Eternal Entry, Invincible Stance

Kurenai Yuhi looked proud as she introduced the Yuhi Illusion, her face practically screaming, "Praise me!"

Kazuhiko looked at her and did not hold back his praise.

"The ability to control and confuse an enemy—both are incredibly valuable illusions. And Senior Kurenai, you even went out of your way to select Demonic Illusion: Mirror Flower Echo specifically for me..."

He offered a gentle smile, his gaze fixed on her eyes:

"This sentiment is more precious than any illusion."

[Kurenai Yuhi's favorability toward you has increased]

Kurenai Yuhi's cheeks flushed, her voice softening.

"As long as you're satisfied. You can try learning these two illusions right now; feel free to ask me if there's anything you don't understand."

Kazuhiko looked at Kurenai Yuhi, feeling a sense of wonder.

How is she a "green tea" bitch? She's practically my gentle, wonderful big sister.

Not only is she sensible and proactive enough to throw in two B-rank illusions as a bonus, but her favorability is also skyrocketing.

No matter what you praise her for, she always provides you with the perfect emotional validation.

Woman, you have successfully captured my attention.

Kurenai Yuhi had already picked up the scroll and begun today's illusion instruction.

"First, we'll learn Demonic Illusion: Mirror Flower Echo. Watch closely, this is the sequence of hand seals..."

Kazuhiko looked at Kurenai Yuhi, and his eyes changed abruptly. The next moment—

His pupils turned scarlet, and two tomoe slowly rotated, emitting an eerie glow as his chakra flowed.

Kurenai Yuhi, who was in the middle of demonstrating the illusion, felt her breath hitch for a second.

"A two-tomoe Sharingan!?"

She found it hard to believe.

"But you only had one tomoe yesterday!?"

Kurenai Yuhi had already seen Kazuhiko's Sharingan yesterday.

She hadn't reacted much at the time because it wasn't strange for an Uchiha genin to possess a single-tomoe Sharingan.

But for it to evolve into two tomoe in just one day—wasn't that change a bit too drastic?

She couldn't understand it.

Is it really this casual for an Uchiha to awaken the Sharingan?

You just level up your tomoe whenever you feel like it?

Isn't that a bit too easy!

"I had a stroke of luck yesterday and managed to awaken the two-tomoe Sharingan."

Kazuhiko naturally had nothing to hide regarding the awakening of his Sharingan.

To be wealthy and not return home is like wearing fine silk in the dark.

Tomorrow, his awakening of the two-tomoe Sharingan would make a shocking debut at the Uchiha clan meeting.

For now, he could use the Sharingan's copying ability to master Mirror Flower Echo.

It would satisfy the conditions for solidifying the entry while adding a sense of realism to his illusion-based eye techniques.

A win.

"So, we can change our teaching method. Come on, Senior Kurenai, use your illusion on me. Let me see how good you are!"

Kurenai Yuhi stared blankly at his two-tomoe Sharingan, clearly still reeling from the shock.

These words sounded somewhat familiar.

She immediately recalled that this was exactly what she had said when she was testing Kazuhiko's illusion level.

Thinking back to that moment, her face turned bright red instantly.

"Kazuhiko! You're laughing at me for talking big, aren't you!"

"Just a joke."

Kazuhiko raised his hands in surrender, though his eyes held a hidden smile.

"Come on, Senior, with my two-tomoe Sharingan, your teaching task should be much easier."

Kurenai Yuhi glared at him and formed her hand seals.

"Pay attention, I won't go easy on you!"

Kazuhiko's Sharingan began to spin rapidly, capturing and copying every one of Kurenai Yuhi's hand seals and the flow of her chakra.

Kurenai Yuhi had only demonstrated Demonic Illusion: Mirror Flower Echo once, yet he had already learned the B-rank illusion to near perfection.

"Demonic Illusion: Mirror Flower Echo!"

He formed hand seals with both hands, and his chakra began to circulate along a specific trajectory.

In the next second, cherry blossoms sprouted from the office walls, their branches winding and twisting as petals drifted through the air to form several "Uchiha Kazuhiko" figures.

However, before these Uchiha Kazuhiko figures could launch an attack, they split back into petals the very next moment, transforming into a sky full of falling flowers.

Kazuhiko frowned slightly.

"The hand seal sequence and the chakra circulation trajectory were both flawless; why did it fail?"

Kurenai Yuhi's pupils constricted, and she found it impossible to describe her current state of mind.

Kazuhiko had only watched it once, yet he had perfectly replicated the Yuhi Illusion she had performed, even matching the frequency of her chakra fluctuations exactly.

And this was merely the replication ability of a two-tomoe Sharingan!

If it were a three-tomoe, would it be even more outrageous?

In front of these eyes, did secret techniques even hold any secrets at all?

She adjusted her mood and began to provide guidance on Kazuhiko's illusion technique.

"The ratio of your chakra attributes is incorrect. The Demonic Illusion series of our Yuhi clan requires specific proportions; you cannot use purely Yin-attribute chakra..."

Half an hour later.

The Uchiha Kazuhiko figures manifested from the petals no longer had a single flaw; each one was no longer illusory, radiating a sense of reality from head to toe.

Kurenai Yuhi opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only shake her head helplessly.

"Uchiha ninjas really are monsters!"

At the perfect moment, the prompt from [Deep Blue] rang out in Kazuhiko's mind:

[Sharingan · Two-Tomoe · Perfect (Deep Blue)]

[Permanent Fixation Condition: Master Sharingan abilities, replicate one B-rank ninjutsu (Completed)]

[Entry permanently fixed]

Kazuhiko's heart stirred.

With the Sharingan entry permanently fixed, an equipment slot had opened up.

Now, he could equip two purple entries simultaneously.

With a Sharingan rivaling a three-tomoe + Shisui's ocular power + Phantom Body Flicker, Kazuhiko felt he was beginning to possess the posture of the invincible.

Bring on Hashirama!

Having finished the day's teaching session, Kurenai Yuhi took the initiative to bid farewell and leave.

Kazuhiko, meanwhile, skipped work to head home and recuperate.

That morning practice had cost him half his life.

For tomorrow's psychological treatment, he urgently needed to recharge his batteries.

At Eri's Courtyard, Black Charcoal was already lying on the wall basking in the sun, her tail swaying leisurely.

"Sister Charcoal." Kazuhiko lowered his voice. "I need to ask you something."

Black Charcoal opened one eye, cast a glance at him with her amber slit pupil, and did not move.

Kurenai Yuhi had returned the favor with an illusion, causing her "fish-adding" plan to fail before it even began, so she was in a very foul mood.

"It's about the dried fish."

Black Charcoal's ears twitched, and both eyes snapped open.

Kazuhiko pulled out a small cloth bag, from which the fishy scent of dried fish wafted out.

Black Charcoal's nose twitched, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Kazuhiko shook the bag:

"One week's worth of dried fish in exchange for the answer to one question: where is Dad hiding his secret stash?"

Black Charcoal sat up, shaking her head like a rattle:

"Hideki is this young lady's head chef; I would never reveal..."

"I'll add another week of small dried fish!"

Kazuhiko had anticipated this and decisively pulled out the second bag of Ninja Cat dried fish he had prepared.

His father, Hideki, was only worth this much, after all.

Sure enough, Black Charcoal on the wall immediately extended a paw and pointed toward the kitchen.

"This time it's in the rice bag, meow~"

Kazuhiko nodded in satisfaction, tossed the dried fish to Black Charcoal, and returned to his room to rest.

At dinner time, Kazuhiko was shoveling rice into his mouth when he suddenly spoke up:

"Dad."

"Hmm?" Hideki didn't even look up.

"If you had one hundred thousand ryo, how much would you be willing to spend on Mom?"

Hideki didn't even think about it: "I'd spend it all on my wife."

Eri remained expressionless.

Kazuhiko nodded and continued to ask:

"Then what if you had one million ryo?"

"I'd spend it all on my wife, I wouldn't keep a single cent."

Hideki looked righteous and stern: "I stay at the Police Force every day, what use do I have for money?"

The corners of Eri's mouth began to curl upward.

Kazuhiko sighed: "Dad really loves Mom the most."

"I'm so envious of your relationship. Then... what if you had five thousand six hundred and ninety-two ryo?"

"I'd even give you the million ryo—" Hideki's expression suddenly stiffened, and he frowned, "Wait a minute, what do you mean by that, you brat?"

He slowly turned his head to look at Black Charcoal, who was off to the side, his eyes filled with questions.

Black Charcoal froze, his ears drooped, and he scurried away in a flash.

Hideki's gaze turned fearful; he stood up and strode toward the kitchen.

Kazuhiko continued to shovel rice into his mouth, his expression calm.

From the kitchen came the sound of a rice bag being rummaged through, followed by a deathly silence.

"Wife!!!"

Hideki's voice carried a sobbing tone: "That money was what I saved up through blood and sweat, give it back to me! Wuu wuu wuu..."

Eri controlled her expression perfectly, her voice indifferent:

"You were willing to give me a million ryo, so why do you care about these few thousand?"

"Wife..."

Hideki rushed back into the living room and began to beg Eri bitterly.

Kazuhiko was in a great mood; this was the consequence of you not approving of me!