Naruto—Chapter 1: Ayato—Auntie Can Only Count on You Now
The 63rd year of Konoha.
In front of the Hokage Building in Konoha Village, Uchiha Mikoto bent her plump body with a smile on her face, using her delicate hands to adjust the collar of the boy who was only as tall as her chest.
"Ayato~ You were taught by your Auntie. Your strength is close to that of a Chunin. The Third Hokage will surely appreciate you and allow you to become a Genin of Konoha."
As she spoke, her breath was as fragrant as cherry blossoms, and the warm scent enveloped the boy's face. Her infatuated eyes were filled with tenderness as if she were looking at a beloved treasure.
The beautiful woman's gentle demeanor made the boy's cheeks turn slightly red. The faint outline under her drooping collar made his body feel warm, prompting him to sigh inwardly.
Auntie, your current posture is very dangerous...
The young man, who admired the beautiful scenery with wide eyes, was named Uchiha Ayato.
With short, messy black hair framing his young and tender face, he wore the same black stand-up collar, and short-sleeved shinobi attire as the Uchiha brothers. He was a handsome boy loved by everyone, but beneath his small appearance lay a significant secret.
He was not a native of this world; he was a time traveler, reincarnated as the baby of a noble family in the Land of Fire 12 years ago. He possessed a unique Kekkei Genkai—Plant Release—similar to how Wood Release utilizes wood; his powers involved certain plants.
Ayato was born with the ability to use a plant-based ninjutsu called Dodder Binding Jutsu. This parasitic plant absorbs nutrients from its host. When he employed this ninjutsu, dodder vines would grow from his hands, binding the target and absorbing their chakra.
When used on Kunoichis, an additional special effect occurred. After absorbing enough chakra, he could learn the opponent's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, even obtaining the opponent's Kekkei Genkai.
The second Plant Release ninjutsu he learned was called Sleep Pollen Jutsu. This technique had a strong sleep-inducing effect, causing targets to fall into a deep slumber after inhaling it.
With these two plant-based ninjutsu at his disposal, Uchiha Ayato could secretly absorb chakra from multiple Kunoichis and acquire their skills. Over the years, he had secretly absorbed Uchiha Mikoto's chakra while she slept. From her, he learned the Uchiha's signature Fire Release, physical skills, and techniques for throwing ninja tools. More importantly, he had inherited the Uchiha bloodline itself—regarded as one of the strongest in the shinobi world.
Theoretically, Ayato could awaken the Sharingan. However, one could not simply activate it at will. Members of the Uchiha clan could only open the Sharingan when experiencing intense emotional stimulation, pushing their mental state into a frenzy.
As a rational person, Uchiha Ayato could not find a suitable way to open the Sharingan.
As common knowledge dictates, the easiest route to awakening Sharingan is witnessing the death of a friend. Ayato was prepared to become good friends with Hyuga Neji and then watch him die.
No, Hyuga Neji died too late.
In terms of efficiency, he should become good friends with Gekko Hayate. Now that he had become sworn brothers with Gekko Hayate, it would be natural for him to take care of his sister-in-law, Miss Yugao after Hayate was killed by the Sand Shinobi Maki.
Knowing the plot of Naruto, Uchiha Ayato could forge plans in advance to benefit from them. For instance, he knew that five years earlier—in the 58th year of Konoha—Uchiha Itachi would suddenly fall ill, leading to a cascade of events resulting in tragedy for the Uchiha clan.
After the death of his best friend at the hands of Danzo Shimura, Itachi, following Danzo's orders, would invite the masked man to join forces to eliminate all Uchiha clan members except for his younger brother—among them, his mother, Uchiha Mikoto, and his childhood sweetheart, Uchiha Izumi.
Unable to stand this kind of beastly behavior, Ayato used his noble father's money to assign a mission to Konoha two months before the night of the genocide. He claimed to possess the blood of the Uchiha family and requested Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Izumi to teach him ninjutsu.
Uchiha Izumi, having always worked for the nobles, accepted the task willingly. The Uchiha clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku, desired a stronger clan and felt a keen interest in the illegitimate offspring of the Uchiha clan and the nobles. He permitted his wife, Uchiha Mikoto, to accept the mission.
At that time, Konoha's high-ranking officials were already devising a plan to eliminate the Uchiha clan. However, they did not want Uchiha members to leave the village. Yet, since the nobles of the Land of Fire served as Konoha's financial backers, the village could not afford to offend them and reluctantly allowed the mission to proceed.
Thanks to Uchiha Ayato's secret planning, the two beauties escaped the night of the genocide and survived. They lived with Ayato thereafter. Since he could directly learn ninjutsu through the effects of the dodder vine, Ayato did not need to practice, and Aunt Mikoto's arms were irresistibly fragrant.
He wished only to stay by her side and did not want to become a laborer for Konoha. He didn't want to be a Genin of Konoha.
"I don't want to be a Genin. I just want to stay by my aunt's side and accompany her," he said.
Uchiha Mikoto smiled upon hearing this and lovingly stroked the boy's head. "You are an outstanding shinobi and the hope for the revival of the Uchiha clan. Auntie can only count on you to restore our family now."
Uchiha Ayato, however, was not a member of the Uchiha clan and had no interest in reviving it. "Leave the matter of reviving the family to Sasuke."
Mikoto sighed when she heard her son's name. "Alas~ Sasuke has been blinded by hatred. He only thinks about revenge on his brother. Auntie no longer expects him to revive the family; she only hopes that he is safe..."
She paused and said seriously, "You are the only one Auntie can count on now."
With her brows furrowed and a face full of anxiety, Uchiha Mikoto appeared both fragile and vulnerable. The gentle look she gave Ayato held a hint of expectation and a touch of pleading.
It turned out that after the night of the genocide, Uchiha Sasuke seemed possessed by a demon. He focused solely on becoming stronger to seek revenge on his brother, Uchiha Itachi. He trained relentlessly from morning until night, even ignoring his mother when she was heartbroken and collapsed.
Compared to Ayato's gentleness toward Mikoto, Sasuke appeared unusually cold as her son. Furthermore, Uchiha Itachi's betrayal had eroded Mikoto's trust in Sasuke.
Seeing her son become extreme, she worried that he might follow in Itachi's footsteps. As a result, a rift developed between mother and son, leaving Uchiha Ayato as Mikoto's only support.
In Ayato's heart, Mikoto was his most important family member. He did not wish to disappoint her, and since she had high hopes for him, he felt a compelling need to revitalize the Uchiha family. However, his view of family revival differed from hers.
He planned to marry multiple wives and have many children: More children, more blessings!
Ayato intended to restore the Uchiha family, which had dwindled to just four members, through reproduction.
"Okay, since Auntie has said this, I will try my best."
Uchiha Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief, feeling reassured. She pinched Uchiha Ayato's face with her soft hands and smiled gently. "Okay, let's go see the Third Hokage together..."
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