The Sky Cleared, the Rain Stopped, and Sunny Sasuke Was Back in Action

Akimichi Denji rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

He hadn't expected his wish to be fulfilled this way.

Things seemed to have gone off course. He'd originally wanted to defeat the Uchiha and fulfill his wish, but instead, defeating Sasuke had awakened his eye and made him swell with confidence, convinced he was invincible. That had fulfilled Uchiha Invincible's wish.

It seemed he didn't need to make something actually happen to fulfill a wish. Did he only need to make the person feel as if it had been fulfilled?

Understanding this made him happy and deepened his grasp of the system.

He continued to speculate.

What about genjutsu? If he had genjutsu and made someone experience an illusion of their wish coming true, could he earn Wish Points?

If that method worked, he could get his hands on a pair of Uchiha's Sharingan...

Akimichi Denji's gaze grew distant. He looked at Sasuke Uchiha with a complicated expression.

He hadn't expected Sasuke to awaken a One-Tomoe Sharingan after being defeated by him.

After all, in the original story, Sasuke only awakened the One-Tomoe Sharingan in despair next year, on the Night of the Clan Massacre, after witnessing his older brother slaughter his entire clan and their parents.

He had no idea what effect this would have on the original story.

He didn't think Sasuke had awakened his eye simply because Denji had defeated him.

The emotional shock had certainly played a part, but awakening his eye seemed like a bit much.

If that was all it took, Hyuga Neji could beat Sasuke to a pulp, and they could get other clan members to beat up the Uchiha, too. The Uchiha would start mass-producing Tomoe.

More likely...

Akimichi Denji looked at the clueless Uzumaki Naruto.

It was probably something Naruto had said. Maybe it had made Sasuke realize that he and Naruto were roughly on the same level, and he couldn't stand the humiliation. That must have been what triggered it.

He knew that although Sasuke seemed aloof, with a cool, arrogant attitude, deep down he thought Naruto was a dead last. Hearing Naruto try to comfort him must have been too much for him.

In the original story, while they were on a mission in the Land of Waves, Sasuke awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan while trying to save Naruto. He even instinctively took a fatal attack from Haku for Naruto. At the time, he wasn't thinking about avenging his clan at all.

During their first battle at the Valley of the End, Sasuke awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan for the first time in his effort to defeat Naruto, whom he considered his "rival."

You could say that Naruto was the key to Sasuke's true awakening.

What a tsundere.

According to the setting, Uzumaki Naruto was the reincarnation of Asura's Chakra, while Sasuke Uchiha was the reincarnation of Indra's Chakra. To some extent, they were bound together by the bond between Asura and Indra, caught in a love-hate relationship.

No wonder Konoha was full of gay guys...

Sasuke Uchiha smiled smugly. "Now that I've awakened my Sharingan, you're no match for me. Let's fight again!"

"Don't worry. As a reward for helping me awaken my eye, I'll go easy on you."

"Oh! Your wounds have barely healed, and you've already forgotten the pain." Akimichi Denji looked at the confident Sunny Sasuke and spoke with amusement.

This was just like the saying: the sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Sunny Sasuke was back in action!

"Hmph." Sasuke Uchiha gave a cold snort. "Let's fight again!"

His injuries weren't too bad. He could still fight another round.

More than anything, Sasuke Uchiha couldn't accept being defeated so easily.

Now that he had awakened his eye, he was invincible!

"As you wish," Akimichi Denji said with a beaming smile.

They formed Hand Seals and faced each other.

This time, Sasuke had learned his lesson and kept his distance.

Knowing that Akimichi Denji was incredible at Taijutsu, he didn't plan to fight at close range. Instead, he would keep his distance and attack from afar.

The Sharingan's greatest abilities were perception and hypnosis. In Taijutsu, it let him see his opponent's attacks and movements clearly. All he had to do was find a weakness.

Akimichi Denji didn't humor him.

Triple Strength of a Hundred! Heaven-Piercing Kick!

He shot forward like lightning, bringing a fierce gale with him as he rapidly closed in on Sasuke.

Sasuke Uchiha pulled six Shuriken from his hand and hurled them at Akimichi Denji, trying to force Denji back.

The Shuriken were wooden. This was only a sparring match, not a fight to the death.

The six Shuriken locked down Akimichi Denji's movements.

Haruno Sakura gasped. Not many students at the entire Ninja Academy could pull off a move like that.

They'd only just enrolled. Throwing six Shuriken at once was way too overpowered.

Akimichi Denji didn't even look. With the momentum from his Heaven-Piercing Kick, he was moving too fast to dodge in time.

Red light flared around him, scorching the air with a sizzling sound.

Scorch Release!

He didn't dodge at all. He simply charged straight into them.

"Watch out!" Iruka couldn't help shouting as he prepared to step in and stop the fight.

The Shuriken were wooden, but Denji was charging right into them. He could still get hurt.

Iruka didn't know what effect Akimichi Denji's Scorch Release would have.

But Iruka was a step too late. The speed from Triple Strength of a Hundred and the Shuriken's own speed had them hurtling toward each other. There was no time to stop them!

Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan widened in surprise. He recognized the technique. Akimichi Denji had used it when they encountered Shimura Danzō.

Back then, it had melted the Chakra Threads.

In an instant, Sasuke made his judgment: he couldn't block it.

And that was exactly what happened. The moment the wooden Shuriken touched Scorch Release, their tips charred and broke off.

But Sasuke Uchiha's hands didn't stop. He relentlessly rained Shuriken down on Akimichi Denji.

It wasn't a fight to the death, but he could still hold Denji back for a while.

Just give me time, and I can learn his technique!

Sasuke Uchiha grinned, convinced he'd found the formula for victory!

He'd just seen how Akimichi Denji's Chakra flowed. Give him a little time, and he could learn the technique!

One of the Sharingan's abilities was to see Chakra flow and imitate an opponent's techniques. The best-known example in the original story was the "Copy Ninja," Kakashi Hatake, who had copied and learned thousands of techniques.

Seeing that his Shuriken had successfully slowed Akimichi Denji's advance, Sasuke Uchiha looked delighted.

All he had to do now was follow Denji's Chakra flow and use that technique...

Sasuke Uchiha tried it, then looked surprised.

How could this be? It wasn't working?

But Akimichi Denji had already used Heaven-Piercing Kick, boosted by Triple Strength of a Hundred. His speed was far beyond what Sasuke had expected, and he was already up close.

Sasuke, with his Sharingan active, dodged just in time. Cold sweat broke out across his face.

"Why are you dodging?" Akimichi Denji reached out to grab Sasuke Uchiha.

Sasuke dodged again and again, not daring to get anywhere near Akimichi Denji's fists.

The two fell into a stalemate. One attacked while the other dodged repeatedly, like a cat chasing a mouse.

For a while, neither could gain the upper hand.

But Sasuke Uchiha had his Sharingan active, and it consumed a great deal of Chakra and stamina.

Akimichi Denji had stopped using Scorch Release once he got close, but if Sasuke shut off his Sharingan, he wouldn't be able to track Denji's blurred fists.

Like this...

Akimichi Denji noticed Sasuke's fatigue. Grinning, he launched a flurry of fierce attacks.

His physique, already superior to that of others his age thanks to his extra points, gave him greater speed and strength. With the added boost of Strength of a Hundred, Sasuke Uchiha didn't dare face him head-on and could only keep dodging.

He was trapped either way.

Cold sweat broke out across Sasuke Uchiha's face.