Not bad, I thought my original Sharingan had already been destroyed.

"In that case, if you trust me, I can use the ocular power of my Sharingan to enter your seal and meet Kurama."

Although Ensei Uchiha still referred to his eyes as the Sharingan, in reality, they had long since ceased to have anything to do with the Sharingan.

What had condensed from the power of numerous Byakugan should have been something known as the Tenseigan.

However, Ensei Uchiha's eyes were not Byakugan, nor were they in any way pure.

Consequently, they had transformed into an unknown state; while their capabilities seemed superior to the Sharingan, that power was built upon a foundation of immense ocular energy.

If one were to speak strictly of the evolution of eyes, his had likely embarked upon a path of erroneous evolution.

Hmm... come to think of it, the Sharingan and its ilk could also be considered an erroneous evolutionary path.

"Of course, no problem. I trust you."

Kushina Uzumaki's unhesitating words startled Ensei Uchiha out of his deep contemplation.

Seeing this, Ensei Uchiha did not hesitate, following that sliver of ocular power to arrive within Kushina Uzumaki's seal space.

Unlike the dark, damp, water-logged prison of the Nine-Tails seen in the original story, Kushina's seal space appeared much brighter. Although it was somewhat desolate with stones scattered everywhere, the clear light told the whole story.

It seemed that even though Minato had fallen into a deep slumber, he had not allowed Kushina's mental space to sink into gloom.

"Yo, Kurama. That bound look of yours is quite chic; it has a certain artistic flair."

After Ensei Uchiha entered, the most eye-catching sight was naturally the Nine-Tails bound to a massive earthen sphere.

"Brat... who are you, and how on earth do you know that name!"

The Nine-Tails seemed provoked by Ensei Uchiha's words, and an endless, hateful malice surged toward him, as if to drown him in it.

However, compared to the malice within Minato Namikaze, the Nine-Tails' malice seemed significantly weaker.

"Me? I am merely someone capable of seeing fragments of the past and the future."

"Come to think of it, you were cuter when you were little. Why did you get less attractive as you grew up..."

As Ensei Uchiha spoke, he took the opportunity to use some Chakra to shape the nearby terrain into the likeness of the Nine-Tails when it was young.

Seeing his own childhood appearance, the Nine-Tails fell into a brief silence, as if he had returned to the days just after his birth.

But soon, the sound of Kushina's laughter startled him back to reality.

"Oh my, so this is what Kurama looked like when he was little. He really is much cuter than he is now. Was it because you weren't eating well?"

The Nine-Tails was enraged by Kushina's laughter and struggled, causing the chains binding his limbs to emit a series of clanking sounds.

"Damn woman, Tailed Beasts do not need to eat."

At this moment, the Nine-Tails' words carried not a shred of intimidation.

Perhaps it was because of Ensei Uchiha's previous introduction to the Nine-Tails; ever since she had learned of the Nine-Tails' experiences, the fear Kushina Uzumaki held for Kurama had gradually begun to dissipate...

"Brat, your eyes... they contain too much power, they are on the verge of spiraling out of control!"

For some unknown reason, Kurama suddenly spoke up to address Ensei Uchiha.

"Mm, I am aware."

Regarding this, Ensei Uchiha had known for a long time and showed no signs of concern.

Conversely, Kushina Uzumaki looked at Ensei Uchiha with a face full of concern.

"Alright, tell me what you wanted to ask. If you are asking about the Sage of Six Paths, I can only tell you that he is in the Pure Land. As for whether that counts as death, I cannot say for sure."

"Perhaps, the current Hagoromo Otsutsuki is living in the form of a Chakra lifeform."

Ensei Uchiha had never been a patient man, so he directly told the Nine-Tails what it most wanted to know.

After a moment of silence, Kurama suddenly said: "The one who ambushed Minato before was an existence on the same level as the old man. I once sensed his presence..."

"..."

After leaving the seal space, Ensei Uchiha organized the information he had gathered and began to learn sealing techniques from Kushina Uzumaki.

As for what the Nine-Tails had said, those things were not important right now.

Originally, Ensei Uchiha had assumed that with his own aptitude, he could master many sealing techniques through self-study, and that learning from Kushina would be equally swift.

But when he actually began to learn, he discovered that there was a massive gap between ordinary sealing techniques and those mastered by the Uzumaki Clan.

Although it might slow down his research progress, Ensei Uchiha decided to study the sealing techniques properly, while simultaneously feeling fortunate in his heart.

It was fortunate that he had changed the Nine-Tails' Rampage and saved Kushina Uzumaki. Otherwise, if he wanted to learn complete sealing techniques, he would have needed to master the Impure World Reincarnation first.

More likely, if he hadn't met Kushina, he might never have realized how vast the difference was between the sealing techniques circulating in the outside world and those of the Uzumaki Clan.

And so, Ensei Uchiha's daily routine changed; aside from occasional experiments, he would come here to learn sealing techniques from Kushina Uzumaki.

On the first day he arrived, Ensei Uchiha did not see Naruto Uzumaki.

It wasn't until the second day that Ensei Uchiha learned that Naruto had already begun attending the Ninja Academy.

In the original plot, there was a setting where Naruto enrolled early, so Ensei Uchiha didn't pay much mind to it.

Perhaps it was because Konoha lacked facilities like kindergartens, so when Kushina Uzumaki was busy, Naruto went to the Ninja Academy?

Anyway, Naruto was always under the protection of the Anbu, so his safety was never an issue.

Through repeated interactions, he and Naruto gradually became familiar with each other.

If the Naruto from the original story was the type who appeared to be a fool but was actually a hidden genius, then the current Naruto was a genius through and through, having mastered quite a few sealing techniques at a young age and consistently ranking at the top of his class at the Ninja Academy.

At the same time, as if by fate, Naruto and Sasuke began to compete after they met, often working hard to outdo each other in various skills.

Come to think of it, because Kushina Uzumaki was still alive, the current Naruto and Sasuke had grown up bickering with each other, which could be considered a different level of brotherhood.

Naruto during this period was undoubtedly extremely proud.

However, once he and Ensei Uchiha began receiving instruction from Kushina Uzumaki together, all of Naruto's arrogance vanished completely.

Although Ensei Uchiha was older, he could basically replicate seven or eight out of ten parts of any sealing technique after just glancing at it twice.

Naruto, on the other hand, couldn't even grasp the basics and sometimes couldn't even comprehend them, forced to practice only the most fundamental sealing techniques.

Ensei Uchiha considered his own speed at learning sealing techniques to be quite slow, but both Naruto and Kushina Uzumaki had long been left feeling utterly humiliated by his learning pace.

After a period of time, Ensei Uchiha successfully mastered powerful sealing techniques such as the Four Symbols Seal.

After learning these, Ensei Uchiha remodeled the one hundred thousand Byakugan within his body and applied the Eight Trigrams Seal to them.

This sealing technique was modified by Ensei Uchiha based on the seal on Naruto Uzumaki; besides completely restricting the massive ocular power of the Byakugan within his body, it would also slowly diffuse some of that power from the seal to alter his own body.

Although such a seal would cause a slight decrease in his Chakra control, given his level of control, this degree of decline was insignificant.

More importantly, after completing all of this, the strange pattern in Ensei Uchiha's eyes finally faded away, revealing his original Three Tomoe Sharingan.

It was just that deep within the pupils of these Three Tomoe Sharingan, a trace of rich blue still shimmered.

"Not bad. I actually thought my original Sharingan had been destroyed."