Awakening Eyes

Yichen didn't respond to Sokai Uchiha, and then said, "Sokai Uchiha, can I speak to you as a real ninja?"

Sokai was taken aback. Although he was a child, he knew that Yichen was now the Tsuchikage, a top figure in the entire Ninja World. In terms of status, he might even be above the head of their Uchiha Clan.

He was a little nervous that someone like Yichen was speaking to him so solemnly. After a long while, Sokai Uchiha, said, "Okay."

"Alright, let me ask you first. Although I kidnapped you from Konoha to Iwagakure back then, did I ever lie to you?" Yichen asked.

Sokai was about to launch into a tirade when he suddenly remembered Yichen saying he wanted to talk to someone like a real ninja. So he thought about it carefully. He recalled Yichen telling him about the Ninja World's situation and even mentioning his kidnapping, which seemed to confirm he hadn't lied. So he honestly replied, "No."

"Alright, what I'm about to say might not believe you, but I guarantee it's all true," Yichen said. "The Nine-Tails' Rampage attacked Konoha before. Do you know what the Nine-Tails is?"

Sokai recalled what he had learned at the Ninja Academy, nodded, and said, "The Nine-Tails is the Tailed Beast of our Konoha, while your Iwagakure has the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails."

Yichen nodded, Sokai Konoha's use of "Konoha" to refer to them and "Iwagakure" to refer to them. Instead, he continued, "During the Nine-Tails' Rampage Konoha, the Nine-Tails had crimson Sharingan. It's certain that the Nine-Tails was controlled by the Sharingan of your Uchiha Clan."

"What? Impossible! You're lying to me!" Sokai immediately shouted excitedly.

"Sokai Uchiha!" Yichen shouted sharply. "Please maintain the composure of a ninja. Whether what I say is true or false, you must use your reason to judge, and not let your emotions control you."

Taking a few deep breaths, Sokai Uchiha finally calmed down again. This scene, witnessed by Yichen, made him nod in Yichen. Not bad, quite talented.

Sokai Uchiha poor Ninjutsu or Taijutsu talent, but his mental fortitude is already quite remarkable.

"I can tell you definitively that I was in Konoha on the day of the Nine-Tails' Rampage, and I participated in it. I released the Seven-Tails that I had captured from Takigakure into Konoha, adding Konoha to the fire," Yichen said calmly.

"You? You're despicable! Why did you do this?" Sokai wasn't too agitated this time; he just gritted his teeth and whispered.

Yichen nodded and continued, "Because our Iwagakure and Konoha are enemies."

In short, all of Sokai's anger was drained away. Yes, the two sides were enemies to begin with, so it was normal to use any means necessary; that's what the Ninja Academy taught.

Yichen didn't stop. "Sokai Uchiha, you should know what the appearance of the Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eyes will bring to the Uchiha Clan. Your clansmen have been completely isolated by the Konoha High-ranking officials."

"Our Iwagakure and many other ninja villages contacted your clan leader, and in the end, your clan leader chose our Iwagakure. He will be transferring a group of Uchiha children who are even younger than you to us. We hope you can take good care of your younger brothers and sisters."

At this Sokai really wanted to say, "You're lying! You must have kidnapped these children again." But reason told him that Yichen had no reason to do that; Yichen hadn't lied to him when he kidnapped him.

Just as Sokai trying to recall and find a flaw in Yichen's words, Yichen suddenly handed him a scroll.

Sokai wasn't stupid; he knew this was definitely evidence Yichen wanted to show him, proof that what Yichen said was true. Suddenly, Yichen Sokai had an urge to turn and run. He couldn't imagine what the Uchiha Clan would face if Yi Chen's words were true.

It could lead to the extinction of our entire race!

But Sokai's right hand still uncontrollably reached for the scroll in Yichen's hand.

He mechanically opened the scroll, which contained only one line of text. "Sokai, take good care of these younger brothers and sisters. Fugaku."

"Boom." A huge surge of emotion suddenly overwhelmed Sokai's mind. Sokai wanted to tell himself that Yichen had written those words, but a voice in his mind kept telling him that it was true, it was true.

And so, a suppressed roar escaped from Sokai's throat, "No~~~"

When he looked up at Yichen again, what Yichen saw was a pair of scarlet Sharingan, Single-Tomoe in the left eye and Two-Tomoe in the right eye!

"Finally, my Awakening Eyes," Yichen thought to himself.

But the next moment, Sokai, overwhelmed with excitement, fainted.

Yichen stepped forward to Chakra Sokai's condition. He found that Zao Jie was too emotionally agitated and that the sudden Sharingan putting too much strain on his body, making it difficult for him to cope. Yichen then placed a chakra-isolating seal on Sokai's eyes.

After a long while, when Sokai woke up, Yichen said to him, "Congratulations, you 'Awakening Eyes your Sharingan, but you can't use it yet. I've sealed your Sharingan. I'll help you unlock it after you graduate."

Sokai no longer cares about whether or not his Awakening Eyes; he only feels that perhaps the next moment countless blades will be extended towards his clansmen still in Konoha.

Seeing this, Yichen said, "You need to rest well and take care of your health. Your younger siblings still need your care."

After saying that, Yichen left Ōnoki's house.

After that, Yichen didn't pay much attention to Sokai anymore. He only heard Ōnoki mention him a few times later. Since Yichen had seen him, Sokai had been training even harder.

Unfortunately, Sokai's strength was not great before, not mainly because he didn't train hard enough, but because his talent was really poor. So even though Sokai trained harder, the results were not obvious.

By now, the position of Dead Last has been firmly secured by Sokai.

Fugaku entrusted Yichen to Sokai, but Shinichi kept it himself instead of giving it to Sokai. The Anbu had been researching the Sharingan and Byakugan, and Yichen had an Anbu transplant Sharingan before looking at the scroll.

Sure enough, the scroll, which was originally blank with only one line of text, immediately revealed text under the Sharingan.

Yichen went through more than a dozen Anbu before he finally managed to record the Sharingan Genjutsu and Uchiha Ninjutsu on the scroll.

Just when we were about to study Fire Release Kazekaze Release, Fugaku Uchiha sent so many Fire Release. Yichen thought to himself, Fugaku is truly a timely help.

Besides these Fire Release, Yichen also possessed two other items related to Fire Release: one was Fire Style Jutsu Scroll he obtained from Orochimaru's basement while in Konoha, and the other was Ninjutsu experience by Madara Uchiha.

Yichen believed that as long as he handled these three items related to Fire Release well, his Fire Release would be close to the level of Lightning Release and Earth Release.

Of course, Yichen didn't forget to make a copy for Ogura Saki as well. Considering that Ogura Saki was about to develop her bloodline limit, Yichen, with the consent of Ōnoki and the others, also made a copy of Madara Uchiha's Ninjutsu experience for her.

As for Orochimaru's Fire Style Jutsu Scroll, Ogura Saki had already read them.

Yichen's life gradually became peaceful after that. Although Nagato would occasionally contact Yichen using the Phantasm Body Technique, nothing major happened, and the Dark Akatsuki Organization only recruited two new members.

One is Sasori of the Red Sands, Sasori of the Red Sands code name is Azure Dragon. In the original work, Sasori of the Red Sands's code name was Jade Maiden, but in this life, the code name Jade Maiden has been taken by Yahiko.

The other was a character Yichen barely recognized. Yichen didn't pay much attention to him and didn't even remember the other person's code name. He guessed that the other person was just a minor character who either died during a mission or at the hands of his partner.

The Akatsuki Organization is recruiting, but given Yichen's relationship with Akatsuki Organization, he doesn't need to worry about it.

Yichen is currently focused on the growth of his three new disciples in Team Five.

The three of them had witnessed a truly grand scene with Yichen, and now their mentality was that of a qualified ninja.

Seeing the significantly more determined look in the three of them's eyes as they cultivated, Yichen called them together and said, "Alright, some time has passed since I assigned you the cultivation task last time. Tell me about your progress."

In fact, not much time has passed since Yichen assigned them the task, only about a month. During that month, Yichen took them to the Land of Rain for about half a month, which caused them to waste a lot of time on the way.

However, all three have made some progress.

The most obvious example is Ishinose Kiyoshi. This child probably lacked resources before and had no opportunity to learn Ninjutsu. Now that he has Ninjutsu Scroll, he learned his first C-rank Ninjutsu in a month. Although he hasn't reached the level of proficiency required by Yichen, it's still a significant improvement.

Then there's Atsumi Akino, a little girl who genuinely loves reading and is incredibly efficient at it, unlike Yichen who forced himself to study with the mindset of an adult.

The little girl reads very quickly; she seems to be able to easily grasp the meaning the author wants to convey.

Although Atsumi Akino was neither skilled in nor fond of Sealing Jutsu, she was the only one who completed the task Yichen had asked her to do. She actually read all the books Yichen had given her.

Finally, there's Uzumaki Riori. This girl is giving Yichen a headache. She trains very hard, but the results are so poor that Yichen is baffled. So far, her Tree Climbing ability is only about five meters. Yichen's goal is ten meters!

Rubbing his temples, Yichen said to Uzumaki Riori, "Riori, don't rush. Your basic advantages are actually quite obvious, but you need a preparation process to bring them to fruition. What you are doing now is that preparation process."

"Once you've learned all of these, you'll improve very quickly. So don't be discouraged, keep going!"

Uzumaki Riori nodded somewhat aggrievedly. She could understand her Yichen, since Atsumi Akino and Ishinose Kiyoshi had both learned to Tree Climbing. What was even more infuriating was that the two of them had learned in between completing their own training tasks, just to give it a try.

The result was obvious. Naruto and Sasuke must have felt when they saw Sakura climb the Tree Climbing so easily. Uzumaki Riori must be ten times more upset than they are now.

Because Naruto and Sasuke were both defeated, it was easier for them to accept it. However, Uzumaki Riori was the only one who failed, which made the little girl doubt her talent for a time. Fortunately, Uzumaki Riori didn't have that kind of mindset. This silly girl, as long as Yichen comforted her a few times, she would immediately regain her confidence.

Whether or not Uzumaki Riori listened, Yichen taught Ishinose Kiyoshi another C-rank Water Style Jutsu, allowing him to learn both Water Release together.

Meanwhile, Atsumi Akino was taught D-rank Sealing Jutsu by Yichen.

Time always flies when you're teaching your disciples, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye. The Chunin Ninja Exams Konoha are fast approaching.

Although the Iwa ninja sent people to annoy Konoha, they couldn't just send a few squads to their deaths.