Father's Guidance

The young girl before him was none other than Kurenai Yuhi, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

As soon as she returned to Konoha, Kurenai Yuhi had gone to the Uchiha compound to find Sora Uchiha, only to learn that Sora Uchiha had been injured and hospitalized. She rushed over in a hurry.

"Waaaah! Sora, don't die!" Kurenai Yuhi burst into the hospital room, her eyes falling on the mummy on the hospital bed at first glance. Her eyes reddened, and large teardrops rolled down her cheeks.

Sora Uchiha's forehead went black.

Who are you cursing? I'm sitting here perfectly fine, and you're cursing me to die?

"Um, little one, Sora is just seriously injured. He won't die."

In the awkward silence, Kazuki Utsuki spoke up to explain, briefly stating that Sora Uchiha was injured on a mission and wouldn't die.

Hearing that Sora Uchiha wouldn't die, Kurenai Yuhi's crying finally stopped. Her eyes, still red, looked at Sora Uchiha, filled with heartache.

"Sora, do you want a gummy?" Kurenai Yuhi wiped her eyes, then took a gummy from her pocket and asked cautiously.

Seeing this, Sora Uchiha gave a helpless smile. This little girl is so gentle all of a sudden, I'm really not used to it.

"Yes."

He then reached out, his fingers stopping about a centimeter away from the gummy.

The air fell silent. Everyone in the hospital room was watching Sora Uchiha's every move. So, this action of his made everyone's heart skip a beat.

Kurenai Yuhi's eyes widened, her fingers trembling uncontrollably. The tears that had just stopped began to flow again, slowly trickling down. Her lips trembled and turned pale.

"Sora, what's wrong with your eyes?"

This question was on everyone's mind. After Sora Uchiha woke up, his external injuries were obvious, so everyone assumed he had only sustained physical injuries.

However, the scene of Sora Uchiha reaching for the candy just now made them realize that something seemed to be wrong with Sora Uchiha's eyes.

"...It's nothing."

After a moment of silence, Sora Uchiha said softly, picked up the gummy, and put it in his mouth.

I have to say, this gummy is wonderful. It melts in your mouth, requiring almost no chewing. It's sweet with a faint mint flavor.

Even though he said it was nothing, how could that scene be nothing?

"Sora, how many fingers is this?" Kurenai Yuhi's face turned pale as she held up two fingers.

Seeing her nervous expression, Sora Uchiha's heart stirred, and he teased, "Three."

Upon hearing Sora Uchiha's answer, Kurenai Yuhi's body trembled, her pupils dilated, and her eyes became vacant. She muttered, "It's over, it's over. Sora's vision is blurry. What should I do? Waaah... Will he not be able to see in the future?"

"Alright, alright." Tsunade couldn't watch anymore and ruffled Kurenai Yuhi's head. "He's just teasing you."

"Huh?" Kurenai Yuhi looked up blankly, meeting Sora Uchiha's playful gaze, and immediately understood. "Ahhh, you! Sora, you dare to tease me!!! And here I was, so worried about you!"

With this teasing, the awkward atmosphere from before dissipated. The little girl's angry voice brought a sense of joy to everyone.

Compared to Kurenai Yuhi and Shisui's relief, Tsunade and Kazuki Utsuki's eyes sank. It was normal for the two youngsters not to notice anything unusual, as their hearts were pure.

But it was different for the two adults. Everything was clear in their minds. They knew that Sora Uchiha's eyes were indeed having problems. Although it hadn't reached the point of blindness, misjudging something at such close range was still a big issue.

After staying there for a few hours, they left. Kurenai Yuhi had wanted to stay, but Tsunade sent her away, saying Sora Uchiha needed rest.

After everyone left, the lively hospital room suddenly became quiet. Sora Uchiha lay on the hospital bed, a small Slug healing on his chest. Tsunade had specifically left it for him.

Feeling a bit bored, he wanted to get out of bed and walk around, but the cast and bandages dashed his hopes.

"Hoo... So boring."

At this moment, he felt empathy for those paralyzed patients. This inability to move was truly agonizing.

A week later, the bandages on his body were finally removed, but the cast remained, and he still couldn't move freely. However, he no longer had to drink porridge. His arm had healed considerably; as long as he didn't foolishly attempt strenuous exercises like pull-ups, he was fine.

Two weeks later, the cast was removed, and he could walk out of bed, though only for walks. It would still take some time before he could run and fight.

During this period, many people came to visit him. His Father, Mother, Shisui, Kurenai Yuhi, Rin, and Kazuki Utsuki were the most frequent visitors.

It was worth mentioning that Hiruzen Sarutobi had also visited him once, perhaps because he was injured while on an Anbu mission. Getting close to the Third Hokage at such a proximity, Sora Uchiha finally felt the oppressive aura emanating from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Being nicknamed "The Strongest Hokage" was not without reason.

Besides them, Ryoma Aburame, who was surprisingly present, came to visit. His gaze was somewhat strange.

Three weeks later, he left the hospital and returned home, able to resume training.

Bang, bang, bang--

Four shuriken embedded themselves deeply into the tree trunk.

Sora Uchiha lowered his gaze, feeling very frustrated. He had thrown six shuriken simultaneously, and in the past, he could have hit the same spot. Now, he only hit four.

It could be said that the foundation he had built for years of shuriken throwing was ruined because of his eyes.

The problem with his eyes naturally didn't escape his Father's notice. His explanation was that his eyes were injured. Without the Sharingan, using Susanoo was unbelievable. To avoid trouble, he used the excuse of injury to explain the problem with his eyes.

With a stern face, Sora Uchiha retrieved the shuriken from the tree and sat down against the trunk, staring blankly. Above him were the uneven marks left by the shuriken.

He had no talent for developing Ninjutsu, and his proficiency in shuriken and kunai techniques had also declined due to his eye problems. In other words, without the system, he was now useless?

After the incident with Tsunade, the system also remained suspicious, meaning he no longer trusted it.

He had a guess, that the system would issue missions when the worldline deviated.

If his guess was true, how could he change Rin's death? How could he change the Uchiha's downfall? He knew that all the strength he had now was given by the system.

Although the system was just a guess, he had to think of danger in times of peace.

"What? Disappointed in yourself?"

Just as Sora Uchiha was spacing out, a voice pulled him back from his thoughts. He looked up and saw his Father.

Momosuke glanced at the tree trunk, and combined with Sora Uchiha's current appearance, he immediately understood his son's thoughts.

He shrugged, without his usual authority, and sat down in the mud without regard for his image.

"Giving up? That doesn't sound like my son," he said to himself.

Sora Uchiha gave a bitter smile, "I can't even use basic shuriken properly right now."

Momosuke smiled, "Give me six shuriken."

Sora Uchiha was stunned, not understanding what his Father wanted to do, but he still gave him six shuriken.

Momosuke said to himself, "When I was a child, I was an idiot. Compared to your grandfather's talent, I was like a bastard picked up from outside. Do you know that my most powerful ninjutsu is only a B-rank ninjutsu, the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique?

But so what? Relying on the usage of shuriken and kunai, I still have my current strength. Except for the Clan Head, no one in the Uchiha Clan is confident they can defeat me."

After speaking, Momosuke stared at Sora Uchiha and said in a deep voice, "Your summoning and ninjutsu are far stronger than mine. Are you discouraged now just because of shuriken?

Besides, what does eye problems have to do with taijutsu?"

With that, he closed his eyes and threw out a shuriken. Six shuriken shot out in different directions, but after hitting objects and bouncing off, they surprisingly gathered together again.

A dull thud sounded as the six shuriken hit the same notch.

Sora Uchiha stared blankly at the spot, only to hear Momosuke say earnestly:

"Son, although we are part of the Uchiha Clan, it doesn't mean eyes are everything. You still have a heart that overlooks everything."