Sakura Haruno

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha's heart stirred slightly. To plunder the other's eye power?

As Uchiha who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, he naturally knew its drawbacks.

The power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is limited; it diminishes with each use and is difficult to restore.

Finally, when the pupil's power is exhausted, blindness will be the only outcome.

However, if one could seize the power of the eye, wouldn't that mean the Mangekyō Sharingan might have the possibility of never going blind?

Thinking deeper...

Fugaku Uchiha felt a chill run down his spine!

Fugaku Uchiha said to Izumi Uchiha, "Come with me."

Then Fugaku Uchiha brought Izumi Uchiha to the Naka Shrine.

Before Izumi Uchiha her Mangekyō Sharingan, her Sharingan had not reached the Three Tomoe, so she had never been to the Naka Shrine.

However, since awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, she has come here many times.

The Uchiha Clan has been holding quite a few meetings lately, and at each meeting, she is always surrounded by many clan members and sits at the very front, second only to Fugaku Uchiha.

Fugaku Uchiha did not linger in the meeting hall, but instead led her directly into the basement of the Naka Shrine, to the stone tablet.

"Activate your Sharingan once, then activate your Mangekyō Sharingan and look at it again," said Fugaku Uchiha.

Driven by curiosity, Izumi Uchiha watched it twice, following Fugaku Uchiha's instructions.

After reading it, Izumi Uchiha couldn't help but exclaim, "The Mangekyō Sharingan can cause blindness if used too much? And there's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan above the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

She had just obtained the Mangekyō Sharingan and thought she had mastered the supreme power of the Uchiha Clan.

Unexpectedly receiving such devastating news, Izumi Uchiha almost broke down.

Fugaku Uchiha nodded and said, "That's right. After Mangekyō Sharingan, if there isn't a close relative's Mangekyō Sharingan to fuse with, then the end result will inevitably be blindness."

"Back then, our ancestor Madara Uchiha, must have fused with the Mangekyō Sharingan of his younger brother Izuna Uchiha."

"That's why Madara Uchiha was able to fight Hashirama Senju so many times and always maintain his peak fighting strength."

"You and I are the same; we don't have any close relatives who have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. So, under normal circumstances, our Mangekyō Sharingan will inevitably lead to blindness."

"However, since your eye technique involves absorbing eye power, perhaps you have a chance to keep your Mangekyō Sharingan forever bright."

Izumi Uchiha nodded mechanically, overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information she had received. She couldn't fully process it all at once.

Fugaku Uchiha said, "Alright, let's go back. No matter what, we must be cautious when using the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Izumi Uchiha responded with a "Yes."

While Fugaku Uchiha was personally instructing Izumi Uchiha, the Konoha High-ranking officials was also adjusting their plans.

These days, Tsunade has reduced the number of ninjas going out on missions.

The number of ninjas carrying out missions in and around the village has increased.

For example, patrolling ninjas, or guarding important locations within the village.

The number of these ninjas has increased.

This was naturally done to deal with the Uchiha Clan.

It's not that I'm worried the Uchiha Clan will launch a surprise attack on these places.

Instead, they were thinking that if the Uchiha Clan ever rebelled, the village could quickly gather enough manpower.

In fact, Yichen could understand why Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted on the annihilation of the Uchiha Clan in the original story.

Because Konoha had to devote a lot of energy just to preventing a rebellion by the Uchiha Clan.

This severely impacted Konoha's development, so eliminating the Uchiha was a wise move—a short, sharp pain is better than a long, drawn-out one.

In addition to Tsunade, the Hokage, increasing the number of ninjas carrying out missions within the village, Danzo's Root was also recruiting new members.

Root suffered heavy losses this time, but Root Konoha that has completely broken ties with the Uchiha Clan.

The next time the Uchiha Clan causes trouble, Root will be needed to lead the charge.

Therefore, although Tsunade was actually very unwilling to replenish the manpower of Root, she had no choice but to do it against her will.

This made Tsunade very unhappy. She felt that the longer she sat in the Hokage position, the more she resembled her teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Gritting her teeth, Tsunade finally signed the expansion plan given to her by Danzo.

After this document takes effect, the Root will be the first to select new Ninja Academy graduates for the next few years.

Fugaku Uchiha's son, Itachi Uchiha, was very close to Shisui and was often brainwashed by the Third Hokage using the Will of Fire.

Between the village and the clan, Itachi Uchiha, who leans more towards the village, has now reached Chunin strength.

Itachi Uchiha will also join Root, essentially taking over the position previously Shisui Uchiha.

After signing, Tsunade called Kakashi over and said, "Give this to Advisor Danzō. After you're done, go back and get some rest."

Kakashi nodded in agreement, then took the documents and left.

Watching Kakashi's departing figure, Tsunade felt even more irritated.

She noticed that Kakashi's behavior had been somewhat off ever since the chaos in Konoha.

Kakashi is now a top-tier fighter with the awakened Mangekyō Sharingan. Tsunade is still very concerned about the changes in Kakashi's mentality.

The village cannot afford for a Kage Level close to the central leadership to change their stance.

However, Tsunade didn't know how to talk to Kakashi.

Kakashi's expression seemed to say: Don't talk to me, I won't say anything.

After delivering the documents to Danzo, Kakashi didn't go home, but instead unknowingly returned to the Memorial Stone area.

Standing before Obito Uchiha's tombstone, Kakashi murmured to himself, "Obito, was that you?"

"If it was you, why would you do this? Why won't you acknowledge me as your father?"

Kakashi stood in front of Obito Uchiha's grave for a long time, then went to Rin Nohara's grave.

Gently stroking Rin Nohara's tombstone, Kakashi wanted to ask if Rin Nohara had seen Obito in the Pure Land.

But after hesitating for a long time, he still didn't dare to speak.

In the end, Kakashi did not voice his suspicions at Rin Nohara's grave.

Even though Rin was already in the Pure Land, Kakashi couldn't bear to disturb her and make her uncomfortable.

When Kakashi left the Memorial Stone again, his entire demeanor became even more somber.

However, the dejected Kakashi did not become as self-destructive as he had when he personally killed Rin Nohara.

On the contrary, since the Konoha Incident, Kakashi has been training extremely hard. He trains beyond his limits every day, and in the entire Konoha, only Might Guy can consistently outperform Kakashi.

Kakashi was working so hard partly to punish himself for being useless.

On the other hand, he wanted to improve his own strength so he could find Obito Uchiha and ask him why he did what he did.

Iwagakure)

After finishing his day of cultivation, Yichen returned to his neighborhood and knocked on the door of a house.

On one side of Yichen's house lived the Yichen people, and on the other side lived a family of three who had recently moved in. This was the family Yichen was knocking on the door to.

A young couple and their daughter lived inside.

That little girl was Sakura Haruno.

Sakura Haruno is only three years old, with red hair, and is a little shy around strangers.

They were relatively unfamiliar with Yichen, but quite familiar with the two little Tailed Beast beside him.

Sakura Haruno, who had been peeking out from behind her parents, immediately ran out when she saw the Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei, hugged the little Little Rhino Dog- Little Rhino Dog tightly, and rubbed her face against its body.

During her time in Iwagakure, Sakura Haruno has become very good friends with the two small Tailed Beast.

The two Tailed Beasts, talked about almost everything and spent every day together.

Yichen let the Little Rhino Dog take Sakura Haruno outside to play, and then said to the anxious young couple, "You two don't need to be afraid."

"I believe you two already know my identity; I am the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure."

"I saw your daughter Sakura Haruno's talent for training, so I took advantage of the chaos in Konoha and brought you to Iwagakure."

"Here, you can live a normal life just like you would in Konoha."

"You should have gained some understanding of Iwagakure by now. From now on, I can introduce you to jobs and won't interfere with your daily lives."

"I suppose you originally hoped that Sakura Haruno would become a ninja, and our Iwagakure can train him as well."

"She's still young and doesn't understand the difference between Konoha and Iwagakure, so we won't treat her differently."

"As long as you live and study well in Iwagakure, you won't have any psychological burden in becoming an Iwa ninja in the future."

"I hope you will treat Iwagakure as your own home and give Sakura Haruno a normal environment to grow up in."

Sakura Haruno's father hesitated for a moment before asking, "Lord Tsuchikage, can Sakura become your disciple?"

Yichen smiled slightly and said, "If you don't object, then I will accept her as my disciple. However, please do not publicize this while she is studying at the Sakura Ninja Academy."

"Becoming famous too early isn't good for her. Becoming my disciple might attract jealousy from other students at the Ninja Academy."

Sakura Haruno's father was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Lord Tsuchikage Lord Tsuchikage. Rest assured, we will keep this a secret."

Although Sakura Haruno's parents lived in Konoha, they knew some things about Yichen and the significance of the Kage to a village.

They had been in Iwagakure for quite some time and had a good understanding of Yichen's greatest abilities.

Knowing that Yichen was most skilled at teaching disciples, those who were taken in by Yichen would at least Quasi-Jonin after a few years.

The young couple, ordinary civilians from Konoha, couldn't understand what their daughter's talent was that made her so valued by the Tsuchikage.

However, being Tsuchikage in as a disciple by the Tsuchikage is a good thing in any case. Whether they become ninjas in Konoha or Iwagakure makes no difference to them.

Yichen originally planned to talk to Sakura after reaching an agreement with Sakura's parents.

However, seeing how much fun Sakura was having with the two Tailed Beasts, Yichen gave up on the idea.

Sakura has both parents and a happy family. She doesn't have to worry about conflicts between the Main Family and the branch family, nor does she need to worry about conflicts between her clan and the village.

She has the mentality of a normal three-year-old child. If Yichen talked to her about taking on disciples, she probably wouldn't understand.

So Yichen finally gave up on the idea of chatting with the little kid.

After leaving Sakura Haruno's house, Yichen lowered his guard against Sakura Haruno's parents.