Left Eye Evolution

Uchiha Yuan was no fool. After hearing Hyuga Asana's words, he already understood why she had lost control of her emotions.

At that moment, Uchiha Yuan felt something indescribable in his heart. He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down as much as possible, then asked, "Asana, does the Main House of your Hyūga Clan want you to marry that injured Chunin in the future?"

Hyuga Asana nodded.

"What do you think?"

"I don't want to, and I'm not willing to."

"I understand. I'll help you!" Uchiha Yuan said.

"Help me? How?"

"I'll help you remove the Caged Bird."

"That's impossible. The Caged Bird has no solution," Hyuga Asana said.

"If it can't be removed, then I'll kill every last member of the Hyūga Clan's Main House, without leaving a single one alive! I'll make sure they can never force you again!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Yuan's Sharingan opened unconsciously. The Single Tomoe in his left pupil slowly blurred, and when the tomoe appeared again, the Single Tomoe had already become a Double Tomoe.

Looking at Uchiha Yuan's scarlet Sharingan, Hyuga Asana remembered what her elder brother had once told her: "The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan evolves when it receives intense emotional stimulation."

Uchiha Yuan's left eye had changed from a Single Tomoe to a Double Tomoe, and Hyuga Asana understood just how great his resolve had been when he said those words to her.

At that moment, Hyuga Asana suddenly felt her nose sting.

So aside from her father and brother, there was still someone willing to risk everything for her.

"Yuan, those words from you are enough. You mustn't do something like that. The Main House of the Hyūga Clan has the village's support behind it. You can't fight the entire village by yourself."

Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan did not say any chuunibyou lines about wanting to destroy Konoha or anything like that.

In fact, before today, Uchiha Yuan had never thought about what his future goal was.

Uchiha Yuan only knew that he did not want the Uchiha Clan to be destroyed. He wanted this clan to continue on.

And now, Uchiha Yuan had one more goal. He did not only want the Uchiha Clan to continue on; he also wanted to break Konoha's rotten old rules and reshape this village.

Just as Uchiha Yuan was about to tell Hyuga Asana his thoughts, his Mind's Eye sensed that gaze in the air.

Uchiha Yuan quickly took a step back, then said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Asana, someone is watching us."

When Hyuga Asana heard this, she immediately moved to activate her Byakugan.

"Don't move recklessly. The person watching us isn't nearby. Nine times out of ten, it's the Third Hokage's Telescope Technique."

"The Third Hokage? Then is it all right for us to stay together?"

"It should be fine. The Third Hokage has long since known about our relationship."

Hyuga Asana thought about it and felt that made sense. If the Third Hokage often used this technique to watch them, there was no way the relationship between the two of them could be hidden.

And since the Third Hokage knew about their relationship but had not made any move, that meant the Third Hokage did not have any dissatisfaction with it.

"So, Asana, relax a little. You don't need to be so nervous. Oh, right, use the Body Flicker Technique again and let me see!"

Hyuga Asana nodded and used the Body Flicker Technique.

Uchiha Yuan, meanwhile, activated his Sharingan, wanting to see Hyuga Asana's movements clearly.

Only then did Uchiha Yuan realize that something seemed off with his left eye. It seemed to see things more clearly.

Uchiha Yuan quickly checked his panel.

Chakra Amount: 35

Physique: 30

Eye Power: 70

Vitality: 7

Nature Affinity: 3

Level: lv12 (5/20)

Stat Points: 0

His Eye Power had become 70. His Sharingan had leveled up!

Uchiha Yuan was extremely excited, but he did not show it. Instead, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and put on an expression as if nothing had happened. After all, the Third Hokage was still watching!

"Sorry, Asana, I didn't see it clearly just now. Can you do it again?" Uchiha Yuan said in an even tone.

Hearing this, Hyuga Asana performed the Body Flicker Technique again. This time, relying on the Double Tomoe in his left eye, Uchiha Yuan barely caught Hyuga Asana's movement trajectory.

But Hyuga Asana's Body Flicker was too fast. Even though he had caught Hyuga Asana's movement trajectory, his body had no way to react.

It was just like when Uchiha Sasuke first encountered Rock Lee during the Chunin Exams in the original work.

However, this time, Uchiha Yuan's observation of Hyuga Asana's Body Flicker Technique was not completely without gain.

The next second, Uchiha Yuan also vanished from where he stood. He, too, had successfully performed the Body Flicker Technique.

"Huh? Yuan, you learned it?"

"More or less!" After that, Uchiha Yuan tried using the Body Flicker Technique several more times.

Compared with Teleportation, the Body Flicker Technique covered a much shorter distance, and its speed was not as fast as Teleportation either. On top of that, Uchiha Yuan was not very practiced with the Body Flicker Technique yet, so the position he moved to was always a little off.

Relatively speaking, however, the Body Flicker Technique consumed less chakra than Teleportation.

Uchiha Yuan's Chakra Amount only allowed him to use Teleportation three times, but with the Body Flicker Technique, he could manage around seven or eight uses.

And the Body Flicker Technique did not have the same side effect as Teleportation, which made his body ache.

Overall, at the current stage, the Body Flicker Technique was still fairly useful.

But once Uchiha Yuan's physical condition grew stronger and he could ignore the pain brought by Teleportation, the Body Flicker Technique would no longer have much value.

In a certain sense, Teleportation was Space-Time Ninjutsu. Take Konoha's Barrier, for example. By using Teleportation, one could pass through the Barrier with ease, without attracting anyone's attention.

The Body Flicker Technique could not do that.

At that moment, in the Hokage's Office, the Third Hokage watched as Uchiha Yuan gradually familiarized himself with the Body Flicker Technique and murmured to himself, "It seems Uchiha Yuan learned his Body Flicker from Hyuga Asana. But Hyuga Asana's Body Flicker feels a little familiar, somewhat like Orochimaru's. Could Hyuga Asana know Orochimaru?"

"Knock, knock~ Hokage-sama, there is a battle report from the front line." Hearing this, the Third Hokage immediately shut off the Telescope Technique, then had the Anbu ninja delivering the report come in.

The Third Hokage took the battle report and quickly skimmed through it, then frowned.

The contents of the battle report concerned the battlefield in the Land of Bears. This was the main battlefield between Konoha and Kirigakure.

Kirigakure's ninja had crossed the sea, landed, and occupied the Land of Bears, then used it as a springboard to launch attacks on the Land of Fire.

That was far easier than attacking directly from the territory of the Land of Fire.

And in order to resist Kirigakure's offensive, Konoha had naturally deployed a large number of troops in the Land of Bears as well.

The Land of Bears had thus become the main battlefield between Konoha and Kirigakure.

At present, Konoha's situation in the Land of Bears was not optimistic. Especially after the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist joined the war, Konoha's ninja had suffered heavy casualties.

This battle report was asking for reinforcements.

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist really are troublesome!" the Third Hokage said, rubbing his swollen, aching head.

"Hokage-sama, the Uchiha Clan has been targeting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist recently. Should we rely more on the Uchiha Clan's strength?" the Anbu who delivered the message asked tentatively.

"There aren't many members of the Uchiha Clan over in the Land of Bears, and the clan doesn't have many strong fighters there either. Their main duty in the Land of Bears is the same as the Hyūga Clan's—reconnaissance. Relying on them to deal with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist probably won't work," the Third Hokage said.