Narration system starting from Konoha

Itachi Uchiha glanced at Kisame, who understood immediately and stepped forward, forming hand seals.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique".

The calm river suddenly surged and roared, creating huge waves that rushed towards Kakashi Asuma and the smoke behind him.

Itachi Uchiha stared intently at Kakashi and Asuma, his Sharingan spinning rapidly.

Just then, a smoke grenade flew out, and the dense explosions and smoke instantly enveloped all the fighting ninjas.

A cloud of mist instantly rose in front of Kakashi and Itachi Uchiha, emitting a pungent odor.

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief. He was somewhat wary of Itachi's genjutsu, wondering if his Sharingan could withstand it.

[Kakashi is overthinking it. Itachi Uchiha's awakened Mangekyou Sharingan genjutsu is called Tsukuyomi. With Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan not yet under his control, if he were to fall for it, he would instantly lose his fighting ability.]

Itachi Uchiha was taken aback. He hadn't expected an outsider to possess the Mangekyou Sharingan. He remembered that Obito Uchiha hadn't awakened it when he died. Could it be that Kakashi awakened it himself?

"It's really surprising. I didn't expect that besides Mr. Itachi, there would be another ninja with such terrifying eyes, and he's not an Uchiha ninja."

Kisame Hoshigaki's words were a bit sarcastic; Konoha truly is a land of outstanding people, producing geniuses one after another.

In the mist, Uchiha Sora kept his eyes locked on Uchiha Itachi through the system space, not daring to meet his gaze.

Uchiha Itachi's mastery of genjutsu is unparalleled, and his personality is also unpredictable. Sora felt that even if he didn't kill him, he might still torture him.

Sasuke was almost driven crazy by Itachi in the early stages, and Uchiha Sora didn't want Itachi's genjutsu to hit him.

Perhaps Itachi Uchiha plans to use genjutsu to awaken his Sharingan upon his return; he would do something like that without the slightest hesitation.

Chapter Ninety-Three: Shameless

The surging river water whipped up huge waves that blotted out the sky, seemingly about to plunge into the mist.

The pungent smell made Itachi and Kisame frown and quickly retreat out of the smoke-filled area.

Kakashi simultaneously formed hand seals, and the same giant wave neutralized most of Kisame's water jutsu. Only a few small waves rushed into the mist without causing any ripples.

Uchiha Sora's cunning caught Uchiha Itachi and Kisame off guard. With Kakashi and Asuma Kurenai restraining them, the two couldn't fight Uchiha Sora with full force.

"Shh."

A dark shadow flashed by, revealing gleaming teeth.

"Konoha Jonin Might Guy reporting for duty, Uchiha Itachi, who is this shark-faced guy?"

Itachi frowned. This was troublesome. Might Guy was a ninja he was wary of; the Eight Gates provided strong immunity to genjutsu.

Kisame Hoshigaki said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Itachi would also have a ninja he was wary of."

Might Guy seems unremarkable, while Kisame Hoshigaki seems a bit strange; it's unclear what Itachi is wary of.

[Kisame Hoshigaki is somewhat ignorant. Might Guy's father once used the Eight Gates to kick the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into three. Did the three survivors ever escape the terror of that kick?]

Kisame Hoshigaki's pupils contracted as he stared intently at Might Guy, suddenly recalling past events. Itachi Uchiha still remembered the shoe print on Juzo Biwa's face.

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded and said, "He is indeed a formidable opponent. It seems we have no choice but to retreat."

One of the reasons the two came here was to see Naruto Uzumaki, the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, but unfortunately Naruto had already gone on a trip with Jiraiya.

"Kisame, retreat."

The two watched as the four slowly retreated.

"Uchiha Itachi, try my latest poison gas bomb. I guarantee it will make you feel like you're dying of pleasure."

A black sphere flew out of the smoke, only to be smashed to pieces by a kunai the moment it emerged, releasing a terrible stench.

The black smoke instantly overlapped with the smoke from the smoke bomb, Uchiha Sora's rapid-fire technique.

As soon as Kakashi and his companions smelled the faint stench, they quickly retreated, disappearing from the area in the blink of an eye.

Itachi Uchiha had long heard of the power of poison gas; even he didn't want to experience the effects of a five-second attack.

Even across a wide river, Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki could still smell a nauseating stench; thankfully, they weren't enveloped by the black mist.

The two retreated quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Uchiha Sora breathed a sigh of relief and stepped out of the smoke.

"Thank you all, teachers. Kakashi-sensei, I'll be going now."

"Okay, take care of yourself."

Kakashi shouldn't fight Uchiha Sora; he should leave as soon as possible.

Kong stopped in his tracks, turned around and said, "Kakashi-sensei, you're being naughty again. With my unparalleled wisdom, everything you think about in your walnut-sized brain is under my control."

Uchiha Sora is bragging again. His greatest hobby is insulting others without benefiting himself; he likes to do anything that makes people angry.

Uchiha Ku turned and left. The damn system wouldn't cooperate with Lao Jie's whims; he couldn't even pretend to be cool and gain some emotional points.

Uchiha Sora had pretty much figured it out: the dog-like system was a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. No matter how capable it was, it couldn't distinguish who was on its own and who was just a tool.

They always want to use the host as a tool to harvest emotional points.

At home, Uchiha Sasuke had just gotten up and was sitting in the living room, lost in thought.

"Where did you go this morning? I didn't hear you get up." Sasuke asked, puzzled.

Sasuke felt that Uchiha Sora had been acting strangely these past few days, but he didn't know what he was doing.

"I am Uchiha Sora, the most ambitious ninja in Konoha, and I am dedicated to studying the truth. Don't always look at people with outdated perspectives."

"Your glory as the top student is no longer effective." Kong Dao.

Sasuke gritted his teeth in anger, feeling that Sora was deliberately picking a fight and intentionally trying to provoke him every time.

"What kind of truth are you studying? You can't even use ninjutsu properly, all you do is rely on smoke bombs to act tough," Sasuke said disdainfully.

Sasuke's words were insincere; he wanted to deliberately provoke Uchiha Ku so that he would reveal his trump card. Uchiha Sasuke had always been curious about Ku's strength, especially what Uchiha Ku had been doing during the month between the Chunin Exams preliminaries and the finals.

Sasuke blushed when the narrator exposed his thoughts.

Kongdao said, "Just say what you want. How am I supposed to know what you want if you don't tell me?"

Uchiha Sora entered the bedroom and came out with a piece of paper on which a formula for a technique was written.

It was the first technique formula that Uchiha Sora successfully deduced, which was a simplified version of Uchiha's maniacal laughter.

"This is a technique I researched that is similar to the Yin Seal. It collects the chakra that is dissipating from the body in normal times and unleashes it in critical moments."

"But it hasn't been tested yet. Whether you dare to try or not, a ninja must have the courage to face anything. The worst that can happen is that your body explodes and you die." Sora said.

Sasuke's lips twitched. They were using him as a guinea pig. He had never heard of the Uchiha clan having a talent for researching jutsu formulas. The formulas on smoke bombs were everywhere; they weren't rare. Anyone could make them if they put their mind to it.

Uchiha Sora smacked his lips, put away the manuscript, and since Sasuke didn't appreciate it, there was nothing he could do.

Sora didn't actually want to inscribe a technique on Sasuke, because if it clashed with Orochimaru's cursed seal, there was a possibility that Sasuke would explode and die.

Moreover, the eighty-one techniques were indeed not tested on humans. The system directly gave them to Uchiha Kuangxiao, and even he himself did not know what kind of thing would emerge from the seal of these eighty-one techniques.

It's even more impossible for Uchiha to laugh wildly; without the system's assistance, people would only think Sasuke is crazy.

"Fine, don't believe me then. Just don't be jealous when I show my true power someday. Oh, by the way, I have something to make you happy."

[Uchiha Sora is so cunning, he's plotting something to trick Sasuke again.]

Sasuke glared at Sora with hostility. If the answer wasn't satisfactory, he wouldn't hesitate to beat Sora up.

"I ran into Itachi Uchiha today and even cursed him out, saying that I'll cut him into a thousand pieces sooner or later."

Sasuke's calm expression was instantly filled with hatred, his eyes turning sinister as if he wanted to devour someone.

The cursed seal spread automatically, covering most of the body in the blink of an eye.

"Where is Itachi Uchiha?" Sasuke said through gritted teeth.

"He ran away. He wouldn't dare to cause trouble in Konoha unless he wanted to die."

Seeing Sasuke's emotional value constantly increasing by 9, Uchiha Sora suddenly felt a pang of guilt; this feeling of reaping was just too satisfying.

In crucial moments, you still have to rely on the main characters; Temari and the like are far inferior.

Sasuke glared at Uchiha Sora and gritted his teeth, saying, "Coward! You actually let that traitor escape."

Sasuke's mind is consumed by hatred; his IQ is practically zero.

Kongdao said, "I don't talk to idiots with low IQs. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

[He turned and left without a word. Sasuke is incapable of communication right now; continuing would only lower his IQ.]

"asshole."

A fist came flying straight at Uchiha Sora.

"Boom."

He kicked out quickly from his empty foot, sending Sasuke flying.

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Chapter Ninety-Four: Lessons Learned

"If you want to fight, I'm happy to oblige. Let's find a spacious place and I'll show you the wisdom of Uchiha Sora, which is far beyond the reach of a brute like you," Sora said.

[Sasuke, that brainless idiot, goes crazy the moment he hears Itachi's name. Sora thinks it's a pipe dream to expect someone like him to strengthen the Uchiha clan. It's a miracle if the Uchiha don't cause trouble.]

Sasuke snorted and turned to leave.

Even after realizing his mistake, the proud Sasuke refuses to back down; he can't lose his authority as an older brother—that damned pride!

Uchiha Sora smiled and followed.

A quiet training ground in Konoha.

Kong's face twisted with madness as he said, "Today I'll teach you a lesson and show you what the authority of an elder brother is."

An eerie silence filled the air, and a cool breeze swept through.

Sasuke stared blankly at Uchiha Sora, wondering why his usually unreliable younger brother had gone mad. He was the older brother, after all. And that familiar expression and those words, along with that intense sense of shame, felt strangely familiar.