Naruto: I'm Really Not an Evil Uchiha!

"When I learned about this, a seed was planted in my heart. I don't want others to lose their parents or friends like I did. As long as my medical ninjutsu is strong enough, I can help more people and save more families."

Shimizu spoke eloquently, delivering an eight-hundred-word justification in one breath.

He had prepared a variety of drafts at home to handle any potential questions from Hiruzen Sarutobi. Now, when it was time to speak, he didn't pause for even a moment.

"Shimizu, you really remind me of an old friend of mine," said Hiruzen, nodding with satisfaction at Shimizu's sense of morality.

"Who might that be?" Shimizu asked, feigning curiosity.

"You must have heard of him. He was from the Uchiha clan—Uchiha Kagami."

"Kagami-senpai? I've heard a lot about him in the clan. He's practically my idol," Shimizu replied smoothly without missing a beat.

"You two are truly connected by fate," Hiruzen said with a sigh.

He proceeded to ask a few more questions, all of which Shimizu answered with ease.

By now, Hiruzen Sarutobi was convinced that the information he received from his son was accurate.

As Asuma Sarutobi had said, Shimizu's Will of Fire was pure and unwavering.

"You may go now. Your instructor and teammates are waiting downstairs."

"Yes, Hokage-sama," Shimizu said respectfully before taking his leave, closing the wooden door behind him.

"This old fox is truly cunning," Shimizu muttered to himself as the sadness on his face vanished without a trace, revealing no hint of his earlier emotions.

Thankfully, he had prepared his answers in advance.

If not, Hiruzen Sarutobi's barrage of questions today might have caused Shimizu to slip up and reveal his true political inclinations.

Shimizu walked down the corridor, heading downstairs to meet his assigned teammates.

"Hm?"

After sending Shimizu off, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to reviewing the scrolls on his desk.

Suddenly, he noticed two applications for early graduation.

One was from Yuhi Shinku, applying on behalf of his daughter. The other was submitted by a chunin instructor for his student, Hyuga Tokuma

"The younger generation of Konoha is truly thriving," Hiruzen remarked, surprised by the increase in early graduation requests.

Such applications were rare in the past, but given the turbulent times, having more capable ninja in the village was undoubtedly a good thing.

After carefully reviewing the applications, Hiruzen stamped them with his approval.

Back at home, Shimizu was practicing the Rasengan.

He had already met his newly assigned teammates—two civilian ninja.

One of them had weak fundamentals but was overly arrogant.

Shimizu decided to respect their personal fates and set aside any inclination to help.

Weak individuals faced danger in everything they did.

Even as ordinary villagers, they might someday fall victim to a large-scale jutsu attack.

"I'm afraid even Namikaze Minato doesn't understand the Rasengan as well as I do now," Shimizu remarked, setting up a wooden stake as a target for practice.

The Rasengan was the quickest way to gain a powerful single-target attack outside of relying on the simulator.

It was one of the few jutsu in the original series that was explained in detail regarding its training process.

Previously, Shimizu hadn't studied it because most of his energy had been devoted to medical ninjutsu, as Nono Yakushi was essentially a time-limited quest.

Now, with more time available, Shimizu could begin training.

The Rasengan was a straightforward and brutal jutsu with no chakra nature transformation. In essence, it was just a concentrated ball of chakra.

Mastering it required spinning and compressing chakra in various directions to form the ball.

The Book of Combat stated that anyone capable of producing chakra could theoretically learn the Rasengan.

Of course, "simple" was a relative term.

The book also mentioned that the Fourth Hokage spent three to four years developing the jutsu, as it was highly challenging to master.

Ranked as an A-level jutsu, it was theoretically learnable by average ninja but might take decades, depending on the individual.

The main difficulty lay in the precise chakra control needed to compress and rotate the chakra into a stable spherical shape.

Without proper control, the chakra wouldn't maintain its form, resulting in reduced power or even failure.

For Shimizu, however, this wasn't an issue.

What's the most important skill for medical ninjutsu?

Chakra control.

While Shimizu might be lacking in other areas, his chakra control abilities were exceptional.

Standing on the shoulders of giants like Minato, Shimizu didn't need to invent or refine the technique—just follow the established steps.

Buzz!

Skipping the water balloon and rubber ball training stages, Shimizu directly entered the third stage, forming chakra in his hand.

A glowing, oval-shaped blue orb appeared in his palm, shifting and spinning.

Crack!

Shimizu struck the wooden stake with the Rasengan, producing a piercing sound as spiral patterns etched deeply into the wood.

"Still not perfect," Shimizu muttered.

A perfected Rasengan would leave a deep, smooth circular hole, not spiral marks.

While this version could still serve as an attack, the lack of compression made it only about one-third as powerful as the standard Rasengan.

Shimizu resumed his chakra control training, refining his technique.

Though he could quickly master the basic Rasengan, that wasn't his ultimate goal.

At this stage, he prioritized mastering Fire Release: Instantaneous Body Technique. The Rasengan, while useful, was quicker to learn.

Ideally, the Rasengan should pair with the Flying Thunder God Technique for instantaneous, sign-free attacks that inflicted massive damage.

Naruto Uzumaki's approach—manually forming a Rasengan and then charging at the enemy—was too crude.

It was essentially using a supercharged kunai in close combat.

Without his multi-shadow clone jutsu, the Rasengan's effectiveness would be significantly reduced.

Only in later stages, when Naruto developed Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, did this limitation get resolved. However, that jutsu, an S-rank forbidden technique, placed great strain on the user's body.

"Mastering the Rasengan should be enough for now," Shimizu concluded, staring at the glowing blue sphere in his palm as he resumed training.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu scattered its damage too widely and had a lengthy charge time, making it less compatible with Shimizu's combat style.

His current Instantaneous Body Technique could already be considered a preliminary version of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Once the Fire Instantaneous Body Technique was developed, his speed would increase even further.

Several days later.

At Kakashi Hatake's residence.

"Come in," Kakashi said, opening the door slightly after Shimizu knocked.

Shimizu removed his shoes at the entrance, slipped on wooden clogs, and stepped inside, his footsteps echoing softly on the wooden floor.

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