kaien nodded with satisfaction. As expected, all three have talent.
Their seals begin shifting into different shapes — a sign of early mastery.
"How many days will it take to fully set up the barrier?"
After discussing, Raimei answers:
"Captain, it'll take us about a week to get completely comfortable with the technique, and we'll need to gather materials."
"Setting it up should take around two weeks."
"Good," Kaien replied.
"Tomorrow — Isamu, report to Fugaku. Daichi, coordinate with the patrol team. Raimei, prepare the materials."
"Once everything is ready, begin the setup. I want it done in three weeks."
"Yes!"
"Tonight, I'll remove all the Anbu surveillance myself."
Kaien stretches his arms with a rare smile.
Finally, no more annoying flies watching his every move.
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Translated By – Ancient Lores
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