A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

"Hey, wake up."

Around nine o'clock in the morning, Yang Lei was awakened by a knocking sound at the window. He rubbed his eyes, yawned, and sat up. Turning his head, he saw Asma standing outside the window.

"It's Uncle Asma."

Yang Lei grumbled as he climbed over and opened the window, asking, "What's wrong? Did your old man kick you out? Just so you know, this is the only bed in my house. If you don't mind, you can squeeze in with me."

"What a load of nonsense."

Asma shook her head, somewhat amused and exasperated, and lightly jumped into the house. She gestured to the object in her right hand and said, "I brought you some breakfast. Eat it while it's hot. Hmm? Wait a minute."

Asmaton took two steps forward, paused, and suddenly turned around to look at Yang Lei. Frowning, he raised another finger to point at Yang Lei's face and asked urgently, "What happened? Why have your eyes turned purple?"

"Ugh?"

Yang Lei paused for a moment, then quickly jumped off the bed and ran barefoot into the bathroom. Looking in the mirror, he saw that his bright, lively eyes had indeed changed from black to deep purple, with a slight hint of bright blue, making them look very mesmerizing. If Yang Lei had to describe them, he would say that his eyes resembled Hogyoku's.

"What's going on?"

Asma didn't even bother to put down the breakfast she was holding, and rushed in with it. She grabbed Yang Lei's shoulder, turned him around, and said seriously, "Yang Lei, tell me everything you know. Don't leave out anything. This is really important."

Yang Lei's mind was racing. He knew he absolutely could not reveal the existence of the Eye of Revelation, or he would be killed. Even if Asma treated him sincerely, even if the Third Hokage might show him some consideration out of Asma's sake, it would be useless. Once someone knew the power of the Eye of Revelation, he would disappear within a day and vanish from the world.

But he also knew that he couldn't remain silent. He had to reveal something to Asma, even if it was a lie. Otherwise, he would not only lose Asma's goodwill, but in more serious cases, he would be taken to prison and perhaps even subjected to severe torture.

This is not just idle speculation. In the ninja world, every ninja village is extremely vigilant against spies. Even Konoha is no exception. Once a suspicious person is discovered, even if they are from their own village, they will receive special treatment.

"Are you lying?"

Hesitantly, Yang Lei really didn't want to lie to Asma.

It wasn't that he was naive, but he knew that once he started, he would have to keep making new lies to cover up the old ones, which would be exhausting. He knew he wasn't very bright, so he didn't dare to underestimate anyone in the ninja world. If he made a mistake, he might really be doomed, or at the very least, be wanted by Konoha.

That's how it is.

Yang Lei had many thoughts running through his mind, but it only took two or three seconds. He didn't flinch, his eyes meeting Asma's, and he said, word by word, "I don't know the specifics of what happened, but last night my eyes suddenly felt like they were on fire. I screamed in pain, and finally I couldn't take it anymore and fell asleep. Then you woke me up this morning. That's all I know."

Is that so?

Asma pondered for a moment, then let out a long breath, raised his hand and patted Yang Lei's head. Without any pretense, he said directly, "Little Yang Lei, I have to report your matter to the Third Generation Elder. Don't blame me. Don't worry, as long as your background is legitimate, the village will never harm you."

At this point, Asmaton paused, then gritted his teeth and said, "As long as you're not an enemy, if the village dares to harm you, I'll take you away. There's nothing wrong with us wandering outside."

After saying that, Asma placed the breakfast she was holding on the dining table in the living room, and before Yang Lei could react, she turned around and went out through the open window again.

Afterwards, Yang Lei, who had come to his senses, was on the verge of tears and didn't know what expression to make. Looking in the direction Asma had left, he muttered, "Uncle Asma, you don't really consider me your son, do you? Let's stop arguing, okay?"

0006 The Third Generation's Order

After leaving Yang Lei's house, Asma didn't dare to delay for a moment and rushed to the Hokage's office in the shortest possible time.

Yang Lei's eyes were clearly black before, but they turned purple overnight. Asma guessed that Yang Lei must have awakened some kind of bloodline, that is, a bloodline limit.

The so-called bloodline limit refers to the unique talents that some families possess, such as the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan and the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

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Now that Yang Lei has awakened such a purple eye, Asma dares not hide it in the slightest, because he has never heard of a family with a purple eye bloodline limit within the Land of Fire. So he can't help but worry, and what he fears most is that Yang Lei is a spy sent by another country.

"Clang clang clang".

Asuma impatiently pounded on the Hokage's office door, showing just how agitated he was.

"Please come in."

The Third Hokage's unhurried voice came from inside.

"Boom."

Asma burst into the room, pushed open the door, and found only the Third Generation inside. She quickly turned around, locked the door, and whispered to him about Yang Lei's eyes.

"Oh?"

The Third Hokage paused for a moment, then turned and made a noise by looking out the window. A member of the Anbu darted in and stood respectfully before him, awaiting orders.

"Has anything happened at Yang Lei's home since he joined the family?"

The third generation asked, and judging from the tone of his voice, he had sent people to monitor Yang Lei last night, but it was unclear whether they were still monitoring him.

“Around four o’clock in the morning I heard him scream. When I went in, I found that he had fallen asleep. Since I did not find anything wrong with him, I did not rush to report it, but wrote a report instead.”

The officer in the shadows gave a neat and orderly report, and finally took out an envelope from his clothes, which was the report he was supposed to use to report on his work.

"I see."

The third generation leader fell into deep thought, and after a while, he spoke again, saying, "Asuma, you don't have to do anything today. Go and help Yang Lei get acquainted with the village. Buy him whatever he wants to eat. It's so pitiful that such a young child has become an orphan."

"I see."

Asma's expression didn't relax; instead, it became much more serious. He knew what his father meant. Saying he was accompanying him meant he was actually monitoring him closely. Unless the suspicion was dispelled, Yang Lei could forget about having any so-called freedom.

Most importantly, the Third Hokage instructed him to keep an eye on Yang Lei at least today, not only to prevent him from leaving Konoha Village, but also to prevent him from contacting other people.

Upon receiving the order, Asuma didn't say or ask any questions, nor did he hesitate at all. He turned around and strode outside, rushing towards Yang Lei's house after leaving the Hokage Building. However, his heart was not as untroubled as he appeared on the surface. Instead, he muttered to himself, "That's why I don't want to be around you."

The Third Generation and Asuma are biological father and son, so why did Asuma leave the village?

It's because his father, who is the Hokage, is busy with work every day and has no intention of taking care of his family. Even when his older brother died, there was nothing special about it. He was treated the same as everyone else, offering a flower at the memorial stone and then going back to his office to continue his work.

As Asuma grew older, he became less innocent and discovered that his father, whom he had always thought was like the sun, also had a dark side. He couldn't accept this, which led to a conflict between the two. In the end, he left Konoha and went to the capital of the Land of Fire, where he obtained the identity of one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

However, even though he had some reservations, Asma did not refuse the task. It was because he was no longer young, and compared to the village, Yang Lei, whom he had only known for a short time, did not carry much weight.

Of course, he's only using the excuse of showing Yang Lei around Konoha Village to keep a close watch on him. He's not going to start anything like that, so he doesn't have any psychological burden.

Just as Asuma left the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage turned around and gave an order to the ANBU member: "Call in more people and search for bloodline limits in all countries, big and small, as quickly as possible. We must find information about the purple-eyed one. At the same time, we must not let the news leak out."

"Yes."

The operative nodded, turned around, and went out again.

"Just randomly picking up a child with a bloodline limit? Is it really possible to be that lucky?"

He slowly walked to the window, lit his pipe, and pondered as he smoked. Finally, he let out a soft sigh and muttered to himself, "I hope they're not the enemy."

. . . . . .

"Glug, this milk is delicious, glug."

At home, Yang Lei, unaware that the Third Generation had made many arrangements because his eyes had changed color, was sitting at the dining table in the living room, carefree and heartily eating and drinking the breakfast brought by Asma.

He probably knows some things, but there's nothing he can do. He seems to have no other way out but to resign himself to fate and wait for the judgment of three generations.

Furthermore, he was actually quite fearless, since apart from himself, who else in the Naruto world would know about seeing the Eye of Resurrection?

In addition, these eyes don't actually possess powerful eye techniques like the Sharingan and Byakugan. To put it simply, these eyes are just a passive skill. As long as he's careful, he shouldn't attract anyone's attention.

"Heh, you've started eating already?"

Not long after, Asma returned, jumping in through the window. Looking at Yang Lei, who was happily eating and drinking, she pointed to the breakfast he had taken a bite of each piece of and the two bottles of milk he had drunk some of each, and said somewhat speechlessly, "Why don't you eat them one by one and drink them one by one?"

"I'm just afraid you'll try to take it from me."

Yang Lei didn't hide his true intentions and chuckled as he spoke the truth, earning him a big eye roll from Asma.

“I’ve already eaten,” Asma said with a helpless smile. She pulled up a chair and sat down. “Hurry up and eat. I don’t have any missions today, so I’ll show you around the village and get you familiar with it. I’ll also buy you some clothes and daily necessities. Otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t have enough money to last until the end of the month.”

"Well."

Upon hearing this, Yang Lei panicked. He quickly stuffed food and drank milk into his mouth while mumbling something incoherently. Not only could Asma not understand him, but even I couldn't understand what he was saying.

"Slow down, swallow your food before you speak," Asma said softly, half-laughing and half-crying. This finally made Yang Lei stop a little and stop stuffing food into his mouth, thus avoiding choking to death.

Hearing that Asma was going to take him to visit Konoha Village and even buy him clothes, Yang Lei banished all his anxieties and worries, quickly finished his breakfast, locked the door, and the two of them went out.

0007 An unexpected encounter with Hinata and Naruto

After quickly finishing breakfast, Yang Lei locked the door and, led by Asma, strolled along the main street of Konoha Village.

Since it was still early, the two of them weren't in a hurry to buy those things. Otherwise, they would have to find a place to store them. They couldn't exactly carry a huge pile of stuff around while shopping, could they? Or deliver it home one trip after another?

"That's the Hokage Building in the middle. The Third Hokage's office is there."

Standing on the street, Asuma showed Yang Lei the Hokage Building in the distance.

"Hey."

Chapter 7

Rolling his eyes, Yang Lei couldn't help but interrupt, "I'm not stupid. I definitely remember the Hokage Building that I visited yesterday."

Asuma rolled his eyes and said, "Let me finish. The Hokage Building isn't just where the Third Hokage works; it's also where missions are issued, just not on the same floor. The mission issuance area is downstairs. If you become a ninja someday, you'll go there to get your missions too."

"I will definitely become a ninja."

Yang Lei finally stopped complaining, clenched his little fist tightly, and his face showed longing and confidence.

"Alright, you're still young. After you turn six, you'll have to study at the Ninja Academy for six years before you can take an exam to prove whether you're qualified to become a ninja."

Asma chuckled at Yang Lei's appearance; he was indeed too young. She reached out and ruffled his short, choppy hair, then led him forward.

After walking a short distance, Asuma took Yang Lei to the Konoha Ninja Academy for their second stop. After all, Yang Lei himself said that he was five years old and would be attending school there next year.

"Miss Hinata, you will be attending school here in the near future."

Just then, a voice came from behind them.

Yang Lei's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around abruptly to look behind him. He saw two people with white eyes walking slowly towards him, one big and one small. The big one was a young man in his twenties, and the small one was a cute little girl of four or five years old.

Hello.

Yang Lei was no ordinary child. When he saw the two of them coming over, he greeted them politely and then fixed his gaze on the little girl who seemed a little shy because of his gaze.

Although she was still very young, Yang Lei recognized her at a glance from her cute appearance; she was Hinata.

Of course, that guy already called Hinata by her name.

"Hello, you must be from the Hyuga clan. My name is Sarutobi Asuma."

Asma nodded in acknowledgment and gave his family name.

"So you are Lord Asuma. My apologies."

The Hyuga clan member quickly bowed slightly and then exchanged pleasantries with Asuma.

Because of the Third Hokage, the Sarutobi Clan rose to the ranks of the top noble families in Konoha. Although the Sarutobi Clan members act in a low-key manner, they are never lacking in the respect that others should have.

The Hyuga clan is a top-tier wealthy family, and this person is from the main branch. They didn't need to deliberately try to please the Sarutobi clan. It was mainly because Asuma is the Third Hokage's son that they chatted for a few minutes.

While the adults chatted happily, Yang Lei naturally wouldn't let this great opportunity slip by. If he didn't find Hinata to make his presence known, he would be doing a disservice to the twenty-something-year-old mind and soul within him.

"Are you Hinata? That's what that Hyuga-san called you."

Yang Lei was very outgoing; he ran up to Hinata and started chatting about anything.

Unfortunately, Hinata isn't like other children who would happily play with you if you asked them to. Because she often couldn't meet her father's overly strict academic requirements, she developed some low self-esteem, which eventually led her to almost become withdrawn. When she met someone like Yang Lei, she didn't know what to do and hung her head, looking very uneasy.

Yang Lei himself was an autistic child in his previous life. Although he didn't know how to help Hinata, he could see her psychological problems. He was anxious to help her but didn't know where to start. The busier he was, the more confused he became.

And so, a little girl of about four or five years old lowered her head and clasped her hands together tightly, looking extremely nervous.

On the other side, a little boy of about four or five years old, somewhat thin, was sweating profusely and trying to talk to her, but no matter how anxiously he gestured, he couldn't get a single response from the girl.

"Haha."

Two adults who had been chatting and keeping an eye on the two children finally came over with light smiles. Each of them took one child's hand, finally freeing the two children from their predicament. Of course, one child was anxious, worried, and stressed, while the other was nervous and at a loss.

"So Yang Lei is also going to start school next year. He'll be in the same year as our Hinata."

The Hyuga man smiled and greeted Yang Lei, then nodded to Asuma in farewell before turning back with Hinata.

"Okay, stop looking."

Amused, Asma waved her hand in front of Yang Lei's eyes and then turned to leave with him.

"Huh? Who's that?"

After taking two steps forward, Yang Lei suddenly spotted the most famous scene from the original work behind a large tree: the swing at the entrance of the Ninja Academy. Sitting on it was a familiar figure—none other than Naruto.

He couldn't say his name; he had to pretend he didn't know him and asked, "Uncle Asma, who is that child?"

The swing was on this side of the big tree. Hinata and the others returned the way they came, so they didn't see Naruto. Only Yang Lei and Asuma could see him after leaving from this side.

"That is."

Asma frowned, recognizing Naruto. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Little Yang Lei, you'd better stay away from him. Okay, don't ask who he is, let's go quickly."

The Third Hokage was thinking that he might be able to find Naruto a companion, but he forgot one thing: his son Asuma also didn't know Naruto's background, so he would also pass on this information to Yang Lei.