Sharingan

At that moment, the boy's eyes instantly turned an incomparably crimson red. Within those scarlet pupils, two Black Magatama slowly revolved around a Black Dot. His entire gaze seemed exceptionally bewitching and mysterious, like a bottomless vortex capable of drawing in one's soul.

If any ninja from Konoha were here and saw the boy's eyes, they would surely cry out in shock, "Uchiha, the Sharingan!!!!"

That was right. Miao's eyes possessed the Sharingan, the Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha Clan from Konoha Ninja Village in the Land of Fire, one of the Three Great Dojutsu of the Ninja World.

The Middle-aged Man's unfocused eyes watched Miao's Sharingan without the slightest hint of surprise. Clearly, he had long known that Miao had awakened the Sharingan.

"To awaken the Sharingan before even reaching seven years old, and a Two-Tomoe Sharingan at that... Such talent is absolutely among the very best. As expected of my son," the Middle-aged Man said with a gentle smile.

Miao fell silent for a moment. Then, his crimson Sharingan fixed tightly upon his father as he slowly said, "Father, you should know that this isn't what I want to hear."

The Middle-aged Man was stunned upon hearing Miao's words. A look of shock flashed across his face, followed by a trace of sorrow. His unfocused pupils, faintly glowing with White Light, lowered slightly.

"Have you already guessed something based on your own intuition?" the Middle-aged Man asked after a long silence, his voice somewhat hoarse.

Miao's heart stirred slightly. Of course, he knew what his father meant. In truth, he had not merely guessed something—he already knew certain things, because he was not an ordinary child, nor did his soul belong to this world.

In his Previous Life, he had been a top-tier assassin. As a killer hidden within the Dark World, he had traveled across the globe and carried out all kinds of dangerous missions. Naruto had been a wildly popular anime in that world, so naturally he had watched it. However, he had not watched much—only the earlier parts, from the formation of Team 7 to the part where Jiraiya searched for Tsunade and taught Naruto the Rasengan. Even then, he had watched it only intermittently. He had never watched Shippuden at all.

Though he had seen little of it, he still knew some of the basics, such as Konoha Ninja Village and the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan. It was precisely because he knew this information that he had been so confused. Since he possessed the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan Kekkei Genkai, that meant he was a member of the Uchiha Clan. He should have been in Konoha Ninja Village in the Land of Fire, yet he knew perfectly well that he had been born in the Water Country. That was why he desperately wanted to know what had happened.

In his Previous Life, he had no name, no friends, no family, no past, and no future. He had only a so-called Codename, like a ghost wandering through the world.

Yet it was obvious that his father was a man with a past. Since his father had no intention of speaking, Miao found it inconvenient to press him further. To him now, his father was the most important person in the world. His father's care had allowed him to feel a warmth he had never experienced before.

After all, the Sharingan was a Dojutsu-type Kekkei Genkai. He guessed that it might have been due to his abnormally immense Mental Energy that he had accidentally awakened the Sharingan shortly after turning six. Furthermore, he had awakened both eyes directly to Two-Tomoe. Miao himself had been utterly shocked at the time. Only then had he learned that Uchiha blood flowed through his veins.

He did not know whether this bloodline came from his father or his mother. Perhaps both of his parents were members of the Uchiha Clan. At the time, he had wanted to ask his father for the truth, so he revealed his Sharingan.

When his father saw the Sharingan in Miao's eyes, he had also been extremely shocked. Awakening the Sharingan at six years old had never happened within the Uchiha Clan. Even Uchiha Madara, once the Uchiha Clan's leader and one of the strongest ninja in the Ninja World, had only awakened his Sharingan at the age of eight.

His father had fallen silent then, saying nothing. Deep sorrow and worry had merely flashed across his face. Miao could tell that his father did not wish to speak, so he suppressed his curiosity and did not ask further. Still, his father had sternly warned him not to reveal the Sharingan before outsiders. Thus, only father and son knew about Miao's Sharingan.

Today, Miao truly could no longer suppress his curiosity. He revealed his Sharingan again, and his meaning was obvious: he wanted to know the origin of these eyes. Before awakening the Sharingan, Miao had not known that he belonged to the Uchiha Clan. His father had also previously told him that he was a Rogue Ninja who had traveled throughout the world. Having grown weary of killing, he had eventually settled down in this peaceful village, where he and Miao's mother had given birth to him. However, his mother had died during childbirth.

Thinking back on it now, things were clearly not that simple. His father had hidden many things from him. The crackling of burning wood echoed intermittently through the room, exceptionally clear within the silent house.

Hayato took a deep breath. Then, as though he had come to a decision, a faint smile appeared at the Corner of the Mouth. He gazed gently at Miao, who was quietly watching him, and slowly said, "Ever since you became aware of the world around you, I could tell that you were different from ordinary children. You possessed a maturity and calmness far beyond those of children your age. I began teaching you to Refine Chakra when you were five. At six, you awakened the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan. With your talent, I should have expected this day to come."

Miao was slightly stunned, then his expression turned serious. "So, Father, are you willing to tell me about your past?" Hayato sighed softly and slowly said, "There is no point in hiding it any longer. A secret that has been noticed is no longer a secret."

Hayato took a deep breath and slowly said, "Just as you suspected, I am indeed no ordinary ninja. Your Kekkei Genkai is not a Kekkei Genkai of the Water Country, nor is it some obscure bloodline limit. It is the Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha Clan of Konoha Ninja Village in the Land of Fire. The Sharingan is the mark of the Uchiha Clan."

Miao listened quietly without speaking. A trace of understanding flashed across his face. As expected, he had not guessed wrong. His parents truly were connected to Konoha.

"I was once an Elite Jonin of the Uchiha Clan as well. You inherited your Kekkei Genkai from me," Hayato said slowly, his tone somewhat desolate. His unfocused eyes quietly watched the falling snow outside the window and the distant lights that flickered between brightness and darkness, as though recalling something.

"Then my mother was also..." Miao asked curiously.

"That is not what you think." Hayato interrupted him and slowly said, "Your mother was not a member of the Uchiha Clan, but that was precisely the source of everything."