On the other hand, after Sasuke and Naruto arrived at Naruto's home, Aunt Bubin found it hard to watch.
This... how could this be called a home?
The refrigerator was filled entirely with expired milk and bread.
The shelves were lined with a large quantity of expired cup noodles.
This was a child's home!
Could it be that these things were what the boy usually ate?
Setting aside whether or not these could meet the nutritional needs of a growing boy, it was already a miracle that he had survived long-term consumption of such expired items.
As a professional cook, she naturally possessed her own professional ethics and capabilities.
Plus, what Fugaku Uchiha had paid was simply too much.
She had to fulfill her duties conscientiously.
"Young Master Sasuke, Young Master Naruto."
"I will take responsibility for cleaning up the house."
"You two can go play for a while and come back when lunch is ready."
Aunt Bubin looked at the two of them with an expression of doting affection.
These two little ones were very polite and not at all arrogant.
After only a few days of getting along, Aunt Bubin had already grown fond of these two boys.
Therefore, her tone of voice was quite intimate.
"Okay."
"Sasuke, I'll take you to my secret base."
"It's really fun."
Naruto grabbed Sasuke's hand and dashed out of the room, running toward the forest in the distance.
Sasuke naturally knew about this secret base.
However, after long periods of training, Sasuke was also happy to accompany Naruto to relax a little.
Even with an adult's mindset, there were moments of exhaustion.
Now that the mission was nearly complete, there was no problem with relaxing.
After catching fish and shrimp, the two of them didn't return to Naruto's home until evening.
The moment he pushed open the door, Naruto stood frozen in his tracks.
"This..."
"Where are my treasured cup noodles?"
"What about the milk and bread that the old Hokage gave me?"
"And my [new] clothes?"
Naruto looked at the tidy room and the fact that his "treasures" had vanished without a trace...
For a moment, his entire brain shut down.
"Naruto, no matter how much you like certain foods, you can't keep them forever!"
"Those things had been expired for a long time; eating them is bad for your health."
"Auntie has prepared new food for you, as well as new clothes."
"Also, the meal is ready, so go eat quickly."
"Wash your hands first; you can't come to the table all dirty."
Aunt Bubin remained as gentle as ever.
"What does 'expired' mean?"
Naruto looked at Sasuke with curiosity.
"Expired... it means the food has gone bad and can no longer be eaten."
Sasuke felt a headache coming on.
How had this guy survived until now?
Perhaps it was the constitution of the Uzumaki Clan.
If it were an ordinary person, eating this every day at such an age, they would have been GG long ago.
"But I never felt like there was a problem."
"Although, I do get diarrhea occasionally..."
Naruto looked a bit embarrassed.
Yet he remained stubborn.
After all, this was the mouth of the strongest Talk-no-Jutsu user in the entire Ninja World.
"Alright, go wash your hands and eat first, then go try on your new clothes."
Sasuke said, pushing Naruto toward the washroom.
At the same time, he cast an appreciative glance at Aunt Bubin.
This... was a perfect assist!
Sasuke had still been considering how to make Naruto realize these issues on his own, yet Aunt Bubin had stated them directly.
A child's joy and sorrow both come and go quickly.
After Naruto tried on his new clothes, the sadness he felt earlier over his "treasures" being thrown away had completely vanished.
Aunt Bubin also left after preparing the evening meal.
In Naruto's room.
Sasuke looked at the progress bar, which was now at [981/1000], and pulled Naruto up to continue their training.
Now, Sasuke's control over his chakra was so refined that it no longer leaked out.
Therefore, even with Anbu monitoring from outside, he wasn't afraid of being discovered.
Furthermore, with members of the Uchiha clan stationed outside, Sasuke felt even more at ease.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing 1000 instances of body tempering using Lightning Release Nature Transformation chakra.]
[Reward: Thunder God Mode.]
[Task completed with high quality, additional reward: Special Bonus Pack.]
As the system's notification chime sounded, the chakra in Sasuke's hands ceased.
"Naruto, you've already mastered the chakra refinement technique I taught you, right?"
Sasuke let go of Naruto's hand and asked with a smile.
"Yeah!"
"Are you going to let me try training on my own tonight?"
Naruto nodded naively.
"That's right."
"However, let's go eat something first to keep our energy up, then we'll proceed with the training."
"Tell me how you feel tomorrow."
Sasuke nodded and said earnestly.
"Okay..."
Tricking Naruto was still no problem for Sasuke.
Watching Naruto enter his chakra refinement training, Sasuke opened his own panel.
"System, open the Special Bonus Pack."
Sasuke felt the changes in his body while simultaneously opening the Special Bonus Pack.
[Ding, opening Special Bonus Pack]
[Obtained: Three-Tomoe Sharingan]
Just as Sasuke was feeling the effects of the [Thunder God Mode] reward, the system's notification chime followed.
At the same time, a strange power surged into Sasuke's eyes.
His original black pupils vanished in an instant.
His eyes turned blood-red, and three tomoe appeared around his pupils.
His vision, insight, perception, and mental energy all soared in this single moment.
"So this is... the Sharingan?"
Sasuke didn't even need to intentionally release any perception now; he could clearly sense the situation of the Anbu outside.
He could even simply see the flow of the massive chakra within Naruto's body.
As well as that terrifying red chakra deep within his lower abdomen...
"Five years old, and I've awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"
"Perhaps, by the time I graduate as a genin, awakening the Mangekyo won't be a problem at all."
He was already looking forward to the ocular techniques his Mangekyo would bring.
He closed his eyes slightly, deactivating the Sharingan.
Now was not the time to show off.
With the Thunder God Mode and his own Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he should have no trouble facing an average jonin now.
This is what it means to be a cheater!
Cheating really does allow one to do whatever they please...
Next, he needed to find an opportunity to learn genjutsu and Lightning Release...
With a great father like Fugaku Uchiha around, these things wouldn't be much of a problem.
Thinking of this, Sasuke continued to attune himself to his [Thunder God Mode].
The night passed quickly.
The next day, the two of them ate breakfast together before heading toward the Ninja Academy.
As soon as they arrived at the school, they saw a notice.
[Hokage Speech]
Looking at the information on the bulletin board, Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly.
That old man, the Third Hokage, was already unable to sit still, just as expected.
Meanwhile, in the Ninja Academy principal's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already obtained the enrollment records for all the students.
This was Hiruzen Sarutobi's open conspiracy.
Geniuses could emerge from any clan in the village.
But his goal was to use the Will of Fire as a baptism, ensuring these geniuses would become the village's strength once and for all!