Chapter 641: Awakening the Eyes

Twelve-year-old Uchiha Obito was already a somewhat accomplished Ninja.

During his time at the Ninja Academy, he repeatedly achieved first place in his grade in the Ninja Academy practical exams.

His graduation internship concluded with an astonishing S-rank Mission, dropping the jaws of many teachers and students.

Less than a year after graduation, he participated in the Chunin Exams and successfully became a Chunin, gaining a certain reputation in Konoha Village due to his excellent performance.

During this period, he undertook various dangerous missions, some of which were as exciting as Ninja novels.

A mission to protect a princess eventually turned into a major battle against rebellious forces, the only regret being that the princess was not very princess-like and had a bad temper.

There was also an investigation of a minister in Lou Lan, only to discover that he harbored thoughts of rebellion, once again saving a country.

That time, he even encountered incredible events like time travel, which also gave Obito some unsettling information.

After that, he accompanied Muzuki to the East Bank Battlefield of the Land of Fire, where he fought against the Hidden Mist Village invading the Land of Fire alongside Muzuki.

On the battlefield, Obito’s formidable strength further elevated his reputation; he was not only somewhat known among Konoha Ninja but even many Mist Ninja knew of him.

With significant merits earned on the battlefield, Obito became a Jonin, at the tender age of ten.

Obito also participated in a Martial Arts Tournament that gathered many geniuses from the Ninja World; although he wasn’t first, he was second, but Nagato, who came in first, was several years older than him.

Many Konoha Ninja and residents called him Konoha’s super genius, and some Uchiha elders said he was the future of the Uchiha Clan.

Obito enjoyed being praised, but he never truly took these people to heart.

Because these people only appeared after he became strong; only one person appeared before he was strong, and it was that person who helped him become the genius in everyone’s eyes.

Before Fourth Grade, Obito’s title at the Ninja Academy was “the Uchiha Clan’s dead last,” a headache for teachers, and a good-for-nothing looked down upon by some.

Although some of Obito’s grades weren’t terribly bad, other Uchiha’s good grades made the difference apparent when compared.

Within the Uchiha Clan, while no one specifically called Obito a dead last, no peers interacted with him either; he was like an outcast living in the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Obito wasn’t particularly bothered by any of this; if his Uchiha peers didn’t want to play with him, he didn’t want to play with those Uchiha either, it wasn’t like he had no friends to play with.

However, Obito was actually unwilling to be a dead last; he also had a dream in his heart, he wanted to become Hokage.

As the leader of the Village, how could the Hokage be a dead last? He should be the most outstanding Ninja, no matter how one thought about it.

The turning point came in the first semester of Fourth Grade.

Obito still remembers all the details of that afternoon, because it truly was the afternoon that changed his life, the beginning of a dream-like existence.

He was very grateful to Ikeya Yu; if Ikeya Yu hadn’t needed Muzuki to substitute teach, he wouldn’t have met Muzuki, wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity for extra lessons, and might not have become Muzuki’s disciple.

Muzuki’s teaching seemed to have a magical quality; under Muzuki’s guidance, Obito’s strength improved rapidly, and his theoretical grades also steadily rose, from failing to passing, and eventually even reaching an average level.

Just like that, Obito left the ranks of the dead last and became a genius.

However, Muzuki’s help to Obito did not stop there.

When Obito was disheartened, Muzuki would notice and comfort him immediately.

When Obito wanted to participate in the Youth Ninjutsu Competition to save face, Muzuki would specially design a special training plan for him.

On his birthday, Muzuki not only personally forged Kunai for him but also specially traveled to other countries to take scenic photos he wanted to see.

Obito had more than one teacher, but his master was only Muzuki, the all-powerful Muzuki Sage in Obito’s heart.

Yes, in Obito’s heart, Muzuki was a figure like the Six Paths Sage; there was nothing he couldn’t do.

Otherwise, how could one explain how Muzuki, despite being a Chunin teacher, possessed such immense power, capable of transforming him from a dead last into a genius? How could one explain how Muzuki, at such a young age, developed so many incredibly powerful secret techniques?

But when Obito saw the blood splattering from Muzuki’s body after the blue longsword fell, reality seemed to cruelly tell him that there was no all-powerful Ninja in the world, that Muzuki Sage’s omnipotence was false, and that Muzuki Sage could also be killed.

“Impossible!” Obito instantly denied this conclusion.

“Muzuki Sage is all-powerful, he won’t die…”

“The truly false one is this world!”

Large drops of tears continuously fell from Obito’s blood-red Three Tomoe, like an inexhaustible spring from some myth, dripping ceaselessly.

Suddenly, Obito couldn’t feel the people around him anymore; Muzuki was gone, Kakashi and Shisui were gone, the enemies were gone, he felt nothing, as if he were alone in some desolate land.

At this moment, Obito felt a burning sensation in his eye sockets. Was it because of tears? Why was he crying? Muzuki Sage wasn’t dead!

Obito’s Chakra flowed uncontrollably around his eyes; his perception gradually returned, Muzuki’s body appeared, Kakashi and the others appeared, and the Black-Robed Uchiha also appeared.

Obito looked up at the Black-Robed Uchiha, and the Black-Robed Uchiha was also looking at him.

“As expected of the one I chose.” Uchiha Madara watched the tomoe pattern in Obito’s blood-red pupils transform into a shuriken pattern, nodding inwardly.

Not everyone could awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, and even among Mangekyo, there would be differences in ocular power.

The reason Uchiha Madara chose Obito was because he valued Obito’s rich emotions; such strong emotions, once they fell into darkness, would gain powerful ocular power beyond ordinary people.

Just as Obito awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and his aura grew powerful, a strong aura also rose from another direction.

Uchiha Madara turned his head slightly to look; it was his backup target, Uchiha Shisui, whose Sharingan had also changed.

To prevent any accidents, Uchiha Madara’s targets were not just one person; in addition to the emotionally rich Obito, the exceptionally talented Shisui was also part of his plan.

His original plan was that if Obito had problems and couldn’t proceed, he would switch to Shisui, but he didn’t expect both of them to become Muzuki’s disciples.

“Muzuki-sensei…” Shisui looked blankly at Muzuki’s lifeless body, blood tears flowing from his eyes, unable to accept this outcome.

Shisui generally didn’t use the word ‘most’ because it represented absolute first place, too sharp and too direct.

But if Shisui were to describe Muzuki’s place in his heart, Shisui would only have one answer: Muzuki was the most important person to him, without a doubt.

Shisui was ten years old now, but he had been with Muzuki for four years; it could be said that nearly half of his life was spent under Muzuki’s guidance.

His parents died very early; Shisui only knew their appearance from photos, didn’t know what their voices sounded like, and could only learn about his parents’ character and deeds through others’ words.

For Shisui, his only true relative was his uncle, who occasionally came to take care of him.

But his uncle had his own family and Ninja missions, so he couldn’t pay too much attention to Shisui; Shisui understood this and only felt gratitude towards his uncle.

Before meeting Muzuki, Shisui was mostly alone.

Training alone, studying alone, living alone.

After meeting Muzuki, everything changed.

After school, which should have been rest time, Muzuki was willing to squeeze out some time to teach him.

From then on, his solitary time became less.

Even when he didn’t want to study the useless courses at the Ninja Academy, Muzuki would arrange a Shadow Clone to guide him, instead of simply assigning a mission and letting him train alone.

October 19th of his sixth year was the most unforgettable day in Shisui’s life.

October 19th was Shisui’s birthday.

Because Muzuki was very busy at that time, with both Ninja Academy work and their training, Shisui didn’t tell Muzuki about his birthday.

“A birthday is just the day one is born, it’s not particularly special, nor does it need much celebration.” That’s how Shisui comforted himself at the time.

Of course, it was just comfort; in reality, Shisui really wanted to celebrate his birthday with Muzuki, his understanding teacher.

But Shisui didn’t like to trouble people, and Muzuki was already so good to him, so Shisui didn’t want to trouble Muzuki even more.

So Shisui could only swallow his bitterness, and after training, silently went home alone.

At that time, he even envied Obito, because Obito would definitely not overthink things and would naturally tell Muzuki about his birthday and invite Muzuki to celebrate together.

Just when Shisui was at his lowest, a miracle happened.

Although he hadn’t told Muzuki his birthday, Muzuki somehow learned about it and had already decorated his home beforehand, giving him a huge surprise.

At that moment, Shisui truly felt that Muzuki was the embodiment of his innermost fantasies, for how else could he so precisely strike at his deepest desires and fulfill his needs?

The surprises didn’t stop there; Muzuki learned to forge Ninja tools, not for some special need of a strong person as he had thought, but to prepare his gift, even injuring his hands for it.

Shisui, who rarely cried, was almost in tears that time.

Shisui often heard people talk about the greatness of paternal and maternal love, but he had never experienced it, so he had no real sense of it.

After he received Muzuki’s gift, Shisui suddenly understood what those people were talking about.

Muzuki was not his father, but Muzuki’s love for him was no less than the paternal love others spoke of.

From then on, Shisui actually regarded Muzuki as a father-like figure.

“No, Muzuki-sensei can still be saved, that secret medicine, yes, the secret medicine!” Shisui remembered the secret medicine Muzuki had given them and quickly pulled out a black pill from his Ninja tool pouch.

Whoosh!

Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan stared intently at Uchiha Madara, erupting Chakra to use the Body Flicker Technique to arrive beside Muzuki, swiftly placing the black pill into Muzuki’s mouth, and then helping Muzuki pull out the Wood Release branches.

Uchiha Madara did not stop Shisui, merely watching coldly.

His Sharingan saw clearly that Muzuki was already dead, thoroughly dead; there was no secret medicine for resurrection in this world, at most it could restore a little stamina or Chakra.

With Shisui’s help, the black medicine flowed down Muzuki’s throat and into his body.

The healing secret medicine took effect quickly; Muzuki’s body visibly recovered, his wounds healed rapidly, leaving no scars.

Soon, he looked as if he hadn’t been injured at all, only he hadn’t woken up.

“Wasted effort, he’s already dead.” Uchiha Madara shook his head and said faintly, using a voice-changing technique.

Shisui doing this would only make Muzuki’s corpse look better, nothing else.

“Muzuki-sensei isn’t dead! He’s just tired and hasn’t woken up yet!” Shisui stared fixedly at the Black-Robed Uchiha with his blood-red Mangekyo, as if to engrave his every detail into his mind.

He would definitely find a way to save Muzuki.

Since Uzumaki Naruto and the others could travel through time, there was no reason he couldn’t.

Even if he might get lost in some timeline, he would definitely save Muzuki.

Shisui not only wanted to revive Muzuki but also planned to get revenge on the Black-Robed Uchiha who had killed Muzuki.

“Instead of deceiving yourself, why not find a way to revive him?”

Uchiha Madara withdrew his gaze, his Chakra erupted, upgrading his Susanoo into a twenty-meter-tall blue giant that walked towards Rin Nohara.

The backup plan, besides killing Muzuki who obstructed the plan, also involved significant changes to other steps.

However, Rin Nohara was still a very crucial figure.

As long as Rin Nohara wasn’t dead, Obito wouldn’t be able to fully fall into darkness.

Of course, Uchiha Madara wasn’t going to kill Rin Nohara here; doing so would only make Obito hate him, the mysterious Black-Robed figure, with no other effect; he just wanted to take Rin Nohara away.

Rin Nohara’s death had to be twisted enough to make Obito realize that this world was cursed and beyond saving, and that only creating a new world could save everything.

“Die!”

Obito’s hatred for the Black-Robed Uchiha reached its peak, and he instinctively condensed a large amount of Chakra into his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Just as Uchiha Madara controlled Susanoo to reach out a large hand towards the injured and fallen Rin Nohara, a distortion suddenly appeared where Susanoo was located.

“Hmm?” Uchiha Madara, reacting extremely quickly, jumped away directly.

The next moment, the distorted area expanded, and half of the tall and mighty blue giant’s body disappeared into thin air, as if it had been directly erased.

“Is this his Mangekyo ability? It looks good.” Uchiha Madara showed an intrigued expression as he watched Susanoo instantly lose half its body.

The Mangekyo Sharingan had many different abilities; some people would have duplicates, but most were different, and the ability Obito just displayed was considered one of the stronger ones among the Mangekyo abilities Uchiha Madara had seen.

Whoosh!

Shisui put down Muzuki’s body and attacked Uchiha Madara; he had already accumulated enough Chakra in his Sharingan.

Everyone, rest assured, this will not be some fake death or alternate identity plot.

Such plots are quite toxic in my opinion, I rarely read them, so how could I write them myself?

Today is a small rest day, only 4k; I’ll get enough rest and update more tomorrow.

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