Birth

"Sharingan?" Cunxia Ye looked a bit confused, not knowing what the Sharingan was.

Shiba Bun rolled his eyes and said, "That's why I tell you to read more books in your spare time, you idiot. Then you wouldn't be called an idiot by everyone."

"You really are rude! You're the only one who calls people idiots!" Cunxia Ye retorted indignantly. Every time he was with Shiba Bun, he was always being called an idiot.

At this moment, Mikazuki Sora spoke up, which was a rare occurrence: "The Sharingan is one of the Three Great Dojutsu. The Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan is another, and finally, there is the legendary Rinnegan. However, both the Sharingan and the Byakugan are extremely rare even within their respective clans. The Hyuga's Byakugan has strong auxiliary functions; it can scout enemies from a great distance, which makes it superior to the Sharingan in terms of strategic significance, but the Sharingan has the edge in actual combat."

Cunxia Ye suddenly realized and said, "So the Hyuga are also geniuses?"

Upon hearing Cunxia Ye's words, Hyuga Hiben put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "That goes without saying."

"The awakening conditions for the Byakugan and the Sharingan are quite different. The Byakugan seems to lean more toward bloodline concentration, so the Hyuga can't really be called geniuses just because of that," Shiba Bun said indifferently.

"I knew it! The Hyuga's strength isn't that much greater than ours. How could the Hyuga possibly be geniuses?"

"Nonsense! Of course I'm a genius; I just happened to run into monsters." As she said this, she glanced at Mirai and Itachi. Hyuga Hiben could indeed be considered a genius, but compared to Mirai and Itachi, she was lacking, especially in combat—being a girl put her at a disadvantage from the start.

At this time, the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage finished praising all the students and then departed, marking the end of the school day for everyone.

Hyuga Hiben and the others pestered Mirai to guide their training. After all, they had all played together, and suddenly discovering that Mirai had pulled so far ahead of them made them want to catch up.

After leaving the school, Uchiha Itachi headed toward his home. Cunxia Ye asked, "Itachi, aren't you coming with us?"

"No, my younger brother is about to be born. Father is busy with work and doesn't have time, so I need to go take care of Mother," Uchiha Itachi said. Possessing the Sharingan and having advanced medical ninjutsu, they knew whether the child was a boy or a girl as soon as the pregnancy began. With the due date approaching, Itachi had been heading home early every day after school recently.

"Oh! Congratulations on becoming a big brother," the others said with smiles upon hearing the news.

"Thank you, I'll be going now," Uchiha Itachi said, then quickly hurried toward his home.

Mirai frowned slightly. Uchiha Sasuke was about to be born? That meant Naruto should also be born soon. He didn't remember the exact time of the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha, but he still had a mission regarding it—the mission to unlock the Rare Beast Pavilion. Although Mirai could afford to give up the points, as there was no penalty for failure other than a slight reduction in points, he didn't want to.

However, such an opportunity was rare, and earning points was even more exhausting than working a job. Mirai didn't want to give up the 50 points, and besides, there was the Rare Beast Pavilion to consider; he needed to make some preparations.

"Mirai, why are you spacing out? Let's go. If I don't make any progress today, I won't let you leave."

"Then let's go. I hope you guys can keep up," Mirai said with a smile. The group headed toward their usual base, the place where they all played together.

Mirai's method was simple: he sparred with them. Actual combat was always the best way to improve strength. After giving them a thorough beating, they were all too exhausted to continue. Mirai also told them to exercise their bodies more and shared his own training regimen. The group was shocked when they heard his methods; no wonder Mirai's strength far exceeded theirs—his training was bordering on insane. Of course, Mirai knew his routine was only average; there were plenty of people out there doing much crazier things.

The next day, Mirai attended classes as usual, and after school, he trained with the group. A few days later, Mirai heard from Uchiha Itachi that his younger brother had been born. As Uchiha Itachi's cousin, Mirai naturally had to go pay a visit.

Arriving at Uchiha Itachi's home, Mirai saw Uchiha Sasuke, who was still in his swaddling clothes. Uchiha Sasuke's eyes were tightly shut, seemingly in a deep sleep. Newborns slept for over twenty hours a day, and when they woke up, they were usually crying.

Therefore, Mirai didn't make any loud noises. Uchiha Sasuke in his swaddling clothes was a very cute baby, fair and clean—a stark contrast to the person he would become after the clan's tragedy.

While watching Naruto, Mirai hadn't held any prejudice against Sasuke; what he did was only human nature. With one of the future protagonists of Naruto right in front of him, Mirai couldn't quite describe the feeling.

"Mirai, Sasuke is your younger brother too," Uchiha Mikoto said to Mirai with a smile.

Mirai nodded with a smile. A younger brother, huh? The Uchiha Clan was famous for brothers who screwed each other over—a tradition passed down from their ancestors, almost like a curse.

"If only Sasuke could be as clever as you and Itachi. But more than that, I hope Sasuke can live a happy and joyful life."

"He will, Mother," Uchiha Itachi said, then looked at Uchiha Sasuke in the swaddling clothes, a rare, gentle smile appearing on his face.

Watching Uchiha Itachi, who was genuinely happy from the bottom of his heart, Mirai thought to himself: In the future, it will be your own brother who takes your life. He had no power to change anything right now; he would just let things take their natural course.

After dinner, Mirai took his leave. He had thought that meeting Uchiha Sasuke might trigger some shop missions, but it seemed the time wasn't right, or perhaps some condition hadn't been met. Seeing the family so happy and harmonious, Mirai didn't feel like intruding.

Although he had occupied an Uchiha body after coming to this world, he was ultimately not a member of the Uchiha Clan and couldn't truly feel the bond between mother and son or brothers. His home was on an Earth in some unknown dimension, and he didn't know if he could ever return. Perhaps one day the system shop would sell a teleportation scroll, and he would be able to go back. Mirai didn't know that in the future, a teleportation scroll would indeed appear.