Naruto's Trash Station

When Ren heard this, he looked toward the boy approaching.

The boy had brought quite a few people with him. His gaze paused on Ren for a moment before landing on Mikoto Uchiha to Ren's left. "If Auntie hadn't mentioned it yesterday, I wouldn't have known you'd enrolled at the Ninja Academy!"

Mikoto was a little frightened. Tugging at Ren's sleeve, she said, "Cousin Fugaku!"

The moment she said that, Ren immediately knew who he was. He had thought the boy looked vaguely familiar, but only now did he realize that this was the young Fugaku Uchiha.

Fugaku Uchiha seemed to sense something. His gaze fell on Ren as he asked, "You're my cousin's deskmate?"

A faint smile appeared on Ren's face, while a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. "You're Mikoto's cousin?"

There was a faint scent of gunpowder in their words. Though it was their first meeting, they seemed like sworn enemies with a deep grudge between them.

Even Ren did not understand it. The moment he saw Fugaku Uchiha, the blood in his veins seemed to boil, and an uncontrollable anger rose within him.

Ren calmed the fury in his heart. What's going on? Why can't I control my emotions?

Just as Ren was feeling confused, a loud, provocative voice came from outside the classroom.

Nawaki strode in, followed by quite a few lackeys. He glared fiercely at Fugaku Uchiha and said, "Fugaku... what are you doing here? Bullying the younger students?"

A cold light burst from Fugaku Uchiha's eyes. "Hmph... bullying younger students is something only you could do. I came today merely to visit my cousin, and to find out how she's doing. I wanted to see who in this class dared to bully her. On the other hand, you come to this classroom every day. Are you trying to court a younger girl?"

When Nawaki heard that, his gaze fell on Mikoto Uchiha before he roared, "Bastard... I came to visit my cousin too, to see whether anyone was bullying her."

Their gazes met, and the atmosphere immediately turned tense. One wrong word, and they would start fighting.

Sealed Ocular Techniques

The classroom fell silent, and the students felt weak in the knees.

The students who had once ostracized Mikoto Uchiha and Kushina Uzumaki now wore fearful expressions.

The two people on the verge of erupting in the classroom, Nawaki and Fugaku, were cousins of Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha respectively. And this was not merely a verbal claim of kinship; they were blood relatives.

Mikoto Uchiha's mother was Fugaku's mother's younger sister, her biological younger sister. More importantly, Mikoto's father had supposedly died on the battlefield while saving Fugaku's father. Fugaku's father was the current head of the Uchiha Clan. With such ties between them, Fugaku naturally protected Mikoto and refused to let anyone bully her.

Nawaki's grandmother was Mito Uzumaki, and Mito Uzumaki was also Kushina Uzumaki's grandmother. Kushina's biological grandmother and Mito Uzumaki were biological sisters. Their relationship was complicated, but neither Nawaki nor Fugaku had been wrong.

At that moment, Nawaki and Fugaku glared at each other as if a great battle might break out at any time.

Ren stared ahead, his vision gradually turning blurry. He lowered his head, feeling as though his eyes had been set ablaze.

Ren endured the pain as a roar echoed in his heart. What's happening... why do my eyes hurt so much?!

Mikoto, seated to his left, seemed to notice something and glanced at Ren.

Ren suddenly opened his eyes, revealing blood-red pupils. The instant Mikoto saw them, she screamed, "Ah..."

Her scream shattered the tense atmosphere, and Nawaki and Fugaku looked at Mikoto in surprise.

Fugaku asked, "What's wrong? Did this brat bully you?"

Fugaku's gaze fell on Ren, carrying a faint warning.

Mikoto hurriedly said, "No... Ren didn't bully me. He seems to be feeling unwell!"

Kushina was startled. "Ren is unwell?"

Ren had lowered his head and seemed not to hear their words.

Nawaki stared at Ren, who was swaying faintly, as well as the terrifying aura emanating from him.

Nawaki frowned slightly. "Fugaku... we're both ten-year-old boys. Causing trouble here is embarrassing. If you've got the guts, come outside and settle this with me!"

Fugaku sneered. "Fine... today, I'll let you see the power of the Sharingan!"

As his words fell, Fugaku's lackeys began cheering, while Fugaku's eyes turned scarlet.

Fugaku and Nawaki left, but when Fugaku looked back at Ren, he felt a faint sense of terror.

Ren covered his eyes. Through the gaps between his fingers, he saw those scarlet eyes, and fury rose in his heart. An uncontrollable rage surged forth, and he even wanted to kill Fugaku Uchiha.

That aura spread out along with Ren's spiritual energy, making Fugaku in the distance even more terrified. He fled the classroom in panic.

Kushina did not sense the sinister aura. She merely looked at Ren with concern and asked, "Ren... should we go to the hospital?"

Ren shook his head while covering his eyes. "No need. I just didn't sleep well yesterday, so my head hurts a little. I'll go sleep in the school's dance studio for a while. You don't need to worry about me!"

After saying that, Ren slowly stood up. Still covering his eyes, he looked through the gaps between his fingers and walked out of the classroom.

Kushina wanted to follow him, but Mikoto shook her head. "Kushina... Ren doesn't want us to know about this, so we shouldn't follow him."

Kushina thought for a moment before saying, "I understand!"

Although Kushina felt that something was wrong, she still chose to respect Ren's wishes.

After Ren left, the classroom became noisy once more.

Mikoto Uchiha muttered to herself, "Impossible... how is that possible? That was the Sharingan, it was actually the Sharingan. Why does Ren have the Sharingan? And those patterns weren't tomoe. Grandpa said that if the Sharingan's pattern isn't tomoe, then it must be the Mangekyō Sharingan. How could Ren have the Mangekyō Sharingan..."

Not long after, Ren entered the empty dance studio.

The Ninja Academy had not only music rooms and dance studios, but also tea ceremony rooms... No one ever used these strange classrooms, so they remained empty all year round.

The instant Ren entered, he bit his finger and formed hand seals. "Summoning Technique!"

Bang...

White smoke appeared, and Ren instantly vanished from the classroom.

The moment he arrived at Beast King Mountain, Ren roared, "Ah... you bastard, just what did you leave inside me?!"

Ren opened his eyes in fury, and they were reflected within the great hall.

A massive crystal stood inside the hall. At that moment, Ren's reflection appeared in it. His scarlet eyes contained three clusters of black flames. They were the Sharingan—no, the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ren stared at the crystal and looked into his own eyes. "Hah... I never expected that dead father of mine to have sealed three ocular techniques inside my eyes!"

Ren was annoyed, and even more furious. When Fugaku Uchiha had appeared earlier, Ren had felt his blood boiling, and he had even wanted to kill Fugaku Uchiha on the spot.

The reason for this was entirely because Ren's deceased father had sealed ocular techniques within Ren's eyes when he had just been born. Ren had always wondered why he had seen the Sharingan right after being born. Who would have thought it was because his father had sealed ocular techniques in his eyes?