Ch. 141Sasuke: Father, Mother, Sorry to Bother You
Chapter Summary
Key Plot Points and Events
- Sasuke’s newly awakened eye technique grants him enormous power through faith in the “great Brahmin,” but using it consumes vast amounts of chakra and can temporarily leave him blind.
- His second eye technique allows him to sense the Brahmin’s presence, receive power proportional to his devotion, request greater strength or divine descent, and transmit his faith to others.
- Sasuke uses this ability to convert his parents, Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, after presenting himself as a devoted messenger of the Brahmin.
- He places them under an illusion and transfers his faith into their minds, causing them to become fanatical believers.
- Sasuke orders Fugaku to gather the entire Uchiha clan so he can convert them as well.
- Meanwhile, the transmigrated version of Naruto—whose soul comes from another world and who possesses a mission-based system—awakens in his room and prepares for another future transmigration.
- At the academy, Naruto and several girls notice Sasuke’s absence and wonder whether he is ill, unaware of what has happened within the Uchiha household.
Character Developments
- Sasuke undergoes a dramatic transformation from a normal child into a religious zealot and self-proclaimed divine messenger. His faith gives him increasing power, while also making him more fanatical and morally dangerous.
- Fugaku and Mikoto lose their independence after Sasuke forcibly converts them. They immediately adopt his beliefs and begin treating him as a divine messenger.
- Transmigrated Naruto is established as an outsider with a powerful system. Unlike the original Naruto, he is already planning future world-hopping missions and remains unaware of Sasuke’s transformation.
Significant Themes
- Faith as a source of power: Sasuke’s strength grows with his devotion, making belief both a weapon and a vulnerability.
- Religious fanaticism and manipulation: Sasuke presents coercive mind control as spiritual enlightenment, blurring the line between conversion and enslavement.
- Power at a cost: His eye technique offers overwhelming abilities but drains chakra severely and risks blindness.
- Loss of identity and free will: Fugaku and Mikoto are transformed from concerned parents into obedient followers.
- Hidden supernatural change: Sasuke’s radical transformation occurs privately while the outside world, including the academy, remains oblivious.
Character Interactions
- Sasuke approaches Fugaku and Mikoto respectfully but unnervingly, asking them to worship the Brahmin.
- Fugaku initially suspects Sasuke has been controlled by genjutsu and activates his Sharingan defensively.
- Sasuke reveals his Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking both parents, then uses his power to dominate and convert them.
- After their conversion, Sasuke treats his parents affectionately but commands Fugaku to recruit the entire clan.
- Naruto and the other students discuss Sasuke’s unexplained absence, creating dramatic irony between his ordinary school reputation and his secret religious takeover.