Sasuke's Red Hot State

Naruto swallowed with difficulty. In disbelief, he turned to Kakashi-sensei, only to find that the other man had no intention of stopping him.

He then looked toward Sakura. Her face was already filled with anger, and her pink fists were clenched.

As for Sasuke?

Although he had already lowered his head and was trembling all over, Naruto could see that a One-Tomoe Sharingan had appeared in his eyes.

There even seemed to be faint signs of it developing toward a Two-Tomoe Sharingan.

Seeing the three of them display such strange reactions to his words, Obito frowned slightly.

"Did I say something wrong?"

But the next moment, he suddenly understood!

I know! I understand!

Got it! I understand everything!

Fugaku had always been extremely strict with his two children. As the leader of the Uchiha Clan, he naturally lived under immense pressure every day.

If his two children were so useless that they could not help consolidate his rule, it was inevitable that he would become dignified and cold!

The timelines of the two worlds were almost both at Year 64 of Konoha according to the calculations.

However, twenty years ago, in Year 44 of Konoha, the Empire had undergone a change of dynasty. The Empire was now twenty years old, so the two timelines basically added up to the same year.

Sasuke in the Empire was now twelve years old, and Sasuke in this world should also be twelve.

If he had only barely reached the level of a Genin at twelve, then it made sense that his father-son relationship with Fugaku Uchiha was poor.

Thinking this, Obito immediately praised himself for his cleverness.

"His older brother Itachi has doted on him since childhood. Even if his talent is poor, Itachi's personality means he wouldn't be the kind of person to put pressure on his younger brother. In the Empire, Itachi is the type who wants everyone around him to live easily and is willing to shoulder everything himself. Then Itachi in this world should be about the same, right?"

Obito was meticulous. He smugly glanced at Kakashi.

Heh heh, everyone says that I, Obito, am frivolous and unskilled, and that I only barely graduated from Imperial University because of my Mangekyo Sharingan.

I usually just don't want to use my brain, but now I understand the true nature of the matter, Kakashi! Open your eyes wide and watch me work!

"Sasuke, don't be so dejected. Your father is only doing that for your own good. Is your brother doing well recently? He even sparred with me in ninjutsu some time ago!"

Seeing the three of them trembling without saying a word, Obito was puzzled.

Did I get it wrong again?

"Hey! Bastard! You even joke about the dead! Do you have any humanity?"

Naruto shouted angrily. Although he often played pranks, he would never joke about the dead!

"Kakashi-sensei! What kind of friend is this?"

Sakura was more rational, but even she found it difficult to stay calm at this moment. She turned her angry gaze toward Kakashi, hoping that he would step in and uphold justice.

As for Sasuke?

He had completely entered a Red Hot State. That man! That man!

His face was flushed with fury. He was even redder than someone who had downed three bottles of strong liquor. He raised his head, and the One-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes transformed into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan under his extreme emotions.

Normally, he should have awakened it during his battle with Haku, but it had come a few days early.

The next moment, Sasuke disappeared from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was already holding a Kunai and thrusting it toward Obito's waist.

"Hey! Kid! Don't be so impulsive!"

Obito instinctively clamped one hand around the wrist holding Sasuke's thrusting Kunai.

He was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell? Dead? Who's dead?

Fugaku Uchiha?

Fugaku was dead? He was the dignified leader of a clan, a veteran powerhouse of the Empire, with Super Kage-level strength. He could even activate the Eternal Mangekyo and cleave through the Five Kage in his Susanoo form.

Even when seriously injured, he would have a group of Uchiha Clan members desperately protecting him.

Who could kill him? Who could possibly kill him?

Fugaku was dead in this world? What kind of joke was this?

"Scum! Where is that scum?"

"Tell me! Was he the one who sent you here?"

Even after activating his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, Sasuke still couldn't see how the other man had moved. By the time he realized what had happened, his hand was clamped down as tightly as if by pincers, leaving him completely unable to move.

He attacked with both fists and feet, but the other man didn't even use his Sharingan. He didn't so much as look at him. Relying solely on instinctive movements, he blocked all of Sasuke's attacks and restrained him, leaving him utterly powerless.

"How is that possible? Damn it!"

Sasuke's pupils contracted violently. During the Genin exam, even Kakashi-sensei had needed to use some means to block this combination of his attacks. Now that he had awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, how much stronger was he than before?

Why could the other man stop him so easily?

At this moment, only his mouth could move. While he was still thinking about how to escape, Naruto, his good friend, had already charged over noisily and attacked Obito.

"Go to hell! You bastard who likes joking about the dead!"

Obito was still wondering who the scum Sasuke was talking about when, in the next moment, he was distracted by Naruto's attack. A sharp pain suddenly shot through his hand.

"Ah—It hurts, it hurts!"

He cried out in agony. Unable to control his strength, he sent Naruto flying with a slap, then shook his hand, trying to fling Sasuke off.

Seeing Naruto lying motionless in the distance with his head stuck straight into the ground, Obito was startled.

He couldn't have died, right?

Sasuke was still biting him tightly and refusing to let go. Afraid that another slap would kill this boy from the same clan as him, Obito had no choice but to activate Kamui.

The Mangekyo flashed.

Before Sasuke could wonder why he had suddenly lost all sensation, his upper and lower rows of teeth slammed together with such force that they nearly shattered.

The impact almost gave him a concussion.

Obito had no time to complain about how people of the same origin could be so cruel to one another. He hurried over to check on Naruto, who was stuck headfirst in the ground and unconscious.

Sakura was scared senseless. When she came to her senses, she glanced at Naruto, whom Obito had rescued, but did not go over to help him. Instead, she went to support Sasuke and check whether he was injured anywhere.

In her heart, Sasuke was slightly more important. Besides, with her teacher's friend there, what could happen to Naruto?

Kakashi rubbed his forehead helplessly. Obito! You are a good-for-nothing who never accomplishes anything and only makes things worse!

Why did I let you spout nonsense when you knew nothing about the situation?

In the end, don't I still have to use those eyes you despise yet can't help relying on?

However, Kakashi had already noticed the details in Obito's words just now.

He had originally investigated this world and thought it was an insignificant one, but only now did he realize that he had been completely mistaken!

The civilians here said that even Genin would go to the battlefield to kill enemies. That did not mean the high-end combat power of this world was weak.

Although Genin in the Empire were only responsible for delivering takeout, farming, and watering crops, Genin in this world had to go to the battlefield and temper themselves from the very beginning. How could ninjas forged through mountains of corpses and seas of blood possibly be inferior to ninjas of the same rank in the Empire?

Hadn't even the 26th Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan died here?

It seemed that the secrets hidden in this world were far more complicated than they appeared on the surface! Otherwise, for a powerhouse of that level to want to live, how could he have fallen unless his lifespan had reached its end?

Kakashi's gaze gradually solidified as he stared at Obito.

"Obito, it seems you aren't completely useless after all... At least this time, we discovered this world's greatest secret..."