Taking a Master

In the room, Uchiha Yu had already been standing in front of the mirror for over half an hour.

He wasn't looking at the bloodstained scratch Yakushi Nonō had left near his eye.

Nor was he admiring himself.

He was staring at his own eyes!

His gaze was no longer the ordinary look it used to be, but instead revealed a new sharpness and depth.

In his pupils, the usual black irises were now covered by a tiny tomoe-shaped pattern. This tomoe was a deep crimson, like a gem embedded in his eyes, radiating a mysterious light.

This was the One-Tomoe Sharingan!

The Kekkei Genkai unique to the Uchiha Clan!

It marked the initial stage of his eyes awakening the Sharingan.

The tomoe's shape was simple yet elegant; it wasn't just a decoration, but a symbol of power.

The One-Tomoe Sharingan granted Uchiha Yu perception beyond ordinary people. He could capture the slightest movements, predict his opponent's next move, and even copy basic ninjutsu and taijutsu.

His eyes had become keener, able to perceive the opponent's Chakra Flow, giving him a prophetic advantage in battle.

With every blink, he could almost feel the chakra particles in the air pulsing; with every stare, he could almost see through the essence of objects.

In Uchiha Yu's eyes, the world had become clearer. He could see details he had never noticed before, and feel the subtle changes in chakra.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt the changes brought by his new eyes.

Meanwhile, in the restroom of a burger joint's back kitchen in New York, Stephen Fang was also observing himself in the mirror.

[Sharingan (One-Tomoe): Grants the Uchiha clan member a basic enhancement in dynamic vision, allowing precise capture of fast-moving objects, providing initial insight and reaction advantage in combat, with some reinforcement to genjutsu.]

"These eyes look so cool!" Stephen Fang touched his eyelid. "Are we going to be able to release Amaterasu soon too?"

Pirate World Fang Yu, holding a bowl of Hiramishi he'd just received, shook his head and complained, "Don't even think about Mangekyo-level eyes for now."

"Gulp, gulp."

The sticky, gooey substance flowed down his neck into his stomach. Pirate World Fang Yu continued:

"Naruto World Fang Yu has already done a damn good job. Speaking of which, I have to bring up that 'genius' kid Sasuke, who witnessed his entire clan's massacre and awakened a single tomoe in a fit of rage."

"That's true! I was being too greedy!" Stephen Fang nodded. "I feel like time's flow has slowed down a lot! I can clearly see the flight path of a fly! So amazing!"

"Just keep playing around. In less than a minute, you're gonna pass out," Pirate World Fang Yu warned. "Compared to the Japanese Manga World, the ability conversion you get in the American Comic World is far inferior to mine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Stephen Fang suddenly felt the world spin!

The aftereffects of the Sharingan directly made him throw up the beef slices he'd secretly eaten earlier!

"Blergh! That's disgusting!"

"Using your eyes too much does this. Don't keep them activated for fun unless you have to," Pirate World Fang Yu reminded.

"Mm."

After finishing with the newbie, Pirate World Fang Yu immediately spoke to Ninja World Fang Yu. "You awakened your eyes faster than I expected."

Uchiha Yu stepped away from the mirror. "Mm. It should be related to the Gene Lock."

Pirate World Fang Yu stroked his chin in thought. "I think Itachi also has something to do with it. The will to survive when you're about to die isn't much different from losing someone important."

"But if it's only this much, it's still far from enough."

Uchiha Yu nodded. "At least I have a stepping stone now."

According to incomplete statistics.

The Uchiha Clan had a total of eight hundred members.

Among them, only about seventy had awakened their Sharingan.

Most of those were only single tomoe.

A "genius" like Uchiha Yu, who awakened his eyes before even graduating from the Ninja Academy, could be considered extremely rare.

The Uchiha Clan treated such awakening geniuses quite well.

You could tell just by looking at a dead last like Obito.

Before participating in the war, Obito was also an ordinary ninja who hadn't awakened his eyes.

Yet the Uchiha still gave him many conveniences.

For example, clan-exclusive jutsu like the Great Fireball Technique. Commoner children could only access it after graduating from the academy.

But any random Uchiha ninja could learn it as a priority.

"Although a guy like Itachi probably won't pay any attention to you, you'd better be careful. Who knows if he's memorized your figure," Pirate World Fang Yu warned.

"I have to take the risk. If I don't show some strength and don't get valued by the clan, I'll still be doomed in ten months."

At this point, Stephen Fang, who had been silent for a long time, chimed in. "If that's the case, why can't you just run away from Konoha?"

"Heh. Run?" Pirate World Fang Yu replied disdainfully. "Running from Konoha is an even more certain death."

Uchiha Yu patiently explained, "In this ninja world, the Sharingan is a Kekkei Genkai that every village covets."

"It's not like other Kekkei Genkai that are difficult to research. A simple eye transplant surgery is all it takes to claim the Sharingan for oneself."

"After the Night of the Massacre, if there are still two pairs of Sharingan left in the world outside Konoha..."

"One pair is with Itachi."

"The other pair is in my eye sockets."

"Then guess what my fate will be when that time comes?"

Stephen Fang shrank his neck. "I'd better not offer any bad ideas."

Uchiha Yu shrugged. "No worries. People raised in a happy-go-lucky environment and those of us who grew up licking blood off blades—there's a gap in crisis awareness."

No words that night.

The next morning, Uchiha Yu woke up early.

Today, all students of the Ninja Academy's Training Class had an assessment.

Uchiha Yu deliberately scheduled the assessment for the afternoon.

Because he had a very important matter to handle in the morning.

An hour later, the head of the Konoha Military Police Force, the Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan, and also the father of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke—Uchiha Fugaku—nodded with a grave expression.

"A genius among geniuses."

He said to his wife, Uchiha Mikoto, who was pouring tea beside him: "A great genius the Uchiha haven't seen in a hundred years. Our son Itachi awakened his eyes at eight."

"Most of the clan members don't get the chance to awaken until after ten."

"This kid has only studied at the Ninja Academy for two years, and he awakened his eyes at the age of nine."

"Rare! Extremely rare!"

Uchiha Mikoto finished pouring the tea and handed it to Uchiha Yu. He quickly thanked her with a nod: "Thank you, Clan Leader's wife."

Though he was polite, Uchiha Mikoto showed him no warmth.

"Awakening early doesn't mean much. Lord Madara Uchiha awakened at fifteen, and his achievements are unmatched except by the First Hokage."

"That may be so," Uchiha Fugaku said with displeasure. "Can't we give this child a little more encouragement?"

"I'm afraid he'll get too proud." Uchiha Mikoto's lips turned downward as she spoke, but her gaze flicked toward the screen behind which her youngest son, Uchiha Sasuke, was eavesdropping.

Uchiha Yu finally understood why Uchiha Mikoto was so sour toward him.

She felt that her seven-year-old son was mediocre in talent, far inferior to Itachi, and feared he might not even match the aptitude of an orphan civilian.

Uchiha Yu thought of a joke and shared it with the other two Fang Yus.

"What's she worried about? In ten months, after she's killed by her own dear son Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke, who witnesses everything, will awaken his eyes at seven and become the greatest in history."

Marvel Fang Yu: "That's hellish."

Pirate World Fang Yu: "You're not getting into heaven."