Trash Station

Even Ren's grandfather likely did not know about this. Moreover, Ren's father had set conditions for activating this ocular technique: upon seeing a member of the Uchiha Clan who possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the technique would be unleashed and kill them.

It was just like in the original story, where Itachi Uchiha had planted Amaterasu in Sasuke's eyes.

Itachi Uchiha had planted Amaterasu in Sasuke's eyes to deal with Obito Uchiha. Ren's father had set three ocular techniques to deal with Madara Uchiha. He hated Madara Uchiha beyond measure because Madara had caused him to lose his mother. Thus, Ren's father had set the seal so that, upon seeing a member of the Uchiha Clan in the future, it would activate—and once it saw a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the ocular technique would be unleashed.

It seemed Madara Uchiha's Sharingan were basically never deactivated. They remained in the Three-Tomoe Sharingan state at all times, which was why Ren's father had set it up that way.

Who would have thought that Ren would see Fugaku Uchiha today—and that he had actually awakened a one-tomoe Sharingan. This triggered the ocular technique sealed by Ren's father, but it did not activate. Perhaps it was because Fugaku's Sharingan was not a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

From some of the memories within the seal in his eyes, Ren learned these things. Naturally, he was furious!

"Whew... This is completely screwing with me. If I killed Fugaku right there in the classroom, that would have caused quite a scene. Although Fugaku only awakened his one-tomoe Sharingan at ten years old, awakening the Sharingan at that age still made him a genius for this period." Ren was irritated, and inwardly, he felt that his father had been an idiot.

The Last Hope

"Whew..."

Ren let out a breath and stared at the crystal before him. The blood-red color in his eyes gradually returned to their original black.

Ren shook his head. "I can control it, but only three times!"

His quiet words carried a trace of delight. It had to be said that Ren's father had left him a fine gift—a gift he could control. The three ocular techniques left behind by his father had originally been meant to activate directly upon seeing a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Who would have thought that encountering Fugaku Uchiha's one-tomoe Sharingan today would trigger the ocular technique and nearly kill Fugaku? Fortunately, it had not happened, and Ren had now brought the ocular techniques under control.

Perhaps Ren's father had been too weak and had not mastered the Sharingan perfectly. Thus, Ren felt that the three ocular techniques sealed within his eyes had now lost control—lost his father's control. The three ocular techniques were now like Sealing Scrolls, Sealing Scrolls capable of releasing ninjutsu, and Sealing Scrolls that Ren could control.

Ren stared into his eyes, whose pupils had already turned black. "Though it is a little annoying, getting three Mangekyō Sharingan ocular techniques for free still counts as three killing moves."

He murmured to himself, knowing that the three ocular techniques in his eyes were undoubtedly three means of saving his life.

Ren let out a breath and looked over the enormous palace, but he did not see a single dog.

"Forget it... I'll come back tonight to take a look. I should head back first!" The instant he finished speaking, Ren reversed the Summoning Technique and vanished from Beast King Mountain.

Bang...

A cloud of white smoke appeared, and Ren stepped out of it.

Ren looked around the silent dance classroom. "I'm back! Good thing nothing major happened!"

He then walked out of the dance classroom and headed toward his own classroom.

Not long after, he stepped into the classroom and found it completely silent.

Ren swept his gaze around. "What happened? Why is no one here?"

Only Mikoto and Kushina Uzumaki remained. All the other students were gone.

Kushina Uzumaki ran over, looked at Ren, and nodded. "Mm... Nothing is wrong. Looks like you woke up."

Ren smiled awkwardly. It seemed Kushina Uzumaki had truly believed his excuse about going to sleep earlier.

Mikoto looked at Ren, her gaze filled with a hint of confusion, but she still said, "This class is outdoors. The other students have all gone outside. Only the two of us stayed behind to wait for you!"

Hearing that, Ren smiled. "I'm fine now, so you don't need to worry. Since it's an outdoor class, let's go outside and have some fun too!"

After saying that, Ren turned and walked out of the classroom.

Mikoto and Kushina Uzumaki followed him out. But just as Ren left the school building, he came face-to-face with Nawaki, whose face was covered in dust.

Nawaki was covered in dust and had suffered some injuries, yet he was still laughing heartily. Looking at Ren, he said, "Brother... What a shame. If you'd come out earlier, you could have seen me show off my might and beat Fugaku Uchiha senseless!"

His arrogant words were brimming with pride.

Ren chuckled. "You beat up Fugaku? That really must have been something. But if Sister Tsunade finds out, you'll probably be in trouble again."

Over the past few days, he had grown familiar with Nawaki, so he had learned quite a few things about Tsunade. For example, Tsunade was firmly against Nawaki using violence and often lectured him on being courteous and becoming a perfect handsome young man.

When Ren learned this, he had nearly burst out laughing. Courteous? Just look at Tsunade herself. She was so violent, yet she wanted Nawaki to be courteous. It was simply unrealistic.

Thinking of Tsunade, a trace of resentment appeared in Ren's eyes. She was still coveting his Qilin Resin!

While Ren was thinking about Tsunade, he did not know that Tsunade was thinking about him as well.

Inside a silent cave, Tsunade spat out a mouthful of blood, despair on her face. "No... Ōnoki is too strong. We are no match for him at all!"

Jiraiya was panting heavily, his body also covered in wounds. "Ōnoki has already left, but we have all been severely injured. How can we possibly escape?"

Orochimaru shook his head. "Difficult, far too difficult. We infiltrated the Land of Earth and went deep into its heartland. To escape, we will have to face pursuit from Earth ninjas throughout the Land of Earth. If we were at our peak, we might still have a chance, but Tsunade has already..."

At that point, Jiraiya's face filled with anger, and he looked at Tsunade with reluctance in his eyes.

Tsunade's abdomen had been pierced through, and blood was flowing without end. If not for the Senju Clan's powerful vitality, she would have died already.

At that moment, Tsunade smiled faintly. "You two should leave quickly. While I can still move a little, I can hold some people back. Leave quickly. Bring the intelligence back!"

Orochimaru's pale face was expressionless, but there was still a trace of reluctance in his eyes. The current Orochimaru was not like his future self; he still valued friendship greatly.

Jiraiya was the same. His eyes were bloodshot. "No... We die together, or we live together."

As his words fell, violent tremors shook the cave.

A roar came from outside the cave as countless rocks slammed into it.

Orochimaru stared at the little snake on his fingertip. "We are surrounded. There are around three hundred Earth ninjas outside. Most of them are Chunin, and there are only three Jonin. But with our current strength, it is impossible to break through—especially with Tsunade in this condition!"

Despair filled Tsunade's eyes. "Perhaps we really will die this time. If you return to the village, please take care of my younger brother for me!"

As her words fell, Tsunade had already prepared herself for death. But Jiraiya said, "Tsunade... Try it. Try Ren's medicinal ingredient. If it works, we may still survive!"

Orochimaru shook his head. "That brat's medicinal ingredient? But Tsunade's abdomen has been pierced through. No matter how potent the medicine is, it will be useless!"

Tsunade chuckled. "Let's try it! Ren treasures this thing greatly. He even said I would have to repay him for the rest of my life. If I survive this time, then so what if I repay him for the rest of my life? Hahaha..."

As her words fell, Tsunade took out the Qilin Resin from her pack and slowly consumed it.

Tsunade's Outburst

"Is this a miracle?"