My Son Itachi, Has Hokage Potential!

Uchiha District, central area.

Fugaku returned home and pushed the door open.

"I'm home."

"Welcome back."

Mikoto poked her head out from the kitchen, still wearing her apron. "Dinner will be ready soon; go wash your hands first."

Fugaku nodded, his gaze sweeping across the living room.

Three-year-old Sasuke was playing with a wooden Kunai on the floor. Hearing the sound, he looked up and said in a milky voice:

"Papa!"

"Mn." Fugaku revealed a hint of a smile. He walked over to the dining table and sat down as Mikoto served the meal.

"Mikoto, bring out the sake. I'd like to have a drink tonight."

Mikoto was somewhat surprised.

Her husband was always self-disciplined and rarely drank on weekdays.

However, she did not ask further, turning to retrieve the sake carafe to pour him a glass before asking:

"Is there some good news?"

Fugaku raised his cup, smiling without a word.

Good news!

Of course, there was good news.

Doctor Kazuhiko had helped Shota awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, showing him a future where the Uchiha were destined to be powerful.

A technique that could allow a clansman with "no potential to awaken eyes" to reach the Three-Tomoe—what did this signify?

It meant the number of Uchiha Jonin would increase exponentially.

It meant Konoha could no longer look down upon the Uchiha so easily.

However, he did not tell his wife these things.

S-rank secrets could only circulate among a select few in the Uchiha, and Uchiha Mikoto had already become a full-time housewife.

"Where is Itachi?"

"He went to execute a mission and hasn't returned yet."

Mikoto picked up a piece of fish for Sasuke. "He said it was a tracking mission."

At this moment, the sound of the door opening came from the entryway.

"I'm home."

Itachi walked into the living room, still carrying the chill of the outdoors.

"Father, Mother."

Seeing Itachi, Sasuke dropped his bowl and ran toward his older brother: "Onii-chan~"

Itachi's expression softened instantly as he crouched down to look Sasuke in the eye.

"Sasuke, were you good today?"

"I was! Sasuke already knows how to throw a Kunai today!"

"Is that so? That's amazing."

Mikoto watched the interaction between her two sons, her face full of smiles.

"Itachi, come with me to the study. Mikoto, watch Sasuke; don't let anyone disturb us."

"Yes." Although puzzled, Mikoto did not ask any questions.

Inside the study, Fugaku activated a small projection device.

An image appeared, showing the scene during the psychological treatment surgery.

Doctor Kazuhiko stood in front of Shota, his Double-Tomoe Sharingan rotating slowly.

"This is?"

Itachi's pupils constricted, showing some surprise.

Since he had already awakened the Double-Tomoe Sharingan, why was he still a medical Genin?

"This is the entire process of Doctor Kazuhiko helping Shota awaken his Sharingan."

Fugaku's voice carried a suppressed excitement:

"Psychological treatment combined with Genjutsu really can help an Uchiha awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"

In the projection, Doctor Kazuhiko began to exert his hypnotic Genjutsu with full force.

"His genjutsu structure is quite interesting."

"It is not an ordinary Sharingan: Hypnotic Illusion, but a multi-layered genjutsu, specifically modified and upgraded."

"Using the Sharingan: Hypnotic Illusion as a framework, guided by the genjutsu of the Yūhi clan, and combined with his own understanding of genjutsu output, he has discarded the control aspect of the technique..."

Fugaku spoke incessantly, a fanatical light flickering in his eyes.

"This level of genjutsu control, this method of awakening the eyes... Itachi, do you know what this means?"

Itachi looked at the calm, ripple-free video footage and remained silent for a moment.

"It means he is a Genjutsu Genius."

"A genius?"

Fugaku looked at Doctor Kazuhiko on the screen, speaking with absolute certainty:

"He is certainly a genius, and it means you, too, can awaken the Sharingan through psychological treatment!"

He looked at Itachi, "I heard from Shisui that you and he went to Doctor Kazuhiko's Psychology Clinic, right?"

"Yes."

"How did it feel?"

"It didn't seem like anything special."

Itachi recalled the scene from that day and thought about the conversation they had, feeling a bit awkward.

He acknowledged Doctor Kazuhiko's philosophy and felt that he was different from other Uchiha.

However, deep down, he still held a grudge about Doctor Kazuhiko using genjutsu to impersonate Shisui to talk to him.

Fugaku's brows furrowed slightly:

"Since you went to the Psychology Clinic, he should have given you a Psychological Diagnosis Report, right? Bring it here and let me see."

He had already learned the entire process of Shota's eye-awakening in detail and was very familiar with the procedures at Doctor Kazuhiko's Psychology Clinic.

"I don't have a Psychological Diagnosis Report."

Of course, he had the report.

Not only did Doctor Kazuhiko issue it on the spot that day, but after Itachi set the flag of "we will not meet again," he had asserted that Itachi would return to retrieve it of his own volition.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku's expression darkened instantly.

"He didn't give you a Psychological Diagnosis Report? Does he think you lack the potential to awaken the Sharingan?"

Fugaku was somewhat irritated.

He had high expectations for Itachi and was grooming him as the successor of the Uchiha.

What kind of joke was this Doctor Kazuhiko playing?

His son, Fugaku's son, went to the Psychology Clinic, and you didn't even give him a Psychological Diagnosis Report?

Do you have any respect for me, the clan head?

Eri's son is truly lacking in manners!

"This is simply outrageous!"

Itachi was startled by his father's reaction and quickly explained:

"Doctor Kazuhiko probably, perhaps, might have given me a Psychological Diagnosis Report, and he even told me to come back for a follow-up..."

Fugaku frowned:

"Then why didn't you take the report?"

Itachi fell silent.

How was he supposed to say it?

Should he say he couldn't bring himself to go back to the Psychology Clinic?

After all, the great Itachi had never known defeat in his life and had never bowed his head to anyone.

Even losing to Sasuke in the Pacific War was merely him showing his foolish little brother the true power of Water Style.

Fugaku's gaze left Itachi with no room to dwell on it, so he bit the bullet and began to explain.

"I thought at the time..."

"Thought what?"

"I thought Doctor Kazuhiko's psychological treatment might not be effective."

Itachi secretly clenched his fists and made up an excuse.

That's right, that's it!

I never considered Doctor Kazuhiko a fraud or a quack.

From the moment Shisui called him 'brother,' I knew he was different from the ordinary Uchiha genin.

"Nonsense!"

Fugaku crossed his arms, his expression stern.

"Do you have any idea how many elders are trying to shove their juniors into that Psychology Clinic right now? Or do you not want to awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan?"

"Doctor Kazuhiko personally invited you for a follow-up, and you actually refused?"

"You must understand! Shota awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan after just three days of follow-up visits with his help!"

Fugaku stood up and paced, "It was incredibly rude. You will go to the Psychology Clinic tomorrow to retrieve your diagnosis report, and remember to bring a gift of gratitude!"

Itachi was willing in his heart, but he felt he couldn't quite save face.

Hearing that Kazuhiko could help awaken the Three-Tomoe, he was naturally tempted.

Itachi could even imagine how sought-after Kazuhiko would become within the Uchiha clan in the future.

It was safe to say that no Uchiha could refuse Kazuhiko.

He just felt he couldn't bring himself to do it.

At that moment, Shota reacted in the recording; he snapped his eyes open, and the three tomoe rotated slowly within them.

Kazuhiko's eyes held no surprise, as if everything were a matter of course.

"Shota, welcome back."

A smile played on his lips, accompanied by a hint of pity.

It was a look of absolute control.

Seeing is believing; Itachi stared blankly at those freshly awakened Three-Tomoe Sharingan and the calm-looking Kazuhiko beside him.

How on earth did he manage to do all of this?

Immediately after, Shota's family rushed into the operating room, and Kazuhiko turned to leave.

He left behind only a slow, steady silhouette in the frame.

"A pioneer! Doctor Kazuhiko is the pioneer of our new Uchiha era!"

Although Fugaku hadn't seen Kazuhiko in person, he had already begun to hold him in the highest regard.

"His appearance is destined to go down in history, making the ancestors of the Uchiha pale in comparison!"

"Itachi, go early tomorrow, do you understand?"

"I understand."

Hearing his own father, whom he admired, praise Kazuhiko so highly, Itachi snapped back to reality.

It didn't seem so embarrassing after all.

Shisui was the "Number One Genius," an Uchiha valued by the Third Hokage, and even he called the man Brother Kazuhiko.

His father was the head of the Uchiha clan, and he also respectfully addressed him as Doctor Kazuhiko.

If he went to the Psychology Clinic for a follow-up, even if he were mocked, it wouldn't matter, would it?

"Going alone is too casual; I'll have your mother accompany you!"

Fugaku began to fantasize about the scene of his son awakening the Three-Tomoe.

Awakening the Three-Tomoe at seven—what kind of concept was that?

Even if it were slower—eight, nine, or even ten years old—

The title of "Number One Genius" currently held by Shisui would have to change hands.

The Third Hokage often praised Itachi for having a "Hokage Mindset"!

My son Itachi has Hokage Potential!

"Get some rest early, keep your spirits up to meet Doctor Kazuhiko, and show him your best state of mind!"

"Yes, sir."

"This matter is an S-rank secret; remember, it must not be leaked!"

"I understand, Father."

Itachi exited the room, lost in silent thought.

Doctor Kazuhiko... can I really awaken the Three-Tomoe?

Fugaku watched the replay of the recording, muttering to himself:

"The Third Hokage and Danzo shouldn't know about this yet. We must keep it secret for as long as possible, striving to help more clansmen awaken their eyes and accumulate our strength..."