Uchiha Yu was awakened by the noisy shouts of children!
His eyes snapped open! His body instinctively tried to sit up, but was immediately stopped by a sudden pain.
He stared around with two red eyeballs, and these two flashes of red flickered, looking somewhat unstable.
"Shush, quiet down, there's a wounded person inside." A gentle female voice came from outside the house, carrying a hint of seriousness, but more of a maternal tenderness and care.
Uchiha Yu paused at these words, but then shook his head, muttering to himself:
'It's really understandable that Kabuto went dark.'
'To personally kill Yakushi Nonou, the Dean of the orphanage who had saved and healed him, who wouldn't be on edge?'
Outside, Yakushi Nonou, the female Ninja who had taught Kabuto and had used medical Ninjutsu on Uchiha Yu last night, was playing with a group of children.
As a former elite spy of Root, Yakushi Nonou glanced at the room and instructed the children, "It's time for morning class soon!"
"We know, My Lord Dean!" The children responded obediently.
She smiled warmly at the children and walked straight to Uchiha Yu's room.
Gently pushing open the door, she pretended as if she had just discovered Uchiha Yu was awake, covering her mouth, "You're awake? You have a high adaptability to medical Ninjutsu, and you're recovering very quickly."
Although Uchiha Yu had some small schemes of his own, he had no intention of hiding anything from the ace spy Yakushi Nonou, and stated directly:
"Thank you, My Lord Dean. I cannot tell you the reason for my injury."
"That's alright." Yakushi Nonou replied without hesitation, "It's good that you're okay."
"Then can I leave?" Uchiha Yu squeezed out a smile.
"Of course you can. Oh, right!" She said, running outside and bringing in a bundle, "This is medicine. Your injury is not light, so don't do any strenuous exercise for the next few days. Wait until you're fully recovered."
Uchiha Yu bowed at a forty-five-degree angle: "Thank you for your treatment!"
"As a child of Konoha, there's no way I would stand by and do nothing. Go home quickly!"
Upon returning home, Uchiha Yu first checked if any items in his house had been touched.
Then, he unwrapped the packet of medicine.
He boiled water and drank the medicine.
He let out a long breath.
"It seems that a small transparent like me, even if I don't come home all night, no one will notice."
A voice from the void interrupted his thoughts.
Fang Yu, named Stephen Fang, from the Marvel Universe, said, "Brother, aren't you afraid that the orphanage Dean will betray you?"
Before Uchiha Yu could answer, Pirate Fang Yu interjected, "That's still better than going straight to the Konoha gate. Do you believe that if he went back to Konoha without healing his injuries, he wouldn't even make it to the Konoha Hospital before being sent to Root?"
Uchiha Yu shrugged, "Jokingly, even a dog passing by the Konoha gate would be known by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo."
"As for the Dean... as long as it doesn't infringe upon the orphanage's interests, she won't bother with these matters, especially since she already fell out with Danzo."
Uchiha Yu's face darkened, "Once the Third Hokage and Danzo hear that Uchiha Itachi injured me—"
"Then... I'll most likely be treated as a small pebble on the path to Konoha's peace—"
"Kicked into the sewer, and no one will notice even when my corpse starts to stink."
Stephen Fang, who was drinking cola, choked on it. "Cough! Sorry, I might be affected by my upbringing and don't have the same high awareness of danger as you two."
"It's okay, the Battle of New York is probably coming soon, and you'll understand sooner or later."
"Alright, alright..."
Marvel Fang Yu closed his microphone, and Pirate Fang Yu said with a solemn expression, "The most urgent task is to figure out how to improve our strength."
"Hmm, after yesterday's events, I felt that the Gene Lock helped me a lot!"
Uchiha Yu walked to the mirror, "When I just woke up, I did feel a difference in my eyes, but it was still a bit unstable..."
Pirate Fang Yu raised an eyebrow, "Thinking about it that way, the Gene Lock activates inner potential when a Reincarnator is on the verge of death, and the Sharingan is an ability awakened when the Uchiha Clan experiences strong emotional fluctuations."
He paused, then continued, "If you want to continue activating the Gene Lock until you're proficient, and to awaken the Sharingan... then—"
The two said in unison, "Near death!"
Stephen Fang, who was in the back kitchen of a burger joint putting pickle slices on burgers, swallowed hard when he heard his two seniors' crazy idea.
He added two extra pickle slices to the unlucky customer's burger.
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For a continuous week.
Every evening, after Ninja Academy, Uchiha Yu would leave the village.
He would go to a forest not far from the Konoha Orphanage.
This forest was covered in bloodstains and traces of a struggle.
The blood, of course, belonged to Uchiha Yu.
But if the children from the orphanage saw the appearance of the "culprit," their worldview would surely collapse.
Across from Uchiha Yu was Yakushi Nonou, the gentle older sister, who had changed her usual demeanor and taken off her glasses.
Yakushi Nonou stood in the clearing of the forest, her eyes revealing a hint of seriousness, completely different from her usual gentle Dean image.
Uchiha Yu gripped the kunai in his hand tightly, knowing that he was about to face a difficult battle.
Sweat was already beading on his forehead, but his gaze was firm; he had to use this battle to unleash his potential.
Please... please... collect... this book....!
"Come on." Yakushi Nonou's voice was calm, but her Chakra had already begun to flow within her body.
Uchiha Yu didn't answer. He took a deep breath, then swiftly charged at Yakushi Nonou, his kunai aimed directly at her vital points!
Yakushi Nonou easily sidestepped, simultaneously kicking Uchiha Yu's wrist, and the kunai clattered to the ground.
Uchiha Yu quickly retreated, drew a Shuriken from his waist, and attacked again!
Yakushi Nonou dodged Uchiha Yu's every attack with astonishing speed and agility, and each of her counterattacks put immense pressure on Uchiha Yu.
On one side was an elite Ninja from Root.
On the other was an Uchiha rookie who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy and hadn't awakened his Sharingan.
The gap was like an unbridgeable chasm.
Uchiha Yu's body was already covered in wounds, but he persisted, getting up quickly after each fall and continuing to fight.
As the battle continued, Uchiha Yu began to feel overwhelmed, and each of his attacks became more clumsy and powerless.
Although Yakushi Nonou had the upper hand in the battle, she consistently controlled her strength, ensuring that Uchiha Yu would not suffer a fatal injury.
But what Uchiha Yu wanted was not just a sparring partner.
He wanted to be on the verge of death!
He reached forward, disrespectfully touching Yakushi Nonou in front of her.
Yakushi Nonou's previously calm expression was replaced by anger! She grabbed Uchiha Yu's neck!
The intense feeling of suffocation sent blood rushing to Uchiha Yu's brain, veins bulged on his forehead, and the nascent Sharingan in his eyes rolled upwards, turning into a "Byakugan."
Seeing Uchiha Yu in such a state, Yakushi Nonou felt a pang of reluctance but still didn't let go.
Uchiha Yu was just a hair's breadth away, and he raised his hand again, his fingertips brushing against her chest.
The force increased again, and Uchiha Yu couldn't lift his arm.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Just as Uchiha Yu gradually felt himself on the verge of death!
A strong will to live erupted within him!
His pupils constricted! A surge of power gushed from deep within his body!
He used his last ounce of strength to violently push Yakushi Nonou away, then staggered backward!
Yakushi Nonou looked at Uchiha Yu, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
'It seems this child has a secret I don't know about.'
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her emotions.
"That's enough for today!" Yakushi Nonou said coldly, releasing green life energy to heal Uchiha Yu.
The healing lasted for about twenty minutes.
Once Uchiha Yu was mostly free of major injuries, Yakushi Nonou turned and left the forest without looking back.
Leaving Uchiha Yu to gasp for breath alone.
"Thump!"
He fell to the ground, his chest heaving violently, but his heart was filled with joy!
The entire World was in slow motion, the trajectory of the falling leaves was so clear!
Sharingan, activate!