Awakening the eyes

"Yusuke-sensei, we want to take a B-rank mission!" Danzō Shimura said.

Hearing this, Renye and Koharu Utatane were both stunned.

Hadn't they agreed earlier to take a C-rank mission?

Why the sudden change of heart?!

"Danzō, if you want to die, don't drag us along!" Renye said irritably.

Though Renye had confidence in his own strength, it was still better not to take risks.

B-rank missions were extremely dangerous!

"Uchiha Renye, are you scared?" Danzō Shimura sneered, looking at Renye.

Renye didn't deny it; he just nodded.

Danzō Shimura: "???"

"It's just a B-rank mission—what's there to be afraid of!"

Clearly, Danzō didn't understand the danger of B-rank missions.

Yusuke Senju frowned and said, "You want to take a B-rank mission?"

The level of missions a ninja accepted was divided according to their own strength.

Usually, fresh graduates from the Academy mostly took D-rank missions.

Of course, they could also take C-rank missions, but D-rank ones were more common.

The same went for Chunin; they mainly handled C-rank missions.

B-rank missions depended on the mission requirements and the team's strength.

As for Jonin, they primarily took B-rank missions, occasionally picking up a few A-rank ones.

S-rank missions were generally completed by several Jonin working together.

Of course, that was just the standard choice for ordinary ninjas.

Genius ninjas didn't follow that rule...

"That's right, Yusuke-sensei!" Danzō said.

Yusuke Senju stroked his stubbly beard, looking at the three of them as he fell into thought.

Given their strength, D-rank missions really wouldn't yield much effect.

But wasn't taking a B-rank mission a bit too dangerous?

Ordinary B-rank missions were usually only taken by experienced Chunin teams.

After all, B-rank missions had a high danger coefficient—one misstep could mean death.

Especially since these brats had only just graduated a few days ago.

Yusuke Senju shook his head and refused, "No, B-rank missions are too dangerous."

B-rank missions typically involved infiltration and assassination.

What the hell did fresh graduate Genin know about that?

If he agreed, wouldn't he just be sending them to their deaths?

"Yusuke-sensei..." Danzō started to speak again, but Yusuke Senju cut him off, "Forget about B-rank missions. With your strength, taking one would just be throwing your lives away."

These three were Disciples personally trained by Lord Tobirama.

If they accidentally died on a mission, wouldn't Lord Tobirama tear him apart?

Renye agreed, "Yusuke-sensei is right. It's better for us to take a C-rank mission."

"Mm-hmm, Renye-kun is right," Koharu Utatane chimed in.

Seeing this, Danzō's forehead veins bulged, and he gritted his teeth, "You two are useless teammates!"

Renye earnestly advised, "Danzō, B-rank missions are too dangerous. Let's just take a C-rank one."

"Danzō, why do you want to take a B-rank mission?" Koharu Utatane asked in confusion.

Hadn't they agreed yesterday to take a C-rank mission?

"Hiruzen told me yesterday that they took a B-rank escort mission," Danzō said coldly.

Renye was a bit surprised, "They're already doing B-rank missions?"

Danzō nodded and tempted them, "Since they can take B-rank missions, why can't we?"

"We all just graduated—why should they get to take B-rank missions while we're stuck here doing these low-level ones?"

It had to be said, Danzō had a talent for speech; two sentences were enough to stir Renye's competitive spirit. No wonder he'd become the leader of the Root organization in the future.

"Uchiha Renye, tell me why," Danzō suddenly asked.

He thought he had sparked Renye's desire to win, and indeed he had.

For a moment, Renye even wanted to take a B-rank mission.

But he quickly calmed down. Facing Danzō's questioning, he replied, "Because they're braver?"

Danzō's mouth twitched. The hell did he mean by braver?

"A true shinobi is forged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, not from doing D-rank missions!" Danzō roared.

Hearing this, Renye froze.

Danzō's words woke him up.

All along, Renye's mindset hadn't fully shifted.

He knew that to survive in the Shinobi World, his own strength had to be formidable.

Ever since he'd crossed over, he'd trained relentlessly to grow stronger.

But Renye hadn't realized that training alone wasn't enough—he also needed to gain experience through battle.

Though missions were dangerous, they were also the fastest path to power!

"Danzō... you're right." Renye suddenly lifted his head. "We should take B-rank missions."

He'd figured it out. If he was already hesitating over a B-rank mission now, what would he do in the coming shinobi wars?

Renye was afraid of death, sure, but this was the Shinobi World. He had no choice.

The only thing he could do was strive to grow stronger and survive!

He believed he would become stronger!

At that moment, Renye's obsession with growing stronger surpassed everything else.

"Renye, your eyes..."

Koharu Utatane's gasp cut through Renye's thoughts.

"What about my eyes?" Renye asked, puzzled.

For some reason, he felt his vision had grown sharper.

He could even clearly see the pores on Danzō's face.

"U... Uchiha Renye, you... you've awakened your eyes?!"

Danzō Shimura stared at the One Tomoe Sharingan in Renye's eyes, his mouth agape in shock, looking like he'd seen a ghost.

If he knew that his own words had triggered Renye's awakening, would he regretfully slap himself twice?

Renye finally realized what had happened, joy surging in his heart.

So that's why his vision had suddenly improved—he'd awakened his eyes!

Four years. After four years in the Shinobi World, he'd finally awakened his eyes!

Even though unlocking One Tomoe at age ten was embarrassing compared to those senior transmigrators, he was still thrilled.

The gap between an Uchiha Clan Member with a Sharingan and one without was enormous.

The Sharingan not only enhanced visual and perceptual abilities but also allowed one to recognize genjutsu and even cast it in reverse.

What's more, the Sharingan could copy an opponent's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

After all, it was after gaining one Sharingan that Kakashi earned the title of Copy Ninja.

Mom wouldn't have to worry about him not learning jutsu anymore.

"Haha, I've finally awakened my eyes!" Renye exclaimed excitedly.

Awakening the Sharingan at age ten made him a genius in the Uchiha Clan.

Worthy of the clan pouring resources into nurturing him.

But Renye's situation was special. After being adopted by Tobirama Senju, the Uchiha Clan Members clearly didn't want much contact with him.

They subconsciously saw Renye as a "traitor."

Even Shun Uchiha had started deliberately avoiding him...

Renye didn't care about the Uchiha's behavior. In fact, he found it laughable.

This was clearly the Uchiha's compromise with the Senju, yet they pinned it on him. It only showed how incompetent the Uchiha's higher-ups were.

Renye wasn't angry about it. As an "outsider," he felt no sense of belonging to the clan.

The three of them found Yusuke Senju and unanimously demanded to take a B-rank mission.

Unable to sway them, Yusuke Senju accepted a B-rank mission to wipe out mountain bandits.