“Hmm, tell me, where did you go just now?!”
Along with these words,
a figure appeared like lightning at the same time.
This figure appeared so abruptly that Uchiha Tenxiu, who had just emerged from the Heavenly Dimension Space, had no time to think. His body instinctively reacted, instantly throwing a punch that contained his immense strength and speed.
However,
this punch did not hit the intended target; instead, it landed squarely on a soft object—Uchiha Sakurako. She was sent flying by this sudden punch, arcing through the air like a kite with a broken string.
Uchiha Tenxiu was startled when he saw this, immediately realizing he had hit the wrong person. Fortunately, when the other party appeared, he also heard the voice, subconsciously reducing the force of his attack.
And Uchiha Sakurako, with the vigilance of a Jonin, also quickly mobilized her Chakra for defense.
Otherwise, the outcome would have been different.
Uchiha Tenxiu, whose reactions were honed by years of training, was almost ready to unleash a combo attack the moment the voice sounded, intending to use a Body Flicker Technique coupled with his Tenxiu Style Overlord Fist to directly dispatch the opponent. This was his innate combat instinct.
Unfortunately, sometimes,
in the face of sudden situations, this excellent combat instinct can lead to a slight deviation.
At this moment, Uchiha Tenxiu’s gaze finally fell upon the figure that had been sent flying. Upon seeing this, he was instantly stunned, because he discovered that the person he had sent flying was none other than Uchiha Sakurako!
In an instant, a strong sense of embarrassment and regret surged within Uchiha Tenxiu. It was simple: the other party was not an enemy preparing to ambush him, but a target sent to protect him. He didn't even need to think to know who had sent her.
Worried, Uchiha Tenxiu rushed forward in a single stride, knelt down, and asked with concern, “Are you alright?!”
Just now, Uchiha Sakurako adjusted her posture in mid-air and barely managed to stabilize herself. But as the pain struck, she knelt on the ground somewhat disheveled, clutching the injured area, a pained expression on her face, with tears welling up.
Uchiha Tenxiu quickly walked to her side, looking at her with a face full of apologies, secretly regretting his rashness. He quickly reached out and carefully examined Uchiha Sakurako’s injuries, finding that they were not serious. Only then did he breathe a slight sigh of relief and began to use the pain-relieving effects of his healing jutsu to provide some treatment.
“You… you pervert!” Uchiha Sakurako glared fiercely at Uchiha Tenxiu with tear-filled eyes. After a short period of treatment, she covered her prominent chest with one hand and quickly swatted away Uchiha Tenxiu’s outstretched hands with the other.
Ever since Uchiha Tenxiu had scanned her with those lustful eyes like a scanner last time, Uchiha Sakurako had held a deep aversion towards him.
Furthermore, her own branch’s elder, Uchiha Raimon, had not passed on the heir's position to the ever-loyal Young Lady Uchiha Lingyue, but instead chose that guy she disliked, effectively stealing the Young Lady’s family inheritance.
For this, Uchiha Sakurako had meticulously planned to make the other party suffer greatly during this outdoor mission.
But who would have thought that with a tiny oversight, she would be so easily defeated by the other party? Had the other party taken some miraculous elixir to become so powerful?
In reality, what Uchiha Sakurako didn't know was that in the bloody slaughter just before, Uchiha Tenxiu had undergone a phoenix-like rebirth, crossing the insurmountable chasm between Elite Chunin and Jonin, stepping into the realm of Jonin-level strength. All of this, naturally, was thanks to the improvement in his disposition and the refinement of his spirit brought about by his initial exposure to slaughter.
Although her heart was churning with dissatisfaction like a stormy sea, when she saw the other party once again making those outrageous and unforgivable movements towards her body,
Uchiha Sakurako disregarded the pain in her body, like an enraged lioness, glaring fiercely at Uchiha Tenxiu with a man-eating gaze: “You pervert, have you touched enough? Do you not want this arm anymore?”
“Uh! I was just helping you with treatment!” Uchiha Tenxiu said awkwardly, his face flushing with embarrassment, as he spread his hands to prove his innocence.
“Anyway, are you feeling better now?!”
“I… I’m a little better.” Uchiha Sakurako said, enduring the pain, “Where did you go just now? I couldn’t sense you at all and didn't even react, so I came over to check.”
It turned out that Uchiha Sakurako was an extremely rare Sensory Ninja, possessing the talent for long-range sensing.
Therefore, she was assigned to follow Uchiha Tenxiu, providing him with support and a series of protective actions at all times.
“No wonder I didn’t notice before! So, she’s a rare Sensory Ninja!” Uchiha Tenxiu thought to himself. When faced with Uchiha Sakurako’s question, he had no intention of telling her his secret. After pondering, he came up with an excuse.
Furthermore, his change in strength had been discovered by the other party.
He needed a good explanation.
Uchiha Tenxiu scratched his head, explaining somewhat awkwardly, “It’s my Sharingan’s genjutsu!”
Saying that,
Uchiha Tenxiu activated his Sharingan.
Indeed.
Uchiha Tenxiu’s Sharingan had already been awakened, specifically at the time of his mother Uchiha Ningning’s passing.
Unfortunately, the mentally sound Uchiha Tenxiu possessed an inherently strong willpower. Even with the painful loss of his mother, he was unable to achieve a breakthrough and directly evolve to the Mangekyo Sharingan stage.
After all, for Uchiha Tenxiu, while he had memories of his mother from his childhood, the connection between them was merely one of melancholy, lacking the fervent emotion that could touch the soul. As a transmigrator, the emotional consumption from various family and romantic relationships in his previous life had already left him numb, no longer pursuing emotional connections. While the emotions that came with interpersonal interactions in this life still held some weight, they were not indispensable; important, but not extremely important.
Therefore, under such sorrow, Uchiha Tenxiu only awakened a single tomoe in both of his Sharingan.
The one-tomoe Sharingan possesses powerful insight. In his eyes, all of the opponent’s attacks seemed to slow down. Activating the Sharingan allows one to channel Chakra into the eyes to magnify all of the opponent’s movements, and also perform preliminary genjutsu discerning and long-distance viewing, though it is not as powerful as the Byakugan in the latter two aspects, hence it can be disregarded.
Moreover, as an amplifier, the Sharingan's effectiveness increases with one's own strength.
Therefore, Uchiha Tenxiu had almost never revealed that he didn't have the Sharingan before, nor had he ever used it in the Village.
He simply focused on training his fundamentals.
Furthermore, with the First Hokage’s impending demise and the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama’s succession, as a member of the Uchiha Clan, if he showed a genius reputation, it would be fine if he hadn't awakened the Sharingan, but once he did, he would inevitably be seen as inherently evil.
It would be tantamount to seeking death!
Given the premise of his own life,
Uchiha Tenxiu had kept himself perfectly hidden.
But now, he could use it as a reason to cover up his change in strength, otherwise, his strength would be unexplainable.
An Elite Genin suddenly awakening the Sharingan and achieving a Chunin-level breakthrough should be quite normal, right?
Then, with this strength, unexpectedly repelling Uchiha Sakurako in an unalerted situation should also be considered normal, right?
“Normal my foot! What kind of genjutsu does a Sharingan have? Your Sharingan only has one tomoe! Do you think you have the Mangekyo Sharingan?!” Uchiha Sakurako was so exasperated she laughed. The Uchiha Clan at this time was not yet like in the future, where they kept it a hidden secret.
Therefore, anyone with a bit of status, or rather, powerful Ninja within the clan, knew all about it.
They naturally also knew that after the Uchiha Clan awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, they would develop unique genjutsu in their eyes.
And now, you’re telling me that your one-tomoe Sharingan has awakened a genjutsu? Are you kidding me?
Uchiha Sakurako completely disbelieved this explanation.