The Opening of the Sharingan

Sun Yu could never bring himself to let a girl die while he fled to save his own skin. He didn't have a savior complex, but he did have a bottom line: there were things one must do, and things one must not. Abandoning his kin was simply not something he could do.

Besides, this situation was not necessarily a death sentence!

"Lana, I'm not leaving. In fact, I don't think these people are our match at all!" Sun Yu walked to Lana's side, casting a cold gaze at the six figures surrounding them. "The natives of this planet are short and ill-suited for combat. They excel at controlling 'ki' rather than close-quarters fighting. That is why they hid their combat power to lure us into complacency; they only erupted once they thought we were off guard. They are afraid of our strength."

"Damn you, you cunning Saiyan monkey!" the lead dwarf cursed viciously, as if Sun Yu had struck a nerve.

Lana understood Sun Yu's point immediately. Her face regained its composure as she said, "You mean if we avoid clashing energy with them and stick to close-quarters combat, we still have a chance to win! Haha, who would have thought our little Kael had such a mature and steady side."

"Tch, not everyone is like you, only thinking with their fists!" Sun Yu protested. Of course, he didn't say that even with close-quarters combat, their odds were slim. For one, the enemy had the numbers, and for another, both he and his cousin Lana were already severely injured, their combat power significantly diminished.

But so what? The Saiyan race was one that could unleash unprecedented potential in the face of extreme adversity. Every time they neared death, they could break through their previous limits and become even stronger.

"Enough talk! Let's attack together and blast these Saiyan monkeys to bits!" The dwarf roared, a glowing energy ball coalescing in his hand. The five dwarves behind him fell into formation, closing in on Sun Yu and Lana.

Beep, combat power detected: 820, 3...

At this moment, the six enemies unleashed their full combat power. Lana intended to charge directly at the strongest dwarf to fight him to the death, but Sun Yu suddenly grabbed her. "Lana, leave the two strongest ones to me. You take out the weakest ones first, then come back to support me!"

In Sun Yu's memory, his own combat power was only... there was no doubt he was the weakest of the group. If Lana were tied up by the strongest dwarf, they would both be dead once their stamina ran out. But if Lana took out the weakest ones first, then with his coordination, they might have a chance to defeat the two strongest. This was a strategy Sun Yu had devised based on the Earth fable of Tian Ji's horse racing.

"But..."

Lana was still worried about Sun Yu facing the two strongest dwarves, but Sun Yu gave her no room to bargain. He lunged forward, shouting, "No 'buts,' do as I say!"

As Sun Yu's words echoed in Lana's ears, his figure had already flown a great distance away. Lana stared blankly in his direction. In a daze, she felt that the timid little Kael from her memories had grown up; he was now bold enough to command her, his own sister. Yet, this version of Kael seemed much more masculine!

Before Lana could dwell on it, energy balls from the dwarf natives bombarded her. Her eyes turned cold, and she moved with agility, attacking the figures in the center of the field.

Although Sun Yu had been a sedentary geek with zero athletic ability before he transmigrated, now that he was a Saiyan, the fighting spirit branded deep into his genes had been ignited. His body leaped with agility as he charged toward the two powerful dwarves, his small fists carrying terrifying power as he smashed toward the enemy.

Seeing Sun Yu's aggressive approach, the two dwarves jumped to the sides to dodge his attack. Without pausing for a second, Sun Yu shifted his momentum and lunged at one of the dwarves.

"Madman! Saiyan monkeys are all madmen!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Sun Yu immediately became embroiled in a fierce battle with the two dwarves. His broken ribs sent waves of intense pain through him, and the attacks from the two powerful dwarves only stimulated his nerves, making him increasingly bloodthirsty and frenzied. The more injured a Saiyan was, the stronger their combat power became!

However, this strength was extremely dangerous, especially against two opponents far stronger than himself. Under Sun Yu's brief, aggressive assault, the two dwarf warriors quickly regained their rhythm. They began to coordinate, keeping their distance from Sun Yu while pelting him with energy blasts.

"Argh!" After being struck by an energy ball, Sun Yu spat out a mouthful of blood. His vision began to blur, and his legs felt as heavy as lead.

"Kael, I'm coming to help you..."

Lana was truly a genius mid-level warrior; she had already finished off the two weaker dwarves in such a short time. But her own condition was poor. Seeing Sun Yu covered in blood, she flashed in front of him.

"Kael, I'm sorry I didn't take those few out sooner. But leave the rest to me; you go first."

Even now, she was thinking about letting him escape. Sun Yu gave a bitter smile; if he was to blame, it was for his own weakness. The Saiyan body was not omnipotent, after all.

"Enough chatter! Let's kill this woman first, then slaughter the man."

"Kill!" "Kill them!"

The remaining four charged at Lana simultaneously. While Lana was a genius mid-level warrior, she was still young and struggled to fend off four attackers at once. Under their relentless assault, she could only hold on by trading injury for injury to buy time.

"Lana..." Sun Yu's heart bled as he watched her injuries worsen.

"Run, hurry!"

"If I leave, what will happen to you..." Sun Yu roared in his heart. He hated his own incompetence and hated this world of survival of the fittest even more. Because he had no grudge against the people of this planet, he had failed to seize the opportunity to finish them off earlier. Now, his foolish mercy was about to kill his cousin, and he hated himself all the more for it.

Watching a shockwave pierce through Lana's left shoulder, Sun Yu finally snapped.

"You beasts! I'll fight you to the death!"

Sun Yu slammed into the ground, using the recoil to launch himself into the air. His hair was disheveled, and his eyes were blood-red, as if he were possessed.

"Kael..." Lana looked at Sun Yu, her heart deeply pierced.

"Ding..." A crisp sound echoed in Sun Yu's mind, and the entire world lost its color.

The next second, everyone's movements slowed down. He could even clearly see the flow of energy within the bodies of the people in front of him. He felt as if he had the illusion of insight into all things in heaven and earth, as if the entire world were under his control.

Could this be the Sharingan? It doesn't have a 360-degree field of view, so it can't be the Byakugan!

Sun Yu's mood shifted from grief to joy. He didn't have time to ponder why he, who should have needed to inherit the Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha clan to awaken it, had done so. He had already survived a transmigration; questions about awakening the Sharingan seemed trivial!

Although Sun Yu felt that his "Single Tomoe Sharingan" was different from what he had seen in the Naruto anime—it seemed to possess the X-ray vision of the Byakugan, even if the angle wasn't 360 degrees—it didn't matter.

This heaven-defying ocular technique had given Sun Yu, who was on the brink of death, a glimmer of hope for survival. If nothing else, the dwarves looked like they were moving in slow motion to him now. All their attack patterns and energy flows were laid bare before his eyes. With this alone, he could remain invincible in this battle.

"Lana, hold on! I'm coming to save you!"

(PS: I see many comments asking how the protagonist sees things inside his own eyes. Let me explain: the protagonist is inferring this based on the scenes he sees, not by looking at the tomoe of the Sharingan itself. So, for those who love to nitpick details, please read more carefully!)