Ah!
Seeing Fugaku and Mikoto die beneath Itachi's sword once more with his own eyes, Sasuke let out a pained cry in the real world.
His striking scarlet eyes, each bearing a single tomoe, sprang open. But after Lin Fan cast another genjutsu on him, they closed again.
After reliving the Night of the Massacre, Sasuke's Sharingan didn't seem to have evolved into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
But this didn't surprise Lin Fan.
After all, back then, Itachi had used his Mangekyō Sharingan to replay the massacre for his foolish little brother.
It seemed that without any new scenes to provoke him, Sasuke wouldn't make any progress.
Looks like it still hasn't evolved. I'll show you something you haven't seen next and give you a hand.
Lin Fan looked at Sasuke, who was now unconscious, and smiled.
The scene within the illusion shifted.
When young Sasuke returned to the Uchiha Compound, he found the place already strewn with corpses and awash in blood.
Nearly all the clan members he knew had been killed with a single sword strike, lying in a sea of blood.
How could this happen? Who did this?!
Dad, Mom, Big Brother!
Crying out in anguish, Sasuke raced toward the family home like a madman.
As soon as he got home, he threw open his parents' bedroom door.
Fugaku and Mikoto lay huddled together in a pool of blood.
Itachi, who had always doted on him, stood in the room, gazing at it all with an indifferent expression.
Big Brother, Dad, Mom, and almost everyone in the clan are dead...
Why? Why did it have to come to this?!
Young Sasuke roared furiously at Itachi.
Whoosh!
A shuriken shot from Itachi's hand and grazed Sasuke's shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
The next second, the pinwheel-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan in Itachi's eyes lit up.
My foolish little brother, everything you see was done by me.
Hate me. Despise me. Become stronger, then come and take your revenge. I'll be waiting.
Then the scene within the illusion quickly darkened.
A man clad entirely in black, with only one eye exposed, stared intently at Sasuke.
Who are you? Why are you here?
Sasuke glared at him and demanded an answer within the illusion.
Heh heh. Sasuke, I'm the one who planned the massacre you just saw.
An old voice echoed leisurely through the illusion.
You planned it? But I clearly saw Itachi massacre the Uchiha Clan!
Sasuke said, unable to believe it.
Heh heh. Itachi was just a pawn I used!
The voice within the illusion sneered.
Why? Why did you wipe out my entire clan? What was your goal?
Sasuke shrieked.
You ask what my goal was? Naturally, I wanted the powerful Kekkei Genkai of your Uchiha Clan!
The scene within the illusion suddenly changed.
Dozens of Uchiha appeared, their scarlet eyes wide open, their bodies utterly lifeless.
Sasuke recognized one of them. He'd met him when he was young and knew him well.
Big Brother Shisui!
Sasuke cried out in shock.
You asked why I massacred your Uchiha Clan. I'll tell you now.
The man across from him suddenly thrust out a black hand.
Squelch!
As blood sprayed, the hand gouged out Shisui Uchiha's right eye.
No!
Sasuke cried out helplessly within the illusion.
Heh heh. Now the ultimate genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami, and the unbeatable Body Flicker Technique are mine!
The black hand appeared again, quickly gouging out the Sharingan of several more Uchiha.
You wiped out our Uchiha Clan just to get our Sharingan?
I'll find you and kill you with my own hands!
Chidori!
Like a raging beast that had found its target, Sasuke tried to use the Chidori he'd only just learned and still couldn't fully control.
Sparks and lightning flared as he tried to destroy the black-clad man before him.
In the real world.
This should do it.
Lin Fan looked at Sasuke with a smile.
Using Sharingan Genjutsu twice in a row had strained his eyes a little.
Sasuke, now utterly exhausted, slowly opened his eyes.
His scarlet eyes gleamed with two tomoe.
I... I really did it?
Sasuke said in a weary voice.
But his expression was filled with excitement.
As soon as he finished speaking, his legs gave way, and he collapsed into Lin Fan's arms.
Lin Fan, Sasuke, what are you two doing here?
Naruto, who'd just woken up from a nap, came downstairs and appeared beside them, grinning.
Naruto, you came at the perfect time. Take Sasuke to the Medical Unit. I should head home and get some rest, too.
Lin Fan handed Sasuke over to Naruto, then went home alone.
Inside the Hokage Office Building.
The Third Hokage took a puff from his pipe. A group of Konoha's Chunin and higher-ranked ninja stood before him.
The Jonin instructors leading this year's Genin teams, step forward.
Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi stepped out from among the ninja.
The village has decided to hold the Chunin Exams. Do any of your teams have Genin you'd recommend for the exam?
The Third Hokage took a puff from his pipe and spoke leisurely.
The three Jonin instructors then each recommended their team members for the Chunin Exams.
I object, Lord Third. They're only ten years old. It's far too soon for them to take the Chunin Exams.
Iruka immediately raised his hand and voiced his objection to the Third Hokage.
Iruka-sensei, I was six years younger than Lin Fan and Naruto when I became a Chunin!
Kakashi said flatly, facing Iruka.
They're different from you. They've never completed a real mission where they had to risk their lives. Do you want to ruin those two children?
Iruka shouted angrily.
Is that really true, Iruka-sensei?
I can't speak for the other teams, but during our mission in the Land of Waves, we encountered Zabuza Momochi.
But these kids' performance really impressed me.
Naruto, the one you're worried about, used the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique to create ninety Shadow Clones during our mission in the Land of Waves.
He defeated those vicious rogue ninja and successfully learned Lord Minato's Rasengan.
And Lin Fan needs no introduction. He fought Haku and Zabuza on even terms all by himself.
He also used genjutsu to completely turn Zabuza around. He was the greatest contributor to the success of our mission in the Land of Waves.
They absolutely deserve to take this Chunin Exam.
Kakashi said with unwavering conviction.
What?!
Have Naruto and Lin Fan really grown that much?
The ninja present were all stunned.
Iruka fell silent as well.
I take it no one objects? I hereby announce that all the new Genin will take the Chunin Exams in seven days.