"There was no other way in that situation; if I didn't go all out, I would have died!"
Sasuke responded with a faint smile toward Shisui.
"Heh, great fortune often follows great disaster. Didn't you also gain the power of the Sharingan during this crisis?"
Hearing Sasuke's words, Shisui suddenly chuckled.
It was Itachi who had told Shisui that Sasuke had awakened the Sharingan. At the time, Shisui found it hard to believe, as Sasuke was still so young and had only recently graduated from the Ninja Academy.
Of course, Shisui knew that whether a member of the Uchiha Clan could awaken the Sharingan had nothing to do with age, but the fact that Sasuke had already awakened it still came as a huge shock to him.
"Sharingan?"
Startled, Sasuke only realized after Shisui's prompt that his eyes had indeed changed when he used the Chidori against Iwayano; otherwise, how could he have seen through Iwayano's Camouflage Invisibility Technique?
"Haha, I finally have the Sharingan!"
Realizing he had awakened the Sharingan, the excited Sasuke almost jumped off the bed.
Anyone who is a fan of Naruto knows the utility of the Sharingan. As one of the three great dōjutsu, it is a power every ninja desires. For Sasuke, who desperately needed strength, it went without saying; he had dreamed of awakening the Sharingan early.
"Sasuke, having the Sharingan doesn't mean everything. If you want to become an excellent ninja, you still need to train diligently!"
Worried that Sasuke might become complacent with the Sharingan as his capital, Shisui quickly cautioned him.
Understanding Shisui's meaning, Sasuke smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Shisui. I was just too happy; I won't let this make me arrogant or complacent."
"Hm, activate your Sharingan and let me see."
Nodding, Shisui said softly.
Without asking why, Sasuke immediately followed Shisui's instructions. He closed his eyes, focused on activating the Sharingan form, and then opened them.
"Ho... how is this possible?"
Seeing the two tomoe in each of Sasuke's pupils, Shisui was shocked.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Shisui's expression, Sasuke was also startled, fearing something had gone wrong with his Sharingan.
"Sasuke, when members of the Uchiha Clan awaken the Sharingan, their irises turn red and a single tomoe appears within. That is the initial form of the Sharingan. But your Sharingan is already in a two-tomoe state—this is truly rare! At least, it's the first time I've ever seen it."
After pondering for a long moment, Shisui calmed his shock and spoke slowly.
"Two-tomoe state?"
Sasuke quickly grabbed a mirror from the bedside, staring at his two-tomoe Sharingan in astonishment, unable to believe it himself.
In the Naruto anime, Sasuke's first awakening of the Sharingan was a single-tomoe state. Could it be that things changed because of his transmigration?
Sasuke naturally didn't know at the time. After he transmigrated, he used Shadow Clones to train even harder, and the greatest beneficiary was Sasuke's own body.
Whether it was his bones, meridians, or chakra, everything had been slowly strengthened through high-intensity training.
With his strength increased, combined with the intense stimulation he had received, it was perfectly normal for Sasuke's Sharingan to have an extra tomoe. Just like Obito, who awakened a two-tomoe Sharingan directly to save Rin.
"Sasuke, don't worry. Although I don't know why you were able to awaken a two-tomoe Sharingan directly, it holds no disadvantages for you."
"You must know that evolving from a single-tomoe state to a two-tomoe state usually takes a period of diligent training to increase chakra intensity, as well as frequent use of the Sharingan!"
Looking at Sasuke's shocked expression, Shisui hurriedly comforted him.
"Then does evolving to a three-tomoe Sharingan also require diligent training?"
After hearing Shisui's words, Sasuke asked impatiently.
Because he had watched Naruto, Sasuke knew that the two-tomoe state could see through some ninjutsu and copy some moves, but it was not the highest form.
If Sasuke wanted to possess the full capabilities of the Sharingan, he had to evolve to the three-tomoe state.
"That is certain! And the difficulty of evolving from the two-tomoe state to the three-tomoe state far exceeds the previous evolution, so you should be mentally prepared. You definitely won't be able to evolve it with just ten or twenty days of training."
Nodding, Shisui answered truthfully.
Sasuke frowned. Thinking about how long it would take to evolve to the three-tomoe Sharingan, even with Shadow Clones to accelerate his training, he feared it would take a month. With the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha about to erupt, he didn't have time to waste.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go train immediately!"
Having thought it through, Sasuke jumped up and shouted loudly.
However, as soon as Sasuke stood up, a heavy sensation flooded his entire body. His legs went weak, and his whole body collapsed back onto the bed.
"Haha, Sasuke, given your current physical condition, you'll likely need to lie down for a few more days to fully recover. Let's put the training aside for now!"
Watching Sasuke's frustrated look, Shisui chuckled.
"The day after... tomorrow afternoon, I'll find you at the Training Ground!"
After saying this, Sasuke's vision went black and he fell asleep.
He had exhausted his stamina activating the Sharingan, and he could only recover through sleep.
Seeing Sasuke fall asleep so quickly, Shisui shook his head with a smile and then vanished from the room.
The medical standards at Konoha Ninja Hospital were quite high; after two days of recuperation, Sasuke's body had fully recovered.
After completing his discharge procedures early in the morning, Sasuke left the ninja hospital and officially returned to his team!
Following the Iwayano incident, the Third Hokage had arranged D-rank missions for Team Kakashi for the sake of safety; although Naruto firmly opposed this, he had no choice but to yield under the old man's authority.
Sasuke did not object to performing D-rank missions, because once the tasks were completed, he could follow Shisui to train and prepare for the evolution of his Sharingan.
After completing three D-rank missions in a row throughout the morning to meet the team quota, Kakashi took Sasuke, Naruto, and Haruno Sakura to the woods in the afternoon to practice tree-climbing for chakra control.
Perhaps having experienced a life-or-death battle and desiring greater strength, Sasuke and the others trained with exceptional diligence; they did not slack off for a single moment from the start of the training to the end, which left Kakashi very satisfied.
Once the training concluded, Sasuke bid farewell to Kakashi and the others, then headed to the Training Ground to meet Shisui as previously agreed.
Taking Sasuke's affairs to heart, Shisui did not break his promise and had been waiting at the Training Ground for quite some time.
Upon seeing Sasuke arrive, Shisui noticed that he was in good condition and proceeded to test his Body Flicker Technique to plan their subsequent training.
The test was very quick, taking only half an hour, yet Shisui was utterly shocked by the results.
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