Chapter 112: Chapter 112
Haruki and Uchiha Mikoto arrived at the street where the Uchiha clan resided.
It was already afternoon.
Given their status, the Uchiha clan members they encountered greeted them one after another.
Haruki responded with a smile.
In the original story, the reasons for the Uchiha clan's rebellion, aside from their own personalities, mainly stemmed from Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo pushing them too hard.
After the Nine-Tails' attack, forcing the Uchiha to relocate was overly blatant.
It was a clear message that they were suspected of causing the Nine-Tails' incident.
Other villagers would naturally think the same.
Given the Uchiha clan's pride—no, even if it were ordinary ninjas—it would be more normal to be unable to bear the suspicious looks from everyone daily and choose to rebel.
Except for protagonists like Uzumaki Naruto.
How should I put it?
Haruki thought that if Uchiha Fugaku had been brave enough during the Nine-Tails' incident, he should have fought to protect the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
Or perhaps there would have been a turning point.
When Minato held off Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Fugaku could have controlled the Nine-Tails or found a way to buy time.
With his strength, he could certainly have done it.
As long as Minato didn't die and Fugaku had the merit of defending the Hokage, the Uchiha wouldn't have fallen to the point of near extinction.
However, it might have been Kishimoto's intention that the Uchiha clan never produced someone with political acumen.
"Mikoto, Lord Haruki."
Fugaku smiled at Mikoto and bowed slightly to Haruki.
Within the clan, the only girl he liked or respected was Mikoto, which extended to a growing respect for Haruki.
He could tell that Haruki held a high place in Mikoto's heart.
Though he couldn't quite understand why a medical ninja's teacher could garner such respect from Mikoto, he speculated it might be due to saving her life.
Fugaku snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Mikoto's request for a sparring match, feeling a bit puzzled.
They often sparred, but Haruki had never been present to watch.
Could it be that Mikoto had invited Haruki to oversee and test him?
Thinking this might be the case, Fugaku agreed with a smile.
Haruki stepped to the side, waiting to watch the show.
Mikoto calmly formed the confrontation seal.
A flash of confusion appeared in Fugaku's eyes.
Normally, Mikoto's expression during their sparring was always serious and solemn. It was impossible for her to appear so relaxed and indifferent.
But there was no time to ponder.
The three tomoe of his Sharingan appeared in his eyes.
Knowing Mikoto's strength well, he skipped the probing phase and immediately used his Sharingan.
The next instant, his body trembled as the three tomoe in his eyes seemed to rewind and return to normal.
Fugaku was slightly stunned as the surroundings changed.
He found himself on a sailboat.
The blue sky reflected in the river.
Genjutsu?
He was caught in a genjutsu?
Impossible!
Fugaku frowned, pouring all his ocular power into his eyes.
Uchiha clan's genjutsu was almost entirely based on the Sharingan, so an internal conflict meant a battle of ocular power.
In the original story, Uchiha Sasuke used the Cursed Seal to enhance his ocular power, breaking Tsukuyomi with his Sharingan.
A few seconds later, Fugaku covered his eyes, unable to stifle a cry of pain.
Usually, he could rely on his Sharingan to break genjutsu.
But he couldn't activate his Sharingan.
His ocular power encountered a barrier.
No matter how hard he tried, it was useless.
It was as if some power fundamentally dismantled all his ocular techniques.
It was absurd!
He had never encountered, nor heard of, anything so outrageous.
Outside, Haruki blinked.
It started? No, it was already over.
He saw Fugaku disperse his confrontation seal and stand motionless like a puppet, not moving at all.
In other words, it was a one-second kill.
Currently, within the Uchiha clan, aside from Uchiha Madara, Fugaku was arguably the top elite ninja.
But even he couldn't last a second against Mikoto.
Without the power of their Sharingan, the Uchiha clan's combat strength was almost reduced by two-thirds.
Haruki realized he had underestimated Mikoto's Mangekyo Sharingan abilities.
"Mikoto?"
He looked at Mikoto across from him. Her previously calm face now showed signs of pain.
Was the side effect so severe from just one use of the ability?
Haruki quickly walked over to her.
His hands emitted a light green chakra, covering her eyes.
As his perception spread, he clearly detected the condition of her retinas and optic nerves, both suffering varying degrees of damage.
Haruki remained silent for a moment.
Indeed, Mikoto's two abilities were too overpowering.
Izafunoyasaki and Izanagi were somewhat similar, but the cost wasn't as great.
After all, Izanagi required sacrificing a Sharingan each time it was used.
And Yomi, even more so, could nullify all ocular techniques except those of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Rinnegan, and Tenseigan.
"In the future, unless it's a life-and-death situation, don't use your Mangekyo Sharingan."
Haruki retracted his hands and advised, "You should have felt the state of your eyes. Frequent use will lead to blindness."
Mikoto silently nodded.
Haruki said nothing more.
He was relatively assured about Mikoto.
She wouldn't be as reckless as her son, Uchiha Sasuke, who turned into a relentless force after awakening his Mangekyo Sharingan, fighting everyone and going blind in fifteen days.
Then he had some doubts.
Fugaku was still under the genjutsu and hadn't woken up.
"What did you set for him?"
Haruki knew Mikoto wouldn't torment Fugaku for no reason, so he asked.
"It's Sensei's lessons."
"Huh?"
Haruki turned to Mikoto in surprise.
Goodness!
Why didn't I think of using genjutsu to directly impart knowledge?
But it was only an idea.
The members of the Akatsuki organization were all talented and gifted. Ordinary genjutsu wouldn't work, unless Mikoto used her Mangekyo Sharingan.
However, the cost was too high.
She'd probably go blind before finishing teaching.
"His thoughts are quite rigid. Using conventional methods would take too much time."
Mikoto glanced at the motionless Fugaku and smiled, "I was thinking, what would Sensei do?"
"I think you might have misunderstood me."
Haruki shrugged, noticing her peculiar look, which possibly included disdain for his shamelessness.
Maintaining a calm expression, he said, "If it were me, it wouldn't be just about lessons. For a proud person, you first need to break their pride. Only by repeatedly trampling on what they hold dear will they emerge transformed."
"..."
Mikoto's gaze grew increasingly respectful.
As expected of her teacher.
"You still have much to learn."
Haruki had always worried that Mikoto was too kind, but today it seemed she wasn't inflexible.
"You take your time; I'll be off."
Since he couldn't see the specifics of the genjutsu, there was no fun in watching.
Haruki left time for the two of them to bond.
With a swift movement, he returned to Akihabara.
"Tsunade."
Haruki pushed open the door and called out.
Moments later, Tsunade emerged from the study, a look of delight on her face.
Haruki smiled, standing with open arms.
Tsunade hesitated for a few seconds before walking over, then quickening her pace, she ran and jumped into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Haruki supported her long legs with his hands.
"You... mmm..."
He didn't have time to speak.
Tsunade cupped his face and kissed him passionately.
Three minutes later, Tsunade released him, leaning on his shoulder and rubbing her head against his cheek.
Her breathing was loud and clear.
Haruki swallowed, catching a faint scent of oranges.
Tsunade's lipstick.
"Did you miss me?"
Haruki whispered in her ear.
"Yes."
Tsunade answered without hesitation. She straightened slightly, resting her chin on his shoulder, a sweet smile spreading across her face.
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