Chapter 206: Genjutsu: Infinite Void x The Will of Fire of the Uchiha
"He discovered me?!"
The brilliant sun tolerates no secrecy...
Intuition rising, the doors of the shrine closed. Starting with Yashiro Uchiha, every Uchiha spontaneously stepped forward to receive the "Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal." The caster was none other than Roy's father... Fugaku Uchiha.
Setsuna Uchiha, being old and with few years left, stood aside leaning on his cane, eyes closed in rest. Like a stone statue, silent yet exuding majesty.
Only when Roy suddenly looked up in a certain direction did he turn his head slightly and ask with concern, "What is it, child?"
In the pupils hidden by Roy's bangs, two suns fwoosh flickered. Earlier... his heart moved, feeling something was amiss. He immediately released En. Expanding the radius, it radiated out, instantly enveloping the entire shrine. Only then did he discover... an external gaze had appeared in the hall at some point...
Unfortunately, the distance was too great... Unable to use the Heart Worm to invade the person's heart... Roy simply activated [Eye of Revelation], seeing through the illusion, giving the opponent a warning. Retracting his gaze, he had a faint guess in his heart...
Besides the Third Hokage, who loved peeping with the [Telescope Technique], and Orochimaru, who excelled at hiding and dreamed of achieving immortality through research, only a certain pervy sage who loved peeping at women's baths would play this game.
However... considering the distance, even the Heart Worm couldn't hook the opponent along the thread of causality...
It must be the Third—Hiruzen Sarutobi without a doubt!
Coinciding with the Uchiha clan meeting today, it wasn't strange for him to do this.
"Nothing, just... accidentally discovered a rat." Using the Nen dome formed by En, shaped like a giant bowl inverted over the shrine, Roy spoke casually. With a thought, he repeatedly caught Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze projected via Chakra and unceremoniously drove it out...
Hokage Building, behind the desk symbolizing Konoha's supreme power...
Hiruzen Sarutobi closed and opened his eyes, again and again. Repeated attempts... all blocked...
The old man, in his early fifties, with deep furrows visible on his forehead, fell silent for a moment...
After a while, he leaned back in his chair, giving up on injecting Chakra into the crystal ball. Closing his eyes one last time, opening them ten seconds later... his pupils were like those who overestimate themselves and stare directly at the sun. Dazzled by the strong light, double vision appeared. The black dot in the center vaguely detached from his line of sight, moving to the corner of his eye...
Blurred directly...
How long had it been? Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't remember exactly when... Since he developed the [Telescope Technique] to monitor Konoha... he had never failed. It could be said... even the Hyuga clan, most adept at "sensing" and "distant viewing," couldn't compare to the range and breadth of the [Telescope Technique].
Yet, constant success breeds carelessness. Hiruzen Sarutobi recovered for a long time, recalling the boy's稚tender face, seven parts similar to Fugaku Uchiha. After regaining focus, he opened a drawer, pulled out a blank scroll, dipped his brush in ink... Pondering, he wrote four characters on the scroll—Uchiha Jin!
Note: Another young Uchiha genius suspected of awakening the Sharingan. Dojutsu: Suspected "super perception" pseudo-genjutsu repulsion ability... possesses high anti-reconnaissance awareness... Strength?
Hiruzen Sarutobi paused his brush, waved for an Anbu, and soon retrieved Roy's file from the Ninja Academy. Reading it carefully frame by frame... comparing it with his impressive performance of one kill per slash on the battlefield, he made a big stroke, writing four characters after Roy's name: "Key Observation"!
"Key Observation" usually meant handing it over to Anbu for secret surveillance... But realizing... the boy possessed extremely strong anti-reconnaissance awareness and means...
Hiruzen Sarutobi lifted his brush again, crossing out "Key Observation." He stood up slowly... walked to the window, looking at the Uchiha compound through the streets and alleys, deciding... he had to do it himself.
Coinciding with another graduation season, as the Academy Principal and Hokage, it was time to visit the little ninjas and assess their Will of Fire.
This time, wondering... if the Uchiha boy would be enlightened.
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the window, opened his hand to catch a falling leaf, then released it, letting it spiral away in the wind... Just like fire... wherever leaves dance, fire burns endlessly...
[Notification... "Potential Believer" Inabi Uchiha, grateful for your grace of awakening eyes, Ordination complete, Loyalty +20... Now converted to formal believer...]
[Believer: Inabi Uchiha... One Tomoe → Three Tomoe...]
[Faith Power +1]
[Notification... "Potential Believer" Tekka Uchiha, grateful for your grace of awakening eyes, Ordination complete, Loyalty +20... Now converted to formal believer...]
[Believer: Tekka Uchiha... One Tomoe → Three Tomoe...]
[Faith Power +1]
[Notification... "Potential Believer" Takuya Uchiha... Ryosuke Uchiha, grateful for your grace of awakening eyes, Ordination complete, Loyalty +20... Now converted to formal believer...]
[Believer: Takuya Uchiha, Ryosuke Uchiha... Unawakened → One Tomoe...]
[Faith Power +1 +1]
With [Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal] completed... led by Fugaku Uchiha, along with Setsuna, Yashiro, Inabi, Tekka, and other Uchiha, they discussed and decided on several "Eye Awakening Slots." Based on factors like... "Merit," "Loss," "Potential," "Appeasement," etc., they informed Roy.
Roy stood quietly aside, accompanied by the quiet Shisui, occasionally receiving eager and passionate gazes from other Uchiha... like Obito...
One by one, injecting "Negative Emotions" into Inabi, Tekka, and others to help them awaken or further awaken their eyes to increase tomoe count... Accompanied by panel notifications, while clearing "Negative Emotions," Roy's idea for developing "Dojutsu" became clearer.
Like Itachi's [Tsukuyomi] and [Amaterasu]... Sasuke's [Kagutsuchi]... Shisui's [Kotoamatsukami]...
Before becoming "Mangekyou," Sharingan prioritizes three abilities: "Insight," "Copy," and "Genjutsu." Among them, for Roy, "Insight" is covered by En, "Copy" is innate to Sharingan, leaving... "Genjutsu"...
Because everyone's perception of the world, personality, and outlook on life differ, it manifests in different forms and differences...
"So what about me? What form should my Genjutsu take?"
"Negative Emotions" slowly poured into the hearts of Inabi, Tekka, and others as Roy's hand covered their crowns. Roy thought of Itachi's crows... scenes of Itachi fighting Kakashi and Sasuke... immediately anchoring on a word—"Worldview"!
"Genjutsu" is forcing one's own "Worldview" and "Cognition" onto the opponent via the "Sharingan"... trapping the opponent in the "Worldview" one creates, unable to escape. Just like now... Roy only needs a thought to release the [Sun Characteristics] protecting the minds of Inabi, Tekka, and others, letting [Negative Emotions] overwhelm and collapse them...
Clarity and blood color intertwined in the boy's pupils. He already had the answer!
[Notification... "Potential Believer" Yashiro Uchiha, grateful for your grace of awakening eyes, Ordination complete, Loyalty +20... Now converted to formal believer...]
[Believer: Yashiro Uchiha... Two Tomoe → Three Tomoe...]
[Faith Power +1]
[Host's current "Negative Emotions" zeroed out]
The last trace of "Negative Emotion" injected... the last person... was Yashiro Uchiha, who had worked for the Uchiha clan for most of his life, serving as the Vice Captain of the Police Force, and also regarded as a right-hand man by his father and Setsuna Uchiha.
Buzz... Invisible ripples spread... Three tomoe slowly rotated in the scarlet eyes...
Yashiro Uchiha composed himself, suppressing his excitement and joy, bowing to Roy. "Thank you, Young Master!"
Beside him, Inabi, Tekka, Takuya, Ryosuke followed suit... Behind them, every Uchiha clan member who didn't get a turn this time showed envious looks. Disappointed? Certainly... Obito lowered his eyelids, touching his conscience... Whether in terms of merit, contribution, or sacrifice to the clan... As an orphan, having no relatives to lose, and usually revolving around Rin, rarely paying attention to clan affairs, mostly perfunctory... it was only natural that it wasn't his turn.
But... I really want it, really want to awaken my eyes...
The clan meeting ended in a harmonious atmosphere...
Creeak~ The shrine door opened. Obito hadn't heard a word of the second half of the meeting, just staring at the boy vaguely sandwiched between Fugaku and Setsuna. Even after Fugaku announced the meeting adjourned... he stood like a log, his gaze following the retreating figures of Fugaku and the boy tightly, until... the two disappeared into the greenery, only then recovering...
"Let's go."
"Let's go."
Some happy... some worried... some regretful... some inspired... After this clan meeting, the expressions of the Uchiha crowd varied...
Roy, with his back to the shrine's exterior symbolizing the blood-red of the Sharingan, walked home with his father Fugaku. En released, clearly taking in Obito's performance. His ears twitched, hearing Fugaku say, "Obito is a good kid, unfortunately, his talent is a bit lacking. If his teacher weren't Minato, according to the clan's care for orphans, he should have been included this time."
Dead-last Obito Uchiha... Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze... His father and the Clan Elder's choice wasn't without reason. Looking at talent, looking at stance, no fault could be found. But, is the talent of someone who can awaken [Kamui] really bad?
It can only be said... the new generation of Uchiha, like Itachi and Shisui, are too strong, making him seem insignificant... Speaking of sunshine... In the original story, this pitiful and tragic person who experienced the death of his beloved, was used by Madara and Black Zetsu, and finally repented and reconciled with Kakashi, ultimately didn't let darkness swallow the last ray of sunshine deep in his heart... Compared to Itachi slaughtering the whole clan, Shisui trying to use Kotoamatsukami to modify the clan's will... he was relatively tall among dwarfs, not too extreme a person.
"I think he's not bad," Roy smiled. His profile combined the looks of Fugaku and Mikoto, making Fugaku turn to look, feeling a bit dazed...
The man stopped, looking the boy up and down as if knowing him anew. His gaze was profound. "Just like you?"
Fugaku looked deeply at Roy. "Son, tell Dad, what else are you hiding?"
The boy smiled brightly, shrugging. "Who knows? Maybe... just these things."
Fugaku Uchiha: "6."
Corner of his mouth twitching, he smiled... "Alright then."
He moved his feet, striding forward again...
Tap... tap... Father and son, side by side, walked slowly...
Sunlight fell, dragging two shadows, one large and one small, swaying slightly in the wind...
At some point, feeling a wave of intense fatigue rushing towards him, Roy realized that maintaining the clone deep in the Naruto world couldn't last. With the panel notification... [Reminder, less than one minute remaining...]
Roy stopped. Turning to Fugaku, "Dad, sleepy."
Fugaku: "Just a few more steps, sleep when we get home..."
"No, I want to sleep now."
Fugaku stopped, looked back at the boy, bent his knees, and squatted down, revealing his back, not as broad as Silva's but upright enough. "Really can't do anything with you. Get on."
Roy grinned, showing white teeth. Forcing himself up, he wrapped his arms around Fugaku's neck, pressed his face against his back, listening to the man's strong heartbeat, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep... Zzz~ Soft snores emitted...
Two parallel shadows merged into one... On this afternoon, not hot but retaining a hint of early spring chill, Fugaku slowly stood up, supporting Roy's legs with his hands behind his back, walking slowly and firmly towards home...
The familiar falling sensation hit...
When Roy's consciousness returned, via [Deep Sleep], back to his cognitive world, then through the familiar dream tunnel, leaving the Naruto world, returning to the Hunter world...
Yorbian Continent, about three hundred nautical miles west of the seaside city Vebis, 10,000 meters underwater, inside the ruins church. Roy's clone sitting cross-legged in the ownerless land exploded with a Poof, forming a stream of Nen carrying massive information into... Roy's main body fighting the "fake Ging"...
The boy, with three swords in hand, wrapped in "Sun," "Water," and "Wind," forced back the fake Ging. Both retreated a hundred meters... A scarlet hue suddenly crept onto those clear eyes!
"Roy... is he seeing red with bloodlust?"
Hunter Association, inside Netero's spacious volleyball court...
Via the image projected by the hemp-rope-like monster, marked [54-714-01], meaning Victim No. 1 of July 14, 1954, in the third basement laboratory of the Ferry Bureau... The boy's eyes turning from white to red were clearly reflected...
Wing pushed up his glasses, keenly noticing Roy's anomaly, speaking in surprise. Shocked repeatedly, he felt a bit numb...
"Bloodlust wouldn't turn them completely red," Biscuit stared at the screen, narrowing her eyes. "Looks... more like Scarlet Eyes?"
"Old man, is Roy's mother from the Kurta Clan?"
The old woman glanced sideways... Netero remained silent...
Looking again... In the screen, the boy's eyes not only turned red but also had three tomoe slowly rotating. His mouth moved, seeming to say something...
"[Genjutsu: Infinite Void]..."
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