[Who knew getting worked up over the prophecy would actually awaken my three-tomoe Sharingan? I got stronger, but not by much. At best, I'm only at Jonin level. There's still a gap between me and Orochimaru.]
[I still need to work harder. I'll learn those two Genjutsu and Ninjutsu techniques first.]
New words appeared in the Diary.
Sasuke Uchiha, who had been sighing as he pondered things, instantly widened his eyes. What the hell?
Luo Mang already had three tomoe? Why was he improving so quickly while Sasuke was still a pathetic weakling with just one?
"Why can't I measure up to either Older Brother?"
Sasuke held his head. He couldn't beat his biological Older Brother, and he couldn't beat the Older Brother he'd chosen, either. Unbelievable.
Everyone at the Ninja Academy called him a genius every day. Was that even true?
Work harder! Work harder!
With that thought, Sasuke leaped off his bed and headed to the balcony. Basking in the moonlight outside, he began practicing Ninjutsu and drilling his hand signs.
Near Otogakure,
Uchiha Itachi, who was eating in hiding, was shocked by the words that appeared in his mind.
The emotions stirred up by a prophetic vision advanced his Sharingan!
It looks like he really does see Sasuke as his little brother!
For a moment, a faint sense of loneliness welled up inside him. Someone had actually taken his place. But that feeling soon eased.
There was no helping it. The plan was already underway, and he couldn't abandon it. Besides, there was the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to consider.
Thinking of the videos of the future and Luo Mang's commentary, he knew Sasuke wouldn't use his powers sparingly even without an enemy who threatened his life. The comment had been that even a dog by the