On the application of plant zombies in the world of Naruto

Since he had decided to take in a disciple, the Sixth Elder also began to take action.

The action is roughly divided into two steps.

The first step is to find out the situation of other potential competitors who may compete with you for apprentices, and eliminate them as much as possible.

The second step is to figure out how to bring the child to your side.

Uchiha Boyan first wrote down the names of the other five elders and clan leaders who were qualified to compete with him on the ground, and then crossed them out one by one.

"Su, rule it out. She favors Koizumi Na, and Tajima can also be ruled out. The next clan leader will be Madara without any surprises. Fukutaro has an apprentice, and his eldest son also works in the weapons department."

Uchiha Huofeng, the son of the third elder Fukutaro and Keiko, just got married this year. His wife is the granddaughter of the first elder Zhang Ren. Boyan is very optimistic about his eldest nephew.

"It's difficult to hand over Madam Chibiru's position. At present, there is no child in the clan that she can recognize."

Lady Senbiru has a unique advantage. She and the mother of the current Daimyo of the Land of Lightning are twin sisters, so it is much easier for her to talk and do things than for others.

"I guess he will pass the position of the Great Elder directly to his grandson Gong. After all, that boy has a rare talent in the art of sealing."

Uchiha Hirohiko thought for a while, "The only one in the clan who is qualified and wants to compete with me for an apprentice is probably the new one..."

"It's not good. Kyojuro and Arata have known each other for a long time and they always go to the pharmacy."

Got to explore new attitudes.

Uchiha Boyan did it right away and took out a small jar of peach wine he brewed from home.

Distressed!

Wine is a very precious thing in this era. He has the opportunity to make his own wine because he has a peach tree at home, and he can only produce three jars a year at most.

Every year he would only take it out to have a drink with his family on his sister's birthday and Chinese New Year.

……

"Why are you asking this? Do you want to take Kyojuro as your apprentice? You are really willing to spend a lot of money. I remember that my uncle asked you for it for a long time but you didn't give it to him."

Boyan only felt a flash before his eyes, and the jar of wine in his hand was in Xin's arms.

"Tsk, who wants to give him good things?"

"I definitely want to recruit Kyojuro. He is very talented and, more importantly, very friendly. When he communicates with ordinary people in the future, at least they won't be afraid of him."

A large part of Uchiha Boyan's job is to deal with farmers near the clan's land. Those timid ordinary people are scared to death when they see ninjas, and they can't do this job without the talent of being able to make people feel close to them at first sight.

His master chose him to take over because he was the only one who was "like a sheep among wolves."

He looked into Uchiha Shin's eyes and asked, "Are you really not going to take him in?"

Uchiha Shin put away his ever-present smile and sighed.

"It's not that I don't want to accept it, but it's useless even if I accept it."

"Kyojuro's chakra is not up to the requirements of a medical ninja."

"Ah... is it because of the refined operation?"

He had also heard about the peculiarities of Kyojuro's chakra, which was too huge to be used.

It is said that the child has not been able to successfully release a flame so far.

Uchiha Hirohiko still had some hope, "But...ah!"

That's the Senju! Everyone in the Senju family knows two-handed medical ninjutsu.

"Yes, if there is any way, I will not give the doll to you."

Uchiha Shin carefully placed the wine jar in the treasure box and continued, "If Kyojuro could really become your disciple, it would be a good way out."

After all, Boyan and the department he leads don't need to participate in battles very often. Even if they encounter conflicts, the enemies are just ordinary people like bandits and robbers who have some strength in their bodies. Even if Kyojuro will never be able to perform fire escape in his life, he can still do the job.

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After Uchiha Hirohiko had eliminated all competitors for himself, openly and secretly, it was already April.

He prepared some dried sweet potatoes that children liked to eat, and under the pretext of taking the walnuts (nut wall) that had been agreed upon long ago, he successfully lured Kyojuro, who had just come out of the pharmacy, back to his own yard.

Kyojuro first summoned eight walnuts (nut wall), and then curiously watched Boyan use a kunai to poke the cracks on the top of the walnuts (nut wall) one by one.

"Grandpa Boyan, what do you want so many walnuts for?"

Boyan took great pains to knock off a piece of the top of the shell of all the walnuts, revealing a little bit of the walnut kernel inside.

At times like this, I especially miss the hammer in the third elder's hand.

"Kyojuro learned how to grow cherries last time. Do you want to learn how to grow walnuts?"

Kyojuro was a little curious. He found that the Sixth Elder particularly liked to try to plant the plants he summoned in the ground, and sincerely hoped that they could take root in this land.

“Can this kind of walnut be grown?”

"Yes, your talent is more than just using plants with special abilities."

Uchiha Hirohiko's gentle voice suddenly became firm.

“Don’t over-rely on your natural talents.”

After saying this, he summoned several clones and asked them to water the opened walnuts, while he and Kyojuro sat on the eaves to drink tea, eat fruit and chat.

"Does Kyojuro know about our family's talent?"

"I know. It's the Sharingan."

Kyojuro was shocked when he saw the Sharingan for the first time. After all, this special eye related to numbers meant the Twelve Kizuki in his previous life.

"The Sharingan is powerful, but it's not everything."

"The Uchiha bloodline only gave you a key. As for what kind of door you can open, it depends on how far you can walk."

Kyojuro thought, "Is it the same with my plants?"

"How clever! Come, try this dried sweet potato."

After handing Kyojuro a piece of dried sweet potato, Hirohiko continued,

"Whether a person is truly powerful or not does not depend on bloodline, but on..."

"The fire within me!"

Kyojuro continued.

The breath of fire burns the eternal fire in his heart.

"It would be nice if the little Uchiha in our clan had your character."

Is this the freedom brought by the other half of the Thousand Hands?

Boyan suddenly felt a surge of unwillingness to admit defeat. Uchiha is the symbol of spirituality!

"If one day, Kyojuro can no longer summon plants, don't panic. I'm here. Go find new strength and work hard."

Kyojuro stared at Boyan's smiling face and suddenly understood why the clan chose to let Grandpa Boyan interact with ordinary people.

He is like the land, always silently supporting everyone under their feet.

Is this the charm and importance of logistics?

Kyojuro doesn't know, but he wants to be someone who can bring warmth and support to his friends and family.

Even though his fighting ability is low, he still wants to protect his family.

So he said, "Grandpa Boyan, I want to be your apprentice."

Uchiha Hirohiko was stunned for a moment. Kyojuro actually said "I think". He is worthy of being an Uchiha child!

"Okay! I'll accept you as my apprentice!"

"Thank you, Grandpa Boyan!"

"Call me Master."

"Yes! Master!"

……

When Kyojuro returned home and told his family about his apprenticeship,

Everyone was happy for him because Kyojuro had found his area of ​​interest and was making good progress.

While feeling happy, Izunai began to calculate the seniority between him and Kyojuro.

"I want to call the Sixth Elder Grandpa. The Sixth Elder is Madam Keiko's younger brother. Brother Koichi is the Third Elder's apprentice, so he should call Madam Keiko Master's Wife. Originally, Kyojuro followed Brother Koichi and called the Sixth Elder Grandpa..."

"After becoming my disciple, Kyojuro will call me Master, but I will still call the Sixth Elder Grandpa..."

"Kyojuro is older than me now!?"

Kyojuro was dizzy. He couldn't understand why he became his uncle's uncle just by becoming his disciple.

"How can you calculate like that? Kyojuro is still your eldest nephew. You can just follow my instructions for the others."

Tajima speechlessly slapped his silly son on the head, stopping his thoughts from gradually sliding into the abyss.

Izuna rubbed his aching forehead and mentioned another matter.

His original plan was that he would take over the intelligence department, Kyojuro would take over the pharmacy, and the two of them would assist Madara together.

Now that Kyojuro has gone to the agricultural department, who will take over the pharmacy?

Tajima quickly dispelled Izuna's wild thoughts.

Silly son, the Fifth Elder isn't dead yet, and you're already helping him distribute his inheritance?

"The new elder is still young and there's no rush. Don't worry about it."

"Oh," Izumi felt that his old father was calling him stupid again. He looked at Kyojuro and asked,

"Did the Sixth Elder say what he wanted to teach you?"

Kyojuro swallowed the yokan in his mouth and said,

"Master taught me how to grow walnuts!"

Tajima's mood was a bit complicated, although he knew rationally that the Sixth Elder wanted to realize the cultivation of special plants, which was a good thing for Uchiha.

But he still felt a little uncomfortable. Although it was for precautionary measures, the Sixth Elder must have been thinking in his mind, "What if Kyojuro dies one day, the clan's goods cannot be cut off."

Kyojuro is still young, and the probability of accidents happening in the clan territory can be said to be reduced to the lowest, but he always has to go out for training, and it is possible that he will encounter bad situations.

Sad.

Haoyi didn't think that deeply, he thought of another thing,

The Sixth Elder has five pea seeds that have grown into pea seedlings, and he has eight walnuts that he is about to transplant. He also has two pots of cherry seedlings in his yard that need to be transplanted.

He reminded Tian Dao, "Second Uncle, do we still have to grant Uncle Boyan a piece of land?"

"Oh, you reminded me. His home is in... the small woods outside the training ground to the west, right next to his home." Tiandao thought about the current map plan of the clan and the surrounding area.

"Kyojuro, when you go there tomorrow, tell your master that your things can be planted in that grove."

"it is good!"

……

After formally becoming an apprentice, Kyojuro moved the two pots of cherry saplings he had planted to the yard of the Sixth Elder's house. After a certain period of time, they could be transplanted to the grove that Tajima Tsuyoshi had allocated to them.

It was called a small forest, but in fact, it was mostly low shrubs. The Sixth Elder led his men to cut down all the shrubs first, and then made a firebreak. With a fire escape, a piece of land was cleared in the forest.

What follows is to use tools such as hoes to make the soil looser.

It had been 40 days since the seeds of Kyojuro's cherry saplings were planted. Perhaps because of the variety, they had grown exceptionally strong. The Sixth Elder decided to make them the first plants to be planted on this land.

Kyojuro still didn't let anyone interfere. He was really worried that the sapling would suddenly explode like the "cherry bomb" while being moved.

It was only after the Sixth Elder suggested that he could use his clone to help that he agreed.

With the help of the Sixth Elder's clone, he first smashed the flowerpot, keeping the roots of the sapling intact, and then moved it to a deep pit that had been dug. The depth of the pit also had requirements, and it could not be too shallow or too deep.

Kyojuro, who had no idea how his master was sure the pit was so deep, once again resolutely decided to study hard.

After the roots of the saplings were covered with soil, Kyojuro took the kettle and carefully poured water around the saplings.

"well done!"

It was a great feeling to plant a plant with my own hands for the first time. Kyojuro stared at Boyan with sparkling eyes, as if to say,

'I still want to play!'

Kira~

The Sixth Elder, who witnessed Kyojuro's unique super invincible shining smile for the first time, was sunk without any resistance, and even the other great Uchiha who came to help were blinded by the light and closed their eyes.

Okay, okay, let’s have fun.

Boyan pulled Kyojuro and turned his head to avoid the flash attack, "Let's go! Let's go check out Walnut!"

The walnuts that had been opened and watered a few days ago have already sprouted small buds. Kyojuro, held by Hirohiko, leans his head over the top of the walnuts (the nut wall) to look inside.

A tender green pointed bud, protected in the middle by two pieces of kernels.

He asked, "Master, do walnuts also need to be planted in pots first?"

Boyan put Kyojuro down on the ground and shook his head. "No, once the walnuts sprout, they can be planted directly in the soil."

"But before that, we need to help the young sprouts inside break down this hard outer shell a little bit."

Bang bang bang——

I don’t know if it’s because of the watering or because a hole has been knocked on the top of the walnut, but when the shell was knocked again, the hardness of the shell dropped significantly.

Then, the Sixth Elder instructed his subordinates to plant the eight walnuts at regular intervals in the newly cleared land.

Kyojuro walked among the tribesmen, wiping their sweat and handing them water in time.

The Sixth Elder sat on the tree stump, feeling a little jealous. "This kind of thing isn't difficult. Why does it require Kyojuro to take care of me like this?"

Then he was comforted by the honey walnut cookies that Kyojuro brought for him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master! Without you, we wouldn't know how to continue planting!"

The Sixth Elder barely suppressed the slightly raised corners of his mouth and took a bite of the walnut cake brought by his young disciple.

Hum, it’s quite delicious.