Bloodline Crystal

Gazing at Sasuke through the crystal ball as he began training with Shadow Clone Technique, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already begun to slowly plot how to make Sasuke surrender the fertile land of the Uchiha.

"If he is influenced by the Will of Fire, he should agree to my terms. My Sarutobi clan is the strongest, and the Hyuga are next on the list!"

Closing the scene within the crystal ball, Sarutobi Hiruzen stared intently at the Sarutobi clan crest in the distance, lost in thought.

Sasuke was, of course, unaware of Sarutobi Hiruzen's thoughts, and even if he had known, there was nothing he could do; he simply didn't possess the strength yet!

Over the next month, Sasuke spent his time training with Shadow Clone Technique. Although he was exhausted every day when he dispelled the clones, the results were quite good. After all, Sasuke was growing stronger with every passing moment!

Tomorrow was the day the Ninja Academy would open. After waking up early this morning, Sasuke did not go to train. On one hand, he wanted to relax, and on the other, he realized that without exposing his Sharingan or his B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu, he had reached a bottleneck in his personal growth!

If his Sharingan were exposed, both Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō would take notice of him; the same went for his high-level Fire Release ninjutsu.

For the sake of living peacefully in Konoha for a few years, Sasuke felt it was better to be cautious!

These days, Sasuke had collected all the remaining heirlooms of the Uchiha clan. It was even more miserable than he had imagined: for Fire Release, there was only one B-rank Gōka Messhitsu; for Lightning Release, there was nothing; for Wind Release, there was one C-rank Daitoppa; and for Water Release, there was nothing at all. This only added to Sasuke's hatred for the Anbu and Root.

As for the Earth Release scrolls, they were useless to Sasuke, so he didn't bother with them.

[Host: Sasuke]

[Bloodline: Uchiha]

[Chakra Level: Jōnin]

[Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan]

[Nature Transformation: Fire, Lightning, Wind, Water]

Basics:

[Shurikenjutsu: 2000/2000]

[Uchiha Kenjutsu: 1000/1000]

[Three Basic Techniques: 800/800]

[Body Flicker Technique: 50/50]

[Shadow Clone Technique: 500/500]

[Seal Speed: 600/2000]

Fire Release:

[Nature Transformation: 1000/10000]

[Gōkakyū: 200/200]

[Hōsenka: 200/200]

[Ryūka: 200/200]

Wind Release:

[Nature Transformation: 100/10000]

[Daitoppa: 200/200]

Sharingan:

[Insight: 100/1000]

[Copy: 0/1000]

[Genjutsu: 500/1000]

[Magen: Kasegui: 100/1000]

Looking at his panel, Sasuke felt a mix of joy and worry. His repertoire of ninjutsu was simply too small. Although he could currently lead his peers, once they started incorporating their own clan's heritage, he would be nothing, especially since his own clan's heritage had been carted away by the so-called Will of Fire!

"After graduation, it seems only that idiot Naruto will have fewer ninjutsu than me! Wait! Naruto? Rasengan?"

Recalling Naruto, Sasuke remembered that the Rasengan seemed like a pretty good technique!

"Forget it, how would I explain learning the Rasengan out of thin air!"

Just as Sasuke realized he might be able to learn the Rasengan, he discovered he had no way to explain its origin. Even if that old geezer, the Third Hokage, believed it was a coincidence, the king of scapegoats, Shimura Danzō, certainly wouldn't.

"It seems I can only focus on improving my nature transformation for now. I'll strive to max out the proficiency for both Lightning and Fire before graduating from the Ninja Academy!"

With a plan in mind, Sasuke arrived at the Uchiha's Naka Shrine. This was not only a place for Uchiha rituals but, after the night of the massacre, it had also become the graveyard for the Uchiha clan.

Sasuke came here to see if his Shenlian could work on these long-dead corpses. After all, if he had to kill people himself to gain general proficiency, it would be far too difficult, especially since he hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet!

Upon arriving at the shrine, Sasuke looked at the dense rows of tombstones before him and felt a sudden sense of oppression.

Standing before an arbitrary grave, Sasuke activated Shenlian. A pitch-black eye, visible only to him, slowly drifted out and hovered over the tombstone.

A few minutes later, Sasuke looked at his empty storage slot and curled his lip in frustration. As expected, it didn't work!

Just then, Sasuke suddenly noticed the pitch-black eye extracting a mass of dark matter from the tombstone, which left him stunned. What the hell was this?

"Well, I'm idle anyway, so let me see what I can get!"

Although he didn't know what he had just obtained, Sasuke wanted to see the final result. After half a day of collecting, Sasuke finally saw the item appear in his storage slot!

[Uchiha Bloodline Crystal: Can be used to purify bloodlines!]

"A bloodline crystal, it seems I have a chance to elevate my bloodline to the level of Indra!" Looking at this bloodline crystal, the corners of Sasuke's mouth curled up slightly, and he immediately continued to let his black pupils absorb the bloodline of the Uchiha clan.

After all, he was the last member of the Uchiha clan, and these things were gifts left behind for him by his predecessors. As for Uchiha Obito, in Sasuke's eyes, he was a complete piece of trash, and sooner or later, he would make him pay dearly!

As for Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's feelings toward him were somewhat subtle. Although he knew that he had acted for his own good, when he recalled that he had slaughtered their clansmen, Sasuke felt that he could not forgive his "good brother"!

After a day of work, Sasuke successfully obtained two Uchiha Bloodline Crystals. Although he did not know to what extent they could elevate his bloodline, he had only covered one-fifth of this massive graveyard.

"Ten Uchiha Bloodline Crystals; if only I could directly awaken the Mangekyō."

In the evening, Sasuke looked at the bloodline crystals in his storage inventory and then at the vast graveyard, murmuring to himself before returning home.

Tomorrow was the day to go to the Ninja Academy, and he hoped there wouldn't be any trouble. Lying on his bed, Sasuke slowly began to look forward to it.

"If my bloodline really does reach the level of Indra, will I be able to awaken the Mangekyō directly?" The night grew deep, and Sasuke tossed and turned, unable to sleep. After all, the Mangekyō Sharingan was the first step in his plan!

If he were to die prematurely here, would he really have to wait until he fought the Pacific War against Itachi to awaken the Mangekyō? That didn't seem right either! After all, he already knew about Itachi's hidden motives, so he likely wouldn't be able to awaken his eyes that way!

"Forget it, I'll just take it one step at a time." Taking one last look at the stars outside the window, Sasuke slowly closed his eyes.

A month of growth is truly terrifying, crystals found at Naka Shrine, bloodline rising to Indra, heart yearning for the Mangekyō!

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