Short tandem repeat sequence testing

What mistake did I make?

Sasuke revisited this issue.

Not handing over the Sharingan was certainly a mistake. But since Tsunade returned the Sharingan to him, it means it wasn't a major mistake, and that's clearly not what Tsunade was asking.

He looked at Tsunade with a puzzled expression, unable to figure it out for a moment.

The Fifth Hokage didn't make things difficult for him and gave him the answer directly.

"You made your first mistake; you disobeyed orders."

"An order is an order. You can question it beforehand, and you can demand reflection afterward, but as a ninja, unless there are special circumstances, you must execute orders without question!"

"Think carefully, was there any special circumstance in that previous mission that forced you to disobey orders?"

Sasuke opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Under Tsunade's stern gaze, he couldn't think of any excuse to defend himself.

"Your second mistake, and the most serious one, was that you didn't trust the village."

"You think the village will try to steal your Sharingan like Root, and that I, as the leader of Konoha, will implant ten or eight Sharingan into myself like Danzo did to enhance my strength, right?"

"Deep down, you still believe that the Uchiha and Konoha are two incompatible entities, and that Konoha will inevitably harm the Uchiha, which is why you stole the Sharingan as a form of resistance, right?"

"I..." Sasuke's face was pale, and he murmured a single word for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence.

Tsunade's words, though somewhat blunt and harsh, struck a chord with him; in fact, it was only after Tsunade up that Sasuke realized what he was thinking!

Tsunade sighed.

"What did Sakura say in her reply?"

"She told me not to pit the Uchiha against the village," Sasuke recalled slowly. "I'll be Konoha's Sasuke Uchiha again."

"So, do you understand what she means?"

"I..." Sasuke hesitated for a moment, "I understand now."

Tsunade continued, "Sasuke, do you know how many ninja clans there are in Konoha? Thousands."

From large ninja clans with hundreds or thousands of members to families with only one or two active ninjas, Konoha has thousands of clans. The so-called Konoha is a clan alliance formed by the union of these thousands of ninja clans.

Initially, it was simply a matter of banding together for warmth, establishing a safe rear area, and protecting their relatives, clansmen, especially the elderly, children, and women. Later, the boundaries between clans gradually blurred, the concept of Konoha) gradually took root in people's hearts, and the Will of Fire was born.

Under the illumination of the Will of Fire, everyone in this village is not only a member of their own clan, but also a member of Konoha; they watch over and help each other, protecting the village, and in turn, the village protects them. Therefore, this place is also called "home".

The Hokage is the embodiment of the Will of Fire. In the Hokage's eyes, no clan can have a special status or be above Konoha —not the Senju, not the Uchiha; and no clan will be humiliated in the Hokage's presence. The Hokage protects every clan equally.

"The Uchiha are just a part of the village. Viewing the Uchiha and Konoha is tantamount to separating the Uchiha from Konoha. This is an extremely dangerous idea! And it's your biggest mistake! You are first and foremost Uchiha ninja, but ultimately, you are still a Konoha Ninja!"

"If you trust the village, you can ask me for the Sharingan after completing the mission. As long as you have a good reason, I won't refuse you... As the Hokage, I treat every Konoha Ninja as my family, including you, Sasuke. So how could I take away your family's keepsake? Remember, the so-called 'Konoha' is a collection of thousands of ninja clans and tens of thousands of ninjas, not just a collection of ninjas and Sharingan."

"You think the Sharingan is very important, you think everyone covets it like Danzo, but from the village's perspective, from the Hokage's perspective, no matter how many Sharingan you have..."

"None of them are as important as Sasuke Uchiha Konoha Ninja."

Sasuke was dumbfounded.

Only then did he finally understand what Sakura Haruno's two sentences meant.

What is a village? What is a family?

Although the answer to the question was not yet clear, at this moment, Sasuke was completely convinced by Tsunade's answer.

"I'm sorry, Lord Hokage." Sasuke handed the box containing the eleven Sharingan to Tsunade with both hands, bowing his head and saying, "I was wrong."

This time, he genuinely handed over his Sharingan to Tsunade.

Tsunade accepted it solemnly.

"The monitoring will take some time. You've already taken the batch with the most complete data and the easiest matches. As for the rest..." Tsunade paused for a moment, then added, "It might take three to five months to figure out their identities. Some might never be identified. Why don't you come back at the end of the year?"

"So long?" Sasuke asked in surprise.

"There's no way around it; DNA short tandem repeat sequence determination technology is still very immature and takes a long time. Plus, there are other technical challenges involved... In reality, being able to identify some eye strains is already quite an achievement."

Sasuke blinked.

Wait, what technology is D?

I recognized every single word in that long list of nouns, but when they were put together, I was completely stumped; this familiar sense of déjà vu... it somehow feels very much in line with someone's style?

This kind of perverse sense of humor that's hard to understand...

Tsunade chuckled. "That's right, it's the person you're thinking of."

She cleared her throat, looked at Sasuke seriously, and concluded, "You must remember what I'm saying. Don't just let it go in one ear and out the other. Go back and think about it carefully."

"Remember, you are Sasuke Uchiha. Konoha Ninja, Sasuke Uchiha. The village, me, Sakura, Naruto, Kakashi, and everyone else trust you. So, please trust the village too."

The blonde woman patted Sasuke the shoulder solemnly.

"That's all for today. Remember to keep what you saw a secret when you get back! Also, here's a suggestion, take it or leave it. Cremate and bury them when you get back, so your people can rest in peace."

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

Sasuke nodded and bowed, then left the laboratory, clutching the Sharingan of his father and the others.

"Oh, right, there's something I'd like to ask the Lord Hokage!" Sasuke suddenly said as he reached the door, "If the examination reveals something about my mother's eyes—"

"I'll let you know immediately." Tsunade smiled slightly, watching Sasuke walk away with light steps, and closed the door.

"Phew, finally got this kid under control. Teenage boys are so hard to fool. This is exhausting!"

The Lord Fifth Hokage secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Next time Sasuke trouble, let Sakura and Naruto handle it," Tsunade secretly decided.

Thousands of Senri away, someone in the Shikkotsu Forest suddenly sneezed.

"Strange, I don't have a cold... Now that we've talked about Sasuke, how's that going? Was my reply too brief?"

[Second update. Sakura-chan has appeared in every single chapter for the past few hundred chapters, so these few chapters are a break for this hard-working girl. Don't worry, she'll be back to work soon. Also, the book won't go into detail about everything; that would make it too padded.]