Indra's Chakra from the Start

Did he mistake me for Uchiha Itachi?

Uchiha Yi froze for a moment, but his hands never stopped. He hurled two Kunai of his own and darted toward Sasuke.

As he moved, Yi rapidly formed Hand Seals, took a deep breath, and puffed out his stomach as Chakra gathered there.

Clang! Clang! Four Kunai collided in midair. Watching Yi rush toward him, Sasuke Uchiha tensed. He knew those Hand Seals.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. The Uchiha Clan's signature Ninjutsu. Sasuke knew it too!

He just wasn't very good at it. Remembering his father's disappointed expression and how differently his father judged him and Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's stubborn streak flared.

He formed Hand Seals and met Yi's Great Fireball with a "massive" fireball of his own. But the moment they collided, Yi's fireball—nearly twice its size—swallowed Sasuke's and surged toward him.

Sasuke's pupils contracted as his fireball was overwhelmed. He immediately dodged.

The Fire Release Technique That Never Killed Anyone lived up to its name. Sasuke's fireball had slowed it just enough for him to narrowly evade it as it brushed past his body.

But before Sasuke could celebrate, his expression changed. The area around him was covered in Explosive Tags on the verge of igniting.

"You think I don't know the Great Fireball Technique never kills anyone?" Yi sneered. As soon as he unleashed it, he had used Kunai and Wire to set Explosive Tags around Sasuke. That was enough to deal with him.

Before Sasuke could reply, the Explosive Tags around him detonated, engulfing him as unwillingness filled his face.

"Ding! Congratulations, Uchiha Yi, on defeating Sasuke Uchiha. You have obtained pure Indra's Chakra. Fuse with it?"

With the battle summary, Yi's consciousness returned to reality.

Defeating Sasuke had been much easier than he had imagined.

Then again, it made sense. Sasuke at this stage was still lacking. Yi didn't know whether he had awakened his Sharingan, but even if he had, he couldn't use it properly.

No one had taught him the Lightning Release he excelled at, either.

Lightning Release suited Sasuke far better than Fire Release. Even after he grew stronger, most of his signature Ninjutsu would be Lightning Release, not the Fire Release the Uchiha Clan took such pride in.

Yi knew everything Sasuke knew, while Sasuke didn't know most of what Yi knew.

Sasuke had fallen before he could even get started, taken down by a cunning old schemer.

The fight had also shown Yi a way to defeat his early opponents quickly: the Battle Space didn't prohibit Explosive Tags!

Perhaps he should stock up on them for the powerful foes he would face there.

But Explosive Tags were strategic supplies, and Konoha restricted how many individuals could buy. Building up a large stockpile wouldn't be easy.

Besides, while Explosive Tags worked against ordinary Ninja, a handful would do little against the truly powerful.

What Yi hadn't expected was for the Battle Space to drop Indra's Chakra this time. It was Sasuke's greatest advantage in the future.

Better yet, it was pure Indra's Chakra. Yi wouldn't have to worry about its influence subtly changing him.

If I can fuse with Asura Chakra too, could I awaken the Rinnegan?

Yi didn't even plan to transplant Hashirama Senju's Cells. He would wait for Hashirama Senju or Naruto Uzumaki to appear in the Battle Space. If Asura himself appeared, all the better.

Fuse! Yi commanded the Battle Space silently.

Almost instantly, Yi felt a strange energy emerge within him. Under its influence, his Eye Power nearly doubled, and his Chakra increased by at least fifty percent.

And that was only the beginning. Yi could clearly feel Indra's Chakra would continue to gradually strengthen his body, Chakra, and Eye Power.

The Uchiha Clan didn't have weak bodies or meager Chakra just because they had the Sharingan. They simply couldn't match the Senju or Uzumaki Clan in those respects.

In fact, each time a Sharingan advanced, its owner's Chakra increased too.

An Uchiha with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan generally had more than twice the Chakra of an ordinary Jonin.

The only drawback was that Yi could clearly feel his Chakra had grown much colder because of Indra's Chakra.

That was easy enough to explain, though. An Uchiha's Chakra usually changed after awakening the Sharingan.

"Yi, dinner's ready! Come eat!" Uchiha Mikoto called from the kitchen while Yi marveled at the Battle Space's power.

"Coming!" Yi quickly got up and headed toward her.

Mikoto was an excellent cook. In just half an hour, she had prepared a generous dinner for Yi.

Beef with Silky Eggs, Stir-Fried Greens, and Red-Braised Chicken—Yi had described how to make them to Mikoto before. She was a natural homemaker and had picked up the recipes with ease.

Watching Yi eat with gusto, Mikoto rested her chin on one hand and smiled. It seemed Uncle Kagami's death hadn't affected him too badly.

She had truly worried that Yi's personality might change drastically, as it did for some other Uchiha.

"I plan to go back to school tomorrow, so I'll have to trouble you with lunch, Mikoto," Yi said between bites.

Mikoto paused. "So soon? Don't you want to rest at home for a few more days?"

"It's fine, Mikoto. I've more or less recovered." Yi shook his head.

He didn't tell Mikoto that he and Kagami hadn't been particularly close. Some things were best kept to himself.

What kind of person doesn't even care whether his own father lives or dies?