Uchiha Sasuke Also Received a Diary

Hatake Kakashi was truly fed up with Kitahara Kaede's bad taste, especially his bad taste in giving people nicknames.

For instance, calling him Hatake the 50/50—he vaguely understood what that nickname meant, but he had no idea why he was called that.

And who was this Itachi?

Itachi, Itachi, Itachi... Itachi?

That was it. That was it!

Hatake Kakashi immediately realized it.

He had never fought an Uchiha Clan member with the Sharingan before, so if he had fought one, it must have happened in the future.

There were only a few people in the entire world with the Sharingan now. Say those words a little faster, and the answer practically revealed itself.

Uchiha Itachi!

Would he fight Uchiha Itachi in the future?

A clash of Sharingan?

At that thought, Hatake Kakashi's expression immediately turned grave. The reason was simple: he knew very well how formidable Uchiha Itachi was.

If they were only talking about ninja talent, Uchiha Itachi was among the very best, but he was no slouch either.

They were both geniuses among geniuses.

But the true gap lay in their bloodlines. Even without activating the Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi was no weaker than him. Once he activated it, his strength would only surpass his own.

A ruthless man who had slaughtered his entire clan alone back then—Kakashi could hardly imagine what level he had reached now.

If he encountered him while carrying out a mission, Konoha's rules dictated that he had to act. After all, this was an S-rank wanted criminal of extreme danger.

There were not many people in all of Konoha capable of capturing an S-rank wanted criminal, and he was one of them.

But what was this Naval Battle where someone held back?

A naval battle? Kirigakure in the Land of Water?

That was all Hatake Kakashi could think of.

Meanwhile, within the Uchiha Clan territory, a lone mansion was lit up.

Uchiha Sasuke held the Diary in his hands, reading its contents.

"Orochimaru..."

Uchiha Sasuke had seen Hatake Kakashi and Orochimaru facing off in the first video.

Honestly, the aura Hatake Kakashi gave off was already terrifying enough to make it nearly difficult for him to breathe.

The presence possessed by a Jonin who had experienced endless slaughter was not something a Genin like him could handle at all. Yet even more terrifying was the aura Orochimaru gave off, which nearly made him want to pass out in an instant.

He saw himself unconscious in the footage, the Cursed Seal on his body, and Hatake Kakashi confronting Orochimaru to protect him.

Orochimaru seemed very confident that, for the sake of power, he would definitely go to him.

Because he was an avenger?

Yes, he truly was an avenger!

Uchiha Sasuke nodded. To kill Uchiha Itachi, he could even make a deal with the devil.

For now, he did not know what Orochimaru saw in him, but it did not matter. As long as he could have his revenge, as long as he still had even a little value to be exploited, that was enough.

Uchiha Sasuke was even somewhat tempted, because he knew his strength was still far from sufficient.

He was nowhere near Uchiha Itachi's level at the same age.

That man had been able to kill everyone in the clan in a single night, and he had not been much older than Sasuke was now.

If he kept studying at the Ninja Academy like this, he would merely be wasting time.

Would Hatake Kakashi be his future instructor?

From the footage, he could already tell that he would graduate from the Ninja Academy before long, and that his teacher would be Hatake Kakashi.

Still, Kakashi was indeed an incredibly powerful ninja, so powerful that even Sasuke had heard his name.

Konoha's Number One Technician!

But now, an even more powerful being had appeared before him: Orochimaru.

A man whom even Konoha's Number One Technician could not take down with him.

Of course, he also understood that Orochimaru must have some unusual scheme involving him. Though he did not yet know what it was, it certainly could not be anything good.

But when he continued reading, he instantly became excited.

Awakening the Sharingan?

The hand Uchiha Sasuke used to hold the Diary was trembling. This was something he had never considered before.

Only members of his clan could awaken the Sharingan.

Yet there was still another member of the clan out there?

Although he bore the Kitahara surname, such cases had not been unheard of in the Uchiha Clan's history.

After all, the Uchiha Clan had branched out and multiplied for over a thousand years. It was perfectly normal for some diluted bloodlines to remain outside.

It was just that such diluted bloodlines had a very low chance of awakening, and the occasional ones who did awaken would be brought back by the Uchiha Clan.

They generally would not refuse either, because no one could reject the glory of the Uchiha Clan.

Yes, no one!

Such matters had once been nothing more than idle conversation after meals, but now they were of crucial importance to the Uchiha Clan.

Especially for Uchiha Sasuke, who wished to revive the Uchiha Clan, every additional clansman was vital.

Uchiha Sasuke had already begun thinking about how to get this Kitahara Kaede to acknowledge his ancestry and change his surname to Uchiha.

Come to think of it, he himself had yet to awaken the Sharingan, while Kitahara Kaede was currently the only one with a Sharingan.

As for Uchiha Itachi, that traitor was unworthy.

Of course, he had never considered the possibility of cheats. Generally speaking, anyone capable of awakening the Sharingan on their own definitely possessed Uchiha blood.

Although their blood relation might be separated by a hundred thousand miles, and in the past there would have been no need to make any special effort to win him over.

But now, he was someone Sasuke needed in order to revive the clan.

Just who was this Kitahara Kaede?

Unlike Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke did not have so many resources at the moment to learn about Kitahara Kaede. He could only investigate slowly.

Itachi, Itachi... was it Itachi?

Uchiha Sasuke realized faster than Hatake Kakashi that "Itachi" referred to Itachi. He muttered that name thousands of times every day.

He could also vaguely guess that Hatake the 50/50 referred to Hatake Kakashi, but why would a battle between Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi be called a brief clash of the Sharingan?

Or... was it related to him?

In the future, he would become Hatake Kakashi's subordinate. In other words, perhaps their team would encounter Uchiha Itachi in the future and engage in a brief clash?

The thought that he might encounter Uchiha Itachi in the future immediately filled Uchiha Sasuke with excitement. He could not wait to meet Uchiha Itachi and kill him.

As for whether he might be unable to defeat Uchiha Itachi, he no longer had the mind to consider that.

Thoughts of hatred had already filled his mind.

But just then, another video appeared in the diary.

[Asagiri, Return Home!]