Kapitel 52: Life and Death

Rather than be frightened or scared by Kenjaku's words, Sasuke wiped the blood off his lips and let out a small laugh.

"A cripple huh. That's okay. Didn't think I was going to make it out alive anyway.." He straightened his back against the rock and spat out the lump of blood in his throat.

"But, I must say, I really appreciate the gift. You really put much effort into it for me. But just so we're even, how about I thank you with a gift of my own huh.." The moment Sasuke finished his words, dark clouds slowly condensed within the skies, and thunder boomed as drizzles of rain fell to the Earth around them..

Kenjaku frowned at the sight of the phenomena. He could feel the cursed energy in the air sizzling, as if the atmosphere was charging up rigorously for some reason.

"Tsk. A cursed technique on that scale would completely rupture your energy pathways. You'd die a gruesome death."

Sasuke didn't know if Kenjaku was trying to warn him, or call his bluff, but the only thing he responded with was raising his head to the sky as he interacted with the pure nature energy and what was left of his cursed energy.

A searing pain assualted his nerves, his blood boiled, his body shook unable to hold on and his orifices bled profusely, but he did not utter a single groan or scream.

"Hahaha.. I've never seen this level of insanity from a person. Not from anyone. Even Sukuna.." Kenjaku laughed as he etched Sasuke's bloodied smile into his soul.

"KIRIN!!!*

*CRACK* *CRACK*

*BOOOOOM!*

With a whisper, he finally gave out, releasing the boiling cursed energy and allowing it to interact with the dark clouds in the atmosphere.. A moment later, the lightning that streaked within the sky coalesced into the figure of a mighty Kirin, a mythical creature, that soared within the clouds, staring down at Kenjaku and his cursed womb with malice.

It was as if a dozen nukes had exploded in the vicinity, the lighting Kirin was so fast, one minute it was soaring in the clouds, and in the next, it descended with the fury of the Gods, tearing apart and ravaging everything to the ground.

He had no idea how much time had passed. It could've been seconds, days, years or a lifetime, but Sasuke slowly regained consciousness, waking up to distinct voices that seemed to be arguing for some reason.

"Ughhh.."

His eyes slowly opened and squinted in response to the sunlight as a nerve wracking pain assualted his senses, yet he only groaned softly, but when he lifted his eyes and saw his surroundings and the people arguing before him, his lips burst into a smile.

Before him, Naobito Zen'in, his father Fugaku and the Clan Elder of the Zen'ins stood arguing, probably about whether it was a good idea to start this war with him.

Noticing he was awake, they all went silent for a minute, staring at his bloodied smile with mixed expressions.

"Yay. You finally caught me.." Sasuke who had his back against a rock smiled, ridiculing the three men who stood before him without a hint of fear of remorse.

"You ungrateful brat!! You ruined everything!! Killed your own clansmen!! How cruel can you be?! Why the hell did I raise a monster!"

Fugaku's theatrics didn't move Sasuke one bit but he actually responded with a sneer.

"Are you senile old man? Should I have just accepted death when you ganged up on me with nearly half of the clan's warriors?"

Fugaku was silent, yet rage boiled within him, as he unsheathed the katana at his waist.

"We underestimated you and we paid the price for it.. It should never have come to this.." The clan leader stepped in with a regretful tone, but Sasuke rolled his eyes in response.

"Just end him. That is what we came for isn't it? We've wasted enough time already.."

Naobito wasn't having any of it, with a snarl, he ordered and Fugaku brandished the blade in his hand and then..

*SLASH!*

Before Sasuke could even react, the blade ripped into his neck, as he fell sideways, eyes wide opened into the cool embrace of death.

He didn't see angels, or a glorious Heaven, neither did he see demons or fire and brimstone, the only thing he felt was his consciousness being slowly pulled down into what looked like an pitch black endless abyss.

As he slowly accepted his fate, he couldn't help but relive his life through the memories, as he prepared to let it all go.

But ...

*DING!*

A familiar sound drew him out of his reverie as he looked up.

"Does host want to exchange to Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"Y/N"

Choosing Yes meant he would get a chance to live at this point. The system had done it before, he didn't doubt at all. He chose yes without hesitation and in a blink of an eye, he found himself in a familiar environment, dressed in a white robe.

The air was fresh as ever, the environment peaceful, and calm. A serenity bloomed within his spirit and one deep breath seemed to alleviate the burden on his soul, the pressure and stress from fighting and killing for hours disappearing in a moment.

Lifting his countenance, he found himself face to face with a familiar figure, the OG Sasuke himself whose stern expression was betrayed by the smile in his eyes.

"You look....happy to see me." Chuckling, Sasuke took a seat on the soft grass and sighed. He could get used to living here, away from all the schemes, plots and bloodshed.

"I'm more impressed by your progress, Sasuke. In less than a month you've reached a level in your skills that others can only dream of attaining. Back in my world, you'd probably qualify as a full blown Jonin level shinobi.."

The OG spoke, as Sasuke rested his cheek on his fists, sighing in exhaustion.

"It's a crazy world out there. I'm supposed to be the so called saviour but everyone and everything is programmed to go against me.."

Sasuke lied his back down, reminiscing on Kenjaku's words and his experiences..

"Also, you were right about the whole thing. They're here indeed.." He added, and the OG's face scrunched up into a visible frown.

"You've found traces of their existence in your world.." Sasuke couldn't tell if it was a question or he was just stating but he nodded regardless.

"One of the adversaries I battled before coming here, had in his possession a Rinnegan, and accurate knowledge about my origin. Sigh. Fucking Kenjaku.."

Sasuke clenched his fists, whispering the last part of his statement with controlled rage.

"The Rinnegan possesses abilities beyond our understanding. It isn't impossible to gleam a person's past or future depending on it's unique ability. What bothers me is how that Rinnegan found it's way into his possession.."

The OG thought for a moment before shaking his head and turning towards Sasuke.

"That world needs you more than anything. You need to go back.."

With a firm resolve, the OG waved his hand, summoning every Mangekyou version of Sasuke. With another wave, their forms began to shift and churn, coalescing into a round golden energy bead which he pushed into Sasuke's forehead. And for the first time, he felt on pain, rather an extremely pure and potent flow of energy.

After that, the OG, reached into his own eye socket and pulled out his Eternal Mangekyou, performed a ritual that spilt it into two, before implanting one of them into Sasuke's eyes.

"Aarghhh!"

He felt as if his eyes were being melted away, yet he stood his ground and only slumped to the ground when the ritual was over.

Struggling to his feet, his tried opening his eyes, yet his eyelids felt unusually heavy for some reason.

"Open!" With force and will power, he forced them open, revealing a pair of glorious yet demonic eyeballs that seemed to peer into one's soul. Red and black six edged star pattern with a black dot in the middle, imprinted onto his pupils as information regarding the change flowed into his consciousness.

*DING!

Uchiha Sasuke Template System: 53% assimilated

Host has reached a milestone in awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan. The prowess of the original Sharingan has been increased fifty fold.

- Straight Tomoe Sharingan grants fluidity in movement and a boost in speed and agility.

- Host's left eye now possesses the fabled Amaterasu. Black flames from Hell itself that cause no harm to the user yet can burn with such intensity and power like the sun itself. Flames cannot be extinguished until target is fully incinerated and can burn for seven days and nights..

- Host's right eye now holds the fabled Kagutsuchi ( Blaze Release/ Inferno Style). This technique allows host to shape and mold Amaterasu in whatever form host desires.

- Susanoo. Host can now summon the mighty Susanoo, to aid in combat. The form of the Susanoo summoned by host depends on mastery of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

!Prolonged and extensive use of the Mangekyou will strain the Host's eyes to the point of perpetual blindness. The only way to escape this fate is to achieve the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. (100 million system pts.)

Other rewards obtained :

- 5 million system points.

- Forbidden Jutsu ( Flying Raijin Jutsu)

- Adult Sasuke's sword.

- Madara Uchiha battle robes and Gunbai.

- Eight Gates Jutsu.

- Reanimation Jutsu

Sasuke couldn't help but laugh out loud at all the rewards. Those were some heavy hitting Jutsus he had just obtained. However his joy was cut short when he heard the OG's next words.

"System has detected extremely potent poison within hosts body. Host's energy pathways are damaged."

"Use one time saving ticket for 3 million system pts?"

The system asked and he questioned back.

"What will the saving ticket do?"

"This one time saving ticket would allow system to take control of hosts body. Host's energy pathways would be sealed for 5 minutes and 3 million system points will be converted into chakra that will be used within the 5 minutes. Does host agree?"

His heart bled, but there was nothing he could do about it. He only had two choices, to awaken and be surrounded by the Zen'ins with no way to defend himself or allow the system to take control for 5 minutes. He'd deal with Kenjaku's poison on his own later.

"I agree!"

He stated and the last thing he saw was the face of the OG smiling at him, before his vision darkened..

A/N: I know, I know. Feels kinda rushed😔

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Kapitel 53: Endless Jumpings

"What will the saving ticket do?"

"This one time saving ticket would allow system to take control of hosts body. Host's energy pathways would be sealed for 5 minutes and 3 million system points will be converted into chakra that will be used within the 5 minutes. Does host agree?"

"I agree!"

He stated and the last thing he saw was the face of the OG smiling at him, before his vision darkened..

Back in the real world, the three Zen'ins stood around the lifeless body of their young one who they had just finished off in silence..

"Do you really feel no qualms in killing your offspring, Fugaku?"

The clan leader asked, but Fugaku quickly masked the restlessness and nausea on his face with resolve and boldness.

"He didn't deserve to live. Not after the losses the clan has suffered because of him.."

Fugaku grit his teeth as he spoke. No matter how wicked and stern he looked, Sasuke was always going to be a soft spot for him, but his loyalty to the clan was greater and was the most important to him.

"No need to get all emotional.. He deserves death.."

Naobito chipped in with an uninterested yawn and a dismissive wave of his hand as he took the lead, walking away with the least bit of concern on his face.

"Naobito is right. The clan has lost too much to him. We'll need to rebuild it all from scratch if we want to regain our glory and respect as one of the four Jujutsu clans.."

The clan head spoke with a sigh, patted the man on the shoulder and walked away, joining Naobito in his stride.

Fugaku looked at the bloodied corpse of his own son for a few moments, before he steeled his resolve and walked away, joining Naobito and the clan head.

But....

In a split second, all three men halted in their stride in horror, as they felt a sudden wave of malevolent energy wash over them. They turned around with shocked expressions, and their jaws nearly dropped at the sight. The sky darkened in response, as a fierce wind began billowing across the land.

"What now?!"

Naobito was mad at this point. His cursed technique was fully charged up and was ready to be unleashed at the slightest sight of danger.

*BOOOM!*

A beam of pure white energy descended from the sky with raw untainted might, before slamming into Sasuke's bloodied corpse right under their gazes. A massive mushroom shaped dust cloud exploded from the impact, and a powerful wind wave sent them skidding several meters back.

A shadowy figure came trotting towards them slowly, as they lifted up their gazes in shock and surprise. The dust settled only to reveal a bloodied Sasuke facing off against them once more. This time however, the light of life had disappeared from his eyes. His sclera was now a dark grey colour and he looked possessed in the least, like a zombie. The scariest part was the new pair of eyes he now possessed.

Yes, all of them knew Sasuke possessed demonic eyes from before, but this, this was something else. The aura alone it gave off was frightening in the least, as if he could peer into the matrix of their very souls without the least bit of hindrance.

"Die already brat!"

Naobito was fed up with the bullshit. His cursed energy flared around his figure, and he disappeared in a flash of silver light. 24 frames drew out into space within a split second, and he reappeared in the eleventh, a crouching pose behind Sasuke.

Meanwhile, the moment the system initialized and began operating within Sasuke's body, it suddenly felt an influx of foreign cursed energy and the influence of cursed another technique. Before it could react, Sasuke's figure froze in a frame, as a punch smashed into his chest, sending him crashing into a tree.

"Hehehe.."

Naobito laughed as he continued the assault, trapping Sasuke within another frame and began unleashing deadly combos onto his body.

Fugaku grit his teeth and joined in on the attack. Gravity around Sasuke spiked, glueing his feet into the ground and restricting his movement, allowing Naobito to take full advantage..

*BANG!*

A punch crashed into his back, followed by a kick that sent him tumbling in mid air. The clan head who had been quiet for all this time unleashed his cursed energy for the first time, hurling a lighting bolt forward that crashed into Sasuke's chest and blasted him into the ground once more.

But, despite all of their earth shattering attacks, Sasuke bounced back, shrugging the damage off instantly, as his Mangekyou completely scanned through all the attackers and their strengths.

Naobito moved first, appearing a flash of silver light, his fist coated in potent cursed energy that smashed towards Sasuke's head. But...

The moment the system finalised a plan of attack for the three old geezers, the dynamic of the battle changed drastically.

Still trapped in 5x gravity, he head simply turned to side, as his Mangekyou glared into Fugaku's soul, trapping him in a simple illusion, long enough to dispel the gravity around his body for a moment.

Free to move, his full attention snapped towards Naobito, as he sidestepped, dodging the full powered punch from the old man at a speed that far exceeded his own.

Purple lightning crawled across his stature, as a kick smashed out, aiming for Naobito's temple only to miss by an inch, as the old man took few steps back.

"It can't be.."

Naobito was in disbelief, but he moved once more, charging up the projection sorcery to the maximum. He appeared beside Sasuke in a flash about to trap him in a frame when his eyes widened in shock, seeing the Mangekyou Sharingan fully focused on his figure from the corner of Sasuke's eye.

"How?"

He quickly disappeared, narrowly dodging another kick to the jaw, before reappearing several meters away, his face in disbelief.

The base three tomoe Sharingan at it's peak could already see matter and energy at the cellular level.

Just how much more sight would be possible if it was granted about a 50x boost? Now, Sasuke obviously couldn't see the frames that his cursed technique created and imposed onto reality, but using the powerful insight of the Sharingan, he could follow the atomic specs of his cursed energy as he moved within the frames and use that to track his movements. That alone was enough to render the Almighty Projection sorcery useless before him.

"Bastard!"

Taking his focus off Fugaku caused him to break out of the illusion with some effort, and he came out screaming like a caged animal, with his cursed energy full unleashed. More than 10x gravity crashed into Sasuke's figure, pushing him to his knees and threatening to turn him into mush, with a powerful wave.

Nodding to each other, Naobito and the clan leader readied themselves to attack once more when the unexpected happened.

Resisting the gravity with everything he could pull out, Sasuke simply turned his gaze back to Fugaku, as chakra built up within his left eye. Without hesitation, a trickle of blood flowed down his cheeks as he readied himself....

A/N: Wasn't sure about the chapter but decided to release it anyway. Didn't want to keep my beloved readers waiting xd..

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